Passing Through All the World's Gossip (Continued)

Wen Feiran let out a long breath, a look of enjoyment on his face.

It was finally quiet.

He loved this quiet world!

The viewers in the livestream all fell silent at the sight.

[LOL, I thought Wen Feiran had some special reason for taking the mini steamed buns, and I spent ages analyzing it. Turns out he just wanted to feed Zou Yuxing!]

[When you put it that way, the mini steamed buns really are a lot more useful than those skill cards, doge.jpg]

[Hahahaha, Zou Yuxing is just like a landlord's foolish son. One bag of mini steamed buns was enough to send him on his way.]

[!!! That's how I deal with my extrovert friend too. Whenever I can't handle him anymore, I stuff snacks into his mouth.]

With the bag of mini steamed buns helping him out, Wen Feiran could finally shut out the distractions around him and settle down to think.

The client hadn't given them a map or a description of the treasure. If they searched aimlessly, they probably wouldn't find the legendary treasure even if they dug three feet into the ground.

The clues were most likely in the Treasure Chests, and the task checkpoints pointed the way. If they followed the checkpoints, they should be able to find where the treasure was hidden.

Wen Feiran turned and saw Zou Yuxing holding the mini steamed buns and eating them with even more relish. He swallowed what he had been about to say. "Come with me."

Although they had only known each other for five days all told, Zou Yuxing had an inexplicable trust in Wen Feiran and immediately followed him like a little shadow.

"Where are we going?" Zou Yuxing only belatedly asked after finishing half the bag of mini steamed buns.

"To find the task checkpoints."

"Do you want the Treasure Chests?" Zou Yuxing smacked his lips.

Wen Feiran shook his head and told him his theory.

The livestream viewers were stunned. The other two groups were still running around like headless flies, while Wen Feiran had already figured out the production team's intentions and was even speculating about the final treasure location.

Zou Yuxing didn't hold back his praise. He gave him a thumbs-up. "You're the capable one. I'm counting on you."

Wen Feiran smiled helplessly.

But as it turned out, Wen Feiran was only good at the theory. His body was weak, and he couldn't help at all with the actual work.

Wen Feiran looked up at the Treasure Chest lodged among the treetops, dumbstruck.

The production team was too ruthless. How could anyone possibly get that Treasure Chest?!

The thought had barely crossed his mind when Zou Yuxing rolled up his sleeves and planted his feet on the bare trunk. He climbed up with quick, deft movements and sat in the treetop, looking down at Wen Feiran.

"I didn't expect it to be so easy to find. I thought the production team would set a trap for us. I misjudged them." Zou Yuxing sat cross-legged in perfect comfort and opened the Treasure Chest. After rummaging around for a while, he took out a banana.

Wen Feiran: "..."

Standing under the tree, he watched Zou Yuxing start eating by himself while gazing at the distant scenery. He chewed more and more slowly, his expression solemn. His whole body seemed to radiate Buddhist light, as though he had transcended worldly concerns.

Wen Feiran couldn't guess what had prompted Zou Yuxing to become like this. Too intimidated to speak, he could only watch as Zou Yuxing slowly finished the banana, braced a hand against the trunk, and leaped down.

He paused, then asked cautiously, "What were you just thinking about?"

Zou Yuxing's eyes lit up, and he eagerly shared his thoughts. "Eating a banana in a tree feels great!"

Wen Feiran paused. "Nothing else?" he asked with difficulty.

"What else could there be?" Zou Yuxing spread his hands.

Wen Feiran: "..." Was that really enough to make him look like he was meditating?

He really couldn't make sense of Zou Yuxing's bizarre behavior. He dropped the subject and looked down to search the Treasure Chest.

Aside from towels and a flashlight, most of the contents were food.

Only then did Wen Feiran breathe a sigh of relief. He handed Zou Yuxing another banana. "It might not feel as great as eating one in a tree, but you can eat it on the ground too."

Zou Yuxing took it and asked indistinctly, "Aren't you eating?"

Wen Feiran shook his head.

They had finally made a start, and their good luck continued to favor them. They found the first task checkpoint.

After reading the instructions, Zou Yuxing excitedly ran over to Wen Feiran. "Once we finish this task, we'll get a Treasure Chest and a map fragment!"

Wen Feiran nodded and asked, "What's the task?"

Zou Yuxing pointed at the rope by the river. "We have to grab that rope and swing across the river."

Wen Feiran looked at the river, which was as wide as two people, and said each word distinctly, "Swing. Across?!"

Zou Yuxing said innocently, "And we can only hold the rope with our hands. We can't use any other means."

That closed off Wen Feiran's last option.

Perhaps because Wen Feiran looked so awful, Zou Yuxing reassured him, "I checked. The river is only about half a person deep. Even if you accidentally fall in, you won't drown."

Wen Feiran was still apprehensive and hesitated to step forward, but Zou Yuxing was unusually excited. He grabbed the rope and gave a casual push with his feet. Before Wen Feiran could see clearly, he had already swung across.

"It's pretty easy." Zou Yuxing gripped the rope with one hand and beat his chest with the other, reverting to an ape. He swung back over while howling, his face animated and his whole being glowing with vigor.

Even though he wasn't the one doing all that, just watching made Wen Feiran so embarrassed his toes curled against the ground. He wished he could make himself less noticeable and disappear on the spot.

Zou Yuxing swung back and forth a few times before he finally had his fill. He came back to Wen Feiran. "Give it a try. It's pretty easy."

Wen Feiran licked his dry lips. A thin layer of sweat had already formed on his palms. "For me, it's not easy at all."

Zou Yuxing couldn't understand. "I'll show you."

"Grab the rope with your hands, stand straight, and take a few steps back. Once you're leaning at an angle, push off the ground."

Zou Yuxing got distracted while explaining and didn't push off hard enough. He swung out, but instead of reaching the other side, he ended up hanging over the middle of the river.

!!!

The very thing Wen Feiran feared most had happened after all, just not to him.