Su Shangting cared more than anyone about cleanliness and neatness, and he also paid close attention to his appearance. Nearly driven to tears by anger, he trembled as he went looking for clean water. Guan Yunning was affected too, and the two parted on very unhappy terms, the atmosphere turning awkward and icy.
In the other group, the viewer count in the two new guests' livestream had hit a new low. They could only liven things up while completing their tasks, deliberately making fools of themselves to attract attention. In the end, they chose a task that involved carrying rocks up a mountain, leaving them panting and nearly exhausted.
Meanwhile, Wen Feiran and Zou Yuxing strolled along and found a sixth Treasure Chest.
The director was dumbfounded. The hiding spots had been extremely well concealed, and he had thought they wouldn't find them all even by the end of filming. Yet Wen Feiran had managed to find every one of them himself!
Wen Feiran excitedly opened the sixth Treasure Chest. Sure enough, the T-shirt he had been longing for was inside, but when he pulled it out, he was hit square in the face. His smile froze.
Like a rusty robot, he turned his head in jerky movements and gave Zou Yuxing a smile that didn't reach his eyes. "You'd better explain this to me!"
Zou Yuxing chuckled, not daring to meet Wen Feiran's eyes. "The director only let us bring one, so I secretly stuffed the other one into a Treasure Chest. Hahaha, I didn't expect us to find it! What a coincidence."
Wen Feiran: Ha, my ass!
He was so angry he laughed, narrowing his eyes at Zou Yuxing. "Did you throw out the T-shirt that was originally in there?"
Zou Yuxing nodded. "I was afraid the director would notice an extra one. I didn't do it on purpose."
His voice grew quieter and quieter until he finally lowered his head.
Wen Feiran really didn't know what to say about Zou Yuxing's attempt at being clever. He slowly raised a thumb.
Zou Yuxing immediately panicked. He hurried over and shook Wen Feiran by the shoulders. "I know I was wrong. Take your anger out on me however you want, but don't bottle it up and drive yourself crazy!"
Zou Yuxing was all lean muscle, and his hands were strong. He shook Wen Feiran into a disheveled mess, his hair flying and the world spinning before his eyes. "Stop, stop, stop!"
Only then did Zou Yuxing realize he had made another mistake. He quickly let go and looked at Wen Feiran cautiously.
Wen Feiran swayed another couple of times before his vision finally came back into focus.
What was done was done, and there was no undoing it. Wen Feiran came to terms with it. "As long as we finish the task early and change clothes before we run into Su Shangting, we can act like nothing happened."
Zou Yuxing nodded in agreement. "You're the smart one."
Wen Feiran shot him a sidelong glance. "You have to change too."
Zou Yuxing was somewhat reluctant. He treasured his masterpiece and looked regretfully at the T-shirt he was wearing. Before Wen Feiran could give him another death stare, he said, "All right, I'll change too."
All told, they had been on the island for nearly three hours, and they couldn't carry away so many Treasure Chests anyway. So Zou Yuxing suggested, "Let's eat something here."
Wen Feiran nodded in agreement and carefully picked out a rock. They took the food out of the Treasure Chests and laid it out before them.
Wen Feiran sat cross-legged, eating a banana as he gazed at the distant scenery. The wind swept through the wild grass and tousled his hair.
The wild grass was as tall as a person, so they could barely see the distant scenery when they were walking along the path. Now that they were sitting up high, they saw the grass swaying like waves of wheat, a sight with a charm all its own.
Wen Feiran's mood suddenly lifted. He took a deep breath and found that early autumn smelled faintly of grass and trees.
Netizens darted back and forth between the livestreams, their feelings complicated as they watched the scene.
[An outing? Have you forgotten you're here to survive in the wilderness?]
[The other groups are all suffering, but you two are on an outing. I have mixed feelings.]
[Zou Yuxing really did latch onto a powerful thigh. If Wen Feiran hadn't figured out the route and been lucky enough to find Treasure Chests so easily, they'd still be trudging along miserably.]
[More than just trudging along. Su Shangting is still covered in mud. Wait, why does the scenery in the two livestreams look so similar?!]
[You're overthinking it. There's wild grass everywhere, so of course it looks similar.]
[No, I can even see the big tree Wen Feiran passed on his way here. They're about to run into each other!!]
[Think about the shirt Wen Feiran is wearing, and think about what the two groups have been through. I have a feeling this is going to be a Shura field.]
[I don't even dare watch the livestream. I'm afraid I'll get splattered with blood!]
Wen Feiran happily took a bite of his banana. Just as he was about to express his good mood, he suddenly shuddered uncontrollably, goosebumps rising on his back.
?? Why do I have a bad feeling? Who's trying to assassinate me?!
He wasn't overthinking it. Zou Yuxing reacted the same way, leaning close to whisper in his ear, "Why do I feel like there's something behind us?"
Wen Feiran didn't dare make any sudden moves and could only whisper back, "We're in the wilderness. There aren't any wild animals here, are there?"
Zou Yuxing was instantly paralyzed with fear. He looked back, his body freezing in place as his pupils contracted and he drew a sharp breath.
Although Wen Feiran couldn't see what was behind him, he had already guessed something from Zou Yuxing's reaction. His face filled with terror.
No way. Are there really animals like wolves and tigers here?!
He was just about to crawl away on all fours when he suddenly heard Zou Yuxing say, "Su, Su Shangting, what are you doing here?"
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He suddenly felt that Su Shangting was much scarier than tigers and wolves.
Wen Feiran squeezed his eyes shut, his body stiffening as he looked around for somewhere to hide.
Su Shangting ignored Zou Yuxing entirely. His gaze fell on Wen Feiran and the food, and his lips finally curved into a smile. He ran happily toward him. "Feiran, you have no idea how miserable I was just now."
Wen Feiran remained motionless, as though he hadn't heard him.
Su Shangting frowned in confusion and took a few more steps forward, stopping in front of Wen Feiran.