Chapter Summaries

Jiang Fang survived a near-fatal parachute fall at the start of a live wilderness survival show and realized he had transmigrated into a novel as a cannon-fodder character. He suspected Bai Ziyu had pushed him from the plane, and the chapter ended as the other guests arrived to check on him.

• Jiang Fang deployed his parachute just before hitting the ground, then rolled onto soft grass and survived.
• Jiang Fang received the original owner's memories and learned that the owner had been pushed during the skydive and was meant to die in the novel.
• Jiang Fang suspected Bai Ziyu, the rising star and novel's white lotus, and vowed not to let him use him as a stepping stone.
• Director Jiang Nan found Jiang Fang alive, then realized the accident had been broadcast live.
• The live audience debated how Jiang Fang had fallen and praised his quick parachute deployment as the other guests arrived and asked if he was alright.

After Jiang Fang survived a dangerous fall during a skydive, Bai Ziyu acted remorseful while his fans blamed Jiang Fang. Jiang Fang hinted that something had pushed him, and when the others demanded he apologize to Bai Ziyu, he pointed out that he had never accused him of pushing him.

• The group gathered around Jiang Fang after his fall, and Qin Yan questioned how he had fallen.
• Bai Ziyu feigned guilt and apologized for failing to catch Jiang Fang while his fans attacked Jiang Fang in the livestream comments.
• Jiang Fang stood up and suggested that one of the strange things he had encountered might have pushed him, warning Bai Ziyu that he would find it.
• Bai Ziyu tearfully denied being suspected, and Long Aozhi and Lin Sen demanded that Jiang Fang apologize to him.
• Jiang Fang laughed at their demands, then clarified that he had never said Bai Ziyu pushed him.

Jiang Fang defused Bai Ziyu’s accusation and stayed in the wilderness survival competition, where his mystery box seemed unimpressive to viewers. As the challenge began, Qin Yan approached and offered to team up with him.

• Jiang Fang denied ever saying Bai Ziyu had pushed him, showed everyone an evil-repelling talisman, and joked about whether laughing was a crime.
• Bai Ziyu apologized after his accusation backfired, and Jiang Fang accepted before Bai Ziyu could continue his insinuation.
• Jiang Fang told the director he could keep filming, and the director announced the seven-day survival challenge and its rules.
• The contestants chose mystery boxes, and Jiang Fang found seasonings, honey, a magnesium rod, family-planning products, and a wire saw inside his.
• Qin Yan walked up to Jiang Fang and asked whether he wanted to work together.

Jiang Fang partnered with Qin Yan and chose a sheltered campsite with a nearby stream, despite Bai Ziyu’s objections and attempts to blame him. The chapter ended with Jiang Fang openly insulting Bai Ziyu’s intelligence after he criticized the campsite.

• Jiang Fang accepted Qin Yan’s offer to cooperate, and the two headed out to find a campsite.
• Bai Ziyu and Long Aozhi argued for staying at the original spot, but Fang Yi, Lin Sen, and eventually Long Aozhi followed Qin Yan’s group.
• Jiang Fang found a flat, sheltered campsite near the forest and a flowing water source, and Qin Yan helped him set up his tent.
• Bai Ziyu and Long Aozhi arrived and Bai Ziyu criticized the campsite while framing Jiang Fang as irresponsible to the livestream audience.
• Jiang Fang finished setting up and told Bai Ziyu not to judge others by his own intelligence.

Jiang Fang confronted Bai Ziyu over his dangerous campsite choice, then faced a wave of online abuse and fabricated accusations. Unfazed, he began preparing lunch, and Qin Yan joined him to catch fish.

• Jiang Fang called Bai Ziyu stupid and explained that his proposed campsite was unsafe during flood season.
• Jiang Fang warned Bai Ziyu that he would not take someone’s life, then went into the woods while Bai Ziyu cried.
• Bai Ziyu’s fans attacked Jiang Fang online, and fabricated claims about Jiang Fang’s past and education spread.
• Jiang Fang stayed calm about the smear campaign and prepared a sharpened stick to catch fish.
• Qin Yan found Jiang Fang after setting up the tent, accepted a stick, and followed him to catch fish.

After Jiang Fang’s clash with Bai Ziyu, Lin Sen comforted Bai Ziyu while the campsite guests set up tents and ate their rations. Jiang Fang returned with two fish and water, and Qin Yan revealed that Jiang Fang had caught all the fish, leaving Bai Ziyu stunned.

• Lin Sen soothed Bai Ziyu after Jiang Fang left, while viewers argued over Jiang Fang’s bluntness and abilities.
• Fang Yi and Long Aozhi helped Bai Ziyu and Lin Sen set up tents, then the group sat down to eat their rations.
• Bai Ziyu suggested saving food for Jiang Fang, and Long Aozhi said Jiang Fang would have to beg before getting any.
• Jiang Fang returned carrying two large fish and bamboo tubes of water, drawing surprise from the campsite and livestream viewers.
• Qin Yan arrived with two more fish and a metal box of water, and Qin Yan clarified that Jiang Fang had caught all the fish.
• Bai Ziyu lost his composure and shouted that it was impossible for Jiang Fang to have caught them.

Jiang Fang, Qin Yan, and Fang Yi prepared an elaborate seafood dinner on the shore, drawing hungry attention from the livestream viewers and the other contestants. As they began eating, Long Aozhi joined them and asked for chopsticks, leaving Jiang Fang and the others unsure how to respond.

• Qin Yan defended Jiang Fang from Bai Ziyu’s remark, then helped gather seafood while Fang Yi filleted the fish.
• Jiang Fang found wild ginger, prepared the fish and seasonings, and assigned Qin Yan to make soup and Fang Yi to watch the grilled fish.
• Jiang Fang fried honey-seasoned fish and made seafood soup, while the tempting meal drew attention from the other contestants and livestream viewers.
• Jiang Fang, Qin Yan, and Fang Yi began eating their meal.
• Long Aozhi sat down with them and asked Jiang Fang for a pair of chopsticks, surprising the group.

Long Aozhi tried to claim food without helping, and Jiang Fang refused, provoking a confrontation in front of the other guests. Meanwhile, online accusations about Jiang Fang reached B University’s president, who ordered his student records checked and the public discussion quietly suppressed; the island argument ended with Jiang Fang asking Long Aozhi if his father was called Long Aotian.

• Viewers argued over Long Aozhi’s attempt to join the meal, while hostile posts about Jiang Fang spread on Weibo.
• B University’s president read an online report accusing Jiang Fang of theft and falsified credentials, then asked staff to verify his student information and suppress the public discussion.
• Jiang Fang told Long Aozhi that he would not support someone who had freeloaded while others prepared the food.
• Long Aozhi insulted Fang Yi and provoked Qin Yan, while Jiang Fang stayed calm and called Long Aozhi worked up.
• Long Aozhi began a threat about thirty years east and west of the river, but Jiang Fang interrupted and asked whether his father was called Long Aotian.

Jiang Fang and Qin Yan shared a seafood dinner with Fang Yi while Long Aozhi, Bai Ziyu, and Lin Sen left to catch fish for themselves. As the livestream viewers began shipping Jiang Fang and Qin Yan, Long Aozhi’s group finally reached a stream and started spearing fish.

• Long Aozhi lost fans after Jiang Fang mocked him, driving his system points into debt and leaving him unable to use the system or release new songs.
• Long Aozhi refused Jiang Fang’s offer to trade for dinner, then left with Lin Sen and Bai Ziyu to catch fish.
• Jiang Fang, Qin Yan, and Fang Yi ate seafood soup and grilled fish, while Qin Yan quietly gave Jiang Fang more seafood and signaled him not to tell Fang Yi.
• Livestream viewers noticed Jiang Fang and Qin Yan’s exchange and began shipping them as a couple.
• Long Aozhi’s group struggled for half an hour to find the stream, sharpened sticks with Long Aozhi’s knife, and began trying to spear fish as the sun set.

Long Aozhi’s attempt to catch fish turned into a humiliating series of mishaps that left him, Bai Ziyu, and Lin Sen soaked. As the trio headed back, Bai Ziyu and Lin Sen traded pointed remarks over the failed fishing trip, and the livestream clips went viral.

• Long Aozhi missed a fish with his wooden stick, then got slapped across the face by a fish when he tried again.
• Bai Ziyu slipped while checking on Long Aozhi, sending them both into the stream and soaking Lin Sen as well.
• Lin Sen suggested they leave before it got dark, and the three walked back in the cold with Bai Ziyu’s flashlight.
• Bai Ziyu apologized while implying Lin Sen had caused the fishing mishap, and Lin Sen responded with a tearful apology of his own.
• Long Aozhi comforted Lin Sen and told Bai Ziyu to walk faster, while the livestream viewers mocked the trio’s clashing schemes.
• Viewers posted edited clips under the title Green Tea vs. White Lotus, and the topic went viral overnight.

After the trio returned from fishing empty-handed, Jiang Fang redirected Fang Yi before he could provoke them further. Qin Yan joined Jiang Fang for an outing, but Bai Ziyu stopped them as they were about to leave camp.

• Fang Yi cheerfully asked the three men how many fish they had caught, not realizing they had returned empty-handed.
• Jiang Fang told Fang Yi that Qin Yan was looking for him to steer him away from the frustrated trio.
• Qin Yan told Fang Yi to watch the tent and supplies while he went out with Jiang Fang.
• Jiang Fang and Qin Yan began walking away from camp, and Bai Ziyu called after them, warning that it was unsafe at night.

Jiang Fang ignored Bai Ziyu’s pointed offer and took Qin Yan into the woods, where fireflies lit their way to the creek. The next morning, Qin Yan brought roasted sweet potatoes to Jiang Fang’s tent, leaving the hungry guests empty-handed.

• Bai Ziyu offered Jiang Fang his flashlight, but Jiang Fang refused and left with Qin Yan.
• Online viewers argued over Bai Ziyu’s motives, and a commenter accused him of using his popularity to scheme.
• Jiang Fang led Qin Yan into the dark woods and used a cluster of fireflies to light their path.
• The next morning, Bai Ziyu watched Jiang Fang’s tent while Lin Sen offered to check on him.
• Qin Yan arrived with roasted sweet potatoes, refused Lin Sen’s request to trade for some, and carried breakfast into Jiang Fang’s tent.

Qin Yan brought breakfast to Jiang Fang, who woke up groggy and accidentally pulled him down, leading to an awkwardly intimate moment in the tent. As Jiang Fang and Qin Yan blushed and tried to speak, Lin Sen approached and called out to them from outside.

• Bai Ziyu and Long Aozhi remarked that Qin Yan had brought breakfast to Jiang Fang, while the others watched from nearby.
• Qin Yan entered Jiang Fang's tent to bring him breakfast and accidentally fell toward him while trying not to wake him.
• Jiang Fang woke irritably, then grabbed Qin Yan's wrist and pulled him down while reaching for the sweet potato.
• Qin Yan covered Jiang Fang's mouth when he began to mutter about white lotuses, and Jiang Fang gradually woke up and realized what had happened.
• Jiang Fang and Qin Yan blushed and tried to speak, but Lin Sen called out as he approached the tent.

Jiang Fang teased Qin Yan over breakfast as the two grew closer, while the other contestants set out to catch fish. Qin Yan stayed behind with Jiang Fang, but Fang Yi went with the group, leaving his reasons uncertain.

• Lin Sen greeted Qin Yan, but Qin Yan hurried past him after becoming flustered by Jiang Fang.
• Qin Yan brought Jiang Fang water while he ate a sweet potato, and Jiang Fang teased him with an ambiguous remark about it being sweet.
• Lin Sen invited Qin Yan and Jiang Fang to join the group fishing, but Qin Yan declined and said he did not feel like eating fish.
• After the others left, Jiang Fang asked where Fang Yi was, and Qin Yan said Fang Yi had gone fishing with them.

Jiang Fang and Qin Yan explored deeper into the island forest and found a filthy, starving kitten. They took it in and continued onward with their new companion, just as something darted through the grass.

• Jiang Fang made a slingshot from a Y-shaped branch and strips cut from a condom.
• Jiang Fang and Qin Yan went deeper into the forest and talked about why Qin Yan had joined the show.
• They heard faint meowing and discovered a small cat crying in the bushes.
• Jiang Fang picked up the kitten, realized it was a white long-haired lion cat, and decided to take care of it.
• Jiang Fang and Qin Yan continued through the forest with the kitten, then saw a shadow flash past in the grass.

Jiang Fang and Qin Yan hunted and gathered food in the forest, where Jiang Fang nearly tried to eat wild mushrooms before Qin Yan stopped him. After Jiang Fang found potatoes, Qin Yan flirted that he would give himself to Jiang Fang in return for being fed.

• Jiang Fang shot a wild rabbit with his slingshot, and Kitten tried to drag the prey back before Jiang Fang put it in Qin Yan's game bag.
• Jiang Fang and Qin Yan picked wild fruits and tasted them to check whether they were edible, drawing alarmed reactions from the livestream viewers.
• Jiang Fang approached wild mushrooms, but Qin Yan grabbed him by the collar and pulled him away before he could eat any.
• Qin Yan caught Jiang Fang around the waist when he stumbled, then quickly let go after realizing he had stroked him.
• Jiang Fang and Kitten dug up seven or eight potatoes, and Jiang Fang boasted to Qin Yan about his good luck.
• Qin Yan joked that he had no way to repay Jiang Fang except by giving himself to him, and Jiang Fang flirted back.

Jiang Fang and Qin Yan split up to gather food while Kitten tried to make amends for scratching Jiang Fang. At the stream, Jiang Fang caught fish and then spotted Kitten returning soaked with a fish bigger than itself.

• Qin Yan told Jiang Fang he would give himself to him, and the livestream viewers reacted to his uncharacteristic confession.
• Kitten scratched Jiang Fang’s chest, then licked the injury apologetically until Jiang Fang forgave it.
• Jiang Fang and Qin Yan divided up to gather food, with Jiang Fang heading to the stream and Qin Yan going to the beach.
• Jiang Fang caught two fish and looked for Kitten, only to find it soaked and hauling a large fish toward the bank.

Jiang Fang returned to camp with fish and a clean Kitten, where he found Lin Sen and Bai Ziyu arguing over a fish Bai Ziyu had burned while grilling. Long Aozhi threatened Kitten and later blamed Bai Ziyu for the ruined meal, leaving Bai Ziyu furious at being told to apologize.

• Jiang Fang brought Kitten back from the river and saw Lin Sen confronting Bai Ziyu over the charred fish.
• Bai Ziyu apologized to Lin Sen, while Lin Sen remained angry about the fish he had burned by falling asleep in the sun.
• Long Aozhi mocked Jiang Fang for returning without food, and Kitten tried to attack him before Jiang Fang caught it.
• Jiang Fang noticed Long Aozhi's hostility toward Kitten and soothed the kitten as Long Aozhi retreated.
• Lin Sen acted faint from the heat and offered to catch another fish, prompting Long Aozhi to tell Bai Ziyu to apologize to everyone.
• Bai Ziyu was enraged that Long Aozhi had demanded an apology from him.

Jiang Fang’s group returned with abundant food, and Bai Ziyu approached to trade three bird eggs for rabbit meat. After examining the eggs, Jiang Fang warned him to throw them away immediately.

• Jiang Fang’s group brought back fish, shrimp, a rabbit, potatoes, and wild fruit, while Bai Ziyu’s group had little food left.
• Jiang Fang gave Kitten a small fish, and Qin Yan prepared lunch as Fang Yi cooked the rabbit.
• Bai Ziyu approached Jiang Fang with three bird eggs to trade for rabbit meat.
• Jiang Fang examined the eggs, asked where Bai Ziyu had found them, and urgently told him to throw them away.

Jiang Fang warned Long Aozhi’s group that the eggs they had collected were snake eggs and might bring danger, but Long Aozhi dismissed the warning after consulting his system. The chapter ended as hissing sounds came from nearby, suggesting a snake was approaching.

• Bai Ziyu angrily confronted Jiang Fang after he refused to trade rabbit meat for the eggs, and Lin Sen stopped him from throwing them away.
• Lin Sen brought the eggs to Jiang Fang, who explained that they were snake eggs rather than bird eggs.
• Lin Sen dropped the eggs, revealing tiny snakes inside, while Bai Ziyu and Long Aozhi recoiled.
• Long Aozhi used his system to learn that snake eggs supposedly had a 99.9% chance of posing no risk, then mocked Jiang Fang’s warning.
• Jiang Fang recalled the novel’s account of Bai Ziyu being chased by a snake after collecting eggs, and hissing sounds began nearby.