"Aah!!! Tang Shiba, you'll pay for this!"
Tang Shiba's knife moved fast. A few quick chops destroyed all the shells.
Zhao Tiantian let out a furious, dolphin-pitched shriek and lunged at her, her face twisted with rage. Zhao Shen wanted to help too, but remembering that his face still hadn't healed, he hesitated.
Tang Shiba dragged Zhao Tiantian into the water, where the two fought fiercely.
Zhao Tiantian acted as though she had gone mad. Without caring whether her nose would end up crooked, she rammed her head at Tang Shiba's face.
This woman wanted to disfigure her.
Tang Shiba didn't hold back either. She grabbed a rock and held it in front of her face.
The collision left Zhao Tiantian grimacing in pain, and her forehead immediately swelled up.
She touched it, then suddenly fainted.
"Ah, sis, how could you hit her with a rock? You could kill her!"
With that one sentence, Tang Xueqing pinned the blame on Tang Shiba. Zhao Shen hurried over to drag Zhao Tiantian ashore.
But he suddenly felt dizzy, and his body went limp as he collapsed.
"Zhao Shen!" Afraid the two would drown, Tang Xueqing hurried over to pull them out too. But the moment she exerted herself, her head started spinning, and she dropped straight onto the ground.
The cameraman was baffled. What was wrong with them?
Realizing they had mushroom poisoning, Tang Shiba dragged the two in the water ashore, afraid someone really might die.
Fang Cheng stood beside Tang Xueqing, frantic.
"Has the poisoning kicked in?"
"How do you feel? Can you see little people from Lilliput?"
In the livestream chat.
[Are they poisoned?]
[Haha, little bro, could you show a little concern for her? Asking something that blunt—are you sure your brain works properly?]
[Zhao Tiantian might be a terrible woman, but she's still a human being. Tang Shiba actually hit her with a rock.]
[Tang Shiba, get out of showbiz already, you menace!]
"Her wound needs disinfecting." Si Wuyu checked Zhao Tiantian's forehead. Fortunately, it wasn't bleeding.
Tang Shiba was soaked through and shivering with cold. With no other choice, she told everyone else to stand farther away, then took out some disinfectant and sprayed it on Zhao Tiantian.
After bandaging her up, the three dragged them to the tents and changed their clothes.
[Ugh, next time, leave at least one of them standing. When they all go down, I'm the one who suffers.]
[Seriously, Zhao Tiantian used to be even prettier than Tang Xueqing. Why did she listen to her and get plastic surgery, turning herself into that monstrosity?]
[Oh, Tang Xueqing was jealous of her. So she ruined her. What a ruthless woman.]
Zhao Tiantian was still unconscious. The Director's team called someone over to examine them and, worried something might happen, put all three on IV drips.
Zhao Shen and Tang Xueqing hadn't lost consciousness, but they sat up like zombies and began grabbing at little people in the air while hooked up to their drips.
Everyone was speechless...
Apparently, poisoning really did make people see threads...
The three watched curiously, asking a few questions now and then.
Fang Cheng: "Tang Xueqing, what are you doing?"
Tang Xueqing: "I'm pulling threads. There are so many, they're about to surround me."
Tang Shiba: "Zhao Shen, do you see any little people?"
Zhao Shen: "Yes, loads of them. They keep jumping around in front of me. I can't catch them all."
As for the unconscious Zhao Tiantian, she had no idea what was happening.
In the livestream chat.
[Haha, pulling threads and catching little people. I'm dying here.]
[Finally, I've seen it happen to real people. The old stories didn't lie.]
[Will they dance?]
[PS: Blue-staining boletes are edible, but you need to soak them and cook them thoroughly before eating, or you'll get poisoned. Stir-frying them for half an hour is best!]
The livestream viewers said they had learned something new.
Zhao Shen suddenly stood up and grabbed Fang Cheng, insisting on dancing.
He kept chuckling like a child.
"Elven princess, please dance with me. If I dance well, will you marry me?"
Holding the IV bag, Fang Cheng was forced to dance with him. He shot his older brother a pleading look, but Si Wuyu looked away, pretending he hadn't seen it.
And so Zhao Shen dragged Fang Cheng through an hour of dancing, leaving him looking like a rag doll.
Would someone please save him? Why was he the one getting punished?
Good heavens! Zhao Shen's dancing was so suggestive, and he was even trying to kiss him.
Unable to take it anymore, Fang Cheng punched him and sent him straight to dreamland.
He breathed a sigh of relief. At last, there was peace.
Tang Xueqing, on the other hand, didn't do anything outrageous. She just sat there pulling threads.
It wasn't until dusk that all three came to their senses.
Tang Xueqing looked around in confusion, not knowing what had happened to her.
Fang Cheng's voice reached her ears.
"Tang Xueqing, you guys got mushroom poisoning and even danced for two hours. Do you remember any of it?"
What? Poisoning!
Zhao Shen heard him too. He glared weakly at Tang Shiba. "What kind of garbage did you pick? Why didn't you tell us it was poisonous?"
"How was I supposed to know? Who told you to steal it? I didn't even get a single bite."
Zhao Shen cursed viciously. "There's more over there. Take it! Take it all! Eat yourself to death!"
"You're really giving it to me?"
"It's all yours!"
"Then don't mind if I do."
Tang Shiba took back her mushrooms and quickly hid them away, afraid they would snatch them again.
Watching her, Zhao Shen wanted to explode. His face was thunderous.
Only Zhao Tiantian remained silent, touching her still-swollen forehead. No one knew what she was thinking.
Tang Xueqing only cared whether she had embarrassed herself after getting poisoned. When Fang Cheng said she hadn't, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Tang Shiba seemed determined to infuriate them to death. Taking advantage of their weakness, she snatched back the pots, bowls, and utensils, then stir-fried mushrooms with Sea Snail right in front of them.
Even after the dish was done, Fang Cheng didn't dare eat it. But when he saw his older brother eating, he threw caution to the wind. Even if he got poisoned and started dancing, so be it.
Tang Xueqing gloated, waiting for them to get poisoned so she could laugh at them.
The livestream chat was in stitches.
[Haha, did you see that scumbag's eyes? He wants them to get poisoned right this second.]
[Our little Fang looks ready to face death. He's not eating food—he's eating poison.]
[PS: It's best to avoid poisonous mushrooms. They damage your liver and stomach. Always go mushroom picking with a professional.]
By bedtime that night, none of the three had shown any signs of poisoning. Zhao Shen got up, kicked the sand, and sulked into his tent.
Tang Xueqing had kept thinking about what Tang Shiba had said during the day. Once the livestream was off and everyone was asleep, she asked Zhao Tiantian to come with her to use the toilet.
After they finished, she quietly told Zhao Tiantian, "Tiantian, this might sound unbelievable, but I still have to tell you. You're my best friend, after all."
"What is it?" Being treated as Tang Xueqing's best friend filled Zhao Tiantian's heart with warmth.
"There's a gang of Scammers on this island!" Tang Xueqing was now certain that the people in the Cave were Scammers.
"What!"
Tang Xueqing hurriedly covered her mouth to stifle her exclamation. "Keep it down. Don't let the Director and the others hear."
Only after Zhao Tiantian nodded did she release her and continue. "The Director and the others have known for ages, but he wants the credit, so he's locked the Scammers in the Cave. He's waiting until filming ends to call the police."
She knew Zhao Tiantian loved being praised. If she handed her this credit, Zhao Tiantian certainly wouldn't refuse any of her requests.
"Think about it. If we report the Scammers on the island before the Director does, won't the credit be ours? That kind of honor isn't something a little place like the entertainment industry can give you."
"Besides, your image must have taken a hit this time. If you make up for it with a good deed, you'll be even more popular than before."
Zhao Tiantian was tempted, but she said, "All right. I'll do whatever you tell me to, but there's something I need your help with."
Tang Xueqing breathed a sigh of relief. She assumed it would be something simple, so there was no harm in agreeing.
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