This was the power of the wind

Xu Chao's eyelashes fluttered as he asked in confusion, "What happened?"

Fu Sichen kept walking, only casting a casual glance behind him. "Someone fell. Go back to sleep."

Xu Chao rubbed against the man's ear and murmured a drowsy acknowledgment, only to snap awake again. That voice sounded like Lin Yang!

Xu Chao's eyes flew open. He turned to see Lin Yang lying on the ground, clutching his leg with pain written all over his face.

"Yangyang!" Frowning, Xu Chao ran over and crouched beside him, carefully moving his hands aside. "Let me see how your ankle is."

The moment Lin Yang heard Xu Chao's voice, his lips puckered with grievance, and he tried to burrow into Xu Chao's arms.

But halfway there, he met Fu Sichen's dark, brooding gaze from behind Xu Chao and shrank back.

"Ahem, I'm fine. I just twisted it. Help me up. I can still walk!" Lin Yang had no choice but to be strong.

Xu Chao paid little attention to that. He examined the ankle closely. "Bear with it. I'll put your ankle back in place."

With that, he got straight to work.

Then Lin Yang let out a howl.

"Ow, ow, ow... Huh? It doesn't hurt anymore?"

Lin Yang looked at his swollen, red ankle in surprise.

Xu Chao clapped his hands twice and rose from the ground. "Your twisted ankle was out of place. I've put it back."

Lin Yang nodded happily. "Chaochao, you're amazing! When did you learn to do that?"

Xu Chao rubbed his nose and said vaguely, "You pick it up after enough fights."

In his original world, his heaven-blessed face had made him a frequent target on set. It had started with being tripped, twisting his ankles, and getting slapped, then progressed to trading blows, and finally to one-sided beatings.

Well, after enough fights, he had learned to do everything.

With that thought, he turned to Zhou Nan and asked, "What happened?"

Zhou Nan's expression shifted slightly as he explained guiltily, "I ran out of strength and couldn't keep Yangyang steady on my back. It's all my fault."

"If you were exhausted, you should've put him down and rested. Why force yourself?" Xu Chao eyed him doubtfully.

Zhou Nan felt humiliated and wanted badly to argue, but he was afraid Xu Chao would retort that he was physically weak, so he swallowed his words and dared not talk back.

Lin Yang spoke up then, too. "Chaochao, don't worry. I'm fine."

"Then let's rest a little longer before setting off."

No sooner had Xu Chao spoken than Lou Jun said irritably, "The sun's about to set, and we still haven't found a water source suitable for camping. We don't have time to rest any longer."

Cheng Yu immediately chimed in. "Exactly. The more we rest now, the later we'll find a campsite. Walking through the jungle at night? Are we trying to feed the wolves?"

Xu Chao didn't argue. "Fine. We won't hold you up. I'll stay with Yangyang while he rests. Go ahead and find a water source."

None of them had expected Xu Chao to say that.

Shen Xinbai suppressed the excitement in his eyes. "We're all teammates. How can we just split up?"

Xu Chao was blunt. "There's only one five-million grand prize. Apart from my husband and me, you're all competitors."

"Even if you put it that way, I still hope we can work together and get through this jungle as a team."

Shen Xinbai couldn't bear to pass up such a perfect chance to build his image, so he quickly put on a concerned expression.

"Based on my observations, there's a water source to the southeast. It shouldn't be far from here. We'll go ahead and pitch the tents, so you can rest as soon as you arrive."

Everyone's eyes lit up at that.

Cheng Yu fawned over him. "Xinbai, you're incredible! You found a water source so quickly."

Shen Xinbai smiled. "Oh, not really. I just spent a few weeks preparing beforehand."

Xu Chao couldn't be bothered to watch their act. He waved them off. "Go, go, go. Hurry up and leave. You've been stinking up the air around me all day. I can finally get some fresh air."

Lou Jun completely lost his composure and snapped furiously, "Hmph! You're biting the hand that feeds you! If you've got the guts, don't follow us southeast."

Xu Chao said flatly, "We weren't going to. We're heading northwest."

Lou Jun's face twisted for a moment. "Don't regret it!"

Xu Chao wiggled his hips, pressed his palms together, and thrust them forward. "Right back at you! Right back at you! Right back at you! Don't regret not coming with me!"

Wen Shiting, who had barely spoken, suddenly asked, "How are you so sure we should head northwest?"

Shen Xinbai suspected Xu Chao was making things up just to oppose him.

The next second only confirmed his suspicion.

Xu Chao said mysteriously, "The wind told me."

The wind?

Everyone was baffled. Just as they were about to ask, Xu Chao suddenly raised his arms high and spread his hands, his expression exaggeratedly fervent.

"This is the power of the wind."

"Tremble, mortals!"

[Hahaha, where did this adorable little goofball come from?]

[Sure enough, science ends where mysticism begins.]

[This is so absurd, I'm seriously going to burst out laughing.]

The live comments filled with laughter, and even those present couldn't help laughing.

Watching the young man fool around, Fu Sichen's dark eyes curved almost imperceptibly.

After laughing, Lou Jun immediately schooled his expression and snorted. "An attention-seeking stunt. Zhou Nan, are you coming with us, or staying here to die?"

How could Zhou Nan fail to understand? He was being forced to pick a side.

Emotionally, he undoubtedly wanted to follow Shen Xinbai.

But rationally...

His eyes shifted before he crouched beside Lin Yang and said gently, "Yangyang, it's all my fault I accidentally dropped you. Let me carry you again, and we'll go with everyone. It'll be safer, too."

Lin Yang blinked and stubbornly turned his face away.

Xu Chao had suggested resting and splitting up with everyone for his sake.

If he listened to Zhou Nan now and went with Shen Xinbai, what would that make him?

He would be abandoning Xu Chao, betraying his best friend.

That was something he could never do!

Lin Yang's voice was firm. "I'm staying with Chaochao. If you want to leave, go."

Zhou Nan fought back the urge to swear. "Yangyang, think of the bigger picture. Stop being unreasonable."

Lin Yang's eyes instantly reddened. His throat tightened, leaving him struggling to speak.

Watching this, Shen Xinbai raised his eyebrows and led the others away.

Seeing that Zhou Nan hadn't followed, Xu Chao asked curiously, "You're not leaving?"

"No."

Zhou Nan put on a devoted expression. He was just about to establish himself as a husband who indulged his spouse without limits when Xu Chao gave an infuriating reply.

"As you should. You're Yangyang's husband now. If you actually left with Shen Xinbai, that would make you heartless, disloyal, and unreasonable."

Zhou Nan, left speechless by the retort, said, "..."

Hearing Xu Chao stand up for him, Lin Yang felt both touched and guilty. "Chaochao, I'm sorry. I'm dragging you down. My ankle doesn't hurt anymore. Let's get going, too."

Xu Chao tucked an orange into his arms. "There's no rush. Rest a little longer."

Lin Yang hesitated. "But..."

Xu Chao had already turned away and taken out a banana for Fu Sichen. "Here, hubby. Have this."

Fu Sichen refused. "I want an orange."

Since when had the big shot preferred oranges to bananas?

Though puzzled, Xu Chao wasted no time getting him an orange.

Yet Fu Sichen still didn't take it. Instead, he stared straight at Xu Chao. "You just called me hubby."

Xu Chao let out an "Ah," his face flushing slightly. "Y-yes. What about it?"

Fu Sichen lifted his eyelids, his pitch-black gaze shifting toward Lin Yang.

Xu Chao followed his gaze, looking thoughtful.

Lin Yang's fingers froze as he peeled his orange. He didn't dare move. Not even a little.

After a long moment, the man's deep, resonant voice rang out with perfect composure.

"An ordinary friend gets one."

"Your husband wants two oranges."