Chapter Summaries

Xie Lin’s group found and roasted a snake while avoiding danger in the woods, and Yu Zhiwei accidentally revealed she knew Tao Miaomiao’s identity. The chapter ended with two hungry Blue Team members asking for food, and Xie Lin offering meat for 50,000 with a bottle of water included.

• Xie Lin and Lu Ye spotted a snake near Yu Zhiwei, and Lu Ye subdued it before Xie Lin cut it up for food.
• Xie Lin climbed a tree to scout the stream and spotted people farther ahead, while Yu Zhiwei accidentally called him Tao Miaomiao.
• At the stream, Xie Lin’s group roasted the snake, and Xie Lin guessed that the Red Team had split into groups to reach the finish and eliminate opponents.
• Yue Lan warned that Xiao Lie was an S-class Alpha, and Xie Lin predicted that Xiao Lie was among those hunting them.
• Two Blue Team members arrived, explained that Xiao Lie’s group had surrounded them, and asked to share the food.
• Xie Lin offered to sell them each a piece of meat for 50,000, with a free bottle of mineral water.

Xie Lin sold grilled snake meat to Song Yunshen and Mi Ziqi, then continued with his teammates through the woods. When Lu Ye discovered that Xiao Lie and the Red Team had cornered their teammates, the group hid their supplies and moved to intervene, ending as Xie Lin confronted the Red Team.

• Xie Lin made Song Yunshen write a bloody IOU for grilled snake meat, then fed him and Mi Ziqi before refusing to become their friend so he could charge them again.
• Xie Lin encouraged Yu Zhiwei to eat a cupcake and reminded her that everyone mattered to the team.
• Lu Ye reported that the Red Team had surrounded Blue Team members, including Xiao Lie, so Xie Lin and the others prepared to flank them while Yu Zhiwei guarded their backpacks in a tree.
• Xie Lin spotted Song Yunshen, He Jianing, and two internet celebrities facing the Red Team, and he called out, "Excuse me, what are you doing?"

Lu Ye and Xie Lin’s team fought the Red Team in the jungle competition, and Xie Lin used Tai Chi and a headscissors takedown to help turn the battle in their favor. Xiao Lie fled after developing an unexpected admiration for Xie Lin, while the Red Team suffered three more eliminations.

• Lu Ye confronted Xiao Lie to keep him occupied while Xie Lin and the others attacked the Red Team, and Qi Zihao and Wen Yu were eliminated.
• Xie Lin switched opponents with Wu Xinyou and challenged the S-Rank Alpha Huang Jingrui, using Tai Chi to injure him.
• Song Yunshen spotted two more Red Team members approaching and warned the others as Xie Lin continued fighting Huang Jingrui.
• Xie Lin dodged Xiao Lie’s surprise attack and threw him with a headscissors takedown, but Xiao Lie escaped into the forest.
• Xiao Lie fled after silently realizing he had fallen for Xie Lin, and Huang Jingrui, Yang Lezhi, and Zhou Zheng were eliminated.

After Xie Lin defeated Xiao Lie, the group regrouped and prepared to find their captured teammates. Xie Lin sold Qiao An barbecue for sixty thousand by making her write an IOU in Huang Jingrui’s blood, then secretly gave Song Yunshen a drink.

• Song Yunshen rushed to hug Xie Lin, but Lu Ye guarded him and accused Song of harassing his wife.
• Yue Lan and Wu Xinyou praised Xie Lin, while Yu Zhiwei rejoined the group with their backpacks.
• Xie Lin and the others freed their captives and woke He Jianing, whose companions asked to join Xie Lin.
• Xie Lin asked He Jianing where their teammates were being held, and Qiao An offered to lead them there if she could get food.
• Xie Lin and Song Yunshen charged Qiao An sixty thousand for barbecue and made her write an IOU using Huang Jingrui’s blood.
• Lu Ye packed away the IOU, and Xie Lin secretly passed Song Yunshen a bottle of rock sugar pear drink.

Xie Lin’s squad reached the Red Team’s mountain hollow and rescued the nine captured Blue Team members with a simple rope-biting trick. Fu Yunxi accidentally revealed their escape by eliminating a Red Team guard, but Xie Lin and Wu Xinyou stopped another pursuer as the remaining Red Team members fled.

• Xie Lin’s five-person squad followed Lu Ye’s route toward the mountain hollow, where Lu Ye spotted a large group of people.
• Xiao Lie ordered his teammates to evacuate toward the finish line, while his men prepared to deal with the Blue Team prisoners.
• Xie Lin pretended to be caught with Wu Xinyou, and the Red Team brought them to the prisoners behind a boulder.
• Xie Lin bit through Wu Xinyou’s ropes, prompting the other eight prisoners to free themselves the same way.
• Fu Yunxi attacked and eliminated Red Team guard Meng Guangjun, exposing the escape; Xie Lin sent the freed Blue Team members out to Lu Ye and Yue Lan.
• Xie Lin and Wu Xinyou cornered Liu Chong as the other Red Team members fled, and Liu Chong was eliminated.

Xie Lin and Lu Ye rescued the Blue Team members, then refused to let them join their group or demand free supplies. After the group shared food and camped for the night, Lu Ye insisted that being a top alpha meant he could keep watch all night.

• Xiao Lie heard that Xie Lin and the others had gone back to help and continued onward, staying behind to meet those following him.
• Xie Lin told the rescued Blue Team members to split into small groups, while Song Yunshen clung to his leg and begged to join him.
• The rescued competitors demanded food and water, but Qiao An offered it for a steep price, and Lu Ye threatened them after smashing a tree with one punch.
• Xie Lin took Song Yunshen along, and Qiao An followed as their group headed up the mountain.
• Xie Lin shared food, water, and apples at their campsite, and Wu Xinyou explained that the supply packs were easy to find.
• Lu Ye dismissed the others' concerns about taking turns on watch and said he could keep watch all night as a top alpha.

Lu Ye and Xie Lin shared a kiss in the tree, then woke to find Fu Yunxi’s group asking for food. When two of Fu Yunxi’s companions tried to steal Xie Lin’s supplies, Lu Ye struck one of them and eliminated him, leaving the group stunned.

• Lu Ye accepted chocolate from Xie Lin and kissed him, leaving Xie Lin flustered as livestream viewers celebrated.
• Xie Lin returned to his sleeping spot but could not fall asleep, and Lu Ye woke him after spotting Fu Yunxi’s group approaching before dawn.
• Fu Yunxi asked Xie Lin for food, but Xie Lin demanded payment at higher prices and refused to give them supplies for free.
• Two members of Fu Yunxi’s group tried to grab Xie Lin’s bag, and Xie Lin kicked them to the ground.
• Lu Ye pinned the two men down, then punched one after he insulted Xie Lin, causing red smoke to rise and eliminating him as a teammate.

Xie Lin’s group used Fu Yunxi and He Jianing as bait to lure in Red Team members, while Lu Ye kept watch. Fu Yunxi’s story about his past with Xie Lin enraged the newcomers instead of earning their sympathy, and Lu Ye eliminated all three when they attacked.

• Lu Ye nearly beat Xie Yunfan after Xie Yunfan was eliminated, but Xie Lin called him away.
• Fu Yunxi bought supplies from Xie Lin for four hundred thousand and received a backpack with them.
• Xie Lin’s group discussed how to find and eliminate Red Team members, then used Fu Yunxi and He Jianing as bait near a lake.
• Fu Yunxi told three Red Team members an embellished story about once being Xie Lin’s fiancé, but they condemned him for his behavior instead of sympathizing.
• The three Red Team members moved to attack Fu Yunxi, and Lu Ye jumped down and eliminated them.

Lu Ye and Xie Lin’s team survived the Red Team’s ambush, but the competition was suspended after kidnappers fled into the forest with two children. Xie Lin, Lu Ye, and Yue Lan rushed out to help rescue them while the others stayed behind.

• Xiao Lie rebuked the Red Team members who had fallen for Lu Ye and Xie Lin’s trap, then led the remaining six into the forest.
• Yue Lan and the others freed Fu Yunxi and He Jianing, while Lu Ye warned the Blue Team to avoid confronting Xiao Lie alone.
• After a night of rest and more Blue Team eliminations, Director Sha announced that kidnappers with two children had entered the filming area and ordered Lu Ye, Xiao Lie, Xie Lin, and other capable alphas to search for them.
• Xie Lin, Lu Ye, and Yue Lan left at full speed to find the kidnappers as Wu Xinyou, Song Yunshen, and the others stayed behind.

Xie Lin recalled the boy who had saved him as a child, then went ahead alone to distract a group of men preparing to flee. When the men attacked, an overwhelming wave of ebony pheromones subdued them, and Xie Lin was caught in a warm embrace.

• Xie Lin remembered being kidnapped as a child and saved by a beautiful boy, whose appearance he had long associated with Fu Yunxi.
• Xie Lin, Lu Ye, Yue Lan, and Xiao Lie reached unfamiliar woodland outside the production crew's safe area, and Xie Lin insisted on scouting ahead alone.
• Xie Lin pretended to be He Jianing from the Blue Team and tricked the bald leader into revealing that his group was preparing to leave.
• The bald leader and three other alphas surrounded Xie Lin after a scream came from their tents, and the tattooed man unleashed foul pheromones at him.
• A powerful wave of ebony pheromones shielded Xie Lin and forced the four alphas to the ground, after which a warm figure embraced him from behind.

Xie Lin and Lu Ye helped the Red Team rescue two kidnapped children and capture the kidnappers. After the children were safe, Xie Lin learned that a man named Lü Hongzhi had once planned to kidnap him, and the chapter ended with the captured man awaiting arrest.

• Lu Ye’s pheromones overwhelmed the kidnappers’ pursuers, and Xiao Lie led the Red Team after the men fleeing the camp.
• Xie Lin found Qiao Xinyue and Tan Mo tied up in a tent, freed them, and reassured them that they would soon see their parents.
• Xie Lin attacked the unconscious kidnappers with a branch and his “Chrysanthemum Acupoint-Pressing Hand” before the Red Team returned with more suspects.
• Xiao Lie came back with the last fleeing kidnapper, and the director told the team to wait for tactical police.
• A captured kidnapper recognized Xie Lin and confessed that his friend Lü Hongzhi had once planned to kidnap him.
• Xie Lin said Lü Hongzhi would not escape either, while the man realized he would soon be arrested.

After Xie Lin exposed He Jianing for trying to eliminate Fu Yunxi, he eliminated He Jianing from the Blue Team. The Red Team launched a night raid, leaving the Blue Team with five members and the Red Team with four as the teams continued toward the finish.

• Xie Lin noticed He Jianing smiling after Fu Yunxi fell and accused him of pushing Fu Yunxi.
• He Jianing denied it, but Xie Lin eliminated him, saying traitors in their own ranks needed weeding out.
• The Blue Team continued up the mountain, skipped unnecessary supplies, and Yue Lan took the first watch while Lu Ye rested.
• A night raid eliminated Yu Zhiwei and Song Yunshen from the Blue Team and Yu Haiyang from the Red Team.
• Xie Lin used a flare to fight off the Red Team, eliminated Mo Sen, and stopped the Blue Team from pursuing the retreating attackers.
• Xie Lin reassured the remaining teammates that the Blue Team still had five members against the Red Team's four.

Xie Lin and the Blue Team defeated Xiao Lie and the Red Team after Qiao An's piercing scream left their opponents disoriented, securing the competition victory. At the summit, Xie Lin asked about the prize money and began calculating his earnings from the team prize and the IOUs he had collected.

• Xiao Lie's team encountered Qiao An, whose scream knocked Xie Lin from a tree and left Wu Xinyou dazed.
• Xie Lin ordered the Blue Team to attack while the Red Team was stunned, and they eliminated everyone except Xiao Lie.
• Lu Ye defeated Xiao Lie, who then announced he planned to pursue Xie Lin; Xie Lin hurried Lu Ye toward the finish line.
• The Blue Team reached the summit, where Director Sha announced their victory and a five-million prize to be divided among the team.
• Xie Lin took a calculator and his bloodstained IOUs to work out how much he had earned.

Xie Lin and the others returned to the dating show villa after the mountain competition, where the director set them a card hunt to decide who would make dinner. He Jianing tried to turn Fu Yunxi against Yu Zhiwei, but the chapter ended before Yu responded.

• Xie Lin, Lu Ye, and Yue Lan received one million each in prize money, while the others received smaller shares and Qiao An started a group chat.
• The director revealed that Zhou Shuyuan had broken his leg after rolling down the mountain, and Zhou angrily recalled being sent flying by He Jianing.
• Lu Ye learned that the kidnapper Lü Hongzhi had provided no useful lead about the person who hired him.
• The director announced a one-hour card hunt, and Xie Lin, Lu Ye, Yue Lan, and Yu Zhiwei rushed to search while Fu Yunxi and He Jianing lagged behind.
• Xie Lin found eighteen cards, Yu Zhiwei found ten, and He Jianing found three, leaving Fu Yunxi relieved that he would not have to cook.
• He Jianing praised Yu Zhiwei while claiming she had received help and he had been left alone.

Yue Lan and Yu Zhiwei cooked dinner while He Jianing prepared mushroom dishes that left the group arguing over who should taste them. After most of the diners became delirious, Lu Ye recognized that they had been poisoned, and five people were hospitalized with mushroom poisoning.

• Yue Lan refused to share her cards, and she and Yu Zhiwei used the ingredients to prepare dinner while Xie Lin redeemed snacks.
• He Jianing insisted on cooking for Wu Xinyou and prepared two dishes, while Yue Lan and Yu Zhiwei made two others.
• The group ate Yue Lan's dishes first, then He Jianing tried his mushrooms before Lu Ye sampled the other dish.
• After dinner, Xie Lin, Fu Yunxi, He Jianing, Yu Zhiwei, and Tao Miaomiao began acting strangely, and Lu Ye called the director for help.
• The five affected people were hospitalized with mushroom poisoning, and the director realized the locals had not reliably identified the mushrooms.

After recovering from his hallucinations, Xie Lin welcomed his estranged uncle and cousin, who asked him to introduce Xie Zhiqing to Fu Yunxi. Xie Lin agreed, then overheard Fu Yingying asking Fu Yunxi for help with a divorce and left her behind as Fu Yunxi followed him.

• After two days in the hospital, Xie Lin posted a crude question about He Jianing on Weibo and discovered his followers had formed the Meow Meow Cult.
• Xie Bailin and Xie Zhiqing visited Xie Lin and claimed Xie Bailin had stayed away because of debt and fear for Xie Lin's safety.
• Xie Bailin asked Xie Lin to arrange a meeting between Xie Zhiqing and Fu Yunxi, and Xie Lin readily agreed.
• At Fu Yunxi's room, Xie Lin overheard Fu Yingying say she wanted a divorce from Jiang Song because he had grown cold toward her after her miscarriage.
• Xie Lin invited Fu Yunxi to his room, and Fu Yunxi left with him despite Fu Yingying's protests.
• Fu Yingying suspected Fu Yunxi now truly liked Xie Lin and vowed that Xie Lin still could not defeat her.

Xie Lin reunited with Xie Bailin and Xie Zhiqing, then read a detailed investigation file on the Jiang family while Lu Ye flirted with him. The chapter ended with Xie Lin wondering how much stronger a top-ranked Alpha was and wishing he were one so he could overpower Lu Ye.

• Xie Lin introduced Xie Zhiqing to Fu Yunxi and arranged for them to exchange contact details.
• Xie Lin gave Xie Bailin his contact information and told Xie Zhiqing she could reach out to him; she later enthusiastically agreed to help with the Fu family situation.
• Zhan Ying sent Xie Lin the completed investigation file on the Jiang family, and Xie Lin read its extensive details about their relatives and private lives.
• Lu Ye brought Xie Lin a laptop, teased and kissed him while he read, then went to shower before taking him out to eat.
• Xie Lin compared Lu Ye's strength with Fu Yunxi's and lamented that he was not an Alpha.

Lu Ye and Xie Lin left the hospital together, while He Jianing tried to provoke Xie Lin by mentioning Lu Ye’s childhood friend Wu Xinyou. The group returned to the countryside for filming, where the director announced they would draw lots for accommodations, and Fu Yunxi discovered he had drawn the pigsty.

• He Jianing entered Xie Lin’s hospital room to pass on a message, then tried to make him jealous by talking about Wu Xinyou and Lu Ye’s history.
• Lu Ye playfully carried and teased Xie Lin as they left the hospital, and the two headed out to eat.
• The director told the group to return to the villa and travel to the next filming location, where a secret new guest would join them.
• On the bus, viewers noticed hickeys on Xie Lin’s collarbone, and Lu Ye placated him with snacks after Xie Lin scolded him.
• The group arrived at a village, where the director announced there was no hotel and they would draw lots for places to stay.
• Fu Yunxi drew a slip assigning him to the pigsty and protested to the director.

The cast drew chores and played a three-legged race, where newcomer Jin Tiancheng paired with Xie Lin and took first place. Lu Ye grew jealous over Jin Tiancheng’s attention to Xie Lin, while He Jianing felt snubbed and struggled through the race with Fu Yunxi.

• The director explained that the vegetable garden and pigpen lots assigned chores and nearby host families, not sleeping places.
• Jin Tiancheng arrived, greeted Xie Lin first, and bypassed He Jianing to shake Wu Xinyou’s hand, leaving He Jianing embarrassed.
• The director paired contestants for a three-legged race, and Jin Tiancheng tied his ankle to Xie Lin’s before asking him for pointers.
• Xie Lin charged to the finish with Jin Tiancheng and won first place, while Yue Lan and Yu Zhiwei came second and Lu Ye and Wu Xinyou came third.
• Lu Ye accused Jin Tiancheng of touching Xie Lin’s hand and threatened to chop it off, while Wu Xinyou told him to be more generous.
• Fu Yunxi and He Jianing finished last, and Xie Lin mocked He Jianing after he praised Jin Tiancheng.

The guests settled into their village lodgings before competing in a dinner-ranking quiz, where Xie Lin easily answered the director’s joke questions and He Jianing hinted that he had been given the answers in advance. The director began a much harder math question as the quiz continued.

• Lu Ye asked to sleep with Xie Lin, but Xie Lin sent him to Auntie Zhang’s house alone.
• He Jianing prepared his bedding and perfume in Uncle Wang’s brick house while Xie Lin and the others gathered in the courtyard.
• The assistant director explained that the guests would play a quiz to earn different amounts of dinner.
• Xie Lin answered the director’s online-joke questions, and Lu Ye enthusiastically answered one of them.
• He Jianing insinuated that Xie Lin knew the answers beforehand, and Xie Lin warned him to stop talking.
• The director started a difficult question about the tangent to the curve y=5x+8lnx at (1,5).