Fang Nuonuo said pitifully, "After the wild boar wrecked the trap I made, I fixed it up again."
"But I was worried everyone would get impatient waiting, so I came back first."
"I'd only taken a few steps when I saw Su Mian use our trap to catch this wild boar..."
Lin Xi frowned. "So it was actually our trap that deserves the credit? See, that's what I said! How could two people possibly take down such a huge wild boar barehanded?"
Fang Nuonuo gave a helpless smile. "Forget it, it's fine. Let them win. I'm not hung up on winning or losing. It doesn't matter."
"Sigh, I'm just so useless. I've been here so long, and I've only received the living allowance once. I've almost used it all up by now. I'll have to go hungry from now on."
Fang Nuonuo lowered her eyes, looking like a pitiful little bunny, thoroughly awakening Lin Xi's protective instincts.
Lin Xi raised his eyes again and looked toward Su Mian.
The host was handing Su Mian today's living allowance, along with an extra three-thousand-yuan prize.
He suddenly stood up, walked over, and said to Su Mian, "Su Mian, you've made enough money these past few days, haven't you? You get the living allowance every time, and there's your endorsement fee too... Why don't you give today's prize money and living allowance to Fang Nuonuo?"
Su Mian's face was full of question marks. "Am I her mother? Why should I spoil her like that?"
Fang Nuonuo went pale and hurried over to grab Lin Xi's arm. "No, no, I don't need it. Thank you for the kind thought..."
Lin Xi walked up beside Su Mian and said quietly, "You know perfectly well how you caught that wild boar. Could you have caught it without Fang Nuonuo? Just hand it over."
Su Mian understood at once.
Idiot. He'd been used.
Su Mian hurriedly checked his Disgust Points toward her.
They had reached 79!
Her chance had come!
Su Mian planted her hands on her hips and said loudly, "I! Will! Not! Give it up!"
Lin Xi had spoken quietly because he didn't want to expose Su Mian either, afraid the audience and the other guests would hear.
Now that she wanted to argue openly, Lin Xi wouldn't back down!
Lin Xi shook off Fang Nuonuo's hand and started arguing with Su Mian. "Su Mian, you two are shameless! You stole the use of our trap! Don't think I don't know. You only caught this wild boar because it ran into the trap Nuonuo set."
Su Mian glanced toward Fang Nuonuo and asked leisurely, "Is that so?"
There wasn't a trace of color in Fang Nuonuo's face.
She was about to go crazy.
She'd only brought it up to salvage some dignity in front of Lin Xi.
And to show, while she was at it, that she was capable, magnanimous, and understanding.
She hadn't expected him to actually step out to defend her and blow the whole thing up!
Lin Xi encouraged Fang Nuonuo. "Don't be afraid of her. Just say it!"
Then Fang Nuonuo reconsidered. Su Mian's side hadn't been livestreamed anyway.
Even if the cameraman had filmed the whole thing, Lu Zhou was monitoring things behind the scenes.
Lu Zhou would definitely call the cameraman and tell him to delete it.
So even if she falsely accused Su Mian.
Su Mian wouldn't have any evidence to prove her innocence!
And so, Fang Nuonuo glanced at Su Mian, tears brimming in her eyes, looking utterly wronged.
"It's fine. Let's just say you won. I won't fight you over it... I really don't care about winning or losing. I just don't want to drag my teammates down every time and let you trample all over us..."
[My heart's breaking! Hugs!]
[Goddess, just let yourself cry!]
[That awful Su Mian! She used someone else's trap and still has the nerve to take the credit!]
[Wait, although Su Mian and Duan Xuanyu catching this wild boar wasn't livestreamed, the two they caught before this were. They really do have the skills. Maybe they didn't use that trap?]
Su Mian was dumbfounded.
That worked too...
Not firing back wasn't Su Mian's style.
So she said quietly, "Fang Nuonuo, I won't trample on you or your teammates. Never, ever."
Duan Xuanyu chimed in, "Why?"
Su Mian said, "Because I don't like stepping in shit."
Duan Xuanyu nodded in agreement. "It dirties your shoes."
Lin Xi exploded. "Su Mian, you've gone too far!"
Su Mian said, "Beat me to death, hehe."
Lin Xi clenched his fists.
Disgust Points: 85!
Su Mian couldn't help looking at him with a touch of motherly affection.
He was the best man among all her mission targets.
After a few seconds of stalemate, Lin Xi suddenly reached toward Su Mian!
He actually intended to snatch the red envelope containing her prize money straight out of her hand!
Duan Xuanyu stepped in front of Su Mian to shield her, caught his fist, and looked down at him with slightly lowered eyes.
"You've misunderstood. Su Mian and I caught that wild boar together with our bare hands."
Duan Xuanyu's grip made Lin Xi's fist ache. Through gritted teeth, he said, "Impossible! Normal humans couldn't take down a wild boar that big. Do you have any proof?"
Duan Xuanyu said, "I am the Son of Heaven. I speak no falsehoods!"
The other guests and crew members were all smiling, looking indulgent and willing to play along.
Duan Xuanyu swept his gaze around and could tell they didn't believe him.
"I am Duan Xuanyu, emperor of Northern Liang. If I say we didn't use their trap, then we didn't! Do you believe me or him?"
[Sure, sure, sure, we believe you. I'll send you three hundred on WeChat. You have to make me the Nation-Defending Grand General later!]
[I am Duan Xuanyu. When I woke up, I found myself in this strange place. Send me three hundred yuan on WeChat to help me return to Great Liang, and I will surely repay you!]
[Don't believe him, everyone. I'm the real Duan Xuanyu, the greatest tyrant of all time. My soul has reincarnated 9,999 times. One more and I'll have completed ten thousand reincarnations and be about to rule the entire universe. Send me a hundred yuan on WeChat now, and I'll appoint you governor of Earth!]
Su Mian pressed a hand to her forehead with a wry smile.
If she'd known that everyone would think Duan Xuanyu was just playing with a meme when he revealed his identity outright.
She wouldn't have been so nervous.
Sigh, she'd better deal with that white lotus Fang Nuonuo and that dumbass Lin Xi first.
Su Mian said, "You want to see proof? Do you really want to see it? Think carefully before you answer."
Fang Nuonuo was startled at first, then lowered her head and sneaked a glance at her phone.
On her phone was a message from Lu Zhou saying he'd already had the cameraman delete the video.
A smile curled at the corners of Fang Nuonuo's lips, but she quickly suppressed it.
She raised her head and asked Su Mian curiously, "What proof do you have?"
Su Mian also knew the cameraman was just there to do his job, so she wouldn't make things difficult for a fellow worker or make him offend his boss.
She walked straight to the iron cage holding the wild boar.
And flung the cage door open!
"Go, piggy!"
The wild boar let out a howl and charged out!
"Aah-"
Screams rose one after another from the guests and crew!
Everyone scattered in all directions!
The dedicated cameraman scrambled up a tree and continued livestreaming.
The wild boar suddenly charged toward Fang Nuonuo!
Fang Nuonuo screamed and instinctively yanked Lin Xi in front of her to shield herself from harm!
Lin Xi: "???"