Chapter Summaries

After helping stop an assault, Xia Zhiyi received an invitation from Fu Chi to join Tianhuan Entertainment and learned more about the company from Chen Fang. The production crew resumed its livestream to reassure viewers, who praised Xia Zhiyi and urged him to stay safe.

• Fu Chi invited Xia Zhiyi to consider joining Tianhuan Entertainment before ending their call.
• Chen Fang explained that Fu Chi had founded Tianhuan to give a younger family member a safe place to act, and warned Xia Zhiyi to avoid Huanyu.
• Xia Zhiyi declined to ask Chen Fang for his contact information, saying Chen had only helped because someone asked him to.
• Xiao Yang and the crew restarted the livestream and told viewers that Xia Zhiyi and everyone at the scene were unharmed.
• Viewers expressed relief and urged Xia Zhiyi to be careful, while his sweet smile won over their protective instincts.

Xia Zhiyi traveled separately to join the variety show and learned from Xiao Yang that an entertainer had taken the other non-celebrity guest’s place after Fu Yunyi was added to the cast. He wondered whether the displaced guest was connected to the dangerous events in the plot, while Xiao Yang only revealed that the entertainer was male.

• Xia Zhiyi thanked viewers for their concern and explained why he had intervened, then the production team ended the livestream as they neared their destination.
• Xiao Yang told Xia Zhiyi that the other guests were traveling by plane and that another guest was also traveling separately.
• On the high-speed train, Xiao Yang revealed that an entertainer had used his company’s influence to take the spot originally intended for another non-celebrity guest.
• Xiao Yang explained that Fu Yunyi had joined as an extra guest after President Fu invested in the show, although Xia Zhiyi remembered that Fu Yunyi had not appeared in the story’s original plot.
• Xia Zhiyi asked who had displaced the guest, and Xiao Yang said he could only reveal that the person was a male guest.

Xia Zhiyi arrived at the mountain villa and reunited with the other guests, including Zhou Kai, whose presence improved Xia Zhiyi’s mood because Fu Yunyi was also there. As the production team began explaining the show’s format, Fu Yunyi appeared surprised to learn Xia Zhiyi was a guest.

• Xia Zhiyi reached the mountain villa and recognized Zhou Kai as the guest who had taken someone else’s opportunity.
• Xia Zhiyi felt better when he saw Fu Yunyi sitting far from Zhou Kai, whom Xia Zhiyi knew belonged to the villain camp.
• Xue Ranran and Wang Chengran greeted Xia Zhiyi, and Wang Chengran remarked on how light his suitcase was.
• Fu Yunyi asked how long Xia Zhiyi had taken to climb the mountain, and Xiao Yang said Xia Zhiyi had walked for half an hour without sweating.
• Director Gong called the guests together to go through the show’s format, and Fu Yunyi questioned whether Xia Zhiyi was a guest.
• Director Gong welcomed Xia Zhiyi back to the group as the final guest of Incredible Life.

Xia Zhiyi and the other guests learned the rules for their half-month stay in the village, including how they would obtain food and supplies. Xia Zhiyi ended up with two hundred yuan in total, leaving the guests to face the challenge of making their funds last.

• Director Gong announced that Xia Zhiyi had completed his task of leaving a deep impression on his five future roommates and gave him a red envelope containing one hundred yuan.
• The guests learned that the production team would provide food only for the first day, while a small shop would sell ingredients and necessities each morning in exchange for money or points.
• Director Gong told the guests they could harvest vegetables, corn, and rice from nearby fields, but warned them not to waste food.
• Director Gong gave each guest one hundred yuan in starting funds, and Xia Zhiyi questioned how it could last for half a month.

Xia Zhiyi challenged the production team’s starting food budget, prompting them to raise the guests’ funds and clarify the rules for getting food from villagers. The villagers offered generous help, but Director Gong insisted the guests had to pay for anything they received.

• Xia Zhiyi pointed out that several guests ate a lot and asked whether the production team had considered their needs when setting the starting funds.
• Director Gong admitted the team had based the budget on staff appetites, and the production team raised each guest’s starting funds from one hundred to one hundred and fifty.
• Wang Chengran learned that guests could earn money if they wanted more, while Xia Zhiyi noted that the show was meant to be a lifestyle program rather than wilderness survival.
• Villagers offered to sell the guests vegetables and pork cheaply, and an elderly woman invited Xia Zhiyi to eat at her home for free.
• Xia Zhiyi politely declined the elderly woman’s offer, and Director Gong explained that the production team provided staple foods and required payment for other ingredients.
• Director Gong persuaded the villagers to return after insisting that the guests compensate them for anything they obtained.

Director Gong explained the guests’ money, points, and work tasks, while Fu Chi checked on the show’s restrictions after Old Master Fu worried about Fu Yunyi. As Xia Zhiyi approached Director Gong, a snake appeared near the house and startled the guests.

• Director Gong explained the room arrangements, shop hours, point system, fishing costs, and optional tasks guests could perform to earn points.
• Old Master Fu worried that Fu Yunyi would not have enough money on the show and told the butler to contact Fu Chi.
• Fu Chi said the production team would not let the guests go hungry, then asked his special assistant to check the arrangements and cautioned the team about Xia Zhiyi.
• Director Gong decided to keep the guests’ funds unchanged and have the assistant director explain common variety-show gimmicks to Fu Chi.
• Xia Zhiyi walked toward Director Gong, but a scream rang out as someone spotted a snake.

Xia Zhiyi caught a venomous green pit viper near the guests’ lodging and helped the production crew secure it safely. Director Gong suspected the snake had been planted deliberately and promised to investigate, while Xia Zhiyi agreed to keep the incident off camera.

• Xia Zhiyi caught the green pit viper and explained that its removed fangs did not make it harmless.
• Fu Yunyi recoiled from the snake, while Zhou Kai questioned why Xia Zhiyi had not killed it; Xia Zhiyi pointed out that it was a protected species.
• Director Gong had the snake placed in a sack, arranged for the forestry bureau to handle it, and ordered a search for more snakes.
• Director Gong later told Xia Zhiyi that the footage did not reveal where the snake had come from and admitted he suspected deliberate interference.
• Xia Zhiyi agreed not to discuss the incident on camera, and Director Gong said that whoever was responsible could not remain on the show.

After discovering that the house had no water pipes, Xia Zhiyi and the other guests set out to ask nearby residents about the water and washing arrangements. Xia Zhiyi noticed Zhou Kai seemed distracted and saw that Director Gong was watching him too.

• Qin Yue, Wang Chengran, and Xia Zhiyi discovered the kitchen had earthen stoves and stored water in a vat instead of running water.
• Xue Ranran worried about how the guests and crew would heat enough water to wash, and Xia Zhiyi suggested asking nearby residents.
• Xue Ranran, Wang Chengran, and Qin Yue agreed to go with Xia Zhiyi, so all six guests set out together.
• Zhou Kai struggled to hear the kitchen conversation, while Fu Yunyi said he could hear it clearly.
• Xia Zhiyi noticed Zhou Kai seemed distracted and saw Director Gong watching him.

After Xia Zhiyi saved Zhou Kai from nearly stepping off a slope, Zhou Kai struggled to hide his fear on the livestream while his manager planned to visit the filming location. Fu Chi learned that a venomous snake had endangered his nephew and moved up his trip to H Province.

• Xia Zhiyi stopped Zhou Kai from stepping down a slope, and Zhou Kai concealed his startled reaction from the cameras.
• Chen Yun watched Zhou Kai's uneasy behavior on the livestream, told his assistant to redirect online discussion, and decided to travel to the filming location.
• Zhou Kai's assistant realized he had brought a venomous snake to the show to stage a heroic moment, putting himself at risk of being bitten.
• Fu Chi learned that a venomous snake had appeared at the filming site and ordered his trip to H Province moved up.

Xia Zhiyi and the other guests learned how inconvenient their village accommodations would be, with no running water and little firewood. As they tried to plan for bathing and boiling water, Director Gong told them they would have to solve their problems themselves.

• Xia Zhiyi and the guests visited Seventh Grandpa and an elderly couple, learning that neither household had running water and that they would need to fetch water from a well or the stream.
• The group returned to their house, where Xia Zhiyi found that the woodshed held only enough firewood for the day.
• Xia Zhiyi gave Wang Chengran his unopened bottled water, and the guests discussed boiling water and taking turns bathing.
• Zhou Kai said he felt unwell and went to his room, while the others continued planning without him.
• Xia Zhiyi pointed out that they had no bathing area in their house, and Fu Yunyi asked Director Gong whether they would have to use Seventh Grandpa's bathroom.
• Director Gong told the guests to resolve their problems themselves.

Xia Zhiyi and the other guests struggled to start a fire and chop wood while preparing for the evening, then learned they could buy a gas stove at the shop. The chapter left them with a simpler cooking option as Qin Yue unexpectedly proved skilled at chopping firewood.

• Xia Zhiyi warned the group to shower before dark because of mosquitoes, and Qin Yue, Xue Ranran, and Wang Chengran went to heat water while Xia Zhiyi and Fu Yunyi fetched buckets.
• Fu Yunyi tried chopping firewood while Wang Chengran, Xue Ranran, and Qin Yue filled the kitchen with smoke trying to start a fire.
• A crew member reminded the guests that the shop would close in an hour, so Wang Chengran and Xue Ranran hurried off to check it.
• Qin Yue split a piece of wood with one strike, surprising herself and prompting Fu Yunyi to ask her to teach him.
• Wang Chengran returned and told Xia Zhiyi that the shop sold gas stoves, so they did not need to burn firewood.

Xia Zhiyi and the others explored the production team’s shop and discovered that using its gas stove required paying separately for a gas cylinder and deposit. Zhou Kai, driven from his room by mosquitoes, urged them to buy mosquito repellent.

• Xia Zhiyi decided Wang Chengran’s excitement over the fire might tire him out enough to sleep through the mosquitoes, and planned to look for mosquito-repelling herbs the next day.
• Xia Zhiyi and Fu Yunyi went to the shop, where Wang Chengran showed them a gas-stove card offering a one-point daily rental or a ten-point purchase.
• Xia Zhiyi noticed the card did not include a gas cylinder, and Wang Chengran and Xue Ranran searched the shop for one.
• Xue Ranran found that gas cost five points and the cylinder required a ten-point deposit, prompting Wang Chengran and her to complain about the price.
• Zhou Kai joined them after mosquitoes drove him from his room and suggested they buy mosquito repellent.

The guests pooled their cash and assigned Qin Yue to manage their money as they settled into the village. Xia Zhiyi impressed Seventh Uncle by carrying full buckets with ease, and Seventh Uncle gave him a production-team logo before Director Gong could stop him.

• After realizing they lacked enough points for mosquito nets, the six guests pooled their cash to buy mosquito coils and chose Qin Yue to manage their money and keep accounts.
• Qin Yue bought a notebook and organized everyone’s cash and points while Wang Chengran tended the fire and Fu Yunyi and Zhou Kai went out to chop wood.
• Xue Ranran asked Xia Zhiyi about his calmness and martial-arts training as they went to fetch water from Seventh Uncle’s house.
• Xia Zhiyi filled two buckets to the brim and carried them effortlessly, leaving Seventh Uncle astonished as he made several trips back to the house.
• Seventh Uncle praised Xia Zhiyi and stuck a production-team logo onto him, prompting Director Gong to rush over and protest that it was too soon.

The guests learned that village logos could be exchanged for wishes, then went to dinner at the village chief’s house, where three of the men drank. Xia Zhiyi stopped the thoroughly drunk Wang Chengran from stripping to dance, but Wang Chengran insisted he could keep drinking.

• Director Gong explained that collecting five of the village’s fifteen logos earned a wish, with money-related wishes capped at five thousand yuan, and arranged stricter tasks for the villagers holding the remaining logos.
• The six guests went to the village chief’s house for dinner, with Fu Yunyi stepping forward to greet him.
• The village chief offered the guests drinks; Qin Yue and Xue Ranran declined, while Fu Yunyi, Zhou Kai, and Wang Chengran drank.
• Fu Yunyi became obediently tipsy, Zhou Kai grew talkative, and Wang Chengran drunkenly stood up and began taking off his clothes to dance.
• Xia Zhiyi stopped Wang Chengran before he could undress, but Wang Chengran failed to recognize him and insisted he was not drunk and could keep drinking.

After a chaotic dinner where Wang Chengran got drunk and performed for the livestream, Xia Zhiyi helped the guests return safely to the cottage. The night ended with Wang Chengran snoring so loudly that Xia Zhiyi could not sleep on the sofa beside him.

• Wang Chengran sang his own songs and then began singing Peerless Little Shou, so Xia Zhiyi stopped him and gave him water.
• Wang Chengran mistook Xia Zhiyi for Hero Xia and begged him to teach him martial arts and fly.
• Xia Zhiyi, Xue Ranran, and Qin Yue guided the drunken guests back to the cottage, where Wang Chengran soon fell asleep.
• Wang Chengran's loud snoring woke Zhou Kai and Qin Yue and shook dust onto Xia Zhiyi as he lay on the sofa.

Xia Zhiyi practiced swordsmanship and heard that Fu Yunyi’s youngest uncle was coming to inspect the production. When Zhou Kai appeared with a severe rash, Xia Zhiyi recognized it as instant karma.

• Xia Zhiyi practiced with a branch while Fu Yunyi learned that President Fu was on his way to visit the set.
• Xia Zhiyi went for a morning run, gathered mosquito-repelling herbs, and offered them to Wang Chengran.
• A scream came from Fu Yunyi’s room, and Xue Ranran and Wang Chengran rushed to investigate.
• Xia Zhiyi and Fu Yunyi found Zhou Kai covered in a red rash, and Xia Zhiyi silently thought it was instant karma.

After Zhou Kai was diagnosed with acute hives, the guests discovered Wang Chengran had snored through the night and ate a sparse breakfast before deciding to earn money for better food. Xia Zhiyi set out to gather firewood and graze cattle, but the chapter ended by revealing that he was the one who had an accident.

• The doctor diagnosed Zhou Kai with acute hives, and the guests discussed how difficult it would be to identify the cause.
• Wang Chengran denied snoring until Qin Yue and Xia Zhiyi confirmed it, and Director Gong played the audio footage for him.
• Wang Chengran apologized and agreed to clean the dusty furniture and sofa for Xia Zhiyi.
• Qin Yue cooked a simple breakfast of plain noodles and a boiled egg, prompting the guests to seek work and points for better food.
• Xia Zhiyi took a job gathering firewood in the mountains while grazing cattle, but he was the one who had an accident.

Xia Zhiyi herded a cow for the production team, surveyed the area from a treetop, and startled Xiao Yang and Fu Chi by jumping down. Fu Chi arrived expecting Xia Zhiyi to be hurt, then introduced himself when they met face-to-face.

• Xia Zhiyi volunteered to herd a cow so he could earn points without sacrificing his usual standard of living.
• Xia Zhiyi flew up a tree to survey the surroundings while Xiao Yang warned viewers not to imitate him.
• Xia Zhiyi spotted unfamiliar people on a nearby trail, then jumped down from the tree and landed safely beside Xiao Yang.
• Fu Chi saw Xia Zhiyi falling and hurried over with his bodyguards, while Xiao Yang kept them out of the livestream shot.
• Xia Zhiyi asked Fu Chi who he was, and Fu Chi stepped forward and introduced himself.

Xia Zhiyi met Fu Chi while grazing a cow, then rescued Chen Yun after she fell into a pit on the mountain. As the group headed back to the cottage, Chen Yun slipped and grabbed Xia Zhiyi, tearing something.

• Xia Zhiyi introduced himself to Fu Chi, who said he was surveying the area and had come over after seeing Xia Zhiyi climb down from a tree.
• Xia Zhiyi invited Fu Chi to see his cow, and the two stood silently beside it while the production crew watched.
• Chen Yun's assistant found Xia Zhiyi and told him that Chen Yun had fallen into a pit and could not get out.
• Xia Zhiyi hauled Chen Yun out of the pit while Fu Chi watched and silently stopped his companions from helping.
• The group set off for the cottage, but Chen Yun slipped and grabbed Xia Zhiyi, tearing something.

Xia Zhiyi realized the plot had already begun trying to control him when Chen Yun’s fall tore his shirt, and he wondered whether he was being pushed toward becoming the male lead’s enemy. He returned to the cottage wearing Fu Chi’s jacket, where Fu Yunyi was left bewildered by their changed clothes.

• Chen Yun fell into Xia Zhiyi and tore his shirt after Xia Zhiyi briefly blanked out under the plot’s influence.
• Fu Chi lent Xia Zhiyi his jacket, and Xia Zhiyi declined Chen Yun’s offer to pay for the shirt while avoiding a closer connection with her.
• Xiao Yang had Xia Zhiyi return to the cottage ahead of the others to prepare for the arriving guests.
• Xia Zhiyi returned to find Fu Yunyi holding chicken feed, and Fu Yunyi stared in confusion at Xia Zhiyi wearing Fu Chi’s jacket.