Chapter 223: Chapter 221: High EQ: Leave Everything to Fate

Xie Fu Yao shook his head. "It’ll be tough. I’ve seen a few variety shows like this, and the production team usually hides the supplies in very secret places. It’s a real struggle for newbies like us to find them, and that’s the whole point of the show. But I have a few tricks up my sleeve. The crew won’t let us starve, so when we’re looking for supplies, we should check some of the more obvious spots. A lot of things will be hidden by branches, but if you look closely, they’ll leave traces. Everyone, pay attention."

Xie Fu Yao felt a little smug.

’So many people, all listening to me, needing me to give them advice and lead them to the supplies.’

’Doesn’t that make me the leader of this show?’

As for Wen Ying and her two companions, he had already written them off.

’How could three amateurs possibly find food before the five of us?’

’I’ll probably get the most screen time for this, right?’

"Brother Fu Yao, this forest is huge. Are we supposed to search every inch of it? The trees are so dense. If we don’t have a direction, I’m afraid we’ll find nothing all day and just end up exhausting ourselves for no reason," Jiang Beibei said, her head aching.

If only Wen Ying and her group had listened to their plan.

By now, at least one of the two groups would have gotten a clue!

Following a clue would have been so much easier than running around like headless chickens.

Xie Fu Yao was taken aback. Jiang Beibei was right.

This damn forest was way too big!

’It seems like my tricks are completely useless here!’

"Then what do you suggest we do?"

Xie Fu Yao threw the question back at her.

[This Xie Fu Yao is supposed to be so capable, isn’t he? How come he’s clueless now?]

[The guy who wants to be the leader only has this much skill? He’s way worse than our Doctor Wen! Let’s just go watch Doctor Wen’s stream!]

[Haters, get lost! Our Brother Xie is so handsome; he’s already doing them a huge favor by even showing up on this rookie variety show! Who would’ve thought the director would be so moronic? What kind of bullshit tasks are these?!]

[Exactly! Why don’t you try it if you’re so great!]

[Shocked! Is this what brain-dead fans look like? Have you guys not seen Doctor Wen’s livestream? She’s already found supplies twice!!!]

[Is it really that hard to admit your idol isn’t as good as someone else?]

[Twice??? There’s definitely something shady going on! The production team probably gave that woman clues!]

[Sisters, I’m gonna go check out her stream to see what’s happening! If it’s really an inside job, we’ll all boycott this crappy show together! How dare they bully our Brother Xie!]

[Sorry, sisters! I just came from her stream, and I gotta say, that Doctor Wen... she’s not human! She’s basically a god! I have to clarify, I haven’t betrayed you all, I just can’t defy a god! I’m out.]

Of course, Jiang Beibei didn’t know what to do either. Without a clear direction, wandering around this forest was a complete waste of time!

"Director, give us a clue! At least point us in a direction. Otherwise, what’s the point of wasting a whole day? The show won’t be fun to watch, right?"

Zhang Jingxing started shouting at the camera.

"Look at how many of us there are. It’d be a huge hassle for the production team if something happened, wouldn’t it? Look at Beibei and Xiao Yi, they’re about to get heatstroke."

Zhang Jingxing was telling a bald-faced lie.

The two of them had just come from the lake and were still basking in the pleasant afterglow of the beautiful scenery.

Besides, could the sun really give someone heatstroke in this weather?

Director Wen glanced up. The average temperature was only in the low twenties.

The cameraman heard the voice in his earpiece and spoke up. "The director says you have to figure it out yourselves. Unless you want to surrender from the first challenge and drop out of the rest of the recording, in which case you can go back to eat and rest."

Xie Fu Yao and the others, "..."

’You’ve got to be kidding me.’

’Didn’t we come on this show for screen time?’

’Who would bother coming on a new director’s variety show otherwise?’

"The director also said you should hurry up. Doctor Wen’s group has already found supplies twice."

Xie Fu Yao and the others, "!!!!"

They had every reason to suspect it!

’There’s definitely something going on between this Doctor Wen and the director!’

’Otherwise, how could a newbie find supplies right at the start of the challenge???’

’Anyone who isn’t blind can see how huge this forest is!’

’Is her luck really that good?’

’Who are they trying to fool!’

Meng Xiaoyi saw the look on Xie Fu Yao’s face. Biting her lip, she looked at the cameramen. "Isn’t the director being a little unfair? Since Doctor Wen’s group got a clue, he should have given us one too, right? We know Doctor Wen and the director have a good relationship, but we’re on a show right now, you know..."

The cameramen, "..."

All this whining and suggesting was starting to get on their nerves.

One of the cameramen asked, amused, "Who said the production team gave Doctor Wen and her group a clue?"

Meng Xiaoyi immediately covered her mouth, feigning shock. "It wasn’t a clue? Without a clue, how could they possibly have found supplies twice? The viewers watching the livestream are very smart, you know."

[Oh, great. Is she trying to use us viewers as her ammunition???]

[She clearly doesn’t know how amazing Doctor Wen is. Spouting all that ’green tea’ nonsense, does she think we’ll fall for it and go flame Doctor Wen?]

[Not much skill for an adventurer, but plenty of schemes!]

"Everyone has misunderstood. The director said there were no clues. And all the viewers watching the livestream saw the entire process of Doctor Wen’s group finding the supplies. Xu Jiali found the first cache, and Song Jiayan found the second."

"What!"

This time, the others were shocked too!

’Xu Jiali and Song Jiayan have that much luck?’

’No matter how you look at it, something feels fishy!’

’How could the path they just happened to take have so many supplies?’

"Then how did they find them?" Meng Xiaoyi couldn’t help but ask.

The cameraman gave a wry smile. "I don’t know either. You’ll all find out when you watch the replay."

After that, the cameraman said no more.

The message had been delivered. The rest was up to them and their performance.

An idea suddenly popped into Jiang Beibei’s head.

"Why don’t we draw lots? We can write down different directions, and then we’ll just go in the direction we pick."

"That could work. We’ll leave the rest to fate."

Xie Fu Yao suddenly thought that Jiang Beibei wasn’t so bad after all. At least her ability to create drama was somewhat useful.

[The way they talk about such a brainless idea so matter-of-factly... this group is truly something else!]

[I just realized something. Did Doctor Wen’s group of three automatically become one team? And these five are another team?]

[The director didn’t say anything, but it seems like he tacitly approved it, right?]

[So is this a 3v5 war?]

[Bros, go check the trending topics! This is unbelievable! Doctor Wen is trending like it’s free!]

Many viewers opened the trending topics on Weibo.

They were instantly stunned!