Just one glance was enough to make her face turn deathly pale. Her scalp went numb, and she was overcome with immense panic.
Inside the bag Luo Chengan had opened, countless little snakes were densely coiled together. Because the backpack had been opened, some had already crawled out and were making their way toward Luo Chengan, who had fallen onto the ground.
“Brother!!! Help me!!!!”
Luo Chengan crawled with both his hands and feet, cold sweat pouring down his body.
Yu Qian wasn’t doing much better. How could she not know what was inside the bag she had been unable to lift? She immediately let go and went to help Luo Chengan up.
“Run!”
Yu Qian no longer cared about propriety between men and women. She grabbed Luo Chengan and tried to run.
The two of them fled with pale faces, but before they had taken two steps, they abruptly stopped.
They couldn’t run…
Countless snakes were coming from all directions, surrounding the two of them.
The endless hissing sounded like a ritual before the opening of a grand feast.
“How could this be…” Yu Qian murmured.
Luo Chengan was most afraid of boneless things, especially snakes. He summoned all his willpower just to keep himself from fainting.
Seeing that they couldn’t escape, he pressed the communicator in his hand so hard it nearly crashed.
“Brother, brother, brother! Save me! I’m surrounded by snakes!”
………………..
【Luo Chengan can’t keep pretending anymore, can he? He thought the drone wasn’t following them, so he put down his backpack, hehe.】
【I thought so too. Who would’ve expected there to be a miniature camera too! The face-slapping is beginning!】
【…He didn’t let Beauty Yu carry anything. Oh my god, he really wasn’t pretending. He really couldn’t lift it.】
【Beauty Yu couldn’t lift her own bag either. So it really was heavy. Why do I suddenly find Raccoon Cat kind of likable? He’s actually pretty gentlemanly.】
【Hahahahahahaha, Beauty Yu’s face turned red from straining and she still couldn’t lift it… Ahhhhhhhh! Holy crap!!! What the hell is inside the bag?!】
【Is this a prop prepared by the production team? My trypophobia is about to act up!】
【Holy crap! That’s terrifying!!!】
【What kind of prop is this? These are all venomous snakes! If you get bitten in a place like this, you might as well wait to die.】
【Fuck, although I hate Raccoon Cat, I don’t want to watch him die either!!!】
【Something happened on Movie Emperor Lu’s side too. Oh my god! Where are the production crew!!! Hurry and save them!!!】
【Xi Yu really calculated it correctly! Holy crap, Xi Yu has already found the supplies, while Luo Chengan is surrounded by snakes, and Movie Emperor Lu is surrounded by wolves. I’m so scared I feel like blacking out just watching through the screen.】
The production crew was also panicking badly. Even the director hadn’t expected an accident like this to happen!
“Quickly, arrange for people to go in! Whatever you do, don’t let anything happen!”
They couldn’t afford for anything to happen to any one of these people.
The staff had been stationed outside the dense forest the whole time. Upon hearing this, they immediately called the owner of the Lost Forest.
Yes, this Lost Forest had an owner. The production team had only found that out when they were preparing to make the variety show.
It was thanks to the owner of the Lost Forest that they had been able to install so many miniature cameras.
Even that bracelet had been provided as a prize by the owner of the Lost Forest.
Two minutes later, a staff member stammered, “We… can’t get through… What do we do, Director…”
The director’s heart sank completely.
It was over.
If something happened, they were finished.
They couldn’t get through to the owner, and the production team couldn’t enter either. All they could do was hold their breath and watch the livestream on the screen.
After the group split into three paths, the livestream had switched to a three-screen format.
The sun slowly descended, dyeing the sky with a pale golden glow.
The director nervously watched Lu Zhixing’s side, where he and Luo Shujing were surrounded by a pack of wolves.
More than a dozen wolves slowly approached Lu Zhixing and Luo Shujing.
Every wolf bared its sharp fangs. Wet saliva dripped from their teeth, glistening with a frightening sheen.
“Brother Lu, Brother Lu…” Luo Shujing hid behind Lu Zhixing, trembling like a sieve.
How could this happen? How could this happen?!
They had clearly agreed that there wouldn’t be any danger, but this obviously wasn’t something prepared by the production team.
Hadn’t that person said the supplies were on the right?
How could there be a pack of wolves?
The wolf at the head stared darkly at them, a low growl rumbling from its throat as though it would pounce at them the very next second.
Lu Zhixing looked coldly at Luo Shujing and shook off his hand.
“Where’s the thing Xi Yu gave you?”
Luo Shujing took a moment to react before remembering. Trembling, he pointed at his backpack.
“In the bag…”
“Take it out. Stick it on your body. Go back the way we came.”
Lu Zhixing stuck the talisman against the left and right sides of his chest.
Luo Shujing hurriedly opened the backpack and found the talisman, but he still uneasily said, “Let’s call the production team quickly.”
Calling the production team would be considered giving up on completing the challenge. Luo Shujing wasn’t sure what Lu Zhixing was thinking and didn’t dare call them rashly.
If Lu Zhixing didn’t retreat, neither would he.
He still wanted to completely kill Luo Chengan here. If they left, he wouldn’t have such a good opportunity again.
So long as there was even the slightest hope, he wouldn’t give up.
The talisman had already been crumpled badly in Luo Shujing’s hand. He still didn’t quite believe that Xi Yu’s talisman would work.
Someone like Master Qingfeng was the real expert.
If Xi Yu truly possessed such abilities, he wouldn’t have spent all this time living on the streets.
But if he didn’t really have any ability, how could Xi Yu have known there was a wolf pack…
Was it a coincidence?
Luo Shujing was both frightened and panicked.
He was afraid of dying here, afraid that Xi Yu’s talisman would work, and afraid that it wouldn’t.
If it worked, did Xi Yu know about what he had done to Luo Chengan?
Even Master Qingfeng wouldn’t dare claim that a talisman could drive away wild beasts.
If Xi Yu really could do it, then he would be even more powerful than Master Qingfeng.
Was Luo Chengan’s Life-Exchange Lock made by Xi Yu?
If Xi Yu had been the one to break it, wouldn’t that mean that Luo Chengan’s entire family already knew about all their schemes?
Luo Shujing clutched the talisman in his hand, his heart pounding rapidly as his thoughts became increasingly chaotic.
Lu Zhixing had already started walking back.
Luo Shujing hurriedly followed.
But the moment they moved, the wolves surrounding them suddenly let out furious roars. The lead wolf abruptly leaped toward them.
“Ahhhhhhh!!!”
Luo Shujing screamed, falling to the ground. Terror instinctively made him close his eyes as he tightly covered his head with his hands.
One second, two seconds…
A faint smell of urine spread through the air, accompanied by the muffled thud of something heavy hitting the ground.
Luo Shujing didn’t feel the pain he had expected. Trembling, he slowly opened his eyes.
The bloodthirsty and savage wolf king from moments ago had fallen onto the ground, whining miserably.
The surrounding wolves saw their king injured and all withdrew their fangs. They were no longer as arrogant as before, instead becoming extremely cautious.
Several of them approached the wolf king.
The wolf king staggered to its feet, then suddenly bent its forelegs toward Lu Zhixing.
It was an action resembling a human kneeling.
The remaining wolves followed suit.
What had happened?
Luo Shujing was bewildered.
He didn’t understand how the wolves had suddenly changed.
They had clearly wanted to eat them just moments ago, but now not only had their ferocity disappeared, they were even faintly trembling…
Luo Shujing had been thoroughly frightened. He swallowed repeatedly as he looked at Lu Zhixing’s imposing back.
Just as he was about to get up, he noticed the wetness between his legs.
Luo Shujing’s face instantly turned ashen.
The drone was still buzzing nearby, yet for the first time, he felt utterly humiliated, unable to face the camera.
He had actually wet himself…
But they probably couldn’t film it.
He was wearing black pants, so they probably wouldn’t be able to see it!
He no longer had the mind to think about what had happened to the wolves. He could only keep reassuring himself that the camera hadn’t caught it.
But he didn’t know that countless surveillance cameras hidden in the corners had recorded everything clearly, including the instant the wolf king was sent flying after pouncing toward Lu Zhixing.
【I’ve stayed up so late that I’m hallucinating…】
【It just went BAM and got sent flying. The wolf king didn’t even get close to Movie Emperor Lu.】
【Did you notice? The talisman on Movie Emperor Lu’s chest flashed just now, and the next second the wolf king went flying.】
【Little flying wolf is here~】
【It’s so outrageous that I feel like the entire purpose of this variety show is to make Xi Yu look good. But this is the Lost Forest! The guest is Lu Zhixing! How could this be an insider-protected variety show? Xi Yu is actually a true metaphysics expert!】
【I’m studying in Australia. Please, Xi Yu, put those talismans up for sale. I really need one!!!】
【Um… Did Luo Shujing wet his pants? (covering nose)】
【Yes. Although he covered it with his jacket, there’s a ring of stains on the ground. (covering nose +1)】
…………………..
【You people are really something. If it were you, wouldn’t you be scared too? Shushu almost died. Is that really worth criticizing him over? You’re fucking ridiculous. What’s wrong with you people?】
【The person above is being way too nasty. Beauty Yu is a girl, and even she didn’t get this scared. The disgusting ones are you Jing fans.】
【Exactly. One person wet his pants, while another person was still thinking about saving someone in a critical moment. I’ve become a light fan of Luo Chengan.】
【Xi Yu was telling the truth! The supplies were on the left, while the other two paths had wolves and snakes. Luo Chengan should realize now that Xi Yu really has abilities. He blindly trusted Xi Yu back then.】
【Thinking about how Xi Yu said Luo Shujing didn’t trust him, I’m suspicious now. Xi Yu didn’t say anything at first. It was Luo Shujing who kept putting on an act. Xi Yu was obviously worried about them. Even though he was hurt by not being believed, he still stuffed a talisman into Luo Shujing’s hand.】
【Did you notice? Luo Shujing obviously doesn’t take Xi Yu’s thing seriously. He crumpled it all up.】
【Hahahahahaha, stop arguing for now. Go look at Luo Chengan. I’m dying laughing.】
The situation on Luo Chengan’s side was similar to Lu Zhixing’s.
Those snakes clearly wanted to kill them.
Among the mass of snakes, a giant python was particularly conspicuous. It raised half of its body, opened its enormous bloody maw, and lunged straight toward Yu Qian.
Luo Chengan reacted purely on instinct and shoved Yu Qian away in one motion, holding the talisman in his hand and blocking it in front of her.
Then Luo Chengan watched with his own eyes as the giant python was sent flying by the golden light of the talisman, crashing heavily to the ground and thrashing incessantly.