Chapter 162: Being Courted
Chapter 162: Chapter 162: Being Courted
"Seriously, is he okay?!" Gu Xulin was speechless.
Zhong Siqi also looked constipated. "He’s... probably..."
’Forget it, I can’t make anything up.’
Jiang Yuchen was even more speechless. ’Is this right?’
’Shouldn’t we find a sheltered place to deal with our wet clothes first?’
’Or are we going to freeze to death when the sun goes down?’
Gu Zhao was also baffled. ’So I still can’t just chill? I have to work for him?’
’Tolerate this, my ass! A newcomer? I’ll make this newcomer a dead man!’
"Not doing it! Not one bit!" Gu Zhao refused.
’Suffer hardships? Can’t do that either!’
"Brothers, let’s go rob someone!" Gu Zhao said, rubbing her itchy nose.
"Rob who?!" The guys were instantly thrilled at the idea.
Gu Zhao looked into the woods. "Let’s see which lucky soul has a big nest."
Hearing Gu Zhao’s words, the group accepted without hesitation.
’If there’s a shortcut, never take the long way!’
The group of them plunged into the woods without a second thought.
[What are these guests trying to do? Didn’t they hear what Brother Tao told them? I’m here to watch a survival show, not to get pissed off by a bunch of pampered guests!]
[They’re uncarryable, totally uncarryable! Da Yu and Little Yu picked the wrong show this time. They’d be better off just livestreaming by themselves than doing this fake-ass survival stuff with a bunch of celebrities.]
[New here? As a long-time fan of the show, let me remind you not to speak too soon.]
[The Monkey Soldiers are here to remind everyone: go wash your faces and get ready to be slapped!]
[I don’t really like these two new guests. The way they talk is weird and makes me uncomfortable.]
Upon entering the forest, Gu Zhao and the others discovered the vegetation was exceptionally dense. With no tools, forcing their way through would easily get them scratched up.
With Gu Zhao around, however, they didn’t need to worry about snakes and insects.
"Do you guys know where there are any caves or tree hollows?" Gu Zhao was already squatting on the ground, asking a centipede.
The centipede lifted its countless legs and pointed at a fallen, dead tree. "Aren’t these all tree hollows?"
Gu Zhao looked over. The deadwood was riddled with holes of all sizes, eaten out by insects.
’Well, in a centipede’s eyes, those are indeed tree hollows.’
Gu Zhao stood up. ’Small insects have so little information.’
"We’ll get all scratched up if we go in there. Let’s not. We’ll have to find wood to build a shelter instead."
Jiang Yifeng glanced at the sunlight being blocked by the trees. "It’ll be completely dark in about half an hour."
"We have to figure out a way to dry our clothes, or we’ll risk hypothermia."
Gu Zhao frowned, then started summoning the small insects around her.
In no time, a swarm of insects had gathered.
"Could you please help me find some monkeys?"
After hearing her, the swarm of little insects immediately scattered and ran off.
Before long, a troop of Gray-cheeked Long-armed Apes came running over. "Ah! Xiangxiang is really here!!"
"Hello, Xiangxiang!"
"Xiangxiang, come with us!" A Gray-cheeked Long-armed Ape grabbed Gu Zhao’s hand.
The other Gray-cheeked Long-armed Apes grew anxious. "Why should she go with you! Come with us! We can take good care of the baby!"
Several troops began to fight over her.
Gu Zhao nodded. ’Now, this is more like it!’
’The signal for me to lie flat!’
"Ahem, I need to live here for seven days. Why don’t we all do it together?" Gu Zhao could barely keep the smile off her face.
The Gray-cheeked Long-armed Apes immediately nodded. As long as they could be with Xiangxiang, anything was fine!
"So, is there a place for us to stay?" Gu Zhao sneezed and looked at them pitifully.
This broke their hearts.
"I know a cave! But there’s a Malay Bear living inside," one ape said, worried.
"We’ll go chase it away right now!" the other apes immediately declared, showing their loyalty to Xiangxiang.
Gu Zhao quickly stopped them. "Just take us there first. I’ll handle the rest."
The considerate long-armed apes immediately picked up branches to clear a path for Gu Zhao and her group.
[Who gets it! The apes are even clearing a path with branches, they’re so smart! This isn’t island survival for Gu Zhao, she’s here to be the "Princess of the Apes." I’m so jealous I could cry!]
[I don’t know if you’re crying, but I think the director is about to. The harsh director’s attempt to prank the Monkey King has failed again.]
[To all those people who were talking smack about Gu Zhao, does your face hurt? You call this acting? Why don’t you just say these animals are people in costumes.]
[Just because you haven’t seen it doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. Don’t be a frog in a well. It’s normal for some special people to exist in the world. Take me, for example—I’m specially lazy.]
After they had been walking for a while, a troop of Red-tailed Monkeys came running over.
They looked left and right but saw no one.
But a faint, sweet scent that animals found particularly alluring still lingered in the air.
"Damn it! Another animal got to her first!"
"Let’s chase them!"
Meanwhile, with the two brothers.
Yu Weitao swung a stick, batting away the vegetation on the path. As he did so, he looked at the drone.
"When you have to walk through dense vegetation like this, you must first clear a safe path. Use a stick to part the branches and leaves, like I’m doing. This not only prevents you from being scratched by thorny vines, but also scares away any insects or snakes hiding under the leaves."
Yu Zhenghao followed behind him. Looking at the surrounding plants, he also prepared to show off a little.
He knew far more than those celebrity kids who were coddled their whole lives.
They all relied on their parents and older siblings, but he and his brother had made it on their own.
"These vines here, we can use them to weave ropes later. They’re also material for building a shelter."
He pointed at the vines on the tree for the drone camera.
Seeing this, Yu Weitao had a look of satisfaction in his eyes.
They walked for a while longer and reached a relatively flat, elevated area—a high clearing on the edge of the rainforest.
"This place is good!"
"We’ll build our shelter here today! I wonder if those other guests have found any wood."
Yu Weitao sighed. It was obvious he didn’t think those delicate celebrities were capable of it.
Yu Zhenghao felt the same, his words dripping with disdain for the celebrities. "Brother, let’s just build the shelter ourselves. If we rely on them, we’ll freeze to death tonight."
"Alright. Let’s get the shelter up first. They’re probably still taking a leisurely stroll."
[Ummm... they are indeed taking a stroll. Not only that, they have a group of bodyguards clearing the way for them.]
[Honestly... this contrast makes them look like a control group. One side is bitterly building from scratch, while the other is being escorted by animals to go commit robbery.]
[Those celebrities are just asking for death! Do they think a cave or a tree hollow is something they can just take over? A bunch of clueless idiots.]
[I agree. Does she think all animals will protect her? Only docile animals are friendly to humans. If they run into a bear, they can just wait to be eaten.]
[Watching the Da Yu and Little Yu brothers is so much more satisfying!]
The two brothers had a clear division of labor. Yu Weitao went to collect wood while Yu Zhenghao wove ropes from vines and gathered some large leaves.
While the two of them were busy, Gu Zhao arrived at the entrance of the Malay Bear’s cave.
The cave entrance was half-hidden by some vines and shrubs.
"AWOO! So fragrant! So fragrant!" Before Gu Zhao could do anything, a Malay Bear scrambled out of the cave.
The group saw a small-statured Malay Bear. It was covered in short black fur, with a pale yellow "U" shape on its chest. Its snout was prominent, its ears were small and round, and its claws were curved and sharp.
Without a second word, it ran straight to Gu Zhao and squatted down, letting out soft "awoo awoo" sounds with its head tilted up. It lifted a paw, claws retracted, to touch her pant leg, then nuzzled its snout against her stomach, whining with a "woo woo" tune, its eyes sparkling.
Jiang Yuchen was utterly stunned. His jaw dropped. At this moment, he had completely lost faith in his professional expertise.
"This can’t be right! For a Malay Bear, this should be a courtship display!!"