Chapter 167: The Rod Breeds a Filial Son
Chapter 167: Chapter 167: The Rod Breeds a Filial Son
The group decided to hold a competition right then and there.
Yu Weitao was filled with confidence. Dealing with a few inexperienced celebrities would be a piece of cake. The only one who posed even a slight threat was that adventure blogger.
But it was only a slight threat. After all, there was still a difference between adventuring and survival.
Yu Zhenghao tilted his chin up, his gaze toward Gu Zhao’s group filled with disdain.
In their eyes, the outcome was like a scale: his side was a rock, while Gu Zhao’s was bird droppings.
The scales of victory would only tip in their favor.
"Well then... to ensure fairness, let’s have the director and the production team act as referees."
A smile played on Yu Weitao’s lips.
Gu Zhao and the others had no objections.
The staff in the control room immediately called the director back to officiate.
Director Guo looked speechless. ’Great... There’s no getting out of this.’
He cleared his throat and turned on his microphone. "Alright, I’ll be your referee. To ensure I don’t favor either side, in the case of a tie, I’ll turn the voting rights over to all the viewers online."
No one had any objections.
The online viewers were also very excited.
This was especially true for the loyal fans of the Yu brothers. They were deeply attached to the Da Yu and Little Yu duo, so they naturally despised these people who were holding up their favorite streamers.
Besides, they were very confident that Yu Weitao and Yu Zhenghao would win.
Director Guo said, "I’ve looked at the essential skills for wilderness survival. Competing in all of them would be too much trouble, so I’ll have the staff randomly draw three. It’ll be best two out of three."
"How does that sound? If not, I’ll hand the voting over to the viewers and let them decide."
Yu Weitao frowned. ’The director and his staff will draw... I don’t really trust them. After all, the director is definitely on better terms with these celebrities than with us.’
But if it was left to a vote by the viewers, it would be even more unfair.
Although they had tens of millions of fans, the combined fanbase of those celebrities would only be larger.
Having weighed the pros and cons, he laughed heartily. "Director, of course we trust you. Go ahead."
"Besides, I’m very confident that my brother’s and my mastery of these bread-and-butter skills will lead us to ultimate victory."
[Schemes and plots are useless against real skill. That’s the confidence that comes with true power!]
[So satisfying to watch! He doesn’t even care. When you have skills, you can be that cocky!]
[Isn’t it a bit early to be saying that? It’s not going to be pretty when the Monkey King puts him in his place later.]
[Yeah, "real skill." I bet he’s better at talking than doing. Watched him make a fire yesterday—it took him several hours. *So* amazing. His skills are *so* hardcore.]
Gu Zhao and her group watched lazily.
Seeing that the guests had no objections, the director wrote the skills on slips of paper and had the staff members draw them.
A staff member also recorded the entire process on video and posted it online.
This was to prove that there was no cheating involved in the draw.
Three staff members each picked a small slip of paper.
Fire-starting, finding and purifying water, and acquiring food.
[!! Two out of three are gimmes!! The Monkey Soldiers are ecstatic!]
[I feel terrifyingly strong right now! Let me sub in for Gu Zhao for an episode!!]
[They have animals for starting fires! And animals for food! For water, I think the animals must be able to help too! The Monkey King’s team can just lie back and win.]
[What on earth are you all rambling about? This is a survival show, not a fantasy brainstorming session.]
[You clueless fools, yapping away all day you don’t even know what’s going on in the outside world! I suggest you go watch the fan edits!]
Yu Weitao was also ecstatic. These three skills were used in practically every survival situation! They had them down pat!
He now felt his brother could win all by himself.
But he still played it cool. "Ahem, let’s compete in fire-starting first."
"In the wild, not having fire for warmth and to drive away animals is just asking to be eaten. A moment of good luck is just that—a moment."
He believed that Gu Zhao’s group had only managed to remain unharmed deep in the wilderness due to sheer luck.
But luck always runs out.
Gu Zhao didn’t get it.
"Brother, why do we have to drive animals away? Animals are so nice, they can even keep you warm. Animals are good babies." Zhong Mingrui’s little face scrunched up, somewhat dissatisfied with his answer.
"Hah! What do you expect from a little idiot! Don’t drive the animals away and let them rip you to shreds! They can have a nice meal of idiot meat." Yu Zhenghao’s face was full of disgust. ’A bunch of useless pretty faces!’
’They probably even sold themselves.’ The more he thought about it, the more plausible it seemed, and the look he gave the other guests grew even more vile.
Zhong Mingrui’s eyes reddened at the insult, and he was about to argue, huffing in anger.
Zhong Siqi pulled him back, his face a mask of fury. "Watch your mouth. Otherwise, I’ll be kind enough to help you get a new one."
The others were also furious. What a rude man!
Gu Zhao started to laugh. "My hands are so bored!"
When Yu Zhenghao heard her, his face seemed to ache, and he swallowed the curses on his tongue.
Only when Yu Zhenghao backed down did Yu Weitao step in to smooth things over. "He was just giving a reminder, though his words were a bit harsh. And as the ancients said, ’Honest advice is hard to hear.’"
"Well, I also know ’a filial son is raised under the stick’! Want me to help you train him into a filial son?!"
Gu Zhao was very displeased. ’Oh, so he’s trying to act all cultured with me, is he?!’
She picked up a stick from the ground and swung it around.
Yu Zhenghao’s pupils dilated, and he immediately hid behind Yu Weitao. ’Gu Zhao is a psycho! A violent maniac!’
"I, your daddy, am a professional filial son trainer with fifty years of experience! In this line of work, they all call me a miracle worker! And just for you, I’ll give a special family discount. Not 999, not even 8! One-touch filial-son-ification, you just have to beat the crap out of him!"
Gu Zhao brandished the stick and was about to charge forward.
Yu Zhenghao was instantly terrified. "Brother! She’s crazy! She’s a lunatic!"
Yu Weitao’s face had also turned incredibly dark. "Gu Zhao, are you going to assault someone?!"
Gu Zhao cleaned out her ear. "I’m administering a treatment!"
Song Yi and Zhong Mingrui were confused. ’When did Big King learn medicine behind our backs?!’
’But Big King is so amazing!’
’We have to work harder! Otherwise, Brother Gu won’t let us be Big King’s male consorts.’
Gu Xulin facepalmed. "Where did the fifty years come from?"
Gu Zhao shot back, "Bro! Whose side are you on?! Can’t I have learned it two lives ago?!"
Gu Xulin sighed helplessly. With a doting look in his eyes, he walked forward and picked Gu Zhao up. "Be good and leave it to your big brother. Otherwise, I’ll get an earful from our third brother when we get back."
Holding Gu Zhao in one arm, he took the stick with his other hand and smacked Yu Weitao on the butt with it.
"AH! Are you insane?!" Yu Weitao’s face went pale with pain. He wanted to clutch his butt but didn’t even dare to touch it.
It was throbbing with a searing pain.
"If your little brother causes any more trouble, I’ll hit you!" Gu Xulin warned him with a look.
Yu Weitao’s eyes were filled with resentment, but the moment he met Gu Xulin’s gaze, he was scared into nodding.
After he recovered a bit, Yu Weitao started to feel indignant again.
’I will make them regret this!’
Yu Weitao pulled Yu Zhenghao along to gather dry firewood and the necessary tools.
"Tch," Gu Xulin scoffed.
"But... Brother, who on our side is going to do it?" Gu Zhao asked blankly. She didn’t know how.
Besides, who was it that had started the fire in their cave?
Zhong Siqi recalled the scene from last night. "Your brother has a way."
"It’s fast and not tiring at all."
Zhong Mingrui and the others were baffled. What had they missed?
Jiang Yifeng had gone to bed early last night and hadn’t seen it either. He was equally puzzled now. Without a flint or something similar, how could it possibly be easy?
Meanwhile, Gu Xulin was completely unbothered, continuing to pick fruit for Gu Zhao to eat.
A Gray-cheeked Long-armed Ape that had been secretly following them quietly slipped away.