Chapter 45: Smash Them to Bits!
Chi Qian raised her bow and aimed it directly at her, “If I can shatter the wheel with one arrow, I can also shatter your head with one arrow. Do you believe me?”
The memory of the last time Chi Qian had pulled a gun on her without warning flickered across Gu Hua’s mind. Her lips twitched.
Show-off.
She’s just a side character, and she thinks she’s the savior of the world.
Chi Qian turned back and calmly continued teaching Tang Xin.
By the time the lesson was done, the staff had already fixed the wheel.
Tang Xin, quick to learn, managed to fire her first arrow.
The arrow landed right at Wen Li’s waist on the wheel—smack on the line between the red and black zones.
Tang Xin was so thrilled she nearly burst into tears, “I—I hit it?!”
She hadn’t embarrassed Chi Qian!
Chi Qian asked the chief director, “If it lands on the line, how does it count? Don’t tell me it resets to zero. Seriously?”
The director’s mouth twitched, “The red area covers more space. It counts as a win.”
Tang Xin jumped up in joy, her eyes shining brightly at Chi Qian, “Th-thank you!”
Chi Qian waved her off and went to comfort her uncle’s bruised pride.
The final results were announced: Wen Li’s team took first place, Gu Hua’s team second, Shen Jing’s team third. They earned the right to choose good boats.
The rest were stuck with junk boats.
Including Chi Qian, who had been disqualified for “destroying public property.”
Chi Fengxiao tapped her on the head, “Tell me, was that wheel your enemy, or am I your enemy? Why’d you use so much strength?”
Chi Qian, reckless from disqualification, shot back, “I’m gonna smash them all into bean paste!”
Chi Fengxiao: “Y-you need to calm down first.”
“What good is staying calm and restrained all the time? Sometimes it’s better to go crazy!”
“…Great. The kid’s been traumatized.”
[You can tell being banned really hit Qian Qian hard. Look at how mad she is.]
[Forget paying fines—she’d rather sit on a junk boat. What’s going on with her?]
[Chi family, maybe reflect on whether you’re giving Qian Qian too little pocket money!]
Chi Chaoshen, watching the livestream, fell into silence.
He had just transferred her 100,000 yuan in pocket money two days ago.
…Was that not enough?
*
The game ended, and everyone boarded the production crew’s cruise ship.
An hour later, the ship reached the open waters of Xilili. Ahead, a tiny black speck appeared on the horizon.
The director’s voice boomed again, “Do you see that island ahead? The island survival challenge is about to begin. Your goal is to last more than seven days until rescue arrives.”
“This time’s extra task is to clear the island and surrounding sea of trash.”
“The production crew will no longer provide you with any assistance.”
“And remember: at all times, you must maintain your image!”
“Now then—”
The director said gleefully, dripping malice, “Each of you may take three items with you. Then… into the water you go!”
The cruise ship erupted in noise.
The island was still far away. He wanted them to jump now?!
So that’s what the “good boats” were for!
“You have ten minutes to prepare. Make it count!”
Hearing the time limit, Chi Fengxiao grabbed three random food items, pulled Chi Qian along, and dashed out.
He first lowered her into the water with a rope. Once she was safely on the little boat, he followed.
They moved quickly—but their boat didn’t.
While others were already rowing far ahead, their junk boat barely crawled a few meters.
“Qian Qian, Brother Chi, take your time. No rush,” Gu Hua and Ling Qian called out cheerfully as they rowed past—then sped off.
It felt deliberately like showing off.
Luo Fan and Luo Zichuan also had a junk boat, but luck was on their side; theirs moved a little faster.
Luo Fan: “Chi Qian, Brother Chi, you don’t get experiences like this every day. Be sure to savor it.”
Luo Zichuan: “Row.”
“See ya.”
Chi Fengxiao’s temple throbbed. Were these people all crazy?
Seeing Chi Qian with her head down, silent, he thought she was upset. He comforted her, “It’s fine. You can rest. I’ll row. I’ve got all this gym energy with nowhere to spend it anyway.”
Chi Qian slowly lifted her head, “Uncle, you know what?”
“Hm?”
“The boat in front of us is about 14 meters away… Fourteen. However I look at it, that number feels like they’re mocking us. A whole boatload of them telling us to drop dead. Can you tolerate that?”
“…That can’t be what it means.”
“If they dare mock us now, they’ll dare kill us later! We can’t just sit here waiting to die!” Chi Qian’s voice brimmed with righteous fury. “I’m gonna smash them! For the souls of the dead, I’ll avenge us!”
Chi Fengxiao: “I know you’re angry, but calm down. With this junk boat, if we smash into them, we’ll only smash ourselves.”
The props were too broken; her ultimate move lacked power.
It would be one of those ‘hurt the enemy by a hundred, hurt ourselves by eight thousand’ situations.
Chi Qian let out a sharp whistle, then dipped her hand into the deep blue sea.
Before long, she felt the icy touch of a fin.
“I’m in a hurry, row faster,” she said.
Splash. Something under the sea seemed to respond to her.
Chi Fengxiao’s oar sliced through the water—except suddenly, their little boat seemed to speed up.
No… it wasn’t just speeding up.
—It was flying!
Chi Fengxiao froze, a question mark practically floating over his head. “Qian Qian, do you feel that? Our boat feels… wrong.”
“I don’t want your feeling, I want mine,” Chi Qian snapped, already spotting Luo Fan’s boat ahead, blocking the way like an eyesore.
She took a deep breath. “Ram it!”
The boat surged forward, leaving a white streak across the waves.
Chi Fengxiao was stunned. He hadn’t even rowed—so why was the boat moving??
“Uncle, hold on tight!” Chi Qian reminded him.
Instinctively, Chi Fengxiao gripped the sides.
The next second, the bow of their boat slammed straight into Luo Fan’s stern, flipping his team into the water with a loud splash.
First kill!
Chi Qian: “Keep going!”
What reason. What sobriety.
When you’re alive, how can you not go crazy sometimes?
If you don’t go mad at noon, you’ll go mad sooner or later!
The ragged little boat rocketed across the sea with Maserati speed, mercilessly smashing aside every boat in its path.
No! One! Survives!
Gu Hua and Ling Qian both shivered at the sound approaching from behind. Before they could even turn their heads, they were already in the water.
Double kill!
Shen Jing and his son didn’t escape either—their boat capsized instantly.
Triple kill!
“Hahahahahahaha!”
“Bow before your grandpa!”
Her manic laughter echoed across the sea, gradually fading into the distance.
Clinging to the side of the overturned boat, Shen Jiashu blinked in confusion. “Dad, what was that thing that just passed us?”
Shen Jing: “Probably some fish in the sea that doesn’t follow traffic rules. Scared the daylights out of me.”
“But I think I heard Sister Qian’s laugh…”
“That was your imagination, kid. Qian Qian isn’t a fish.”
[Damn! Why is Chi Qian’s crappy boat that fast? Totally unreasonable!]
[This is so sus. I bet she strapped a rocket booster to the stern, top speed one kilometer per second… okay, I can’t keep bullshitting.]
[Report! Someone’s hacking! The production team must’ve rigged her boat—don’t play favorites!]
