Chapter 96: Let’s See Her Act High and Mighty Now!
The countdown on the bomb showed only thirty seconds left.
The ticking sound pressed on everyone’s nerves.
“Qian Qian!” Chi Fengxiao shouted. “If it comes to it, we’ll just throw it at the production crew and go down together with them!”
No matter what, no one could blow up his treasure!
The production team: ?! Did you just hear yourself?!
“Uncle, relax.” Chi Qian calmly took the bomb, set it on the table, and picked up the tools to start dismantling it.
Xia Zhenzhen, holding her breath in her throat, said mockingly, “There’s only thirty seconds left. As if she could defuse it. You’d better hide, or you’ll all be caught in the blast with her.”
She saw Chi Qian’s method and nearly burst out laughing. She wasn’t even following the staff’s demonstration steps—no way she’d succeed.
Chi Fengxiao snapped, impatient, “Mind your own business! Who asked you to butt in?”
Xia Zhenzhen had never been scolded like that at home before—her eyes instantly turned red.
[I’ve had enough of this princess act. Picking a fight with our sister Qian right off the bat—does she think sister Qian’s made of clay?]
[Wow, Zhenzhen must’ve grown up spoiled rotten to act like this.]
[She doesn’t mean any harm. She just speaks bluntly, no scheming at all.]
[She’s also a year younger than Chi Qian. Brother Chi, don’t be so harsh to a kid.]
[Harsh? Please. The only kid Brother Chi sees is Qian Qian. Your Zhenzhen? Who even is she?]
At that moment, Shen Jing rushed over. “Son, hurry, ours is about to blow too!”
Ling Qian, Luo Fan, and Xia Xinyue also made it back to the starting point.
Shen Jiashu didn’t have enough time. After only a few attempts, the bomb in his hands exploded with a bang—flour paste splattered all over his face.
Xia Zhenzhen had barely gotten hold of her bomb when the timer hit zero.
Both sisters were blasted on the spot.
“What the heck is this?!” Xia Zhenzhen sputtered, choking and coughing as the chili powder from inside the bomb filled her eyes and nose. She couldn’t see a thing.
Luo Zichuan, realizing there wasn’t enough time, wisely didn’t even bother taking the bomb. He just let it blow up in Luo Fan’s hands.
Dark green, expired soybean juice splashed all over Luo Fan. His expression was even greener than the liquid.
Almost every bomb defuser was wiped out.
“Director, this is way too hard!” Xia Xinyue cried, nearly in tears. “The time is nowhere near enough!”
Just the horse race alone had eaten up most of the countdown, not to mention fighting the other contestants along the way.
But the director simply pointed ahead. “Too hard? Didn’t one team succeed?”
*
It was still the pair that made everyone grit their teeth.
All eyes turned toward Chi Qian and Chi Fengxiao.
Chi Qian stood there with her hands in her pockets, a lollipop dangling from her mouth, looking utterly carefree.
On the table before her, the bomb’s timer still had twenty-two seconds left.
In other words, she had defused it in less than ten seconds.
Luo Fan couldn’t help but mutter, “Damn freak.”
Luo Zichuan gave him a silent look. “She’s not a freak. You’re just useless.”
Luo Fan: ??? Whose side are you on?
Xia Zhenzhen sniffed disdainfully. “She must have cheated.”
Xia Xinyue quickly pulled her back, soothing gently, “Zhenzhen, don’t say that. Qian Qian’s really amazing. You should learn from her, alright?”
Xia Zhenzhen pouted. “Everyone knows it’s scripted. I’m not learning anything.”
So what if she was the Chi family’s granddaughter? Could she compare to the Xia family’s only eldest daughter and young lady?
The head director’s voice rang out again: “Congratulations to Chi Qian and Chi Fengxiao for winning first place in this game. You will have the priority choice of transport to the next filming location!”
The staff pulled away a black cloth.
The others stared wide-eyed.
“Off-road cars and mountain bikes, I get… but why are there camels and skateboards?” Luo Fan asked.
The director replied: “They’re all transport tools.”
Luo Fan: “Huh??”
Chi Fengxiao pulled Chi Qian over to choose. Having finally gotten first place, he wasn’t about to let anyone else take advantage.
“Qian Qian, let’s take the off-road car, yeah?”
Chi Qian immediately asked: “Director, how much gas is left in the car?”
The director said, “That depends on your luck.”
A single sentence, yet full of traps.
Chi Qian pointed. “Uncle, we’ll take the camel.”
Chi Fengxiao thought she just wanted to try something new, having never ridden one before, so he went along.
The two rode away on the swaying camel.
Xia Zhenzhen nearly died laughing. “She’s such an idiot! Camels are so slow, they won’t reach the destination before dark. Dumb as a rock.”
Luo Zichuan replied: “On average, camels travel 14.5–16 km/h. Normally, about 40 km/h. Their top speed can reach 70 km/h. Don’t embarrass yourself when you don’t even know basic facts.”
Xia Zhenzhen: “……”
Xia Xinyue chuckled softly. “Sorry, my little sister’s still in middle school, she doesn’t know much yet.”
Shen Jiashu piped up: “But Brother Zichuan’s also in middle school, how come he knows so much?”
Xia Xinyue: “……”
[I’m dying. Who here isn’t a middle schooler?]
[Last episode, Luo Zichuan was the cold, silent type. Why’s he suddenly so sharp-tongued now?]
[And little Jiashu—total sweet puppy around Qian Qian, but without her he’s like a crazy barking dog.]
[What’s up with Gu Hua’s group today? So low-key. Not a word.]
[Didn’t you see the news? The Gu family went bankrupt, and Gu Hua’s dad got locked up. Of course she has to keep her head down now.]
After choosing their transport, the guests set out.
Destination: the Kemiya Desert.
Luo Fan’s off-road car was the fastest, quickly overtaking Chi Qian’s group.
“Qian Qian, should we chase them down?” Chi Fengxiao asked, remembering last time.
This time Chi Qian was satisfied with their first-place win. Crunching her lollipop, she said, “No need. They won’t get far.”
“Hm?”
Sure enough, the show’s traps were endless.
Luo Fan’s car ran out of fuel halfway.
Ling Qian’s mountain bike chain snapped.
Xia Xinyue’s skateboard wheels wore down so fast it broke almost immediately.
Shen Jing had also chosen a mountain bike, but since he could fix it, he quickly got it working again and kept going.
Chi Fengxiao was stunned. “The production crew really has no shame. But… why aren’t we having any trouble?”
Chi Qian answered: “Because they didn’t feed our camel.”
“You know that too? Then what do we do?”
“It said it stole all its coworkers’ feed before leaving, so it’s still full.”
The camel gave a smug grin: Lucky I was smart, otherwise I wouldn’t be able to carry you.
By the time all the guests reached the Kemiya Desert, the production team was already waiting.
When the directors saw the sweaty, exhausted, disheveled guests, they were very satisfied.
But then their faces fell at the sight of Chi Qian sitting comfortably on her camel, relaxed and fresh.
How the hell was that camel still going strong? Did the staff cheat for her?
Forget it.
This season’s survival theme had been carefully decided after two sleepless nights of discussion.
And it was specifically designed to counter Chi Qian!
Wasn’t she good at commanding animals?
Didn’t she always want to laze around?
Well, in the desert, there weren’t many animals for her to order around. Let’s see how she acts now!
Hahahahaha!
