Chapter 17

Shen Tang and Huo Yingying were walking with some difficulty through the forest. There were no paths here, only tree branches everywhere that scratched their faces.

Shen Tang stopped and said, "This isn't working."

Huo Yingying was tired and out of breath, leaning against a tree, "What should we do..."

After walking for so long, she was hungry.

Shen Tang looked up at the tall trees, and tucked his shirt into his pants. "Let me take a look first."

To Huo Yingying's shock, Shen Tang nimbly climbed up the big tree using his hands and feet.

"Wait--" Aren't you an actress?

Huo Yingying didn't think someone could move that quickly without having climbed trees at least 180 times.

As he climbed higher and higher, Huo Yingying started to worry. If he fell from that height by accident, he would probably die on the spot.

She couldn't keep her voice from trembling, "Tang Tang, don't climb anymore!"

"It's fine!" His voice floated down from above.

Shen Tang climbed up high and looked around. The surrounding scenery was unobstructed. The locations of the hidden resource packs weren't too difficult to spot, but they weren't completely obvious either.

He looked around and noticed a few conspicuous signs, memorizing their locations before slowly climbing back down.

With about one meter left, he jumped straight to the ground.

Huo Yingying had red eyes. "Tang Tang, you scared me to death!"

When Shen Tang was up in the tree earlier, Huo Yingying didn't even dare speak much, afraid of disturbing him and causing him to fall.

A warm current flowed through Shen Tang's heart. So this is what it feels like to be worried over?

It felt nice.

He reached out and ruffled Huo Yingying's hair. "There there, see I'm fine!"

On the other side, He Yuan and Ao Ziping had looked for half a day without even seeing the shadow of a resource pack.

He Yuan felt irritated. "The production team sure hid them well. Do they really plan to starve us to death?"

Ao Ziping sighed. "Let's keep looking. There must be clues, we just haven't discovered them yet."

All of a sudden, they heard rustling sounds.

The two exchanged a glance and quietly walked over.

They saw an old hen pecking at bugs on the ground and eating them.

Ao Ziping was so excited he silently screamed, afraid of startling the chicken away.

He Yuan looked left and right, didn't see anything, and whispered: "How do we catch it?"

"Let's just go for it directly. It's probably a domestic hen, it shouldn't be too difficult!"

Half an hour later, He Yuan and Ao Ziping sprawled on the ground, covered in feathers.

He Yuan panted heavily. "How - how can this chicken even fly?"

Ao Ziping plucked the feathers out of his hair, somewhat exhausted. "What now, try again?" It was almost noon already. Other than what little they ate last night, they hadn't eaten since arriving on the island for filming yesterday.

The two looked at the flapping chicken, and thoughts of various chicken dishes involuntarily flashed through their minds.

Swallowing mouthful of saliva, they said in unison: "Catch it!"

...

Zhao Zhe carried a resource pack in one hand, and supported the limping Zhou Hao with the other.

Returning to camp, they saw Shen Tang and Yingying lying on the beach sunbathing.

Zhou Hao raised his eyebrows arrogantly. "Sis Tang Tang, you came back so quickly, did you not find anything?"

Not waiting for them to reply, he went on. "It's fine, I found a resource pack. You can share it with us. I don't mind."

The bullet screen in the livestream instantly became lively.

[Why did that sound so petulant?]

[Drinking early Longjing tea from 1982, wakes me right up, hahaha]

Shen Tang sat up, seeming to smile but not. "Who said we didn't find anything?"

She pointed at the shelter. "There, those are the ones we found."

There were three resource packs, neat and tidy under the shelter.

Zhou Hao's first reaction was: "How is that possible?!"

"And why is it not possible?" Shen Tang raised her eyebrows.

Zhou Hao had thought he could win one over her, he didn't expect Shen Tang to be so capable.

He pursed his lips and went to sit by himself.

Zhao Zhe was somewhat impressed. "Sis Tang Tang, you guys are so great. We only found one..."

Moreover, they had discovered it accidentally after Zhou Hao got scared by a bug, twisted his ankle falling down the slope.

That was where they had found the resource pack.

Of course, Zhao Zhe left out those details about the discovery process.

"Just got lucky."

Huo Yingying excitedly recounted how Shen Tang found the resource packs, gesturing wildly, her expressions vivid.

She then looked towards the woods and curiously asked: "How come He Yuan and Ao Ziping haven't come back yet?"

Yes, it was getting late, shouldn't those two be back by now?

Everyone grew somewhat concerned.

Although the director said there weren't many animals on this island, this was still a deserted island after all.

If those two had wandered too far, who knows what might happen.

Shen Tang looked at the sky, her brows knitted together. "Looks like there's going to be a change in weather soon."

[Ah, this woman is mysteriously showing off again]

[I think she's right]

[No way. Don't tell me she's trying to hype up her image as a knowledgeable person again. Everyone knows she has low education, an empty head!]

Zhou Hao glanced up. "But it's perfectly sunny right now?"

Shen Tang pointed at the dark clouds in the distance. "That cloud is drifting this way. It probably won't be long before it rains."

Zhou Hao neither agreed nor disagreed. Those clouds were still very far off. But Huo Yingying grew somewhat worried. "What should we do? Our shelter doesn't even have a door."

Shen Tang felt they might need to move elsewhere.

Flipping through the items, the few resource packs contained mostly the same things.

While waiting, they quickly ate something to fill their stomachs.

But He Yuan and Ao Ziping still did not return even after they finished eating.

Shen Tang stood up. "I'll go look for them."

"Let's go together."

"You two stay here. Zhao Zhe come with me."

Shen Tang and Zhao Zhe set off in the direction He Yuan and the others had left.

Not long after they departed, the sky darkened.

Zhao Zhe felt a bit uneasy. "It got dark so fast!"

Shen Tang's expression was grave. "Let's hurry there and hurry back. There might be a violent storm soon."

Zhao Zhe sucked in a breath. Hadn't he seen enough pig running to know better?

If it really stormed, they'd be screwed!

That shelter of theirs had problems blocking out sun or rain.

"He Yuan!"

"Ao Ziping!"

But there was no response.

The sky grew darker and darker, with the calm before a storm.

The mood of the livestream audience sank along with it.

[Oh no, is it really going to storm?]

[Ah, He Yuan ran so far, can Shen Tang still find them?]

[Wahhh, Shen Tang you must bring back my silly little brother... *prays*]

This random searching was getting them nowhere.

Shen Tang looked at the aerial camera: "Director, can you lead us to He Yuan and Ao Ziping? If it really storms later, it'll be dangerous for those two."

The director behind the scenes didn't hesitate and had the staff control the aerial camera to lead the way.

Before filming started, he had checked the weather forecast and there was no storm predicted, but judging from the current circumstance, Shen Tang was likely right.

He couldn't let these people take risks here.

Forget his own career ending if something happened to these guests, their safety was paramount.

"Quick, ready a boat to rescue them!"

Indeed He Yuan and Ao Ziping had wandered very far. Shen Tang and Zhao Zhe walked for over half an hour.

By now the forest was frighteningly dark.

"He Yuan!" "Ao Ziping!"

Hearing the shouts, the two dispirited people immediately perked up, yelling at the tops of their lungs:

"Here!"

"We're here!"

"Save us!"