Chapter 742: Chapter 741: Why Doesn’t Anyone Prank Brother Cheng?
Unexpectedly, the straight-laced Shi Yuhuai learned to lower his head.
Mu Qiu and the others found it novel and casually gave way.
"No problem, no problem, you’ll definitely take longer than us. We’ll step aside. Come on, give it your best shot."
The three of them raised their hands and walked away, sitting on the edge of the mat and unscrewing water bottles to drink, while still glancing at the situation on his side out of the corner of their eyes.
Without their interference, their game progress... wasn’t particularly impressive either.
They pounced on a four-seater, which was indeed a bit long for a two-person team. Even with Jiang Zhufeng sitting at the back to hold down the dragon’s tail, they had to be extremely cautious while navigating the turning obstacle course.
Also, Shi Yuhuai’s long legs had another downside. When he pushed forward on the ground, his entire foot would stomp down, and easily cause a vibration strong enough to topple the nearby Little Red Riding Hood.
If Little Red Riding Hood toppled, they had to start over.
It was indeed a bit challenging.
By the time they passed the level, Jiang Zhufeng was already exhausted and overheated, face flushed red. As for Shi Yuhuai, he felt a sense of relief as if liberated from pain, lying flat amidst the pile of Little Red Riding Hoods.
He even reached out to manually topple the sturdy, upright Little Red Riding Hoods beside him.
"Shi Yuhuai and Jiang Zhufeng group took eight minutes and three seconds!"
Jiang Zhufeng sat up, shaking her head and gasping for air, saying, "I never thought a game could last eight minutes. It already feels really fast. Brother Huai, let’s go."
She extended a hand, intending to pull him up.
But Shi Yuhuai clearly had no intention of holding a girl’s hand, supporting himself to get up instead.
Jiang Zhufeng wasn’t surprised that she couldn’t pull him up. After all, his character setting was nationally known; interacting with female guests was limited to either "being pursued by female guests" or "chasing female guests".
They walked off the mat, completely drained, as it was the fourth group’s turn.
This time it was Cheng Zhirang’s group.
Clearly, Cheng Zhirang was experienced in personnel arrangement, calmly and rationally organizing things, finally asking out of courtesy, "Do you think this is okay?"
Bai Shu and Xu Cheng had no objections, and went straight to their lanes. Concentrated in the middle three lanes, Bai Shu was protected in the center, with Cheng Zhirang on the right and Xu Cheng on the left.
Among the three, Cheng Zhirang had done polar skiing, Xu Cheng had performed fancy diving on a show before, and Bai Shu was bold and fearless. As soon as the whistle blew, the three of them slid straight down.
No screams or exchanges throughout.
When their tire seat hit a yellow obstacle and flipped, Xu Cheng leapt to the left, grabbing a Pipi Dragon ride, neatly and efficiently tucking his head and rolling to a safe landing.
Cheng Zhirang and Bai Shu, on the other hand, didn’t grab the Pipi Dragon, simply tucking their heads and rolling on the spot, standing up immediately upon landing to regroup with Xu Cheng.
Li Yang: "Wow, they’re fast."
Mu Qiu: "Xu Cheng pounced on a four-seater; their time is probably the shortest."
Zhang Li: "They have a clear goal, must have agreed from the start to focus only on four-seaters and whoever’s closest would pounce. They never exchanged words throughout."
Jiang Zhufeng: "Impressive. Bai Shu is sitting in the middle."""
Shu Ran: "Probably Brother Cheng and Xu Cheng decided she didn’t need to exert any effort."
More people can be advantageous, but it can also get chaotic easily. Ideally, two people charge forward while one watches for obstacles.
Cheng Zhirang’s team moved smoothly and efficiently. Without anyone causing chaos, their rhythm was great, and they quickly and safely passed the first straight-line obstacle, starting to turn.
Guan Yu sat on the ground, hiding in Li Yang’s shadow, fanning herself while saying, "They’re fast, but it’s not as fun to watch. That’s a competition, not a game. Look at Brother Huai’s round, it was way more fun."
Shi Yuhuai tried hard to suppress the childish urge to strangle her shadow.
Li Yang followed by nodding: "Indeed, that previous round was the best. But Sister Guan Yu, you could also go and ’disturb’ Brother Cheng’s group. Why did you let Brother Cheng off so easily?"
Jiang Zhufeng and the others turned heads, quietly listening to Guan Yu’s response.
In variety shows, it’s common to have someone nobody dares to provoke, like Cheng Zhirang on this show. Watch a few episodes more closely, and you’d notice that Cheng Zhirang rarely gets pranked or teased. Even the current popular sensation Li Yang often gets bullied, but not him.
Everyone seems to avoid him.
This phenomenon has led some fans of other MCs to express discontent towards Cheng Zhirang, and it’s been said that Cheng Zhirang is the show’s ’true prince’, untouchable.
Of course, some say the show gauges the popularity, noticing Cheng Zhirang’s massive fan base, they dare not embarrass him, as he maintains the fragile ’handsomest in the entertainment industry’ persona.
There’s all sorts of talk.
Now with this question thrown out there, how could Guan Yu respond without offending anyone?
Guan Yu didn’t overthink it and casually replied, "Because being first doesn’t threaten us. Later, he might even consult us about the outfit choices."
Cheng Zhirang isn’t Shi Yuhuai. He’s capable, gentlemanly, and polite. Who would want to offend him?
This reasoning received acknowledgment from Cheng Zhirang’s real girlfriend.
"He might really do that, the carrot approach works better than the stick. After a positive cycle, the next round everyone will remember and won’t do anything against him."
Li Yang: "Should I do that too? Then everyone might let me off next round."
Before Guan Yu spoke, Shi Yuhuai grabbed him.
"Impossible. If you start being soft in the middle, people will just think there’s something wrong with your head."
This show couldn’t have only him as a target for female guests. Absolutely, absolutely, absolutely not. There needed to be another victim.
"True enough," Li Yang sighed, oblivious to his true thoughts, still saying, "What a misstep, what a misstep."
While they were, chattering away, Cheng Zhirang’s team had already quickly finished the level, with Cheng Zhirang grabbing the sandbag single-handedly and pulling the end bell.
"Cheng Zhirang, Xu Cheng, and Bai Shu’s group took two minutes and forty-nine seconds!"
Jiang Zhufeng: "Not even three minutes!"
Li Yang: "First place for sure."
Guan Yu: "Why are you still standing there? Quickly go curry Brother Cheng’s favor! Even if you can’t massage or rub his legs, you can at least hand him a bottle of water, right? Make him happy, maybe he’ll pick the outfits you like!"
Li Yang’s eyes lit up: "Oh, right!"
He picked up a bottle of mineral water and dashed off: "Hey, hey, hey, Mu Qiu, take it easy, leave some chance for me!"
Mu Qiu: "......"
Cheng Zhirang’s group suddenly became a hot commodity, receiving everything from towels to bottled water to manual fans, with people everywhere offering leg massages and shoulder rubs.
Mu Qiu, holding a small fan, stood outside the crowd, looking at them dumbfounded.
Finally, after some thought, she turned the fan towards herself.
Forget it, might as well enjoy it herself.
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