Qi Yuan indeed exploded. “What the hell!?” Xu Lan couldn’t sit still anymore and reached out to grab Xiao Wu. “These two won’t do, they really won’t do.”

“What do you mean they won’t do? They’re all grown men, stop being so wishy-washy.” Xiao Wu grew up in the countryside, dealing with crops all the time, and had no idea what the process of this variety show was. All he knew was that the chickens from the village were missing, and they had to find them quickly. By the time it got dark, if the chickens were left on the mountain, there was a high chance they would be eaten by wild boars or other beasts.

“Hurry up!” The few villagers who came to help shouted. They had all put down their farming work to help and were waiting to find the chickens before heading back to the fields. Xiao Wu shot Lin Can an annoyed glare. “Get out here!”

Lin Can instinctively took a step forward. “No!” Qi Yuan’s voice turned cold.

“I’m telling you,” Xiao Wu looked directly at Xu Lan, “You say you want to help, but then you say this won’t do and that won’t do. What does that mean?”

“It’s not that…”

“I’ll just give you the money for those chickens!” Qi Yuan said with a stern face, insisting. His attitude made Xiao Wu even more upset. “Who cares about your money? Those chickens are raised by Wang Nai in the village, meant to be fattened up for the New Year for her little grandson! Can you just buy them with money?!”

As the atmosphere in the room grew increasingly tense, Lin Can couldn’t hold back anymore and stepped up to Xiao Wu. “Let’s go, I’ll go with you.”

“Lin Can!”

Lin Can turned back and gave Qi Yuan a reassuring smile. “It’ll just take a little while, I’ll come back and make you something delicious.” Qi Yuan let out a heavy sigh, then glared at Ran Yang, looking like a wife who had to maintain her husband’s face while dealing with a flirtatious rival.

When things go wrong, even catching a chicken requires teaming up with an ex-husband. Lin Can lightly patted Qi Yuan’s arm, then walked over to Xiao Wu with a heavy heart. “After a round, you’re the strongest. Take care of your partner; this mountain path isn’t easy to walk.” Xiao Wu glanced at Lin Can’s height and reminded him.

Lin Can had a thousand thoughts in his mind, but they all turned into a simple “Okay.” The rest were still dividing into groups, but Xiao Wu was impatient and took Lin Can and Ran Yang up the mountain first.

Before leaving, Lin Can could still hear Song Xiao complaining, asking why Lin Can was chosen when he was also 1.8 meters tall. Then he was coldly warned by Qi Yuan to “shut up.”

The village was surrounded by mountains. From a distance, the scenery in the mountains looked nice, but walking inside was quite a torture. The branches and weeds were overgrown, and there were small stones everywhere; if you weren’t careful, you could easily slip.

Although Ran Yang didn’t have the same background in the entertainment industry as others, he was still a proper city kid who had hardly seen a mountain, let alone climbed one. Along the way, he almost slipped several times.

“Watch your step!” Xiao Wu walked far ahead, and when he turned back to see the two still lagging behind, he had to stop and wait. Seeing that they finally caught up, he said, “You two should help each other out. Why are you acting like enemies, not even reminding each other about the pits on the road?”

Lin Can and Ran Yang both showed awkward expressions.

【Help! My toes are exhausted…】

【I’m dying of laughter, the expression on Ex-Husband’s face is like he’s facing a disaster.】

【Isn’t it a disaster? He still has a vinegar jar to coax at home.】

【Is that a vinegar jar? That’s a bomb, right? I was afraid Qi Yuan and Xiao Wu would start fighting…】

【But still, forgive me for laughing out loud.】

【Did you guys not notice? Actually, Ex-Husband has tried several times to remind Ran Yang to watch his step.】

【I thought I was the only one who noticed! It’s a bit sweet!】

【CP can be down-to-earth, but not down-to-hell. You two are both divorced, can you still ship them?】

【Divorced but can remarry, as long as they like each other, right?】

【Are you not afraid of Qi Yuan jumping off a building?】

【Qi Yuan won’t jump; he just makes others jump.】

【As a fan of Ran Yang, I beg you, shipping CP is fine, but can you do it secretly? Qi Yuan is Ran Yang’s boss!】

【Finally, someone pointed this out! I think those shipping Ran Yang and Ex-Husband here are black fans, wishing for Ran Yang to die early.】

【??? Are you Ran Yang fans sick? Do you see everyone as a bad person?】

【Did I say something wrong?】

The CP fans and solo fans were arguing fiercely, while Lin Can and Ran Yang in front of the camera were trying hard to maintain peace.

“Ha, let’s hurry up and find them; it will be dark soon,” Ran Yang said to Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu glanced at the sky, “We need to hurry; it looks like it’s going to rain tonight, and it’s getting dark so fast.”

Lin Can also looked up at the sky, silently estimating how long they had been out. It must have been a few hours. Qi Yuan was probably fuming like a pufferfish. Before he could think more, Xiao Wu said again, “Let’s go, try to find the chickens before it rains.”

Lin Can and Ran Yang both responded with an “Mm,” and lifted their feet to follow.

After searching for almost two hours, Ran Yang was so tired he could barely lift his feet when he suddenly heard someone calling from the top of the mountain.

“Xiao Wu! Come quick!”

Xiao Wu, puzzled, replied, “What are you shouting for?!”

“The chickens are found!”

Xiao Wu was overjoyed, “As long as we found them, that’s good!”

The man at the top of the mountain said impatiently, “What do you mean ‘as long as we found them’? This is serious! Come take a look!”

Xiao Wu’s expression changed, and without caring about Lin Can and Ran Yang behind him, he quickly walked up. Ran Yang chased a few steps but was so exhausted that he bent over, gasping for breath, while still interacting with the camera crew.

“Xiao Wu has such good stamina; I’m almost dead, and he can still walk so fast. You too, little brother, carrying that machine for so long, aren’t you tired?”

The cameraman shook his head and received a thumbs up from Ran Yang. “Truly a professional.”

Lin Can, who was silently waiting behind him, could only pretend to admire the scenery. In reality, he was already drowning in the awkwardness.

Xiao Wu walked several hundred meters before remembering that he still had two people behind him and shouted loudly to them, “I’ll go ahead; you two take your time, no need to rush.”

Though he said not to rush, leaving Lin Can and Ran Yang alone together made them awkward. The two of them forced themselves to take big steps to catch up.

Before they got close, they heard several men speaking excitedly about something. Ran Yang took a few steps closer, wanting to ask what was going on, when he suddenly felt something sticky under his foot. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse.

“Ah!”

“Be careful…” Lin Can wanted to reach out to help, but because the distance was too far, he could only watch helplessly as Ran Yang stumbled backward, tripped over a branch, and fell to the ground.

The commotion drew the attention of others.

“What happened?” Xiao Wu walked over, and seeing Ran Yang like this, his brows furrowed tightly. “What happened? How did you fall?”

“Blood… blood…” Ran Yang pointed to a certain spot, his face filled with shock. Everyone followed where he was pointing and indeed saw a pool of thick blood.

Before Lin Can could feel horrified, the man who had come with Xiao Wu spoke first, “That’s chicken blood; don’t worry.”

“Chicken blood?”

“Yeah, I don’t know which beast it was that caught the chicken and killed it directly,” the man said, “They probably saw us looking for it and were afraid of being caught, so they didn’t even have time to roast it before leaving.”

Lin Can looked around carefully; next to the pool of blood, there were indeed quite a few chicken feathers, clearly visible and showing no signs of drying up, indicating it had just happened not long ago.

“Damn it,” Xiao Wu cursed, then shouted at the few men gathered together, “This can’t just be let go! Otherwise, it won’t be easy to explain to Wang Nai; go ask in the neighboring village!”

There was a chorus of agreement from the crowd, “Yeah! Those brats in their village are hated by everyone; they just came back from junior high in town yesterday, it must be them!”

“Last time they were on break, which family’s chicken went missing too!”

“We need to go ask! Let’s go!”

A few men were all fired up, talking as they headed down the mountain. Xiao Wu followed for a few steps, then caught sight of the camera and walked back.

“You guys head back first,” he said to Lin Can and Ran Yang, pointing to the path under their feet, “Just follow this road back.”

Thinking that they hadn’t seen any other forks in the road along the way, Lin Can nodded, not worried about getting lost.

Xiao Wu let out a sigh of relief, thinking that with two big men and four cameramen, nothing could go wrong, and left first.

Lin Can stood in place for a while, watching the sky grow darker. Ran Yang was still squatting on the ground, not moving, so he had to muster up the courage to ask, “Aren’t we going back?”

Ran Yang didn’t look at him, just lowered his head a bit more and said gloomily, “You go back first; I’ll leave later.”

Lin Can glanced at the two cameramen beside him, both carrying a large camera. Besides filming, they couldn’t help with anything else. With the sky almost dark, who knows what might appear in the mountains. Lin Can couldn’t just leave him here; his conscience wouldn’t allow it.

“Let’s go together.”

Ran Yang didn’t move.

“Ran Yang?”

Ran Yang took a deep breath, his voice low, “I twisted my ankle just now; I can’t move right now. You go first; I’ll come down when I feel better.”

What was he supposed to do? Really leave an injured person in the dark mountain? Lin Can stood there for a while, finally making up his mind and scratching his face.

“I’ll carry you.”

“What?” Ran Yang suddenly looked up, only to see Lin Can squatting down in front of him, facing away.

“Get on,” Lin Can said.

Ran Yang didn’t move.

Lin Can turned back, “Hmm?”

“No need for you to carry me; I can walk by myself…” Ran Yang said, trying to stand up, but as soon as he moved, he winced in pain, his features twisting slightly.

Lin Can sighed inwardly, “Let me carry you; it’ll be faster down the mountain, and it will save the crew from worrying.”

Afraid Ran Yang would shake his head again, he added that he wanted to get back for dinner quickly.

“Don’t keep the crew waiting too long; they must be hungry too.”

Ran Yang thought for a moment, then gritted his teeth and climbed onto Lin Can’s shoulder.

In an instant, the already restless bullet comments exploded.

【Hahaha!! Expired candy is still candy, so sweet!】

【I’ll ship for just a second, just one second.】

【Tsundere shou and honest gong, who understands?】

【I understand, I understand! So good to ship! Can’t stop!】

【Ship what? You guys are really shameless.】

【Qi Yuan: ???】

【It’s over, Qi Yuan has been stolen.】

【Three seconds until Qi Yuan arrives on the battlefield.】

【Volcano eruption?】