CHAPTER 99: CHAPTER 98: THE WHOLE INTERNET IS WAITING FOR HER TO PULL OFF A STUNT

As soon as Zhong Yulu and Sheng Yaoyao’s car left, most of the program crew’s cars departed as well, even Director Wang followed them to the destination.

On the cement ground in the middle of the rapeseed field, only Ji Xizhi, Zhu Xiu’an, and two follow-cam PDs were left.

The guests split up, and the live room began to split flow as well.

Guan Fengyan, Sheng Yaoyao, and Zhong Yulu, along with Director Wang, rushed to the destination first, and curious fans followed them.

However, Ji Xizhi still had some traffic, so nearly half of the people chose to stay in the live room of Ji Xizhi and Zhu Xiu’an, ready to see if Ji Xizhi had any unexpected tricks up her sleeve.

Choosing a car for tasks took the production team quite some time, and now that most have left, it’s already past nine, the sun shining warmly, making the surrounding rapeseed flowers appear to glow.

Zhu Xiu’an watched as the entire production team left grandly, his face, which just had a pained expression, suddenly changed. All the closed-eye determination was just an act to make Director Wang leave.

As soon as Director Wang left, he sneaked over to Ji Xizhi’s side.

He asked in a low voice, "Hey! Now that Director Wang is gone, do you have some plan? Is there a way to get there quickly?"

[Haha! I knew Zhu Xiu’an said he wanted to run with Ji Xizhi for a reason! Here it is!]

[Honestly, I’m also curious how Ji Xizhi plans to get there! I can’t figure out what strategy she has up her sleeve either!]

[Cut corners? But I feel like this area has roads in all directions; even if you could shift right across, you can’t outrun a car with four wheels!]

[Indeed, I’m racking my brains and can’t think of any breakthrough solutions!]

Fans staying in the live stream thought exactly the same as Zhu Xiu’an.

They certainly felt that Ji Xizhi must have a back-up plan! Otherwise, why wouldn’t she get in the car! Running all the way is just impossible!

Ji Xizhi must be up to something!

The fans eagerly watched Ji Xizhi on camera.

Ji Xizhi seemed completely unfazed; after listening to Zhu Xiu’an, she tilted her head, shot him a sidelong glance, and replied, "Warm-up properly."

After saying that, she casually stretched and then...

Started lunging and stretching her legs!

Then she did leg stretches, knee exercises, ankle exercises, and finally jumped in place a few times.

Zhu Xiu’an: "..."

His face showed a bit of confusion; this didn’t quite align with his expectations?

[These moves look a lot like the warm-up exercises our PE teacher taught us before running 1500 meters?]

[Emmm, this looks familiar, isn’t this the warm-up before long-distance running???]

[Wait a minute, I suddenly realized, could it be that Ji Xizhi really plans to run! all! the! way! there?!!!]

The fans in the live stream finally caught on.

Onsite, Zhu Xiu’an was still dazed, watching Ji Xizhi.

After finishing her warm-up, Ji Xizhi prodded him again.

"If you don’t warm up, how will you run fast over there?"

Zhu Xiu’an sounded like a sloth, stretching his words as he asked, "Run—over—there?"

Ji Xizhi was already done warming up, she got into a starting position, then darted out like a bullet.

Zhu Xiu’an only felt a merciless wind brush past his face.

It left him feeling chilled to the bone.

Following that wind onwards, only one sentence was left behind.

"Remember to warm up."

Ji Xizhi left Zhu Xiu’an with those four words.

She really hadn’t run long-distance in a while, during her grad school days, she could only run laps in the neighborhood and at school, the last recording was in Ping’an Village, and the mountainous roads weren’t good for running.

This time, the program was set on a plain, surrounded by plenty of vegetation, with fresh air and a good environment.

She genuinely wanted to exercise and run!

After her warm-up, Ji Xizhi enthusiastically dashed off.

Her pace was steady, her breathing even, and her running form was exceptionally standard.

[Lol, how ridiculous, the whole internet waited for her to pull a stunt, but she just used her physical prowess to get there!]

[Hahaha, sorry, Zhu Xiu’an’s expression is sending me all the way to the Pacific Ocean with laughter!]

[Zhi Zhi looks genuinely happy, she truly wants to run, really!!!]

[Poor Zhu Xiu’an, finally he tries being smart for once, and then the big boss says today she doesn’t want to fly, she wants to run!]

[I might just laugh myself to death with this show, Life Experience should be renamed Laughter Experience!]

The live chat fans were laughing so hard they could barely breathe.

Meanwhile, on-site, Zhu Xiu’an was warming up to the point of exhaustion.

He regularly hit the gym, but he mainly did strength training, not long-distance running!

Plus, long-distance running requires technique.

Zhu Xiu’an’s speed varied, and by the end, he was almost paralyzed.

Despite looking ahead, Ji Xizhi was about to become out of sight, when suddenly, he saw her stop running.

-

The program crew’s car was naturally quick to reach the destination.

This time, the crew had rented an entire homestay courtyard for filming.

Zhong Yulu and Sheng Yaoyao were the first to arrive, as Zhong Yulu had contributed the most to the car fees, taking the first place, with Sheng Yaoyao in second.

Next was Guan Fengyan, who arrived safely with the other guests’ luggage on a tricycle.

The three arrived at the homestay in succession.

Director Wang didn’t make it difficult for everyone and rewarded as previously announced: 30 work points for the first place.

The second place received 20 work points as a reward, and third place got 10 work points.

Zhong Yulu received 30 work points but since she was deducted 20 earlier, with 200 loaned for car fees, she still owed the program 190 points. Including Sheng Yaoyao’s 50 points for car fees, she owed the program 140 points.

Sheng Yaoyao, after deducting 50 points for car fees, owed Zhong Yulu 30 points.

Guan Fengyan made a small profit; in addition to the 10 work point reward, he received points for delivering the luggage of Ji Xizhi and Zhu Xiu’an, as well as Sheng Yaoyao’s, after they switched to a car, raising him to the second place with 20 points, right behind Ji Xizhi in ranking.

After the program crew calculated the work points, Zhong Yulu turned her gaze towards Director Wang.

Director Wang smiled slightly as he sat on the reclining chair in the courtyard.

"Everyone is quite clever, besides work point rewards, there is additional information to disclose for arrival rankings."

"In the coming days, all guests will experience life in Lishui County, needing work points for every necessity. We have already distributed work point cards, food cards, supply cards, and rent cards to the villagers of Lishui County; work points are your currency for clothes, food, accommodation, everything, while food, supply, and rent cards are one-time consumables—use once and the card is taken. How to obtain these cards depends on random tasks spontaneously discovered by the guests themselves; complete them for the villagers to verify and distribute."

After leisurely announcing the rules, Director Wang stated:

"The top three arrivals will receive tip cards. The first place gets a detailed card with the task and location, the second gets a task hint, the third gets a location hint."

Fans who followed to the live chat were shocked upon hearing Director Wang’s words.

[Wow, there’s really a hidden benefit! To get a card, there’s neither a specific location nor a task, Lishui County is so big, without hints how can you find anything!]

[Oh dear, doesn’t this spell trouble for Ji Xizhi and Zhu Xiu’an!]