The system makes me so beautiful that I don't care about anyone else's life or death.

"What else? It's rare to find someone with such an annoying voice." Director Han rolled his eyes at him.

"Director Han, you're being a bit too harsh."

"You don't need to tell me, everyone knows."

I really want to punch you.

Su Ran did not comment on this.

She was quite happy to see Lan Yue again.

However, Lan Yue's complexion didn't look too good.

"Self-sufficiency" is quite fitting for its variety show title.

After a bus journey of more than ten hours, they arrived at the foot of a desolate mountain.

Director Han said, "The place we'll be staying is up in the mountains. If you want to rest, you'll have to rely on yourselves."

Are they supposed to make them climb up themselves?

"Director, didn't you say this was a slow-paced variety show?" Lu Xiaoyan asked, barely suppressing her dissatisfaction. She was dressed beautifully today, wearing high heels, and making her walk up a mountain path was like torture.

"Yeah, director, you didn't tell us before we came. We thought it was a plain," Lu Xiaoqing, who was also wearing high heels, complained.

She was a moderately famous actress. Although she was labeled a "mistress," she was very experienced and had even won a Best Actress award. Perhaps because of these backgrounds, she didn't think as much as Lu Xiaoyan when it came to Director Han.

"Besides, we're also carrying suitcases." Jiang Shan looked at her two suitcases with a headache. "We men are fine, but do those girls have the stamina?"

Director Han said expressionlessly, "I told you before we came that you had to be self-sufficient. If you're going to work, you have to act like you're working. Look at Guiyin, how well prepared they are!"

Su Ran was dressed in blue winter hiking gear, carrying an extra-large hiking backpack and wearing a pair of hiking boots in the same color.

It wasn't something she had anticipated.

She simply felt that this outfit was the most convenient for traveling, which unexpectedly suited the show's premise.

Director Han had already set up the flying live streaming equipment, with the camera pointing directly at them from above.

"Ghost Sound, do you have any spare shoes? These high heels of mine are really hard to walk in," Lu Xiaoyan said.

Before she came, Zhong Jue told her not to appear so aloof in front of the other guests.

Su Ran didn't want to bother creating a kind-hearted persona for herself, nor did she want to appear too cold-hearted.

So she said, "I'm sorry, the other pair of shoes was for Teacher Lan."

Compared to Lu Xiaoyan, with whom he had met a few times, Lan Yue, who had participated in the same program with him, seemed more natural.

Lost in thought, Lan Yue was startled by Su Ran's words: "Give it to me?"

"Yes, Ms. Lan, your size should be about the same as mine."

"That's so embarrassing."

"Just return it to me after you've climbed the mountain."

"..." Lan Yue choked for a moment, then suddenly couldn't help but chuckle, "Then I won't be polite."

Seeing this, Lu Xiaoqing, feeling unwilling, called out to Gao Zhiyuan, "Brother Zhi, if we can't get up there, carry me on your back."

Ever since Gao Zhiyuan met Lan Yue, he has been somewhat distracted.

So he didn't hear anything Lu Xiaoqing shouted.

My husband is finally back in business! Other celebrities become famous and then immediately start filming movies and appearing on variety shows, but my husband is so low-key!

[There's actually a former couple, Lan Yue and Gao Zhiyuan, in this? Good heavens, director, what are you trying to do?]

[Director Han? The director who shoots from the worst angle? The entertainment industry's undisputed beauty destroyer? No way, he'll definitely make my husband look awful in those photos!!]

[It seems not... Ghost Voice is standing there, everyone else is just background noise, she's completely stealing the show.]

[My focus isn't on that. Why is Lu Xiaoqing here? Wasn't Lan Yue and Gao Zhiyuan divorced because of her? It's been so long, hasn't she risen to power yet?]

The mountain roads are steep, especially those that have been covered in snow and ice in winter. If you step on one, your shoes won't have enough traction and you'll slip down instantly.

The cleats on the soles of my hiking boots were firmly stuck to the ground, making it still difficult to walk, but much easier than for the others.

In no time, the six people behind were left more than ten meters behind.

Lan Yue had limited stamina, so Su Ran pulled her along as they walked.

She stopped as she passed a lush, leafy patch.

"What's wrong with Ghost Sound?" Lan Yue asked.

"There's something good."

Su Ran released Lan Yue's hand and opened her hiking backpack.

The little butterfly was sleeping in the bag, in a specially made pocket.

She poked the little butterfly with her finger.

[Host, why are you disturbing my sweet dreams?] The little butterfly woke up reluctantly.

[Shovel.] Su Ran used a heart sensor.

The little butterfly had no choice but to pull out a small iron shovel, ten times its own size, from its body and hand it to Su Ran.

Ever since she learned that Little Butterfly's body could contain the glass bottle of Soul-Capturing Incense, she had tried stuffing everything movable in the house into Little Butterfly's body.

It was discovered that the little butterfly's body was practically another dimension, capable of holding anything except living things.

So the little butterfly became Su Ran's exclusive space prop.

This shovel was used when I was working in the fields in Xiaojiang Village.

Lan Yue watched in disbelief as Su Ran pulled an iron shovel out of her bag, and even she, usually a superb actress, couldn't hide her surprise.

She watched as Su Ran took a shovel and dug a deep pit into the mound, revealing the tangled brown tree roots inside.

What is Ghost Voice doing?

[Holy crap, it's kudzu root! She's digging up kudzu root!]

Why dig this up? The director can't let the villagers go hungry when they get to the village.

[Didn't you see the show's title is "Self-Sufficient"? Director Han is always tricky; he might actually make the guests figure out how to make their own food.]

Is it really that exaggerated?

[To be honest, it's no exaggeration to say that anyone who doesn't know Director Han knows about him. The film that won Zhong Jue the Best Actor award when he was seventeen was directed by him. I heard that he went seven or eight days without eating, only drinking water, to film one scene, and he was completely mentally exhausted.]

No wonder Zhong Jue retired from the entertainment industry.

"Kuzu root."

Su Ran gave Lan Yue a brief explanation, then buried her head and continued digging.

"Then let me help you carry it. I happen to have an empty bag here."

Lan Yue opened her suitcase and took out several storage bags for clothes.

We dug up about three kilograms, and the people behind us had already caught up.

Seeing what Su Ran was carrying, he asked curiously:

"Ghost Sound, what are you digging up?" Ma Zhu asked.

"Kuzu root."

"Do you need to cook? No need for that. When we get to the village, the villagers will surely be kind enough to treat us."

"Yes, the way up the mountain is already very difficult, and now carrying this is even more tiring. Let's save some energy."

Su Ran didn't say anything more.

She doesn't freeload.

Even if some kind villagers do treat her to a meal, she will reciprocate with kudzu root.

Su Ran carried a bag of kudzu root and Blue Moon and continued walking forward.

Compared to the large group struggling to move behind her, her back was always straight, her steps were powerful, and what she carried seemed to be light and weightless.

At this moment, someone shouted:

"Ghost Voice, you're so strong, could you help us with our luggage?"