Facing her lover, Cheng Baoni's arrogant demeanor immediately diminished, and she stammered, "My hemorrhoids flared up... that was when the pain was at its worst... I didn't have time to check the laser lines..."
Song Yifei's anger surged to her head, and she rushed over, pointing her finger at her nose and yelling, "Making a mistake is one thing, but lying and deceiving everyone is another! Your character is absolutely despicable!"
Cheng Baoni's face turned pale and then purple, and she retorted defiantly, "What I do is none of your business. You fawn over Cheng Ai like this, but I haven't seen her give you any benefits."
Song Yifei was struck on a sore spot and trembled with anger. "Don't try to sow discord! Everything I did was voluntary!"
After speaking, he quickly glanced at Cheng Ai and saw that she was staring at the laser beam, which made him feel a little more at ease.
Although he did have ulterior motives in approaching her, it would be inappropriate to admit it to her face. If he angered the big boss behind her, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"Hehe!" Cheng Baoni laughed exaggeratedly, full of sarcasm. "Looking at the entire entertainment industry, who doesn't want to curry favor with Movie Emperor Ye? It's obvious, so stop being stubborn."
She was only targeting Song Yifei, but her words inadvertently hurt everyone, since they all had the idea of currying favor with the powerful.
For a moment, the cave was eerily quiet, and an indescribable awkward atmosphere filled the air.
No one responded, and Cheng Baoni, feeling awkward, shut her mouth.
Cheng Ai and Zhong Zheyi spent an hour re-comparing the data with the duration of the laser line changes, and all the data were correct except for Cheng Baoni's.
Instead of rushing through the challenges as usual, everyone gathered together to discuss countermeasures.
Hao Jian sat silently in the corner with Cheng Baoni in his arms, while Wu Xu remained motionless against the stone wall. However, upon closer inspection, it was discovered that his breathing was disordered, indicating that he had already fallen asleep and was trapped in a nightmare from which he could not extricate himself.
Song Yifei sat sideways with her legs together, one hand supporting her chin, the other rummaging through the photos, her brows furrowed, sighing repeatedly.
Zhong Zheyi sat cross-legged, and Cheng Ai's posture was exactly the same as his, completely unconstrained by the cheongsam she was wearing.
They lost a total of 188 points. If the remaining 12 points are also deducted, it will mean that the mission has failed.
"Gurgle...gurgle..."
A rumbling stomach sounded, and Song Yifei clutched her empty stomach, muttering with a worried expression, "It's almost eleven o'clock... I'm so hungry and sleepy..."
"Want some Xiangpiaopiao milk tea?" Cheng Ai subconsciously chimed in.
"Huh?" Song Yifei paused for a second, then shook her head and chuckled, "Sister Xiao Ai, you're mistaken. It's 'a little hungry and a little sleepy,' not 'very hungry and sleepy.'"
Cheng Ai pursed her lips and remained silent.
I just blurted out that sentence because it sounded familiar. Now that I think about it, it seems to be an advertisement line that the original owner accidentally remembered while watching a TV series.
Silence returned to the cave, broken only by the soft flapping of the origami cranes' wings.
Zhong Zheyi stroked his chin with one hand, pondered for a long time, then picked up a stone and traced an irregular circle between several photos. "Do you think it looks like a pair of scissors?"
Cheng Ai's eyes lit up, and she immediately leaned closer to take a look, exclaiming in surprise, "Wow! It really is!"
Zhong Zheyi circled a few more laser lines, and Song Yifei exclaimed excitedly, "Oh my god, it's an umbrella!"
Cheng Baoni couldn't help but roll her eyes and scoffed, "You guys are so carefree. You're almost starving and you still have time to play around."
Unfortunately, her words were drowned out by the noisy discussions and no one paid any attention.
Looking at the new pattern Zhong Zheyi had found, Cheng Ai suddenly blurted out, "Do you remember the nursery rhyme we heard before entering the castle? It had scissors and a parachute in it."
Song Yifei suddenly realized, excitedly slapping her thigh, "Damn! So that's how it is! The production team is so cunning!"
At the same time, the broadcast seemed to deliberately play that audio clip.
The three exchanged glances and quickly marked the photos in the order of the items mentioned in the lyrics.
In this way, the complex and intertwined situation becomes much clearer.
Wu Xu was in a bad state; his forehead was covered in cold sweat, and his expression was contorted in pain, as if he were enduring some kind of extreme suffering.
Cheng Ai stood up and woke him up, but the next moment her arms were tightly bound.
Wu Xu's eyes were bloodshot, his mind was dazed, his pupils were unfocused, and he murmured incoherently, "Qian...Qian Hui...Liang Yan...forgive me...I really know I was wrong..."
Zhong Zheyi's expression changed slightly, and he quickly stepped forward to pull him away, "Master Wu, are you alright?"
Wu Xu shuddered and gradually regained consciousness.
He looked around blankly, then realized he was holding Cheng Ai. He immediately let go and apologized with deep remorse, "Ai girl, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."
Cheng Ai shook her head and smiled faintly, indicating that she didn't care.
She briefly explained the general situation of the laser beams to everyone, and then took the lead into the depths of the cave.
Zhong Zheyi quickly caught up, Song Yifei followed him, and Hao Jian and Cheng Baoni, not wanting to fall behind, rushed ahead of Wu Xu to catch up.
Every ten minutes, Cheng Ai would change the route and lead everyone forward without losing a single point.
Wu Xu was distracted the whole time, while Cheng Baoni stared intently at the soles of her feet, afraid of slipping.
As Hao Jian walked, he pondered. He was a smart man and quickly analyzed the program team's arrangements based on Cheng Ai's movements and the content of the nursery rhyme.
The laser lines on the left and right sides and the top and bottom sides change in a very simple pattern, changing once every hour.
When Cheng Ai came in, the layout was sparse at the top and dense at the bottom, and sparse on the left and dense on the right. Now it has become dense at the top and sparse at the bottom, and dense on the left and sparse on the right. As long as you are careful, you will not touch it.
The troublesome part is the central area, which initially appears completely random, but with prolonged observation, subtle clues can be found.
As described in the nursery rhyme lyrics, the patterns formed by the laser lines are, in turn, chicken feet, noodles, net, basin, airplane, umbrella, scissors, and vase.
After arranging in ascending order, they will be arranged in descending order. When there are changes on the left and right sides or top and bottom, they will also make corresponding adjustments.
Just then, Song Yifei exclaimed, "Wow~ We're almost at the finish line~"
Wu Xu felt relieved; he had finally made it through today. After dinner, he would definitely ask Cheng Ai for clarification.
Cheng Baoni wiped the fine sweat from her forehead and complained breathlessly, "Can we hurry up? I'm exhausted, I want to go back to my room and sleep!"
Song Yifei glanced at her speechlessly and scolded in a low voice, "Is this something you can do whatever you want with me?"
Cheng Baoni rolled her eyes a few times, then raised her foot and kicked forward hard.
The laser beams had already changed back to a sparse top and dense bottom three minutes ago. Cheng Ai was walking at the front entirely to pave the way.
Whenever she needed to walk at a high altitude, she would tie two ropes to a protrusion on the rock wall and then pull the people behind her up one by one.
Song Yifei was already trembling with fear when Cheng Baoni kicked her, causing her to slip and fall uncontrollably.
"Ahhhh——!"
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