Chapter 209 Female Simp in Farming Variety Show (17)

Chapter 209: The Female Simp in the Farming Reality Show (17)

Due to the competition rewards, the guests found themselves in a weirdly competitive streak, each with their own approach.

Pei Chen picked every mushroom he saw, good or bad, stuffing them all in his bag—sheer quantity was his game.

Nan Gongjing, on the other hand, took a different path, venturing off the beaten path into secluded areas to forage.

"Seriously, where *is* this mountain? We’ve been trailing Nan Gongjing forever—this place is massive!"

"Ugh, this camera work is nauseating... I’m getting motion sickness."

With the guests spread out, the production team gave each guest a stabilizer with a mini camera.

At first, Nan Gongjing tried to maintain a steady shot for the viewers' sake.

But as the climb grew steeper and more exhausting, he eventually just slapped the mini cam on his collar.

Every step jerked the camera violently, making for a terrible viewing experience.

If not for glimpses of Nan Gongjing’s sharp jawline in the footage, 80% of the audience would’ve left the stream!

"Wait, is that a mushroom?!"

Suddenly, the chat exploded—a quick pan of the camera had revealed a goldmine of mushrooms!

A whole patch!

And all of them edible!

"Holy crap, Nan Gongjing just hit the jackpot!" If he harvested all of them, he’d undoubtedly hands-down win the round.

The viewers saw it, and so did Nan Gongjing.

In the frame, the heartthrob flashed a smug grin. "Got them."

Mushrooms love shade and moisture, so Nan Gongjing had deliberately headed for the shaded side—and it paid off.

He sped up, practically lunging for the mushrooms.

Then—out of nowhere—

A tangle of vines hid a deep pit—Nan Gongjing never saw it coming.

By the time he realized, he was already falling!

As the audience screamed, the screen—cut to black!

"Holy crap! What just happened?!"

"Is he okay?! Someone help!"

"This is bad! Where’s the safety team?!"

...

The chat blew up—Nan Gongjing’s live feed had abruptly cut out!

Worse—it happened on a mountain. The risks were even higher.

By the time Qi Ming frantically found Tang Qing, Nan Gongjing had already been out of touch for half an hour.

"Miss Tang, what should we do now?"

Qi Ming was like a cat on a hot tin roof, pacing in circles. "It's all my fault! Why didn’t I think of assigning an extra cameraman to follow him?"

"If something really happens..."

This would be no small matter!

"Call the police first."

Unlike Qi Ming’s panic, Tang Qing remained eerily calm, carefully reviewing the footage to trace Nan Gongjing’s path on the screen. "Get the other guests back. I’ll round up some locals, and we’ll search together."

She gave clear, step-by-step instructions. At this critical moment, Tang Qing had become the one holding everything together for the production team.

"Alright!"

Finding Tang Qing’s plan reasonable, Qi Ming immediately passed along the orders.

"Miss Tang... you don't think... something actually happened on the mountain?"

"If something did happen... this was your mushroom-picking idea." The words came out hesitantly, but Qi Ming still voiced them.

Even at such a crucial moment, Qi Ming couldn’t resist shifting blame onto Tang Qing first!

Hearing this, Tang Qing stopped in her tracks, about to leave. "So, Director Qi, what you’re saying is... I should take responsibility?"

Meeting Tang Qing’s steady stare, Qi Ming suddenly grew nervous... but he affirmed, "It was indeed your call to send them."

"Miss Tang, before making arrangements, you should have considered potential risks like this. You didn’t prepare an emergency plan..."

Tang Qing almost laughed at how shameless that was, and replied, "You say I didn’t prepare an emergency plan."

"Then what do you call what I just organized?"

"Besides, the guests went up the mountain—I provided the location and tools. As for your production team..."

"Shouldn’t you have supplied the manpower? Where were the following cameramen? Where was your recording crew?"

Qi Ming was left squirming, guilt written all over his face. Tang Qing continued, "When the show was getting good numbers these past few days, you were happy to go along with my arrangements. Now that something’s gone wrong, the first thing you do is hold me accountable..."

"Director Qi Ming, your production team is truly a Teflon team—whenever trouble arises, it’s never your fault."

The sarcasm was cuttingly clear. Qi Ming turned beet red with embarrassment and backpedaled, "That’s not what I meant..."

"Then what did you mean?"

"I’m busy searching for him now. I don't have time for this."

Standing just a few steps away, Tang Qing stood her ground, radiating authority. "You’re right—we will need to have words about this partnership."

"Director Qi Ming, wasn’t it always your production team that came begging for my help in the first place?"

With that, Tang Qing was the first to walk off.

As she left, the system muttered angrily, "Pfft—"

"This production team is just too unbearable!"

The system was completely floored—Tang Qing was practically the entire production team's cash cow, providing accommodation and all resources free of charge. Not getting any thanks was bad enough, but now they were even throwing her under the bus!

"Tang Qing, once we get back, cut their utilities!"

"You’re awfully quick to defend me now." The system's words got a soft laugh from Tang Qing. "Speaking of which..."

"You haven’t mentioned Gu Xiaoman in a long time..."

Those two sentences left the system completely silent.

The system wouldn’t admit that, after spending so much time with Tang Qing, it had already seen how captivating the Siren could be.

The real reason it hadn’t mentioned its master was that it was low-key hoping to patch things up once they returned...

Based on the livestream replay, Tang Qing had roughly figured out Nan Gongjing's path up the mountain in her mind.

Soon, she located the pit.

"Nan Gongjing is down there..." The system quickly checked his condition, and its voice suddenly turned sharp!

"Oh no!"

Tang Qing: "What’s wrong?"

"Nan Gongjing turns out has claustrophobia!" After confirming that Nan Gongjing was in one piece, the system had just let out a relieved sigh when it detected his breathing going haywire.

"Tang Qing, Nan Gongjing’s breathing is getting faster..."

Trapped in complete darkness for over half an hour, Nan Gongjing had already reached his limit.

Without another word, Tang Qing jumped right in!

The system panicked: "Hey! At least think about how you’ll get out!"

That’s just asking for trouble!

Jumping down without even a rope—how’s she gonna climb back out?

"Nan Gongjing?"

In the suffocating darkness, Nan Gongjing, like someone gasping for air, finally grasped onto that lifeline...

At last.

Help had arrived...