Just the name "treasure hunt" hinted at another physically demanding task.

Wen Yangping had walked for several hours on mountain roads yesterday, and he still had sore muscles and aching legs.

Continuing with another treasure hunt today was practically asking for his life, wasn't it?

Wen Yangping immediately protested, "Mr. Liang, you're filming a love variety. Why do you keep organizing these physical challenges every day? I can handle it, but it doesn't mean the female guests can."

Mr. Liang chuckled and said, "This is to break the ice between you two!"

[What an icebreaker! It reminds me of the team-building activities we did at our company, which felt like military training.]

[Hahahaha, Mr. Liang, Do you ever thought about filming a team-building reality show next time?]

Wen Yangping pursed his lips and didn't continue the conversation.

Mr. Liang began to explain the rules of treasure hunting. "Now, please divide the six guests into three groups and then enter Mt. Heshan to search for the treasure."

"The team that finds the most treasures will be granted the 'Priority Date Selection' opportunity."

Cai Jia asked curiously, "Mr. Liang, there are two people in each team. With only one opportunity, how do we decide who gets it?"

Mr. Liang smiled mysteriously and said, "You've hit the key point. For this treasure hunt, you can choose to collaborate with your teammate to find the treasures, or you can choose to search on your own. However, you must follow the same path as your teammate in the hunt. If you find treasures together through collaboration, they will be shared between the two of you. If you find treasures individually, they will be your personal property."

Mr. Liang paused for a moment and continued, "If two people work together and win the 'Priority Date Selection' opportunity, they will only have one additional chance to choose each other."

Cai Jia nodded thoughtfully.

Soon, the production team quickly divided the six guests into two teams by drawing lots.

In the end, Lu Zhao was very satisfied with being paired with Xu Qingyu.

Cai Jia and Qian Ran were paired, and Wen Yangping teamed up with Zou Ning.

After the teams were formed, Mr. Liang announced, "The treasure hunt task begins. Once you've decided on your routes, you can set off."

In fact, the so-called treasures were nothing more than black velvet bags filled with cotton.

Now, there were two choices before the six guests.

One path led north into the scenic area, while the other path led south deeper into the mountains.

Lu Zhao knew Mr. Liang very well.

Therefore, he was sure that Mr. Liang would arrange for the staff to put the treasure on the road to the south.

Even though Lu Zhao knew that most of the treasures were on the south road, he still turned his head and analyzed the pros and cons of the two routes for Xu Qingyu, who was next to him, considering that it might be difficult for Xu Qingyu to walk.

After Xu Qingyu listened quietly, Lu Zhao asked, "Which one do you want to choose?"

Xu Qingyu said without hesitation, "This one."

Lu Zhao followed the direction that Xu Qingyu was pointing. It was the road heading south. He nodded and said, "Alright, I'll go with your choice."

The Restoration System was highly pleased with Xu Qingyu's choice.

It shared the same concept as the director of "Heart Skips A Beat" believing that challenging circumstances were the best opportunities to promote the development of their relationship.

The Restoration System praised Xu Qingyu with enthusiasm and said, "Well done! Host, when you go into the mountains later, you can make excuses like feeling breathless or having sore legs. Then, you can snuggle up to Lu Zhao. In any case, today's goal is to have close contact with Lu Zhao."

With the experiences from previous interactions with the Restoration System, Xu Qingyu knew that even if she didn't follow its advice, it couldn't do anything to her.

So, Xu Qingyu simply replied, "Alright, Okay, okay, okay! I see."

When Cai Jia first heard about this team arrangement, he panicked, thinking, "Oh no!" It's over! Mr. Lu was being pestered by the Sick and Weak Unrequited Lover. What should I do?

Just as Cai Jia was feeling anxious, he looked up and saw Xu Qingyu walking with Lu Zhao towards the southern path.

Cai Jia didn't have time to plan strategy. He immediately said to Qian Ran, "Ranran, let's take the southern path."

Qian Ran glanced at the southern path and, seeing Lu Zhao, nodded immediately, saying softly, "Okay, let's go."

The reason why Qian Ran chose this path was very simple.

Because of Lu Zhao, she had previously been concerned about how to approach him.

Coincidentally, Cai Jia suggested taking the southern path, and faking breathlessness and inability to walk would be an easy way to hold onto Lu Zhao.

After Qian Ran agreed, Cai Jia was so excited that he almost jumped up. He immediately asked Qian Ran to go in the direction of Lu Zhao.

Mr. Lu, your super support has arrived!

Lu Zhao, who was walking ahead, faintly sensed that someone was following him. He turned to look, and sure enough, Cai Jia was persistently tailing him.

Sure enough.

Cai Jia was chasing after him!

Cai Jia watched as Lu Zhao furrowed his brow, thinking that Lu Zhao found Xu Qingyu annoying and wanted him to quickly send her away.

Cai Jia threw a seductive look at Lu Zhao.

He thought to himself, "Got it!" Mr. Lu, I promise to complete the mission.

Lu Zhao:?

"Flirting with my date right in front of me, does this guy think I'm invisible?"

Wen Yangping watched Qian Ran leave from the south path and was about to follow her.

However, Wen Yangping had second thoughts. If everyone chose the southern route, the competition would be fierce, and the number of treasures found would naturally be limited.

In that case, he might as well take the northern path himself, where he might have a better chance of finding more treasures than on the southern route.

More importantly, compared to being with a few annoying people now, he wanted to be alone with Qian Ran the next time they met.

Therefore, Wen Yangping clarified his goal: to find the most treasures and secure the "priority in choosing a date partner" privilege. After making up his mind, he headed north and called out, "Hey! Let's go this way."

When Zou Ning's fans saw this, they all sent bullet chats in the live broadcasting room.

[Is our Ningning nameless? Why call her "hey"?]

[Wen Yangping is being quite rude, isn't he? Other male guests would usually ask the female guests for their opinions, but he just made the decision on his own.]

[Are some people jealous of our Ranran? Wen Yangping is a kind-hearted man, not central air conditioning. He is only gentle with our Ranran.]

[I think Yangyang did nothing wrong. Are you satisfied only when everyone walks the same path?]

However, Zou Ning didn't have as many fans as Qian Ran and Wen Yangping, so he was soon outmatched.

Zou Ning's fans had no outlet for their frustration, so they could only vent in the group chat.

Lu Zhao turned back and saw Cai Jia getting closer. He silently vowed to himself, "Today, I must be the one who finds the most treasures!" No one can steal his date, especially that guy Cai Jia.

Lu Zhao had wondered if Cai Jia liked Xu Qingyu last night.

Now, Lu Zhao was highly confident that Cai Jia had feelings for Xu Qingyu. Otherwise, why would Cai Jia continue to follow them closely and be unable to shake them off?

Cai Jia, who was closely following Lu Zhao, panted and said, " Mr. Lu, don't walk so fast, wait for me!"

When Lu Zhao heard that, he wanted to quicken his pace and completely shake off the bothersome Cai Jia.

However, Xu Qingyu, who was walking in the front, stopped. She looked back at Cai Jia and said, "This road is full of mud and is not suitable for you."

Upon hearing Xu Qingyu's words, Cai Jia scratched her hair and stood there, somewhat bewildered.

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhao puffed up his chest, squinted his eyes, and looked at Cai Jia with a proud expression. In his mind, he thought, "Did you hear that?" Xu Qingyu said she finds you very annoying. Keep your distance from us!

However, before Lu Zhao could revel in his triumph, Xu Qingyu continued, saying, "But there are quite a few treasures along this path."

What?

Lu Zhao widened his eyes and glanced in Xu Qingyu's direction, secretly wondering, "What exactly does Xu Qingyu mean by saying that?"

At this moment, Qian Ran, who was trailing behind, immediately became dissatisfied. She raised her chin slightly, her tone carrying a hint of annoyance, and asked, "How do you know?"

Xu Qingyu shrugged and replied, "I saw many black velvet bags hidden in various places along this path when I came to gather herbs in the morning. They were quite bulging. I initially thought they were put there by local villagers. But when I returned to the Heartbeat Cottage and heard Mr. Liang mention today's treasure hunt task, I realized it was arranged by the production team."

[This is cheating! Xu Qingyu checked the terrain in advance.]

[I bet that Xu Qingyu and her team will be the winner. She will definitely choose Mr. Lu.]

[I'll bet on a bag of snacks.]

[What kind of assets does Sick and Weak Unrequited Lover have? She even knows where the treasure is.]

[No, Xu Qingyu saw them while gathering herbs for everyone. Can you criticize that as well?]

After Cai Jia and Qian Ran had walked a bit along the muddy path to the south, they were initially feeling regret, but upon hearing Xu Qingyu say that there were many treasures on this path, they firmly decided to continue down the southern route.

Then, Cai Jia and Qian Ran chimed in unison, "We're going down this path!"

Seeing the firm determination of the two, Xu Qingyu didn't say anything more.

And so, the four of them began their treasure-hunting journey.

The southern path, as Xu Qingyu had described, was indeed very difficult to traverse. Moreover, it had rained the previous night, so the path was muddy, and moss had grown along the sides. One had to be careful not to slip and fall.

Cai Jia knew the path was difficult to walk, but he had no idea it would be this challenging.

He originally thought it would be, at most, like the path they had walked on the first day of filming, with a few puddles along the way.

Who could have expected that this path would be so narrow and slippery, with cliffs and steep slopes on the side? Although it wasn't a sheer drop, it was enough to make Cai Jia's legs tremble in fear.

Cai Jia held on tightly to the path, while the other side of the slope was covered with lush trees. He sighed in her heart, "It's really not easy to be an assistant!"

Cai Jia sighed inwardly and thought, "Since I'm here, I can't just turn back now."

So, Cai Jia began to plan a way to create opportunities for Lu Zhao and Qian Ran to be alone together.

However, after thinking for a while, Cai Jia still couldn't come up with a sensible plan.

Forget it! Let Xu Qingyu leave Mr. Lu first!

Cai Jia shook his head and then called out to Xu Qingyu, saying, "Sister Qingyu, can you wait for me?"