Chapter 20 – The Monkey King of Mount Emei

Forced into the position, Lin Ganzhi felt melancholic for three seconds. But then he remembered that as the captain, it was his duty to lead his team members towards prosperity.

“I have an immature suggestion,” Lin Ganzhi said with feigned gravity.

Wenren Yi nodded, patting Lin Ganzhi’s shoulder. “If it’s immature, let’s not bring it up.”

Que Jin turned her head away, her shoulders trembling.

Hmph!

“Then it matured just before you finished speaking,” Lin Ganzhi shamelessly retorted without changing his expression.

“Whether it’s mature or not is for the adults to decide,” Wenren Yi glanced at Lin Ganzhi.

Lin Ganzhi was suddenly shocked, looking at Wenren Yi and Que Jin.

Que Jin stopped laughing and very calmly stated her age in front of Lin Ganzhi. “I’m twenty-six this year.”

“Hey, I’m twenty-five. Ganzhi, I remember you’re only twenty-three this year, right? Since we’re brothers, you have to call me ‘big brother’!”

“But I’m married,” Lin Ganzhi said faintly.

Wenren Yi was speechless, and Que Jin didn’t know what to say either.

Lin Ganzhi felt like he had finally won a round. During their moment of silence, he floated in front of them and added more fuel to the fire. “An adult once said, those who haven’t entered the tomb of marriage are still children~”

Damn it!

“You yourself said marriage is a tomb. Aren’t those who knowingly enter a tomb still children?” Wenren Yi asked sharply. Que Jin felt like her side had regained the upper hand.

Lin Ganzhi suddenly covered his face shyly. “Well, that depends on who you’re sharing a coffin with. My husband is super awesome!”

…

The two, who had just been hit with a public display of affection, gave him a thumbs up. You win.

“I want to choose option two. It’ll be windy at night, and the temperature will drop a bit. There’s no guarantee some creatures won’t crawl into the sleeping bags,” Lin Ganzhi said, getting serious.

Hearing this, Que Jin got goosebumps.

“But we have to climb trees. Rock climbing is one thing, but coconut trees don’t have any footholds, and they’re so tall,” Wenren Yi hesitated.

“Trust me!” Lin Ganzhi’s gaze was firm. My nickname is the Monkey King of Mount Emei!

Three minutes later, both Luo Tingzhou’s and Zhong Jingyi’s teams had chosen option one.

“What about you, Ganzhi? Your team is also choosing option one, right? Xiao Liu, give Ganzhi’s team the sleeping bags,” Director Fang called out, feeling slightly disappointed. This kind of show really wasn’t suited for the domestic market after all.

“Wait, Director Fang, please give us the flashlight and machete. We choose option two!” Lin Ganzhi raised his hand, his pink hair fluttering in the sea breeze.

Director Fang was taken aback. He looked at this young man who couldn’t carry anything on his shoulders or lift anything with his hands. If it had been Zhong Jingyi’s team, he might have had some confidence, but this?

“Lin Ganzhi, it’s the middle of the night, and you’re going to climb a tree? There’s a limit to showing off,” Fan Feimiao questioned. Even if it was for fame, he didn’t have to go this far, right?

Zhong Jingyi looked at the determined young man in flip-flops and showed his standard smile. “Ganzhi, falling from a tree is no joke. Even if you want to try, you should choose to do it during the day. This is very unsafe.”

Luo Tingzhou, who had not expressed an opinion until now, also stood up. “Ganzhi, you have to take care of the two girls in your team. If you really fail, the two girls can’t sleep on the sand either.”

Lin Ganzhi shook his head firmly. “Thank you for the reminder, Brother Zhou. Director Fang, we choose option two.”

As Lin Ganzhi said this, Wenren Yi and Que Jin also nodded in agreement. Compared to some people’s false compassion, they were more willing to believe in Lin Ganzhi.

The rest of the people shook their heads, each with their own thoughts.

He refused to change his mind even after being persuaded by so many seniors. Director Fang, on the other hand, looked at the young man before him with some interest. “Xiao Liu, give Ganzhi’s team the props.”

Lin Ganzhi took the props and walked towards the coconut trees. A portion of the camera crew followed, but the two directors remained where they were, not optimistic about Lin Ganzhi’s choice.

It wasn’t just them; the bullet comments had also entered a group mockery mode.

[Ha? Is Lin Ganzhi crazy for fame?]

[And my precious Yi was kind enough to persuade him!]

[Forget it, let him fall a couple of times and he’ll know the consequences of showing off.]

[Damn, he even dragged my goddess into this. I can’t take it anymore, I’m really going to start cursing. Are all 18th-tier celebrities this brainless? What if my goddess gets hurt?]

Yan Shengping’s face was also a little grim at this moment. That fool.

Low-key, be an unknown, safety first. Were those all just words to coax him?!

The live stream room was now split into two screens. The most interesting part at the moment was, of course, the star-studded beach. Zhong Jingyi suggested chatting before bed and interacting with the fans in the bullet comments. As soon as this suggestion was made, the bullet comments were flooded with messages for their idols.

Zhuang Wenduan looked at the bullet comments, his gaze falling on a particular one. Before he could say anything, the assistant beside him had already asked first:

“We’ve seen many fans are concerned about the injury on Jingyi’s arm. Jingyi, do you have anything to say to your fans?”

Zhong Jingyi was taken aback, then widened his smile. “Actually, this injury is not serious, and thank you all for your concern. On the contrary, I’m very grateful for this scar. It made me understand some things. In the future, I will be stronger and braver in handling family matters, and I will not keep giving in.”

“Jingyi, I’ve long thought you should have been tougher sooner. We all know you’re a very good person. You don’t have to ignore your own feelings to please someone who doesn’t care about you at all!” Fan Feimiao’s mouth had always been direct.

Zhong Jingyi smiled with a pale face, and was about to say something when,

Qi Lan suddenly exclaimed, “Oh my god!”

Huh?

The people gathered around all turned to look. They saw that not far away, Lin Ganzhi had something like a rope tied to his feet, a clean knife hilt in his mouth. With a forceful push of his hands, his feet easily left the ground. He was climbing what looked to be the tallest coconut tree.

The people in the bullet comments could see it even more clearly. The screen was filled with exclamation marks. If this wasn’t a live broadcast, some would have suspected it was staged.

“Let’s go take a look,” the senior Luo Tingzhou stood up. The others also got up and followed. A trace of unwillingness flashed in Zhong Jingyi’s eyes, but he managed to suppress it in front of the camera.

By the time everyone arrived, the two girls, Wenren Yi and Que Jin, were on the ground shining a light for Lin Ganzhi. They had both put their machetes aside. Lin Ganzhi had not chosen to let the two girls take the risk as well.

The young man bit down on the knife hilt, fine beads of sweat appearing on his forehead and temples. The corners of his eyes were slightly upturned, and his pink hair fluttered in the salty sea breeze. The wind billowed his white T-shirt, occasionally revealing a sliver of his snow-white waist. His arms now showed a faint outline of thin muscle.

Yan Shengping’s gaze fell on Lin Ganzhi’s face and never left. A wild rose suddenly began to grow wantonly in his heart.

Sitting behind the camera, Zhuang Wenduan’s gaze also gradually became serious as he looked at the magnified image on the screen.

A look of appreciation also flashed in Director Fang’s eyes. Seeing Zhuang Wenduan’s expression, he quickly leaned over. “Fallen for this kid?”

Zhuang Wenduan glared at his old uncle irritably. “It’s still too early!”

“Ganzhi, it’s too dangerous, don’t force yourself. Come down quickly. It’s not safe to have a knife in your mouth like that!” Zhong Jingyi shouted with concern from below.

Zhong Jingyi’s move set off a rhythm, and the bullet comments rolled like a tide.

[Exactly, who climbs a tree with a knife in their mouth?]

[What else could it be? He wants to be famous~]

[My Yi-zai is just too kind. Lin Ganzhi is technically Yi-zai’s sister-in-law now, right? Does he act like a sister-in-law at all? Has he taken care of our Yi-zai?]

[I study rock climbing, and even I can’t climb that tree. Lin Ganzhi can probably only hang on halfway. He probably can’t even get down.]

Just as the bullet comments were in a frenzy of mockery, twenty virtual battleships suddenly popped up on the screen. One battleship cost ten thousand, and the big spender had given two hundred thousand in one go. Because many guests had already said before the show started that they didn’t need everyone to send gifts, this was the most rebellious fan of the night!

[!!!]

[Damn, which big shot sent that?]

[Oh my god, so generous! The show just started!]

[Could it be one of our Jingyi’s fans?]

[It’s possible. After all, Jingyi has a lot of big shot fans. Wahaha, this is really supporting our Jingyi! Anyway, it was a big shot who sent it, it has nothing to do with us. Jingyi told us not to send gifts and we listened, but big shots have their own little tempers, hahaha!]

Unlike the carnival in the bullet comments, the atmosphere on site was a bit tense.

At this moment, Wenren Yi looked at Zhong Jingyi with extreme speechlessness. What kind of saint was he playing, doing nothing but causing trouble? Now that there was no Lin Ganzhi to stop her, Wenren Yi regained her usual fearless aura.

“Zhong Jingyi, what are you doing! He’s climbing just fine, where’s the showing off? On the contrary, what if your whining down here affects Ganzhi?”

“You!” Zhong Jingyi bit back the words he was about to say. Feeling the surrounding gazes focused on him, his expression became more and more pitiful. “I was just being kind.”

“Jingyi was being kind. What do you mean?” Luan Yuanzhou looked coldly at Wenren Yi.

“Alright, let’s all stop talking. Let’s watch Ganzhi first. If he falls, we can still take some timely measures.” Luo Tingzhou, who had not participated in the dispute, stood up and glanced at Wenren Yi.

Wenren Yi snorted and, for once, fell silent, turning back to shine the light on the tree trunk above Lin Ganzhi.

Lin Ganzhi focused on climbing the coconut tree, not hearing the argument below. This kind of tree was not difficult for him. If it weren’t for the fact that the original owner’s body was still not used to this kind of intensity, he could climb one of these trees in two minutes. After all, when he was a child, he had climbed every type of tree in the mountain behind the orphanage.

The director would sometimes half-scold him, saying that even the monkeys on Mount Emei couldn’t climb as well as him!

He had tied palm leaves to his feet. It was because he had seen these leaves when he arrived on the island that he was confident he could climb the coconut tree. The palm leaves, tied into a strip around his feet, increased friction. Coupled with the strength of his arms, it wasn’t a difficult task for Lin Ganzhi.

The knife in his mouth made his jaw a little uncomfortable, so Lin Ganzhi simply sped up. For a ten-meter coconut tree, after climbing five meters, his speed could be described as double. The people below watched with their hearts in their throats, but at the same time, their opinion of Lin Ganzhi underwent a fundamental change.

Was this still that 18th-tier flower vase, Lin Ganzhi?

Five minutes later, Lin Ganzhi reached the top of the tree. He shouted down, “Wenren, stand further back and shine the light. I’m going to cut the coconuts down directly.”

The tree was laden with dozens of green coconuts. Lin Ganzhi held onto the tree with one hand and used the machete to cut the coconuts with the other. A bunch of four or five coconuts fell freely five seconds later, creating a small pit in the sand.

“Oh~ A tent!” Wenren Yi cheered. The onlookers who had been watching the show never expected Lin Ganzhi to get the coconuts so easily. They were half happy, half worried.

Then, one by one, the coconuts from the tree fell down. Que Jin counted them below. There were a total of twenty-one.

Lin Ganzhi’s move silenced the bullet comments for a while. Those who had been crazily mocking Lin Ganzhi were now slapped in the face with reality and shut up. To continue babbling now would be too embarrassing.

At this moment, the screen started to be flooded with virtual battleships again. This time, no one could even count them, but they blindly guessed it was no less than fifty.

Number 12345: [This is for Lin Ganzhi. Irrelevant people, stay away.]

The bullet comments were silent for a few seconds.

The unbiased netizens began to rejoice.jpg