Chapter 86

Audience: The lighthearted and joyful celebrity wilderness survival show has started again!

Old viewers are reminded of the days back in the Rose Castle when everyone was farming, but this time it’s even better than farming—this is vegetables being delivered straight to the doorstep.

So satisfying!

Although Shi Jian couldn’t hear the “vegetables’” inner voices, she could still sense their panic. To that, she wanted to say:

“Never underestimate the recipes of Huaxia’s children.”

When you're starving, anything can be eaten. People also have a strong curiosity about food.

When it was discovered that there’s soil on the moon, the first reaction of Huaxia’s children was: Can we grow vegetables there? Are the vegetables edible?

When they see an unfamiliar creature, their first thought is still: Can we eat it? How do we cook it? Is it tasty?

Shi Jian and the others’ happy “vegetable picking” time came to an end. The leaves and produce were crisp and fresh, exuding the fragrance of vegetables.

They were vegetables. The streamers became more convinced than ever—even if the Jade Emperor himself came down, these were still vegetables!

The chef couldn’t wait to call in help to wash the veggies by the river. “Let me show you all a couple of my best dishes.”

A few stray bloodsucking plants escaped Shi Jian and her team's grasp—only because they’d picked enough. Picking too much would be wasteful.

The camp was filled with the joy of harvest. Shi Jian remembered that the bloodsucking plants seemed to understand their speech, so she casually mentioned:

“Go ahead and file a complaint.”

【A blow to both body and spirit.】

【Bloodsucking plant: Should’ve just rotted in the ground.】

…

While the camp celebrated a bountiful harvest, the bloodsucking plants felt like they had just survived a nightmare.

Some of the surviving plants returned to the mother flower of the psychedelic radish bloom.

They wanted to expose the traitor. If not for the mother flower, would they have suffered such heavy losses?

The mother flower had been awaiting the triumphant return of its warriors. Though it couldn’t move, it had already imagined how brutal the battle must’ve been—surely the humans had all been drained dry and turned into pitiful husks, right?!

But only a few disheveled and utterly miserable bloodsucking plants came running back.

Mother Flower: ???

‘Why do you all look like this? Did you drain them or not?’

The mother flower asked the bloodsucking plants.

The plants gritted their teeth and scolded it furiously, ‘You’re rotten to the core! I knew from the start you were in cahoots with those two-legged beasts—working with them from the inside!’

The psychedelic radish mother flower was confused: ???

It was working with Shi Jian’s group?

What kind of joke was that?!

The mother flower immediately denied everything. It didn’t understand what they were saying, but the bloodsucking plants only believed in what they had experienced firsthand.‘If you're not on their side, then why didn’t you put them to sleep with your spores?’

That was the proof.

The bloodsucking plants felt extremely wronged. They knew the psychedelic radish bloom could put humans to sleep, but that group of people had been perfectly fine.

Regret—if you asked them, they regretted it very much. They had been blinded by the thought of an all-you-can-drink buffet, didn’t stop to think at all, and walked right into the treacherous flower’s trap.

The mother flower, now labeled a traitor: “……”

Why didn’t it put the humans to sleep? Wasn’t it because that woman had made a flower wreath out of its offspring?

It was innocent!

In the Misty Forest, the plants and ghostly beings were tangled in grievances and drama, completely unbeknownst to the streamers. Meanwhile, Shi Jian, who had the flower wreath, tossed it aside without a second thought.

“The flowers wilted,” Shi Jian explained.

Once wilted, they no longer looked good—no longer suitable to sit atop a big star’s head.

After the sequence of “Bao likes it, Bao wants it, Bao gets it,” came “Bao throws it away.”

Audience: Get Bao a new wreath!

…

The streamer from the family that ran a restaurant wasn’t just talking big—she was truly skilled at cooking.

When they first entered the instance, they had pots, pans, and utensils in their inventory, but no usable ingredients. At one point, everyone considered throwing them out. The only reason they didn’t was because it was Senior who carried them.

Since it was the senior carrying them—let him carry them.

Now Shi Jian realized it was a good thing they’d kept those pots and pans.

The camp was filled with the aroma of various dishes. Just smelling it made everyone feel happy.

But just as they were about to start eating, Shi Jian thought they should still be cautious. After all, they’d never eaten this stuff before—who knew if there would be any side effects?

It would be great if someone could try it first.

Naturally, Shi Jian thought of Senior.

She didn’t even need to coax or trick him—Senior volunteered to be the taste tester all on his own.

While Shi Jian and the others were having fun farming, Senior wasn’t around. When he returned, he found Shi Jian sitting in front of a table full of freshly cooked dishes.

Senior looked at the table in surprise. “Why is there so much food today?”

He noticed that no one had picked up their chopsticks yet. As if a thought struck him, his smile instantly turned confident.

“Waiting for me, huh.”

“Not bad—finally acting like a proper junior, knowing that good stuff should be left for Senior to try first.”

Senior had been quite dissatisfied with Shi Jian. She constantly undermined him, even used him as a comparison target. There wasn’t much prestige left in being “Senior.”

But now it was different. No one had touched the food—he instantly came alive.

Senior: Got scared, didn’t you? Finally realized you can’t afford to offend me? Trying to butter me up now?Shi Jian said nothing. She had already seen Senior sit down and start picking up food.

Shi Jian carefully observed Senior’s reaction. Noticing that he hadn’t tried a few dishes, she even enthusiastically prompted, “Why don’t you try this one too?”

Senior tasted all of them. Shi Jian asked, “How do you feel?”

Senior put on airs as he evaluated, “Not bad.” To be precise—it was very good.

But that wasn’t what Shi Jian wanted to know, so she pressed further, “Any discomfort? Feeling unwell anywhere?”

Senior: ???

Though he didn’t quite get what she was asking, he still answered honestly, “No.”

Why would eating make him feel unwell?

Shi Jian let out a long breath of relief. Seeing that Senior didn’t show any signs of poisoning, she called over her friends, including Tang Tian and the other two streamers.

“Confirmed. Edible. Not poisonous.”

Senior was pushed aside from the table by the cheering streamers.

He stood there dumbfounded—not poisonous? What the hell had he just eaten?!

All that talk about being appreciated was fake—turns out he was just a poison-testing tool!

…

【Hahahahahaha, this streamer’s so savage and cunning.】

【What kind of nonsense is Senior thinking? Does a female celebrity need to suck up to you? Being the test subject for the streamer is an honor. (dog head)】

【Only the bloodsucking plants and Senior have known true pain in this world.】

New viewers continued to pour into the livestream. Upon seeing the nutritious and hearty meal, someone raised a question:

【Genuine question—does this horror instance have a super low difficulty? Why do the streamers have time to make four dishes and a soup?】

A reply came quickly:

【Let me quietly tell you, the streamers are eating bloodsucking plants.】

【???】

So intense? So hardcore?!

The stream's traffic spiked again.

Meanwhile, the bloodsucking plants hiding nearby to observe the situation were truly in despair.

Stop trying to fight humans! Not only do they eat them—they actually cook them by steaming, boiling, stir-frying, sweet-and-souring… subjecting them to a variety of cruel culinary methods.

…

Shi Jian and her group had a delicious meal. These “vegetables” tasted great—fresh and rich in fragrance.

Most importantly, the food issue was now resolved.

Shi Jian said, “Even if they don’t dare come near us, the vegetables we have now will last us quite a while.”

Everyone was full and returned to their tents to rest. Shi Jian took a few more Flesh-Regenerating Pills.Tang Tian knowingly asked Shi Jian, “Blisters on your feet again?”

They were now completely trekking through the forest on foot, with intense physical exertion. Getting blisters and peeled skin on their feet by the end of the day was totally normal.

Shi Jian had always been particular about skincare, and her skin was especially delicate. During every break, her feet would be rubbed so red that, against her fair skin, it looked shockingly painful.

But Shi Jian had never once complained.

Shi Jian said, “I’m fine.” As long as they could recover, it wasn’t a problem.

She also asked about Tang Tian’s condition.

Tang Tian sighed, “I really don’t want to walk anymore.”

Shi Jian felt the same. “If only we had a car—even a bicycle would do.”

At this point, Shi Jian was starting to feel that even Train No. 4444 might not be so unacceptable after all.

The Misty Forest was brutal on the legs.

Transportation remained a distant dream. The next day, they still had to walk on foot.

At night, everyone still slept in tents.

There were two tents in total. The four female streamers shared one tent, while Senior had his own. Fortunately, the tents were spacious—four people could easily fit with room to spare.

Because they were worried about wild animals in the forest, they had lit campfires not far from each tent.

In the middle of the night, Tang Tian got up needing to use the bathroom. Groggy, she opened her eyes—and saw someone standing at the entrance of the tent.

Judging by the figure, Tang Tian ruled out Shi Jian and thought it looked a lot like the girl who did the cooking.

So she instinctively called out to her.

“What are you doing standing at the tent entrance? Did you just go out?”

The person didn’t answer, but the other girls inside the tent spoke up.

“Tang Tian, who are you talking to?”

Tang Tian replied, “I’m talking to…”

She stopped halfway—because it suddenly dawned on her that the one she had just spoken to was the cooking streamer.

But that person was lying to her left, looking at her sleepily.

Tang Tian quickly scanned around. To her right was Shi Jian, and another streamer was sleeping on the outermost side.

All four of them were inside. No one had gotten up!

Then who—or what—was that human-shaped figure standing at the entrance?!

Tang Tian instantly sobered, her heart skipping a beat.

A low growl rang out. The humanoid figure standing at the tent entrance slowly turned around—green-faced, fanged, body stiff, arms outstretched in front…

It looked exactly like a stereotypical zombie.

There were no wild animals attacking as they feared—but a zombie had entered the tent.

Without a word, the zombie lunged straight at Tang Tian.Tang Tian screamed, “Ahhh!”

Pills!

But that wasn’t the end.

Because a buzzing chainsaw blocked her in front, the sharp teeth of the saw driving straight toward the zombie’s neck.

The owner of the chainsaw had her hair blown back by the motor’s force, revealing a bare face that was still vivid and beautiful.

Tang Tian cried out in delight, “Shi Jian!”

It was Shi Jian who had saved her.

Shi Jian had indeed been sleeping soundly, but Tang Tian’s scream had jolted her awake. The moment she opened her eyes, she saw the zombie charging toward them. Though her mind was still foggy,

Her body reacted faster than her brain—she had already raised the chainsaw.

Tang Tian was shielded behind Shi Jian, narrowly escaping danger, and let out a long breath.

Now everyone in the tent was fully awake, all watching anxiously as Shi Jian faced off against the zombie.

These two female streamers had just happened to be left ungrouped and ended up automatically teaming with Shi Jian. They hadn’t doubted her capability—no streamer who had made it this far would be completely helpless.

But they hadn’t expected Shi Jian to be this strong.

After just a brief time together, both streamers were already convinced by her.

Thanks to the other streamers for leaving them with this hidden boss.

【Let the exorcist goddess send you to the afterlife!】

【Wife is seriously getting cooler and cooler.】

【That thing showed up way too suddenly. Good thing they noticed it.】

Shi Jian had full confidence in the chainsaw’s quality. Her heart was racing, but her expression remained calm.

“Die!”

Shi Jian was waiting for the zombie to fall.

But as the chainsaw ground into the zombie’s neck, it didn’t sever—instead, sparks flew.

Shi Jian refused to accept that.

She tried again.

This time from a different angle.

Still, the zombie didn’t fall.

Both the streamers and the viewers realized it—the thing was invulnerable. Shi Jian’s chainsaw had no effect on it.

Shi Jian: “……”

Apparently, the zombie knew this too and took pride in it. It didn’t even move, as if silently mocking her.

After a pause, Shi Jian returned the mockery aloud, “How pitiful. What a thick hide—how many layers of dead skin are you hoarding?”“No matter how high a price you offer, no beauty salon would be willing to take your money.”

“No matter how good the skincare products are, they won’t absorb into you at all.”