“And when I took my first sip of water, I suddenly felt my whole body relax, and that intense nausea receded.”
“But just as I thought it was all over, the water was finished.”
“Just as I let my guard down, a faint bitterness slowly emerged from the root of my tongue, spreading like a poison, from the root to the tip, from the tip to the entire mouth, and from the mouth to every part of my body.”
“You even feel your whole body paralyzed by this bitterness, and your muscles stiffen.”
“As your muscles gradually stiffen, your body slowly loses consciousness, and that hint of bitterness is also about to disappear.”
“But just then, your body suddenly recovered, going from an extreme tension to an extreme state of relaxation. I felt as if I were a stream of flowing water, gradually calming down.”
“And at this moment, the true power of that bitterness finally revealed itself.”
“That bitterness wasn't the intense bitterness from before, but a faint, soul-deep bitterness. In this bitterness, you seemed to see your past life; it was an extreme pain. Your first half of life flashed before your eyes like a revolving lantern, and you even began to despair.”
“And when all this disappears, you will find that you have returned to reality, and you will rekindle an infinite desire for life.”
Listening to Peng Xiaochang's description, everyone was filled with mixed emotions.
“Special Herbal Tea 2.0 is indeed terrifying.” Deng Fei couldn't help but gasp.
“A dual blow on both the physical and mental levels, impressive, truly impressive!” Wang Qin spontaneously applauded.
“Compared to 1.0, this herbal tea actually managed to increase one's tolerance limit, allowing people to enjoy even more extreme torment while remaining conscious, and it also inflicted Psyshock. It's truly inhumane!” Wang Yijia also couldn't help but clap and cheer.
Wang Xiang looked at these two groups of people helplessly: “They still have the nerve to say others are sick? How can two kinds of people come from the same bed?”
Wang Xiang couldn't help but look at the remaining two cups and muttered, “It seems this punishment needs to be promoted to other variety shows.”
Five minutes later, everyone looked at Chichi, who was standing in front of cup number 2, with speechless expressions.
“Are you going to drink it or not? You've been standing there for so long? It's just one sip.” Wang Xiang couldn't help but complain.
“Exactly! You're delaying our sleep.” Everyone echoed.
“Brother Chichi, if you don't dare, let me go first.” Mu Li also followed up with a taunt.
“Who says I don't dare?” Chichi took a deep breath, smiled at the camera, “An'an, little sister, Dad will show you today what a brave person is!”
With that, Chichi closed his eyes and directly drank the beverage in cup number 2.
After a few breaths, Mu Li looked at Chichi's reaction, which was identical to Peng Xiaochang's, and a victorious smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
“Did you think I really wanted to choose number 2? You're wrong, this was just a ploy.” Mu Li sneered.
Hearing Mu Li's words, Wang Xiang's eyes widened: “You actually used a ploy? Why didn't any of us notice?”
Mu Li sneered: “How could you mortals know my plan? This was all just a performance to trick Brother Chichi.”
Wang Yijia's pupils constricted, and he exclaimed, “Oh! I know!”
Everyone subconsciously looked at Wang Yijia and asked, “You know his ploy?”
Wang Yijia nodded seriously and said, “Based on my understanding of him, he just saw Brother Chichi drink the beverage and wanted to show off.”
Mu Li's mouth twitched violently: “Hey, it's fine if you know it yourself, why do you have to expose it?”
“Tsk…” Everyone rolled their eyes.
Mu Li feigned indifference and sneered, “No matter what you say, I am the final victor!”
He slowly walked to the last cup of beverage, raised the cup, and drank it in one gulp with a flourish.
“Damn it! He actually managed to show off.” Deng Fei said bitterly.
Wang Xiang raised an eyebrow, disdainfully: “Oh? Really? Let the bullet fly for a while.”
Five seconds later, Mu Li followed in Chichi's footsteps, lying next to Chichi, silently weeping together.
“Both of these cups were herbal tea?” Deng Fei's eyes widened, and he exclaimed.
“Didn't you say…” Wang Qin's finger pointing at Wang Xiang trembled slightly.
“What did I say?” Wang Xiang retorted, “From beginning to end, I never said there were only two cups of special herbal tea here. I only said that three people could sleep on the treehouse bed.”
Everyone couldn't help but gasp: “How insidious!”
“How vicious!”
“As expected of Director Wang!”
…
Everyone exchanged glances: “So, can we go to sleep now?”
“I guess so.” Deng Fei said, walking towards the treehouse.
“Goodbye, Peng Peng.” Wang Yijia also left directly.
Finally, only Peng Peng and the two men lying on the beach, silently weeping, remained.
“So sad, so heartbroken, to be deceived.” Chichi said, tears streaming down his face.
“Pity us, the snipe and clam fought, but the dog fisherman benefited.” Mu Li sobbed.
“Your Wu Ha schemes are too deep, I want to go back to 《Good Life》 (Wonderful Life).” Peng Xiaochang sniffled.
The three couldn't help but look at each other, sighing in unison: “Life is so hard!”
The seaside was a bit cool after nightfall, but fortunately, Mu Li had brought his camping artifact, Arcanine, with him this time.
As soon as Arcanine appeared, the entire campsite warmed up by a few degrees.
The three naturally cuddled with Arcanine, snuggling together until deep into the night.
At 3 AM, the seven members of Wu Ha dragged their exhausted bodies to the beach.
“Director, can we please keep sleeping? Can't I just not sleep in the treehouse?” Mu Li said with his eyes closed.
“Exactly, I don't want to either.” Peng Xiaochang also didn't open his eyes.
Chichi didn't speak, just kept nodding.
“You see, all three of them have volunteered, so let us go back to sleep.” Deng Fei said, preparing to go back.
“This has already been agreed upon, how can we give up halfway?” Wang Xiang shouted, “What I value in life is fairness, justice, and openness!”
“Please, Director Wang.” Wang Yijia was on the verge of kneeling before Wang Xiang.
Everyone struggled for several minutes, but Wang Xiang simply refused to budge, insisting on continuing the game.
“Alright, alright, hurry up then.” Seeing that they couldn't win, everyone reluctantly agreed through gritted teeth.
“I'll briefly introduce the game.” Wang Xiang pointed to a small pool that had been set up next to the campsite at some unknown time.
“The game is very simple. There are 7 numbered tiles on the pool, four of which have glass, so if you jump on them, you'll be safe. The remaining three are empty, and if you fall in, you'll drop directly into the pool.”
Wang Xiang explained, “To add some fun, I specifically made the water in the pool cold.”
Everyone looked closely and could vaguely see many ice cubes floating on the pool, which immediately made them wince.
“Director Wang, be a human being!”