I was slacking off on a dating reality show when the female guests treated me like a treasure chest.

This resort is built against the mountain, with Lianshan Mountain, which is hundreds of meters high, standing out among the mountains surrounding Guangzhou.

Because it is located at the junction of several towns, there are several routes to the top of the mountain. The production team randomly assigned routes, and Chen Nian and Liu Ting were assigned to the narrowest stone steps mountain path.

The old, half-meter-wide steps wound upwards, the mountain steep, and the two people moved slowly uphill, one in front of the other.

"Did you hear anything strange?" Chen Nian suddenly stopped and turned to look at Liu Ting behind him.

Liu Ting pointed to the aerial drone hovering five or six meters above her head, "Because this thing has been following us since just now."

Chen Nian looked up at the drone in the sky. The mountain road leading up was deserted, and there was no sign of the cameramen at all. It seemed that while the two of them were busy climbing and enduring the hardships, all the staff were hiding at the foot of the mountain operating the equipment.

"Let's go, we're almost halfway up the mountain."

Chen Nian took a few deep breaths of the mountain breeze, suppressed his fatigue, and continued upwards.

This route is extremely remote, with no pavilions or restrooms along the way. It is desolate and quiet, with only the sound of the wind rustling through the grass and trees. Few people usually walk around here. If you go up the mountain alone at night, Chen Nianjing is a real man.

Before long, the two finally reached the mountainside.

The entire area was deserted, with only a simple restroom and no other rest facilities.

After a short rest, washing their faces to cool down, and catching their breath, the two continued their ascent to the summit.

As they climbed from the mountainside, the stone steps became increasingly narrow and steep, with many sections reaching a slope of fifty or sixty degrees. Relying solely on an old handrail for support, the two walked cautiously, their feet trembling slightly.

"I can't go on, I can't walk anymore!"

Liu Ting couldn't hold on any longer. Gasping for breath, she didn't care about her image on camera and plopped down on a roadside rock, her whole body radiating exhaustion.

Chen Nian looked at her with some surprise, and couldn't help but wonder, "Didn't you say you'd run a full marathon? How come you can't even handle climbing a mountain?"

"Hehe, I didn't say I'd finish the whole marathon." Liu Ting scratched her head and chuckled. "I only ran a third of it, but that still counts as almost a full marathon."

"..."

"Just grit your teeth and persevere a little longer, it shouldn't be too far off."

Chen Nian was in no better shape; his legs were sore and trembling.

He had just gone for a morning run and did strength training last night. Even though his endurance is usually good, he could only grit his teeth and keep going after climbing hills for so long.

Normally, such a mountain road would not be difficult for him at all, but now, he was already exhausted.

"I'll rest for a while." Liu Ting waved her hand, wanting only to sit and enjoy the breeze and cool off, completely giving up.

"Wow, I suddenly feel a little guilty." Chen Nian wondered if the two of them had switched roles.

"What guilt?" Liu Ting blinked, looking at him with confusion.

In the live stream, viewers watched the two panting heavily, and the chat was filled with rapidly scrolling comments.

"I reached the summit of Lianshan in half an hour, why are these two so tired?"

"Goodness, what kind of marathon is it that's even remotely related?"

"It's the kind of thing where you give up after less than half an hour..."

On the first day of the show's premiere, the guests' outdoor hiking scenes were already eye-catching, and the refreshing outdoor outfits of the male and female guests were a feast for the eyes.

Even before the behind-the-scenes footage was released, the lineup of ten guests had already garnered much attention, but Chen Nian was the most mysterious of them all.

It's already quite rare for a full-time music creator to participate in a dating reality show. No of his released works can be found online; he only appears on the show under the name of Xinghe Entertainment.

Countless viewers, filled with skepticism and curiosity, flooded into the live stream, causing the popularity of Chen Nian and Liu Ting's live stream to soar. The production team was naturally overjoyed to see this.

After a short rest, the two set off again.

The higher you go, the steeper the stone steps become. The last section has a slope of nearly 70 degrees. It is narrow and steep, and it looks frightening.

Completely exhausted, Liu Ting looked pitifully at Chen Nian: "Chen Nian, I really can't walk anymore, can you carry me?"

Chen Nian glanced down at the steep slope hanging precariously in the air beneath his feet, and said in a low voice, "Carry you? We'd just roll down together, getting a few holes in our bodies would be the least of our worries, it'd be a suicide pact for love."

To be honest, looking at that height, even he himself felt a little afraid of heights.

"Then let's carry her," Liu Ting said weakly, raising her arms.

Chen Nian looked up and could vaguely see the plaque on the mountaintop, only a few dozen meters away.

Left with no other choice, he stepped forward.

"Huh? You're really hugging me?" Liu Ting looked at Chen Nian who suddenly leaned in and immediately panicked.

"You wish." Chen Nian rolled his eyes at her, put her hand on his shoulder, and then supported her back with one hand. "Let's go."

"You scared me!" Liu Ting's face flushed slightly.

Chen Nian had no other thoughts at the moment; his attention was entirely focused on the steep stone steps beneath his feet, fearing that he might slip and have an accident, which could turn into a suicide pact.

"It's a sure thing, we'll definitely take first place." Chen Nian recalled Liu Ting's bold words before she set off and said jokingly.

Liu Ting immediately perked up and chimed in, "That's right, we're definitely number one!"

"If he really got first place, there's definitely something fishy going on." Chen Nian said expressionlessly, debunking the argument.

"What if the others are even worse than us?" Liu Ting thought it made more and more sense, and casually analyzed, "Li Tian's physical strength is average, Tang Xi looks thin and skinny, and Su Xiao is even more frail..."

"You're the most frail one."

Chen Nian silently grumbled to himself, as supporting Liu Ting took up most of his strength, and he carefully kept her balance the whole time.

Finally, the two stepped onto the last step and stood on the mountaintop plaza.

The moment he reached the summit, Chen Nian let out a long sigh of relief, his heart finally at ease.

The good news is that the two successfully reached the summit.

The bad news is that Li Tian, ​​Su He, and the others had already arrived and were leisurely relaxing in the pavilion.

"Didn't you say Li Tian was no good?" Chen Nian glanced at Liu Ting, who was dumbfounded beside him.

"There's definitely something fishy going on!" Liu Ting exclaimed in disbelief. "Yesterday, during the mission halfway up the mountain, he was complaining about being exhausted, so how come he climbed so fast up the mountain?"

"She was just being modest and humble, only you took it seriously." Chen Nian smiled faintly, not expecting Liu Ting to have such a simple and lovely side.

Liu Ting blinked, momentarily speechless.

The two walked to the pavilion and joined the others.

"You two helped each other up here?" Li Tian looked at the two of them, who were covered in sweat and panting, with a surprised expression.

Chen Nian didn't explain, and found an empty seat to sit down.

Li Tian then looked at Liu Ting, who immediately burst into laughter, leaving Li Tian completely bewildered.

Not long after, Zhou Yu and Qi Feng, and Tang Xi and Wen Jingran's teams also reached the summit one after another.

It took a full hour and a half for everyone to finally reunite at the mountaintop.

In front of the mountaintop convenience store, a man drank a bottle of ice-cold mineral water and immediately became much more revitalized.

"Where do we go next?" someone asked.

Zhou Yu pointed to the entrance of the ancient temple not far away, "Of course we should go to the marriage temple in front. I heard that the temple on this mountain is particularly effective for praying for marriage."

"Whose name do you want to put on it?"

"Yes, we'll put your name and Chen Nian's name together on the wall."

"Sorry, my voice was a little loud."

The girls bickered as usual as they headed toward the ancient temple.

At the same time, the live broadcast officially launched its first audience voting interaction.