Shattering the talent show script, sweeping the world film scene

Just as there is a Rat King, there is also a Cat King. The birth of the Cat King is even more brutal. The score is determined by the cats' performance in tearing off name tags. For each ordinary zodiac animal that is torn off, the score increases by 5 points, and for each guardian zodiac animal that is torn off, the score increases by 10 points.

—Every time the Elf King is born, a bell will ring. The Mouse King is asked to find the Elf King and give him a mint. The Elf King will be eliminated immediately. Therefore, the Mouse King has three chances to fight back. Please make the most of them.

Xie Xingyan read the note several times, and after understanding it, she took the mints with her and returned the note to the assistant director.

As I crawled out of the room, I suddenly saw someone coming around the corner.

He should pretend to walk forward as if nothing had happened, but the familiar figure made Xie Xingyan subconsciously pause in the shadows of the corner.

Then he was caught.

The two had a conversation that had no effect whatsoever.

Jiangxi Heng released his grip, leaned against the railing, and stared intently at Xie Xingyan in the interplay of light and shadow, a barely perceptible smile playing on his lips. He then cut straight to the point:

"Are you the Rat King?"

Xie Xingyan's heart pounded. She instinctively stood opposite Jiang Xiheng, her back pressed against the wall, feigning composure: "No, are you?"

Jiangxi Heng looked at him, and after a few seconds, slowly shook his head: "I'm not."

Xie Xingyan secretly tightened his grip on the mints in his pocket, somewhat unable to meet Jiang Xiheng's gaze. He lowered his head and asked casually, "So, are you a cat?"

Jiangxi Heng raised his eyebrows. From his angle, one could see a slender, fair back of his neck, where the veins on the thin skin were faintly bulging due to his tension.

He nodded decisively: "Yes, I am."

Xie Xingyan blinked quickly: "I'm a cat too."

Jiangxi Heng chuckled lightly: "Is that so?"

After a long while, just when Xie Xingyan thought the other party didn't believe him, Jiangxi Heng suddenly changed his posture, from facing him to having his back to Xie Xingyan, facing the building opposite, and indicated: "They're tearing each other apart over there."

He wasn't afraid at all that the people behind him were dragons, tigers, oxen, or snakes, nor was he afraid that his name tag would be torn off.

Xie Xingyan stared at Jiangxi Heng's back for a few seconds, then decided to impersonate a cat and follow Jiangxi Heng.

Firstly, it can confuse the public, and secondly, it can increase business.

"Who's over there?" Xie Xingyan asked.

Jiangxi Heng, with his excellent eyesight, gave the answer: "Gu Zhoubai is tearing Tang Feng apart."

That's what they say, but Ling Wushuang was still standing next to Gu Zhoubai, and she didn't lend a hand to either side.

After watching Gu Zhoubai tear Tang Feng apart, the two high-fived each other and then shook hands to signify their alliance.

Jiangxi Heng began, "I suspect that Gu Zhoubai and Ling Wushuang were on the same side from the very beginning of the game, trying to confirm each other's identities. Ling Wushuang used some methods to determine Tang Feng's identity and informed Gu Zhoubai, who then went and killed Tang Feng to prove that they were on the same side..."

An announcement came over the loudspeaker: 【Tang Feng out】

Xie Xingyan watched silently, then suddenly said, "Those two really trust each other. They found each other right away and even dispelled each other's suspicions by tearing off other people's name tags."

Jiangxi Heng turned his head: "It seems like we can do that too?"

Xie Xingyan's heart skipped a beat.

What to do? Go find someone to tear off name tags? But if Jiangxi Heng really is a cat, he can only tear off zodiac animal tags, and only then will he be on the same side as the zodiac animal. Should he stop him then, or should he stand by and watch like Ling Wushuang?

Alternatively, he could try to find the dragon, tiger, ox, and snake.

"Dong dong dong..." The six chimes startled the contestants in the building. They were still surprised that Gu Zhoubai was so fast. He had defeated an opponent in less than five minutes.

Someone else, living in a corridor on a different floor, witnessed the battle from afar and saw Gu Zhoubai tear off the opponent's name tag, eliminating the opponent!

Gu Zhoubai's identity could be a cat or a zodiac animal, but Tang Feng's identity can only be a zodiac animal, and an ordinary one at that!

The zodiac team has lost one member!

The members of the Zodiac sensed an impending crisis.

"Hurry and find clues! Who are these four? Dragon, Tiger, Ox, and Snake? Come out and lead the team!"

The cats on the other side also deduced the news: "Great! One zodiac animal is out. Next, we'll find the converter and badges to convert one zodiac animal. If it's a guardian zodiac animal, that would be even better!"

"If we directly transform the Rat King, won't the game be over?"

"Who exactly is the Rat King, Gu Zhoubai? You just tore Tang Feng's name tag off; what zodiac animal was on his back?"

Gu Zhoubai touched his nose and replied, "He's a pig, definitely a common zodiac animal. I'm in some danger now, I need to stay away from the guardian zodiac animals. If you have any news about the guardian zodiac animals, please let me know immediately!"

The members who claimed to be cats nodded in agreement.

Only Ling Wushuang was recalling the chimes from just now: "One, two, three..."

"Six times, right?" On the other end of the corridor, Jiangxi Heng said to Xie Xingyan, "The bell just struck six times. I remember before the game started, it also struck seven times, so it's one less. What do you think that means?"

Xie Xingyan was a little flustered. In his flustered state, his expression became even colder and more composed, looking extremely aloof.

"I didn't notice that," Xie Xingyan said in a low voice, feeling a little uneasy. He was not good at lying and always acted his true self in front of the camera. He knew the answer but couldn't tell Jiangxi Heng.

The chat in the live stream was filled with shouting and clamor.

This means the Elvis has been born!!! Gu Zhoubai is the first Elvis! Will Xingbao use mints to deal with Gu Zhoubai?

[Making a move so early risks exposure. It would be better to let the Guardians handle the Zodiacs first. Gu Zhoubai is too foolish; he didn't even find a secluded spot. It's so open; contestants from several floors can see everything!]

Gu Zhoubai is a complete idiot! Ling Wushuang isn't a cat at all; he's been fooled!!

[How exciting! The Rat King is just with a cat, but Heng-ge is really open with Xingbao!]

[Oh dear, Heng-ge trusts Xing-bao so much, but Xing-bao is deceiving him; Gu Zhou-bai tore up the zodiac pig after listening to Ling Wu-shuang, but he didn't expect Ling Wu-shuang to be the zodiac monkey... Will "The Twelve Zodiacs" end up as a huge tragedy?]

After netizens pointed this out, everyone realized something was wrong.

The production team deliberately separated the partners who usually walk together: for example, Jiangxi Heng and Xie Xingyan, Ling Wushuang and Gu Zhoubai.

Besides these two pairs, there are also Yu Shen who is a cat, Ding Xuzhe who is a rabbit, Xu Yanqing who is a cat, and Kong Sui who is an ox.

The former is a cat catching a rabbit, while the latter is a cow overpowering a cat.

Jiangxi Heng shifted his gaze from Xie Xingyan and said, "Let's go look for clues?"

While the other contestants were already rummaging through their belongings, the two chatted for ten minutes before finally setting off.

Xie Xingyan also needed to know more about the Chinese zodiac and the cat's identity, so he nodded: "Okay."