I'm in Wuha, and the whole internet is shipping me and Song Yuqi as a couple.

Song Yuqi stirred her bowl of noodles for about five minutes, and the soup got cold.

Jiang Che didn't look at her again, and lowered his head to slurp up his bowl of noodles, leaving the red oil glistening at the bottom.

Just as he put down his chopsticks, Wu Zheng's walkie-talkie rang again.

"Finished eating? The main event this afternoon will begin at 2 PM, starting from Nanbin Road."

Deng Chao, with half a mouthful of noodles still stuffed in his mouth, said, "Again? You just finished eating and you're already running off? Don't you care about your stomach?"

He was ignored on the other end of the walkie-talkie.

At 2:00 PM sharp, six people stood at the starting point square of Nanbin Road.

The Chongqing sun was so intense it made your scalp tingle. Wu Zheng stood opposite, while the staff behind him pushed out a two-meter-high LED screen.

The screen lit up.

The six portraits are lined up in a row, with a red health bar hanging below each portrait.

Full grid, number displayed: 10.

"This segment is called 'Speedy Chongqing'."

Wu Zheng patted the edge of the screen: "Three people per group, two groups against each other."

"The entire Nanbin Road to Chaotianmen Wharf is three kilometers long, and twelve mission cards are hidden along the way. Find the mission card, complete the challenge on it, and you'll gain one health point."

Deng Chao raised his hand: "What about deducting blood?"

"Find the task card but fail to complete it, deduct two points. If the task card is not found within the time limit, deduct one point every ten minutes."

Chen He, holding his ever-flowing cup of tea, said, "So even if you stand still, your health bar will drop."

"right."

Wu Zheng held up one finger: "After the game, the group whose health bar is below four will have their event funding reduced to zero tomorrow. The group with a health bar above four will have their funding increased by five hundred."

Deng Chao's expression changed: "Zero? Not a single penny?"

"Not a single penny."

"So what will we eat tomorrow? Starve?"

Wu Zheng smiled smugly: "So I suggest you all take this seriously."

Lu Han started flexing her wrists: "Shall we divide into groups?"

Wu Zheng took out a cloth bag from his pocket, inside which were six colorful balls.

"One group of red balls, one group of blue balls."

The six people took turns touching the ball.

Deng Chao picked up the red ball.

Lu Han pulled out the blue ball.

Wang Mian picked out the red ball.

Chen He pulled out the red ball.

Two remain.

Song Yuqi reached in, touched it for two seconds, and then pulled it out.

Basketball.

Jiang Che didn't even look at it before scooping out the last one.

Basketball.

The live stream chat was flooded with comments.

[Another set! Director, just say it outright, this bag is full of basketballs!]

[Deng Chao, Chen He, Wang Mian vs. Lu Han, Jiang Che, Song Yuqi – this matchup is unfair!]

[Fairness? Forget it, I just want them in the same group!]

Deng Chao pointed at Wu Zheng's nose: "There's something wrong with that shot!"

Wu Zheng shrugged: "It was random, is it my fault?"

Chen He handed the teacup to the staff member, his tone calm: "Alright, three against three, that's good. With me in charge, there's no need to panic."

Deng Chao turned to look at him: "You're in charge? Have you forgotten about the time you ordered me to stir-fry the base sauce, using a whole bottle of fermented bean paste?"

"That's because you're clumsy."

"Chen He, you..."

Wu Zheng clapped his hands twice: "Stop arguing! We're leaving in two minutes. The group that gets to Chaotianmen Wharf first will get an extra two bars of health."

Jiang Che turned his head and glanced at the configuration of his group.

Lu Han is physically strong and quick-witted.

Song Yuqi is a person with strong execution skills and thick skin.

Okay.

Lu Han leaned closer, put his arm around Jiang Che's shoulder, and whispered, "Dude, you two can do whatever you want today, just ignore me."

"You were just air to begin with."

"Thank you."

Song Yuqi walked over, tied her hair up high, revealing a section of the back of her neck.

"Have you studied the route? From Nanbin Road to Chaotianmen, it passes through Danzishi Old Street, Changjiahui, and that riverside promenade."

Jiang Che looked at her: "When did you start researching this?"

"I looked at a map when I had insomnia last night."

Lu Han said "Oh" from the side, drawing out the sound for a long time.

Song Yuqi glared at him: "What do you mean, 'oh'?"

"It's nothing, I just think the reason you have insomnia is worth investigating."

"Try saying it again."

The whistle blew.

Six people rushed out at the same time.

Deng Chao's group of three took off running, while Chen He started panting after running only twenty meters.

Deng Chao turned around and tugged at him: "Hurry up!"

"What's the rush? The task cards aren't something you can steal. Each set has its own color."

Jiang Che's group is a sure thing.

Song Yuqi squatted down by the flower bed next to the starting point and pulled the first blue task card out of the crack in the stone.

Lu Han was stunned: "How did you know we were here?"

"There are blue tape markings on the corners of the flower beds, are you two blind?"

Jiang Che looked down.

There really was one; a small piece of blue tape was stuck to the bottom of the flower bed.

"You have good observation skills."

Song Yuqi flipped open the card and read aloud: "Task 1: Choose one person from the three to ask a passerby for directions to Chaotianmen Wharf in Chongqing dialect."

Passersby must understand and provide complete directions; they may not supplement these directions in Mandarin.

The three people looked at each other.

Lu Han shook her head: "I can't. Last time I spoke Chongqing dialect, people mistook it for Korean."

Jiang Che is even worse.

He studied all day yesterday, but even the old man disliked him.

Song Yuqi stuffed the task card into her pocket: "I'll do it."

She ran towards a woman waiting for the bus on the roadside, taking three steps at a time, and started speaking in Chongqing dialect.

After hearing this, the older sister smiled and pointed forward, then turned around and gestured the route twice.

"Start walking straight ahead, turn right at the intersection, don't go uphill, just walk along the riverbank, understand?"

Song Yuqi nodded and replied with a thank you in Chongqing dialect.

The older sister also recommended a cold rice cake shop along the way.

Song Yuqi ran back and gave the camera an OK sign.

On the screen, the blue team's health bar increased from 10 to 11.

"Where's the second card?" Lu Han looked around.

"Let's go, let's keep going and keep looking."

Song Yuqi has already started walking.

The three people ran along Nanbin Road.

Jiang Che's gaze swept over the roadside railings, trash cans, and lampposts.

After running about 400 meters, Lu Han suddenly stopped.

"there!"

The second card is hidden at the bottom of the utility pole, where there is blue tape.

Lu Han pulled it out, opened it, and her expression changed.

"What's the content?" Jiang Che leaned closer.

Lu Han held up the card, her expression complex.

"Task 2: Team members must complete the following challenge: stand face to face, look into each other's eyes for ten seconds without smiling, during which staff will verbally interfere."