The first time could have been an accident, but if there was a second or third time, then it might not be a coincidence.
Xia Rong’s eyes followed the fluorescent lights, trying to find where they began and where it ended. He found that it started on the wall by the door, then it ran and extended all the way to behind the box that was next to the recorder before disappearing! He quickly walked over, the distance that was originally three steps became two, to arrive at where the light originated and shouted, “Ah!”
He saw as if there was a flash of fireworks inside the light, and for a moment, the lights above his head lit up!
Voice-activated, they were actually voice-activated lights!
The program team definitely wouldn’t have installed a voice-activated light in the secret room without rhyme or reason. Xia Rong also felt that it was too cold to withstand any longer, so he decided to take a gamble on it. In any case, when he was a cat, there was already no shortage of him recklessly yeowing. He held the recorder firmly, then took a deep breath before starting a ruckus. “Ahhhhhhhh!”
Shouting in the room where the temperature was below zero, Xia Rong felt as if his brain was about to run out of oxygen, but fortunately, his efforts had not been in vain. The sparks in the fluorescent light soared wildly from his shouting all the way until it reached the back of the box in the corner一 Then with a gentle ‘click’, the box opened itself without a need for a passcode.
This was probably an “easter egg” that the program team had prepared for them. Xia Rong wiped the thin sweat that was about his temples. Then, while gasping, he took the key from inside the box, smoothly inserted it into the lock of the cage, and opened the cage.
Although he had the assistance of the ice pick, it still took a lot of effort to chisel the key out from within such a huge block of ice. By the time Xia Rong got all three of the keys, although he was in the freezing chamber of below zero, he was still covered in sweat. Then he practically pounced over to the door of the secret room to insert the three keys into the keyholes one by one.
He didn’t know if it was because he had overexerted himself or what, but he felt that his hands were shaking and it seems as if he was having intermittent black-outs. With difficulty, he managed to put all three of the keys in, then with a ‘clunk’, a small box opened on the door of the secret room, in which laid a golden key and a mission task card.
This golden key should be the ultimate weapon to open the secret room. Xia Rong used some strength to insert it into the corresponding golden keyhole on the door, and the secret room door opened as expected.
The air that hit his face was warm and humid. Xia Rong staggered along against the wall for several steps before he realized that outside the door was a long and narrow corridor. The light was dim and the flames of the candles flickered, it was as if it really was a secret passage within a witch’s castle.
However, a modern-constructed “castle” made to be used for filming was, in the end, still different from that of a fairy tale world. For example, if one felt along the dark walls, at some inconspicuous area, one would be able to find the hidden door to the emergency escape route.
Xia Rong disregarded the camera lens that was following and filming him, instead, with a tug, he pulled open the secret door and slipped through in a flash.
—Because all of a sudden, he finally realized. The discomfort he was feeling now wasn’t because he was too tired or that the temperature in the secret room just now had been too low, but because of another reason… that he had, in fact, gradually become accustomed to.
Originally he thought he would definitely get exposed on camera this time, but unexpectedly, when all was said and done, there was still a way out一 And even if he did turn into a cat, he should still escape first!
However, at the moment when Xia Rong could finally clearly see what was behind the door he had opened, a sense of despair flooded his mind. This isn’t a TMD emergency escape route at all, but just a narrow utility room!
…
If God closes a door for you, then He will certainly also close the window. Otherwise, why would He have bothered to close the door? He wouldn’t allow you to escape! —By 《Xia Rong’s Philosophical Quotations》
…
At the last moment before his eye level rapidly fell, Xia Rong flipped open the mission task card and saw the contents within:
“Congratulations, your escape companion is: Su Chi (Young Wizard).”
=====
When he finally wormed out from the pile of clothes, Xia Rong first covered his nose and sneezed一 Turns out that cats could sneeze too!
The little orange cat that was still sporting a red hood on his head rubbed his nose, then laid down with a mournful face一 This time, he really can’t escape anymore. Although when he came in, he had subconsciously locked the door behind him, the lock of this room was very old and decrepit and could be easily broken open with just a strong pull. He can already hear the cameraman knocking at the door: “Xia Rong, are you okay? Not going to continue with the filming?”
Xia Rong really did want to tell him “I’m not filming anymore,” but right now, the only sounds he could make were just the “meow ow ow”s that no one can understand aside from Su Chi. In his heart, he also had the idea of giving up on filming this variety show, but on the one hand, this high exposure opportunity that many people had coveted was hard-earned by him and Shu Yi; while on the other hand, the damages of tens of millions for breach of contract and the public condemnation of forcing a blank without reason wasn’t something that he should or could easily decide on to bear.
—Isn’t it great now, having dragged it out for so long, now he’ll be dragged to the research labs to be dissected.
As if he had nothing left to live for, the little orange cat curled up in the corner again as he listened to the sound of the cameraman knocking at the door become louder and louder, with the breaks between knocks shorter and shorter. He’s afraid that probably in the next moment, the door would be forcefully opened and his current form would be found out—
“Don’t go in. I made plans with Xia Rong to meet up here to discuss the plan for the upcoming interactions. Give us five minutes.”
When this forceful and oppressive voice came from on the other side of the door, which also sounded extremely calm, the urgent and pressing knocking on the door finally paused for the moment.
Just now, Xia Rong had been so scared that his heart was almost about to jump out. Seeing that someone had come in, he immediately raised his head to meet the other’s eyes.
The visitor knelt down on one knee and the black cloak that belonged solely to the wizard drooped down, which just happened to fall on the small orange cat.
“You know… we are pressed for time, right?”
The young wizard softly asked.
“Meow…”
The little orange cat nodded foolishly.
The young wizard gave a light smile and reached to pick up the small orange cat, bringing the other to his knee.
Xia Rong was a bit ill at ease and turned to look back at the red cloak that had slipped from him.
In the next second, his head was turned back by the other, and a pair of cool and moist lips came over as if without any hesitation.
Xia Rong changed back with a ‘poof’ from being a cat almost at the same moment as the ‘saliva exchange’. Although he had very timely moved to the floor, he still almost fell backward because he didn’t have a full grasp of his center of gravity. Su Chi reached out his hand to protect the back of the other’s head, and so his lips, which had just left, drew closer once again.
Xia Rong’s eyes widened and his eyelashes slightly trembled.
The world in front of his eyes at that moment slowly spun, and it was as if time had been drawn out to become a thread. His body was practically frozen rigid and could only stay motionless, allowing the other to kiss him.
The first time could have been an accident, but if there was a second or third time, then it might not be a coincidence.
Xia Rong’s eyes followed the fluorescent lights, trying to find where they began and where it ended. He found that it started on the wall by the door, then it ran and extended all the way to behind the box that was next to the recorder before disappearing! He quickly walked over, the distance that was originally three steps became two, to arrive at where the light originated and shouted, “Ah!”
He saw as if there was a flash of fireworks inside the light, and for a moment, the lights above his head lit up!
Voice-activated, they were actually voice-activated lights!
The program team definitely wouldn’t have installed a voice-activated light in the secret room without rhyme or reason. Xia Rong also felt that it was too cold to withstand any longer, so he decided to take a gamble on it. In any case, when he was a cat, there was already no shortage of him recklessly yeowing. He held the recorder firmly, then took a deep breath before starting a ruckus. “Ahhhhhhhh!”
Shouting in the room where the temperature was below zero, Xia Rong felt as if his brain was about to run out of oxygen, but fortunately, his efforts had not been in vain. The sparks in the fluorescent light soared wildly from his shouting all the way until it reached the back of the box in the corner一 Then with a gentle ‘click’, the box opened itself without a need for a passcode.
This was probably an “easter egg” that the program team had prepared for them. Xia Rong wiped the thin sweat that was about his temples. Then, while gasping, he took the key from inside the box, smoothly inserted it into the lock of the cage, and opened the cage.
Although he had the assistance of the ice pick, it still took a lot of effort to chisel the key out from within such a huge block of ice. By the time Xia Rong got all three of the keys, although he was in the freezing chamber of below zero, he was still covered in sweat. Then he practically pounced over to the door of the secret room to insert the three keys into the keyholes one by one.
He didn’t know if it was because he had overexerted himself or what, but he felt that his hands were shaking and it seems as if he was having intermittent black-outs. With difficulty, he managed to put all three of the keys in, then with a ‘clunk’, a small box opened on the door of the secret room, in which laid a golden key and a mission task card.
This golden key should be the ultimate weapon to open the secret room. Xia Rong used some strength to insert it into the corresponding golden keyhole on the door, and the secret room door opened as expected.
The air that hit his face was warm and humid. Xia Rong staggered along against the wall for several steps before he realized that outside the door was a long and narrow corridor. The light was dim and the flames of the candles flickered, it was as if it really was a secret passage within a witch’s castle.
However, a modern-constructed “castle” made to be used for filming was, in the end, still different from that of a fairy tale world. For example, if one felt along the dark walls, at some inconspicuous area, one would be able to find the hidden door to the emergency escape route.
Xia Rong disregarded the camera lens that was following and filming him, instead, with a tug, he pulled open the secret door and slipped through in a flash.
—Because all of a sudden, he finally realized. The discomfort he was feeling now wasn’t because he was too tired or that the temperature in the secret room just now had been too low, but because of another reason… that he had, in fact, gradually become accustomed to.
Originally he thought he would definitely get exposed on camera this time, but unexpectedly, when all was said and done, there was still a way out一 And even if he did turn into a cat, he should still escape first!
However, at the moment when Xia Rong could finally clearly see what was behind the door he had opened, a sense of despair flooded his mind. This isn’t a TMD emergency escape route at all, but just a narrow utility room!
…
If God closes a door for you, then He will certainly also close the window. Otherwise, why would He have bothered to close the door? He wouldn’t allow you to escape! —By 《Xia Rong’s Philosophical Quotations》
…
At the last moment before his eye level rapidly fell, Xia Rong flipped open the mission task card and saw the contents within:
“Congratulations, your escape companion is: Su Chi (Young Wizard).”
=====
When he finally wormed out from the pile of clothes, Xia Rong first covered his nose and sneezed一 Turns out that cats could sneeze too!
The little orange cat that was still sporting a red hood on his head rubbed his nose, then laid down with a mournful face一 This time, he really can’t escape anymore. Although when he came in, he had subconsciously locked the door behind him, the lock of this room was very old and decrepit and could be easily broken open with just a strong pull. He can already hear the cameraman knocking at the door: “Xia Rong, are you okay? Not going to continue with the filming?”
Xia Rong really did want to tell him “I’m not filming anymore,” but right now, the only sounds he could make were just the “meow ow ow”s that no one can understand aside from Su Chi. In his heart, he also had the idea of giving up on filming this variety show, but on the one hand, this high exposure opportunity that many people had coveted was hard-earned by him and Shu Yi; while on the other hand, the damages of tens of millions for breach of contract and the public condemnation of forcing a blank without reason wasn’t something that he should or could easily decide on to bear.
—Isn’t it great now, having dragged it out for so long, now he’ll be dragged to the research labs to be dissected.
As if he had nothing left to live for, the little orange cat curled up in the corner again as he listened to the sound of the cameraman knocking at the door become louder and louder, with the breaks between knocks shorter and shorter. He’s afraid that probably in the next moment, the door would be forcefully opened and his current form would be found out—
“Don’t go in. I made plans with Xia Rong to meet up here to discuss the plan for the upcoming interactions. Give us five minutes.”
When this forceful and oppressive voice came from on the other side of the door, which also sounded extremely calm, the urgent and pressing knocking on the door finally paused for the moment.
Just now, Xia Rong had been so scared that his heart was almost about to jump out. Seeing that someone had come in, he immediately raised his head to meet the other’s eyes.
The visitor knelt down on one knee and the black cloak that belonged solely to the wizard drooped down, which just happened to fall on the small orange cat.
“You know… we are pressed for time, right?”
The young wizard softly asked.
“Meow…”
The little orange cat nodded foolishly.
The young wizard gave a light smile and reached to pick up the small orange cat, bringing the other to his knee.
Xia Rong was a bit ill at ease and turned to look back at the red cloak that had slipped from him.
In the next second, his head was turned back by the other, and a pair of cool and moist lips came over as if without any hesitation.
Xia Rong changed back with a ‘poof’ from being a cat almost at the same moment as the ‘saliva exchange’. Although he had very timely moved to the floor, he still almost fell backward because he didn’t have a full grasp of his center of gravity. Su Chi reached out his hand to protect the back of the other’s head, and so his lips, which had just left, drew closer once again.
Xia Rong’s eyes widened and his eyelashes slightly trembled.
The world in front of his eyes at that moment slowly spun, and it was as if time had been drawn out to become a thread. His body was practically frozen rigid and could only stay motionless, allowing the other to kiss him.
