After the True Heiress Travels Back
Chapter 532: What are you afraid of?

Chapter 532: Chapter 532: What are you afraid of?

"Whether Shi Yaoguang will suffer for your actions, I don’t know, but let me warn you, you better not mess around,"

Shang Minghao, after hearing Shi Yiqing’s words, did not stand by her side to support her. Instead, he mocked her, "If you had any brains, you should know that she’s not someone you can afford to provoke."

Shi Yiqing’s face darkened, "President Shang, who exactly is your person? Can’t you have a little faith in me?"

"Have faith in you?" Shang Minghao scoffed, "Before you make such a request, can’t you have some self-awareness?"

"If you had even a bit of self-awareness, you should know that I would never side with you."

Shi Yiqing: "..."

Shang Minghao continued to rub it in: "Do you even have any clue what kind of stuff you’re made of?"

Shi Yiqing: "..."

Shang Minghao snorted, "I’m warning you for the last time, don’t try to mess with Shi Yaoguang, or you’ll have to face the consequences."

Shi Yiqing agreed reluctantly, but what she truly thought about it, well, that’s another story.

...

"Adventure of the Brave" began recording on September 20th.

The live broadcast also started on the same day.

The show featured four permanent cast members, as well as four guest celebrities.

Guest celebrities recorded for a week per episode, while permanent cast members recorded for a month.

Shi Yaoguang and Shi Yiqing were guest celebrities, who only needed to record for a week.

Upon arriving at the location where the show was to be filmed, the host first arranged for the eight celebrities to get to know each other, then proceeded to introduce the rules of the game for that day.

Since it was a challenge-based show, the main focus was naturally on challenges.

The challenge for this episode was...

The Challenge of the Impossible - I Can’t Possibly Starve to Death on the Street!

Yes, the requirement given by the production team was just that bizarre.

The task for the first day of the episode was for the eight celebrities to split into two groups.

They paired up in teams of two and were dropped off by the production team in an unfamiliar city.

At that time, they were without a penny to their names.

They had nothing of value on them, not even money; even their clothes were the cheapest stall goods.

The production team made sure the celebrities couldn’t sell anything they had on them for cash.

This also made earning money that much harder.

After all...

They had to earn some money within one day while having none to begin with.

The money they earned had to ensure they could afford their meals for the day and still save a portion as startup funds for the next day.

And that was the ultimate reason the production team put "I Can’t Possibly Starve to Death on the Street" on the task card.

Why couldn’t they starve to death?

Because...

They had earned money.

What if they couldn’t earn any?

Starve to death on the street, challenge failed.

The consequence of failing the challenge was... drawing lots to decide the punishment.

The punishments set by the production team for entertainment value were quite twisted.

How so?

The contents of the show’s punishments were mostly the same.

Uniformly difficult to complete.

For example, if a popular young actress on the show failed a challenge, her punishment would be...

To perform a face press against plastic wrap in public.

If it were only this, it wouldn’t be too bad, since such punishments have appeared in many variety shows before.

Aside from the moment when the plastic wrap deformed under pressure, there was no real effect on the guests.

But the problem lay with the popular young actress.

It was no secret that she was famously known for her cosmetic surgery changes in the circles.

It was said that her face was flawless from every angle, every inch of skin altered by a surgeon’s knife.

Under such circumstances...

Ha.

Who would dare to take the challenge?

A sheet of plastic wrap ruined a face.

Upon learning the content of the punishment for failure, the popular young actress walked off the set on the spot.

This also brought a lot of buzz for the production team.

All in all, adding up various factors, the production team’s tricks were only increasing.

The punishments were also "customized."

The more someone could not accept something, the more likely it was to be the content of their punishment.

It was as if designed to poke right at people’s sore spots.

After introducing the rules, the host jokingly held the microphone to Shi Yaoguang’s face and asked if she was scared.

"Is this your first time on our adventure reality show, Yaoguang? What do you think about the punishments for task failure? Are you scared?"

Shi Yaoguang very frankly said, "Not scared."

The host showed a surprised expression, "Are you so sure?"

Shi Yaoguang just smiled, "Of course."

Seeing her confident expression, the host turned to Shi Yiqing and sought her opinion, "I’ve heard that Qingqing has the reputation of an overbearing princess. Are you scared, little princess?"

Shi Yiqing smiled shyly, pretending to be bashful, "If she’s not scared, I’m not scared either."

"Is that so?" The host scanned both of them and then asked, "Since neither of you is scared, why don’t you tell us what things do frighten you."

Hearing this, Shi Yiqing frowned. What she was afraid of...

It seemed there was nothing she feared.

But when she gave it some thought, weren’t snakes, worms, rats, and ants all disgusting and fear-inducing?

The production team wouldn’t purposefully play tricks and use those things to disgust people, would they?

In an instant, Shi Yiqing’s thoughts raced, and eventually, she revealed a faint smile, "That’s a secret."

The host turned to ask Shi Yaoguang, "What are you afraid of, Yaoguang?"

As she asked, she smiled kindly, "It isn’t a secret too, is it?"

Shi Yaoguang shook her head, "I’m not afraid of anything, but—"

She drew out her tone, "Host, you’re not being very fair by asking us what we’re afraid of and then setting up the punishment round with those very things to scare everyone, aren’t you?"

The host touched her nose, cleared her throat, "I’m just asking. The punishment design might not necessarily go that way."

Shi Yaoguang sighed, "No wonder everyone resists the failure challenge so much, probably because all their fears are being dug up. The production team is indeed famously shrewd; not everyone can handle it."

The host laughed, "The production team still has room to improve, but Yaoguang, you’re the superior one here."

Listening to the mutual business flattery between the two, the other guests made their own jokes.

However, Shi Yiqing did not want the topic to drop just like that. Following the host’s previous question, she asked Shi Yaoguang, "You say you’re not afraid of anything, is that true?"

Shi Yaoguang raised an eyebrow, "Are you curious?"

Shi Yiqing smiled brilliantly, "Of course I am, and I believe the audience is too. You’ve come to join the show, so why not tell everyone what you’re really afraid of."

Her words said one thing, but her meaning was quite clear.

Shi Yaoguang had to confess the truth; if she didn’t, it would mean she was feeling guilty.

Why would she feel guilty...

Heh.

Obviously, because she had something to hide!

Shi Yaoguang felt the malice in her words but just lightly curved her lips, "It seems you’re very interested in my affairs."