Rebirth as the Richest Woman in the World
Chapter 571 - 572, Release the Snake to Bite You (Part 2)

Chapter 571: 572, Release the Snake to Bite You (Part 2)

"Understood." The group that just got off the vehicle seemed listless.

Song Shiqin’s face was gloomy as he raised his voice, "Understood?"

The crowd was jolted to attention and instantly shouted loudly, "Understood!"

Satisfied, Song Shiqin then had two officers distribute a black bag to everyone.

After everyone had received their bags, Song Shiqin continued, "Simply put, wilderness training means that you will rely on your abilities to survive in these mountains for ten days. The bag contains a tent, a dagger, and a satellite phone. In case of an emergency, you can use this phone to call for help, and we will arrange for someone to come to your aid."

"Instructor, what will we eat? And what about drinking water?" a male student asked.

Song Shiqin glanced at him and said sternly, "Fend for yourselves. There are basic cooking tools in the bag."

Hearing this, people looked at each other, and disbelief was evident in everyone’s eyes.

They were all coddled darlings at home, some who had never even set foot in the kitchen, and now they were being told to fend for themselves...

There are basic cooking tools in the bag.

Does that mean even the ingredients have to be self-sufficient?

As the realization set in, some people found it hard to accept. However, everyone was still looking forward to what was to come, as it was their first time participating in such an interesting training. It seemed to resemble a summer camp.

"Next, we’ll begin forming groups," continued Song Shiqin. "There will be mixed-gender groups of six."

At these words, excitement bubbled amongst the crowd again.

Everyone was eager to find out who they would be teamed up with.

minutes later, the groups were decided.

Chu Jin was actually in the same group as Qiao Muyan, along with another girl and three boys.

Though Qiao Muyan was dissatisfied, she did not express it on the spot and the six of them started walking into the mountains.

There were a total of ten groups, each heading in different directions.

Among the six, the three boys were quite excited, constantly talking about something. Boy A said, "Have you all watched ’Wilderness Survival’?"

Boy B said, "Of course, I’ve watched it. Ed Stafford is the person I admire the most."

"I’ve also watched that show. The Ed you’re talking about is Ed Stafford, right?" Girl A chimed in, and then said, "I feel like we’re now in a real-life version of ’Wilderness Survival’."

"You don’t think we’ll starve to death here, do you?" Boy C interjected gloomily. He was the only child in his family and was used to being spoon-fed. Other than studying, there wasn’t much he needed to worry about. Now that he was roped into wilderness training, wasn’t this almost like being left to his own devices?

"If Ed could survive without starving, how could we possibly starve to death?" Boy B retorted.

Girl A added, "Ed even dared to eat excrement. Would you dare to do that?"

At that thought, several people cringed in disgust. To survive, Ed really would eat anything.

"Don’t worry, with us here, we won’t make you girls eat excrement!" Boy A patted Girl A’s shoulder assuredly.

"Exactly!" Boy B also patted his chest. "Leave the matters of survival to us men! For the next ten days, we guarantee to treat you to delicious and spicy food."

It’s just wilderness survival, what’s there to be scared of?

Ed had nothing, not even hair, and he could survive so many days in the wilderness. They had all the tools they needed, even pots—how could they possibly starve to death outside?

Boy C still seemed a bit timid and weakly said, "Can I... cling to your coattails?" He had already automatically excluded himself from the ’men’ category.

"Li Yuanbo, look at yourself, no better than a woman," Boy B mocked without mercy.

The others joined in with the laughter.

The further they walked into the jungle, the denser the undergrowth and the trees became, casting deep shadows as if to blot out the sun.

Chu Jin was leading the way, clearing the path for those behind.

Even so, the group stumbled and staggered behind him, their steps growing slower, their breathing heavier as they collapsed exhausted on the rocky ground.

Having not eaten lunch, they were now hot, tired, and thirsty.

Physically and mentally drained.

"I can’t go on, I’m exhausted."

"I’m so thirsty."

"I’m craving a chilled drink..."

"There’s no chilled drinks, but mineral water would be fine."

Qiao Muyan was so exhausted that she didn’t even have the time to cause trouble for Chu Jin, leaning against a tree trunk, sweat pouring down like rain, her mouth dry and tongue parched, but she had to keep going to show Song Shiqin a different side of herself.

Chu Jin surveyed their surroundings and looked up at the sky, then spoke, "Everyone get up quickly. We need to find a water source before it gets dark and set up camp."

"Brother Jin, can we take a break? I really can’t walk anymore," said Boy A.

"I can’t walk anymore either," Girl A and Boy B said in unison.

"No breaks," Chu Jin frowned, "It’s about to get dark soon. It’ll be even harder to walk then, and moreover, in these deep mountains, wild animals are likely to roam at night. We must find a place with a water source, pitch the tents, and make a fire immediately."

The nighttime jungle was extremely dangerous, and it was summer; plus, they were already showing clear signs of dehydration!

Therefore, the most pressing matter was to find a suitable place to stay.

Hearing the possibility of wild animals, everyone was frightened into standing up quickly, and timid Boy C said, "Brother Jin, let’s hurry then." He didn’t want to be eaten by wild beasts.

Only Qiao Muyan still sat on the ground as if she hadn’t heard Chu Jin at all.

What was Chu Jin anyway? She wasn’t about to let her call the shots.

"So which way do we go?" Boy B scratched his head, looking troubled, feeling that all those wilderness survival shows he watched were in vain. At the critical moment, they weren’t the slightest bit of use.

Chu Jin used the stick in her hand to push aside the underbrush and continued, "If we go this way, we’re sure to find a water source."

"Okay, Brother Jin, we’ll follow you." Seeing Chu Jin’s experienced and composed demeanor, the others quickly found their mainstay and followed behind Chu Jin.

Girl B looked back and saw Qiao Muyan still sitting there, asking, "Hey, Qiao Muyan, aren’t you coming?"

Qiao Muyan slowly lifted her gaze, "The instructor didn’t say Chu Jin is our group leader. Why should we go wherever she says? I think we should go this way."

Qiao Muyan got up and went in the opposite direction from Chu Jin.

She was determined to knock Chu Jin down a peg.

Just let her go around seducing men!

Let her think so highly of herself!

She, Qiao Muyan, was not to be trifled with.

"Hey, don’t be impulsive. Everyone else is going this way, so you should too," Girl B tugged at Qiao Muyan’s wrist.

The rest stopped in their tracks and looked at Qiao Muyan, saying, "Brother Jin has a lot of experience, let’s just listen to her. Don’t throw a diva temper tantrum and waste time, it’s going to get dark soon."

"Me, throw a diva tantrum?" Qiao Muyan lifted her hand to point at herself, "It’s you guys who have been bewitched by Chu Jin! What if we can’t find a water source on this path? What if we encounter wild animals? What makes Chu Jin so sure that this path will definitely lead to water? I don’t want to be killed by her!"

Chu Jin stepped forward, her tone indifferent, "Then just go your own way. I don’t mind. Good luck." Having said that, Chu Jin turned and walked on, and the others followed her.

Qiao Muyan was furious!

Chu Jin actually dared to ignore her!

After walking a few steps, Chu Jin turned her head back and added, "Oh, right, Qiao Muyan, as you walk, be sure to watch your step. Don’t step on any little creatures, okay?"

Qiao Muyan gave a contemptuous snort and instinctively looked down. A black snake, flicking its tongue, was slowly crawling towards her feet.

"Ah!" Qiao Muyan screamed, her eyes tightly shut.

She was terrified of these smooth, cold-blooded animals.

Disgusting to death!

Chu Jin’s lips curled slightly as she casually approached Qiao Muyan. Amid the gaze of everyone, she bent down to pick up the snake as if it were a clump of mud, her expression coolly detached.

Holding the snake by its critical spot, its tail tightly coiled around her wrist, the sight was somewhat frightening.

This caused everyone to shudder, inhaling a cold breath.

Chu Jin, holding the snake in one hand, lightly patted Qiao Muyan’s shoulder with the other, her tone indifferent, "Stop screaming. The snake isn’t poisonous; it will only hurt you a little."

As soon as Qiao Muyan opened her eyes, she saw Chu Jin holding the snake next to her. Frightened, she stumbled back two steps, then ran behind the other four, standing with a pale face. This Chu Jin was too terrifying! Was she even human?

For the first time, Qiao Muyan began to doubt whether Chu Jin was human.

Chu Jin tossed the snake aside and then clapped his hands, "Let’s keep going."

But the others did not move forward.

Chu Jin raised his eyebrows slightly, somewhat puzzled.

The others made a ’please’ gesture towards Chu Jin, "Brother Jin, you should lead the way."

If they encountered more snakes or something, with Chu Jin in front, everything would be all right.

Chu Jin smiled faintly and proceeded forward with a stick in hand.

At this point, Qiao Muyan no longer dared to raise any objections and obediently followed behind everyone, genuinely feeling a bit scared.

Sure enough, an hour or so after Chu Jin led the group, they found a grassland with a flowing river and several large, unknown trees growing on its banks.

It was a very suitable place to pitch tents.

It wasn’t until they reached this spot that the group could see the sky again.

The sunshine was no longer that intense.

Seeing water, everyone cheered happily, ran to the edge, and began drinking without concern for cleanliness.

Flowing water wouldn’t harbor many bacteria, and drinking a few sips occasionally would be fine.

Male Student C pointed excitedly at the water surface.

"Wow! There are fish!"

"Shall we have grilled fish for dinner tonight?"

"There are also shrimp!"

Everyone acted as if they had discovered a new continent.

Chu Jin crouched, studying how to set up the tent, and when the others finished drinking and came back, they too started to pitch tents.

After putting up the tents, they began dividing up a series of tasks.

Chu Jin and Male Student C went to prepare ingredients for that night’s dinner.

Qiao Muyan and Male Student B went to collect dry branches and other flammable materials.

Female Student A and Male Student A were responsible for digging a hole to store water near the tent, so they wouldn’t have to keep running back and forth.

After assigning clear tasks, everyone set off.

Male Student C had poor survival skills and no initiative, so he could only follow Chu Jin.

Chu Jin led him into a thicket, one of which was covered with bright red fruits, very tempting.

Male Student C’s eyes lit up and he quickly picked one and was about to pop it into his mouth, the fruit looking really appetizing.

"Don’t eat it!" Chu Jin immediately knocked the fruit out of his hand.

Male Student C asked dejectedly, "Why can’t I eat it?"

Chu Jin explained, "This is Strychnos nux-vomica, it’s highly poisonous. In ancient times, if someone was poisoned by it, they had to drink dung water to induce vomiting."

On hearing this, Male Student C’s face turned as ugly as if he had eaten feces. He immediately stepped back a few feet and, looking at Chu Jin with admiring eyes, said, "Brother Jin, you’re so awesome." He was even more impressive than this grown man.

"Do you think I got my name Brother Jin for nothing?" Chu Jin raised his eyebrows slightly.

Chu Jin led Male Student C to a big tree and stopped. A breeze carried the scent of fruit, and through the leaves, one could see it was laden with yellow fruits.

They were pears.

Chu Jin pointed to the tree, "You pick fruit here, I’ll check elsewhere. Come back in thirty minutes to find me."

But the boy shrank back, "Brother Jin, I’ll come with you." What if there were wild animals? He needed protection!

Chu Jin assured, "Don’t worry, there are no wild animals here. I’ll be nearby and won’t go far. After you finish picking the fruit, I’ll come back."

"Alright..." Male Student C reluctantly nodded, "Then remember to come back as soon as possible."

"Okay." After saying this, Chu Jin turned around and left.

Male Student C was left shivering on the spot. Remembering Chu Jin’s instructions, he attempted to climb the tree to pick pears.

Gradually, he was not so afraid anymore.

About forty minutes later, Chu Jin returned.

In one hand she held a plump wild rabbit, in the other hand two pheasants, and her bag was filled with a good amount of wild mushrooms.

Upon seeing her, Boy C was instantaneously stunned; he had never before seen such an impressive girl.

However, he had also done well, picking a lot of fruit.

When Chu Jin and Boy C returned to camp with their spoils, everyone else was also astounded and asked, "Jin, how did you do that?"

"I set up some little traps, if you’re interested, I can teach you," Chu Jin said as she plucked the chickens.

The crowd clamored to learn.

Qiao Muyan watched coldly from the side, frowning slightly at the bleeding rabbit, "Aren’t you being too cruel? The little rabbit is so cute, how could you bear to kill it?"

Chu Jin raised her eyebrows slightly, ignoring her, and tossed the two pheasants, now devoid of fur, to a girl nearby, "Gut them and then take them to the river to wash. I’ll handle the rabbit."

"Okay," Girl A said, heading to the river with a knife in one hand and the chicken in the other.

"I’ll help you," said Boy B, hurrying to follow.

Chu Jin hung the rabbit upside down from a tree, swiftly skinning and deboning it with practiced hands, she cleaned and furrowed her knife, her clear face showing little expression, untainted by the scent of blood, her movements imbued with grace, possessing a certain aesthetic.

The other two boys assisted her, their faces unable to hide their admiration.

Qiao Muyan retched by the side.

Disgusting.

How utterly disgusting.

Chu Jin’s methods were simply too cruel, too outrageous!

"Stop it!" Qiao Muyan stretched out her hand in front of Chu Jin to halt her actions, "I will not allow you to harm these little animals! They are living beings too; how can you be so cruel? Don’t you have any humanity left?"

She had to capitalize on this issue to make everyone see Chu Jin’s true colors. A wicked woman like Chu Jin should be expelled! She wanted everyone to see that only she, Qiao Muyan, was the kind-hearted, generous, and soft-hearted person here.

Chu Jin raised her eyebrows slightly, "Were you raised on vegetables?"

The two boys by her side couldn’t stand it anymore, "Qiao Muyan, I saw you ordering spicy rabbit dices in the cafeteria a few days ago, when did you switch to being a vegetarian?"

Whatever had gotten into Qiao Muyan to make such an idiotic move was beyond them. She was taking her holier-than-thou act a bit too far.

"Jin isn’t asking you to eat it."

"Exactly, do you think you’re the Virgin Mary, concerned for all living creatures?"

"I," Qiao Muyan bit her lip, "I just don’t allow you to do such bloody things! The rabbits are so cute; how can we eat them!" By the end, tears were welling up in her eyes.

Chu Jin couldn’t be bothered to say more, she pushed Qiao Muyan away with a hand, "This just proves that cuteness can be eaten. Move aside, don’t block me."

Qiao Muyan tried to lunge forward again, but Chu Jin looked up slightly, her tone light yet deterrent, "Be careful, or I’ll let the snake bite you." Though her voice was very faint, it held a sense of intimidation, no trace of jest.

Qiao Muyan swallowed hard, remembering the black snake, and silently backed away a few steps, not daring to come forward anymore.

After preparing all the ingredients, Chu Jin realized a problem.

They didn’t have any equipment for starting a fire.

"Shall we try starting a fire by friction with wood?" Boy C suggested.

Though not very self-sufficient, he was well-educated and knew some basic common sense.

"We could also use a magnifying glass to start a fire," suggested Boy A.

Boy C shook his head, adjusting his glasses, "No, that won’t work."

"Why not?" Boy A continued to ask.

Boy C thoughtfully explained, "The principle behind using a magnifying glass to create fire is by concentrating light onto a single point, drastically raising the temperature at that point until flammable material placed there ignites, but there’s no sun right now."

Looking up, everyone realized that the sun had already set.

Just then, there came a cracking sound from the side, they all looked over to see that Chu Jin had already ignited some kindling and was now roasting the rabbit over the fire.

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