The Rebirth of the Cultivation Leader Qin Zhao as a Celebrity
Chapter 45 - 42 Two More People Have Disappeared

Chapter 45: Chapter 42 Two More People Have Disappeared

Pei Rou stood by the river, holding an umbrella and a bottle of mineral water in her hand, watching them as if she were watching a play.

The director asked, "Pei Rou, why aren’t you going to catch fish yet?"

"I’m not feeling well, I’m resting for a while. It’s still early, there’s no rush."

She looked very confident.

Qin Zhao stood in the river, squinted, and speared fish with precision.

Before long, he had speared three or four very fatty fish.

"How did Qin Zhao catch them so quickly? He moves so fast."

"Is catching fish that simple?"

Simple?

Everyone looked toward Lou Yanfei next to them.

He was also spearing fish with branches, but each time he speared nothing but loneliness.

Qin Zhao speared a bunch of fish, ready to come ashore, while Lou Yanfei still hadn’t speared anything.

He looked at Qin Zhao enviously as he left, feeling a pain in his face.

Just now, they said Qin Zhao couldn’t catch fish, but in a matter of minutes, he caught a bunch.

At this time, Pei Rou finally started to get into the water.

"What is Pei Rou going to catch with, she didn’t bring anything?"

"Why doesn’t she learn from Qin Zhao? Go pick up a branch."

"Does she want to catch them with her bare hands?"

Indeed, Pei Rou began to catch fish with her bare hands.

At first, people thought she had a special skill, but they were thinking too much. She was hit by a fish, let out a scream, and then fell into the water.

"Quick! Save her!"

The rescue team hurriedly pulled Pei Rou out of the water.

But she lay on the ground, unconscious.

Pei Rou’s manager pointed at Chu Yan, anxiously saying, "Aren’t you a doctor? Why are you just watching? Hurry over and save her, give her mouth-to-mouth resuscitation!"

"?" Qin Zhao, who was dealing with fish, turned his head and looked over.

Chu Yan walked up unhurriedly, his fingertip holding a silver needle, and directly speared it into Pei Rou’s philtrum. She floundered and sat up, her eyes wide open.

"It hurts, you..."

"What’s wrong with you? Shouldn’t you be giving her mouth-to-mouth?"

Chu Yan gave the manager a cold look and uttered three icy words, "I find it dirty."

"Pfft..."

Qin Zhao laughed rudely and then said, "She didn’t even choke on water, yet you want mouth-to-mouth? You two aren’t trying to seize the opportunity for a kiss, are you?"

Hearing this, the rest of the people cast meaningful glances at Pei Rou.

Pei Rou’s face turned beet red.

"I... I didn’t! How could I possibly gamble with my own life?"

"Then you better hurry up and catch fish, or you’ll have nothing to eat for lunch."

Someone kindly reminded Pei Rou, and she got up to catch fish.

But after trying all morning, she caught nothing.

Lou Yanfei fared a bit better, catching one fish, just one.

After Qin Zhao finished dealing with the fish, he took the bamboo basket filled with fish and went to rest in the tent.

As the sun climbed high, everyone suddenly realized an issue.

"Why haven’t Shi Yunkai and the others come back yet?"

"I’ve called them, and they said they were coming down the mountain. They should have arrived by now."

Li Zhen furrowed his brow, looking toward the security personnel, "You two, go look for them. There’s a hiking trail over there, they should have taken that trail."

Two were sent up the mountain, while the rest continued filming.

"Director, we need fire to cook the fish, right? Don’t tell me we don’t even have fire?"

Lou Yanfei had brought a lighter, but the production team had confiscated it.

"Try rubbing sticks together to make fire. If it really doesn’t work out, I’ll give you the lighter."

Lou Yanfei went off reluctantly to collect twigs to try and start a fire by friction.

Qin Zhao didn’t bother asking and directly started to rub sticks together to make fire, but it was just for show. In reality, she used a little spell to light the dry grass, and soon a small flame sprang to life.

Now Lou Yanfei looked at her with sheer admiration.

"Qin Zhao, how is it you know how to do everything?" He shamelessly came over. "Can you lend me a light?"

"Let’s grill them together."

Qin Zhao was not stingy about lending fire.

Before long, the fragrant smell of grilled fish wafted over.

Pei Rou’s stomach grumbled, and she unconsciously headed their way.

In the bamboo basket beside Qin Zhao were still many fish. Pei Rou reached out to take one as if it were her right.

With a smack, Qin Zhao slapped her hand away.

"Want to eat? Catch your own."

"You caught so many, and you can’t finish them all. What would it cost you to give me one?

Besides, we are teammates; team members should help each other, right? The director said to catch fish, not that each person had to do it."

"Pei Rou, can’t you be a bit more shameless? Do you think you’re a princess here and want us to wait on you hand and foot? If you want to eat fish, catch your own. Don’t steal Qin Zhao’s fish!"

Su Xiaotong stood outside, hands on her hips, angrily defending her friend.

"Do you have to be so petty? Clearly, you caught plenty, and she can’t finish them all."

Pei Rou nonetheless clutched desperately onto the fish.

Qin Zhao grabbed her wrist and pressed it against the stone, a sharp twig poised on the back of her hand, "Can’t catch fish, is that it? Well, if your hands are useless, then let me help you by disposing of them."

The twig pressed into her skin, and Pei Rou felt an ominous pain.

She looked up at Qin Zhao, those dark, peach-blossom shaped eyes were cold and merciless, which scared her pale.

"I.. I won’t eat anymore! Let me go!"

With a flick, Qin Zhao let go of Pei Rou, who stumbled and fell on her buttocks, her eyes red with tears.

Her manager rushed over, intending to rebuke Qin Zhao, but before they could speak, Qin Zhao said, "This is a wilderness survival reality show. If you can’t handle it, don’t play. Don’t force me to take action."

Remembering how Qin Zhao skillfully impaled the fish, the manager, with an ugly look, quickly led Pei Rou away.

Pei Rou was sobbing nearby, and the cameraman even gave her a close-up.

But no matter how hard she cried, the director gave her no food.

Pei Rou then sat beside Lou Yanfei, looking dejectedly on. Lou Yanfei felt somewhat awkward and handed her the leftover fish tail, "If you don’t mind..."

She shook her head tearfully. Even though Lou Yanfei didn’t particularly like Pei Rou, he fed her the fish tail and then, during a lull, went to chat with Qin Zhao.

"Any luck finding Shi Yunkai and the others?"

"What are you saying? I can’t hear clearly."

"If you really can’t find them, then come back first."

Li Zhen was on the phone to the two security personnel who had gone to search for the missing people, but the signal was poor.

"I’m afraid we won’t make it back."

Qin Zhao bit into her grilled fish and added ominously.

Li Zhen looked towards her, frowning, "What do you mean by that?"

"I told you before that the feng shui here is not good; you didn’t believe me."

"Do you know the reason?"

"If you don’t want any more accidents, stay off the mountain."

"What about the people who are missing? Are we just not going to look for them?"

"Why don’t you call the police?"

Li Zhen felt a sense of unease in his heart. The fog-enshrouded mountain had a ghastly feeling to it, sending shivers down his spine.

"If they’re not back by five o’clock this afternoon, we’ll call the police."

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