Chapter 233: Chapter 233: Stunned

Jiang Qingfeng and Long Hao weren’t afraid of getting hurt, so they just bulldozed their way through. As a result, they had already reached the second challenge: the guessing game.

Long Hao would act out the clues for Jiang Qingfeng to guess.

Although Long Hao’s gestures were quite abstract, Jiang Qingfeng was certainly clever enough, so he correctly guessed all five of his prompts.

For the remaining five prompts, the two had to switch.

Jiang Qingfeng would act out the clues, and Long Hao would guess.

They both had sour looks on their faces the entire time.

One felt that making those gestures made him look like a lunatic, while the other felt his teammate’s limbs were frozen solid.

Long Hao cursed in frustration, “Fuck! I looked like a complete idiot just now, but I still gave you proper clues.

Just look at your clues! All I see is your stone-cold expression and nothing else!!”

He wasn’t just annoyed with this stupid challenge, but with the whole stupid show.

’Find a partner,’ my ass. Right now, he wanted to kick everyone he saw.

’Clearly, resorting to desperate measures was a mistake.’

He hadn’t taken a liking to any of the five female contestants. The only one who was even remotely tolerable was that female from the Federation, who was at least quiet and less irritating.

’But her Spiritual Power Level is way too low.’

Long Hao felt like he’d been completely scammed.

The person who had conned him into joining the show had said that all the female contestants would be High-level females, and there would even be S-level ones.

Besides their high Spiritual Power Levels, they were supposed to come from good families, include popular female celebrities, and be incredibly beautiful.

On top of that, all these females were supposed to be highly educated and brimming with talent.

And what was the reality?

The S-level female was Old Seventh’s fiancée.

The one from a good family was a female like Denise, the type who would take anyone.

The female celebrity was a cowardly female who coveted High-level males but was too spineless to admit it.

The “beautiful and talented female” was the female from the Federation… who had no other good qualities besides those two.

It was just unbelievable. Everyone matched the descriptions on a technicality, yet they were a world apart from what he’d been promised.

Long Hao really, really wanted to call the police.

’These days, people even dare to scam a direct member of the Imperial Family!!’

…

Annoyed as he was, Long Hao still wanted to win, so he tried his best to guess the prompts.

In the end, however, they still painfully lost two points.

In the second challenge, with a perfect score of ten, the two only managed to get eight points.

Next was the third challenge: an escape room.

There were two connected rooms with only a small window between them for passing items.

Both had to find the puzzle keys needed by the person in the other room, and they were not allowed to communicate during this time.

If they spoke to cheat, they would be immediately disqualified with a score of zero.

Neither of them was particularly worried about a challenge that required brainpower.

They were both outstanding males of the Empire, with intellects that could completely crush their peers. So, they both calmed down and began to slowly search for clues.

Meanwhile, Jiang Qin and Ni Jia were only now arriving at the second challenge.

The first challenge, the obstacle course, had been an eye-opener for many people regarding Jiang Qin.

Especially for her Jiang Fans, whose jaws had dropped to the floor.

[I always thought Qin Bao was a frail little female, the type who gets winded after walking just a few steps.]

[Me too. After all, her face always looks so frail and pale whenever you see it.]

[Who would’ve thought that those little arms and legs could clear a three-meter-high hurdle during a three-legged race? I’m flabbergasted.]

[Same here, flabbergasted…]

[My impression of Jiang Qin has always been that of a pitiable and lovable little female…]

[Yeah, especially for those of us fans who first saw her at the Moonlight Bar back on Blue Star.]

[Back then, her face was pale, and she was so bony it looked like a gust of wind could blow her away.]

[Actually, it’s not that surprising. She’s been working on her health for a while now, and she has rabbit-type Genes.]

Rabbit-type Genes excelled at jumping. Even if a female didn’t have a beast form, their Genes would always carry some of their species’ advantages.

So, it was understandable that Jiang Qin could clear the hurdles.

In fact, she could now clear a five-meter-high barrier with ease, and possibly even higher.

After all, she hadn’t taken that Physique Enhancement Potion for nothing.

It was just that her petite frame, combined with a face that looked somewhat sickly, made her appear frail.

In reality, she had been learning things like body techniques and Fighting on the Star Network in her spare time.

…

Seeing that the prompt was “Mecha.”

Jiang Qin didn’t know how to pose for it, so she just struck the pose for an Ultraman beam attack.

Although the gesture looked a bit crude, the female was just too cute.

Ni Jia guessed, a smile in his eyes, “A combat pose… tech-related… could it be, Mecha?”

“Congratulations, that’s correct. One point for Team 33.”

The second prompt was from the clothing category: a pleated skirt.

Jiang Qin was wearing a long skirt, so she simply rolled it halfway up with her hands, then twirled to make the hem flare out.

But Ni Jia’s eyes were completely filled with the sight of her slender, fair legs, and he blushed so hard the red spread all the way to his earlobes.

He didn’t dare to keep his eyes fixed on her legs.

Jiang Qin: ’…Wait, how is he supposed to guess if he doesn’t look?’

[Qin Bao: Look at me!!

Ni Jia: So shy…]

[Ni Jia only has eyes for the beautiful female, while Qin Bao only has eyes for the prompt.]

[Ahhh, I ship them so hard! Now *this* is a romance show!]

[LMAO, they should just give up on this stupid prompt. If he stares for another two seconds, Ni Jia’s going to be cooked.]

[Actually, Ni Jia wouldn’t be a bad choice. I just looked him up on the Star Network, and I hear he’s the cash cow for the Ni family’s younger generation.]

[If he’s a cash cow, the Empire probably won’t be willing to let him go, right?]

[Hehe, as long as the two of them have an *actual* relationship, it would be illegal for the Empire to refuse to let him go.]

[Don’t say things that are NSFW in public. We can chat privately. Add my Light Computer Number…]

…

Although Ni Jia did try his best to guess in the end, he clearly didn’t know much about skirts, so they didn’t score a point.

Just as they were continuing with the guessing game, Jiang Qingfeng’s team had already secured first place!

Jiang Qin instantly decided to give up. “The rankings are already decided. Why don’t we… just withdraw from the competition?”

“Whatever you say,” Ni Jia said with a slightly dopey smile.

“I’m heading out, then!”

When he saw that beautiful figure pull Yun Xie along and leave the moment they withdrew, the smile on Ni Jia’s face froze.

’Wait, then… what about him?’

[Hahahaha!! Don’t tell me Ni Jia actually thought he could go hang out with the little female after they withdrew?]

[LMAO, her actual partner was waiting right there. This has nothing to do with him.]

[To be fair, I also thought that female was being so gentle with Ni Jia because she was interested in him.]

[What do you call this? Is she baiting him?]

[She’s probably just keeping her options open. After all, there are two other outstanding males on this show. As long as she isn’t an idiot, she won’t make a choice so quickly.]

[Hmph. A shallow female from the Federation. Isn’t Ni Jia good enough? If it weren’t for this show, she would never have had the chance to meet an outstanding male from our Empire in her entire life, right?]

The Jiang Fans lying in wait were not having it:

[LMAO, he’s just an A-level male. How outstanding can he possibly be?]

[None of our Qin Bao’s males are below S-level.]

[Certain A-level males should stop dreaming. Our Qin Bao only accepts S-level males.]

[You all probably don’t know this, right? The partner our Qin Bao just left with is an SS-level male.]

[That’s right, the same Level as your so-called dark-skinned Young Marshal. And the key is, he’s even better-looking than your Young Marshal!!!]

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