Chapter 169: Warm Wine and Slaying Hua Xiong! (Double—asking for monthly tickets!)

"Wow! It's baring its teeth again! Baring its teeth again! It must like me!"

Standing on top of an off-road vehicle, Nazha excitedly pointed at a Dahe hippo lying in the water not far away, bouncing and jumping.

This hippo was an old friend too—Bai Liang and Nazha came to see it bare its teeth every few days, occasionally bringing some fruit and the like.

Too bad this thing was a bit wasteful when eating—toss a watermelon into its mouth and it couldn't get most of it in, like it was just getting a taste.

Actually, when this hippo first opened its mouth and bared its teeth, it was probably trying to intimidate them.

That's how wild animals are—not as docile and friendly to people as the ones with positions in the zoo.

But after Bai Liang tossed the first watermelon, the nature of things began to change.

Kind of like that wild wolf in Kekexili—at first it still had some wildness, but after being fed it wasn't much different from a husky.

Though today Hippo Bro probably wanted to pull some fresh trick.

After confirming that the loud, shrieking Nazha wasn't going to get it any fruit, it decisively turned its head and stuck its butt at them.

"Huh? Is it shy?"

Bai Liang felt something was off and signaled the driver to reverse.

The moment they pulled back, that hippo started spinning-propeller poo-spraying.

That tail really did spin around just like a propeller, and it really was spraying.

Nazha was so shocked her mouth fell open, then she quickly covered it.

Of course at this distance covering it wasn't really necessary, but a more scientific explanation is that molecules are in motion~

"Why is it like this?"

"Obviously, it might not like you that much."

"Impossible!" Nazha protested, "Those little lions, little rhinos, little zebras, little crocodiles all really like me!"

"How can you be so sure?"

"Because I'm beautiful~"

While speaking, she confidently flipped her hair, puffed out her chest, exceptionally self-assured.

Too bad those wild animals most likely wouldn't be swayed—the only one who'd fallen for it was Bai Liang.

Fortunately, Nazha's target was only him anyway.

The off-road vehicle's engine roared and Nazha lost her footing, her body swaying.

But she wasn't flustered at all.

Because a large hand grabbed her waist the next second.

Leaning into Bai Liang's arms, she nuzzled her little face over: "I knew you could catch me every time!"

Although this was indeed a good moment for a bit of romance, Bai Liang had to point something out to this Miss: "Look over there."

"Wow! An elephant! It's really huge. Can we get closer?"

"Better not. This thing is more dangerous than a lion—didn't you see the guides pulling out their guns?"

On this land of Africa, the most dangerous thing is the wild elephant.

When this thing charges at you, it's far more terrifying than any lion or rhino.

Fortunately, humans long ago invented truth.

The two local guides in the front—one held a big shotgun, the other simply grabbed an AK.

Wild Elephant: There are openings everywhere, so why does it feel like the moment I make a move I'll get taken out?

Fortunately, besides the AK, Bai Liang had also brought some bananas~

Getting close was out of the question—after all, he had Nazha with him. If he were alone, he'd probably dare to climb right on top of this elephant's head.

But bringing a Miss out to play, he still had to be a bit careful.

After completing today's wildlife grand tour, the two leisurely returned to the crew.

Every time Wu Jing saw them come back safely, he'd breathe a sigh of relief.

But as time went on, that original worry had been steadily fading—though of course, the necessary vigilance was still indispensable.

Recently someone from the crew had been extorted when going out.

Wu Jing was baffled: why had Bai Liang never run into this kind of thing?

This is Africa! Yet he was as leisurely as if on a picnic.

But this time he was going to play the bad guy: "The filming here is done. The last stop is a nearby slum—whatever you do, don't run around there. The security is really bad. Our crew's advance team got robbed twice right when they arrived."

Nazha actually took this in, immediately putting on a "scared" look and snuggling up against Bai Liang.

But hearing this, Bai Liang got interested: "Which slum? Take me there. I'll find someone to help get the stolen stuff back."

"Find someone? Find who?"

"The local army. If you insist on finding the gang instead, that's fine too—but don't go spreading it around."

Wu Jing: "…Forget it, it wasn't anything that important anyway."

But Bai Liang's wild connections—he'd really seen it for himself.

Sometimes he wanted to run an experiment: drop Bai Liang at any random spot on Earth—would he still manage to thrive?

Because Nazha had more scenes in Africa than Bai Liang, sometimes he'd just go wandering on his own.

So as for how he'd met so many strange and unusual people, Nazha couldn't say.

She only knew that every time he went out, there were people accompanying and protecting him, and smiles wherever he went.

She hadn't experienced any of Africa's savagery or backwardness at all—only the local customs and the wild scenery.

This shoot she'd originally thought might be rather grueling—she actually ended up with nothing but beautiful memories.

This "vacation"—huge profit, no loss!

She'd already decided: even if Wolf Warrior 2 ended up losing every penny in the end, she'd accept it.

Just consider it spending money to buy a relaxing, pleasant, and sweet vacation.

Not just anyone who comes to Africa gets to feed wild elephants, slap a lion's butt, or see a hippo bare its teeth up close.

Oh right, there's also the filming.

Nazha found this the most magical thing — every time she filmed with Bai Liang, her acting was much better than usual.

Actually, the hardest scene was the one opposite Wu Jing. Even though there were no intimate scenes, she just had to look at him with a certain meaning in her eyes.

Mm. There really was no chemistry at all.

If she were alone in the crew, it wouldn't be impossible to overcome.

But with Bai Liang around, Nazha naturally chose to act cute.

When there's a chance to act cute, how could she possibly miss it?!

Anyway, the whole crew liked her and spoiled her because of Bai Liang.

Besides, she was also a small financial backer of the crew~

So she could only let Bai Liang serve as Wu Jing's "stand-in" once more — in a certain sense, he also got to be a Wolf Warrior for a bit.

Though only in the girlfriend department.

As for Bai Liang himself, he really didn't have that many scenes here in Africa, even though Wu Jing had already added scenes for him.

Oh right, the character he plays was originally called Zhuo Yifan in the script, but it's been changed now to Zhuo Anliang.

After all, the previous name — how should I put it — was inauspicious.

Wu Jing expressed understanding though. Just changing a character's name — if he was willing, they could just call him Bai Liang directly.

Later stage of the Africa filming.

Bai Liang and Nazha didn't really have a chance to go see hippos baring their teeth anymore, because the new filming location was a bit too far from those wild animals.

He also felt bad about always troubling the local armed escorts — having them drive him around every time wasn't great.

But he and Nazha quickly found new fun things to do.

At the same time, the "Wolf Warrior 2" crew also welcomed a special guest.

Master Yu Qian.

When Master Yu arrived, he got quite a shock — the moment he stepped into the crew, he saw two "male and female bandits" posing with AKs.

At first he didn't take it seriously, thinking they were playing with props.

But when he saw Bai Liang teaching Nazha to load bullets into the magazine, he was genuinely a bit at a loss.

He reached up and took off his sunglasses, rubbed his eyes, and after seeing clearly, exclaimed in surprise: "Whoa~ Real deal?!"

"You bet~ Oh, Master Yu, want a couple of shots?"

Bai Liang turned his head and saw an especially familiar face. Though he didn't know the man before, he instinctively picked up the conversation.

He even couldn't help but slip into a Tianjin accent.

"I'll pass, these old arms and legs of mine can't handle that~ You guys have fun, you guys have fun."

Master Yu waved his hand to refuse, but the next second his eyes went wide, because Bai Liang pulled a grenade out of his pocket and handed it over.

"This one has no recoil, and we can't take it with us anyway — want to toss one for fun later?"

"Hey~ You wanted to take it with you?" Master Yu laughed. If he brought it back, wouldn't customs grab him on the spot?

Kid, you sure know how to have fun.

But because of this, he immediately felt that Bai Liang was really his kind of person.

Knowing how to have fun is great — he himself was someone who loved to have fun.

Master Yu actually took that grenade, weighed it in his hand, then handed it back to Bai Liang, and asked curiously:

"Will this thing go off?"

"Guaranteed to go off. Only got two though — used the last one to blow up some fish."

"Young people sure know how to play rough! Take me along next time you blow up fish, I want to hear it go off too."

"Hello, Teacher Yu!" Nazha finally got a chance to chime in.

Though Bai Liang didn't know Yu Qian, she certainly did — they'd filmed together before. The result was that the ones who knew each other didn't get to talk, while these two who'd never met immediately hit it off.

"Hello, hello. But this time meeting you, Nazha, your look is a lot more wild~" Master Yu sized her up with a glance and gave an honest assessment.

Although Nazha was just playing around, the camo shorts paired with knee-high Martin boots, a white tank top on top, and her hair tied back — it really did have that vibe.

The only "flaw" was that she was too fair-skinned. If she had a wheat-colored complexion, this gorgeous female bandit cosplay would be an absolute killer!

Nazha: "Hehe, it's Africa after all."

Master Yu was an old hand — one look at Nazha unconsciously leaning toward Bai Liang as she spoke, and he knew what was going on.

A smile crossed his face, and he waved his hand, "I won't disturb you two then. Let's have a butter hot pot together tonight."

"You can eat hot pot in Africa?" Nazha asked in surprise.

"What's so strange about that~ I brought my own! If you blow up the fish fast enough, we can add another dish tonight."

After showing off his self-brought hot pot base to the two youngsters, the old hand hummed a tune as he went to "report in" to Wu Jing.

By evening, the hot pot was really set up.

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Because they happened to be filming a night scene on a nearby beach, Wu Jing still had to chug Moutai, kick a soccer ball, show off his muscles, and then think about Long Xiaoyun's tears.

Bai Liang and the others simply set up the hot pot nearby and watched the show.

But before filming started, Wu Jing suddenly remembered a promised one-on-one real-man showdown.

He took off his shirt, flexing his upper body muscles while shirtless, and beckoned Bai Liang with a finger, "Come on!"

Bai Liang naturally couldn't play the cowardly lizard. As he stood up, he said: "Blanch the fish for me — by the time I finish him off, it should be just done."

"Tsk tsk, slaying Hua Xiong with a warmed wine! You got this, Xiao Bai?" Master Yu — whether he just loved watching the drama or had simply gotten used to chiming in — was fanning the flames either way!

Playing the straight man, not a single line can fall flat.

"I've already bragged, so I have to pull it off~ My height and weight give me the edge over him."

Although after watching Bai Liang crash the race car, Na Zha had some lingering fear about these boys' "violent sports," she was very understanding and didn't say anything at this moment, instead cheering him on loudly.

As for Tang Yu, her little head was still very smart.

She didn't rush to put the fish into the hot pot, but first placed it in a strainer, so that even if it took a while, she could still save face for Bai Liang.

This fish, in her hands, definitely couldn't be overcooked.

Grandpa Yu glanced over, spotted her little move, and let out a hehehe laugh.

It made Na Zha's face flush a little red. "What are you laughing at?"

"You're quite the domineering Miss, managing him is enough, but you want to manage me too?"

"I'm just curious."

"How about we get curious about which of these two will win."

"Bet on it?" Na Zha blurted out instinctively.

Oh!

Grandpa Yu did a tactical lean back—these young folks are devious now! What, still trying to fleece something from an old man like me?

But before he could speak, Bai Liang's voice already came from not far away: "Is my fish ready?"

"Huh?!"

Na Zha turned her head to look, and Wu Jing had already been pinned to the sand by Bai Liang. She'd been so busy chatting with Grandpa Yu that she'd missed the whole process.

"That fast? This kid really has trained!"

"Of course he's amazing!"

While frantically putting the fish slices into the hot pot to cook, she still didn't forget to praise Bai Liang.

At this point, Wu Jing was starting to question his life.

That shouldn't be right~ That's impossible!

"Boxing has weight classes, bro. If we're wrestling on the sand, your arms can't even reach me."

Bai Liang, at 1.845 meters, launched a merciless taunt at Wu Jing, who was 1.75 meters.

"Damn, you're even throwing personal attacks? You definitely trained!"

"I never said I didn't train~"

Actually, Bai Liang didn't really know many practical moves, just a few.

Hey, when "bullying" Huang Jingyu and Wu Jing, he used them all.

There wasn't really much trick to it—just being strong while also being fast.

"Jing-ge, it's all recorded." The cameraman nearby snickered weirdly.

Wu Jing turned his head with a WTF expression. "I'm the director!"

"It looks pretty cool, Dou Xiao Bai-ge has great moves. We'll cut it into behind-the-scenes footage later, it'll definitely be popular."

"I'm the director!"

"Dou Xiao Bai-ge, can you take your shirt off? I saw in your TV drama your physique is so good~"

For this kind of "unreasonable request," Bai Liang naturally obliged.

After all, Wu Jing was already bare-chested, so what was there to be shy about.

However, when the on-site cameraman suggested the two of them do it again, he was refused by Wu Jing.

After all, he's the director~

"Awesome~"

Na Zha clapped her hands to welcome Bai Liang back victorious. After he sat down, her eyes reluctantly dragged away from his abs, then helped him fish out the fish.

Cooked just right.

Now even Grandpa Yu couldn't hold back. "Hey, young people are really something!"

"Not bad, mainly just wanted to eat fish~"

Halfway through speaking, Bai Liang looked down and saw a small hand that, at some unknown point, had secretly pressed itself against his abs.

He looked up at Na Zha, who grinned foolishly at him, then pressed her other hand up too.

After enjoying herself, Na Zha suddenly remembered something. "Teacher Yu, about that bet just now, I won, right?"

"You won, but we haven't said what we're betting on yet."

"True, ah, you won too fast!"

Bai Liang nodded, but he was busy eating fish and really couldn't respond.

At this point Grandpa Yu declared that with him around, this line absolutely couldn't go unanswered.

He grinned at Bai Liang: "A man really shouldn't be too fast, Dou Xiao Bai, be careful next time."

"Teacher Yu!"

"Fine, I lose, I lose. I'll send you a gift later."

"Grandpa Yu runs a zoo, you can go pick one from his park later. I think the ponies and alpacas are both pretty nice." Bai Liang helped brainstorm.

"That wouldn't be too appropriate~ I like kittens and puppies." Na Zha's big eyes curved into crescents.

"You two going back and forth like this, fine fine fine, I'll send one, okay? I'll personally pick a good one."

Grandpa Yu had truly learned the skill of this African "dynamic duo of thieves."

In just a few words, they could make him "drop gold coins."

With Grandpa Yu's arrival, the filming progress of "Wolf Warrior 2" in Africa quickly reached its final stage.

This made even Wu Jing himself feel it was a bit magical—too smooth!

The troubles he had originally imagined never materialized at all.

At first there were still crew members getting robbed and extorted when they went out, but later, after Bai Liang got familiar with the local armed men, that sort of thing simply stopped happening.

From time to time you could still see groups of black uncles wandering around the crew's vicinity, AKs slung over their shoulders.

They might as well have had the word "bodyguard" written across their foreheads.

The rest of the filming work afterward, especially anything that required communicating with the locals, went remarkably smoothly thanks to the "translation" provided by the black uncles and their AKs.

The armed security he had specifically hired beforehand ended up looking somewhat redundant.

Still, that money couldn't be saved — who could have known things would turn out this way before coming here?

However, when it came time to head back, Bai Liang was still a little stumped.

He had given some things he didn't want to bring home as gifts to the local armed men, and in return they had given him a small dagger.

The thing was made of gold, and because it was only a small knife, it wasn't particularly heavy, but he wasn't sure if he could bring it back.

"I'll think of a way for you, pull some strings."

Wu Jing said he'd handle the matter, and at the same time couldn't help sighing: "Mentioning the name Wolf Warrior in this place might not necessarily do any good, but mentioning your name, Bai Liang, is guaranteed to work."

He was already mulling over whether the audience would believe it if he told them this story during the publicity later.

"You're exaggerating." Bai Liang waved his hand, seemingly in modesty.

"Exaggerating?"

"What I mean is, the local black guys don't understand Chinese either."

"Then what do they call you?"

"Y."

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