Chapter 201: Enjoying Ultimate Freedom

Jing Bairan: Sometimes I really feel like calling the police.

But then I thought, this is Africa—first, I don't even know how to dial the emergency number.

Second, what if Bai Liang answers the phone?

This guy's doing way too well in Africa.

These were just idle daydreams while swatting mosquitoes; actually, he slipped back once in between, only to see Na Zha and Bai Liang lying on the sofa exchanging bodily fluids—cough, cough—kissing.

He figured Bai Liang really didn't treat him like an outsider, but also kinda didn't treat him like a person at all.

In the end, he had no choice but to keep watch and keep quiet for the two of them.

No option but to keep wandering outside.

Jing Bairan had prepared for the "worst-case scenario": that these two couldn't hold back and decided to get intimate right here—he figured he'd be stuck outside for at least half an hour.

Hmm. Bai Liang's build—wouldn't it take at least half an hour?

In fact, he was wrong; over an hour passed, and Na Zha still hadn't come out of the room.

Jing Bairan: This is bullying! Total bullying! You two might as well just book a king-size room!

How bold can you get?!

Faintly, across the vast African plains, what sounded like a cat's meow seemed to echo.

Little Cat: It wasn't me who meowed~

Luckily, Little Cat seemed to have had enough, and to prove her innocence, she slipped out quietly while the two were still kissing.

She'd been carried in Jing Bairan's arms all this time as his temporary guardian, and she was perfectly content.

That sense of ease carried on throughout the rest of the filming.

Jing Bairan felt he'd done a fine job as the sidekick.

The production team said they'd assigned Na Zha as the guide, but whenever she hit a snag, she'd just look pitifully at Bai Liang.

A vivid demonstration of how to cling to someone's leg with complete moral certainty, without a shred of self-respect in sight.

Just pure cuteness!

Then Bai Liang would swiftly solve her problem—no matter how bizarre the method, it always worked out in the end.

Everyone else went from stunned silence, to numb acceptance, to complete complacency.

So even though Bai Liang was the last to join the group, after two days together, he'd become the anchor.

He slipped in seamlessly, with zero friction.

Everything felt utterly natural.

Even the guys ended up unconsciously relying on him—though Bai Liang looked lazy and carefree, like he didn't care about anything, this guy was genuinely reliable!

And he was also incredibly easy to get along with.

Traveling together really tests a person's patience and other qualities.

Even celebrities who know cameras are watching often can't help but lose their temper or quit outright.

That's how easily long trips reveal your true self.

Many couples break up after traveling together.

Even families on vacation have a high chance of arguing and clashing.

But none of this affected Capybara.

Bai Liang's emotional stability had been certified by multiple Misses—he might as well have official anti-counterfeit stamps on him.

Even if the members of this episode of "Little Flowers" were mostly "normal people," even if they weren't normal, or even if you dropped him into "Little Flowers 2," he wouldn't crack.

Xiao Shu, a member of "Little Flowers 2," could testify to that.

That sun-like aura made even her, a "crazy one," feel ashamed of herself.

Hmm. Occasionally being a little mischievous doesn't make him annoying.

You could say that no matter how good or bad a person is—whether they're a green tea or a little bitch—her own nature doesn't change the fact that she still wants to be friends with "good people."

Even the vilest nature still yearns for beauty.

But Na Zha, whose relationship had surpassed the friend level, actually wanted Bai Liang to be a little more selfish.

We can't let ourselves be taken advantage of!

Of course, she kept saying this, convinced Bai Liang was too easy to bully—but she'd never actually seen anyone manage to bully him.

But Na Zha didn't care; she just couldn't understand it, and she simply didn't want anyone to bully Bai Liang.

So she hoped he'd be a little "bad"~

Being a cute little selfish brat is fine too!

The rest of the journey was quite eventful, mostly involving interactions with various African wildlife.

Giraffes, feeding animals in cages, playing with babies, and so on.

The production team's "thrill factor" dropped sharply, but Bai Liang didn't mind—he found it interesting to see Africa from a different angle.

The cheetah they'd helped relocate seemed to dislike him, as if Bai Liang had stolen something from it.

All cheetahs look alike—he couldn't possibly remember which was which.

Afterward, they shifted from Africa to Australia.

Before that, the production team arranged a phone-calling segment.

They said it was to call the person you missed the most—on this point, the production team was truly heartless.

Bai Liang assumed the phone confiscation was just symbolic, for the audience's benefit.

But they never gave the phones back.

After being "out of contact" for so long, outsiders might think they'd gone missing.

Of course, that was just a joke—at least their agents knew exactly what was going on.

The round of phone calls — the person you miss the most?

Nazha glanced at Bai Liang first, an irrepressible grin breaking across her face.

Eheh, the person I miss most is right here beside me!

That made Bai Liang unable to resist muttering at her: "Did you forget your mom and your sister?"

Nazha: Ah, this... I really deserve to die!

He didn't bring up her dad, though, because he knew Nazha's father had passed away a few years earlier.

Also because of that, he and Nazha had almost never come up with weird little nicknames for each other — at least not ones involving deceased elders. Bai Liang felt some jokes shouldn't be made carelessly.

Although, in bed, ethical titles and such do tend to get all jumbled up, sometimes even crossing the boundaries of biological species.

But still, the things that deserve respect deserve respect.

Unless he really slipped and couldn't hold back — but he'd apologize right away.

After Nazha called her mom, she looked at Bai Liang. "What about you? Aren't you going to call your dad and mom?"

Tch~

This girl's little schemes — way too easy to see through.

Every time Bai Liang's parents came up, she always dropped the subject, so the words "your" were never to be heard.

"Even if I really did disappear, my parents wouldn't worry about me."

"For real?!"

"For real. I'll just call my grandma and ask her how her Yasuo practice is going."

Yasuo?

Nazha also played games — wanting to play together with Bai Liang — so she knew Yasuo, that happy wind man.

But that name paired with grandma... shouldn't it be Riven?

Time flew by, and twenty days seemed to pass in a flash.

The Flower Youth group had also arrived at the final stop of this season's show — Daydream Island.

The name sounds like the filming location of that movie *The Secret Life of Walter Mitty*, but that place is actually in Iceland; the Daydream Island they were going to was in Australia.

No chance to do downhill skateboarding.

But this stop did have one very thrilling segment.

Skydiving!

After the plane landed, there were people there to meet them.

A team from Red Bull — they had been waiting for a long time.

As the show's exclusive title sponsor, Red Bull had actually had its eye on this segment in the show's planning from the very start.

Bai Liang's solo Africa trip earlier had been an extra surprise for them.

"Why did so many people from the sponsor show up?"

"No idea — it's the last stop, are they throwing a farewell party?"

"..."

The Flower Youth members buzzed with discussion, but their eyes instinctively drifted toward Bai Liang.

On one hand, everyone knew he was Red Bull's spokesperson; on the other, it was habit — whenever something felt off, ask the magical Bai Liang first.

If even he thought something was off, then it really was off!

Bai Liang wasn't surprised — he knew about this part.

His skydiving license had been arranged through connections by Red Bull's people. Mainly because he said he could do it, and these people actually believed him — and the moment they believed him, they went straight to work it out for him.

Kind of like getting a driver's license in China — with money and connections, there's always a fast-track method. Of course, the prerequisite is that you actually have the skill.

As for skydiving from several kilometers up, of course not everyone dares to try it.

This thing is way more intense than bungee jumping.

Besides Bai Liang, only three people signed up to take part.

But their skydive was just an experience — they'd be strapped to an instructor in front, who would jump with them.

The whole point is feeling what skydiving is like; proper skydiving training also starts from this step.

"Great Immortal, you're not jumping?" Jing Boran asked curiously — he didn't think Bai Liang would shy away from something like this.

As for the title "Great Immortal," anyway, all the guys in the Flower Youth group had started calling him that.

"I'm jumping, but unlike you guys, I'm jumping solo — I've got a license."

"Awesome!"

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Just then, Nazha, who had said she didn't dare to try, suddenly popped up: "I'll go with you!"

The girl struck a "suicidal charge" pose, her calves trembling a little, but her mouth was plenty tough at this moment.

"You've got a license too?" Bai Liang asked curiously.

Nazha, looking terrified yet resolute: "I'm like them — strapped to you."

Hiss... not to mention, her little idea made Bai Liang's heart stir a bit.

Skydiving with a pretty girl, and once the chute opens, kissing her at a kilometer up — just thinking about it sounds thrilling!

"You really dare?"

Nazha was still pretty scared, but by now her calves had stopped trembling. She thought about it seriously, then suddenly grinned like a fool: "I trust that you'll protect me well!"

Bai Liang: Let's go!

"The plane's still refueling, just a moment~"

Originally only four people were going skydiving, but now eight set off together.

Nothing else, just wanted to see on the spot Bai Liang tie that bundle to himself and jump down.

Honestly, at this moment Nazha's courage instantly became the biggest among everyone except Bai Liang.

Even though the others knew the person jumping with them was a professional skydiving instructor, they were still panicking inside — after all, that was several kilometers up in the sky.

How bold was Nazha? She dared to let Bai Liang, this young whippersnapper, take her along on the jump.

Just how much did she trust him?

Fortunately, at this moment Bai Liang showed not a trace of panic on his face, which could give everyone a reassuring pill.

His expression was so calm — he must be seriously impressive, no worse than those instructors.

Bai Liang: That's definitely not comparable, but at several kilometers up, whether something goes wrong sometimes doesn't depend on that bit of technical gap — instead, the gold content of one's birth chart skyrockets.

"Aren't we going with them?"

After arriving at the venue, Nazha watched Jing Boran and the others being led onto one of the planes, feeling a bit puzzled as she said.

"Not together. Red Bull brought a few skydiving pros to jump with us — if anything happens, they're a safety net."

"Oh~"

Nazha gave a little acknowledgment, but while Bai Liang was helping her gear up, she leaned to his ear and asked: "After this, I'm the one who matches you best, right?"

That remark left Bai Liang stunned for a beat, and he suddenly understood something.

Damn!

So the reason Nazha was this daring was that there was also an element of Dilireba "cheering her on" in it.

Can girls really go this hard when they're being competitive?

Indeed, on the mainland Chinese internet, Nazha and his CP fans have been beaten so badly by Reba's and his CP fans that they were scurrying around with their hands over their heads.

Basically they never had the ability to fight head-on.

It was mostly Nazha herself stubbornly holding the line.

Not long ago she also endured an extremely intense wave of cyberbullying, but she just had to plant herself there, refusing to budge an inch.

But once this skydiving stunt with Bai Liang airs on the show, honestly, she'll probably at least be on equal footing with Dilireba.

By then, even if Bai Liang goes on Running Man to drop more sweet moments, Nazha will still have clawed back the vast majority of her disadvantage.

How did Bai Liang comfort her before?

Seems like he said, once Wolf Warrior 2 hits theaters, the two of us can start shipping our CP.

But later Nazha felt something was off — in Wolf Warrior 2, her character and Bai Liang's weren't a couple, so it was hard to ship.

So she was going to claw it all back in one go on this season of Divas Hit the Road!

The other interactions on the show could already drop some sugar, but she felt it still wasn't enough.

Until this skydiving event — and the Red Bull team's surprise appearance — let her see her chance.

Nazha: I can be smart once in a while too.

But this wasn't smart at all — it was textbook reckless, like she got heated and went all in!

The plane's propeller was deafening. On the plane, Nazha's fear came flooding back.

The key thing was, she couldn't even cling to Bai Liang right now — he could only hold her from behind.

She could only reach out to touch Bai Liang's face, and that familiar feel calmed her heart a little.

"If you get scared later, don't open your eyes. Wait until I tell you to open them."

"Mm, okay!"

Nazha was clearly at a total loss by now — at this point she'd do whatever Bai Liang told her to.

After the plane climbed to sufficient altitude, the skydiving pro beside them gave Bai Liang a hand signal, indicating he could go.

Besides serving as part of the safety net, they were also doing aerial filming.

Red Bull's preparations were pretty thorough — including Nazha's sudden surprise appearance. Yep, their plan had this in it.

Bai Liang glanced outside — blue sky, white clouds, ocean.

Not a trace of fear on his face. Instead, he looked down and reassured Nazha once more, reminding her:

"Close your eyes!"

"I closed them ages ago," Nazha said, her voice trembling a little.

"Go~"

He leapt — savoring the ultimate freedom.

A first high-altitude skydive is something you never forget for the rest of your life.

In that memory, there's a young man's bold adventurous spirit, a self that faces fear head-on, and a yearning to break free of all shackles.

One leap — thousands of meters up, riding the wind, gazing down at the earth.

Sunlight, beach, sea of clouds, set against the blue sky — like one exquisite wallpaper after another.

Even more wondrous was the body now in free fall at 200 kilometers per hour.

Sonic booms, air pressure, the massive冲击力 came rushing in one after another, pounding against the mind.

Wild yet pure — the sensory experience it delivered to the participant was intensely thrilling.

So when Nazha偷偷 opened her eyes, got scared and quickly shut them again, then opened them once more upon feeling that familiar embrace behind her — it was as if a whole new world had opened up.

When she felt the speed suddenly drop, she could finally speak: "So thrilling!"

Bai Liang glanced back at his parachute — that huge Red Bull logo on it was especially eye-catching at this moment.

"You didn't pee yourself, did you?" Bai Liang's voice from behind her, steady with a hint of teasing, made Nazha feel safer while also a little embarrassed and annoyed.

Did he find out about that time she accidentally peed in the bathtub?

"What! I'm not a kid anymore. Oh no — I forgot to take photos!"

Nazha still had a selfie stick in her hand, but during the free fall just now, she didn't dare fiddle with that stuff.

"Don't worry, the guys around us filmed it, and there's a fixed camera on the helmet too."

"That's different, I want to film it myself~"

Listening to the girl's soft, sweet voice at high altitude was quite a novel experience.

But once a girl turns on selfie mode, she's not even afraid of being a thousand meters up?

Not really — Nazha happened to glance down for a second and immediately let out a scream.

"I still don't dare look down," she said pitifully.

Bai Liang said nothing, just tilted his head and kissed her, as comfort.

At that moment, Nazha remembered the little plan she'd been plotting all along, and tried hard to tilt her head up and nuzzle against Bai Liang's chin.

Her goal, of course, was to seize the chance for a romantic muah.

Unfortunately, the position didn't really allow it, and the effect ended up a bit comical instead.

"What are you doing?"

"Hmph! Doing what a kitty's supposed to do!"

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PS: I know tandem skydiving also requires certification — go ahead and call me an idiot, hehe.

The Hua Shao arc ends with this chapter.

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