Chapter 507

Three pairs of shoes—this shattered Yang Yang's princely demeanor~

To some extent, this is far more interesting than the show's mini-games.

Of course, this also adds appeal to the show.

After all, humor is one of the show's biggest draws.

The production team originally worried Yang Yang might be too fragile, that after being pranked like this, he'd just give up—after all, this kid has a "prior record."

Back in "Flowers for Youth 2," this kid was abandoned outside; the crew's van had already come to pick him up, yet he still sulked and refused to get in.

He kept muttering things like: "Sisters will definitely come get me," "They can't really not come," "If they don't come, we'll deal with it later," "."

He looked exactly like a little dog abandoned by its owner.

He was practically Jia Baoyu incarnate.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have told Liu Yifei during a promotional interview for "Eternal Love," "Variety shows are exhausting," "Let's just focus on acting," and such.

Everyone said he'd developed psychological trauma.

"Full of Vitality, Big Brothers" was his first regular variety show after "Flowers for Youth 2," five years later.

The production team genuinely feared he'd revert to Jia Baoyu mode if he got bullied too hard.

But now it seems they'd worried for nothing.

He'd smelled the stinky shoes, yet showed zero self-isolation or grievance—instead, he was shouting insults at full volume.

If not for his idol image, he'd probably have already kicked off his own shoes and shoved them in Wang Yanlin's face~

Let's not forget, "Full of Vitality, Big Brothers" still has veterans from "Flowers for Youth 2"; seeing this scene, they felt Yang Yang had changed a lot.

Five years, huh.

Yang Yang: Do you know how I've lived these past five years?

After round after round of brutal beatings, even the most fragile heart should've been cured by now!

As for where these "beatings" came from—don't ask~

In short, if he were to join "Flowers for Youth 2" now, he'd definitely manage—no more self-isolation.

Yang Yang didn't dare feel too confident, though; the contestants on that show weren't ordinary people—he couldn't just become slightly more cheerful and handle them.

So… how the hell did Bai Liang manage to be so happy and at ease on "Sisters Who Make Waves"?

He was just curious—how did those older sisters soothe him? Thirty of them!

Bai Liang: Want to learn? I'll teach you~

After several game rounds, it was time for the most fun part of "Full of Vitality, Big Brothers": hide-and-seek.

At this point, the Big Brothers team and Little Brothers team were no longer divided, but Bai Liang was still assigned to the hiding side.

Chen Duling and Zhou Ye were assigned to the searching team.

Clearly, targeted harassment.

Those two girls would probably scour the entire map to hunt down Bai Liang.

The preparation phase was long, since some needed elaborate makeup.

As Bai Liang was pondering how to hide, he saw Wang Hedai surrounded by several makeup artists, getting a major head transformation!

A watermelon rind placed on his head, his face painted with watermelon patterns.

Awesome! This is the kind of hide-and-seek that's fun!

Bai Liang couldn't help sneaking over to watch, his hands getting a little too handsy.

"Is this watermelon ripe?"

"Ripe, ripe—I wouldn't sell you an unripe melon!"

Clearly aware of his own brilliant show effect, Wang Hedai was in great spirits; feeling a few light pats on his head, he turned around, saw Bai Liang, and grinned mischievously, playing along.

With Bai Liang here, viewership will skyrocket; pulling such a clever stunt, he's guaranteed to trend on Weibo! TikTok clips will fly everywhere!

The guy's still very proactive—he immediately jumped in when Bai Liang and the others were playing the stinky shoe game.

Right now, you can't see that "kill everyone" vibe—maybe because he's not famous yet?

But clearly, today's top experts aren't just him.

When Yang Yang rolled up a baby stroller and tried squatting inside, it meant he'd started going full shameless.

He even put on a baby cap, then shamelessly acted cute after putting it on.

Whoa. Is this guy eight?!

"How's this?" When Yang Yang fully squeezed himself into the stroller, he even raised an eyebrow at Bai Liang.

"How did you go from one extreme to the other? Can I interview you?" Bai Liang asked curiously.

"What extreme?" Yang Yang pretended not to understand.

Bai Liang shook his head with a grin—haha, he's gotten slick.

"You didn't prepare anything, did you? Just using the show's provided ideas?"

After deciding on his disguise, Yang Yang turned to ask about Bai Liang's plan.

"Nope, I prepared too—hide-and-seek's gotta be played right."

Bai Liang pulled out a map from his pocket.

The others gathered around and gasped—the map was covered in dense annotations.

He really did his homework!

Many potential hiding spots were marked and labeled.

Unlike Yang Yang and others who relied on props, Bai Liang preferred to use the environment.

"Wait, what's the point of hanging from the crane?"

"Literal meaning—the map's edge includes a construction site, and the crane's within range. If I climb up, they'd have to climb too just to find me—that alone would give them hell." Bai Liang shared his plan generously.

"You're human too?!"

The others grimaced at the proposal. A crane? Isn't that a bit too insane?

It's just hide-and-seek, bro, not a battle royale.

Fortunately, Bai Liang changed tack, pulled out a pen, and crossed out the point: "Too bad, the production team rejected it. They won't let me climb."

Yang Yang sighed: "Who'd let you climb? It's so high, and cranes are so dangerous—those 'hunters' have lives too."

"Honestly, Dudu probably would climb, but I'm afraid she'd get stuck up there, so I just dropped it."

At this moment, the editing team added subtitles:

Dudu: I'm scared!

There were several other locations with similar effects to the crane, but the production team had clearly rejected most of them for Bai Liang.

After all, this segment is called hide-and-seek—it emphasizes fun, not risking contestants' lives for drama.

"So which one are you planning to use?" Yang Yang asked, eyeing the map.

"Depends. I'll start by wandering around, making things harder for them. After all, the rules don't say seeing me means I win—I have to be caught."

To be fair, only someone who's been "beaten up" by him truly understands Bai Liang.

Yang Yang paused for a second, then realized what this guy was up to: urban parkour, right?

Put plainly—walking the dog~

No wonder the production team didn't pair up the big brothers and little brothers for hide-and-seek—they even shoved Wang Yanlin over to the hunter side, probably so someone fit enough could chase Bai Liang all over the place.

Otherwise, those older brothers would drop dead from exhaustion.

Meanwhile, their side was camouflaging, brainstorming ideas; the other side was also discussing how to find or catch him.

At this moment, Wang Yanlin had become the "decision-maker" among the big brothers.

He bluntly said: "That bastard Da Xian is definitely going to cause trouble! He won't just calmly hide somewhere or disguise himself—he'll either pick a spot so tricky no one could even hide there, or come up with some weird, crazy scheme."

Clearly, his good friend knew him inside out.

Chen Duling and Zhou Ye beside him nodded along. Bai Liang loved playing games—given such an opportunity, of course he'd pull out all the stops.

He'd been excited even when arriving.

Then Long Long Liqi curiously asked: "Based on your understanding of him, how would he hide?"

Their side had a map too—they spread it out like a full-scale meeting.

Wang Yanlin pointed instantly to the crane on the map's edge: "He's probably up there. I even suspect he's already stocked up supplies—he might eat, drink, and play games up there."

The big brothers' eyelids twitched. Dude, are you guys really that insane?

The next second, he pointed to another spot—a man-made lake in the park.

"Check the crane with remote cameras later, leave it for last—but this lake? Go check if there are straws or reeds sticking out of the water for breathing."

"Why are we suddenly doing mountain-and-sea challenges?!" Wang Yaoqing couldn't help exclaiming.

"They're ramping up the intensity!"

"Just check if there's enough air exchange," Chen Duling suddenly said.

"Huh? What do you mean?" "My senior can hold his breath for a long time—I suggest you watch that spot for at least ten minutes."

At this, everyone turned to stare.

Miss, how do you know how long he can hold his breath?

Chen Duling: Don't ask.

To be honest, her enthusiasm had truly risen—hey, she was facing off against her senior again.

She couldn't help recalling how she'd single-handedly killed him six times during the League of Legends event—just thinking about it thrilled her!

She loved playing games with her senior—and she especially loved beating him!

She used to worry that winning might make him dislike her, but now she no longer cared.

So in this game confrontation, her mind was entirely focused on utterly crushing her senior.

Seeing Chen Duling and Wang Yanlin so fired up, others were also infected—after all, when playing games, playing seriously is way more fun than playing casually!

Ramp up the intensity! Ramp up the intensity!

Only Zhou Ye was still muttering nonsense, scratching her head, unsure of her role, not knowing what to do.

Fortunately, Dudu had already made arrangements.

Just be a happy little dog, okay, Golden Retriever Patrol Hound~

Hunters always bring dogs, right?

That's her ecological niche.

Someone dug a hole in a fruit stall and disguised their head as a watermelon, blending in; someone wrapped themselves in trash bags and crawled into a pile of garbage, enduring the stench; someone squeezed themselves into a baby carriage, performing real-life "bone-shrinking art"; someone else was so well-hidden the cameras couldn't find him—his hiding spot was simply impossible for the cameramen to film, so even viewers with a god's-eye view might never see him when the episode aired.

Meanwhile, the hunters were frantically analyzing, while Dudu drafted their action plan and strategy.

Clearly, this episode of "Full of Vitality, Big Brothers" had, on both sides, maxed out the intensity without saying a word.

Even before it began, a whiff of tension was already rising.

"This watermelon is sweet~"

One bite, juice burst everywhere—Bai Liang ate happily.

Being the considerate person he was, he didn't forget others—he gave Wang Hedai a piece too.

But Wang Hedai ate nervously—when Bai Liang had been cutting the watermelon, that knife had felt dangerously close to his head.

He was terrified the guy might accidentally mix things up and swing it at his skull.

Hmm… the watermelon really is sweet.

Thump-thump~

After eating some watermelon, Bai Liang patted Wang Hedai's head: "I'm off, you hide well."

"Got it, bro~ Take care, bro~"

Wang He'dei watched Bai Liang walk forward, but before the man had gone twenty meters, he suddenly shot off with a whoosh.

He swiftly scrambled up a nearby tree in a few leaps, then flipped over the wall and ran away.

The entire sequence of movements flowed like water—Wang He'dei stared, eyes wide.

A few seconds later, a commotion arrived.

Wang Yanlin and Chen Duling arrived late.

Seeing this, Wang He'dei dared not eat watermelon anymore; he quickly adjusted his position under the table, turning his back of the head toward them.

After all, though his face was painted with watermelon patterns, it still couldn't match real watermelon rind.

He didn't want to be the first caught.

Fortunately, his disguise was flawless; though Wang Yanlin and the others grumbled and stopped by the watermelon stall, they didn't spot him.

Still, several people stood right in front of him, making his heart pound wildly.

"What a beast! This guy's doing pure stat domination!"

Wang Yanlin cursed loudly—he'd spent hours planning, yet Bai Liang had just outright cheated.

"Senior, he's just teasing us. He won't run the whole time—he'll definitely hide somewhere later," Chen Duling declared.

"True. If he keeps this up, it'll get boring. He's not that kind of guy. Let's go find someone else?"

"Mm~ Xiao Ye, what are you doing? Staring at the watermelon?"

Hearing this, Wang He'dei panicked—he thought: I spent so long on this makeup, I can't be caught right away!

Fortunately, Zhou Ye added: "Are you guys eating watermelon?"

"Yeah, yeah~ Let the production team pay!" Wang Yanlin grabbed the knife on the table, ready to slice it open on the spot.

Wang He'dei disguised as a watermelon:???

Bro, come on!

Don't you dare swing that blade at my head!

Just as he thought this, Zhou Ye patted his head: "This one sounds more familiar—let's buy this one."

That pat, plus those words, terrified Wang He'dei into abandoning his disguise immediately—if he kept pretending, that knife might really split his skull.

"Already bought! Do you even know how to pick watermelons? Why does tapping make it sound riper?"

The "watermelon" spoke!

The sound made them all jolt.

When the "Watermelon Spirit" crawled out from under the table, the "hunters" stared, dumbfounded.

They hadn't expected anyone could disguise themselves this well—they truly hadn't noticed him at all.

Seizing their stunned moment, Wang He'dei's eyes lit up—he prepared to flee on the spot like Bai Liang had.

But the moment he took one step, Wang Yanlin grabbed him—and instantly "refined" him.

Can't catch Bai Bai Daxian, but can't catch you?

"You guys are all this pervert hiding like this?" Zhou Ye couldn't help but remark.

"I think you're even more perverted—I'd have been killed if I hadn't come out," Wang He'dei retorted.

"Do you know where the others are?"

"What joke! Do you think I'd betray them? You won't get a single word out of me!"

Good! Spunky! Out!

"Ahh~"

After encountering another group and leading Long Long Liqi on a long chase until he was panting like an ox, Bai Liang unexpectedly met his second "victim."

"Can you at least try to disguise yourself?" Yang Yang, in the stroller, complained.

"Disguise what?"

"When they come, you can run—what about me?"

Yang Yang was furious—he'd been peacefully pushed around by a female production staff member.

Then this guy suddenly appeared out of nowhere and took over.

Could this bastard be planning to use him as bait when the "hunters" show up?

That's exactly the kind of thing this scumbag would do!

"Don't worry—I won't leave you behind. Hey, how about I get you another disguise?" Bai Liang declared, then suddenly suggested.

"What kind of disguise?"

Two minutes later, Yang Yang in the stroller was sucking on a pacifier—the scene was surreal.

But since he was already tucked inside the stroller, he accepted it surprisingly well.

He complained but sucked hard anyway.

Just then, a loud shout came from ahead: "He's here!"

Yang Yang: Oh no! I'm going to be sacrificed!

But he was wrong.

He heard Bai Liang say, "Hold on tight," and suddenly, this ordinary stroller gave him a powerful push-back sensation.

Accelerate~ accelerate~

Bai Liang truly kept his word—he didn't abandon him—but now Yang Yang wished this beast would drop him.

Can you even push a stroller like this?!

What the hell!

(End of Chapter)