Chapter 1049: Oh my, encountering my ex on a survival variety show! 19

When Yu Sui woke up in the early morning, he noticed that the sleeping bag beside him had been packed up, Jin Chen was not in the tent, and even his backpack was gone.

Yu Sui sat up abruptly, his hair sticking up on one side, dazed for a few seconds, quickly put on his clothes and opened the tent.

In the temporarily stationed camp, Shen Yi and Su Nai were helping each other wipe their wounds, He Chao was saying something to Xie Shao, and Jiang Ting and Lin Gui were doing the same.

No Jin Chen……

Yu Sui's breath hitched slightly, he quickly poured water and wiped his face, after rinsing his mouth he jogged over to Shen Yi's side, with his bangs still dripping water droplets.

"Where is Jin Chen?"

〖Oh~ looking for my top early in the morning! Whoever wakes up gets to eat! Turns out it's me! 〗

〖I hope today is a day with no deaths! 〗

"Ah?"

Shen Yi raised his head while biting on the gauze, embarrassingly charmed by the pure-looking boy who had just woken up, he hesitated before answering.

"Jin Chen… seems to have gone early this morning to the back stones to decipher the symbols."

"Yes, that's where he went, and Zhong He went too."

She pointed toward the rear side, then gave a sly smile, "You'd better hurry over."

Su Nai tightened the bandage on her foot wound, teasing, "Why are you looking for Jin Chen so early in the morning? Are you on a publicly funded date?"

"...... No."

Yu Sui anxiously looked for someone, hurriedly shouldering his pack and heading over, the panic in his heart did not ease despite the earlier banter.

The shadow of leaving two years ago weighed too heavily on him; so much that after their long-awaited reunion, although he said he didn't want to see Jin Chen, he couldn't even bear not seeing him for a moment after waking up.

Fortunately, this time Jin Chen did not deceive him.

Yu Sui jogged to the back of the Jushizhen, and indeed saw Jin Chen squatting there, with Zhong He beside him, who was studying the stone tablet together with him.

The two were sitting somewhat close, no matter from which angle you looked.

Yu Sui's small face was tense, he coolly clung to his dagger while leaning to the side; even seeing this scene, he felt uneasy inside but did not interrupt.

Deciphering the pattern is crucial now; otherwise, the remaining people could face a death threat at any moment.

But when he approached, he didn't soften his footsteps; Jin Chen still noticed, yet didn't turn back, continuing to trace the symbols on the ground while speaking with a smile.

"You woke up just to be my shadow—your stomach must be made of iron."

Zhong He, who hadn't heard the footsteps, blinked and looked ahead, asking, "Who are you talking to?"

Yu Sui realized he was being spoken to, and walked over from beside the stone.

"Morning." Zhong He, who had gradually become familiar with them, nodded at him, still wearing his ever‑unchanging headset style.

Yu Sui tugged at his lips, crouched beside Jin Chen, head drooping in gloom, "You weren't here."

This time Jin Chen really couldn't hold back; his gaze shifted from the symbols on the ground to Yu Sui's tense face, he reached out and pinched it, getting dust on Yu Sui's freshly washed face.

"You've become a follower again."

Yu Sui frowned, bared his teeth like a little beast, and rubbed his shoulder clean.

"... I'm not."

"Okay, okay, you're not, you're Yu Sui, the handsome guy."

Jin Chen agreed, and handed him two more cream buns, continuing to study this pile of stuff not meant for people to look at.

Zhong He rewrote the decipherable symbols once over, suddenly found a pattern, and, somewhat excited, tapped Jin Chen's arm.

"Look at this."

Jin Chen looked over, pointing to the stone tablet in his arms, "The seventh compartment."

Zhong He pressed them in order, but when he reached the last one, Jin Chen's hand blocked it.

"Wait until everyone is gathered, to avoid further incidents."

"Okay."

The two talked seriously; Yu Sui gnawed on the bun, applying more and more force, the plastic wrapping crackling under his grip.

The others arrived one after another, sitting in a circle.

Jin Chen was very friendly and greeted everyone.

He Chao's expression was strange, giving off a creepy feeling as if seeing a ghost in broad daylight.

【0731, keep an eye on everyone here.】

【Host, rest easy～】

Jin Chen and Zhong He simultaneously pressed the fifth and sixth patterns.

I thought it would continue the content of the fourth pattern, or that someone new would suffer, but nobody expected that the two new patterns would actually tell them how to leave.

In the fifth pattern, nine people stand behind different stones, simultaneously pressing the symbols hidden inside, and then the Jushizhen activates.

The sixth pattern……

Zhong He tilted his head in confusion and answered, "After the nine people leave the Jushizhen and cross the mountain path, they become trapped again, like a cage."

Yu Sui blurted out, "A water prison."

Xie Shao immediately got excited upon hearing that word, "Does that mean we can avoid dying here?"

"Not necessarily."

Jin Chen tapped the stone tablet, "Are there still any symbols left undeciphered?"

However, given the symbols they currently possess, the person behind the scenes probably doesn't intend to let them know the later clues.

【0731, the rest is left for you to continue researching.】

【58】【Okay, Host.】

【Good Host.】

Jin Chen stuffed the stone tablet from his pack into his space, and also shoved all the recorded symbol drawings into Zhong He's hands.

"Take good care of it." He also didn't explain why he was handing it over for safekeeping.

Zhong He nodded, carefully put it away, and when Jin Chen turned around, his cheeks blushed slightly.

Jin Chen didn't notice, but Yu Sui saw it clearly.

He inexplicably felt irritable; Yu Sui unconsciously bit the tip of his tongue, and when he touched the still-unhealed wound, he paused again.

He couldn't bite; Jin Chen noticed, and would get angry.

Yu Sui quickened his pace to catch up, and while walking shoulder to shoulder with Jin Chen, he pulled up his sleeve, and the next second it was gripped backhandedly.

He was slightly startled, lifted his gaze to look at Jin Chen, and saw the man's teasing look.

"I saw you just now looking unhappy."

Jin Chen shook the hand he was holding, "What are you doing?"

"... Nothing."

Yu Sui replied softly, moving a little closer to him.

Following the indications on the diagram, the nine people stood in different positions to unlock the stone formation, and another passage was revealed from where they had entered.

Before leaving, Jin Chen glanced at the camera again; the eavesdroppers in his cuffs had all been used up.

Continuing forward according to the map, the final level that should have led directly into the water prison, but while on the thorny path, Jin Chen always felt something was off—on the left was a slope, on the right a stream, and the ground beneath his feet was wet and heavy.

He grabbed Yu Sui to stop moving forward, looked up at the left slope's summit, began to be certain, his tone even calm.

"A landslide is coming."

His voice was low; besides Yu Sui, no one else heard it.

After saying that, Jin Chen opened the map and studied it for a while; a route completely opposite to the one arranged by the person behind the scenes had already formed in his mind.

"The map is unreliable." Yu Sui said.

"I know," Jin Chen said, putting the map away without speaking further.

{Host, do you need me to cut off the camera on your body? }

{No need. }

After all, the other side's only advantage is that they believe they have grasped all of their movements.