Mental Illness Evolution Manual - Chapter 10

“Let’s Go Live Off the Grid” is a popular reality show jointly produced by Banana TV and Dan You Media. It airs twice a year, and has been running for three years now, becoming a hit every year, with every guest who comes here gaining a large number of fans.

The show’s main selling point is authenticity. There is no script, and there have been many “live broadcast accidents”. It is precisely this unpredictable uncertainty that keeps the show’s popularity high.

No one knows what the glamorous stars are like when they are covered in dirt, what their personalities are like in private. In the third season, a pair of partners had a big fight on the show, and their relationship didn’t improve after the show ended.

So “Let’s Go Live Off the Grid” is also known as a “demon mirror” by fans, to see who will reveal their true colors.

As soon as the live broadcast started, countless people flooded into the live room, and the barrage instantly filled the screen.

[For An Ning!]

[Chuxiao Chuxiao, Eternal Sunshine!]

[Ahhh! I’m Qiuqiu’s dog!]

All sorts of strange and wonderful comments flew by, and it took a while for them to calm down slightly.

At this time, all the guests were on an airship, there was only one live room, three rows of chairs, and the six people were all sitting separately.

[That one! The one by the window on the left, is that Qiuqiu’s Alpha!]

[She’s kind of handsome, but she’s not worthy of our Qiuqiu]

[Who is this, Yan Xianchuan… I don’t know her, is she an outsider?]

[Why aren’t they sitting together, did the program team arrange it?]

[They’re not talking either, what’s going on?]

[It’s like they’re meeting for the first time.]

In just a few seconds, the barrage was filled with speculative comments, some guessing Yan Xianchuan’s identity, some guessing how the two of them knew each other, some guessing how their relationship was, even the fans of the others couldn’t help but join the discussion.

Lu Mingqiu is known for her good popularity, and her fans are also of high quality, even her solo fans never conflict with other fans.

As soon as the news of the actress’s secret marriage came out, it caused a huge sensation, it topped the hot search for three whole days, mainly because it was so sudden.

[She has always been known for her clean image, she has never had any scandals, even when filming movies, she doesn’t hype up CPs, I don’t know where this Alpha suddenly popped up from, it’s simply absurd.

After omegas reach the marriageable age, they are legally required to marry, many Omegas get married and then quit the entertainment industry, thinking that Lu Mingqiu would leave the entertainment industry, fans were wailing and gnashing their teeth, as if the world was ending.

Unexpectedly, a few days later, it was revealed that she was also one of the guests on this season of “Let’s Go Live Off the Grid”, and the Alpha who was hiding so well would also be there, fans immediately jumped out of their coffins to see who this A was, who could actually marry Qiuqiu.]

Lu Mingqiu was turning around to chat with the movie emperor Xie Chuxiao, who was sitting behind her. The two of them were both from the film industry, so they had a lot to talk about.

The others were also chatting in groups of two or three, only Yan Xianchuan was sitting there, turning her head, silently watching Lu Mingqiu, like a lonely little dog that had been abandoned.

[It must be the program team’s arrangement to have them sit separately]

[She looks a little pitiful, but she’s still not worthy of our Qiuqiu]

What the audience thought: She must be heartbroken.

In reality, Yan Xianchuan smelled a very faint smell of blood and medicine, coming from Lu Mingqiu.

She arrived in Nanjin City yesterday, and stayed at Lu Mingqiu’s house for a night. She stayed in the guest room, Lu Mingqiu stayed in the master bedroom, it was very peaceful.

Before going to bed, the two of them chatted briefly about the reality show, and then Lu Mingqiu took out a form, listing some of her preferences, such as liking to watch movies, musicals, yoga, meditation, etc.

She didn’t have any dietary restrictions or special preferences.

In short, she liked everything, but only the best.

Lu Mingqiu asked her to talk about her own preferences, so they could get to know each other, to avoid any slip-ups on the show.

Yan Xianchuan: “I don’t like trouble, unless I’m looking for it.”

Lu Mingqiu smiled and wrote it down, her voice soft as she asked, “Anything else? If you don’t know where to start, you can follow the order on the form.”

Yan Xianchuan glanced at the four sections on the form: food, clothing, housing, and transportation. She put down the form, “No, I don’t have any hobbies.”

Lu Mingqiu showed a thoughtful but serious expression, “Okay, I understand. The program team’s airship will pick you up tomorrow, the next seven days will probably be a bit hard, get some sleep early tonight, good night.”

Until the two of them separated and went back to their respective rooms, there was no anomaly. When Yan Xianchuan saw Lu Mingqiu again this morning, she had a very faint smell of medicine on her, although she had covered it up with perfume, no one could tell, but Yan Xianchuan’s nose could.

Once you notice this smell, you can’t ignore it.

What kind of environment could cause an actress who could be considered pampered to get hurt? Could it be that she secretly cut herself with a knife at night?

Yan Xianchuan thought for a while, couldn’t figure it out, decided to put this matter aside, like all the previous ones, put it on a shelf, forget it to the ends of the earth.

She had just turned her head when the airship stopped, everyone walked out along the steps, as soon as they looked up, a large expanse of green, in various shades, hit their eyes, dark as raven feathers, green as crab shells, dotted with wildflowers blooming on the grassy ground next to the dense forest, without any pattern, no color ratio, here and there, full of natural wild charm.

Everyone was amazed by the scenery in front of them, and exclaimed. There was no greenery in the city, especially not large-scale natural scenery like this, it was truly rare.

An Ning, who was lively, had already squatted down and touched the grass with her hand, her face full of admiration.

Lu Mingqiu also took a deep breath, showing a half-intoxicated expression.

Yan Xianchuan, naturally, didn’t “go along with the flow”, she had a deadpan expression, thought for a moment, raised her leg and walked to Lu Mingqiu’s side, stood still.

Since she had decided to participate in the reality show, she had to play her role well, not to give off a feeling of being forced, of being forced into prostitution.

She considered herself a reliable person, she would fulfill her promises, and she certainly wouldn’t deliberately hold back. If she didn’t want to, she wouldn’t have agreed in the first place.

The black-haired host, wearing casual clothes, walked into the camera, “You can tell everyone is very excited and happy, it’s really beautiful here, right? But I have to say, you’re getting ahead of yourselves.”

“Welcome to the filming location of this season’s ‘Let’s Go Live Off the Grid’, I’m your host, Jiang Fei, I’m sure you’re all familiar with me, you guys should have gotten to know each other on the airship, but let’s do a formal self-introduction again, so that the audience in the live room can get to know everyone, how about that?”

“Let’s start from left to right.”

This was part of the process, everyone was very cooperative.

On the far left was Xie Chuxiao, he was handsome, tall and straight, he looked very handsome, “Hello everyone, my name is Xie Chuxiao, I’m an actor. Those who are familiar with me may know that I have filmed a movie about protecting wildlife, so I know a little bit about wilderness survival, if there’s any physical work, just leave it to me!”

Next was Doudouna, she was more individualistic, her lips and nails were black, “Hello everyone, I’m Doudouna, a singer, I’m a bit blunt, if I say anything unpleasant, I apologize in advance.”

An Ning was behind her, with a bright smile, she waved to the camera, “Hi, I’m An Ning! My teammates say I’m a perpetual motion machine who never gets tired, so any errands or anything like that, just leave it to me!”

Aqi looked shy, he shifted slightly, allowing the sunlight to shine more on his hair, adding a layer of hazy soft light filter, full of atmosphere.

“I’m Aqi, I’m glad to be here for this event. But I’m kind of clumsy, I don’t have many skills, but I’m very obedient, really, I can also endure hardship, I won’t hold the team back.”

The camera turned to Yan Xianchuan, she raised her eyes slightly, her expression cold, “Yan Xianchuan.”

After she spoke, there was silence for a few seconds, everyone realized that she had finished her introduction, host Jiang Fei was about to move the camera, to avoid the air becoming even quieter, Lu Mingqiu leaned over.

“Sorry, A-chuan doesn’t talk much.” She had a hint of apology on her face, she blinked, her blue eyes were like sparkling sea water in the light, “I apologize for her.”

“I’m Lu Mingqiu, you can call me Qiuqiu.”

As she spoke, she also looked at Yan Xianchuan, who looked back, as if they had a good relationship, very taciturn.

Host Jiang Fei chuckled a few times, teasing, “It seems like Miss Yan doesn’t talk much.”

“Now that everyone has introduced themselves and gotten to know each other, I’m going to start talking about the rules. I’m sure you all know that this island is privately sponsored, so the rules of this program need to be changed a bit, it can’t be the same as before.”

“Today’s theme is – Housing Showdown. The guests will be divided into three groups, and we have prepared three rooms, one is a wooden cabin in the forest, one is a spacious tent, and one is a simple sleeping bag.”

“We have hidden many tools on the island, such as daggers, ropes, fishing rods, lighters, these small tools are limited in number, whoever finds them first gets them.”

“It’s almost noon, the content of the first round of competition is very simple, whoever makes a meal that can fill their stomach first gets a priority choice.”

“For the fairness of the program, the island is equipped with a signal blocker, guests cannot go online to check strategies, and the implanted chips must be checked, they cannot be related to wilderness survival.”

Jiang Fei took out several small balls of different colors, and with a mischievous smile, said, “Now we’re going to start grouping, those who get the same color are in a group.”

An Ning asked in confusion, “Sister Qiuqiu and Miss Yan aren’t in a group?”

Jiang Fei said with a deep meaning, “That depends on their luck.”

The small balls were put into a sealed box, leaving only an opening at the top.

Lu Mingqiu walked up and took out a red one, Yan Xianchuan, without waiting for anyone to react, followed up and took the second one.

Host Jiang Fei’s eyes moved, he said jokingly, “It seems like Miss Yan is very confident, aren’t you worried that you might accidentally take the wrong color and be separated from Miss Lu?”

There’s no need to worry. Yan Xianchuan pulled her hand out of the box, a red ball pinched between her fingertips.

She never misses.