What To Do If The System Forces You To Exercise Ch. 67

Ch.67- You’re going to trick him again?!

“What the fu-I mean, hell…” Lan Yuyan almost swore as he exploded in anger. However, it wasn’t just him, everyone around him had dark expressions as they never expected they would end up in a cage.

After the dogs, the group of players had continued working their way out of the maze when they were unexpectedly caught in a foul trap Old Zhan had set up. 

“Is this his roundabout way of saying that he wants to see us dance?!” Wen Ting jumped up and down frantically. She didn’t want to wear those revealing clothes and dance in the middle of the street! Just thinking about the outfits made her feel ashamed. 

“It’s still fine for girls to wear that clothing but if us men have to wear it too….it’s really going to blind a few pairs of eyes.” Shi Junmao lamented. A man wearing a straw skirt is still fine, but a coconut bra? Does the crew want him to be single for life?!!

Knock, knock. 

Mu Du reached out and knocked on the iron bars. Perhaps they wanted to save money for there were large gaps between the bar, but not large enough to fit through even if they turned sideways. Well, technically you could, but you’ll probably get stuck in between the bars. 

“These iron bars are probably strengthened so they can’t break easily.”

Mu Du could barely fit one hand around one of the iron bars and so one could tell that the iron bars are thicker than the regular ones. Meaning they are most likely stronger than regular iron bars. 

“I suddenly have an urge to throw Old Zhan in a pool of slime for a night and let him rot in there.” Shi Junmao murmured quietly as he sat on the ground. 

“I think that’s a great idea.” Chu Heling, who everyone thought was the most gentle in the group, said lightly and everyone looked at her  in amazement. 

Wow….Old Zhan was even able to irritate the “Gentle Big Sister” Chu Heling. Really have to admire him for that. His provocation skills just rose to another level. 

“Why not add some water while you are at it and make him really sober up?” Li Lingqing added. 

Everyone else: Old Zhan, you better start praying. Although, we agree with them too….

Old Zhan’s horrified face: You can’t do this to me! I’m the host, the host who does everything for the sake of the audience! And it’s impossible for you guys to even catch me! *sticks out tongue* 

“What should we do? Sit here and wait until night falls?” Lan Yuyan held his head despondently and laid down on the ground regardless if it was dirty or not. Anyhow, his clothes were ripped and dirty enough that a little more dirt wouldn’t change much. 

However, Yan Hoacheng seemed to disagree and pulled him up.

“Don’t lie down, but you can sit.” 

“Oh.” 

Most of the people were sitting on the ground, only two or three people were still standing or walking around when Wen Jiexi walked over to inspect the iron bars. 

“Jiexi, why not kick down these iron bars? With your strength, I believe it should be possible! And there is also a yellow mission! Rescue everyone out of the cage and you can get 5,000 points! Ah, there is no penalty for the task as there is already a punishment for failing the game.” Dango circled Wen Jiexi and offered Wen Jiexi rotten ideas but Wen Jiexi understood that if they didn’t find the exit soon, the terrible hula dancing punishment was waiting for them.

If there were only one or two of them with me, then maybe I could do it. However, if I kick this now I think I might accidentally kick a few of them in the air with the cage. Then it won’t be a game anymore and everyone will be sent to the hospital. I rather not get on the news that way.

“You humans are so troublesome…” Dango curled its lips and said. 

Haha. Wen Jiexi rubbed her eyebrows, she had long become completely immune to Dango’s words. 

“So are you going to accept the mission or not? The time limit is half an hour.” Dango asked again. 

Pick it up for now. I’ll observe first before I take any actions. 

“Alright!” 

She studied the iron bars in front of her when Su Chenyu appeared by her side. 

“What are you looking at? Don’t you want to rest before the punishment?” 

“I’m debating whether or not I can break these iron bars.” Wen Jiexi blurted out her true thoughts. 

“What?” Su Chenyu was shocked speechless. She stretched her hand to hold one of the thick iron bars, 

“You can break these bars?” 

“Well, I’ll give it a try. After all, we’ve basically mapped out the entire maze and might reach the end if we go a little bit further. It really would be a pity if we give up now.” Wen Jiexi said helplessly. The contestants had drawn a rough map of the maze and then they reached the last unmapped zone but, unfortunately, ended up locked in this cage. If they weren’t caught in this trap, they probably would’ve reached the exit by now. 

Thinking like this, Wen Jiexi grabbed two iron bars with both hands. She couldn’t grasp both her hands completely around the thick bars and the slippery metal made it hard for her hands to get any friction. She firmly hooked her fingers on the metal and….

KaKaKa……

A harsh grinding, screeching sound rang out, and the iron bars slowly….bent into a strange position as Wen Jiexi pulled. The speed of the iron bars bending was visible to the naked eye and everyone’s gazes were full of amazement and astonishment. 

“Haha, looks like my strength is not bad.” Wen Jiexi shook her reddened fingers, her skin feeling a little raw from using so much force. 

“Next time…there is no need for you to do so much.” Su Chenyu looked at Wen Jiexi’s red hands and frowned slightly, stretching out her own hands to rub the other’s sore hands. 

“Damn, is this real…?” Shi Junmao muttered to himself. After all, he had just seen a superwoman just now. 

“Maybe the bars are actually fake?” Wen Ting stood up and rushed over to the bars. She pulled hard with all her might but the iron bars didn’t even budge. 

“Just exactly how much muscle do you have on that arm?” Li Lingqing, who had just watched a scene straight from a movie, was a lot like Wang Hao (the martial arts fanatic and a producer of Wen Jiexi’s first drama) and reached out a hand as if she wanted to strip off Wen Jiexi’s clothes and study the superhuman body closely. 

“Don’t touch people without their permission.” Su Chenyu slapped Lingqing’s hand away and said huffily. 

“Tsk, so stingy.” Li Lingqing shook her palm and rolled her eyes. She wasn’t coveting after the little fellow, alright? She has her own wife! It’s not like she’s a single dog! Hmph! 

“Alright, alright, don’t blame others. It was kind of your fault for trying to take off another person’s clothes.” Chu Heling said helplessly and dragged this somewhat idiotic person away from Su Chenyu. Although President Li always acted seriously during work, she would always act almost idiot in private, especially in front of Sister Chenyu. 

The hole Wen Jiexi created was not big as the girls could go out easily but the boys could barely squeeze through the space. 

“Hiss…..Way too close.” Shi Junmao shook his head as he twisted his body. He had to shrink his body and bend it at awkward angles to finally escape the cage. 

The only one left in the cage is Uncle Mu Du. He was rubbing his thick arms as he looked at everyone sadly. His physique is the rather manly type and so his big build couldn’t fit through that small hole. Even when everyone tried to pull him out, half of his body was still stuck in the cage. 

“What should I do?” Uncle Mu Du was tearing up and he looked at them with an expression of seemed to say「Don’t leave me behind!!」He kept looking at Wen Jiexi, his eyes so full of hope and longing that Wen Jiexi felt goosebumps form on her arm. With no other choice, she had to step forward. 

With her feet planted firmly on the ground, Wen Jiexi grabbed one of the bars and pulled hard. She stretched the iron bar with enormous strength and a loud snap sounded out. 

The lower part of the iron bar had actually broken off and was now swaying like a dead body in the air. 

Production crew: This isn’t real! This must be a fake iron cage! 

“I’m finally free! Old Man Mu is back in business!” Finally freed from that hateful iron cage, Uncle Mu Du screeched triumphantly up at the sky. 

Old Zhan, on the other hand, was jumping up and down angrily, 

“Hey! What is this? Didn’t you say that we had the bars extra strengthened?! Then tell me how is this happening?! Did they give us an inferior product?” 

“Old Zhan…we especially reached out to a well-known security company for them to produce us this special cage. It can’t be an inferior good.” The person in charge of the props stood up and said weakly. 

“Let’s go! I’m going to check it out myself!” Old Zhan seemed impatient as he left to verify the truth. 

Production Crew: Didn’t you see how hard Wen Ting tried just now? She couldn’t even move it at all, ok? 

However, it was a pity that Old Zhan couldn’t hear their thoughts as he rushed onto the scene after Wen Jiexi and the others left. He ran straight up to the cage, grabbed an iron bar with both hands and exerted his full strength. He pulled and pulled but the iron bar did not budge.

Old Zhan couldn’t, no, wouldn’t believe it. He pulled and pushed, his face red and his green veins popping on his hands. Finally, the iron bar bent but only by half a centimeter that was almost invisible to the naked eye. 

Pu…Tong….

Old Zhan fell to the ground, shaking his red and trembling hands as he looked at the hole Wen Jiexi had formed earlier and then at the iron bar he just pulled. He shouted loudly, 

“This is not scientific!!! Who will dance the hula with me now!!!!” 

Program crew: …..That last part was probably your real intention revealing itself. 

On the other end, Wen Jiexi and the others walked around leisurely with a relaxed smile on their faces. 

“Hehehe, I bet Old Zhan is so pissed right now. He probably really wanted us to dance the hula but now that we’ve escaped, he’s probably jumping up and down in anger.” Wen Ting said happily and slapped a hand on her thigh as she laughed wildly. 

“Since we’ve almost out of the maze, let’s discuss how we’re going to take our revenge on Old Zhan.” Shi Junmao said eagerly as he rubbed his hands together. 

“Aren’t you afraid this will ruin your reputation with the public?” Huo Lin’er said hesitantly. 

“Please. Old Zhan said that our images will be ruined anyways on this show. Might as well drag the host down with us. Plus, the audience will definitely want to see this! It makes the games more interesting.” Lan Yuyan clenched his fists and said with a smile. 

“But if we discuss it here, won’t Old Zhan see this? Then he’s going to be ready for us.” Mu Du scratched his head puzzledly. 

“Actually, it’s very simple!” Wen Ting snapped her fingers and Lan Yuyan and Shi Junmao immediately leaned towards her. The three of them formed a huddle so their faces weren’t showing towards the camera as they whispered and snickered. 

The others watched as if the three people had a devil’s tail and horns growing on their butt and heads. There was an ominous air around the three that chilled one to the bone. Ah, Old Zhan, better start praying. It doesn’t matter if you provoke people, but if you provoke them to the point of revenge, it’s not as fun anymore. Especially young people who can hold grudges. 

“Jiexi, the part where we capture Old Zhan will be up to you.” Wen Ting approached Wen Jiexi and said.

“Eh? Me?” Wen Jiexi was taken aback for a moment. 

“Of course! You only need to catch him, leave the rest to us!” Wen Ting patted her chest and smiled.

Wen Jiexi glanced over at Lan Yuyan and Shi Junmao who were whispering to the rest of the group. They seemed to assign everyone a  position in their revenge plan. She thought about it and then nodded. 

“I got it.” 

“Hahaha, good! With Jiexi’s help, Old Zhan won’t be able to run away.” Wen Ting smiled wolfishly and then looked over at Su Chenyu. 

“Goddess Su, you only need to sit back, eat, and enjoy the show.” After saying this, she ran over to Li Lingqing and Chu Heling. 

Wen Jiexi and Su Chenyu glanced at each other as both wondered what the three had planned. 

They followed down the path and saw copper, silver, and even golden treasure chests as they walked. However, they had learned from their earlier lesson and decided to ignore the treasures that were most definitely booby-trapped. The most important thing was to get out of the maze. 

However, it was unavoidable for them to fall into the occasional pitfall and water pits. Half an hour later, they made it to the exit with Shi Junmao drenched in water. This was because he became excited when he saw the exit and unwillingly fell into another water pit. 

“Hahaha, welcome back my dear players! I never expected you to come out so quickly and no one was left behind either! You’ve really opened my eyes!” Old Zhan sat on a rocking chair next to the exit and fanned himself with a round fan as he talked. 

“Since we’ve made it out alive….” 

“Let’s have fun together!” Lan Yuyan finished Wen Ting’s words. 

“W-What do you want to do?” Old Zhan’s eyes widened. The eyes of the group of people in front of him were full of malicious glee and he jumped up as he tried to run away. 

Unfortunately for him, a shadow rushed up to him and hooked a pair of arms under him as the shadow directly lifted the person up in the air. This shadow was none other than Wen Jiexi. 

“Goddamn! What are you trying to do!” Old Zhan yelled in shock, waving his limbs as he struggled but Lan Yuyan and Wen Ting immediately rushed forward to tie his hands and feet with the rope they had made from the vines earlier. 

“Aiya, Old Zhan, it’s better if you stop moving.” Lan Yuyan mischievously smacked Old Zhan’s backside and laughed evilly. 

“Thank you everyone for your cooperation!” Shi Junmao bowed to everyone and then to the production crew who were laughing along with the contestants. 

“You guys colluded with each other?” Old Zhan said with widened eyes. When did this happen? How did he not know about this betrayal? 

“Old Zhan, while you were out pulling the iron bars…..they were discussing how to trick you.” 

“Then they looked up at our drone and told us they would treat us to dinner after the show if we keep this a secret from you.” 

“Good luck, Old Zhan! We’re rooting for you!” 

He was sold out because of one meal?! They’ve always said that the brotherhood/sisterhood in the entertainment circle is superficial and fake, but the brotherhood/sisterhood of the production crew is even more fake?!

Old Zhan suddenly regretted his decision to verify the quality of the iron bars. The moment he left them out of his sight, they decided to scheme against him?!!! 

“Alright, let’s go!” Mu Du patted Old Zhan with a smile. 

“Old Zhan, good luck! You got this!” 

“Mu Du, you bastard!” Old Zhan screamed and Wen Jiexi lifted him over her shoulder as she ran back into the maze. 

“Over here! Over here!” Huo Lin’er, in charge of navigating and showing the way while Wen Jiexi followed her, pointed out the path. Old Zhan kept screaming bloody murder on her shoulder: 

“Let me down! Let me down!!!!!”

“Old Zhan can you quiet down a bit.” Wen Jiexi said helplessly. 

“If you put me down I’ll be quiet!” Old Zhan swore. 

“No can do.” Wen Jiexi shook her head. 

“You’re breaking the law by doing this! This is illegal!” Old Zhan saw that bargaining wasn’t working and immediately changed to another method. 

“I think we’re perfectly following the law. If drugging us and locking us up in iron cages isn’t illegal….will the show really sue us for something like this?” Wen Jiexi countered. 

Wuwuwu….Little Sheep is more eloquent than he thought!

“What if you put me down and I’ll treat you to a big meal! All you can eat seafood, hot pot, barbecue, steak, etc! Whatever you want!” Old Zhan offered a tempting offer. 

“But….this is out of my hands.” Although Wen Jiexi’s heart moved at the last offer, she was not going to ruin their plan because of her own desire. 

“Jiexi, listen, I have an 80-year-old mother and seven daughters with the last one just turning 18! My wife still needs me, she can’t live without me! I can’t die like this! Please, I’m begging you, let me go!” Old Zhan wailed loudly and started coming up with excuses, but Wen Jiexi who didn’t know he was just howling for the sake of saving his own skin hesitated a little as she slowed her steps. 

Seeing this, Old Zhan’s howling got even stronger, but….

“Old Zhan, you’re so noisy! You’re not even crying any tears and yet you’re howling so miserably.” Huo Lin’er said as she studied Old Zhan’s face. 

Old Zhan’s voice stopped. He forgot there were other people here! 

“Not only are you loud, but it also sounds like a pig is dying. What’s more, you only have one son, where did these seven daughters come from? What, do you think you have the seven heavenly fairies in your family or something? And an 80-year-old mother? Let’s see what your 60-year-old mother will do to you when she hears this.” The Mu Du following behind rolled his eyes. (T/N: The seven heavenly fairies are deities in Chinese mythology that are renowned for their beauty. The youngest fairy/maiden is the most famous as the immortal who fell in love with a human-> the cowherd story)

Women hate it when people go around calling them old, directly or indirectly. She was only 60 but another 20 years was suddenly added to her age. Old Zhan! You’re just asking for it!

“Yiiiiii~~!!” Old Zhan let out a sharp whine, his struggle growing in strength. 

“Let’s go, let’s go. Don’t worry about this guy, he loves making a scene. In this industry, every single person is a drama queen one way or another.” Mu Du paid no more attention to Old Zhan’s melodramatics and shrugged. 

“Oh….” Wen Jiexi felt it was better if she didn’t say anything and continued forward. 

Soon they came to a large pit with some sort of light blue colored liquid inside. However, the liquid wasn’t exactly a liquid as it was actually soft and sticky slime. 

Wen Jiexi set Old Zhan down and scratched her head as she watched Old Zhan wriggle on the ground like a caterpillar with a frightened expression. 

“Uh….Old Zhan….good luck!” 

Old Zhan: What’s the use of you saying ‘good luck’ to me? I prefer it if you’ll untie me inside!!!

“What is this?” Old Zhan worked hard to lift his body to take a look. He only knew there was a huge pit in front of him. 

“This is something amazing~,” Mu Du said evilly as he squatted beside Old Zhan. 

“Heh, beat it! As if I’ll fall for your provocation!” Although he trembled inwardly, Old Zhan still raised his head defiantly. 

“Hmph.” Mu Du snorted coldly and pushed Old Zhan forward so he could see what was inside the pit. 

“What…” Old Zhan yelled even louder when he saw the contents inside with a widened eye. 

“You guys aren’t going to throw me in, are you?” He looked up at the three people standing beside him and realized they only looked back at him silently. 

“Are you guys really that cruel?” 

“No matter how cruel we are, we can’t hold a candle to your cruelty.” Mu Du rolled his eyes and said. Just think about how many times they have fallen into those pits. This guy only has to fall in once. He probably laughed widely every time when they fell. 

“That was just….for the show.” Old Zhan muttered under his breath as if he was trying to convince himself. 

“Well, we’re also just doing this for the show. With the host of the show playing as well, you’ll definitely see a record-breaking high in viewership!” Shi Junmao came forward with a bunch of fragrant bags and laughed. 

“I agree, this is definitely something you’ve never seen before.” Lan Yuyan also walked over with a wooden box.

Upon closer inspection, one could tell that almost all they brought back were food. Ten boxes of pizza, four buckets of fried chicken, two buckets of roast chicken, six large cans of drinks, and even some ice buckets.

“Where did you get all this food?” Old Zhan eyes almost popped out of his sockets. 

“Well….of course, we had the people from the crew buy it for us. Oh, but of course we only needed to pay half the price when Goddess Su signed an autograph from them.” Wen Ting said with a smile. 

“They were so excited when they heard that Goddess Su was going to sign an autograph for them that they couldn’t tell north from south.” 

Old Zhan: Those brats! 

“Well then, good luck Old Zhan!” Shi Junmao and Lan Yuyan lifted Old Zhan up and threw him down. 

Pu-Tong…..

Old Zhan screamed loudly and fell with a splat. If one looks closer, they could see that Old Zhan’s entire body had sunk into the slime and the slime reached all the way to his neck. For everyone else, the slime would only go up to their waist with how dense the slime is. Seeing him in such a miserable situation, they couldn’t help but laugh. 

“Old Zhan seems’ like you’ve picked up some good momentum!” Lan Yuyan laughed at the Old Zhan below. 

“Hmph, brat.” Old Zhan rolled his eyes. His untimed limbs moved slowly in the slime, at an extremely slow speed, but he could move now at least. 

However, whenever he tried to lift his hand out of the slime, the pressure prevented him from freeing his hand. 

“Come, come, it’s time for dinner! I hope everyone is hungry!” Wen Ting cheered and opened the pizza boxes, the delicious aroma immediately wafting through the air. 

“Smells good! I haven’t enjoyed a nice slice of pizza for a long time!” Mu Du took a piece and ate happily. 

“There’s a lot more! Everyone, make sure to keep hydrated too.” Chu Heling opened a carton of juice and poured out drinks for everyone. 

“Sister Su, do you want some fried chicken?” Wen Jiexi picked up two chicken legs, wrapped them in a napkin, and handed one to Su Chenyu. 

“Let’s eat.” Su Chenyu patted Wen Jiexi’s head and accepted the chicken with a smile. 

The people above the pit ate happily while a certain someone shouted miserably below, 

“I want to eat too! Feed me some! 

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Author’s notes: 

A recommendation for a new novel by a friend~ Please read if interested~ 

Name: When the agent takes over 

By: Jing Nian Xushe 

A one-sentence summary: It’s useless to call me sister Ye! Come, call me your wife~

【A super sweet entertainment circle novel about an nth generation female star from a long line of actors X an agent born to be the Movie Queen】

Link: http://www.jjwxc.net/onebook.php?novelid=3686313 

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T/N: 

I’m guessing the slime is really thick, looks kinda like this:

It actually is pretty hard to move in thick slime. Not fun. Would not recommend if you’re a clean freak like me.

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