Chapter 6: The Essence of Humanity is Pre-packaged Corpses

Song Wanwan hadn't checked her phone yet and was unaware of the new trending topics online. With a cold face, she said, "I never use toothpicks; I always use dental floss."

"Huh?"

Jiang Nanxi glanced at Shen Lan in shock, then looked back at Song Wanwan. "Are you saying that thing of Shen Lan's isn't even as big as a toothpick, just as thin as dental floss?"

Song Wanwan:???

Jiang Nanxi quickly apologized to the camera, "Sorry, sorry, I apologize to the vast number of netizens. After all, I haven't used it, nor have I truly seen it; I've only seen him in shorts. I didn't expect him to be... sigh, forget it. To each their own, small is cute too."

Song Wanwan:?????

【Help, I’m going to die laughing at Jiang Nanxi on this variety show! I feel like Shen Lan is about to explode with rage!】

【Hahahaha, learned something new! That’s exactly how you should treat a cheating, scumbag man!】

Song Wanwan didn't quite understand what Jiang Nanxi was talking about, but she vaguely sensed something was wrong because she noticed Shen Lan's expression growing increasingly ugly.

"Jiang Nanxi!"

Shen Lan was so angry he smashed a vase nearby. "If you keep spouting nonsense, see if I don't tear your mouth apart!"

Jiang Nanxi quickly grabbed Li Chu and ran off. "Run, Chuchu! Stray dogs whose weak spots have been stepped on are highly aggressive!"

Shen Lan's roar came again, "That is not my weak spot, and it's not a fact at all! Can you stop spreading rumors about me!"

Jiang Nanxi stopped in her tracks, turned her head, and asked him, "Then do you dare to take off your pants to prove it?"

Shen Lan:???

Everyone else:!!!!

The director held his forehead and stepped in to stop the farce. "Stop arguing and go do your tasks! There are six tasks in total today, each with different difficulty levels and points. The first to arrive gets to pick the easiest tasks with the most points!"

Seeing Shen Lan trembling in place with rage, Jiang Nanxi ignored him and pulled Li Chu to find the staff to select their tasks.

1. Help with hoeing: 20 points 2. Help with rice planting: 20 points 3. Help with feeding pigs: 30 points 4. Help with selling vegetables: 30 points 5. Help with finding a dog: 80 points 6. Help with a funeral procession: 100 points

Among them, finding the dog and the funeral procession offered the most points because they were the most difficult.

The dog-finding task involved a villager's dog that had run into the nearby deep mountains and forests; to find it, one had to enter the woods.

The forest on that mountain connected to a range of mountains. Not to mention whether they could find the dog, there was a high chance of encountering wild beasts, poisonous insects, or snakes.

As for the "funeral procession" with the most points, a family had a death, but because the deceased was a bit strange, no one in the village was willing to help with the funeral, not even to help carry the coffin.

Seeing the weather getting hotter and the body starting to rot, the villagers asked the production team for help, and the team turned it into a task.

After all, a funeral involved dealing with the dead, and the deceased's coffin had something unusual about it, which was why this task had so many points.

After reading all the task descriptions, Jiang Nanxi said, "I choose the tasks with the most points, Task 5 and Task 6!"

"I choose Task 5."

A voice came from beside her at the same time.

Jiang Nanxi turned her head and saw that familiar, handsome, and refined face.

Liu Qingyan was wearing a casual black windbreaker. His figure was tall and straight; he was a perfect clothes hanger, and just standing there made him a sight to behold.

He swept a glance at her with an indifferent expression.

Although his gaze carried no emotion, looking as if he were staring at a stranger, Jiang Nanxi felt a tightness in her chest for no reason.

"Forget it, forget it. Then I'll choose Task 3 and Task 6. We're going to do our tasks now!"

Jiang Nanxi pulled Li Chu and walked away quickly, as if some flood dragon or wild beast were chasing her.

Liu Qingyan watched her retreating back, his long, narrow, and cold phoenix eyes narrowing slightly. It was a long time before he withdrew his gaze and continued to select his tasks.

Jiang Nanxi planned to do Task 6 first.

On the way there, Li Chu timidly hugged Jiang Nanxi's arm and said, "Nanxi, are we really going to do this task? I feel like this task is a bit terrifying.

I asked someone earlier, and the other villagers refuse to help this family with the funeral because the deceased's coffin won't lift. The villagers all say the corpse has undergone a transformation, and whoever helps with the funeral will have bad luck!"

"So what if it underwent a transformation?"

Jiang Nanxi comforted her, "Everyone dies. The essence of a human is just a pre-made corpse; once they die, they've successfully become a dish.

What is a corpse transformation? It's like you steamed a plate of crabs, but the crabs weren't fully dead, and when you went to eat them, they reached out a claw and pinched you. Do you need to be afraid of that? Of course not, you just need to throw the crab back into the pot and steam it again."

【??? Is Jiang Nanxi's mental state really okay? Did Shen Lan's cheating drive her crazy, and now she's babbling nonsense?】

【Corpse transformation isn't as simple as you make it sound. If the coffin is too heavy to lift, that means big trouble. It's better to find a professional to exorcise the evil spirits!】

Li Chu felt what she said made sense.

But for some reason.

She also felt like something was wrong.

But since Jiang Nanxi had already walked into the villager's house, Li Chu didn't think too much about it and followed her inside.

The villager seeking help was an old man, and there was an old woman at home. The two were sitting by the coffin wiping away tears; the deceased was their son.

"What kind of sin have we committed? Our son died at only thirty-something, and no one is even willing to help with the funeral!"

"Sigh, the coffin is so heavy that four grown men couldn't lift it. I don't blame them for not daring to help. Is our son still not wanting to leave?"

Jiang Nanxi walked in and said, "Come on, come on. The two of us will help carry the coffin, and the four of us together will send him to the graveyard."

The old man looked up at Jiang Nanxi and Li Chu, frowning as he said, "You're the people the production team sent to help? How come it's two young girls?

Four strong men in the village couldn't lift my son's coffin, and you two girls want to lift it? You'd better go back quickly and have the production team find me some strong men!"

Jiang Nanxi walked to the side of the coffin, squatted down, hugged one side, and lifted it up. "Isn't this liftable? It's not heavy at all."

The old man and his wife widened their eyes, looking at Jiang Nanxi in disbelief.

"You... how can you lift it!"

Jiang Nanxi looked at the sky and found the sun rising higher and higher; it was almost noon.

"It's almost noon. The sun is too fierce at noon, and it's not good for the corpse to be out. Hurry up and come help, let's send the coffin to the graveyard!"

"Coming!"

The old man quickly grabbed a wooden pole and some rope.

They tied the rope to the coffin, hung the rope on the wooden pole, and then the four of them could carry the pole to move the coffin out.

As soon as they carried the coffin out, the other villagers noticed and stood in the distance discussing it.

"How did the Li family's coffin get lifted? Wasn't it impossible to lift before?"

"These two girls are too bold. How dare they help the Li family carry the coffin? It's not like I'm saying anything, but his son's body must have a problem."

"Yeah, yeah, the older generation says there's something else in the coffin, which is why it wouldn't lift. There must be something dirty in that coffin!"

Seeing the coffin being carried over, the villagers stayed far away, not daring to get close.

Just as everyone was wondering how the coffin was lifted, Li Chu suddenly screamed.

"Ah!"

Immediately after, there was a loud *bang*. The rope tied to the coffin snapped, and the coffin slammed onto the ground, creating a groove in the concrete floor.

(End of chapter)