Chichi immediately rolled his eyes and fainted again, while Peng Xiaochang took a step back and directly knelt down.
The others weren't much better; Deng Fei had already hidden behind Fan Yizhi.
Wang Yijia also hung himself on Mu Li.
The only one who remained relatively calm was Fan Yizhi; he turned his head and saw Mu Li and Wang Xiang's gloating expressions, immediately understanding what was going on, and couldn't help but roll his eyes.
"Why did he faint again?" Mu Li said, annoyed.
The woman revealed a helpless expression, and under everyone's watchful eyes, gradually transformed back into the purple little chubby Pokémon, a mischievous smile still on her face.
The baby also returned to its Zorua form.
However, Zorua still seemed a bit shy; after returning to her original form, she cautiously hid behind Gengar, peeking her head out to observe everyone.
Only then did everyone understand what was going on.
Five minutes later, Chichi also fully regained consciousness.
"So, this was all your doing?" Chichi asked with a gloomy expression.
"It has nothing to do with me," Mu Li quickly raised his hands to show his innocence, "It's just that you guys happened to run into Gengar, and he was bored, so he played a prank on you."
"Pfft, what prank? It wasn't funny at all, okay?" Chichi roared.
Mu Li quickly stepped forward to appease him, saying, "You know, Ghost-type Pokémon like Gengar, they just love to play pranks."
Mu Li's eyes darted around, and he pointed at the wild bananas and Leppa Berries, saying, "Look, he even helped you carry these things back."
Chichi couldn't help but roll his eyes and say, "These were our spoils of war to begin with, okay?"
Mu Li pointed to the already prepared seafood soup and said, "Look, I even cooked some seafood for you."
Chichi snorted, "That's it?"
Seeing this, Mu Li winked at Wang Xiang.
Wang Xiang immediately said, "This footage is excellent. To compensate for your emotional distress, I'm treating everyone to a big dinner tonight."
"Plus 10 packs of instant noodles," Chichi proposed.
Wang Xiang gritted his teeth and said, "10 packs are too many, at most 5 packs."
"Deal!" Before Wang Xiang could finish speaking, Chichi immediately reached out and shook Wang Xiang's right hand, a mischievous smile on his face.
Wang Xiang immediately looked at Mu Li, but saw Mu Li looking up at the sky with his hands behind his back, as if it had nothing to do with him.
"I actually fell into your trap," Wang Xiang snorted.
As everyone was in an uproar, Gardevoir seemed to sense something and subconsciously looked towards the center of the island. Zorua also seemed a bit uncomfortable and subconsciously looked in the same direction as Gardevoir.
All of this naturally did not escape Gardevoir's eyes; she stared at the somewhat restless Zorua and fell into thought.
"What's wrong?" Gengar suddenly appeared beside Gardevoir and asked; he also seemed to have sensed something.
"There's something unusual about that little one," Gardevoir's voice was a bit heavy.
"What's unusual?" Gengar pressed.
"I'm not sure. It seems a bit like a Curse? But it also seems like some kind of sealing energy..." Gardevoir didn't explain clearly.
"I feel that the energy is full of malice," Mewtwo's voice suddenly rang out.
"That's right, I feel it too," Hatterene also replied, "And that malice seems to originate from a long time ago."
"Ancient ancestors?" Gardevoir murmured, her gaze turning back to the center of the island, "It seems there's some secret hidden on this island."
The words of the Pokémon were not kept from Mu Li; he heard them all.
Later in the day, Mu Li also privately found Wang Xiang and told him about it.
"There's a secret on the island?" Wang Xiang frowned tightly, "How can it be such a coincidence? Why this island specifically?"
Mu Li raised an eyebrow and asked, "Do you know something?"
Wang Xiang shook his head and said, "Not really knowing, but when we were surveying before, someone told us that this island has always been uninhabited. Even those who couldn't go home due to storms rarely stayed overnight on this island. Later, people spread rumors that there were ghosts here."
"Ghosts? It's probably that little one playing pranks," Mu Li laughed.
"So what now? Evacuate?" Wang Xiang asked.
Mu Li shook his head and said, "Although it's a bit strange, there's nothing wrong, and it won't affect the filming. We can just film near the beach and not go to the center of the island."
"Then what about that thing in the middle of the island?" Wang Xiang pressed, "Didn't you say it felt bad? I'm worried there might be something bad inside."
Mu Li nodded and said, "When we leave, I'll go in and take a look and deal with it."
Wang Xiang frowned and asked, "Will there be danger?"
Mu Li shrugged and said, "It's fine. With Gardevoir and them, even if a ghost ancestor comes out, I can still beat him up."
That night, Wang Xiang fulfilled his promise and prepared a lavish seafood feast for everyone.
But the problem arose: how were the "Wu Ha" brothers, who were short one room, going to sleep?
"This room was built by me, so it's perfectly fine for me to take a spot, right?" Mu Li said first.
"Pfft, it was clearly built by Hatterene. What does it have to do with you?" Chichi indicated that this back door route was completely unfeasible.
"I'm over fifty, and I got startled today. How can I not get to sleep on the bed?" Fan Yizhi began to play the sympathy card.
"Then I'm also over forty, shouldn't I also get a good rest?" Deng Fei said.
Looking at the bickering members, Wang Xiang couldn't help but rub his temples and stopped the dispute.
"Since everyone is unconvinced, we'll decide by playing a game," Wang Xiang said. "This room can fit a maximum of four people, two on the bed and two under the bed. The first and second place in the game can sleep on the bed, third and fourth place sleep under the bed, and the remaining two will stay up all night."
"No! What if we lose and have to stay up all night?" Everyone protested.
"How about this: sleep from 9 PM to 3 AM, then wake up and play another round of the game. The two who lose will stay up for the latter half of the night," Wang Xiang suggested.
"This rule is good," Mu Li revealed a mischievous smile, "If you lose both games, that would be really miserable!"
Deng Fei's face darkened, "I object, everyone knows I'm not good at games."
Wang Xiang explained, "The game rules are very simple."
As he spoke, several staff members brought out two tables and placed them in front of everyone. There were a total of seven numbered cups on them, and each cup contained a drink.
"These are the drinks; there are three different kinds of drinks inside."
"The two people who drink pure water will be first and second place and can sleep on the bed in the treehouse."
"The two people who drink salt water will be third and fourth place and can sleep on the floor of the treehouse."
"The last three cups..." Before Wang Xiang could finish introducing them, Mu Li interjected, "The last three cups are my specially made new concentrated herbal tea."
"This herbal tea incorporates various special berries and has undergone some special culinary processing. While enhancing the taste, it can also help everyone expel dampness and strengthen their bodies," Mu Li said with a smile.
