75: Chapter 75: Finding the First Clue, Lu Li Instantly Transforms into a Monkey

The bullet comments were flying fast, and Director Zhou had already begun announcing the other details of this segment.

"The challenge cards are scattered in every corner of the entire island. They might be in the trees, in the cracks of rocks, or perhaps in the corner of some building."

"The tasks for each challenge vary, but they all require two people to complete together. You will need to rely on yourselves to discover these."

"In addition, each card can only be used by one pair; it is first come, first served."

"This segment has a two-hour time limit. After the time is up, everyone will return here to gather and tally the final scores."

After Director Zhou finished speaking, his gaze swept across everyone.

"Are the rules clear to everyone?"

Everyone nodded.

Director Zhou raised his megaphone, and his voice pitched up a notch.

"Alright, now everyone please put on your blindfolds and follow the staff to different locations!"

Soon, everyone put on their blindfolds and were led by the staff to various places on the island respectively.

...

When the staff helped them take off their blindfolds, Lu Li took a look and couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, Shen Qingxue was right beside him.

It seemed the Program Team hadn't been that ruthless after all, not making them run around looking for people right at the start.

Lu Li then began to look around at the surrounding environment.

Their current location was roughly on the eastern side of the island, surrounded by large patches of tropical vegetation and some unnamed bushes.

In the distance, a white building could be seen, looking like another villa of the resort.

"Just the two of us?"

Shen Qingxue's voice came from beside him.

Lu Li turned his head to glance, nodded, and confirmed that there truly was no one else in sight around them.

Of course, aside from the staff.

"Yeah, it looks like the Program Team dropped everyone off separately."

Shen Qingxue didn't speak anymore, her gaze already starting to search the surroundings.

At this moment, a staff member stepped forward and handed over three slips of paper.

"Teacher Lu, Teacher Shen, these are your three clues."

Lu Li took the card and unfolded it to look.

All three clues were written on palm-sized slips of paper.

The first one.

[I am in a high place; lowering my head allows me to see the entire coastline]

The next two clues followed closely behind.

[I am weathered by wind and rain all year round, yet I still stand tall; people always lower their heads when they pass by me]

[I have four feet, but no legs; I wear a plaid coat, and a secret is hidden in my belly]

After reading these three clues, Lu Li furrowed his brow slightly.

What on earth are these? Riddlers, get out of Gotham.

"Did you figure anything out?"

Shen Qingxue leaned over, her gaze falling on the slip of paper in his hand.

Lu Li handed the slip of paper to her.

"Take a look. Anyway, I'm completely clueless."

Shen Qingxue took the slip of paper, read through them one by one, then raised her head, her gaze sweeping across the surrounding environment.

"The first one is in a high place, which should refer to the highest point."

She paused, her gaze falling on the roof of that white building in the distance.

For now, that place was probably the most likely.

"Over there."

Lu Li looked over following her gaze. There was an observation deck on the roof of that villa, and standing there would indeed allow one to see the entire coastline.

"Makes sense. Let's go take a look."

The two walked forward along the path at a moderate pace.

Lu Li walked in front, with Shen Qingxue following behind him, keeping a distance of about one meter between the two.

While walking, Lu Li kept an eye on the surroundings, occasionally flipping things over everywhere, not even letting loose turf go.

[I'm dying of laughter, Lu Li looks just like a thief]

[Not a blade of grass grows where Lu Li has walked]

[That's for sure. Even the egg yolk would be shaken apart in any place he passes]

[Then again, the Program Team shouldn't hide it that deeply, right?]

[Indeed, the challenges on the cards are the real highlight]

Walking all the way along the gravel path, Lu Li searched all the way, but unfortunately didn't even see a single hair.

"What do you think the challenge card looks like?" Lu Li asked casually.

Shen Qingxue thought for a moment.

"It shouldn't be too small; after all, we have to search for two hours. If it's too big, it won't be easy to hide. About the size of a postcard?"

"Makes sense."

Lu Li nodded and couldn't be bothered to keep rummaging.

Before long, the two walked in front of that white villa.

The door of the villa was locked, but the stairs beside it led to the roof. The two climbed up the stairs and arrived at that observation deck.

Lu Li looked around in a circle, then lowered his gaze to look at his feet, but didn't find anything.

Aside from being able to see the entire coastline, there was nothing else.

"There's nothing." Lu Li scratched his head.

Shen Qingxue stood beside him, her gaze also searching everywhere.

"It might not necessarily be on the observation deck; it could be somewhere nearby that overlooks the coastline."

Lu Li thought about it and felt it made sense, so the two walked around the villa once more.

Whether it was the highest point of the villa or the street lamp poles, anything with height was checked.

The result was nothing.

Lu Li stood at the entrance of the villa, hands on his hips, muttering curses.

He had thought they picked the simplest one, only to get stuck right here.

Compared to Lu Li's impatient look, Shen Qingxue's gaze instead fell on a coconut tree beside the villa.

That coconut tree was a section taller than the surrounding trees, and they hadn't checked it yet.

Soon, her gaze suddenly stopped at a certain position on the tree trunk.

"Look at what that is."

Hearing this, Lu Li looked over in the direction her finger was pointing.

Tied to a position slightly above the middle of the tree trunk was a thin string, with the other end of the string connected to a sealed bag.

"What the... so high up, who could see this?"

Lu Li couldn't help exclaiming.

After all, this coconut tree was at least six meters tall, the trunk was dark brown, and the string was also dark brown. Without looking carefully, it was simply impossible to spot.

If it weren't for Shen Qingxue's sharp eyes, the two of them might not have found it even if they wandered around here for a whole day.

Shen Qingxue ignored his exclamation, looking up at the height of that string, seemingly estimating how to take it down.

"Climb up?"

Lu Li looked up at the top of the tree, then lowered his head to look at his own arms and legs.

"How about I give it a try?"

Without waiting for Shen Qingxue to answer, he walked up to the tree, hugged the trunk with both hands, clamped the tree body with both legs, and began to climb up.

The trunk was very thick, a bit strenuous to hug, and the bark was somewhat rough, hurting his hands.

Lu Li gritted his teeth and inched his way up bit by bit.

But truth be told, his tree-climbing speed was indeed fast.

On the other side, Shen Qingxue had just found a very long bamboo pole, obviously specially prepared by the Program Team.

But just as she turned back, she saw Lu Li, who was already halfway up the tree.

"..."

Shen Qingxue didn't know what to say either, and it took her a long time to spit out a sentence.

"You'd better come down; I have a bamboo pole here."

"Nah, how can that do? I'm almost climbed up, what do I need a bamboo pole for? Wait for it."

Lu Li's voice came over.

Shen Qingxue: "..."

With no other choice, she could only stand under the tree and watch Lu Li operate.

After all, this height was close to two stories tall. If she accidentally poked Lu Li down with the bamboo pole, it would be a bit dangerous.

[I'm dying of laughter, the way Lu Li climbs trees is just like the macaques of Mount Emei]

[Yahoo! Woo oooooooh!]

[Uh oh, a real macaque has mixed into our midst]

[The Goddess is watching from below, hurry up will you]

[Be careful Lu Li, don't lull yourself to sleep]