18: Tie a bow on a venomous snake?!

At the same time.

In the live stream, viewers clearly saw a long snake with patterned scales coiled around its body, its eyes glowing green, rushing towards the man in front of the camera through the lens that had fallen to the ground!

"Ahhh! Holy crap!"

"Run!"

"Is this, is this a script?"

"Script my ass, that's a Silver Ring Snake! A highly venomous snake."

"Ah!!!"

Director Liu, at the foot of the mountain, had a flushed face, gripping the table tightly with both hands, staring at the screen.

Move the camera, at least move the camera!

Seeing the Silver Ring Snake straighten its body, Director Liu took a deep breath, gritting his teeth and saying, "Turn! Turn off..."

But before he could say "live stream," a figure suddenly appeared on the screen.

Director Liu recognized him at a glance; it was Chen Fang.

What is he doing?! Why is he going over there at a time like this?

"Quickly turn..."

But before he could finish the latter half of his sentence, Chen Fang in the picture bent down and very easily grabbed the snake's head and neck. The Silver Ring Snake seemed momentarily stunned, then quickly began to writhe. Chen Fang remained calm, using his other hand to grab the snake's body and quickly tie it into a knot.

And... it was a freaking bow tie?!

His expression was calm, his clothes slightly dirty.

Director Liu blinked in a daze, rubbed his eyes in disbelief, and looked at the screen again, only to see that the snake also seemed a bit stunned.

No... he, he can catch snakes?

"Director Liu, should we stop?" a staff member asked.

"Stop my ass!" Director Liu breathed a sigh of relief, slowly sat back in his chair, staring intently at the live stream, where the bullet comment section had already exploded.

"Oh my god, what a good person."

"It scared me so much my legs went weak."

"Chen Fang? Who said he was weak?"

"Such powerful strength, a single wave of his hand made an ancient beast surrender!"

"Even if he's betrayed by everyone, he still cares about the common people! You, you still like to casually protect others so much. (Fans really don't believe he'll have a scandal, please, those who curse him, go find out for yourselves, there's really no evidence.)"

"You guys are so chuunibyou, hahaha. Damn it, he totally showed off."

"Give him the highest praise between men. You're impressive!"

"My goodness, is this really not a script? Chen Fang can even catch snakes?"

"The Silver Ring Snake is highly venomous and a national second-class protected animal, script my ass!"

At the same time, on site.

Guo Congxin's mind was a blur, his hands still trembling.

Chen Fang looked left and right, and under the bewildered gaze of the little snake, he walked more than ten meters behind a tree, found a bamboo basket, put the snake on the ground, and showed a harmless smile, "Don't make a sound, be good, someone will come to pick you up."

After speaking, he closed the bamboo basket, then moved a stone to weigh it down, and bent down to look around.

It can't get out for now, right?

He didn't dare to harm this snake; who knew if it had a special status? He'd leave it here and let the production crew handle it.

Chen Fang clapped the dust off his hands and walked back.

Zhao Jin and Jiang Hua were helping Guo Congxin untangle the weeds wrapped around his ankle.

Seemingly hearing his voice, the three looked up, their eyes sparkling as they gazed at him.

Zhao Jin praised, "You're amazing!"

"Godfather! Godfather!" Guo Congxin got up, his voice trembling, reaching out to grasp Chen Fang's arm, and choked out, "Thank you, Godfather, from now on you're my sworn brother! You really are a good person. No matter what other things happen, you'll always be my brother in my heart."

Chen Fang's smile stiffened.

A good person? Guo Congxin actually called him a good person?!

And in front of tens of thousands of viewers, he called him a good person?!

Don't promote him like that! How could this person repay kindness with enmity?

He suddenly felt what it was like to have a scandal.

Chen Fang raised his other hand and patted his shoulder, "My good son, don't be so polite."

"Guo Congxin's negative emotional value +166!"

Chen Fang's lips curved into a smile; that's more like it.

"Shall we continue?" Zhao Jin asked tentatively.

"Let's go. We've gone through 80% of the forest, right? We're almost at the end. Going back the way we came is more dangerous. It's better to keep going forward. Right after the forest is the graveyard, which should be safer than the forest. Let's complete the task first. There should be someone waiting at the destination, and it'll be safer for us to go down the mountain with them."

The other three nodded in agreement.

Chen Fang held the flashlight, leading the way. After a few more steps, a rustling sound came from the roadside again.

Chen Fang moved the flashlight and quickly found a yellowish-brown snake about 70 centimeters long under a tree, its head raised, looking at him.

Guo Congxin was so scared he couldn't help but grab Jiang Hua's arm.

Jiang Hua's tone was calm, "This one isn't venomous, I'm sure. This is a Twin-spotted Rat Snake, you can keep it as a pet."

Upon hearing this, Chen Fang raised an eyebrow, squatted down, held the snake's neck with his left hand, and supported its body with his right, picking it up easily. It was as effortless as picking up a pet cat.

The little snake also obediently coiled around his hand, its eyes clear as it looked at him.

Chen Fang slowly turned, smiled, and walked up to Guo Congxin, "Teacher Guo, don't be afraid. Look, how cute it is."

"Guo Congxin's negative emotional value +666!"

Chen Fang's smile widened. He earnestly advised the twitching Guo Congxin, "Teacher Guo, you were almost bitten by that snake just now. You'll probably have nightmares tonight, won't you? You need to face your fear now to get out of that shadow."

Saying that, Chen Fang pushed the yellowish-brown little snake closer to him again.

"Guo Congxin's negative emotional value +555!"

Chen Fang was inwardly delighted.

He finally proved himself to be a bad person! Seriously, who calls someone a good person?

Chen Fang showed a harmless smile and said earnestly, "Teacher Guo, humans are always full of fear towards the unknown, and fear can drive away our reason and affect proper judgment. The best way to overcome fear is to face it. The most terrifying thing, in reality, is the fearful self within. Don't you think... it's very cute?"

"Guo Congxin's negative emotional value +888!"

Guo Congxin's head was spinning from his long, Tang Monk-like lecture, but this was also his savior. He gritted his teeth and said, "Alright, I'll look, I'll look."

Guo Congxin squinted at the Twin-spotted Rat Snake, which suddenly tilted its head and hissed, flicking out its long forked tongue.

"Guo Congxin's negative emotional value +999!"

"Ah!" Guo Congxin took two steps back, his legs went weak, and he almost sat on the ground.

Chen Fang sighed, "Forget it, overcoming fear takes time. We have a mission, let's go."

He put the Twin-spotted Rat Snake on the ground. But the little snake seemed very unwilling, still wanting to stick to him. Chen Fang simply picked it up and threw it far away, then continued walking forward.

Zhao Jin caught up and walked beside him, asking, "Hey, I wanted to ask you earlier, why did you tie the snake into a bow tie?"

Because the system said if he tied it into a bow tie, the snake definitely wouldn't bite him.

"To make it look better, so it wouldn't scare you guys."

"Huh? So boys can tie bow ties?"

"Of course they can. Who hasn't tied a bow tie when tying shoelaces?"