Good grief!
Su Yan really started off with a bang.
Right from the get-go, she’s playing the gender advantage card! It was clear she was dead set on knocking others out.
Without batting an eye, she casually dropped the word “sanitary pad” in front of Male Contestant No. 3—Number 2 is ruthless.
But would the viewers on Nickstar even know what a sanitary pad is?
Su Yan couldn’t help but worry and quietly asked, “Do you guys know what a sanitary pad is? Should I explain?”
The Host immediately replied, “No need. The girls on Nickstar have something similar that we use instead. They’ll understand.”
The show planner nodded approvingly backstage, “This ‘Yan Mirror’ is pretty professional. Without us prompting, she can spot potential problem areas herself. Spending these tens of thousands wasn’t wasted.”
The director also nodded, “Make a note of this female guest. If anything unexpected happens in the next round, she might be good for a rescue.”
Hearing the production team’s explanation, Su Yan finally relaxed.
Looks like the people of Nickstar are quite similar to Earthlings!
That meant many things would probably resonate with everyone.
The male contestant No. 3 was young, just about eighteen or nineteen, with a fresh, innocent look. Hearing Number 2’s last line, he was so shy he practically wanted to jump out of his skin.
Su Yan noticed his ears turning bright red; it was genuine shyness—a textbook pure young boy.
“You… you’re… you have no sense of chivalry!” the boy shyly yet angrily scolded Number 2 for breaking the rules of the martial world.
How could a girl be so cruel?
Talking about sanitary pads made him so embarrassed he couldn’t even say it out loud!
Su Yan also thought Number 2’s move was a bit too harsh, but all’s fair in war, right?
She was just seizing the boy’s weak spot—a very smart tactic.
Besides, rather than criticizing Number 2, Su Yan was more interested in Number 3’s reaction.
It had been a long time since she’d seen a guy blush like that, especially in this kind of scenario—it was quite refreshing.
With great interest, Su Yan watched the shy little guy.
If he had been eliminated this early, that would be a real loss.
She wondered if he’d end up angry and embarrassed, maybe even start some indescribable drama with Number 2 (not really).
Still, anyone who made it into this game, aside from celestial beings like Bing Meng Lei, probably wasn’t too bad.
After all, there was an initial assessment to get in—those who passed had to have some skill.
Sure enough, Number 3 wasn’t a pushover.
Despite his shyness, driven by the fifty thousand yuan reward, he forced himself to overcome it and continued the story, “I looked carefully, and that san… sanitary pad had…”
He racked his brains, then when his gaze fell on his green shirt, a light bulb went off: “There’s a green substance! I couldn’t help but walk over to get a closer look.”
After saying this, he looked at Number 4 with a relieved expression: “Your turn!”
Green substance?
Su Yan chuckled.
Looks like her earlier worry was unfounded—the boy wasn’t clueless at all.
The stuff on sanitary pads is usually red, but now he threw out “green,” which would definitely throw off the next person.
“Green substance? What green blood is there!”
Number 4 stared at Number 3 in shock and sorrow, accusing him, “She torments you, so why torment me? When will this cycle of revenge end? Besides, we’re both guys. Isn’t it better to band together?”
Number 3 shot back confidently, “Do you understand the natural food chain?”
The live chat exploded with excitement—everyone loves watching a verbal showdown like this.
“Lesson learned.”
“Thought he was a cute puppy, turns out he’s an old dog.”
“One second blushing, the next second backstabbing—love it!”
“Number 4: I’m crying, how about you guys?”
“Thanks for the invite, still laughing here.”
Number 4 seemed already trapped in Number 3’s verbal snare.
He couldn’t think of any blood that was green.
The countdown began, and Su Yan called out precisely, “Ten, nine, eight…”
The poor guy wiped the sweat off his forehead anxiously.
“Wait, wait, let me think! Green, green… what blood could be green? A frog?”
“One, zero, time’s up!”
As soon as time was up, Su Yan immediately stopped him: “OK, you’re out.”
She shook her head with a disappointed look: “No, friend, you’re out in the first round.”
His expression darkened.
He hadn’t expected to be the first eliminated—that was humiliating.
Though frustrated, he gracefully left the small circle and went to sit at the back.
Once outside, he relaxed quite a bit and laughed, “Alright, your turn. Let’s see how flashy you all can be.”
Su Yan nodded at him, then immediately turned back: “Number 5, your turn. Ten-second countdown continues!”
Number 5 was ready. He smirked at Number 4, “So the stuff on the sanitary pad is actually spinach juice. I…”
Before he could finish, Su Yan interrupted, “I object!”
Everyone looked at Su Yan in surprise, wondering what there was to object to.
Number 5, a little annoyed, said, “Number 3 never said the stuff on the pad had to be blood! What’s wrong with spinach juice?”
Su Yan raised an eyebrow.
“Spinach juice itself isn’t a problem, but… how do you know it’s spinach juice?”
She tucked a stray lock of hair behind her ear and smiled playfully at him.
“Or did you taste it?”
“Uh…”
Number 5 suddenly turned pale, unsure if it was because he realized the logic didn’t hold or because Su Yan’s implication grossed him out.
“Oh snap!”
“Impressive, didn’t expect you to deduce that!”
“Number 5 is done for!”
“Honestly, that angle is pretty detailed.”
The moment Su Yan explained, everyone immediately got it and started cheering.
The fewer opponents, the better.
Number 5 realized he hadn’t thought that far and sighed helplessly.
Tentatively, he asked, “So, do I still have a chance?”
Su Yan feigned regret but grinned widely: “Your chance now is to keep company over there, please.”
With two people eliminated in a flash, the audience couldn’t help but praise their savvy.
“Is this a case of killing two birds with one stone?”
“Wow, I didn’t expect spinach juice to get eliminated!”
“Don’t chicken out! Just admit you tasted it!”
“Who’d lick a sanitary pad anyway? Doesn’t make sense!”
“Why does this get grosser the more we talk? Please be normal, guys!”
“Looks like everyone’s dead set on eliminating each other.”
After Number 5 exited, Su Yan leisurely looked at Number 6, aka “Chu He Han Jie”: “Your turn.”
“Chu He Han Jie” clearly had a plan and said succinctly, “I realize I don’t recognize what that stuff is either.”
His words brought sudden realization to everyone.
Number 4 and 5 looked especially regretful.
So they could have just said they didn’t know?
They wouldn’t have wasted so much brainpower!
Su Yan nodded in admiration.
A clever way to turn things around.
No one said the protagonist had to recognize the green stuff, so it made perfect logical sense to say you didn’t know.
Having solved the problem left by the others, “Chu He Han Jie” seemed uninterested in the forty-five thousand yuan reward and casually steered the story back to the ghost story plotline: “Suddenly, the green substance under my eyes turned red, and my hands had the same red color.”
Number 7 hadn’t expected the story to be passed to him so easily. He breathed a sigh of relief and said, “I was terrified and hurried to the water basin to wash my hands, but as soon as I turned on the tap, the water turned red.”
Classic ghost story stuff. Su Yan shook her head in mild boredom.
Looks like Number 7 wasn’t very ambitious—he wasn’t setting any traps for the next person.
Or maybe he just had no imagination for making things harder.
In stark contrast, the Nickstar audience’s reactions were lively:
“Oh my god! How did it suddenly get so scary?”
“Eeek! Goosebumps!”
“The water turned red? Don’t scare me!”
“Are Earthlings’ stories always this creepy?”
“I’m getting more interested in this story.”
“Hope everyone sleeps well tonight.”
“Upstairs, you have a cruel heart! Who can sleep after that?”
“Don’t blame me! I’m just repeating what ‘Yan Mirror’ said.”
“The most poisonous woman’s heart!”
Next up was Number 8, “Si Nian,” who continued: “I immediately turned off the tap and stared at myself in the mirror in horror. Because the person in the mirror was smiling.”
Number 9, a girl who clearly didn’t often watch ghost stories, looked pale: “Then… then I tried to escape from the sink, but the bathroom door was locked. I felt utterly desperate.”
Number 10 was stunned.
If the door was locked, how could you get out?
He cautiously asked, “Can I just kill the protagonist? The door is locked; I think the protagonist has no way out.”
Su Yan said, “It’s a ghost story, you know, if the protagonist dies, the story ends. If you end it here, you lose. Then we can start a new story.”
Number 10 tried to argue, “But we can write a story where the protagonist dies and becomes a ghost, right? That’s still a ghost story.”
Su Yan shook her head, “Literally, yes, but Earth’s ghost stories focus on being scary. Once the protagonist turns into a ghost like you said, it’s hard to be frightening.”
Number 10 frowned, struggling to think: “I… I…”
Su Yan, merciless, began the countdown: “Ten, nine, eight…”
Number 10 whined, “This is too hard! Why did I get locked in?” He looked at Number 9 and scolded, “You should’ve left me a way out!”
Number 9, equally surprised to have accidentally eliminated someone, replied with an innocent look, “I didn’t expect you to fail so quickly! Can’t you force your way out?”
Unintentional mockery was the deadliest.
Though Number 10 hated to admit defeat, his mind simply couldn’t get him through.
Su Yan announced Number 10’s elimination, and the story relay smoothly entered the second round.
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