The audience watching the live stream was also dumbfounded. Each of them glared with their mouths agape at the participants eating madly.
[Motherf*cker! Pretend! Go on and pretend! How could it be so delicious?]
[Oh f*ck, it’s a pity this group of people aren’t actors. They’d definitely win an Oscar.]
[Their acting looks pretty legit. Even tears are flowing down. Must they be so fake?]
[This show is lethal! It’s definitely lethal during late nights. My stomach is suddenly hungry!]
[Can’t take it anymore! My plan to lose weight is over!]
…
As for the crew of the show, they were downright miserable having been surrounded by the delicious aroma. They felt as though the fragrance was a naughty child, constantly drilling into their nostrils, into their mouths, then pulling their tongues, causing them to tremble constantly.
They looked at how Ye Lingchen and the gang were eating and felt that the torture was getting worse. Their teeth chattered in their mouths and they trembled uncontrollably.
“Hold up, everyone! Hold up!” Zhang Yong’s saliva did not stop dripping. Some of it was dripping down when he was talking and he wiped it away with his hand. His eyes were already reddened. “Bring out your manly spirit. Isn’t this just food? We won’t surrender!”
The program crew nodded. “We just need to wait for them to finish eating six fishes. Everyone, hold on!”
They all put on a dignified look, as if facing an unprecedented battle.
“Don’t panic, Director Zhang. When I was young, I followed a Buddhist monk to learn Dharma and there’s this meditation mantra that can help us through this difficulty!” someone said.
“Good! Little Zhang, we’re depending on you!” Zhang Yong had a cheerful expression.
Little Zhang immediately sat cross-legged and chanted ‘Namo Amitabha’ in his mouth.
“Everyone, keep up!”
Soon, the entire program crew followed suit and sat cross-legged together. For some time, those Buddhist chants were heard continuously, making for a rather amazing spectacle.
“Pftt!”
Arnelle looked at them and finally burst out laughing.
“Director Zhang, are you using a sutra to restrain your appetite? Have you ever considered how the sutra would feel?” Dalei laughed too.
“Director Zhang, I’m not trying to say anything, but it’s truly a lifetime’s regret to miss these delicacies!” Brother Yang also shook his head in sympathy.
Faced with their ridicule, Zhang Yong turned a deaf ear and seemed to immerse himself fully in those Buddhist scriptures.
Ye Lingchen smiled and walked over to the Beggar’s pheasant.
The fire was extinguished at that moment since there was no need to keep it going. However, the huge earthen ball was still exuding hot air and it seemed to have turned into a dark-colored earthen ball.
“Oh yes, there’s still Beggar’s pheasant!” Arnelle was very excited and she wiped off the oiliness from the corners of her mouth. She looked at the earthen ball with extreme anticipation.
One fish was unable to satisfy their appetite, of course. After tasting the grilled fish, they equated Ye Lingchen’s ability to that of a divine being! It was that delicious!
“Is the Beggar’s pheasant done yet?” Chen Xiaoyan also licked her lips and stared quietly at the earthen ball. Her mouth was still relishing the deliciousness of the grilled fish.
“Prepare yourself, the smell will be extremely fragrant.” Ye Lingchen gave everyone a heads-up first.
“WHOA! If you say that, I’ll look forward to it even more.” Arnelle was smacking her lips incessantly.
“Is it more fragrant than the grilled fish?” Dalei was curious.
Ye Lingchen nodded. “Very much so!”
Very much so?!
Everyone from the program crew was stunned.
Then, they all sneered.
Braggart! Would it not send one to heaven if it was much more fragrant? Impossible!
However, they could not help but increase their chants slightly, as if their voice could suppress the fragrance from the Beggar’s pheasant.
At the same time, Ye Lingchen had picked up a stone on the ground. Following a loud thud, the earthen ball cracked open.
Whoa!
At that moment, the rich scent seemed to have finally seen the light of day after being sealed for countless years. It surged out like an erupting volcano!
In just a moment, this scent shrouded the entire desert island, though it was unknown whether that was an illusion. Everyone seemed to hear the roar of this scent, sending their hearts into disarray for a long time.
So fragrant!
It was so fragrant!
“Gasp!”
Arnelle took a deep breath. At that moment, she even felt suffocated as the fragrance was quite strong, blocking her nose and making her unable to breathe.
The entire scene was deathly silent!
Chen Xiaoyan and the others could not find any words to describe how they felt at that moment. Their brains were blank and they were all drowned in the fragrance.
The Buddhist chants also stopped at once. Everyone in the program group shut their mouths tightly. A breath was trapped in their chest, leaving them red-faced due to suffocation. They felt that once they opened their mouths, they would be controlled by the fragrance, making it even more difficult for them.
They only had congee and steamed buns for dinner, which was a very simple meal. Most of them were not full yet. For a time, the grumbling in their stomachs began sounding and did not stop for quite some time.
Gulp!
The next moment, their throats moved up and down, and the gulping sound was consistent and loud.
Tears flowed down Zhang Yong’s cheeks.
He could not take it. He really could not take it any longer. Could someone tell him why it smelled so fragrant? It was illogical! Completely illogical!
“Huhuhu, I can’t take it. I can’t take it anymore!” Someone amongst the program crew stood up suddenly. “It smells too good! Why must I smell such a delicious aroma, especially when I can’t eat it! Huhuhu…”
His tears were like a flood breaking through an embankment. It was unstoppable, as if he was experiencing the most hideous form of torture in the world.
“There’s now a fragrant Beggar’s pheasant right in front of me, but I can’t eat it. Nothing is more painful than that! Why is God so cruel to me?” someone shouted again, with tears obscuring his vision.
“Huhuhu, I really want to eat it! Mommy, I’m homesick, I really want some Beggar’s pheasant, huhuhu…”
Besides, someone picked up the last remaining bun from one side and carefully held it in their hands as if they were holding some rare treasure.
He then took a deep breath with a mesmerized look all over his face, then bit down on the bun.
“It’s delicious! It’s delicious!” He was very excited and began chewing quickly. Eating buns along with that fragrance was extremely satisfying.
Others scooped up congee and started eating it alongside that aroma. They did so while whispering in self-hypnotism, “It’s delicious! Beggar’s pheasant is so delicious!”
[F*ck! Is this for real? Is it really that exaggerated?]
[The program team is really doing their best for this show. Could they be faking a mental illness?]
[Bruv, this is too much. There must be a limit to pretending. This is too fake.]
[Why do I feel like it’s true? This kind of thing can’t be faked, right? They’re really crying!]
[Is it really that delicious! Terrifying.]
