After Being Blackened All Over the Internet, I Ruled the Military Variety Shows-Chapter 72: Obtaining a National Treasure

Jiang Lingxi didn’t expect it either.

It was also her first time seeing this little creature in real life.

So she couldn’t answer Xu Zhao’s question.

Because handling the snake was a bit violent and bloody, the live stream automatically blurred the process, which made the viewers in the live room even more curious, seeing the usually calm Xu Zhao so shocked.

—"I’m not afraid of blood. I always handle the chicken and fish at home during New Year. Please, let me see what Jiang Lingxi pulled out!"

—"Looks like it should be small. The snake was only as thick as a wrist, so it probably swallowed an animal cub."

—"For Xu to be so shocked, I bet it’s not an ordinary animal cub."

—"The person before, isn’t that obvious? Why not guess what kind of animal it is?"

—"Is there any tech expert who can remove the blur? I just need a glance to be satisfied!"

The live stream was full of requests to remove the blur.

Li Shuo had two computers, one for watching the live stream, to keep track of comments, and the other to receive the camera feed. The former had blurring for bloody scenes, while the latter was in high-definition without any cover.

He had just brought a bowl of instant noodles for dinner, saw the live stream comments first, and curiously slurped a bit of noodles before looking at the other screen.

At a glance, he spat out the noodles he hadn’t swallowed yet.

Turning his head, he shouted, "Quick, notify the nearest Wildlife Conservation Department, tell them there’s an important discovery." After giving the instructions, he quickly cleaned the computer screen that got dirty from the spit, staring wide-eyed at the little creature, nearly lifeless but still instinctively struggling in Jiang Lingxi’s hand, "Girl, be gentle!"

Jiang Lingxi couldn’t hear Li Shuo. The little one in her hand must have been in the snake’s belly for a while, its fur was wet, and it was smelly. She agreed to pull it out because it looked familiar and because it was still so small.

Compared to the adult ones she saw on TV that were taller than a person standing up, this one seemed incredibly weak and not like the same species.

With no water or cloth around, she had to use some leaves at hand to clean it a bit.

Xu Zhao secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he didn’t hear Jiang Lingxi say she wanted to eat the little creature.

Noticing the little creature shivering, he hesitated a moment before starting to undo his shirt buttons.

Hearing the sound of clothes being taken off above her, Jiang Lingxi looked up to see Xu Zhao, now only in a vest, holding out his jacket to her, "Wrap it up with this."

Jiang Lingxi: "...It’s still dirty, it’ll get your clothes dirty. And it’s gonna be cold at night, is it necessary?"

No matter how cute this little one was, surely it wasn’t as important as a person!

But Xu Zhao nodded seriously, "It is necessary. It’s okay, I’m resistant to the cold."

In the end, Jiang Lingxi took it and wrapped the little one tightly in the still-warm jacket.

Seeing how much these two cared for the little creature blurred out in the live stream, viewers started letting their imaginations run wild.

—"I bet it’s a rare animal cub."

—"Could it be a black panther cub?"

—"A black panther cub probably wouldn’t appear on the outskirts of the jungle, right? And such a small black panther, generally, would have a tiger mom, no way could it be swallowed by a snake."

—"Let me make a bold guess. This area is quite close to the southwestern mountains, could it be a national treasure cub? After all, the parents of national treasures are notoriously unreliable!"

—"I also guessed it, but I don’t dare say."

After Xu Zhao finished preparing the snake meat on the ground, they were ready to head back.

The snake they killed was big enough that the meat could feed the five of them for a meal.

After walking a few steps, the cameraman following them suddenly made a gesture.

Xu Zhao understood and stepped aside, out of the camera’s capture, then covered the microphone around his neck, "Did Director Li see it too?"

"Yes, Director Li said he’d contacted the Wildlife Conservation Department already, but before they send someone over, the little one will have to trouble you to take care of it."

"Sure. But can it go on screen?"

"Some viewers in the live stream have already guessed, appearing on screen is inevitable. Director Li also plans to use the little one to boost the show’s ratings again."

Xu Zhao nodded to show he understood.

Without the corrosive fluids on it and now wrapped in clothes, the little one in Jiang Lingxi’s arms regained some vitality and started to wiggle and move.

Jiang Lingxi held it in her arms, noticing its restlessness, she simply used her other hand to gently flick its forehead, "Behave."

Just as Xu Zhao and the cameraman were walking over from whispering, they both held their breath.

This girl really dared to do it!

However, the viewers in the live stream, after seeing Jiang Lingxi’s move, began to question their earlier confident guesses.

—"It might not be a national treasure cub, otherwise, how could Jiang Lingxi dare to flick the little one’s forehead?"

—"Is the blur not removable? I’m even a VIP member of the live streaming platform, can I get special privilege?"

—"My curiosity is so piqued that I don’t even feel like eating dinner!"

Jiang Kaiyuan, still at the original spot, saw Jiang Lingxi and Xu Zhao coming back and waved vigorously, "Sister Xixi, Brother Xu, you’re finally back. Did you get any prey?"

Jiang Xiyu, who had just finished picking up firewood and was resting, and Yu Hui, who was starting a fire, also looked over.

"We handled the prey on the spot," Xu Zhao raised the snake meat in his hand, tactfully not mentioning what kind of meat, "This meat is best in soup."

"That’s great, I caught some fish, fish tastes best when grilled, and now we have soup, everything’s set."

Jiang Xiyu immediately looked at Jiang Lingxi, wanting to see what prey she brought back.

Noticing something wriggling in Jiang Lingxi’s arms, Jiang Xiyu asked, "Lingxi, is your prey still alive? Are you planning to keep it? We have to travel to find food during the day and rest at night, it may be better not to waste energy raising a little animal."

Jiang Lingxi walked straight to the fire, put down the cloth bundle in her hands, and then pulled out the little creature nestled inside.

Feeling awkward due to Jiang Lingxi’s silent attitude, Jiang Xiyu was taken aback when Jiang Kaiyuan, who had peeked over, suddenly exclaimed, "Oh my god, a national treasure, where did this come from?"

At once, everyone’s eyes turned to the little cub in Jiang Lingxi’s hand!

Round black ears, signature black eye circles, and a chubby clumsy form, if not a national treasure cub, what else could it be!

The scene exploded, and so did the live stream!

Li Shuo smiled widely, sipping the soup from his noodles, now he had to seriously change his previous opinion of Jiang Lingxi.

This girl wasn’t a burden nor a bug, but the lucky star of his show.

Who else could shoot a show and have a guest casually rescue a national treasure cub?

Only him, Li Shuo!