Chapter 276: Chapter 255: The Ultimate Buddhist Fan Approach

The fans, with their own objectives, searched all over, forming teams of a hundred to nearly cover every spot in advance.

Most fans who found their idol decided to stay put and enjoy their time with the guests they discovered.

Only Ji Xizhi’s fans, Zhu Xiu’an’s fans, and a few curious program crew troupers remained.

A group of people circled around and returned to the beach.

Zhu Xiu’an’s fans glanced at the beach, wisely guessing, “I bet that silly dog has clung to Zhi’s thigh again; looking at the situation, it’s going to be tough to find him.”

“Forget it, searching for that silly dog is exhausting. Why bother? We’ve finally made it to the beach; let’s just enjoy a trip ourselves!”

“Exactly, he’s not worth us wasting so much time. Ladies, I brought my camera; why don’t I capture some photos for everyone!”

“Great! I want one of those trendy ’hugging the sea breeze’ shots~”

Zhu Xiu’an’s fans are laid-back, giving up without any hesitation.

Not finding Zhu Xiu’an isn’t significant; what’s important is for the sisters to have fun together and take pictures!

Zhu Xiu’an’s fans are relaxed on the spot.

Meanwhile, Zhu Xiu’an is still hiding nervously at the fish stall in the market.

Since Bai Zhe was discovered first, he figured he would be the next target at the highest risk.

Initially, Zhu Xiu’an thought he would be spotted immediately; when Bai Zhe was noticed, a few fans scrutinized his stall multiple times, during which he diligently faced away from the customers, crouching lowly, and disguised himself as best he could.

Whether the disguise Ji Xi applied was too baffling, or nobody contemplated Zhu Xiu’an would wear female makeup—and granny attire at that—his stall gradually resumed normalcy with no further scrutiny.

Everyone’s focus shifted to Bai Zhe’s stall.

Zhu Xiu’an successfully hid his identity and learned about the program’s deliberate move of letting a hundred fans in to search for them.

The more Zhu Xiu’an pondered, the more he appreciated Zhi Zhi’s makeup assistance from the morning, sparing him from working unpaid at the fish stall like Bai Zhe.

By hiding, he’s earning a small amount despite not raking in much, but still something by the end.

More thoughts of being today’s ultimate winner filled Zhu Xiu’an’s mind; even while slicing fish, he risked winking at the hidden livestream camera, playfully saying:

“I know you’re all searching for me, and I understand everyone’s efforts. But I’m afraid I must apologize; I will certainly be the show’s final winner!” ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ novel fire.net

Zhu Xiu’an, feeling remorseful towards his searching fans, added another note.

“Once it’s over, I’ll give everyone an autographed photo as compensation!”

Zhu Xiu’an self-indulgently spoke on.

In the livestream chat, viewers watching both Zhu Xiu’an’s fans and him found it highly amusing.

[I finally understand why Zhu Xiu’an’s fans idolize him! They embrace tranquility—his actions have nothing to do with us!]

[Silly Dog: I bet fans are struggling to find me! Fans: Hmm? Who to find? They didn’t bother searching at all, hahaha!]

[Here, Zhu Xiu’an’s fans might become major winners; they not only traveled but also gained Zhu Xiu’an’s guilt plus autographed photo compensation!]

[Got it! Here I go to fan Zhu Xiu’an! @Silly Dog, can the autographed photo feature Zhi Zhi?]

[Above is plotting so loudly even while I patrol the Pacific Ocean!]

Near the beach, only about ten fans remained from the original hundred.

While Zhu Xiu’an’s fans opted to slack off, they took a curious glance at the intellects beside them.

Zhu Xiu’an and Ji Xizhi’s good relationship led to Zhu Xiu’an’s fans hitting it off surprisingly well with the intellects.

Zhu Xiu’an’s fans planned to ask the intellects to join them, but knowing they are Ji Xizhi’s fans—renowned as the king of the fan world—they hesitated and the idea extinguished, simply inviting the intellects to take a group photo together.

The intellects conducted a thorough search yet hadn’t given up.

After Zhu Xiu’an’s fans conceded, they intended to revisit the key areas of the tourism zone, paying attention to details.

Still, the intellects wouldn’t refuse a photo request from Zhu Xiu’an’s fans.

Joyously, everyone proceeded to take photos by the beach.

They selected several angles, capturing over ten shots for selection.

The Zhu Xiu’an’s fan with the camera had commendable photography skills and a kind demeanor, ensuring everyone reviewed their appearance in the group photo for satisfaction and possible retakes.

Ji Xizhi’s newly invested fan, No Game, was among them; she stood aside for the group photo, holding her camera to check any distortions in her face when the image was enlarged. Upon zooming in, she first noticed not her twisted face but a promotional board behind her.

The promotional board appeared different in color than before?

No Game recalled noticing the board earlier and immediately recognized it from the image.

She shifted her gaze from the camera, focusing on the promotional board nearby, taking two steps closer for clarity.

Once close enough to read the text clearly.

She gasped, screaming sharply: “Ah!!! That’s Zhi Zhi! It must be Zhi Zhi!!!”

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Ji Xizhi finished collecting trash from the beach and sorted it without returning to the promotional board’s location.

Partly because the area was baking under the afternoon sun, and secondly, she stumbled upon a new event at the open space where two village boundaries met on another part of the beach.

It was a legal awareness campaign initiated by students from a university in H Province, collaborating with the local government to conduct legal outreach, mainly providing one-on-one legal education to elderly villagers and distributing related reading materials.

To attract middle-aged and elderly participants, the students prepared small gifts for activity attenders, like eggs or ceramic bowls, and prizes like supermarket vouchers for those participating in competitions.

Ji Xizhi intended merely to listen and sat at the back.

Unexpectedly, there was a game segment post-speech.

The game required forming teams of four people; less than four couldn’t participate.

Ji Xizhi hadn’t removed her sun protection gear; seated at the back, upon hearing about the game, she started to stand up to make room for players. Before fully standing, a grandmother from the front grabbed her wrist.

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