TV hosts nearly crash ATV in muddy mountain challenge
Translated from Chinese and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
At a glance
- Hosts of the travel show "The Free Travelers" experienced an adrenaline-filled ATV ride in a muddy mountain area.
- One host, Yan Ling, nearly crashed into a mountain wall due to overexcitement while driving.
- The hosts also visited a temple and experienced a unique folk custom involving a divine sedan chair.
The hosts of "The Free Travelers," Rong Rong and Potato Miss Yan Ling, embarked on an extreme ATV adventure in the cloud-top plateau mountains, over 1,800 meters above sea level. The region's continuous rain had turned the mountain roads into a muddy, waterlogged challenge.
What if it smokes? Let's just drive faster to cool it down! As long as the person is fiercer than the car, just floor it.
During the ride, one ATV began to emit smoke after the accelerator was pushed too hard, prompting Rong Rong to joke about speeding up to cool it down. The hosts became so engrossed in the experience that they forgot to wear protective goggles while navigating the mud, resulting in a direct spray of mud and water that left them completely covered, transforming them into "mud people."
Yan Ling, fully embracing the challenge, took the wheel herself. Before she even started, the filming crew grew anxious when Rong Rong casually asked if the handbrake was released, and Yan Ling appeared confused. Although she eventually set off smoothly, her excitement led her to nearly drive straight into a mountain wall, exclaiming, "I realized getting too excited is no good; getting too excited means crashing into the mountainside!" The near-disaster left the entire production team on edge.
I realized getting too excited is no good; getting too excited means crashing into the mountainside!
Beyond the ATV adventure, the duo visited a century-old temple dedicated to Guan Shengdi, where they experienced the rare folk custom of "divine sedan chair pulse-taking." Rong Rong noted the unique process, where the sedan chair itself touched the wrist to take a pulse and prescribe remedies, bypassing the usual intermediary of a spirit medium. She expressed respect for experiencing different religious cultures in Malaysia, stating, "Better to believe it exists than not to believe it exists."
Better to believe it exists than not to believe it exists.
Yan Ling, who relies more on intuition than divine consultation, described feeling a sense of peace when the sedan chair touched her pulse, as if it were holding her hand. She inquired about her career prospects and received a favorable omen, with the divine message suggesting she already had the answer but needed external validation. This uncanny insight surprised Yan Ling.
It felt very peaceful, like it was holding my hand.
Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.