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Night 6 at Fei Long finds Jean Robert snoring up a storm. What's worse is his need to snuggle, for warmth, with one of the ladies. Leslie, Courtney and Amanda seem to be his favorite snuggle bunnies. They are unhappy about that. Leslie and Courtney do not like him one bit. His silk shirt and lack of underwear creeps them out. Kind of creeps me out, too! Ewwww! He'll be the first to be booted if they have any say on the matter.
Day 7 and James catches one solitary crab. An argument ensues over how to cook it. James and the Ladies want to use the crab to make a stock, from which they cook rice in. Not a bad idea! Aaron wants protein. Aaron wants MEAT! The FL Ladies win the argument. Over at Zhan Hu, Peih Gee is trying to keep Dave from working too hard. She'd like him to save his strength for challenges. But Dave just can't sit still. The others are getting irritated with his behavior. Dave is losing his patience with them.
It's time for the Reward Challenge! Battling-Boat-Brawl. Each tribe will field two teams of three each. Teams will be gender based. Each team will face-off against same gender on a pair of Chinese junks connected by two wide planks. First team to throw all three members of the other team into the drink score a point. Three points and the tribe wins a set of pillows and blankets. The women square off first with Peih Gee, Sherea and Jaime for Zhan Hu versus Amanda, Denise and Leslie for Fei Long. Denise leads an attack, but is quickly overwhelmed and dispatched into the water. The three ZH gals then make quick work of Leslie and Amanda. Score one for ZH. Round Two and the men go at it. Aaron, Jean Robert and James for Fei Long versus Dave, Erik and Frosti for Zhan Hu. Aaron and Dave go low across the plank at each other and both wrestle themselves into the water. James goes straight for tiny Frosti while JR and Erik struggle. It's ugly but in the end, James is last man standing, scoring one for Fei Long. Round Three and the women fight again and ZH scores it's 2nd point. Round Four and the men of FL score their 2nd point. It's all tied up as the women face off for the final round. Once again, Zhan Hu's women are triumphant, and their tribe wins their first chal- lenge. They select Leslie to kidnap and Jeff hands her a scroll as last time.
The happy victors return to Zhan Hu Beach with their winnings and Leslie. She is impressed by their tribal moral. A group swim invites friendly chit-chat as they get Leslie to spill the beans about life at Fei Long. She confirms that Aaron is their leader. Later, Leslie bonds with fellow Christians Erik, Sherea and Jaime. Back at Fei Long, James and Jean Robert enjoy a swim while trash-talking Leslie. They discuss that either her or Courtney need to be booted first. Not far away, Todd and Courtney overhear the conversation. They get and ear-full as JR chides James apparent interest in Courtney! This pisses them off and Todd puts both Js on his "take-out-the-trash" list.
Day 8 and Leslie opens her scroll. She decides to give the sealed clue scroll to Jaime, returning the favor. This one has two clues. It repeats the first clue about the idol being in plain sight. The second new clue is advice to not waste time looking on the ground but instead to look up to the heavens. Again, Uncle Cameraman shows that the idol at Zhan Hu is likewise attached to a cross beam of a Chinese gateway-like arch, just as at Fei Long. Jaime, however, can't figure out what or where to look.
Day 9 and it's Immunity Challenge time! The Disc Puzzle challenge involves each tribe selecting four members as Choppers and two as Puzzle Builders. One member from each tribe will take turns chopping at a station with several ropes holding up a bundle of four large discs. Once the bundle is released, another player from that tribe may go after their bundle. When all four bun- dles are retrieved, the two puzzle builders may work at assembling the discs in the correct order on a cement stand with a slotted pole in the middle. The first tribe to assemble their puzzle correctly and then drag it across a finish line wins immunity.
Jaime and Courtney are the first to start chopping. Jaime gets her bundle but Courtney is exhausted swinging her Chinese sword. PG gets the 2nd bundle for Zhan Hu, Frosti the 3rd bundle, and Erik the 4th bundle. Courtney is still struggling with hers! As Dave and Sherea begin assembling the discs, Courtney FINALLY gets her bundle. Quickly, the rest of Fei Long get the re- mainder allowing Todd and Jean Robert to start assembling. They make up a lot of ground quickly, but ZH is just too far in the lead. Zhan Hu wins their 2nd challenge in a row!
Things are gloomy at Camp Fei Long. Jean Robert hopes the double losses spell doom to Courtney. Leslie talks about her stay at ZH Beach, which up- sets Aaron. He's unhappy about them knowing he's the leader and doesn't trust her now. Leslie, Courtney and Todd discuss booting Jean Robert. Todd then talks to Amanda about siding with them, but she is reluctant to dispose of a strong tribe mate yet. Aaron is of the same mind when he joins the chat. JR talks with The Boys and Denise about booting either Leslie or Courtney. Even Todd has his doubts now about Leslie, worried about a potential post- merge alliance.
At Tribal Council, Jean Robert begins arguing the need to boot one of the two weakest players. It's obvious that Zhan Hu is stronger now that they've trim- med their weakest. Courtney is upset that everyone seems to be against her because she's perceived as the weakest. DUH! You ARE, hon! JR defends his position. Leslie argues that ZH has more tribal heart than FL does now. JR admits that he is worried about being a target for the boot. It's time to vote. Courtney and Leslie vote to boot Jean Robert, the rest sending Momma Leslie packing.
SPOILERS: At Fei Long, Courtney and JR bicker and at Zhan Hu, Dave and Sherea argue with each other. Both tribes learn the Art of War at a challenge.
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