Chapter 115: Ice Surface Scam
Chapter 115: Chapter 115: Ice Surface Scam
After a flight of indeterminate length, the group was dumped onto a temporary landing strip on the ice in the Arctic.
After dropping them off, the staff left without a backward glance, leaving the group alone on the ice.
Gu Zhao was bundled up from head to toe. Standing on the ice, she looked like a little penguin, waddling unsteadily.
"Brother! This is so fun!" Gu Zhao fell after just a few steps. She decided not to walk anymore and just started scooting along the ice on her butt.
Gu Xulin touched his forehead. ’Dealing with kids is such a headache.’
Seeing this, Zhong Mingrui’s and Song Yi’s eyes lit up, and they both plopped down onto the ice.
They followed her example and started sliding around.
"You’ll be laughing on the other side of your face when your clothes get wet," Ye Zuiyi said, dropping her act and sneering openly.
Hearing this, Ye Zexi glanced at her in surprise.
His confusion gave way to heartache. ’My sister’s been driven mad by all this.’
Jiang Yuchen’s eyelashes fluttered. He gave her a deadpan look. "They won’t. The clothes are waterproof."
Ye Zuiyi shot him an annoyed glare before looking away. ’Why waste my energy on a dead man walking?’
In her past life, these two brothers had also participated, but they had tragically fallen off a glacier they were passing.
His older brother died trying to save him.
At first, Ye Zuiyi had planned to save him and turn him into one of her devoted followers.
But now he was defying her! She wasn’t going to save him anymore.
’Anyone who helps Gu Zhao deserves to die!’
"Alright, stop playing around. Let’s find a place sheltered from the wind to set up the tents," Gu Xulin said, exasperated, as he hoisted up the pudgy-looking, bundled-up Gu Zhao. "Otherwise, once our energy runs out, we can forget about surviving and just call it a day."
The only good news was that it was currently the polar day in the Arctic, so they wouldn’t have to worry about the darkness obscuring their path.
"You know, you’re actually a bit heavy. Have you been putting on weight?" Gu Xulin teased deliberately.
Gu Zhao didn’t struggle. Being carried by him meant she didn’t have to stand on her own.
"I’m just wearing thick clothes! Or at worst, I’m just puffed up with cuteness. What does that have to do with being fat? If you don’t know how to talk, I’ll steal some poison and make you mute."
"Then you’ll spend your days going, ’Oh, my throat, my precious throat~’" she said, deliberately lowering her voice into a dramatic rasp.
The two things Gu Zhao couldn’t stand being called were short and fat!
If this wasn’t her brother, she’d have given him a kidney shot, no question.
Gu Xulin chuckled and flicked her on the head.
Then, Gu Xulin discussed with the group whether they should find a place to camp first.
Song Zhe and Zhong Siqi naturally supported him.
The two new pairs of guests also agreed.
Jiang Yifeng even shared a wealth of professional knowledge, giving everyone a quick lesson.
And so, the group set off. Although the sky wouldn’t darken, they still needed to rest when it was time to rest.
Ye Zuiyi took Ye Zexi’s hand and followed them. This time, she didn’t choose to go off on her own.
’I need to find a chance to kill Gu Zhao.’
Although Ye Zexi was confused, he chose to listen to her. He was also secretly hopeful that Ye Zuiyi and Gu Zhao could get along.
They were both his sisters, and he didn’t want to see them at odds with each other.
’Even though it’s always been Gu Zhao bullying Yibao.’
He glanced at Gu Zhao being carried along by Gu Xulin up ahead, feeling a little displeased.
’If only Gu Zhao were a bit more mature.’
But he knew that was impossible. If she were mature, how could she let someone carry her around like that?
"Gu Zhao, can’t you walk on your own?" Ye Zexi finally snapped, his brows furrowed.
"Did you lose your legs or your feet? You really need to change that attitude of yours. If the Gu Family gets tired of you, where will you go?"
Even as he said it, he was thinking that when the Gu Family finally abandoned her, he would take her back to the Ye Family.
’Hopefully, by then, she’ll have learned her lesson and learned to be grateful.’
’She’s enjoyed so many blessings by taking Yibao’s place. She should be thanking Yibao and compensating her, not throwing tantrums and bullying people all the time.’
Gu Zhao couldn’t even be bothered to respond to him. She had no idea where his brain had gone. His father and older brother were both cunning bastards.
Even his own sister, Ye Zuiyi, was a schemer. How did he end up being such a complete moron?
Gu Zhao was used to Ye Zexi’s idiocy, but Gu Xulin couldn’t stand it. His temper had been getting shorter and shorter from all the provocation.
’He keeps picking fights, gets shut down every time, and still comes back for more. Is he nuts?’
"You got nothing better to do? If you’re that bored, I beg you, go eat some shit! Even dogs like shit, but your mouth is fouler than shit—not even a dog would want it. And if someone did, they’d be lower than a dog," Gu Xulin snarled, his face dark, though it was hard to tell since he was so bundled up.
Ye Zexi didn’t back down. "What’s it to you if I’m reminding my sister of something?"
That set Gu Xulin off! He could tolerate him scolding Gu Zhao—hell, he wanted to scold her sometimes, too—but trying to claim her as his sister? Absolutely not!
"Sister my ass! Isn’t your sister right there at your feet? What, is that precious pile of shit of yours not good enough for you anymore? You want to try and steal my pearl?"
"In your dreams! You shameless bastard! I bet your whole body is covered in skin from your ass!"
"Annoying piece of shit."
Gu Zhao lifted her head proudly. ’That’s right! I’m the great pearl!’
Ye Zuiyi’s face went pale. She shot Ye Zexi a resentful glare. ’Even he thinks Gu Zhao is better?!’
Feeling Ye Zuiyi’s gaze, Ye Zexi realized what he had just blurted out. He explained in a panic, "Yibao, I misspoke just now! You’re my only sister!"
"It was my fault. Please don’t be angry, okay?"
Ye Zuiyi wouldn’t listen. She walked ahead, ignoring him.
Ye Zexi followed behind her, trying to explain, but Ye Zuiyi gave him the cold shoulder, a silent, punishing treatment.
Gu Xulin snorted coldly and continued walking, still carrying Gu Zhao.
After walking for a while, the group froze, not daring to move.
"Why do I feel like there’s something under my feet..." Song Zhe’s voice trembled.
Zhong Siqi looked down at the ice, which was starting to get thin. A massive black shadow was swimming beneath them.
"Zhaozhao... you can understand marine life, right...?" Zhong Siqi looked at Gu Zhao.
His eyes were filled with hope.
’Please say you can!’
’If you can’t, we’re all going to be served up as lunch.’
"It’s impossible for humans to understand animal speech," Jiang Yuchen analyzed expressionlessly while clutching his math Olympiad book. "While some people can calculate an animal’s language through frequency analysis of their calls, this has never been verified. After all, no animal has ever told you, ’Yes, your calculations are correct.’"
"Understanding animal language is unrealistic. What we should be thinking about right now is how to get off this thin ice safely without ending up like dumplings dropped into its mouth," Jiang Yifeng said, looking at the group sternly.
Then he noticed that these people were unnervingly calm.
Even Ye Zexi and Ye Zuiyi, who had just been arguing with them, weren’t panicking. Instead, they were all looking at the little girl who was being carried along.
Jiang Yifeng sized up Gu Zhao. ’Could it be that this little girl, like his brother, has a special talent in a certain field?’
Jiang Yuchen was also looking at Gu Zhao.
Zhong Mingrui spoke up smugly, "My Big King is the Monkey King! You know the Monkey King, right? It’s fine if you don’t! Just remember that Big King is Big King!"
Jiang Yuchen: ??
"Humans evolved from apes, so it’s impossible for one to be a Monkey King. Furthermore, a society ruled by law cannot have a ’Big King.’ We must reject feudalism," Jiang Yuchen stated, still completely deadpan.
Zhong Mingrui: ? ’What is this guy rambling on about?’
’Big King can’t be Big King?’
"Hmph! Big King is Big King!" Zhong Mingrui ignored him.
A trace of confusion appeared on Jiang Yuchen’s expressionless face. ’Why is he angry?’
’I wasn’t wrong, though.’
Song Yi also let out a cold snort.
Jiang Yifeng’s face was cold. He thought these celebrities were ungrateful and arrogant.
In short, they were asking for death.
Just then, Gu Zhao struggled a little. "Brother, put me down."
Gu Xulin glanced at the massive shadow under the water, then set her down.
"CRACK..."
The moment Gu Zhao’s feet touched the ice, a cracking sound split the air.
Instantly, everyone’s eyes snapped to Gu Zhao.
Gu Zhao’s eyes went wide. "It’s not me! I’m not fat! The ice is trying to frame me!!"