Chapter 121: Too Kind
Chapter 121: Chapter 121: Too Kind
Control room.
Director Guo was panicking. "Isn’t it fixed yet?! How did the voice chat suddenly stop working!"
"What a time for it to crap out! If I get through this in one piece, I’m definitely replacing this drone! I’m blacklisting this brand!"
The staff were also in a panic. The technician tried to explain the situation with a bunch of jargon, but no one was in the mood to listen.
Gu Zhao watched the drone for several minutes but didn’t hear Director Guo’s voice.
She was a little puzzled. "Are you asleep? Wake up!"
When there was still no response, Gu Zhao’s expression turned serious. "Did something happen? Is the equipment broken?"
"If I’m right, do a little dance."
In the control room, Director Guo was moved to tears when he heard Gu Zhao. ’She gets me!’
"Quick, make the drone dance for her!" the director yelled excitedly.
The operator immediately made the drone perform a short dance.
The operator was quite proud of his little performance.
But all Gu Zhao saw was a drone that looked drunk, wobbling all over the place.
The effect was even more pronounced for the viewers online.
[So this is what vertigo feels like. I’ve finally experienced it firsthand.]
[BLEGH... Thanks, drone, for helping me fall asleep. I feel like I’m about to pass out any second now.]
[I seriously don’t have time for this! My brain is about to get scrambled!]
[Monkey King! Go save Zhong Mingrui and the others! They’re about to be blended into a smoothie!]
Gu Zhao’s expression grew even more serious. "Where’s my brother?"
The drone stopped moving.
Director Guo felt helpless. The GPS was broken too.
It was as if something was interfering with the drone.
"What good are you!" Gu Zhao could tell the drone had malfunctioned.
Gu Zhao looked around. Seeing no animals passing by, she had no choice but to silently call out to the system she had all but forgotten in the back of her mind.
After calling for what felt like an eternity, the system finally answered, its voice filled with impatience.
’What is it?! I’m in the middle of a show! The main couple has been trying to kill each other for dozens of episodes, and the male lead finally figured out his feelings! He’s about to confess! Don’t bother me!’
Gu Zhao felt indignant. ’How can you slack off so blatantly!’
’Then I’ll be more discreet about it next time.’
’The systems in novels are so useful. How come you’re completely useless?’
’I can sing "Little Cabbage" for you. Want to listen?’
Gu Zhao fell silent. ’Can you find my brother’s location?’
The system was confused.
’Just use that good luck skill of yours.’
’I’m afraid it’ll cause an avalanche.’
After a few seconds of silence, a small map appeared in Gu Zhao’s mind. On it were two red dots, one of which was her location.
’Do not disturb.’ After saying that, the system immediately went offline. Just as the connection was cut, Gu Zhao heard it roaring with rage.
’Shit! What did I miss! Why is the male lead digging out the female lead’s kidney again?!’
Gu Zhao immediately followed the minimap in her head, running in Gu Xulin’s direction.
From the drone’s point of view, Gu Zhao simply spaced out for a moment, then turned and walked off without a backward glance.
[??? Is she giving up on her brother? Monkey King, hang in there! Brother Lin can still be saved!]
[Gu Xulin: Are you abandoning me now?]
「Meanwhile.」
Gu Xulin and the others scrambled to get out of the way, but they ran until their legs were about to give out and still couldn’t escape the giant snowball.
It hit them like a bowling ball, a perfect strike.
The whole group fell into a crevasse.
The live chat exploded.
Director Guo was losing his mind, too.
Soon, the hashtag #TragedyOnTheMountain shot to the top of the trending topics list.
Unsuspecting users who clicked on it were left speechless, quietly posting a prayer for their safety.
Fans of Gu Xulin and the others flooded Ye Zuiyi’s and Ye Zexi’s livestream chats, cursing them out.
Ye Zexi was still searching frantically. ’Where could my sister have gone?!’
"It’s all my fault! I never should have let Gu Zhao get near Yibao!" He was panicking, and even started to regret not sending Gu Zhao to the countryside back then. Instead, he had pulled some strings to get her sent to an orphanage.
’If Gu Zhao hadn’t shown up, my sister never would have gotten so upset that she’d run off alone on this mountain!’
"Gu Zhao is just an ungrateful wretch! A jinx!" he kept muttering, trying to make himself feel better by hurling insults.
Jiang Yifeng and Jiang Yuchen, who were with him, frowned in disapproval.
"Your sister ran off on her own. Why are you blaming someone else? She’s your sister, and you failed to look after her. What obligation does anyone else have to babysit her for you?"
"Besides, what does this have to do with Gu Zhao? She’s not even here," Jiang Yuchen said, his expression strained.
Ye Zexi glared at him. "What do you know! I was so good to her, but Gu Zhao was always targeting my own sister! She’s just afraid that now that my real sister’s been found, we don’t care about her anymore!"
"Besides, we were all in a group, but my sister is the only one who went missing. Who knows if they did it on purpose!"
Ye Zexi was completely lost in his own delusions.
Jiang Yuchen’s frown deepened. Jiang Yifeng patted his shoulder. "Just ignore him."
Then Jiang Yifeng turned to Ye Zexi. "Instead of wasting your breath blaming others, you’d be better off searching."
Ye Zexi took a deep breath and turned away to continue the search.
After searching for a while, the three of them encountered an adult Arctic Bear and a cub.
The Arctic Bear became enraged the moment it saw them.
’Those detestable two-legged beasts! They dare to show their faces again!’
Without another thought, it lunged forward.
Ye Zexi was scared stiff. His legs went weak, and it was Jiang Yifeng who grabbed him and started running for their lives.
The three of them sprinted for their lives, but they were gradually herded toward the edge of the crevasse.
[No no!!]
[Help! They can’t all fall in, can they?! Where’s the director?! Save them!]
Director Guo really was about to die from anxiety!!
Just as Jiang Yifeng’s group was being backed toward the edge of the crevasse, a group of people ran over from a distance.
"Don’t jump!" A group of people who radiated an aura of competence ran over.
They shielded Jiang Yifeng’s group, holding sapper shovels and other defensive tools.
The Bear Mother eyed them warily. After a tense standoff that lasted a few seconds, she turned and fled.
’A smart bear knows when to retreat!’
After the Bear Mother ran off, the newcomers turned to Jiang Yifeng’s group and introduced themselves. "We were hired by the director to cause trouble for you."
Their blunt honesty left Jiang Yifeng completely baffled.
After a brief chat, they learned that the men were retired soldiers. This gave them an immediate sense of security, but they were also left speechless by the director’s methods.
’The director must really have a high opinion of us to hire people just to add to our troubles.’
The viewers online breathed a collective sigh of relief now that they were safe.
[I guess the director’s bad idea turned into a blessing in disguise.]
[Then can they go save our Brother Lin?! They can’t really be...]
Just then, as Gu Zhao was rushing to the location, she came across Ye Zuiyi, who was just climbing out of an ice cave.
Ye Zuiyi had a smile on her face, but it vanished the instant she looked up and saw who it was.
Gu Zhao smiled.
Gu Zhao was riding a helpful-looking Snow Wolf. The wolf lowered its head to look at the person who had just emerged, baring its sharp fangs.
Ye Zuiyi panicked.
’Why is she here... She couldn’t possibly know, could she?’
"Have you seen my brother?"
Ye Zuiyi breathed a sigh of relief. ’Good, she doesn’t know.’
"A bear started chasing them, and they ran off," Ye Zuiyi said, lowering her gaze.
Gu Zhao smiled sweetly at her. "Is that so?"
She dismounted the Snow Wolf and slowly walked toward Ye Zuiyi through the snow.
Ye Zuiyi felt an inexplicable panic. "What else could it be?! Why would I lie to you? My brother is missing too!"
Gu Zhao reached her side and lifted her up with one hand. "Have I been too kind to you?"
With her other hand, she slapped Ye Zuiyi squarely across the face. Gu Zhao was already incredibly strong, and Ye Zuiyi’s face swelled up instantly.
"Hitting me won’t change the fact that they’re already dead!!" Ye Zuiyi yelled, her face swollen.
Gu Zhao’s expression instantly darkened.