Chapter 122: Her Life on the Line, She Jumps
Chapter 122: Chapter 122: Her Life on the Line, She Jumps
"What do you mean!" Gu Zhao stared coldly at Ye Zuiyi.
Ye Zuiyi was startled by her gaze, but then she puffed up her chest again. ’I’m the female lead! How can I be intimidated by a bitch like Gu Zhao!’
"I mean," Ye Zuiyi’s face twisted into a vengeful smile, "your brother and the others were probably eaten by bears long ago! Or maybe... smashed to pieces!"
Gu Zhao threw another punch, knocking out one of Ye Zuiyi’s teeth.
She spat out a mouthful of blood, her face a mask of disbelief and hatred. "You actually hit me!"
"So what if I hit you! Can you only ever live in your own little world!" Gu Zhao landed two more solid punches.
Then, she wiped her hands on the snow in disgust.
"Animals can’t understand human speech, right?"
Gu Zhao muttered to herself while looking at the Snow Wolf.
The Snow Wolf tilted its head. ’But I can understand Xiangxiang Baby.’
"If I leave on my own... I wonder if the Snow Wolf will chase after her and bite her butt."
The Snow Wolf’s eyes lit up. It understood. It nodded vigorously. "AWOO!"
’That’s right! I, this wolf, am illiterate!’
Gu Zhao immediately resumed following the small red dot in her mind.
The moment she left, the Snow Wolf’s gaze turned fierce as it looked at Ye Zuiyi.
’So it was you who made her unhappy!!’
It bared its fangs and bit her right on the butt. Ye Zuiyi cried out in pain, immediately hitting it with all her might before scrambling to her feet and running away.
The Snow Wolf shook its head. It let her get a short distance away before chasing her down and nipping her butt again. Then it would stop, wait for her to flee, and repeat the process.
It was just like playing with a dog.
[Oh my! What animal can understand human speech? Why did Monkey King even bother explaining? We’re not stupid, we’re actually pretty sharp.]
[Ye Zuiyi deserved it! Nice job, Snow Wolf!]
[Isn’t this going too far?! Ye Zuiyi is still a kid, after all. The Snow Wolf is biting way too gently!]
[The commenter above me has guts! If I had only read the first half of your comment, I would’ve flamed you!]
Gu Zhao followed the red dot and saw a group of people in the distance.
Gu Zhao instantly became alert. ’Don’t tell me I’ve run into robbers or poachers again?’
’Impossible. I refuse to believe my luck is that bad!’
She snuck around stealthily, but the moment she got close, the dozen or so people on the other side immediately looked toward her position with vigilance.
"Who’s there! Come out!" The group quickly moved to surround Gu Zhao.
Gu Zhao emerged from behind a snowdrift.
Just as she was about to ask the system for help, she spotted Ye Zexi and the others in the crowd.
Likewise, Ye Zexi saw her too.
He was furious, glaring at Gu Zhao. "If it weren’t for you, my sister wouldn’t have gotten lost! What are you doing back here?!"
"Why couldn’t it have been you who got lost!"
He lashed out without thinking.
Gu Zhao shot forward, leaped, and tackled Ye Zexi, shoving his head forcefully into the snow.
"You bastard! Grandma here is gonna wake you up!"
The others came to their senses and immediately tried to pull Gu Zhao off. "Calm down, calm down!"
Only after venting her anger did Gu Zhao cooperate, allowing them to pull her away easily.
Ye Zexi lay in the snow as if dead, shivering violently as the snow that had gotten into his clothes chilled him to the bone.
Gu Zhao looked at the Jiang brothers. "Have you seen my brother?"
The red dot in her mind had disappeared here.
Jiang Yifeng shook his head. "We were chased here by a bear. We haven’t seen anyone else."
Gu Zhao looked at the nearby crevasse. ’Looks like he really did fall in...’
The thought that her brother might be missing an arm or a leg—that he could no longer earn money to support her—made her emotions spiral out of control.
’Ye Zuiyi!’ A flash of killing intent crossed Gu Zhao’s eyes. ’I never wanted to fight with the female lead.’
’All she ever wanted was to coast through life, completely unambitious.’
’After she was no longer short on money, she couldn’t even be bothered to do the system’s missions. With a brother to protect her and a reasonably comfortable life, she was already quite content.’
’She had no desire to compete with the female lead at all.’
’But now, I think this world could use a new female lead!’
’I quit my job as the cannon fodder villainess!’
’Mess with my brother? I’ll kill her!’
The angrier Gu Zhao got, the calmer she became. She took a deep breath and looked at the others. "You all need to get back. The farther, the better."
"And be prepared for an avalanche."
Everyone else: ???
Even Ye Zexi, who had recovered a bit, looked on in confusion.
’It’s over. Gu Zhao has really gone crazy.’
[Monkey King, hang in there! We’ve already called for rescue! Don’t do anything stupid!]
[Help!! We don’t know if Brother Lin and the others are dead or alive, and now Monkey King has lost it! That damn director needs to do something, quick!]
[Damn it! It’s all because of that rat dropping, Ye Zuiyi!]
Ye Zuiyi and Ye Zexi’s fans fell silent, not daring to post any comments.
「The old Gu Family residence.」
Ever since Uncle Fu learned that the young miss was participating in the variety show, he had been staying up all night watching the livestream.
When he saw Gu Xulin fall into the crevasse, he was beside himself with worry and immediately notified Gu Yunqi and Gu Xingyu.
Late at night, the old Gu Family residence was brightly lit.
Jiang Xiubai had also been glued to the livestream. Seeing the Gu Family send a team to the snow mountain for search and rescue, he stepped forward and grabbed Gu Yunqi’s sleeve.
"Take me with you. I’m familiar with what’s inside the crevasse..."
Hearing this, Gu Yunqi looked down at him, his gaze sharp, profound, and mercilessly cold. "Who exactly are you, and what is beneath that crevasse?"
Jiang Xiubai lowered his eyes and said, word by word, "A place for researching monsters."
’Including me.’
Gu Yunqi clenched his fists. He strode quickly out the door. "Keep up."
Gu Xingyu used his authority, and the flight path he applied for was quickly approved. A dozen or so helicopters took off for the Arctic.
「The snow mountain crevasse.」
Gu Zhao didn’t explain anything to them. She silently activated her "Good Luck" skill in her mind, then waved at the drone.
The staff member operating the drone was confused, but they obediently flew it over to her.
Gu Zhao hugged the drone and jumped straight into the crevasse!!
’System! The time has come to see if you’re reliable or not!’
’My life is on the line! I’m jumping!’
"Gu Zhao!!" Everyone was horrified.
Ye Zexi collapsed to the ground, his face filled with terror. "I just said a few things to her... Why did she kill herself...?"
"This... this can’t be my fault. It was her own fault..."
Ye Zexi’s tone was frantic.
"Gu Zhao!"
"Respond if you can hear me!"
The retired soldiers crept to the edge of the crevasse, their brows knitted into knots. Their eyes were filled with urgency and unease, and they held their breath, shouting into the chasm over and over, hoping for a response.
Jiang Yifeng and Jiang Yuchen were completely stunned. Jiang Yuchen’s face, in particular, was deathly pale.
[AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! NOOOOOOOO!]
[MONKEY KING!! PLEASE DON’T LET ANYTHING HAPPEN TO YOU!]
In the control room, Director Guo also collapsed to the floor upon seeing this scene.
’It’s over... I’m finished.’
The drone’s livestream quickly went black.
Everyone’s faces were filled with despair.
But soon, they began to cry with excitement, because a string of curses could be heard from the blackened screen.
Gu Zhao struggled to pull herself out of the snow, spitting out a mouthful of it. "Which goddamn bastard put rocks in the snow! This Big King’s foot got pricked!!"
"Can a lame Big King still command the respect of the animals!!"
"Where the hell am I! It’s pitch-black! Can’t you install a lamp or something!"
"Hey! Anyone here! Bro, are you there! Your savior is here!"
"If you copy, bark like a dog!"