Chapter 141: Oh No! They’re After Us
Chapter 141: Chapter 141: Oh No! They’re After Us
The kids looked over at Gu Xulin and the others, who were chatting happily with those people, and felt the weight on their shoulders grow exceptionally heavy.
"Our big brothers have been completely bewitched!" Song Yi said, sighing as he watched his own brother with an arm around one of the strangers, laughing obsequiously.
Song Zhe had his hand on the shoulder of the guy who was cooking. He was making small talk, but his eyes were glued to the fish soup in the pot.
’It smells so, so, so good.’
"So what do we do?" Gu Jiao asked, tilting her head.
Zhong Mingrui raised his hand. "I know! Let’s eat all the food! We’ll starve them into fainting!"
Zhong Mingrui stared at the cooking area without blinking, licking his lips every so often.
Gu Zhao gently tapped Zhong Mingrui on the head. "We’d burst before we could eat all that."
"Then let’s drug them! That’s how they do it in TV shows!" Song Yi chimed in.
Gu Zhao was exasperated. "And where are we supposed to get drugs?"
"Then let’s get some animals to take them down!" Gu Jiao’s hand shot up, excited to share her idea.
’She’d been dying to do that forever! Commanding an army of animals would be so cool!’
Too bad she just got locked up down in the fissure and didn’t get to experience anything.
"But there are no animals," Gu Zhao sighed.
When you actually want an animal, you can never find one.
The kids all hung their heads.
Jiang Yuchen and Jiang Yifeng were in a corner, questioning their life choices. When Gu Zhao and her group started acting strange, the two brothers instinctively looked over.
’How could nothing be wrong? It’s not logical!’
The two of them studied Gu Zhao.
They couldn’t figure much out, only that the little kids were getting excited one moment and sighing the next.
"Bro, you should go join them," Jiang Yifeng said, nudging Jiang Yuchen.
Jiang Yuchen looked at his brother, his face devoid of expression. "Why don’t you go?"
"It wouldn’t be right for me to go over to a bunch of kids, would it? Go on, you’re the only one who can infiltrate their ranks. We need to figure them out!"
"Don’t you want to know?"
Jiang Yuchen fell silent, then got up and walked over.
As soon as he got there, he heard them sighing.
"This is too hard. Let’s just grab the food and run," Zhong Mingrui said with a pained expression.
Jiang Yuchen: ???
"There are too many of them," Gu Jiao sighed.
"What are you guys trying to do?" Jiang Yuchen asked.
The kids stared at him.
Jiang Yuchen remained expressionless, but he nervously fiddled with the hem of his clothes.
"Aren’t they the people the production crew sent to mess with us? We’re trying to figure out how to strike first," Gu Zhao explained listlessly.
’I just want to give up and do nothing,’ she thought. ’But I’m the Big King.’
’The weight on my shoulders is so heavy.’
"But there are so many of them, we have no animals, no drugs, and we can’t even steal the food!" Zhong Mingrui said, dejected.
"Then why not pick them off one by one?" Jiang Yuchen asked, confused.
"Huh?" The kids looked bewildered.
But Gu Zhao got it!
"I’ve got it!"
"Okay you guys, you do this, and then this, and then that!" Gu Zhao whispered, assigning tasks.
The more they listened, the brighter their eyes became.
Only Jiang Yuchen looked dumbfounded. ’Was that really what I meant?’
"Alright! Repeat your assignments!" Gu Zhao said, looking at the group.
Gu Jiao puffed out her chest. "Cry and throw a tantrum! Annoy them! Make them lose their cool!"
Song Yi: "Pretend the Big King is missing! Make them help us search to wear them out! And it’ll split them up!"
Zhong Mingrui: "And when they’re all out looking, we grab the food and bolt!"
After a few seconds of silence, Gu Zhao and the others turned to look at Jiang Yuchen.
’Your turn! Say something.’
The corner of Jiang Yuchen’s mouth twitched. "Pretend to be... a snow mountain god... to scare them... Then, when they’re exhausted, we strike."
Gu Zhao nodded. "Exactly! And in the end, I’ll knock them out one by one and hide them!"
"Excellent! Everyone’s on the same page! As the saying goes: First, you must frustrate their spirit, then tire their bodies, and finally, starve their bellies!"
"Okay, meeting adjourned! You guys go start phase one, the tantrum. I’m leaving first."
Gu Zhao ran off.
The others walked back over.
Seeing this, Jiang Yifeng also went over, secretly sidling up to Jiang Yuchen. "What’s going on?"
Jiang Yuchen looked like he wanted to speak but held his tongue.
Gu Xulin also noticed Gu Zhao hadn’t come back. He frowned. "What did Gu Xiao Zhao go off to do?"
Zhong Mingrui instantly blurted out, "She went to take a dump."
Gu Xulin didn’t ask any more questions. ’Just taking a dump,’ he thought. ’As long as she isn’t eating it, it’s fine.’
The kids exchanged a look and began their performance.
Song Yi: "Zhong Mingrui, what are you looking at me for!"
"So what if I’m looking at you! I’ll look all I want!"
"You’re not allowed to look!"
Gu Jiao: "You guys are so childish. The Big King doesn’t want you anymore, only me!"
Instantly, the fake argument turned real. "WAAAAH, the Big King doesn’t want you! You’re a garbage queen!"
Gu Jiao: ???
"You’re the garbage!"
"My brother said spicy gluten strips are garbage! You’re the garbage queen who loves eating garbage!"
"The Big King doesn’t want you!"
"Spicy strips are garbage!"
"I won’t let you eat!"
The others looked completely baffled. How did they start fighting for real all of a sudden?
Jiang Yifeng shot Jiang Yuchen a confused look, hoping for an explanation, but his brother just kept his head down, silent.
Just then, Gu Jiao also looked at Jiang Yuchen. "Rats are pests, too."
Jiang Yuchen: ???
"That was ’Olympiad Math’!"
"Oh. Rat."
"Eating spicy strips will make you ugly!"
"Hugging rats will get you sick!"
"You’re not allowed to eat!"
"The Big King doesn’t like you!"
The kids’ squabbling devolved into a cacophony. The adults just found it incredibly noisy...
The special guests had already been on high alert, and now their heads were buzzing from the noise.
But they all controlled their emotions and didn’t let their annoyance show.
It was Gu Xulin and his group who couldn’t take it anymore.
"Have you all lost your minds?" Gu Xulin desperately wanted to smack a child.
Zhong Siqi’s hands were itching for action. He grabbed Zhong Mingrui and started spanking him, which only resulted in Zhong Mingrui wailing like a banshee.
When the other kids saw this, they immediately followed suit.
Even Jiang Yuchen started wailing.
’This is great! Now I don’t have to think of what to say!’
Jiang Yifeng: ?!!!
’His brother was crying? Holy crap, has he been possessed?’
With all this crying, everyone was about to go crazy.
[AHHHH, I know they’re faking it, but why am I still so mad!!]
[Stop crying! I’m begging you, please stop! This is more fucking headache-inducing than the Monkey King’s headband!]
[STOP CRYYYYYING!!!!! Big King, save me!]
[Help! Who else gets it, fam? The moment the crying started, my patience meter plummeted. I’m almost at my limit!]
[This crying is like a demonic chant looping in my ears. I feel my sanity slowly slipping away.]
[No wonder Gu Zhao ran away...]
Hiding far, far away, Gu Zhao was leisurely building a snowman in the snow.
’I’m such a smart cookie! I refuse to believe anyone can stay calm when kids are crying their heads off!’
Gu Zhao hummed a little tune.
Not far away, a small, snowy white creature stealthily crept closer and closer to her.
"Big Sis~" the little white fluffball chirped, nudging against Gu Zhao’s feet.
Gu Zhao looked down. It was a baby Snow Fox!
Gu Zhao’s eyes lit up!
"You little precious~" Gu Zhao scooped up the little white fox, rubbing her face against its fur. ’So soft!’
The little white fox whimpered softly, its tail wrapping around Gu Zhao’s arm.
Here, all was peaceful and serene.
"Stop crying! I’m begging you, stop crying!" Song Zhe shouted, clutching his head.
He felt like his ears were ringing!
Kids! How could they be this terrifying!
"It looks like Gu Xiao Zhao isn’t back yet! I’ll go look for her!" Gu Xulin glanced around, found his excuse, and bolted.
"We’ll help!" The special guests were also nearing their limit and immediately ran off.
In the end, only Zhong Siqi and Song Zhe, who had been told to stay and watch the kids, were left, along with Special Guest Number One, who was in charge of cooking.
Three adults remained on guard.
Once the others were far away, the children instantly stopped crying.
They all turned to look at Special Guest Number One.
Special Guest Number One: ???
The children smiled.
This was bad! The special guest instantly realized what was happening and was about to shout a warning to his buddies, but Zhong Mingrui, with lightning-fast reflexes, stuffed a snowball into his mouth.
’Crap...’ he thought. ’They were targeting us all along.’
"Big bros, hold them down!" Song Yi yelled excitedly.
Song Zhe’s hands moved faster than his brain, and he instantly pinned Special Guest Number One to the ground.
Zhong Siqi frowned, but trusting that the kids wouldn’t do anything truly bad, he also moved forward to help hold the man down.
"Hehehehehe! The food is ours now!" Zhong Mingrui immediately went to grab the pot.
But in the distance, a figure was walking back.
"Crap, I forgot the walkie-talkie."
As he got closer, he saw his teammate being held down.
He turned and bolted, shouting as he ran, "The contestants are robbing us!!!!"
Jiang Yuchen: "Quick, stop him! Don’t let him sound the alarm!"