Chapter 171: That’s It?
Chapter 171: Chapter 171: That’s It?
Seeing this, Gu Xulin immediately leaped up with Gu Zhao in one arm and grabbed a vine.
Then he swung across.
The moment he landed, there was no time to think; he just took off running again.
The giant python charged recklessly and plunged into the large pit.
At the bottom of the pit were many sharpened branches.
This was all thanks to the Gray-cheeked Long-armed Apes and their handy fire-starting skills.
They’d gone straight from the primitive era to the Stone Age.
The giant python fell into the pit, letting out a piercing roar.
Its body was pierced by the sharp branches. While the wounds weren’t fatal, they held it back for a moment.
Just then, Gu Zhao’s ears perked up. She looked in a certain direction, her eyes filled with confusion.
"Brother, why do I hear the Tiger Whales’ voices..."
Gu Xulin’s desperate escape faltered for a second. "Gu Xiao Zhao, my bad. When we get back, I’ll definitely take you to get your head checked."
"And your ears while we’re at it."
Gu Xulin continued to sprint, holding Gu Zhao.
Gu Zhao listened again, and the sound did seem to have disappeared.
’Are my ears really broken?’
At that moment, the giant python climbed out of the pit. Blood dripped from its body, and its gaze on Gu Zhao grew even colder.
It whipped its tail, sweeping it toward the other animals nearby.
The animals immediately scattered.
Seeing this, the giant python resumed its pursuit of Gu Zhao.
Meanwhile, in the sea near the island, several Tiger Whales were ganging up on a shark.
"Where is Little Baby Xiangxiang! How dare you lie to us!" Tiger Whale No. 1 was furious!
On their way here, they had no idea how many favors they’d called in from other whales! Or how many Devil Fish they’d caught as gifts!
And what did they have to show for it? They hadn’t seen a single strand of Little Baby Xiangxiang’s hair!
The shark, having been slapped by a few tails, felt extremely wronged. "I only heard it from a bird! It said there was a little sweetheart on the island."
"Still lying!" Tiger Whale No. 2 slapped it with its tail again. "We’ve been calling for ages! If it were Little Baby Xiangxiang, she would have definitely answered us!"
The shark wanted to curse them out. ’Is it possible that maybe, just maybe, it takes time for her to get here?!’
The Tiger Whales thought about it and realized it was actually possible. But so what!
They surrounded the shark and beat it black and blue before letting it go.
"Why don’t I have legs! I want to go find Xiangxiang!!" Tiger Whale No. 1 swam to the shore.
"Don’t those books for fooling kids say a witch can give you legs?! Where is she?! They might lie to kids, but they wouldn’t lie to a whale!"
Tiger Whale No. 2 remembered a story it heard while teasing some two-leggers.
A mermaid traded her tail for legs with a witch! Then went ashore and lived happily ever after with a prince.
’So if we find a witch, can we trade for legs and live happily ever after with Little Baby Xiangxiang?’
Tiger Whale No. 2 immediately swam toward the deep water. ’Witch, witch! I’ll trade you Devil Fish for legs!’
Tiger Whale No. 1 wondered where it went. But it was happy to have one less rival.
"Little Baby Xiangxiang! Wait for me!!"
It struggled with all its might and flopped into the shallows.
And then it couldn’t move.
’Push, push!’ It wriggled and squirmed, trying to crawl further up.
"Whoa! Dried fish! And it’s huge!" A bird flew down, about to take a peck.
Seeing this, Tiger Whale No. 3 immediately splashed water with its tail, driving the bird away.
"Can’t eat it..." the bird said, annoyed. "Gonna go find Xiangxiangbao! And beat up a snake to eat!"
A Tiger Whale that had been watching the show froze, then quickly called out to the departing bird.
"They’ll catch you lots of Devil Fish! You tell Xiangxiang we’re waiting for her by the sea!"
This was Tiger Whale No. 4, the one with experience in successfully kidnapping children, and it spoke excitedly.
"You won’t lose out on this deal!"
Hearing this, the bird immediately flew off. "Deal! Fish for a message!"
Tiger Whale No. 4 looked at the other Tiger Whales. "What are you waiting for? Go catch fish for the trade! If Xiangxiang knows you caught fish just to see her, she’ll definitely like you more."
Tiger Whale No. 3 immediately went to catch fish.
Tiger Whale No. 1 continued to wriggle and squirm.
It couldn’t get further up, and it couldn’t get back down.
Tiger Whale No. 4 was speechless. It swam up a bit, grabbed No. 1’s tail in its mouth, and dragged it back into the water, finally rescuing it.
Using the same line, it sent No. 1 off to catch Devil Fish.
Tiger Whale No. 4 grinned wildly. ’By the time you get back, I’ll have already run off with Xiangxiang!!’
Gu Zhao was completely oblivious to the Tiger Whales’ scheming. She and Gu Xulin had just been sent flying by a swipe of the giant python’s tail.
And now they were hanging in a tree.
Gu Zhao hugged the tree trunk and looked at the giant python.
"What are you doing! If you’re going to eat someone, eat me!! She’s scrawny! And sour, and stinky, and tastes awful!"
Gu Xulin had been thrown to the ground. Seeing the giant python slither toward Gu Zhao, he grew frantic.
He waved his arms and shouted, trying to draw the python’s attention.
"I’m handsome! I have abs! I’m all-natural, not marinated! Eat me! Or wait! I’ll trick my first, second, and third brothers over for you to eat! They’re delicious!"
"One has a tasty brain, one has a tasty body! And the other one doesn’t have that office drone smell!"
The giant python just gave him another whack with its tail.
’Such a noisy ant.’
The director was terrified, too!
’No! Why me! Why is my show plagued by so many disasters!’
"Quick, use the drones to distract it! Buy them some time to escape!"
The director was about to lose his mind!
’When this show is over, I’m going to see a therapist!’
The staff immediately maneuvered the drones to harass the giant python.
The giant python narrowed its eyes, baring its fangs as if it wanted to eat the drone.
Gu Zhao just sat in the tree. She wasn’t running anymore. She stared into the giant python’s eyes.
She couldn’t understand. It clearly had emotions; it wasn’t like those monstrous, genetically hybridized snakes.
’So why can’t I understand it?!’
"System! Your useless skill isn’t working!" Gu Zhao mentally called out to her slacker of a System.
[Host, do not panic. You must remain calm when faced with a problem.]
The System’s voice finally chimed in, dragging its words.
[The System’s skills cannot be wrong! It must be that this snake is the problem!]
[Please resolve this yourself, Host. Furthermore, you are a little cabbage, and I am the Little Cabbage System! Since I’m just a cabbage, what good could I possibly be?]
[Good luck, Host! This cabbage will cheer you on! But don’t interrupt this cabbage’s slacking! Goodbye.]
Gu Zhao was so angry she laughed.
’Useless System!!!’
Gu Zhao looked at the giant python. It was attacking the drone.
Suddenly, Gu Zhao smiled!
’I see it!’
’The giant python’s forked tongue is half-missing! How did I only just notice that?!’
’Then again, who stares at a snake’s tongue?’
"Director, you can move it away," Gu Zhao said, looking at the drone.
The staff member controlling the drone looked at the director.
The director was sweating buckets. ’If I listen to Gu Zhao, what happens if she gets eaten?!’
’I can’t listen to her! But that little rascal Gu Zhao isn’t even trying to run!’
Gu Zhao steadied herself against the trunk and stood up. "If you can understand me, nod. Otherwise, I’m going to start running again."
The giant python’s vertical pupils were fixed on Gu Zhao.
Just when Gu Zhao was about to write it off as an idiot, it nodded.
The director and the online viewers all breathed a sigh of relief.
The drone flew closer to Gu Zhao, and the staff member stared intently at the screen.
The moment the giant python showed any sign of attack, he would use the drone to interfere.
"Why are you only chasing me? You don’t like me, but why? I haven’t done anything to offend you, and I didn’t eat your grandchildren, did I?"
Gu Zhao was extremely puzzled.
Gu Xulin was on the verge of a breakdown. ’You know it doesn’t like you, and you’re still trying to talk to it!’
He quickly scrambled up the tree to Gu Zhao’s side and pulled the little rascal into his arms.
The giant python paid no mind to the extra person.
It stared at Gu Zhao, then slammed its tail against a nearby tree, which instantly toppled over.
I know this one! That’s a show of force!! And a warning!
What the hell does this giant python want?! It’s not like Gu Zhao offended it! I’m so pissed! Those damn Yus are hogging the Shenquan water!
Gu Zhao’s lips curled upwards, revealing a look that was three parts coolness, four parts disdain, and three parts nonchalance. "Is that all?"
She punched the tree, and the trunk snapped with a loud CRACK.
Gu Xulin almost fell too! ’This damn kid! If you’re going to show off, at least give me a heads-up!’