Free Web NovelChapter 20: Chapter 20: Such Long Legs and a Handsome Face, It’d Be Better If They Were Mine
The netizens were completely engrossed when, suddenly, CLICK, the show’s feed went black!
[?? What’s happening?! Director, get out here and take your beating!]
[Why did it suddenly cut out? Did something happen to Brother Lin and the others?!]
[It’s probably to protect the guests. I was just thinking, if the poachers saw the phone, wouldn’t the entire cast get wiped out?]
[The trending topics are gone too, and you can’t even discuss the show anymore. Any post gets taken down immediately. I know it’s for the guests’ safety, but not knowing what’s happening is making me so antsy!]
Gu Zhao and the others were unaware of the netizens’ anxiety.
Right now, Gu Zhao and Gu Xulin were lying prone in the tall grass, observing the area opposite them.
Opposite them was the poachers’ main camp. Gu Xulin counted about thirteen people, each holding a gun.
In the middle was a large truck covered with a black tarp. Three two-man teams patrolled around the vehicle, clutching their guns.
Ye Zexi and the others were tied to a tree trunk, with two men standing guard.
One person was sitting on the front of the truck.
The remaining four patrolled a wider perimeter.
"Gu Zhao, this situation is clearly beyond our ability to handle. We need to leave first," Gu Xulin said with a frown, his tone grave.
"Brother, we can’t leave," Gu Zhao said, looking at a bird squawking wildly at her from nearby.
"It’s saying that the kids who are tied up threatened the poachers with the live broadcast to make them let them go..."
’I feel so done with this world.’ There was no need to even ask which "kid" it was. Besides the female lead, she doubted that poor child Tong Yunxin would be capable of something like this.
Gu Xulin was about to explode with anger. He wished he could march right over there and slap some sense into them!
"Then we have even more reason to go!" Gu Xulin said urgently, grabbing Gu Zhao by the collar to drag her away.
"Brother, we really can’t leave. One of the poachers went to the back of the truck." Gu Zhao’s eyes surveyed them, then turned to look at Gu Xulin with determination.
"Brother, I think we’re in over our heads." The words had barely left Gu Zhao’s mouth when the poachers’ guns all swiveled to point directly at their position.
Gu Xulin: ??!!!
「Rewinding a dozen or so seconds.」
Ye Zuiyi: "We have livestreaming equipment with us! You can’t kill us!"
As if grasping at straws, Tang Yuexuan quickly chimed in, "That’s right! We’ve been livestreaming this whole time. Everything you’ve done has been recorded. Even if you kill us, you can’t hide it!"
The burly guard kicked Ye Zuiyi squarely in the stomach, then backhanded Tang Yuexuan across the face.
Ye Zuiyi’s face went pale as she cried out in pain.
Tang Yuexuan wasn’t faring any better, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth.
"Don’t you touch her!" Ye Zexi’s eyes were fixed on the big man. The moment he saw Ye Zuiyi get hit, the rage in his chest felt like it would burst.
The man’s face was full of contempt. "So what if I hit her? What are you gonna do about it? I’ll hit you too!"
The man kicked him.
Ye Zexi let out a muffled grunt.
"Tough guy, huh?! Keep acting tough!" As if still not satisfied, the man was about to kick him a few more times when Ye Zuiyi cried out.
"Don’t hurt my brother! Go get Gu Zhao! Yes, Gu Zhao! Go get her!" Ye Zuiyi’s eyes were filled with resentment. "She must be here!"
Just as she finished speaking, she heard a bird cry. An idea struck her, and she looked back at the impatient guard.
"Gu Zhao is here! She’s over there! She can communicate with animals!" Ye Zuiyi yelled.
Of course, she was just making it up.
’Don’t blame me, Gu Zhao... I’m the female lead, and you’re just a villain. This is what you’re supposed to go through!’
But something occurred to Tang Yuexuan, and she immediately cried out, "It’s true, Gu Zhao really can! I’ve seen it!"
At first, the guard didn’t believe them, thinking the two broads were just messing with him. But seeing how many details they provided, he had to take it seriously. "If you dare lie to me, I’ll kill you."
「Back to the present.」
Gu Zhao silently raised her hands. "We surrender!"
Gu Xulin followed her example. "We surrender! We’re just innocent bystanders!"
The poachers ignored them, simply tying them up and herding them like pigs towards the back of the truck.
"Brother! I’ve been wronged! I’m just a law-abiding psycho! I’m also a ’three-good’ student: first, I love handsome men; second, I love money; and third, I love to act cool!" Gu Zhao said, her face a mask of grievance.
"By capturing me, you’ve basically poked a nest of good people!"
Gu Xulin’s eyelid twitched violently. ’Sis! Your brother is terrified!!’
A man with a large mole on his face couldn’t help but speak up. "By that logic, I’m a ’three-good’ student too! I’m a great person."
"Don’t you know in your own heart whether you’re a good person or not?" The truck door opened, and a man jumped out.
’Long legs...’
Gu Zhao stared at those legs. ’They’re amazing... It’d be even better if they were on me.’
’Tsk, what a waste on a poacher.’
Following the legs upward with her gaze, Gu Zhao subconsciously swallowed.
The man had a short buzz cut, his features sharp and wild. He was handsome in an aggressive way. A barely visible scar behind his ear added a touch of untamable ruthlessness.
As his Adam’s apple bobbed, the half-snake tattoo coiled around his collarbone flickered in and out of view, its scales seeming to glint with a cold light.
Gu Zhao was a little stunned. ’That face should be on me, too!!’
’What’s it doing on a poacher?! What a waste! Who’s he trying to show off to? The faces on wanted posters?’
"Like what you see?" Feng Jiexu looked at the five-year-old kid who was swooning over him and chuckled.
Gu Zhao nodded, then sighed.
Feng Jiexu looked at her with a hint of curiosity. "What is it?"
"It’s wasted on you. It should be on me," Gu Zhao said, her gaze tinged with resentment.
"Shut up! Say one more word and I’ll feed you to the tigers!" one of the underlings couldn’t hold back, deliberately pointing his gun at Gu Zhao to scare her.
Gu Xulin quickly stepped in front of her, shielding Gu Zhao behind him.
He could feel his legs starting to tremble.
’Being with Gu Zhao meant getting the life scared out of you several times a day.’
"Shut up," Feng Jiexu warned the man who had spoken, his voice cold. He then turned back to Gu Zhao, a playful smirk touching his lips again.
"It wouldn’t look this good on your face."
"So conceited," Gu Zhao muttered, pouting.
"I can back it up."
"Kid, I hear you can talk to animals?" His tone turned sharp.
The pressure was immense. Gu Xulin’s heart leaped into his throat, and cold sweat streamed down his back.
Gu Zhao acted as if nothing was wrong. "Slander! That’s pure slander! No normal person would even think up such a lie. Understanding what animals say is completely illogical! We should believe in science!"
"Science is the foundation of everything! Don’t believe rumors, don’t spread rumors."
"Got it?"
The next second, the howl of a wolf echoed through the air.
Gu Zhao’s eyes lit up.
Gu Xulin also breathed a sigh of relief. ’Their mission to create a distraction is complete.’
Feng Jiexu’s expression tightened. He scanned his surroundings, his voice hard as steel. "On guard."
Everyone raised their guns, on alert.
Gu Zhao tilted her head. "Remember! You have to believe in science."
"Team one, go! Team two, get ready!" Gu Zhao suddenly yelled, then she and Gu Xulin scrambled into the bushes.
A troop of monkeys, hidden behind trees, used large leaves to handle and throw rocks at the poachers’ exposed skin and faces.
The rocks were coated in the sap of the Gympie-Gympie tree. The poachers who were hit soon felt their exposed skin begin to itch and sting.
The poachers instantly descended into chaos, firing their guns wildly at the monkeys out of frustration. But the monkeys were incredibly agile, leaping through the trees, and not a single one was hit.
Staring at the chaotic scene, Feng Jiexu seemed to find it absurd. He let out a short, angry laugh. "Science?"
