Free Web NovelChapter 33: Chapter 33: Audacious Commoner! Don’t Touch My Butt
Tang Yueying pursed her lips, her brows furrowing even tighter.
She was, after all, a genuine child, and for a moment, she didn’t know how to refute them reasonably.
She could only put on a cold expression. "It has nothing to do with Gu Zhao."
After speaking, she grew afraid that she had misspoken and would cause trouble for Gu Zhao, so Tang Yueying tugged on the corner of Tang Yuexuan’s sleeve.
It was a clear sign of urgency.
Tang Yuexuan’s eyes lit up in an instant.
’My little sister is relying on me?!’
’I’m always the one being treated like a kid by her, but now’s my chance to rise up!’
Tang Yuexuan struggled to suppress the upward curl of her lips. She looked apologetically at Ye Zuiyi and the others, her tone gentle. "It really has nothing to do with anyone else. It’s just that my sister and I had a little spat a few days ago, and I was hoping we could use this mission to talk things out properly. So we won’t trouble you all."
Though Tang Yuexuan usually seemed unreliable, she did have some brains. Besides, even a fool could pick up a thing or two by just being around smart people.
There were no complete idiots in the entertainment industry; people like that would have been kicked to the curb long ago.
Tang Yueying breathed a sigh of relief when she heard Tang Yuexuan take over.
Ye Zexi grew annoyed. When had he, Second Young Master Ye, ever been rejected like this!
Tong Jianfeng’s brow furrowed slightly, and his tone held the unquestionable authority of an elder. "How could it be a bother? We’re all guests on this show; we should be helping each other out. I hear you found the mission card. Whether it’s the two of you sisters doing it or doing it with us, it’ll be more efficient if we work together."
[Aren’t the Tang sisters being a little selfish?]
[Honestly, the stream’s been off for a few days, and it feels like the guests are a bit... resistant to Ye Zuiyi’s group? The atmosphere just feels different from the first half of the show.]
[Just saying, is Tang Yuexuan secretly thrilled about this??!]
[Does no one else think Tong Jianfeng is guilt-tripping them?]
Ye Zuiyi was about to say something when a voice just begging for a slap reached her ears.
"Well, well, well, is this a robbery in progress?"
Recognizing the owner of the voice, Ye Zuiyi chose to keep her mouth shut.
Gu Zhao and her group appeared in their line of sight.
Following behind Gu Xulin were a horse and a panda, with Zhong Siqi and the others walking alongside him.
Ye Zuiyi was taken aback for a second. ’Where’s Gu Zhao?’
The next second, she saw the small figure on horseback.
Gu Zhao yawned before sitting up properly on the horse.
She reached out to pat the horse’s neck, her gaze landing on Tong Jianfeng.
"So this is a robbery? You guys are pretty shameless. When we go robbing, we just rob some poop, but you’re actually robbing them of their mission card!"
"Even though that thing was arranged by the director and isn’t anything great, it’s still wrong for you to steal it!"
Gu Zhao said with a completely straight face.
Tong Jianfeng couldn’t hide his embarrassment. "Young Gu, what you’re saying is a bit much. We just want to cooperate with them."
"They said no. Can’t you understand them? Or are you just trying to guilt-trip them~" Gu Zhao couldn’t care less about saving their face.
"You’re still young. There are some things you don’t understand," Tong Jianfeng said, struggling to maintain his smile.
Gu Zhao couldn’t be bothered to waste any more words and patted the horse’s neck.
Don’t ask why she didn’t pat its head.
Because... she was too short~
The horse understood instantly. After waiting for Gu Zhao to wrap her arms around its neck, it took a few steps back and then suddenly charged toward Tong Jianfeng.
"Uncle Tong!" Ye Zuiyi’s face went pale with fright.
’Gu Zhao, you lunatic!’ But she was also incredibly relieved she hadn’t said anything just now.
Gu Xulin’s face also turned white with fear. In those brief few seconds, he was already starting to calculate how to bail Gu Zhao out of jail.
Or how his second brother would bail him out.
The live comments exploded in shock.
[AHHHHHH HIGH-IMPACT SCENE AHEAD!]
[NOOO!!! SPARE HIM, O HORSE!! GU ZHAO! CALM DOWN!]
[HELP, I CAN’T WATCH!!]
The horse galloped right up to Tong Jianfeng and screeched to a halt. It let out a loud neigh as its front hooves shot into the air, its mane flying wildly in the wind.
There was no blood, no trampling.
Tong Jianfeng’s legs were trembling.
"Oh, dear me, why is this horse running around so wildly? I’m so very sorry, Uncle Tong~ I’ll punish it tonight by making it eat an extra bundle of hay. Let it suffer the pain of a bloated stomach!" Gu Zhao’s tone was cheerful, completely devoid of remorse, and filled with nothing but praise for the horse.
Gu Zhao was still basking in her moment of badassery, completely oblivious to Gu Xulin’s face, which had gone from pale to green, and from green to black.
A flash of resentment crossed Tong Jianfeng’s eyes as he looked at Gu Zhao, but he quickly lowered his gaze, clutched his heart, and turned pale.
Seeing this, Ye Zuiyi rushed forward in concern. "Uncle Tong, what’s wrong?"
Ye Zexi glared at Gu Zhao, furious. "Gu Zhao, can you cause a little less trouble! Hurry up and apologize properly!"
"Who do you think you are to me? You damn poser. My own brother hasn’t said a thing, but you just had to stand out, didn’t you?"
"You!"
"’You’ what? I’m great, I know."
Ye Zexi truly felt that the Gu Zhao before him was a complete stranger.
What was the old Gu Zhao like again...?
She used to call him "gege" so sweetly and would wait outside his door all night, afraid he would abandon her.
Since when had Gu Zhao become so... unreasonable?
"Brother, do you think something will happen to Uncle Tong?" Ye Zuiyi’s anxious voice cut in.
He hurried over and pinched the pressure point under Tong Jianfeng’s nose.
Tong Jianfeng was gripping the hem of his clothes so tightly that he barely managed to stop himself from jumping up.
’He really wanted to curse a few words. With the amount of force you’re using to pinch my pressure point, are you trying to f*cking kill me?!’
[Is this show really unscripted? Even with a script, I don’t believe they could write something this insane!]
[It’s fine to be tough, but there’s no need to be this rude.]
[If the horse hadn’t stopped, Teacher Tong would’ve been finished. Jokes should have a limit.]
[Where’s the production team! Is Teacher Tong okay?]
While Ye Zuiyi and Ye Zexi were both worried about Tong Jianfeng, one person remained completely still.
Gu Zhao looked over at the motionless Tong Yunxin, who was hugging her little bear.
Gu Zhao thought she could see... anticipation in her eyes.
Just as she was about to walk over, she felt her collar being grabbed again!!
A familiar feeling, a familiar sensation of being lifted off the ground.
She was being picked up once more.
"Brother!" Gu Zhao cried, trying to appeal to Gu Xulin’s rapidly fraying sense of kinship.
Gu Xulin’s face was dark as he remained silent. He held Gu Zhao up with one hand and gave her bottom two sharp smacks with the other.
"How dare you, insolent peasant! Hands off my royal backside!!"
Gu Xulin was so angry he laughed, and then delivered another swat.
"Protect your king!"
The two little ones, Zhong Mingrui and Song Yi, snapped to attention and immediately latched onto one of Gu Xulin’s legs each.
"Don’t you dare touch our Big King!"
Gu Xulin glanced at their older brothers.
Zhong Siqi and Song Zhe exchanged a look and immediately pulled their kids away.
They both gave their own little brothers a few swats on the butt as well.
"OWW OWW OWW! Big King, waahhh, your subject has failed to protect you! WAAHHH, Big King, save me!"
Gu Zhao: ’...This emperor can’t even save herself.’
After a good spanking, Gu Zhao behaved.
The moment the production team saw Tong Jianfeng clutching his heart, they had immediately sent for doctors.
In the control room, the director looked at Gu Zhao with a mixture of love and hate.
He loved that her presence brought in viewer traffic like crazy.
He hated that she had almost gotten his entire show shut down.
When Gu Zhao saw the white-coated doctors about to examine Tong Jianfeng, she spoke up. "If you’d come any later, he would’ve been pinched to death by Ye Zexi’s first aid. Look, he’s in so much pain he’s about to rip his clothes to shreds."
