Free Web NovelChapter 45: Chapter 45: They Never Said People Couldn’t Help?
After finishing their task, Gu Zhao and her team left without giving Yu Zimo a second glance.
The moment they were gone,
the once-docile alpacas instantly glared at Yu Zimo, their eyes radiating resentment.
Yu Zimo was startled. He wanted to leave right away, but the competition held him back.
He decided to continue the task.
’I have to win! I’ll make Gu Zhao kowtow and apologize to me!’
Yu Xiaowei had been on the verge of despair, but her mood improved in the very next second.
This was because the alpacas’ attention was now focused entirely on Yu Zimo.
A whole herd of alpacas was chasing him and spitting.
With the tables turned, Yu Xiaowei was ecstatic. She started chasing the alpacas to shear their wool.
[Our Weiwei is rising up, hahaha.]
[It’s a kind of progress. At least she’s not being chased by alpacas anymore. She’s the one chasing them now.]
While things were improving on this end, the situation with Ye Zuiyi was taking a bizarre turn.
"Brother!" Ye Zuiyi cried out, huddled in Ye Zexi’s arms as countless birds circled them.
And every single bird was carrying an insect in its beak.
Some were caterpillars, others were earthworms or large flying bugs.
There was a wide variety of insects, but they all had one thing in common: they were all non-toxic.
Ye Zexi held Ye Zuiyi tightly, his eyes glued to the birds. The moment he let his guard down, a bird would swoop in and stuff an insect into their clothes!
No actual physical harm, just pure psychological torment.
"Ahh! Brother, a bug got inside my clothes!" Ye Zuiyi wailed, her voice trembling in terror.
Ye Zexi quickly tried to shake the insect out of her clothes. But as he bent down to check on Ye Zuiyi,
a flock of birds scrambled over each other to stuff more insects into their clothes.
Both of them started jumping around in a panic, on the verge of a breakdown as they tried to shake the insects off.
But it was endless. As soon as they shook one off, another bird would stuff a new one into their clothes.
[AHHHHHHHHHH! If that happened to me, I’d faint on the spot!]
[OMG, help! My goosebumps just staged a mass uprising!]
[My mom just asked me why I’m curled up in a ball in front of the screen, lol.]
[I know it’s not dangerous, but I can’t stop myself from wanting to cover my eyes...]
Completely traumatized by the insects, Ye Zuiyi lost control and screamed through her tears, "Brother! It must be Gu Zhao! Only she can command these animals!"
Ye Zexi was starting to suspect Gu Zhao as well, but he didn’t have much time to think.
Hearing them speak ill of Gu Zhao, the birds’ assault grew even more ferocious.
Ye Zexi came to his senses, grabbed Ye Zuiyi, and started running toward a building.
The birds quickly understood their intent and dispatched a large flock to block the entrances to all the surrounding buildings.
But you had to give it to Ye Zuiyi; she was still the protagonist, after all. Amid the chaos, she spotted a door that wasn’t blocked by the birds.
She grabbed Ye Zexi and ran for it.
The birds were a little confused. ’Why didn’t we block that door?’
They could only watch helplessly as the two of them ducked inside.
The birds had no choice but to obediently settle down and rest around the small hut.
As a result, the area was now swarming with birds.
Ye Zuiyi and Ye Zexi hid in a cramped tool shed. Only after getting inside did they realize it was filled with brooms and the like.
The two of them shook themselves out, and several insects fell from their clothes.
Ye Zexi’s face was ashen.
Ye Zuiyi didn’t look any better.
"Brother... isn’t Gu Zhao cheating by doing this?" Ye Zuiyi’s eyes were rimmed with red. "To mess with me... does she not even care about the livestream anymore? She’s going to get so much backlash for this."
Now that he had a moment to think, Ye Zexi agreed it was probably Gu Zhao’s doing. After all, Ye Zuiyi was right about one thing.
She was the only one here who could control birds.
"When this episode is over, we’ll tell Mom about this and have her go talk to Gu Zhao," Ye Zexi said, his voice low and somber.
Seeing that he was in a bad mood, Ye Zuiyi stopped talking about Gu Zhao. She began to act like a five-year-old, trying to cheer him up with sweet words.
Before long, her efforts paid off, and his mood brightened considerably.
[Was it really Gu Zhao? I’m watching on two phones and I really didn’t see her do anything.]
[No way, no way. Gu Zhao wouldn’t actually pull a stunt like this, would she...?]
[I don’t think Gu Zhao would stoop to this. Besides, she probably wouldn’t think of using bugs. If it were her, she’d probably use poop. She seems to have a thing for it lately.]
The live comments were filled with speculation, and some viewers even started fighting over their theories.
Meanwhile, the true culprit was lounging carefree in Gu Zhao’s little cabin: a giant panda.
A few birds flew to its side. Instead of shooing them away, the giant panda fed them some of its own food.
The birds chirped and twittered, reporting the results of their campaign.
The giant panda was satisfied. When it woke up that morning, it hadn’t seen Gu Zhao and thought its big sister had abandoned it!
When it finally found her, it overheard those people bullying its sister!
How could he tolerate that! He immediately ordered the birds to tell all the other animals about it.
...
Meanwhile, Gu Zhao, who was being blamed for all of this, was on her way to the aviary.
Little Eagle hadn’t returned yet, and they only had two task cards left.
After weighing their two options, they chose the task of cleaning one-third of the aviary.
Mainly because it was nearby.
"Gu Zhao..." A soft voice reached her ears.
Gu Zhao looked at the two people on the path ahead and greeted them with a smile.
Tang Yueying was delighted that Gu Zhao acknowledged her. Holding a card, she ran over.
"I saw Ye Zuiyi and her team. I found out from them that you’re in a competition. Here, this card is for you." Tang Yueying pressed the card into Gu Zhao’s hand.
Gu Zhao tried to refuse, but Tang Yueying wouldn’t take it back.
Gu Zhao said helplessly, "We’re in a competition, we can’t accept help from others. Besides, we’re not going to lose."
Hearing this, Song Yi paused. He asked Song Zhe uncertainly, "Brother, did they say people weren’t allowed to help us?"
Song Zhe thought hard for a moment. "I don’t think they did..."
He remembered the rule was that Gu Zhao wasn’t allowed to use animals for help anymore. It said nothing about people helping them.
[Whoa, congratulations, Watson, you’ve found a loophole!]
[Ye Zuiyi miscalculated. She tried to block help from the animals but not from people. Oh, wait, she failed at both... With all these animal simps, there was no way to stop her anyway.]
Zhong Mingrui shot an angry glare at Song Yi. ’How dare you be smart behind my back!’
Tang Yueying’s lips curved into a happy smile. "So you can accept it, right?"
Gu Zhao did have some principles. ’A competition is a competition; you can’t cheat!’
"Everyone, see this clearly!" Gu Zhao said with a grin, showing the card to the drone. "I’m not using any animals to help. This was given to me by a person, and *he* never said people couldn’t help."
The drone: ...
The netizens fell silent. In terms of the rules... she wasn’t wrong.
In terms of morals... did Gu Zhao even have any?
Tang Yuexuan secretly glanced at Gu Zhao, her expression hesitant.
Gu Zhao felt someone watching her. When she looked over, the person quickly lowered their head.
Gu Zhao didn’t pay it any mind. She, along with Zhong Mingrui and Song Yi, exchanged a few more words with Tang Yueying before they parted ways.
When the group arrived at the north gate of the aviary, they froze.
There wasn’t a single bird in sight.
Zhong Mingrui’s jaw dropped. "Big King! Can you see any birds?"
Gu Zhao replied, "Aren’t they right there?"
Zhong Mingrui: !!!
Song Yi: !!!
The two of them frantically looked around, their brains practically overheating.
Zhong Mingrui lifted his chin, his eyes betraying his nervousness. "I see them too!"
Seeing that his companions could see the birds, Song Yi, who couldn’t, began to panic. He remembered a story he’d only heard part of.
The Emperor’s New Clothes. His brother had told him that only smart people could see the emperor’s new clothes!
’Are these the emperor’s new birds?’
Song Yi stammered, "I... I see them too! They’re so beautiful!"
The other three: ????
