Chapter 74: A Son Takes After His Father, Call Me Dad
Big Eagle was extremely satisfied. He immediately translated the three men’s words for Gu Zhao once more.
After listening, Gu Zhao felt as though she couldn’t compare to her elders, couldn’t measure up to the youngsters, and now, couldn’t even hold a candle to an animal.
"Hold on! Is being bilingual a trend among animals now?" Gu Zhao admitted she was a little shaken.
And those three—assassins or kidnappers, who knew—were just too much! What, is not knowing English a crime against the heavens now?!!
Enough to get you hunted down and killed?
The two Hast Eagles blinked. "We know many languages. We usually learn the local language whenever we go to a new place."
Gu Zhao: "..."
[I don’t know what Gu Zhao is talking about with the animals, but seeing how triggered she is, I get it. Are animals really this incredible now?]
[I’m sorry for dragging everyone down! I’m worse than an animal! I don’t know any language besides Chinese! I should just go die! Gu Zhao, please die in my place!]
[It’s okay, it’s okay, person above, don’t worry about it. You were never as good as an animal to begin with. These are Hast Eagles, rarer than national treasures.]
[As expected, everyone loves to twist the knife when there’s chaos.]
[But what were those guys saying just now? I couldn’t hear a thing.]
Gu Zhao watched them, thought for two seconds, and quietly slipped away.
She led the two big eagles back to the shelter, where she found Gu Xulin pacing back and forth anxiously.
The moment he saw Gu Zhao, he rushed over, picked her up, and looked her over. "Thank goodness, you’re not cooked through."
Gu Zhao: ??
Zhong Mingrui also looked at Gu Zhao with concern. "Big King, are you still in one piece?"
Song Yi came closer to inspect her as well. "No missing arms or legs."
Gu Zhao: ??
Finally, the kind-hearted Zhong Siqi explained it to her. "They were just guessing what kind of bad luck would befall you."
"Zhong Mingrui was afraid a rain of knives would slice you up. Song Yi was afraid you’d be eaten. And your brother... he was terrified by his own imagination."
Gu Zhao: "..."
’So not a single one of you was hoping for the best, huh...’
"I’m fine. A kind person took the disaster for me," Gu Zhao said with a grin, her heart filled with envy for the female lead’s protective aura. It was so useful.
’Can I steal it?’
’I want it.’
The group gathered around Gu Zhao and gave her a thorough inspection. Only after confirming she wasn’t missing any arms or legs did they finally relax.
"Ah! Right!" Gu Zhao slapped her forehead. She had almost forgotten.
"There are three strange men over there, and they want to..." Gu Zhao repeated what Big Eagle had translated.
The expressions of the others immediately grew heavy.
Zhong Mingrui and Song Yi’s young faces also turned serious. "They’re biased! Why aren’t they kidnapping boys?"
Song Zhe: "..."
Zhong Siqi: "..."
Song Zhe pondered. "Maybe... you’re not worth much."
Zhong Mingrui and Song Yi: "Zip it, you."
Just then, the siblings Ye Zuiyi and Ye Zexi approached, followed by three men.
A black guy, a yellow-haired guy, and a turtle-faced guy!
The three men Gu Zhao had described!
Everyone instantly grew wary, staring at them.
A smile played on Ye Zuiyi’s lips; she seemed to be in a good mood. Even seeing Gu Zhao didn’t ruin it.
Gu Xulin’s eyes darkened.
The trio of men froze when they saw the two massive creatures behind Gu Zhao, then exchanged glances.
’Wait! How are there eagles here?’
Then they noticed something else...
’Damn! Why are there so many other animals around! Lions? Tigers? Oh, my god!’
The three of them started to panic.
At the same time, they thought there was something wrong with this group of people. How could they be so calm with so many animals staring at them?
They were either crazy or stupid.
"Hello, I’m Lucas. This is Ethan and Owen. The three of us brothers are here exploring the grasslands. I was wondering if we could take shelter here with you."
Little Huang was the first to speak. He was smiling. With his white skin, yellow hair, and decent features, he was the face of the group.
His smile added a touch of friendliness.
Gu Xulin and the others exchanged a look. Then, Zhong Siqi spoke with a smile, "Of course you can. This is my younger brother, Zhong Mingrui."
Song Zhe, who also knew English, nodded in greeting. "Song Zhe. My younger brother, Song Yi."
Gu Xulin didn’t object to them staying. It was better to have them under his nose than for them to snatch the kids in the middle of the night.
"Gu Xulin. My little sister, Gu Zhao."
Gu Zhao beamed at them.
Ye Zexi stood to the side with his arms crossed. Ye Zuiyi smiled, a stream of fluent English flowing from her lips. "Hello. We’re filming a show. My name is Ye Zuiyi, and this is my older brother, Ye Zexi. It’s a pleasure to meet you."
"It’s our pleasure to meet you, too," Little Huang replied, a flicker of excitement in his eyes.
’Did we find the target this quickly! This one can speak English, so it must be the other one!’
The three men exchanged glances. This mission was in the bag.
[Oh my god, oh my god! They’re already targeting Gu Zhao!]
[I’m starting to panic. Are they going to grab her outright, or will they sneak in at night?]
[Protect that kid! Our feathers! AHHH!]
Big Eagle continued to act as a translator from the back.
Little Eagle, the one from whom Gu Zhao had plucked a few feathers, was secretly watching Gu Xulin.
He was pondering. ’If we’re going to live at Xiangxiang’s house, does that mean we have to get on good terms with her family?’
’So how should I suck up to him? Maybe take him for a flight?’
’But he looks a bit heavy...’
’Or maybe I can give him some of my favorite snacks... some bugs.’
Gu Xulin suddenly felt a sense of danger, and the hairs on his arms stood up. He glanced around, then edged closer to Gu Zhao.
Xiao Lu stared greedily at Gu Zhao. He gave her what he thought was a handsome, crooked smile. "You’re very cute."
Big Eagle translated. Gu Zhao nodded in complete agreement. "I think I’m very cute, too. It’s something you can only be envious of."
"But it’s okay. A son grows to look like his father. Call me ’Dad,’ and you can become more and more like me in the future."
Xiao Lu’s face stiffened for a second. He could understand Chinese. The problem was, their client had said the target didn’t know a single word.
’How does this one know it?!’
’And she’s taking advantage of me!’
Ye Zuiyi’s smile froze as well. ’Impossible! How could Gu Zhao possibly understand!’
Ye Zexi was equally astonished. "Did you unlock a cheat code? You drove away five English teachers, sent three to the hospital."
"And you made one old teacher so mad he had to go back and relearn Pinyin."
Gu Zhao thought about it, and sure enough, that had actually happened. ’The original owner of this body was quite the promising psychopath!’
"So what?" Gu Zhao didn’t elaborate, simply tilting her chin up to boast.
"I’m a genius who has ascended."
Gu Xulin silently decided he needed to hire a few tutors for the kid.
Little Huang, Xiao Lu, and Little Black were now a little unsure. Was this really their target?
They needed to test her again.
"Gu Zhao!! Was it you who told those beasts to steal my bag!!"
A sudden voice diverted everyone’s attention. A mud man came running over.
A literal mud man.
Yu Zimo glared at Gu Zhao, his face filled with resentment! "Do you have any idea! It’s all your fault! I fell into a mud pit!"
He had fallen into a mud pit while trying to run back. When had he ever suffered so much!
"How many pounds of mud did you eat? You’ve lost what little brain you had," Gu Zhao said, taking a few steps back in disgust.
Ye Zuiyi also looked at the mud man before her with a hint of disdain, mixed with some resentment.
"You’re asking to die!" Yu Zimo, who never learned from his mistakes, raised his hand to strike Gu Zhao again, but this time Ye Zuiyi grabbed his clothes.
"Let’s all just cooperate. The flooded grasslands are too dangerous."
Ye Zuiyi was truly fed up with Yu Zimo. He was completely useless and only caused trouble!
But since his family connections were still somewhat useful, Ye Zuiyi placated him with a few soft words.
Yu Zimo shot Gu Zhao a cold huff.
"Ooh~ Is everyone here?" Another female voice called out from the distance.