Chapter 77: The Simp-Off
Gu Zhao: ???
Gu Xulin: ??
’Are you guys okay? Do you even remember what you’re here to do?’
Zhong Mingrui and Song Yi looked pleased. They thought these guys had good judgment!
[????!! Get up! We haven’t even gotten in line yet, what makes you think you can be so lucky! Get lost!]
[Gu Zhao: I barely did anything, and somehow I ended up with three sons.]
[Little Huang’s knees are weaker than my wallet. He drops to them in an instant, hahaha.]
[Monkey King! We’re on the same side! Take me, take me! Take me first! I’m good at warming beds! My teeth are bad, so I can be a kept man!]
[Let me go first! I have no shame! Take me!]
Ye Zuiyi gritted her teeth at the sight. ’What a bunch of idiots! Where did my big brother even find them!’
’It’s bad enough they can’t even recognize the mission target! But they even knelt to her!’
Ye Zexi, however, had little reaction. He just watched Gu Zhao with a neutral expression.
He was considering whether he should apologize to Gu Zhao and then take her back to the Ye Family.
’But that would be a little unfair to Yibao...’
’Troubling.’
Song Jina stared in disbelief at the fallen rabbits. "Impossible... How could anyone control animals... This has to be a coincidence."
No one paid her any attention. Only Zhou Lan was equally shocked.
Seeing the three men kneeling on the ground, Gu Zhao felt the urge to put on an act. She cleared her throat and raised a small hand, wanting to stroke a beard.
And then... oh, right, she didn’t have one. Her little hand changed course midway and reached for Little Huang’s head.
Seeing this, Little Huang immediately bowed his head even lower to make it easier for Gu Zhao to reach.
Gu Zhao gave it a rub. It was hard and uncomfortable.
She pulled her hand back and gazed into the distance with a profound expression. "Your aptitudes are average, but this venerable one is kind-hearted and can reluctantly allow the three of you to follow me and observe. How much you learn will depend on your own abilities."
Hearing that their talent was only average, the trio were a bit disappointed at first, but they quickly cheered up. The great master was actually willing to let them learn!
’The master is so nice!’
"Master! You rest! I’ll make you something delicious!" Xiao Lu was ecstatic!
’If they could really learn even a little, they could have animals complete their missions for them in the future!’
Gu Zhao: "I want spicy rabbit."
She had to fulfill the last wishes of the rabbits.
"You got it!" Xiao Lu started cooking, each step exceptionally meticulous. He was going to conquer his master’s stomach with his culinary skills!
’This way, I’ll be the master’s favorite disciple!’
How could Little Huang and Little Black not know what their brother was thinking! The two of them weren’t about to be outdone.
Little Black eagerly squeezed in behind Gu Zhao. "Master, I’ve learned a few massage techniques. How about you give them a try?"
Gu Zhao closed her eyes and enjoyed it. "Mm, not bad."
’You scheming Black!’ Little Huang thought with contempt.
"Master, Master! Let me massage your legs!" Little Huang knelt directly on the ground and started massaging Gu Zhao’s legs.
Xiao Lu: !!
Little Black: ?!!
’Damn it, he’s stealing my moves! And he’s so... spineless!’
[...I think I might be in the wrong live stream... Is this still an adventure-themed variety show? First the animals were fawning all over her, and now the people are too.]
[I refuse to accept this! How can anyone be a bigger bootlicker than me! I’m currently bootlicking eighteen different goddesses.]
"Hmph, shameless flatterers." Song Jina’s self-heating rice was ready. She opened the lid, and the aroma of rice wafted out.
"GROWL..." Yu Zimo’s stomach rumbled loudly.
He hung his head, feeling utterly humiliated...
’It’s all Gu Zhao’s and Yu Xiaowei’s fault!’
’I will definitely not let them off!’
A smile played on Song Jina’s lips. She looked at Yu Zimo and the others, feeling a sense of satisfaction.
’Let them starve from envy!’
Song Jina and Zhou Lan finished the box of self-heating rice. One box was a small portion to begin with, let alone for two people sharing, so neither of them felt full.
Having eaten a little something, they actually felt even hungrier...
Slowly, a tantalizing and overpowering aroma wafted to their noses, and everyone turned to look at Xiao Lu.
Xiao Lu quickly finished preparing several dishes and served them.
"Master, come and try it!"
Xiao Lu was very confident; no one had ever said his cooking wasn’t delicious.
Gu Zhao was already drooling with anticipation!
Gu Zhao and her group sat in a circle, and Xiao Lu even invited Ye Zuiyi, Song Jina, and the others to come and eat together.
"This is worse than what my family’s chef makes," Song Jina said stubbornly after a glance, pressing her lips together.
Xiao Lu forced a smile. ’You’re the mission target, so I’ll tolerate it!’
"Go on, have a taste." He ladled a bowl of vegetable soup for her.
Song Jina wasn’t full to begin with, so she took it and started drinking.
Yu Zimo also hurried to sit down, picking up a pair of chopsticks made from twigs to grab a piece of rabbit meat.
Xiao Lu quickly blocked him. "These are my master’s ingredients. This isn’t my treat for you."
After speaking, he peeked at Gu Zhao’s expression. Seeing she had no reaction, he knew his master was satisfied with his actions!
Yu Zimo’s face instantly darkened.
Xiao Lu didn’t care and pushed his luck even further. "You can only have the soup. These are our brothers’ ingredients. This is our treat for you."
Ye Zuiyi suppressed the urge to curse, took a disposable bowl, and ladled a bowl of soup for Ye Zexi before getting one for herself.
’If they didn’t eat, they wouldn’t be able to last until the end of the show. There was no way she would give up midway and become a mere prop for Gu Zhao!’
With a dark expression, Yu Zimo walked to the side and sat down.
’He was the young master of the Yu Family! Sooner or later, they would have to beg him to come back and eat!’
However, Xiao Lu didn’t care at all. The mission target had drunk the soup, after all.
Gu Zhao didn’t drink the soup. Seeing this, Gu Xulin and the others also abstained. As good disciples, how could the trio possibly let their master drink vegetable soup?
The three of them just kept piling meat onto Gu Zhao’s plate.
Gu Xulin’s job was completely stolen.
[So satisfying! This disciple isn’t half bad! Yu Zimo is just ridiculous. He’s on a variety show, why is he still putting on his ’young master’ airs? If he wants to act high and mighty, he should do it at home.]
[Yu Zimo is just like one of those brainless, overly confident, moronic CEO-types from a novel.]
[Then what does that make our Monkey King??]
[Do Gu Zhao’s fans have no self-awareness? In a novel, what else could Gu Zhao be besides a female player?]
[Did they drug them? I was so busy watching the three of them fight for favor that I forgot to keep an eye on them...]
Only after he took a bite did Gu Xulin remember. ’Damn it,’ he thought, ’I was so focused on the fawning Little Huang and Little Black that I forgot to keep an eye on the food.’
But on second thought, he figured it didn’t matter. Gu Zhao had already managed to become their master; they couldn’t possibly betray their master and defy their ancestors now.
Zhong Mingrui was eating with particular glee. Song Zhe, not to be outdone, soon started fighting with him over the food as they ate.
Song Yi was exasperated. ’My brother is so embarrassing.’
Zhong Siqi felt his own younger brother was embarrassing. Their eyes met, and they sighed in unison.
’I feel you.’
After dinner, the light rain had stopped, and the floodwaters had receded significantly.
Gu Zhao snuggled in Gu Xulin’s arms, using him as a pillow.
In the middle of the night...
Little Huang, Xiao Lu, and Little Black opened their eyes. Under the cover of darkness, they quietly gathered a few clumps of mud.
Then, they acted together, flinging the mud at the drone cameras. All of the camera lenses were obscured by mud.
[Exciting! Are Little Black and the others about to make their move?!]
[Call the police! Why are you all still laughing! Oh my god, has everyone on this show gone crazy?]
[Why call the police? When Gu Zhao went to take a piss, she already told everyone not to be afraid. Besides, do you think the Hast Eagle is just for decoration?]
[The surrounding animals: Hehehe.]