Chapter 93: Persistence Is Not Victory
A smile unknowingly touched the corners of Ye Zuiyi’s lips. ’As long as I befriend this family, my future will be much smoother.’
She refused to believe that she, with the double advantages of transmigration and rebirth, couldn’t beat a five-year-old with a system!
Ye Zuiyi was certain Gu Zhao was just a child. After all...
She glanced over at Gu Zhao, who was hanging upside down from a tree, giggling with a wide, toothy grin.
Gu Xulin was feeding her fruit with a dark expression on his face.
Ye Zuiyi pulled Ye Zexi away. ’I can’t lose this time!’
’Losing to a little idiot like that! I’d be too embarrassed to even be alive!’
Ye Zexi was a bit reluctant to leave. ’It’s so comfortable here...’
’Oh well, my sister must be jealous,’ he thought. ’I’d better keep my distance from Gu Zhao in the future.’
...
Gu Zhao was hanging upside down from the tree. Holding a few pieces of fruit, Gu Xulin felt his blood pressure skyrocketing.
"Gu Xiao Zhao, can’t you come down and eat properly?"
Gu Zhao swung her body and bit into the fruit in Gu Xulin’s hand. After taking a bite, she sighed in satisfaction. "Yummy~"
She looked at Gu Xulin. "Brother, you don’t understand. This way, I won’t get fat."
Gu Xulin was startled by her swing and snapped irritably, "What kind of twisted logic is that?"
Gu Zhao: "Why aren’t monkeys fat? Because they eat in trees."
"I’m eating upside down in a tree! I’ll get so skinny I could die!"
Gu Xulin was speechless with anger. "Well, giraffes are skinny, too. Not only are they skinny, but they also have long legs and long necks."
Gu Zhao thought for a moment. "That makes sense. Next time, I’ll try eating on all fours."
Gu Xulin: ...
’You conveniently forget to mention the trees they climb, the distances they run, and their vegetarian diet.’
[There’s nothing wrong with our Monkey King eating in a tree.]
[Gu Xulin: I’m done. I can’t control this sister at all.]
[Brother’s blood pressure: Now loading to 180...]
[Go, Monkey King!! Piss him off!! I’ve already got the colorful burlap sacks ready! Just waiting for you!]
Meanwhile, Feng Jiexu, who had fled earlier, drove the car he had "borrowed" back to the place where the monster was buried. He looked at the fissure filled with rocks and sighed.
"My life is tough."
After his lament, he jumped down and started digging for the monster.
He loaded a monster, which had been tied up and beaten until its head was bloody, into the vehicle.
Once everything was done, he drove away, leaving behind the messy, excavated scene.
...
A few more vehicles appeared, driving across the grasslands.
In the middle car sat a blonde-haired family of four, while the other cars were filled with bodyguards in black.
Inside the car, a four-year-old girl was pouting, her face full of displeasure.
Beside her sat a seven-year-old boy in a small suit. He had a stern expression, but when he looked at his sister, the gentleness in his eyes nearly overflowed.
"Don’t be mad anymore, little sister. You can’t touch wild lions."
Jasper felt helpless as well. His sister loved animals, but she actually wanted to reach out and touch a wild one!
No wonder their parents had scolded her. If she had really touched it, her tiny self wouldn’t even be enough to get stuck in the animal’s teeth.
A beautiful woman with wavy blonde hair looked at them, her eyes filled with a mix of helplessness and doting affection.
"When we get back, we’ll get you a little lion cub. Stop being angry, okay?"
Elsa’s eyes instantly filled with joy. She tried to act reserved, but the corners of her mouth had already curved up. "Okay, I forgive Mom and Dad!"
The man also watched them with doting affection.
The car drove for a while before stopping beside a lone tree.
There were no dangerous animals around, only some herbivores.
The people from the other cars immediately got out and set up a canopy, even laying out fruit, pastries, and a tea set.
The main theme was luxury and comfort.
While the family of four was enjoying nature, Elsa suddenly spotted a small rabbit in the distance.
She glanced at her parents, who were chatting, and her brother, who was reading a book, then sneakily went to chase the rabbit.
By the time everyone noticed, she was already out of sight.
Everyone panicked, and the bodyguards panicked even more.
Elsa looked up, and when she couldn’t see the cars or any people, she was so scared she burst into tears.
The rabbit, frightened by her, immediately ran away.
...
Ye Zuiyi pulled Ye Zexi along, heading in a certain direction. She only remembered the general area.
Without a compass or anything of the sort, she could only lead Ye Zexi on a random wander.
Ye Zexi was exhausted, but seeing his sister still walking, he was too embarrassed to ask for a break.
’Makes me seem like I have less stamina than a child...’
Ye Zexi followed listlessly.
They didn’t know how long they had been walking, but both of them looked rather disheveled.
Especially Ye Zexi. When crossing a small patch of marshland, he had sunk in up to mid-thigh.
In the end, he only managed to climb out with Ye Zuiyi’s guidance.
Now, he looked like a mud man.
"Yibao, let’s take a rest," Ye Zexi said, feeling like he was about to go crazy.
Ye Zuiyi bit her lip, her face full of stubbornness. "No, Brother. Let’s just walk a little further."
Ye Zexi opened his mouth but didn’t know what to say. He couldn’t bring himself to be harsh with her.
The two continued their miserable trek.
The live-feed comments were completely confused.
[What are they trying to do? Who could possibly be up ahead?]
[Ye Zuiyi is so persistent. Her poor brother is really suffering.]
[It’s normal for a kid, just doing whatever they want without thinking about the consequences.]
[I suggest the show give her an award. She’s a master at dragging her brother down.]
Ye Zuiyi was defiant. She had already come so far; she couldn’t possibly give up now.
’Persistence is victory!’
Ye Zexi followed irritably.
Meanwhile, the "protagonist" Ye Zuiyi was looking for was, at this very moment, staring at a lion with teary eyes.
The lion looked curiously at this crying little two-legger. ’Not as cute as Xiangxiang.’
’Doesn’t smell as good as Xiangxiang.’
’But she’s shorter than Xiangxiang and cries more than Xiangxiang.’
The lion tilted its head.
’Maybe I should take her back as a toy for Xiangxiang...’
Elsa choked back a sob, stood on her tiptoes, and unconsciously raised her small hand to stroke the large head in front of her.
"YELP!" The lion yelped in fright and jumped back.
Elsa was also startled and burst out crying with a loud "WAAAH!"
The lion was calm at first, but after a few minutes, it realized the little two-legger in front of it wouldn’t stop crying!
It panicked and began to circle her anxiously.
Just then, a few antelopes saw this and immediately started to gossip.
"Hey, it made the two-legger cub cry! It’s so mean! Let’s go tell Xiangxiang so Xiangxiang will stop playing with it and play with us instead!"
The lion was furious. ’Are they really discussing how to make Xiangxiang hate me right in front of my face?!’
The lion ran over and scared them away, then returned to circle the crying little two-legger.
The crying was giving it a headache.
The lion directly picked her up by the back of her clothes with its mouth and ran off.
In an instant, the entire grassland knew that the lion was mean—it had made a little two-legger cry and was even scaring it by carrying it around in its mouth.
...
An unknown amount of time later.
Gu Zhao fell silent as she watched the lion standing before her, a little girl dangling from its mouth.
"This is a gift, too? You can’t eat this one, can you..." Zhong Mingrui was stunned.
Gu Xulin sighed. He was discovering that ever since he got a sister, his path in life was getting narrower and narrower.
He glanced at his own wrist, feeling that it was increasingly lacking a pair of silver bracelets.
’The lion commits a crime and then finds my sister... they can’t possibly convict them as accomplices, right...?’
’No, when I get back, I absolutely have to study the law!’
’I can’t let myself get locked up in a state of confusion!’
Song Jina and Zhou Lan hadn’t left and were now looking over with curiosity.
Zhong Siqi and Song Zhe also gathered around, sizing up the little girl who was looking up at them.
The little girl had stopped crying. Seeing so many people looking at her, she shyly covered her face with her hands, deliberately leaving a small gap to peek through.