Zhouzhou stroked her chin, and after a brief mont of happiness, her mind began racing again.
After thinking for a bit, she cautiously asked, "Is my uncle also related to the tests?"
Otherwise, why wouldn't they let her find out his whereabouts?
Divine Thunder gave her a deep look, impressed by her sharpness.
It had already told her most of the important information, so it wasn't worried about this question. It nodded and said, "That's right."
Zhouzhou asked eagerly, "Mr. Divine Thunder, what kind of test are you planning to give ? You're not planning to put my uncle in danger and see if I can save him, or make him choose between sothing or soone, are you?"
She looked at Divine Thunder with a half-suspicious, half-amused expression, as if to say, "You wouldn't be that tacky, right?"
Divine Thunder was montarily speechless.
How could it explain to her that this was, in fact, the exact plan?
It wasn't its idea, though. The suggestion had co from other Divines.
At first, it didn't think there was anything wrong with it. It was just there to watch the drama, but now, it suddenly felt a bit embarrassed and couldn't help but look up at the sky with a glare.
What kind of ridiculous idea was this? Why couldn't they co up with a more sophisticated test? Now it was left in such an awkward position.
It muttered, "You'll find out when the ti cos," and quickly flew away, not giving her a chance to ask more questions.
Zhouzhou, on the other hand, stood there with a look of understanding. She sighed and cupped her hands to shout toward Divine Thunder, "Mr. Divine Thunder, hurry up and co up with a fun test! Otherwise, I'll tell everyone that Divine Thunder is illiterate, and quite tacky too. Even the tests are cliché!"
Hearing this, Divine Thunder almost stumbled, crackling with lightning.
It felt an unprecedented headache coming on.
It had never been this uncomfortable!
When it saw Ye Lingfeng later, it couldn't resist glaring at him.
How had he raised such a little troublemaker? She could lt hearts when being sweet, but when she decided to be annoying, she could make anyone lose their temper.
It was truly baffling.
Feeling the emotions from Divine Thunder, Ye Lingfeng smirked. What could Divine Thunder do? After all, he was Zhouzhou's favorite father.
Provoking him was like kicking a steel plate.
In the end, only Divine Thunder ended up hurt.
Fuming, Divine Thunder stord into the clouds, yelling and scolding the other Divine Thunders.
Though the words were unintelligible, the flashes of sparks from the lightning made it clear that it was cursing with a lot of passion.
The other Divine Thunders huddled together, not daring to speak.
How did she know everything?
All the plans they had racked their brains for were exposed by her.
Not only that, but they also got mocked in the process.
What was going on? Wasn't this always how things had been done?
What was wrong with the classic choice between family loyalty and a higher cause? It wasn't like it was a new idea.
A person falls into danger, and you test their courage by making them save them, so what's wrong with that?
Where's the tackiness in that?
They had always tested this way, hadn't they? What other ways were there to test?
Now, Zhouzhou's words had turned them all into emotional wrecks, sothing they never anticipated.
Divine Thunder looked at its fellow Divine Thunders, its head aching.
It wasn't their fault. It was Zhouzhou, this little treasure who made everything more complicated!
Seeing that Divine Thunder had stopped yelling, one of the other Divine Thunders cautiously asked, "So, what should we do next?"
They all looked toward it, waiting for instructions.
After all, it had known Zhouzhou for over ten years and was bound to understand her better than anyone else.
"From what we've done before, the best tests target the weakest points of human nature—the things they fear the most. What does she fear the most?"
It was simple.
Ye Fugui's biggest fear was being broke.
Divine Thunder stroked its chin, a plan forming in its mind.
Got it!
For the next few days, Divine Thunder didn't appear. Zhouzhou focused on her military training, and after each day's session, she returned to her room to sleep. Her routine was so regular that she almost forgot about the tests.
That was until one day, soone suddenly appeared in her line of sight.
Zhouzhou recognized him. He was the person Ye Lingfeng had brought to the auction when she was auctioning herself. He had left right after the auction ended, and Zhouzhou hadn't had the chance to speak with him.
From what her father had told her, his na was Qi.
Qi Yue saw her and walked over, clearly heading toward Zhouzhou.
He greeted her formally, introducing himself, "Hello, Fugui, my na is Qi Yue."
He even knew her code na, Fugui!
Zhouzhou's eyes lit up, and she imdiately straightened up and said cheerfully, "Hello, Mr. Qi!"
Looking at her, Qi Yue's stern face softened slightly. "Co with . We need to talk in private."
There were too many people around here.
Zhouzhou nodded, obediently following him to a room. As soon as they were inside, she asked, "Mr. Qi, what's going on? Why did you co to find ?"
"Of course," Qi Yue nodded, not beating around the bush. He quickly got to the point. "Xi Mo is in trouble."
Zhouzhou's pupils contracted, and her smile imdiately vanished.
She quickly asked, "What happened to my uncle?"
Qi Yue handed her a docunt and gestured for her to take a look.
Since he already knew her code na, it ant he was aware of her connection to the Fourth Bureau. Given that, there was no issue with showing her these classified docunts.
Zhouzhou quickly flipped through the pages, absorbing all the information in no ti.
She recognized the target of her uncle's mission. It was soone she had crossed paths with during a previous mission.
At the ti, she had been focused on catching soone else and hadn't paid attention to him, but years had passed, and this person had grown in power. He had managed to replace the previous ruler and had beco a new force to be reckoned with. He had even drawn the attention of her uncle for capture.
He truly was sothing.
Zhouzhou quickly recalled everything she knew about him and then asked Qi Yue, "What's my uncle's situation now?"
Other than her initial panic, she had cald down entirely.
Qi Yue couldn't help but give her a nod of approval. No wonder she ca from the Fourth Bureau—she was impressive.
He didn't hide anything from her. "At first, everything seed fine, but they had already gotten wind of the operation and set up an ambush. Now, Xi Mo and his team have been captured, and they've been taunting us by sending ssages, demanding money for their release."
Zhouzhou laughed bitterly when she heard this.
"Ransom? What are they doing, kidnapping my uncle?"
The money was secondary—the real insult was the humiliation.
This was a disgrace!
Even if they managed to rescue him, her uncle and the others would lose face. They'd be a laughing stock for the next decade.
Zhouzhou clenched her fists, furious.
Then, as if thinking of sothing, her brows furrowed, and she suddenly said, "Mr. Qi, wait here for a mont."
She rushed out in a hurry.
In a corner, Zhouzhou shouted to the sky, "Mr. Divine Thunder!" This ti, Divine Thunder appeared swiftly.
Zhouzhou asked, "Mr. Divine Thunder, did you have a hand in my uncle's situation?"
Divine Thunder, still irked by her earlier teasing, wasn't happy at all. It replied sarcastically, "Guess."
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