317: Chapter 97 66 and 99 317: Chapter 97 66 and 99 “Telling you isn’t a problem, even if we et again, I won’t be afraid of you.
Listen up, my na is Gu Xiaoxi.” Gu Xiaoxi slung her bag over her shoulder, grabbed her water bottle, and walked away with a carefree swagger.
Her silhouette under the dappled tree shade was exceptionally haughty.
Chen Zimo watched her go, a bloodthirsty smile playing at the corners of his mouth.
“Interesting!”
If Gu Xiaoxi knew that in the life ahead of her, this man would be the truly ruthless character, she would definitely steer clear of him now.
“Gu Xiaoxi, that kick of yours just now was so cool, teach it to !”
“Boss, the sun is too fierce, let’s find a place to rest.”
“Oh no, there’s a huge caterpillar on this tree.”
“Hey hey hey!
Gu Xiaoxi, why does your military dog eat wild rabbits, that’s too cruel.”
“Boss, let fetch you so water!
I’ll be quick, you won’t have to wait long.”
Gu Xiaoxi watched Zhuang Sheng walking away with the water bottle in the distance, a faint smile appearing on her lips.
The journey was pretty boring, but though this guy was a bit noisy, he was actually a likeable Loudmouth.
With him around, it didn’t feel as boring anymore.
Checking the ti, it was already four in the afternoon, and there were still eighteen kiloters to the entrance of the gorge marked on the map.
There was plenty of ti to get there, so they might as well sit down and rest for a while.
But, a mont later, she heard Zhuang Sheng screaming loudly not far away.
Without hesitation, Gu Xiaoxi sprang up, running toward Zhuang Sheng’s location with Xiao Xiao at her side.
When she got there, she saw Zhuang Sheng holding two handkerchiefs, standing over a person who had been rescued, laughing loudly.
“Hahaha!
I’m so lucky.
So lucky, Gu Xiaoxi I’ve already found two hostages.”
Seeing that he wasn’t under attack, Gu Xiaoxi relaxed, but she was speechless at his good fortune.
To think he could stumble upon two handkerchiefs, this guy must be walking in dog poop luck.
“I’m so happy, Gu Xiaoxi, here’s your water, I got it from a spring in a small gully up ahead.
Co on, let’s eat so beef jerky to celebrate!”
Gu Xiaoxi, with a face full of black lines, took the water bottle he offered and smiled, “Congratulations on getting the second handkerchief.”
“Hehehe, the future is bright, toast to my sweeping victory!” Zhuang Sheng had a proud look on his face as if he had achieved enlightennt and was about to ascend.
Gu Xiaoxi looked at his smug expression but didn’t say anything.
She turned to call out to Xiao Xiao, “Let’s go!”
But Xiao Xiao squatted in front of the hostage and wouldn’t move, barking twice at Gu Xiaoxi.
Gu Xiaoxi, puzzled, approached and patted Xiao Xiao’s head; he whined a couple of tis.
Gu Xiaoxi’s eyes flashed with complexity as she took out her own handkerchief and let Xiao Xiao sniff it.
Xiao Xiao began barking even louder.
Gu Xiaoxi suddenly had a bad feeling and then turned to Zhuang Sheng, who was still floating on cloud nine, “Show the handkerchiefs you have.”
“Sure, sure!
Take a look!” Zhuang Sheng readily took out the handkerchiefs he had matched up, the smile in his eyes even brighter.
Gu Xiaoxi looked at them, gasped in shock, and glared at Zhuang Sheng, “Dumbass!
You grabbed the wrong handkerchief.”
“Stop joking, I checked the code.
It’s definitely 66, no mistake!”
Gu Xiaoxi covered her face with a large hand, feeling an urge to cry.
She couldn’t understand how this guy even made it to the national competition.
“Look carefully, this is 99, not sixty-six.
Didn’t you know to check the na too?” Gu Xiaoxi really didn’t want to explain too much to him.
Because this poor guy was unlucky enough to get a ten-point deduction.
Zhuang Sheng incredulously took the handkerchief, looked at it, and realized it didn’t match the na on his own.
Then he discovered his mistake — he’d been holding it upside down when he checked the number!
Suddenly, it felt like thunder was rolling over his head.
Gu Xiaoxi, not wanting to crush him, simply took the handkerchief from him and waved it in front of his face, “This one is mine.
Look carefully, code 99, the na is ‘Minister’.”
It was then that the hostage finally spoke up, “You can take your stuff.
Number 66 will get a ten-point deduction.
I wish you a smooth passage.”
Gu Xiaoxi patted Xiao Xiao’s head, “You’re the most reliable, if not for you, my handkerchief would probably be scrapped.”
“Woof woof!” Xiao Xiao proudly raised its neck, excitedly barking several tis.
Gu Xiaoxi continued on her way with Xiao Xiao, feeling delighted, while Zhuang Sheng mumbled to himself on the side.
“Deduct ten points, I deducted ten points, how could this happen?
66,99, did I get it wrong?
Did I?”
Gu Xiaoxi turned around and firmly assured him, “Comrade Xiao Zhuang, don’t get too agitated.
You’ll definitely find your own handkerchief later.
It will be fine as long as your military dog doesn’t ss up like you did.”
Only then did Zhuang Sheng rember that his military dog had never made a wrong sound throughout the entire ti.
It was he who had rushed towards people and then misread the code, even forgetting to check the na.
“Damn!” What a low-level mistake.
Just like that, ten points were gone!
Wuu wuu wuu wuu…
Seeing him so pitiful, Gu Xiaoxi let him ramble on.
Gu Xiaoxi took out the remaining four handkerchiefs, let Xiao Xiao sniff them again, and then let it sll the box with the scent of explosives before they continued forward.
Finally, as it got dark, Xiao Xiao found a hut with hidden explosives.
Two people were guarding inside, and Gu Xiaoxi and Zhuang Sheng went together to leave their nas.
It turned out they were the first ones to find a location with hidden explosives.
It was ten o’clock at night, about eight kiloters away from the canyon.
Gu Xiaoxi didn’t plan to move forward anymore; the area around the canyon was very unsafe and not suitable for resting.
She decided to wait here tonight and et up at the canyon as dawn was about to break.
Zhuang Sheng followed her like a shadow.
“Aren’t you afraid you’ll miss the chance to find the hostages by following ?” Gu Xiaoxi asked, lounging against a large tree.
At this mont, the bright moonlight poured down from the sky, illuminating the entire forest.
Gu Xiaoxi noticed that the moon in the Imperial Capital was rounder, the stars brighter.
Below the tree, Xiao Xiao was having its bloody dinner, while Xiao Fei was frightened and kept a distance from Xiao Xiao.
Zhuang Sheng agilely climbed into a tree trunk and sat down, grinning, “I’m not afraid of anything.
I believe heaven favors the intelligent and optimistic.”
“You are really optimistic!
Which unit are you from?” Gu Xiaoxi asked, looking at him.
“You didn’t even ask but I forgot to tell you, I’m from T unit, commander Lu Mingjun,” Zhuang Sheng introduced proudly.
Gu Xiaoxi frowned, she had heard about the harsh conditions in T unit stationed at the Frontier, constantly eroded by severe cold and high temperatures.
And there were often various riots and wars, with reinforcents being sent from other units every month to help maintain peace.
“Have you ever been on the battlefield?” Gu Xiaoxi’s interest was piqued, and she asked with a smile.
At the ntion of this, a proud light flashed in Zhuang Sheng’s eyes, “Of course, I went to the battlefield in my first year of enlistnt.
At that ti, a group of illegal immigrants rebelled, and my captain and comrades died.
I got shot in the leg, and in the last mont, was saved by the large troops that ca…
“He didn’t continue, just smiled at Gu Xiaoxi, “Aren’t you impressed by ?
I know that soldiers from the Central Region usually take at least three years to get the chance to be on the battlefield.”
But Gu Xiaoxi just smiled and nodded at him, “Yes, I really admire you!”
She felt every soldier deserved respect because they gave it all to protect the nation and maintain peace.
Even if others could not see their efforts or rember their goodness, it was worth it.
“That’s right!
It’s quite late now, I’ll keep watch for the night; you sleep first.
When you wake up, then I can sleep,” Zhuang Sheng said with a smile, implying that as a man, he should take care of the woman.
Gu Xiaoxi did not decline and closed her eyes to doze off.
Zhuang Sheng placed his pack on a branch and used it as a pillow, gazing through the gaps in the leaves at the moon surrounded by many twinkling stars.
Actually, speaking about the past, he could face it quite calmly.
Yet, how could he face those painful mories so indifferently?
The vivid lives slipped away beside him, and all he could do was carry on with their beliefs and hopes, striving until the glorious day.
Gu Xiaoxi slept for about half an hour before opening her eyes again, hearing the shallow breathing from above in the tree.
The two military dogs below were already asleep as well.
Gu Xiaoxi looked at Zhuang Sheng’s slender figure and covered him with a piece of clothing from her backpack.
He wasn’t much older than her, and despite being talkative along the way, he never complained or showed fatigue, and took very good care of her in a very manly way.
Even with a twisted ankle, he had walked to this point without a word of complaint, which was truly not easy.
Gu Xiaoxi sighed, channeled her “Spiritual Power,” and gently pushed into his injured ankle.
After a mont, when she saw that he was sleeping soundly, she retracted her “Spiritual Power” and returned to her spot on a branch, where she began to cultivate.
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