"Of course it's poison, what else could it be?"

Gu Zuozuo took out a talisman she had just signed in that morning.

Looking at the palm-sized yellow talisman in her hand, Gu Zuozuo's lips curled up slightly, softening the coldness in her eyes.

The system was truly her thoughtful companion, always providing her with what she needed promptly.

This truth-telling talisman came at the perfect time; at least I don't have to go through the trouble of asking questions myself, nor do I have to witness that bloody scene.

[Host, as long as you keep signing, spaceships and fine wines are not just a dream.]

The system stretched out its two short arms, trying its best to draw a big pie in the sky for its host.

Gu Zuozuo's eyelid twitched. Are other systems like this too?

You can't praise him, or he'll get cocky. If you say a few more nice things or give him a few more loud compliments, he might become so arrogant that he'll try to overthrow the mastermind.

With a loud slap, the talisman landed directly on Gu Shang's forehead, slamming his head against the cave wall with a loud noise.

Well……

Embarrassed, Gu Zuozuo withdrew her little paw and pursed her lips shyly. She had forgotten that she was incredibly strong. If she hadn't temporarily held back, this person's head would have been treated the same as a watermelon's, which wouldn't be fair to the watermelon.

"What's your name? Where are you from? What's your purpose? What grudge do you have against the Gu family?"

Gu Shang clenched his teeth, his face turning red, trying to resist the force that made him unconsciously relax his consciousness.

However, all his efforts were in vain. His eyes slowly became lifeless and empty, his mouth opened and closed repeatedly, and after countless struggles, he finally calmed down.

"My name is Gu Shang. I came from Haicheng. My purpose is to find the treasure map hidden on the only surviving member of the Gu family. I hate the Gu family!"

Even as he was controlled by the talisman, his face began to contort as he spoke.

"Why should the main branch of the huge Gu family be in charge? Why should we, the branches, only receive dividends?"

"If they could have protected it, that would be one thing! But the main branch just donated it without even discussing it! Why? Isn't it because the main branch looks down on us collateral branches?"

"Besides, I clearly met Jingyao first. Didn't Gu Tingye just steal her away because of his status as the young master of the main branch of the Gu family? If he didn't have that status, what would he be? Look at them now, how are they doing? Aren't they even worse off than me? Hahaha! Serves them right! The people of the main branch should all die!"

Gu Zuozuo's fist hardened, and her leg began to have its own ideas. Unable to hold back, she kicked out directly.

Go to hell! You shameless old man! You're still thinking about the original owner's mother!

Thinking of the gentle, refined, and scholarly elegant woman in his memory, and then looking at the woman in front of him with her out-of-shape figure, greasy face, and inferior to the original owner's father in every way except for her size, she actually dared to be a toad trying to eat swan meat.

Gu Shang groaned again after being hit, and lay on the ground motionless for a long time.

"Did you do the main incident? How did you manage to do it?"

"It's very simple. The main branch is clearly dwindling in number, yet they cling to mountains of gold and silver. There are many who want them dead, and many who have their eyes on the legendary Gu family's astonishing wealth. If we give them a chance, is it difficult to kill those people? Not to mention, the Japanese have been watching the Gu family all along. Even though they have already left, there are still quite a few people left behind."

Back then, the Japanese had their eyes on the Gu family's possessions. If it weren't for the fact that the Gu family members were tough and would rather die than live, those Japanese wouldn't have gone all out.

However, a few years after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Gu family was forced by the current situation to hand over all their assets, and the family members were squeezed into a small courtyard.

Without the support of the Gu family's vast business empire, they are like meat on a chopping board, with everyone wanting to take a bite first.

No one would believe that the Gu family, which had been prominent in Shanghai for a century, only had that little bit of wealth. So, in just a few years, all four generations of the main branch of the Gu family had met with misfortune, some dying and others disappearing. Now, the only one still alive under everyone's noses is Gu Zuozuo, a young girl from the Gu family.

"How do you know the treasure map is on Gu Zuozuo of the Gu family?"