Chapter 138 Ji Xian—I have the right to speak on this!
Suddenly, the walkie-talkie in Wen Qing's hand crackled to life, and Lu Nange's voice came through: "Gangzi, bring Sister Wen Qing downstairs."
The macaw instantly spread its huge wings, tilted its head, and tapped the sniper rifle in Wen Qing's arms with the tip of its beak.
Wen Qing understood and quickly hugged the weapon tightly to his chest.
The next second, Gangzi grabbed her by the back of her collar and lifted her up.
"Ah—" Wen Qing's scream was scattered by the howling wind.
Unlike before, Gangzi flew at an altitude almost level with the rooftop.
Seeing Lu Nange and the others swooping down, Wen Qing's legs went weak when she landed, and her hair was already blown into a bird's nest by the strong wind.
"Sister Wenqing, are you alright?" Lu Nange quickly helped her up.
Wen Qing shook her head, her face deathly pale, too weak to even speak.
Lu Nange gave Gangzi a playful slap on the head: "Next time, let Sister Wenqing ride on your back!"
Gangzi flapped its wings defiantly: "Beauty, quack quack quack!"
[My dear, don't be ungrateful. Being picky is a gentleman's way of being; it's a family tradition. That's how we all pick at our cubs.]
Lu Nange: "..."
The group dragged their weary bodies back, each covered in black blood and dust.
When they returned to the villa, Zhizhi's toes moved, and the vines rustled and parted to create a narrow passage.
As soon as the last person entered, the plants immediately closed up again, completely enveloping the villa.
The little tree diligently poured the collected crystal cores into the buckets, filling three large buckets in total.
He Zhuo squatted down and fiddled with the crystal core: "Zhizhi, you didn't miss a single one, you took them all."
The branches swayed proudly, chirping incessantly.
[Of course! Master likes these things!]
Just as everyone was about to rush towards the bathroom, Lu Nange suddenly raised her hand: "Wait... wait a moment."
She darted into the kitchen, while the others slumped on the floor, covered in blood.
A short while later, Lu Nange came out carrying a tray with eight glasses of an unidentified, jet-black liquid on it.
"My brother, Aye, and I have all had a drink, this is..." Before she could finish speaking, Chi Yanzhou had already tilted his head back and drunk it all in one gulp, his Adam's apple bobbing without even a frown.
Seeing this, the others also toasted quickly, catching Lu Nange off guard.
Lu Nange: "Don't you guys even ask what it is? It's all black, aren't you afraid it's poison?"
Chi Yanzhou wiped his mouth: "You gave it to me, so I won't."
"Sister," He Zhu smacked his lips, savoring the taste, "the flavor is actually alright, it's just the color..."
He made a vomiting face: "Next time, could you make something pink? Like a strawberry milkshake?"
Gu Wan: "You look like a strawberry milkshake to me."
He Zhuo: "Forget it, little sister, if it's difficult, I won't be picky. Any color is fine."
Lu Nange internally screamed... [No, I've already come up with an excuse. I even crushed the Marrow Cleansing Pill, added some water, and said it was a potion made by Xie Zong. That's better than saying I made the pill myself!]
The macaw suddenly bristled: "Beauty, quack quack quack quack quack quack!"
[My beauty, this is horrible! It stinks so badly! It stinks even worse than those rotting rotten meats outside!]
The little tree man went even further, suddenly opening all the doors and windows. The trees in the yard moved on their own without any wind, their branches and leaves swaying violently, as if they were collectively retching.
He Zhuo suddenly pointed at Gu Wan and laughed, "Gu Wanwan, why does your face look like it's covered in a layer of asphalt?"
Yu Guang noticed that black mud was dripping from his fingertips. "Holy crap! How come I'm also..."
The group looked at each other in disbelief, only to realize that they all looked like they had just been pulled out of a coal pile, covered in foul-smelling black mud.
Lu Nange was prepared; the living room was neatly filled with water.
"Go! Go! Go!" He Zhuo picked up the bucket and rushed into the bathroom.
Gu Qi grabbed him and said, "I'll wash first, then I'll add water for you. In our current state, it'll take at least a dozen buckets of water to get us clean."
After everyone had finished showering and tidied up the living room, the three Lu siblings went to take a bath.
The others lounged on the sofa, looking refreshed and radiant.
He Zhuo scratched his wet hair: "My skin is all white now. Right now, I feel like I could kill a bull with one punch. What kind of magic pill did my sister give me to drink...?"
"Whoosh—" Chi Yanzhou threw a cushion at his face: "Just know that Nannan treats us like family, so don't ask questions you shouldn't ask."
Gu Qi: "My sister took a risk to reveal these secrets. It's better that we don't know them, as they can actually protect her."
"Exactly!" Gu Wan nodded, hugging her knees. "If we get caught, we'll be safe only if we're genuinely unaware of the torture or some kind of drug like Xie's..."
Ji Xian: "I have the right to speak on this."
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