Gu Tao's lips twitched involuntarily. "So, she ran away from home because she got off the bus!"
Gu Tao thought for a moment and said, "In that case, I'll take you to the amusement park to see if there are any clues about your identity."
Sure enough, when Gu Tao brought Sakura to the amusement park, Sakura's eyes changed! Gu Tao thought she was remembering where her home was, but who knew she was so excited about the carousel that she couldn't move!
Gu Tao reached into his pocket, but finding himself penniless, he said helplessly, "I don't have any money. How about we play again next time?"
Sakura looked aggrieved and was about to cry when an excited voice broke the peace:
"Sakura!"
Sakura heard a familiar voice and looked in the direction of the sound, waving her arms excitedly, "Grandpa Butler! I'm here!"
Gu Tao looked in the direction of the voice and saw a middle-aged man with gray hair, but not very old, running over excitedly.
"Xiaoying, thank goodness you didn't go far, otherwise I really wouldn't know where to look for you!" Gu Cheng said excitedly.
Sakura said, "Grandpa Butler, it was Sister Momo who helped me."
Gu Tao was speechless. He really was a man!
Gu Cheng looked at Gu Tao behind him. "Thank you... Huh?!" He stopped mid-sentence, his eyes widening in surprise as he stared at Gu Tao. "You, you're not..."
Gu Tao looked at Gu Cheng with a puzzled expression. "You know me?"
Gu Cheng snapped out of his reverie and said, "No, I don't know you... but you look a lot like someone..."
Gu Tao didn't mind, and said, "Now that Xiaoying has found her family, I'll head back first."
Just as Gu Tao was about to leave, Gu Cheng hurriedly said, "Please wait a moment! Young master, our master needs to know the whole story. Please come back with us."
Gu Tao frowned and said, "We've found everyone. Why is your master being so troublesome and insisting on digging into everything?"
Gu Cheng said awkwardly, "Please come with us, young master."
Sakura, who was standing nearby, also went up and pulled Koto, saying, "Sister Koto, come back with me, you can play with my doll!"
Gu Tao's lips twitched. "I'm not the older sister!"
Sakura wouldn't let go of Koto's hand, tugging at him. "How about you come back and play with me, older sister and brother?"
Gu Tao was speechless. What did she mean by "older sister" and "older brother"? Why couldn't this girl understand what she was saying?
Gu Cheng then smiled and said, "I'll just go for a bit, it won't take up much time."
Gu Tao nodded helplessly, "Alright, hopefully it won't take too long."
Gu Tao regretted getting into Gu Cheng's car as soon as she got in. The car didn't stop for a whole day before they arrived at their destination, which was built on a mountaintop. The winding mountain road looked extremely dangerous, and only Gu Cheng's experienced driving skills allowed him to drive up in one go.
When Gu Tao got off the bus, her legs were weak and her face was pale. Anyone would be scared if they rushed up a mountain road with a drop of nearly one centimeter!
Sakura, on the other hand, was fine and jumped for joy as she got off the plane, exclaiming, "Finally home!"
Gu Tao, leaning on the railing, was trembling uncontrollably. Looking at the delighted Xiao Ying and the calm Gu Cheng, she was sweating profusely. "They're really, really a bunch of lunatics!"
However, Gu Tao soon recovered from her fear. Although she was still shaken, at least her legs were no longer weak.
Gu Cheng smiled slightly at Gu Tao and said, "Please come in."
Gu Tao glanced at Gu Cheng with disdain. She was about to refuse, but then she thought that if she left now, she would have to walk down the mountain at night—so she decided to give up and just go down the mountain early tomorrow morning!
Gu Tao gritted her teeth and walked in, only to find that it was an ancient castle, exuding classical luxury. She figured the owner of this place must be a wealthy man!
Gu Tao looked around. Although the castle was large, it was very dark inside due to the lighting, and the use of candles created a haunted house atmosphere.
However, Gu Tao wasn't scared at all; on the contrary, she found it extremely interesting!
Gu Tao exclaimed excitedly, "This place is like a magic house from a fairy tale! It's so much fun..."
Before she could finish saying "fun," a flash of light suddenly appeared before her eyes. Gu Tao was surprised and reacted immediately, quickly bending down to dodge the flying knife and catching it with her other hand. She immediately shouted, "Who's lurking around like that? Come out!"
Gu Cheng rushed over from behind, anxiously asking, "Are you...are you alright?"
Gu Tao stared coldly into the darkness and spoke again, "I'll say it one more time, come out! Otherwise, your throwing knives will take your life!"
Gu Cheng was surprised by Gu Tao's skills and even more shocked by his aura.
No one responded to Gu Tao's words in the darkness; the only response he received was the flash of light from the blade that flew towards him once again.
Gu Tao's expression changed, and she immediately snapped, "You won't learn your lesson unless I teach you a lesson!"
Gu Tao turned her body and swung her arm to catch the blade light. Without saying a word, she flicked the blade along with the previous throwing knife and sent it flying into the darkness.
"Ah!" A scream rang out in the darkness, followed by silence.
Gu Tao sneered, "Shameless scoundrel, I'll teach you a lesson!"
As soon as she finished speaking, a series of footsteps approached Gu Tao. Gu Tao's face darkened as she assumed a fighting stance. Just as the footsteps drew near and she was about to make her move, the corridor lights suddenly came on.
Upon closer inspection, five or six boys and girls, not much older than herself, ran over. Gu Tao thought they were about to attack and prepared to strike, but suddenly the boy in the lead fell to his knees, and the others behind him did the same...
Gu Tao stared blankly at the crowd kneeling before her, swallowed hard, and awkwardly said, "Well, it's not New Year's yet, so I don't have any red envelopes for you all!"
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