Saving System: Calm Down, My Fleeing Host!-Chapter 167: Communication Barrier

The reality before him drastically overturned Gu Yan’s understanding.

His little head was filled with wild thoughts, thinking, female hooligan, ah! Could it be that a Fox Fairy resides in the little bear’s body across from him!

Well, in storybooks, it’s often said that heavenly Fox Fairies need to descend to the mortal world to undergo trials and tribulations to achieve true enlightenment.

The more Gu Yan thought about it, the more he felt it might be true. Otherwise, how could she have appeared suddenly and taken out the leader in black so quickly?

This was not something an ordinary girl could accomplish.

But that doesn’t seem right either!

Shouldn’t she know Immortal Law then?

And why would she be afraid of the big black bear?

Considering, if she were just a little fox, it would be instinctual to fear large creatures!

But why did she possess the little black bear’s body?

Truly a contradiction!

Gu Yan was naturally a curious child. Since he couldn’t figure it out, he decided to ask directly, "Are you really a female hooligan?"

The little bear across from him shook its head.

Gu Yan’s eyes widened immediately. Before he could overturn all his previous assumptions, he saw the girl hooligan clumsily write the reason on the ground with a twig in her hand.

My name is Cheng Xiaoxiao, not female hooligan!

Upon seeing this, Gu Yan breathed a sigh of relief. While relieved she was indeed the ’female hooligan,’ he also felt a little embarrassed, realizing he never asked for the lady’s name and had been calling her a hooligan all this time. Thinking of the respectful teachings from his father, he felt deeply ashamed. How rude it was!

Speaking of which, father and mother.

Having confirmed the other person was the female hooligan and eliminating the danger of being attacked, he immediately ran forward and knelt on the ground, "Father, mother, sob sob, it’s my fault, I could not protect you, sob sob!"

Gu Yan threw himself onto his mother’s body and wailed with sorrow!

He was already deeply grateful that the little bear was able to locate and drag up his parents’ bodies, as he dared not hope for more. His fingers touched his mother’s cold body, as if confirming something, filling his heart with collapse and despair.

In one day, he had lost his two closest kin. All his support and beliefs turned to ashes.

It was as though he was suddenly abandoned by this world. Scenes of his past happy life emerged as fleeting illusions in his mind, only to vanish altogether shortly after.

He suddenly realized he had nothing left.

After the sorrow and despair came a thick wave of hatred surging to his heart.

He wanted revenge; he must make those behind this pay in blood for what they did.

After all, he had heard the order of no mercy from the head assassin—whoever dared to threaten his family must pay a hundredfold.

His fists clenched so tightly that his bones creaked, his bloodthirsty eyes filled with intense resentment and hatred.

The boy, bearing with the bitterness in his nose, ground his teeth and murmured, "Father, mother, I will avenge you."

Beside him, Cheng Xiaoxiao listened more and more puzzled, wondering if the little brat was too heartbroken; his father hadn’t even stopped breathing yet! As a son, it wasn’t too appropriate to curse his own father like this!

With this thought, Cheng Xiaoxiao crawled over to Gu Yan.

Yes, right now, she was crawling. Previously, she was alone and could deceive herself into thinking she wasn’t that unsightly since no one saw her.

Now, having to walk on all fours in front of others, she felt humiliated to death.

Dammit, doesn’t a sister need face?

Where could she put her old face now...

Later on, she must warn the little brat: if he dares to spill the beans...

Hmph! She’d definitely beat him until he looked for his teeth on the ground.

She used her little paw to tap Gu Yan’s arm. Gu Yan, steeped in his cycle of sorrow and hate, failed to notice any external touch.

Cheng Xiaoxiao tried several more times with no response.

Annoyed, one little paw swung at the back of Gu Yan’s head, and with a familiar smack, it brought him back to his senses.

That same familiar force, that justifiably proud demeanor, even if she had turned into a little bear, Gu Yan could clearly perceive that she truly was the female hooligan.

The last bit of doubt in his heart dissipated into thin air.

Knowing the little bear was his benefactor, having sacrificed herself to ensure his family’s escape, he felt both moved and guilty. With his parents’ death, he could no longer hold back and threw himself into the little bear’s embrace, crying out loud.

It was as if Cheng Xiaoxiao was the last straw he could hold onto.

Cheng Xiaoxiao, speechless, almost couldn’t stay steady. If it weren’t for her still somewhat reliable weight, she would have been toppled over by the little brat.

Sigh! What kind of mess was this!

Gu Yan’s helpless and pitiful little eyes made it impossible for her to bear shoving him away.

Imagine, a nine-year-old child experiencing such a cruel turn of events; anyone would break down.

However... doesn’t the one in my arms mind the smell? Even she found it objectionable. Upon sniffing carefully, it seemed the dip in the water had lessened it slightly.

But it was still very unpleasant!

Couldn’t he smell it either?

Weren’t aristocratic sons supposed to be overly picky?

Looks like the little brat was hit hard; he didn’t care about anything else.

But... that’s not the main point, is it?

The point wasn’t that she wanted Gu Yan to see his father was still alive and cheer up?

Just now, seeing his fierce expression as if ready to draw a knife to kill, she kindly wanted to point it out.

Looking down at the child crying uncontrollably in her arms, she was genuinely displeased with herself. Why find a sidekick who only knows how to contradict and cry!

Wasn’t it giving herself unnecessary trouble?

Maybe she should just forget it!

Using a paw, she lifted Gu Yan by the collar, forcing him to look up and see his tear-filled, swollen eyes staring back at her confusedly.

She used her other paw to point two meters over at Gu Ming, signaling for the little brat to go over and take a look.

Gu Yan, not understanding the little bear’s intention, turned his head to look at his father’s motionless body.

The father had always been his pride, the individual he revered most. Now, this grand man had fallen, lying lifelessly on the cold ground.

Gu Yan’s guilt-stricken heart was burning as if with fervent flames. He struggled to crawl over to his father’s side, "I’m sorry, Father; it was my fault... that you and mother were harmed, sob sob, I’m sorry!"

Recollecting earlier when the shadows flitting through the woods frightened him into fleeing blindly.

Inadvertently entering the monkeys’ territory, where they were besieged and warned, the pitch-black forest teeming with lurking shadows, not noticing the road ahead led to a dead end, he stumbled into the pond.

Which then led to the present tragedy.

"I’m sorry! It’s all my fault."

Sob sob sob!

"I’m sorry."

Cheng Xiaoxiao was nearly moved to tears by the stupidity of the person before her.

Was he really the son of the extraordinarily talented and versatile Gu Ming...?

It seemed the genes hadn’t passed down correctly!

Forget it, let the little brat wallow in his guilt and sorrow for a little while longer!

Now, the more she looked, the more she disliked him!

She wondered if regret might come too late.

Getting up, she moved towards her own body.

The system just mentioned that Gu Ming hadn’t yet overcome the danger, so the task couldn’t be considered complete, and her body was losing temperature fast, necessitating preservation in the warehouse.

Bah! No, it’s about keeping bodily functions active; otherwise, even when the task is completed, returning to her body would result in a situation where she’d move likes a rigid zombie, her joints stiffening.