He was about to hurl a few curses when his eyes fell on his king, and he changed his tune to something a little more mild: "You asked for trouble. Isn't that right, Chief?"
Gu Yunzhou pondered for a moment, but instead of agreeing to Gu He's request, he said, "After we get back, call the leader of the Mountain Stone Clan over. We have something to discuss."
Even if there's something to discuss, the leader of the Mountain Stone Clan is always sent over in person.
On another note, if Gu Yunzhou actually visited, the Mountain Stone Clan would be filled with apprehension, thinking that the Machine Race was about to start a war.
It's like coming to this planet.
It's only because the planet's technology is so backward that there's nowhere to escape the current situation; otherwise, it would have been in complete chaos long ago.
"Huh? Why not just fight back?" Gu He asked, puzzled.
Gu Yunzhou condemned, "Violence? Let's keep it peaceful."
...The machine race has already beaten up all the other races. Isn't it a bit too late to talk about peace now?
Since Gu Yunzhou had already spoken, Gu He couldn't refute him and could only nod in agreement.
Gu Yunzhou took a few steps toward where the woman had walked before. Seeing his movement, the tourists who were already far away quickly pressed themselves against the corner of the wall. If it weren't for the police tape at the entrance, Ji Zhaoming suspected that these people would definitely try to escape from the haunted house, or even the amusement park.
Ji Zhaoming followed closely beside Gu Yunzhou.
Gu Yunzhou walked to the wall that the woman had pointed to earlier, flicked his finger back and forth, and didn't turn his head.
Gu He immediately understood what he meant and ordered his men to release the woman.
The woman didn't care who was in front of her. As soon as she was released, she couldn't wait to run to where Gu Yunzhou was and started knocking on the wall back and forth in a defiant manner.
However, after knocking for a long time, they still couldn't find the secret passage.
She asked in despair, "Did the Mountain Stone Clan run away?"
The Mountain Stone Clan member is petite, but her daughter is humanoid. How did she manage to take her away without anyone noticing?
Gu Yunzhou then started fiddling with his fingers. His fingers were thin and long, with distinct knuckles. He rubbed them back and forth on the black brick wall until he paused on a certain brick. He then used his fingers to forcefully pry the brick off through the gap, revealing an exquisite mechanism hidden inside.
After pressing the button, a door next to it opened silently.
This passage is much shorter than that of an average person, but it is still large enough for the Stone Clan, known for their small stature, and even for young cubs that have not yet reached adulthood to pass through.
The passageway was covered in a layer of dust. Gu Yunzhou, who had no masochistic tendencies, called out, "Gu He."
"Yes." Gu He took out a flashlight and illuminated the inside.
Hidden inside were the stolen cubs and the Stone Clan.
Seeing that things were not going well, the Mountain Stone Clan let out a shriek. The piercing scream made people instinctively cover their ears. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Mountain Stone Clan ran out of the passage like the wind and headed towards the door.
Damn it, how did the machine race get back here today?
"Chirp—" The mountain stone tribe cried out in pain as its tail was mercilessly stepped on. It turned around sharply, and Gu Yunzhou was still standing there unharmed.
The one stepping on him was one of the robots that Gu Yunzhou brought.
The fact that the machine race can stand above all other races is not solely due to Gu Yunzhou's efforts.
All the machine races wanted to do their part for their king.
Ji Zhaoming suddenly asked, "Is it because of me?"
His question came suddenly, but Gu Yunzhou understood the rest of the meaning.
Was it because of Ji Zhaoming that such a big change was made?
“No,” Gu Yunzhou replied, “it’s for us.”
All the changes were made to leave the best impression of the machine race in the king's mind.
Their king deserves their change.
But this was not for the king, but for themselves, for the desire in their hearts.
The machine race has been lonely on this planet for far too long.
The captured cub was still curled up in the cave, sleeping peacefully, unaffected by the noise outside.
The woman never expected that her baby would actually be found. For a moment, she felt a little timid, her hands trembling as she hesitated to touch him. Only when she finally saw her baby did she remember everything she had just done.
She actually dared to challenge the machine race?!
Only then did she belatedly realize that a chill had crept down her spine.
She looked at Ji Zhaoming tremblingly and said, "Just now..."
Ji Zhaoming smiled amicably and shook his head, saying, "It's alright. By the way, your baby might be uncomfortable inside. Take her out."
The woman felt completely exhausted and was thankful she hadn't collapsed to the ground. Her voice trembled as she said, "Okay, okay."
She reached her trembling hands into the hole, but perhaps because she was too weak and the hole was too narrow, she was unable to pull her daughter out after several attempts.
The daughter was uncomfortable and crawled even deeper into the hole.
The woman looked helplessly at Ji Zhaoming.
Even she herself didn't realize that, despite being terrified of the machine race, at this moment, the first person she thought of was the king of the machine race.
Ji Zhaoming smiled helplessly and asked, "Would you like me to try instead?"
"Okay, okay." The woman had no reason to refuse and hurriedly gave up her spot at the cave entrance.
Just as Ji Zhaoming was about to bend down, he was suddenly stopped by someone.
Gu Yunzhou shook his head silently.
Gu He also poked his head out and said, "No need to trouble Wang, let us do it, this place is dirty!"
I don't know how these two were able to run over so quickly when they were standing so far away.
Ji Zhaoming smiled and refused, gently pushing the person away. He knelt on the ground, bent down, and reached his hands into the narrow opening to hold the cub inside securely.
The cub slept soundly and didn't fuss when held; its soft hands even reached for Ji Zhaoming's arm.
When moving them to the entrance of the cave, Ji Zhaoming deliberately slowed down the pace to prevent the cubs from being bumped or hit by the edges and corners.
The cub was taken out, rolled over in Ji Zhaoming's arms, grabbed Ji Zhaoming's clothes with both hands, and smacked twice.
The woman gratefully tried to accept the gift, saying, "Thank you so much! I'm so glad we found it, otherwise I wouldn't know what to do."
However, Gu Yunzhou stopped the woman halfway through reaching out her hand.
Gu Yunzhou and Ji Zhaoming gave off completely opposite vibes. The woman quickly pulled her hands back, pressing them tightly to her trouser legs, and asked anxiously, "What's wrong?"
She even lowered her voice, afraid of offending Gu Yunzhou.
Gu Yunzhou took the cub from Ji Zhaoming's arms without saying a word.
It is said that cubs are the most sensitive to human emotions. When she was held in Gu Yunzhou's arms, she was actually half asleep, with a suspicious liquid left at the corner of her mouth, staining Gu Yunzhou's clothes.
Gu Yunzhou froze, placed the cub back in the woman's hands, and patted his clothes.
The clothes were restored to their neat and tidy state.
Then, he turned his head sharply, lowered his eyes, and said, "Fall back."
The robot carried the testing equipment back to the spaceship, and Gu He also found the staff in charge of the haunted house and gave them instructions on the follow-up.
What's the point of just capturing the mountain tribe? Their familiarity with the equipment here means that someone must have leaked information to them.
Whether intentional or unintentional, since the king wanted to get involved, the machine race simply took care of it.
After leaving his contact information with the person in charge, Gu He also led his men to prepare to leave the area.
The lights in the haunted house had been turned on, so there was no point in walking through the dark passage again. Several machine races walked out of the haunted house through the same passage they had come from, but Ji Zhaoming grabbed Gu Yunzhou's sleeve.
“I want to go that way,” Ji Zhaoming said.
Gu Yunzhou was, of course, unconditionally good.
Gu He, who was about to leave the capital, turned back upon hearing this: "I want to follow the king too!"
As soon as he spoke, the remaining robots that hadn't left stopped in their tracks, looking longingly at their king, hoping that one of them could be taken along.
The robots, who were usually very united, decided not to tell the news to the robot that had already gone far away.
Ji Zhaoming smiled and agreed, "Sure."
The sleeve that had been pulled back was suddenly pulled away, and Ji Zhaoming asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
Gu Yunzhou straightened his sleeves. "It's nothing."
Hmm? Why is Gu Yunzhou acting so strange today?
Gu Yuan asked, "Why would the King want to take that road? Doesn't he think it's too narrow?"
To deliberately scare people, the road was made very narrow, and some scary things were placed along it. However, when the lights were turned on, the scary atmosphere disappeared.
“Because you were the ones who found it,” Ji Zhaoming replied, “so I want to go through it myself.”
These words were too direct. This was the first time Ji Zhaoming had spoken so boldly. A blush crept onto her face. She pushed Gu Yunzhou's back forward in a mix of embarrassment and anger, her voice carrying a hint of coquetry: "Let's go."
"careful--"
"king!"
The world turned upside down, and Ji Zhaoming was pinned to the ground, enveloped in the delicate fragrance emanating from Gu Yunzhou.
There was a feeling that Gu Yunzhou was holding her in his arms and she couldn't break free.
Ji Zhaoming fell unexpectedly, her slender legs slightly apart. Gu Yunzhou, following the force of the fall, squeezed one of her legs between Ji Zhaoming's legs.
Ji Zhaoming gasped.
"Master, are you alright?" Gu Yunzhou then slightly raised his waist.
Ji Zhaoming originally thought that he had gotten used to being called Gu Yunzhou.
Unexpectedly, it was because the time was not right.
When the atmosphere becomes ambiguous, even the way people address each other takes on a different meaning.
Ji Zhaoming placed his hand on Gu Yunzhou's chest, trying to create some distance between them.
But the harder he tried, the more ambiguous things became. Ji Zhaoming shook his head, heard voices beside him, looked closely, and then understood what had happened.
It turned out that the Mountain Stone Clan member, who had been handed over to the staff, took the opportunity to jump out of his hands. For some reason, instead of running away immediately, he rushed towards Ji Zhaoming.
It should be noted that the Mountain Stone Clan may look small, but they are actually incredibly strong; otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to carry the cubs into the cave.