Your classmates haven't taken the college entrance examination yet, but you are carrying bricks

Suddenly I heard Gu Ci's words.

Old Liu's expression darkened instantly...

The next moment, in front of Zhao Linger, Gu Ci said: "Tell me, who wanted you to trick me into the restricted area?"

When Zhao Linger heard this, her expression changed.

He looked at Gu Ci and asked, "Are you saying that your hunting map has been replaced by someone?"

"Old Liu, tell me, this hunting map was given to me by you!"

Gu Ci looked at Lao Liu and said slowly.

Old Liu's face became uglier than if he had swallowed a fly. Beads of sweat the size of beans kept dripping down his forehead. His eyes were wandering and he didn't dare to look directly into Gu Ci's eyes.

"Gu Ci, what are you talking about? How could Lao Liu harm you? Is there any misunderstanding?"

Although Zhao Linger was naive, she sensed something was amiss and quickly spoke up to smooth things over.

"Misunderstanding? Sister Ling'er, do you think I would joke about this?" Gu Ci raised a playful arc at the corner of his mouth, staring at Lao Liu closely, "Lao Liu, I'll ask you one last time, who instructed you to do this?"

Old Liu hesitated and couldn't make any clear words for a long time. His eyes flickered, as if he was having some intense ideological struggle.

"Gu Ci, don't force Lao Liu, he won't hurt you!"

Zhao Linger felt sorry for Lao Liu when she saw him being interrogated in such an embarrassing situation, so she wanted to help him out.

“Miss Ling’er, don’t be fooled by this brat! He’s just a gigolo who relies on his talent to look down on everyone. He even dares to tease me!” Old Liu suddenly went crazy, pointing at Gu Ci and cursing, “I changed this map on purpose. I just wanted to see him trapped in the restricted area and left to fend for himself! Who made him so ignorant that he dared to reject your kindness!”

When Zhao Linger heard this, she was stunned. She never expected that Old Liu would say such a thing.

"Old Liu, you..." Zhao Linger looked at Old Liu in disbelief, her heart filled with disappointment and anger, "How could you do this? Gu Ci..."

"Sister Ling'er, don't say it, I know." Gu Ci suddenly smiled faintly.

Then he looked at Lao Liu and said, "I won't attack you... Lao Liu, you burned your blood and quickly absorbed the power of Changchun Gong. Your combat power in this life is limited to this!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Ci's figure disappeared from the spot and appeared directly in front of the corpse of the fourth-level red flame wolf.

Ignoring the shocked Old Liu and Zhao Linger, he began to search the body of the Red Flame Wolf for any findings.

Zhao Linger looked at Lao Liu in disbelief, tears finally bursting out of her eyes, "Lao Liu, how could you do this! I have always regarded you as my own uncle, how could you treat Gu Ci like this!?"

When Old Liu saw Zhao Linger's tears, he panicked and wanted to explain, but found that he had no idea where to start.

He couldn't say that this was the instruction of Zhao Linger's brother Zhao Yiming, right?

Zhao Linger's tears were like pearls that had broken off the string, hitting Lao Liu's heart one by one, making him even more flustered.

He didn't bother to wipe the sweat off his forehead, and explained incoherently: "Miss, listen to me, it's not what you think! I am... I am doing this for your own good!"

"For my own good?" Zhao Linger took a step back in disbelief, as if she had heard something funny. "For my own good, you pushed Gu Ci into the fire pit? Old Liu, do you have any conscience?"

"I..." Old Liu opened his mouth, but found that any explanation seemed pale and powerless in front of Zhao Linger's hurt eyes.

He lowered his head dejectedly, not daring to look into Zhao Linger's eyes again.

Gu Ci stood aside, watching the farce in front of him, but the smile on his lips gradually disappeared.

He had thought that with Old Liu's character, he would reveal the mastermind behind the scenes if he was forced a little, but he did not expect that Old Liu would protect Zhao Yiming so much and would rather bear the blame himself than reveal a word.

However, Gu Ci doesn't care at the moment.

Using the ID of "a good person" has ruined Lao Liu's future. This revenge is enough!

After all, in the Zhao family, there are many people who rely on others for their livelihood. Lao Liu’s strength has stagnated, and this will be the way of his life!

Instead of wasting time on Old Liu, it would be better to study carefully to see if there are any unexpected gains from this fourth-level red flame wolf.

Gu Ci ignored Lao Liu's explanation. He squatted down and cut the charred fur of the Red Flame Wolf with a sharp dagger. A strong smell of blood wafted into his nose.

This red flame wolf is huge, as big as a calf, and its fur is as hard as iron. It is difficult to hurt it with ordinary swords and knives. Only people like Gu Ci who have practiced special skills can easily break its defense.

"The fur of this beast is quite good. We can take it back and make a piece of armor."

Gu Ci muttered to himself as he skillfully skinned and boned the Red Flame Wolf, collecting all the valuable materials from its body.

"Gu Ci, are you okay?" Zhao Linger came back to her senses and looked at Gu Ci's busy figure, feeling mixed emotions.

"What can I do?" Gu Ci replied without even raising his head, his tone unable to tell whether he was happy or angry.

Zhao Linger bit her lip, walked to Gu Ci, and whispered, "I'm sorry, Lao Liu...he was just confused for a moment, I apologize to you on his behalf."

Gu Ci paused, raised his head, and looked at Zhao Linger with a half-smile: "Are you sure he was just confused for a moment?"

Zhao Linger was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to answer. Lao Liu's behavior could no longer be explained by "momentary confusion". He was clearly instructed by someone to deliberately kill Gu Ci.

"Ling'er, you are too naive."

Gu Ci stood up, dusted himself off, and said indifferently, "In this world, people's hearts are unpredictable. Do you think everyone can be as kind and innocent as you?"

Zhao Linger's face turned pale, and an indescribable feeling of grievance surged in her heart.

She knew that what Gu Ci said was right, but she just didn't want to believe that Old Liu, who had always taken good care of her, would become such a person.

"I..." Zhao Linger opened her mouth, but found that she couldn't say anything.

Gu Ci ignored her and walked to the side, took out a clean piece of clothing from the package and put it on.

Zhao Linger stood there, looking at Gu Ci's tall back, her heart filled with bitterness.

She thought that after this incident, an irreparable rift had formed between her and Gu Ci.

However, Gu Ci didn't care.

"Everything is packed up. Our preliminary round is officially over! Ling'er, let's retreat!"

There were not many spiritual treasures found on this fourth-level red flame wolf, nor were there many high-value items.

After handing everything over to Zhao Linger, he said, "You... although you are a healing warrior, I'm afraid you will need to learn some life-saving skills in the future. After all, I won't be there every time!"

Hearing Gu Ci's words, Zhao Linger's heart moved slightly.

"I'm not present every time..."

Zhao Linger raised her head and looked at Gu Ci: "You mean, you were there the whole time? Is that what you mean?"

Gu Ci frowned, then realized that he had accidentally let the cat out of the bag.

Zhao Linger's heart skipped a beat.

His face darkened slightly, and suddenly, the voice that was so soft just now changed its tone.

"You...you were clearly here the whole time, but you didn't help me?" Zhao Linger's voice trembled slightly, and an inexplicable bitterness surged in her heart.

"Are you still a man?"