I'm in Love Apartment, and the system is making me cultivate immortality.

Chapter 369 Her punch could kill someone! Guan Gu is such a jinx!

They chased away the stray dogs.

Having no chance to make a move, Gu Yifan walked over and joked.

"You two are truly heroines. Thank you both for protecting me."

Hearing Gu Yifan's flattery, Ms. Hu said smugly, "That's right, just a few stray dogs."

Miss Qin replied with a smile, "You're welcome, I'll protect you."

As she spoke, she angrily kicked a stray dog ​​on the ground, "Hmph, I told you not to mess with me, or I'll turn you into dog meat hotpot."

"Let's go back first," Gu Yifan suggested.

The three of them walked back together.

Hu Yifei asked Yu Mo curiously why she had come out.

Ms. Qin took out a tissue and was too embarrassed to say that she needed to use the restroom, but neither Ms. Hu nor Gu Yifan suspected anything.

"Wow, the stars in the sky are so beautiful."

Having overcome her fear, Qin Yumo was in high spirits and looked up at the starry sky with a sigh.

“The scenery over there is even more beautiful,” Hu Yifei said with a smile.

"Oh? So you weren't inside, you secretly came out to look at the stars?" Qin Yumo said, her eyes wide.

Ms. Hu blushed and blamed Gu Yifan, saying, "It was Gu Yifan who insisted on dragging me out."

Gu Yifan: "???"

Do people say it?
"You don't mind that I disturbed your secret rendezvous, do you?" Miss Qin said with a smile.

Since she's already said that, what else can Gu Yifan say?

The three of them simply returned to the viewpoint on the earthen slope they had just seen.

On the way, Qin Yumo saw the lone stray dog ​​that Gu Yifan had killed and was somewhat surprised.

Upon learning that Gu Yifan had killed him, Qin Yumo turned to look at Gu Yifan and said, "Thank you."

"Don't mention it." Gu Yifan scratched the back of his neck and smiled slightly.

The slight awkwardness between the two disappeared.

Whether it was a coincidence or simply good luck, it's hard to say.

We had just reached the earthen slope.

"Yifei, look! There's a shooting star!"

"Where, where, there really is!"

"So beautiful, quickly make a wish!"

After the two women hurriedly made their wishes.

Ms. Hu cast a smug look at Gu Yifan, "See? I told you there would be a shooting star."

Gu Yifan shrugged and didn't say anything.

After admiring the starry sky for a few more minutes, Miss Qin suggested going back, feeling quite satisfied.

On the way, Qin Yumo and Hu Yifei walked hand in hand, looking like sisters.

"Yifei, what did you wish for just now?" Miss Qin suddenly asked in a low voice.

"Me? I hope to pass the doctoral exam smoothly!" Ms. Hu said. "What about you?"

"I hope to get a generous year-end bonus and transfer my annoying colleagues!"

"Haha, it's definitely possible."

"Yes, Yifei, you too."

The two women exchanged a smile, and it was impossible to tell that they were both lying.

Back in their camp, everyone was fast asleep and showed no sign of waking up.

The night passed without any further incidents.

Wait until the next morning.

Wu Xie and his group, who had gone to bed early, got up, packed their belongings, and prepared to set off.

"That's strange. Last night I thought I heard a female ghost screaming somewhere. It was pretty scary."

Fatty sighed beside Wu Xie, hastily dabbed toothpaste in his mouth with his hand, took a sip of melted snow water and spat it out, treating it as brushing his teeth.

"Fatty, you must have been dreaming about women," Wu Xie joked.

"Are Brother Gu and the others awake yet?"

"They haven't made a move yet, tsk, I was naive. Maybe we should just shake them off. That guy surnamed Gu is too mysterious. I think he's definitely not easy to deal with, and it's easy to cause trouble if we keep him around."

The fat man pursed his lips and lowered his voice to Wu Xie.

"How do you think he knew about the Nine Gates and even Little Brother's background?"

“No.” Wu Xie shook his head. “If I abandon them, I’ll never know the truth.”

The fat man got angry. "I said, you're really naive. You really think he knows everything and will tell you after finding the Heavenly Palace on the Cloud Top? Bullshit. He's probably just making a fuss and taking advantage of our brother's amnesia."

"Then how did he know Chen Pi Asi's identity?" Wu Xie asked back.

The fat man was speechless. During their chat yesterday, Gu Yifan revealed a lot of key information, but also left behind more mysteries.

Gu Yifan was telling Wu Xie and the others information that they did not know.

For example, Chen Pi Asi's background
When Gu Yifan revealed that Chen Pi Asi was Er Yuehong's apprentice, and asked him if he still missed his master's wife...

Even the usually calm and silent Chen Pi Asi lost his composure and asked Gu Yifan if he was a human or a ghost.

Chen Pi Asi's horrified reaction also indirectly confirmed that Gu Yifan was right.

Therefore.

Wu Xie was eager to learn more from Gu Yifan, but Gu Yifan kept him in suspense.

Tell Wu Xie that after you take them to the Heavenly Palace on the Clouds, you will tell Wu Xie the rest.

Including why he knows so much, who he is, what his background is, and how he knows Wu Xie and his group.

Now, Wu Xie had no choice but to bring Gu Yifan and his group along.

Just as the fat man was about to try to persuade him again, Panzi rushed over.

"Young Master Wu, you must come and take a look."

"What happened?" Wu Xie was taken aback. Seeing Pan Zi's serious expression, he nodded and followed.

"Shunzi discovered these things when she went to the toilet this morning."

"These stray dog ​​carcasses were found in the village. They should have died no more than a day ago, probably last night."

In an open space, there were several dead stray dogs piled up, not yet completely frozen.

The manner of death was not particularly gruesome; it looked as if the person had died from poisoning.

"It's just a few stray dogs. I can stew them all in one pot, bah, I can wipe them out in one pot. Aren't there martial arts masters among those people? Taking down a few stray dogs would be a piece of cake for them." The fat man stood aside, unconvinced.

Meanwhile, the young man who had come with them silently squatted down and began to carefully inspect each item.

Wu Xie frowned, vaguely sensing that something was wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

"These stray dogs all died from internal injuries or ruptured internal organs, but this one was different. Something went through its mouth, crushed its internal organs and spine, and then came out from its back."

The young man stood up after a moment and quickly gave his analysis.

At this moment, Wu Xie's eyes lit up. That's right, he felt something was wrong.

They can also kill wild dogs, after all, they at least have a few knives for self-defense, but they will inevitably have cuts.

These wild dogs, which were almost wolves, had no knife wounds, indicating that they were crushed to death, and died instantly.
"Hiss, bro, you mean those guys killed a stray dog ​​with just one punch and one kick?" Panzi asked incredulously.

The young man nodded silently.

Wu Xie vaguely felt that it was powerful, but he couldn't quite put his finger on why.

At this moment, the fat man fell silent.

"Fighting against a medium to large-sized dog like this, especially a wild dog whose wild instincts have been unleashed, is no easy task," Pan Zi explained upon seeing this.

"Back when I was with Third Master, we encountered wolves in the Northwest. We could barely kill one wolf, but if there were several, even a knife wasn't very effective; we had to use a shotgun."

The fat man added, "That's right. Think about those military and police dogs; once they bite, they won't let go. They're not like domestic Chihuahuas."

"They can kill a stray dog ​​with a single punch or kick, so they can kill a person, is that what you're talking about, buddy?"

Silent Bottle nodded silently, "I can snap a wolf's neck without a knife, but I definitely can't kill a dog with one punch."

In terms of combat power, Xiao Ge is definitely the highest among Wu Xie's group; even he himself said he couldn't do it.

Everyone fell silent.

Wu Xie felt more curious about the young man who looked younger than himself, but he was also more wary.

"Alright." Wu Xie forced a smile and patted the fat man's shoulder.

"They said they wouldn't cause us any trouble and could even help us, so we should be grateful."

"At least they're not enemies."

"Fatty, watch your mouth. Don't go around harassing women. If you get beaten up, I won't be able to help you."

Upon hearing this, the fat man stiffened his neck and said, "Wu Xie, you're wrong. How could I do such a hooligan thing? I'm a good young man with a good family background, don't worry."

The young man remained silent, continuing to frown as he looked at the only stray dog ​​carcass with a penetrating wound.

Gu Yifan was unaware that the stray dogs they killed last night had left a deep impression on Wu Xie and the others.

After Gu Yifan woke up, he saw that it was already bright outside, so he woke up everyone in the apartment.

"Hmm, what time is it?"

"It's only a little past six o'clock, let's sleep a little longer."

"No, I'm still a little sleepy."

Although everyone wanted to stay in bed, they still crawled out of their sleeping bags one after another.

Ziqiao yawned repeatedly, "Is it really necessary to be in such a hurry? I think it would be better to set off around noon, when the sun will be warmer."

Gu Yifan stuffed a clump of snow into Ziqiao's clothes, "Stop talking nonsense, do you think we're here for a picnic?"

Ziqiao screamed in agony from the cool sensation of the melting snow, but regained consciousness after a moment.

At this moment, Wu Xie and his group, who had already tidied up, walked over.

"Brother Gu, have you finished packing? We brought some dry food with us, let's have something to eat."

"There's food?" Upon hearing this, Ziqiao immediately dropped the tent he was half-packing and went over to take the food the fat man offered, not caring that it was so simple. "Then I won't be polite~"

"Hey, I get along well with you, Brother Lü Bu, no need to be so polite." The fat man said familiarly, putting his arm around Ziqiao's shoulder.

Ms. Hu was somewhat surprised, as this group of people had been rather wary of them just yesterday.

Showing courtesy for nothing is either cheating or stealing!

As Ziqiao was munching on a beef-filled patty, Hu Yifei walked over and asked, half-jokingly and half-probingly, "Is there any poison in this?"

"poison?"

Upon hearing this, Ziqiao trembled, his pupils dilated, and he exclaimed in disbelief.

"You didn't tell me earlier!"

"What are you afraid of? It won't kill you." Ms. Hu rolled her eyes and said to Ziqiao.

Upon hearing this, the fat man quickly waved his hand, "How could that be? We're teammates now, comrades-in-arms who have formed a deep revolutionary friendship, right?"

Fortunately, after a while, Ziqiao did not collapse or suffer from persistent diarrhea, and Ms. Hu finally believed him.

After everyone finished eating, they packed up and set off.

Gu Yifan rode his horse to Wu Xie's side and thanked him.

To everyone's surprise, Wu Xie shook his head and said, "You're welcome. Didn't they help deal with the stray dogs last night?"

Gu Yifan immediately understood why Fatty and Wu Xie's attitudes were different.

"Actually, I only killed one; the rest were taken down by them." Gu Yifan shrugged and pointed to Yifei and Yumo, who were riding on a horse.

Ignoring Wu Xie's astonished expression, he rode back.

As soon as Gu Yifan left, the fat man sidled up to him. "What did he say? Tch, he actually suspected I, Fatty, would poison someone. Would I use such underhanded methods? Even if I did poison someone, I wouldn't do it so obviously."

Wu Xie paused for a moment before interrupting the fat man's incessant chatter.

"Those stray dogs were killed by those two women."

Fatty: "."

The fat man's voice froze, and after a moment he asked in surprise, "Really?"

Wu Xie shook his head, "Anyway, it was him who told me."

The fat man remained silent for even longer, his expression strange.

He clearly didn't believe that those two women's slender fists could have such great strength.

Wu Xie patted Fatty on the shoulder, looked him up and down, and teased him.

"But Fatty, don't worry. Even if they could kill someone with one punch, you'd definitely be more resilient."

"No, what do you mean, Naive? I, Fatty, am all fat so I can take a beating?! Bullshit!"

It was fine when I first left.

Everyone continued chatting and laughing, their excitement undiminished.

As we approached the snow line, riding a horse became inconvenient, so we had to pull a sled uphill.

It's just like a horse-drawn sleigh ride; it's quite fun.

But gradually, everyone discovered that the snowsled was not easy to control and could easily slip down. Moreover, sitting on it felt even colder, and the lower limbs quickly became numb from the cold, making it very difficult.

So everyone stopped chatting and focused on controlling the snowplow.

But by the afternoon, the situation had worsened.

The wind picked up, the sky became foggy, gloomy and gray. Walking on the vast white snowfield, one felt small and lonely.

"Why is it getting dark? It's scary. Will we make it to our place in time?" Mika was the first to express her concern.

It's understandable to be startled by the gray sky.

"It should be okay," Guan Gu said hesitantly.

The weather wasn't great, and people's moods soured as well.

Miss Qin sighed softly, "I wonder where Teacher Zeng is now, and whether he feels lonely."

"So, we need to cheer up!" Ziqiao suddenly spoke up, encouraging everyone.

"This is an experience you might only have once in your lifetime!"

"I'm waiting to go out and brag about it."

"What, you're already slacking off and want to go home? You're not even as good as me, who only has three hundred points, not even two hundred!"

"Since we're here, let's play the game to the very end. Winning or losing isn't important; participation is what matters!"

Ziqiao sometimes makes a lot of sense.

"Who says winning or losing isn't important? What's the point of competition if there's no winning or losing?" Hu Yifei retorted instinctively.

Ziqiao shrugged. "Then let's make finding Teacher Zeng a success."

“That’s right!” Guan Gu clenched his fist.

"Teacher Zeng is still waiting for us to save him!"

"That's right, that's right! This little difficulty can't deter my firm belief in rescuing Teacher Zeng!" Miss Lin also joined in.

Gu Yifan smiled without saying a word. Ziqiao is quite organized, isn't he? At least right now, Ziqiao is full of charm.

No wonder he's destined to be Lu Bu's man.

Seeing this, Ziqiao nodded in satisfaction, "Then cheer up, everyone, the following plot is even more exciting!"

As they were talking, Ziqiao suddenly lost his balance and fell off the snowplow, plunging into a snowdrift.

"Zi Qiao!"

This scene left everyone, who had just been energized, looking at each other in bewilderment.

The next second...
"Bah bah bah!"

Lu Ziqiao poked his head out of the snow and raised his hand high, "This little difficulty can't defeat me, Lu Xiaobu!"

Upon seeing this, the previously tense crowd cheered.

At this moment, the line in front stopped, and the fat man ran over, stepping through snow that reached above his calves, and lowered his voice.

"No, ladies and gentlemen, are you all crazy? Shouting and yelling at the foot of the snow mountain, aren't you afraid of an avalanche? You don't care about your lives, I haven't lived enough yet."

Everyone looked at each other.

Lin Wanyu chuckled, "Sorry, fat uncle, we didn't mean to~"

"Fatty uncle?" The fat man's forehead veins throbbed, but when he saw the pretty and cute little girl in front of him...

Never mind, Fatty won't argue with a woman.

"I look old, Fatty. Although I'm a bit older than you guys, I'm not exactly an uncle."

"But 'uncle' sounds friendly."

"."

The fat man then trudged back through the snow, his steps uneven.

"What are those tourists doing now?" Panzi couldn't stand the group of people behind him.

There's no trace of the meticulous spirit required for tomb raiding.

What's the difference between this and going out to have fun?

Or are modern tomb raiders starting to use sightseeing as a cover for their activities?

Pan Zi always felt that this group of people were definitely in the same line of work, otherwise how could that guy surnamed Gu know so many secrets? He had been by Third Master's side for so many years and still only had a vague understanding of them.

But the fat man chuckled and said, "Naive. I think we should go with them. You know what, it's actually quite fun."

Wu Xie shrugged. He had originally led the team alone to find his third uncle, which put him under immense pressure and forced him to mature.

But then we encountered this group of people who, despite their mystery, were impossible to dislike.
Wu Xie's tense nerves unconsciously relaxed a little.

"Let's keep going. Shunzi just said that a blizzard might be coming, so we need to hurry and get to the abandoned outpost."

The group quickened their pace.

Unfortunately, the weather was getting worse, and large snowflakes began to fall from the sky, blown about by the wind.

Everyone had to wear goggles and seal all the gaps in their clothes, but they still couldn't stop the cold wind from getting inside.

According to the guide, this blizzard could last for two days and two nights straight, and everyone deeply felt the power of nature.

As the saying goes, misfortunes never come singly, and yet another piece of bad news arrived.

"What? Lost? You have to walk there?" Ms. Hu exclaimed in surprise.

If you don't shout, the wind will blow and you won't be able to hear anything you say.

“That’s right.” Gu Yifan nodded. “Everyone should tie their waists together with ropes. It’s safer that way. If the snow gets too heavy later, we might not be able to see the people in front.”

We've already come this far.

Turning around is impossible.

The group had no choice but to release the horses and begin pulling the sled forward through the snow.

This place happens to be located in a windy spot on a mountain ridge, where the wind is stronger than around it, and there are steep cliffs on both sides of the ridge.

"Won't that snow cause an avalanche?" Zhanbo struggled to pull his legs out of the snow and move forward with difficulty; the snow was almost up to his thighs.

Fortunately, no one died, which eased the panic somewhat.

Think of it as playing a panoramic simulation game; it's a novel experience.

“I remember the ghost story Guan Gu told, that mountaineering team encountered an avalanche.” Mei Jia shouted after hearing Zhan Bo’s voice.

"We won't be that unlucky, will we?"

"Pah! Pah! Pah!" Ms. Hu, who was struggling to walk ahead, quickly spat three times. "Don't talk nonsense! You're a jinx!"

But just then, a faint rumbling sound suddenly came from behind.

"What's that sound?" Guan Gu asked breathlessly.

Everyone listened intently.

Ziqiao's expression suddenly changed. He looked up at the ridge and shouted in a panic.

"Guan Gu, you're such a jinx!"

"It's a real avalanche!"

(End of this chapter)