Girl, There's Something Wrong With You - Chapter 34

Currently, both the Yulin and Shenwu armies on this side and the Liyang army on the other side have almost all set up their command camps underground to avoid being exposed to enemy aerial reconnaissance or military satellites.

Cheng Jinyang is flying around outside, clearing out the Liyang army’s military outposts and conducting a thorough search for their command camp.

Meanwhile, the girls are staying in the underground command camp, a spacious room that seems to have been a casino. The reason for its underground location is that the gambling stakes here far exceeded legal limits.

When the Liyang army reached Gusu, the casino owner fled early and, through connections with their backers, offered this place to the Shenwu army as an underground command camp.

If it were just Cheng Jinyang’s team, they certainly wouldn’t have gotten a private room for resting in this limited space.

In fact, the two main commanders of this military operation didn’t consider the girls merely as part of Cheng Jinyang’s staff.

Zhong Yanzhou even gave the guards strict orders that the girls were not allowed to leave the camp under any circumstances.

If they were captured by Su Zigao’s men, it could be used to threaten their families, many of whom were prominent court officials.

Thus, apart from not being able to go out, the girls were quite content here. They just had to keep an eye on Cheng Jinyang’s situation, and they could spend the rest of their time enjoying snacks, drinking a little, and playing games.

After a while, Zheng Qiupei’s phone rang.

“Little aunt,” said the clan leader Zheng Dehui, who was calling. “The Taiyuan Wang clan just inquired about your situation.”

“Really?” Zheng Qiupei asked, puzzled. “What did they ask?”

“I’m being investigated by my family too!” The other girls in her mind started to chatter.

“Investigated? What kind of investigation?” Cheng Jinyang wondered. His phone hadn’t rung at all.

“Little aunt, be honest with me, what grade are you now?” Zheng Dehui asked seriously.

Zheng Qiupei hesitated again. In fact, except for the currently comatose old clan leader Zheng Junming, all the clan members believed her genealogical assessment was to secure the fifth grade while aiming for the fourth. As for the “secure the fourth grade while aiming for the third” assessment from a few years ago, it was considered outdated and inaccurate.

“Don’t say anything!” The girls in her mind began advising her, “If your nephew learns the truth and doesn’t mind, it won’t do you any good; if he becomes wary, it will be bad for you. Why tell him something that has no benefits and only drawbacks?”

Cui Xiaoniang, who had a lot of experience in this, even weaved a lie for her:

“Sister Xiao Pei, since you’re already hesitating, your nephew will suspect something’s wrong. I suggest you pretend to be angry and coldly say, ‘Getting to the fourth grade is already good enough, as for the third grade, you don’t even dare to think about it.’ Make your nephew think you’re jealous of his talent to dispel his suspicions.”

Just when Zheng Qiupei was feeling utterly at a loss, she heard Zheng Dehui say, “Forget it, let’s not talk about this for now. Little aunt, since they brought you to the battlefield, you must perform well.”

His words were clearly suggestive, and Zheng Qiupei didn’t know how to respond, remaining silent while her mind buzzed like it was about to explode.

Seeing his little aunt not speaking for a long time, Zheng Dehui thought she didn’t understand and hinted again, “Little aunt, you’re already in your twenties and haven’t even had a single relationship. As your nephew, it’s not my place to say this, but as the clan leader, to expand our clan, I have an obligation to inquire about the marriage of every Zheng family woman.”

“Do you have someone you like, little aunt? I think it doesn’t have to be within the five great families; sometimes you can consider new, potential-filled, especially those lower-ranked families you’re familiar with. What do you think?”

“Well…” Zheng Qiupei, feeling both embarrassed and distressed, finally couldn’t help but say, “I really haven’t thought about it that much…”

“Has the Cheng clan leader tasted your cooking? Your pastries?”

“He has…”

“And what was his opinion?” Zheng Dehui sighed. “Little aunt, I believe that as a daughter of the Zheng family, you are outstanding in every way—appearance, figure, personality, and ability. Sometimes, you might just lack the courage to take the initiative, you understand?”

“The Taiyuan Wang clan has already made their move. You know Wang Wanrou, right? Little aunt, although our Zheng family can’t compare to the Wang family, you are definitely not inferior to the daughters of the Wang family. The clan has high hopes for you!”

Zheng Qiupei: …………

With the voices in her head clamoring, she could only timidly say, “I understand,” and hurriedly hung up the phone.

“Silence, everyone!” Cheng Jinyang, on the battlefield, could no longer stand the noise and used his admin privileges to mute everyone except Miss Wang. He then angrily scolded, “What are you all arguing about? What Zheng Qiupei’s family thinks has nothing to do with her. Is it worth causing such a commotion and even turning against each other?”

“Pathetic,” Wang Wanrou said coldly.

“Did you hear that? Learn from how Wanrou handles these things. The Taiyuan Wang clan is the Taiyuan Wang clan, and Miss Wang is Miss Wang. The two should not be confused. You need to have your own opinions and confidence! You’re all sixth-grade ability users and will soon be promoted to the fifth grade, gaining the status to independently establish a new branch of the family. Why be so fearful of each other’s families?”

“Why is no one talking? Are you all reflecting on this?”

After a moment of silence in his mind, Cheng Jinyang sighed and said:

“As our situation continues to be exposed, your families will undoubtedly make more demands. You need to level up and improve your grades while also learning to adjust your attitudes. Don’t be blindly loyal to your families as before. Develop a leader’s mindset and a sense of ownership, understood?”

“Hmm, since no one is saying anything, I’ll assume you all agree!”

Wang Wanrou silently lifted the mute, and the mental space suddenly exploded with noise, almost startling Cheng Jinyang into falling from the sky.

“Damn, Jinyang, you’re so sneaky, asking for opinions while keeping everyone muted!”

“What do you mean by being fearful of families? Shouldn’t someone who is already a clan leader be the one reflecting on dragging everyone along ambiguously?”

“We’ve already adjusted our attitudes. We’d be eternally grateful if you, a certain scumbag, didn’t bring in more people. How much more humble can we be?!”

Angry, sarcastic, and accusing voices filled his mind, forcing Cheng Jinyang to mute everyone again. He explained, feeling wronged:

“I didn’t mean that! I was just saying…couldn’t you wait until after the war to argue? I’m still on the battlefield here…oh, I think I’ve found the Liyang army’s command camp. Wow, this location is well hidden…”

He quickly flew behind a nearby building, quietly observing the seemingly deserted abandoned park in the distance.

Electromagnetic waves had already detected several drone formations patrolling nearby, with their paths intersecting and centering on this park.

Simultaneously, through the psychic amplifier, he could see a large number of human thought forms vertically deep underground within the park.