Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 1076 Speaking Too Annoyingly

Chapter 1076: Chapter 1076 Speaking Too Annoyingly

At eight o’clock in the evening, the night life was just starting. Gu Ling and Lin Xi were out shopping when suddenly Lin Xi had something come up and left first, leaving Gu Ling to wander alone. Soon after, she got hungry.

So, Gu Ling found a street stall, ordered some barbecue and beer, and when she looked up, she saw the Hunter there, which immediately sparked her curiosity.

"Hello, Mr. Hunter, may I sit down?" Gu Ling said as she unceremoniously took a seat across from him, still wearing a beaming, harmless smile.

The Hunter was a bit puzzled, "You’re Gu Fan’s sister, Gu Ling, right? And you’ve joined the Shennv Xuanhui."

"That’s right. You’re getting to know us better and better," Gu Ling said in her overly familiar manner, which confused the Hunter. With his cold demeanor, most people didn’t dare approach him, so why would Gu Ling, who looked like just a little girl?

Gu Ling was very polite, "Thanks to you switching sides last time, no no no, seeing the greater good, and helping us fight against Qian Ye, we never got a proper chance to thank you, and then you disappeared. You really are a loner, aren’t you?"

Her words were quite offbeat, causing the Hunter to be slightly stunned. After a moment, he replied indifferently, "It’s nothing. I was just fulfilling a mission passed down by the ancestors of the Jian Shen lineage. You don’t need to thank me."

"No no no, our principle is to repay kindness and seek revenge for wrongs. This is a huge favor; we must treat you to a meal. Oh, and considering how lonely you look now, you must be homeless. Why don’t you come stay with us?" Gu Ling’s words truly took one’s appetite away.

The Hunter ate a few bites and decided to ignore Gu Ling, preparing to settle the bill and leave, but then he realized he didn’t have enough money in his pocket.

The Hunter looked embarrassed, while Gu Ling started to chuckle, "What’s this? A great Hunter with extraordinary skills and superior Martial Arts, and you can’t even fend for yourself? How do you usually make money?"

The Hunter was somewhat speechless. Whether Gu Ling came to express gratitude or mock him was unclear.

Gu Ling ended up paying for the Hunter, who didn’t even say thank you before standing up to leave.

"Wait for me! Why can’t you take a joke? If it weren’t for me, you, esteemed descendant of the Jian Shen, would be left washing dishes over not having money for the meal," Gu Ling said, pushing the Hunter to quicken his stride, wanting nothing to do with this infuriating girl.

The Hunter realized that Gu Ling’s pace was also quick, seemingly thanks to some magic, and it dawned on him that this girl really was from the Shennv Xuanhui.

Now knowing he couldn’t shake off Gu Ling, he reluctantly turned and said, "Little sister, I appreciate that you paid, but why are you following me? It’s late; shouldn’t you be at home watching dramas?"

"It’s fine, I’m not afraid of danger. I just want to make friends with you," Gu Ling said, batting her beautiful eyes at the Hunter, leaving him quite puzzled.

The Hunter said flatly, "I’m sorry, I don’t need friends."

"No worries, you might not need friends, but I do. I need a friend with your high-level Martial Arts skills. It feels very safe," Gu Ling revealed her true intention of hoping to have such a formidable friend like the Hunter who could help her in critical moments.

The hunter was no fool and refused directly, "Sorry, I have a lot to do and no time to go to any lengths for friends."

Gu Ling added, "This isn’t just helping a friend; it’s about upholding an oath. Remember, you’re supposed to protect Sister Lin Xi, and we are her closest friends. If we’re in danger, Sister Lin Xi won’t ignore us. If Sister Lin Xi ends up in danger trying to help us, you’ll have to act. It’s that simple."

After hearing such a long and reasonable remark, the hunter was at a loss for words, unable to find a rebuttal. After all, he wasn’t good at arguing with others; with those he had conflicts with, he usually resolved it by simply chopping them down with his sword.

"See, from this angle, Sister Lin Xi and we are a team. Since we’re all part of a team, helping each other is only right. Besides, from the looks of it, you don’t have a decent place to stay, and without a penny to your name, you don’t have many options either," Gu Ling’s words stabbed into the hunter’s heart like a knife.

"I’ll endure it, endure it, endure it!" The hunter was very upset, but there was nothing he could do; he obviously couldn’t just chop down Gu Ling. What infuriated him the most was that this girl, despite being so annoying, pretended to be innocent and naïve.

"How about this, you can stay at my place for a while, see Sister Lin Xi, and get to know us. If you think we’re good people, maybe you can consider becoming friends with us," Gu Ling said while grabbing the hunter’s sleeve. "Come on, I’m a girl and I don’t mind; what’s there for a big guy like you to fuss about?"

"No need! I’ll take care of my own matters." The hunter shook off Gu Ling’s grasp and turned around, striding away quickly, with a hint of fleeing from the scene. He was truly scared of Gu Ling now.

Gu Ling pouted, somewhat annoyed, "What’s the matter, turning down an invitation from a beauty? Really tactless. I bet you’re definitely single."

The hunter, not yet far off, heard this and felt a sudden pang in his heart, almost stumbling and twisting his ankle.

Just then, someone drove up, called the hunter, and urged him to get in the car. The hunter seemed to trust the person and immediately got into the car.

"Who was that little girl who just made you look so embarrassed?" the driver, a friend of the hunter and also a member of the Special Investigation Team, asked.

"It’s nothing, just a bothersome little girl," the hunter replied, deliberately concealing Gu Ling’s details because he didn’t want Lin Xi’s issues to become widely known.

The friend laughed, "Alright, I won’t pry into your affairs. When will you join us? The higher-ups have been urging me to invite you to join."

"Let’s wait a bit longer, I’m not in the mood lately," the hunter said, then remembered something, "Why are you here in this city? As far as I know, this place is already under the jurisdiction of the Special Investigation Team, led by someone named Zhuo Hang who should be able to handle everything."

In response, his friend shook his head, "The Special Investigation Team oversees different areas and takes on different tasks, yet we are interconnected and sometimes collaborate on particular events."

Upon hearing this, the hunter was startled, "Could it be that this city is facing a special event that even Zhuo Hang can’t handle, requiring more people to step in?"

The friend’s expression grew solemn, "Indeed, lately many undercover agents in Organization X have vanished without a trace, which is very worrying for us, fearing that this group of lunatics might be up to something big."