187: Forest and Green Train

However, with Gu Mingzhu's personality... if he didn't bring out that three-core weapon, the Director of the Beast Taming Bureau wouldn't have been willing to let his prize disciple take her to the forest for training.

So, in Chu Yun's opinion, this deal was still a gain.

After all, none of the guards in the entire City Lord's Mansion who were roughly the same rank as Gu Mingzhu dared to go out with her... Wang Yi was at least somewhat reliable; they had spent time together before, so they should get along relatively well.

Anyway, that's how it was: Chu Yun reluctantly parted with a three-core weapon to bribe the Director of the Beast Taming Bureau, which led to Wang Yi agreeing to take Gu Mingzhu to the forest for training.

Soon, Wang Yi and the other two arrived Outside the Bastion.

However, this trio was different from previous trios, because Ge Yunying had been replaced by Gu Mingzhu.

"Where are we going first?" Gu Mingzhu, seeing that they didn't rush into the forest after arriving Outside the Bastion, but instead walked towards a sparsely populated path, asked curiously.

"To find a companion," Wang Yi said indifferently.

That was the direction to Ge Yunying's home; since he and Feng Zhi were both out, how could Ge Yunying be left out?

The three of them always acted together, so they could look out for each other in the Ferocious Beast Forest, where danger and opportunity coexisted.

Moreover, today... "Oh? How come I haven't heard that you have a companion Outside the Bastion?" Gu Mingzhu raised an eyebrow; she really knew very little about Wang Yi, as she usually spent most of her time in the City Lord's Mansion and didn't go out much.

So, she asked this question purely out of curiosity.

"There's a lot you haven't heard of; do I have to report everything to you one by one?" Wang Yi didn't want to say much to Gu Mingzhu; this girl was no ordinary person, very difficult to deal with.

If it were an ordinary girl, she might get angry or feel wronged at this point, but Gu Mingzhu showed no such reaction.

Although Wang Yi's words sounded as if he had eaten gunpowder, Gu Mingzhu didn't care; she didn't even press further, falling silent.

But her expression didn't look like she had no curiosity at all.

Feng Zhi didn't know much about Gu Mingzhu, and coupled with Gu Mingzhu's cute appearance and sweet tone when she spoke, he felt some sympathy for her, so he stepped forward two paces and quietly told Wang Yi: "Why are you so aggressive today? She's a girl, after all."

"A girl?" Wang Yi quickly turned to look at Gu Mingzhu after hearing him, and seeing that she was fine, he whispered to Feng Zhi, "I hope you can still say that after you see her true colors later."

Feng Zhi: ???

Was he not the only one hiding his strength here?

"Let's go. Just be careful, and don't let her set her sights on you." Wang Yi implied, 'Brother, I can only help you this much.'

Feng Zhi inexplicably felt a chill down his spine after hearing that.

When they arrived at Ge Yunying's doorstep, just as Wang Yi reached out to knock, the door opened from inside.

Ge Yunying, dressed in a blue casual outfit, just happened to come out: "You're here, perfect, let's go."

She had been waiting at home for a while, afraid that Wang Yi might have something come up and couldn't make it, so she was just about to go to the forest by herself without waiting, but unexpectedly ran into him.

"So the companion little brother Wang Yi mentioned is an older sister," Gu Mingzhu said, afraid that Ge Yunying wouldn't notice her, as she bounced over, naturally took Ge Yunying's hand, and said with a smile, "Hello, Older Sister, my name is Gu Mingzhu; you can just call me Mingzhu."

Ge Yunying: ?

Gu Mingzhu's name... she seemed to have heard it before... Oh right, it was the City Lord's Mansion's talented junior, Gu Mingzhu, whom Wang Yi and Feng Zhi had mentioned to her earlier!

Originally, Ge Yunying didn't like being suddenly touched by others, let alone holding hands, so she instinctively wanted to shake her off, but when she met Gu Mingzhu's bright eyes, she felt a pang of reluctance and let her hold her hand.

Wang Yi's inner thoughts: I want to hold Yunying's little hand too, ahhh!!!

"Hello, my name is Ge Yunying; you can just call me Yunying," Ge Yunying said politely.

"So it's Older Sister Yunying. Do you usually go to the forest for training together?"

Gu Mingzhu pulled Ge Yunying aside, completely ignoring the two boys.

Logically, since Wang Yi was so "afraid" of Gu Mingzhu, he should have relaxed a bit when she moved aside, but the problem was precisely here—she pulled Ge Yunying to the side with her!

Wang Yi was particularly worried about Ge Yunying's personal safety and psychological state.

So, while the two girls were chatting happily, Wang Yi couldn't help but call out from behind: "Yunying, come here for a moment; I have something to tell you."

"Oh, okay," Ge Yunying, not suspecting anything, walked over.

Gu Mingzhu didn't follow, but stood still, smiling sweetly.

"Yunying, I'm telling you..."

Wang Yi quietly whispered a few words into Ge Yunying's ear, essentially telling her to be careful of Gu Mingzhu and not to get too close to her.

"Is that necessary?" Ge Yunying frowned slightly after hearing him, not understanding why Wang Yi held such hostility towards a pretty and cute little girl.

"Oh, just listen to me; would I harm you?" Wang Yi was getting a bit anxious, but quickly calmed down. "Right, later, should we still go to the train to buy water?"

If they went, wouldn't that expose the green train?

And Gu Mingzhu wasn't a worry-free girl; if she found out, what then?

Ge Yunying thought for a moment and said, "It's better to try to avoid letting her know. After all, she's currently considered your competitor."

Although she had a good impression of the newly met Gu Mingzhu, she and Wang Yi had long been companions who could entrust their lives to each other, and this matter also concerned the green train, so she naturally had to think it through carefully.

"Feng Zhi, what do you think?" Having received Ge Yunying's answer, Wang Yi then asked Feng Zhi.

Feng Zhi spread his hands and said, "I have no opinion; you two decide."

"Then let's just wander around the outer perimeter and just do a simple mission. Anyway, it's already late, and we wouldn't be able to buy water if we went."

"Okay."

Both of them thought Wang Yi's suggestion was feasible.

Since the tin train was replaced by the green train, it rarely traveled in the outer perimeter, usually staying in the Inner Circle.

"Let's go. Aren't you going to the forest for training? Don't waste time." Wang Yi walked in front and called out to Gu Mingzhu.

"Mm, okay." Gu Mingzhu still had that smiling expression; her smile seemed to be plastered on her face, unchanging no matter who she met.

With Gu Mingzhu's addition, the usual trio became a quartet, two boys and two girls, which seemed harmonious, but beneath the surface, undercurrents surged.

Ge Yunying's home was in a relatively secluded area, but very close to the Ferocious Beast Forest, so they didn't walk long before entering the perilous forest.