The Female Cannon Fodder With Boundless Merits-Chapter 1405 - 1418: Days Favored by the Escape Boss (19)

Chapter 1405: Chapter 1418: Days Favored by the Escape Boss (19)

"Brother...." 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

"Sister..."

No matter how anxious she was, Lan Cao couldn’t change the reality of her brother being taken away.

This time, her target to cling onto like an octopus became Su Li.

The nanny assigned another servant to lead Su Li and them, similar to the previous Leng Feng Mo Zhu, he was also a young boy.

Hmm, the NPCs here don’t seem very friendly to boys.

Quite strange.

The original owner’s memory also had an impression of this scene, but she died too quickly to understand the mystery of this game.

All she knew was that this large mansion was the ancestral home of the Gu family’s main house.

Every year in mid-June, all members of the Gu Family from outside must return to participate in the coming-of-age ceremony for the girls.

Moreover, the Gu family is a family that places great emphasis on women, which often becomes a topic of interest to outsiders.

However, the strange thing about the Gu family’s coming-of-age ceremony is that the participating offspring are not defined by conventional standards such as age, and there isn’t even a fixed standard.

Everything is solely determined by the Clan Leader and the clan elders.

Some girls might have their coming-of-age ceremony at sixteen when they first menstruate, others at twenty-two, and some even after getting married and having children.

Moreover, many coming-of-age ceremonies are held for girls, rarely for boys, although there are exceptions.

In short, this is a family with a long-standing tradition, carrying a bit of mystery.

Everything on this side of the old house continues with old traditions, and the Clan Leader’s power is immense.

When Su Li and Lan Cao were led to the ceremonial viewing platform, Xu Qingqing and two other women had already taken their places. With Su Li and the others, all the female players for this session had arrived, but not a single man like Bearded Brother and them could be seen.

Opposite them sat a row of Gu family elders, both male and female, all elderly people of importance.

No matter how influential they were outside, they all behaved obediently behind the Clan Leader.

Xu Qingqing and her group seemed quite proactive; not long after, they had grasped the current situation.

Listening to their whispers, it was learned that today was the coming-of-age ceremony for Gu family’s Lady Gu Ling.

She had just turned twenty this year and was studying abroad but was suddenly summoned back by the Clan Leader.

The Gu family also had a peculiar phenomenon: family members who had undergone their coming-of-age ceremony were no longer included in the family ranking.

For instance, Gu Ling was originally a Lady, and Xu Qingqing was the Second Young Lady, but from the moment the coming-of-age ceremony was held, Xu Qingqing became the Lady.

If Su Li remembered correctly, the previous nanny addressed her as Second Young Lady.

How coincidental, the identity assigned by the game here was quite similar to reality.

Truly fated rivals.

Xu Qingqing and Su Li were still half-sisters, competing against each other even in ordinary days, so much so that others teased their father upon seeing the distinct divide between Xu Qingqing and Su Li.

"Big Brother, you’re impressive. All your daughters are astonishingly beautiful, a perfect inheritance of our Gu family’s excellent genes."

"The Lady is as beautiful as a Lotus, while the Second Young Lady is like a Peony... such good fortune."

Su Li noticed keenly that the man speaking had an enigmatic expression on his face when talking about the excellent Gu family genes.

Immediately, another clansman chimed in, "It looks like the Lady’s coming-of-age ceremony can be held soon too."

The father of the identity Su Li was given was a square-faced man with thick brows and big eyes, his gaze sharp like blades, only showing a hint of warmth when glancing at Xu Qingqing.

Xu Qingqing’s expression shifted slightly, fingers on the armrest of the chair tensing up involuntarily.

On Mr. Gu, she seemed to... feel a familiar aura.

Out of the corner of her eye, Su Li caught Xu Qingqing’s movement, making her smirk slightly.

Mr. Gu maintained a stern face while dryly saying, "Compared to Qingqing, Xiao Li is more like me... she’s even more outstanding than the aunties of the previous generation."

"Big Brother, really?"

Mr. Gu nodded expressionlessly, "I have a premonition that Xiao Li’s coming-of-age ceremony will come even earlier than Qingqing’s."

Su Li noticed that the previously friendly elders opposite them were now all greedily eyeing her.

Just like... they’ve set their sights on Tang Seng’s flesh.

"Ahem... Quiet," the Clan Leader sitting at the forefront cleared his throat lightly, instantly silencing the crowd.

Even though they restrained their gazes, their bodies still exuded a palpable greed and restlessness.

Su Li tilted her head, interestedly observing this Clan Leader of the Gu family.

He looked old enough, with layers of sagging skin piling up and hanging loosely.

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The sound of an elongated conch horn played, and the fully adorned Gu Ling was carried out.

Su Li couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow; the Gu family’s coming-of-age ceremony was truly unique, full of character, like the musical dramas held in amusement parks.

Gu Ling was dressed like a Sea Princess, adorned with pearls and shells, her dress shimmering.

She lay half-reclined in a large, artificial shell and was carried out by several muscular men in wild costumes.

"Oh, a musical drama, is it? Quite a sight..." Su Li commented with a smiling face.

This style was completely out of place with the ancient mansion.

"The tide rises, the tide falls..." After a long chant, Su Li seemed to hear the sound of waves.

Gu Ling stepped down from the large shell, and the Clan Leader personally scooped a ladle of white, lardy substance from a dark container into a silver cup.

If Su Li wasn’t mistaken, that stuff was refined from some animal’s fat.

The Clan Leader’s movements were devout: he clasped his hands together, bowed to a certain direction, and presented the silver cup to Gu Ling.

Magically, within seconds of the white fat reaching the silver cup, it swiftly melted, revealing only a green cup of Jade Liquid.

Looked irresistibly tempting.

Gu Ling hesitated, looking at this bizarre liquid, not wanting to ingest it, as she had personally witnessed it melting from white fat.

"Drink it."

Impatient clansmen urged continuously.

Holding the silver cup to her lips, feeling suffocated as she intended to gulp it down, the liquid emanated a strange odor, making it impossible for her to force herself.

The scent wafting from the liquid in the silver cup was somewhat like rotten meat, mixed with a sour stench and a hint of bizarre fragrance.

"Drink it, just drink it."

The more people urged, the more fiercely Gu Ling resisted.

"Gu Ling, if you don’t want to drink it, just take a symbolic sip to keep the rules," someone suggested.