Chapter 143: Aura Suppression, Time to Beat Someone Up!

-- Miss Gu, please come with us! Our young lady is waiting for you in the car!

The two men stared at Gu Ci with icy gazes, having already rehearsed in their minds how to deliver this line with a murderous aura that would make the young girl before them tremble with fear and display a look of absolute terror.

Yet... before they could even utter the words, the quiet girl standing before them slowly raised her head. Within her calm eyes, a bone-chilling frost was gathering.

-- Where is Meng Yueling? Take me to her!

That gaze was icy and tranquil, entirely devoid of any trace of anger, yet it inexplicably made one's heart skip a beat.

Subconsciously, both men felt a chill sweep through their entire bodies, their scalps tingling with tension!

Even their thoughts seemed to be frozen solid by Gu Ci's single sentence, instantly grinding to a complete halt.

One of the men instinctively followed Gu Ci's train of thought and replied, -- Our young lady is right in the car.

Simultaneously, he raised his hand and pointed in the direction of the vehicle where Meng Yueling was seated.

Gu Ci cast a cold glance toward the car, and then, without hesitation, walked straight toward it.

Only then did the two men feel as though the ice had thawed, snapping back to their senses.

Seeing that Gu Ci had already taken the initiative to walk toward their young lady's car on her own, the two men hurried to follow, feeling utterly mortified in their hearts.

They had originally expected to be in complete control of the situation this time, but never had they imagined that Gu Ci would seize the initiative the very instant she approached!

She hadn't even given them the chance to deliver their prepared lines and subject Gu Ci to a psychological blow!

Instead, they... felt as though they were the ones who had been given a psychological blow by Gu Ci, leaving them profoundly aggrieved!

Gu Ci walked up to the car, and without bothering to knock, directly pulled open the door and slipped inside.

-- I heard you were looking for me?

Not seeing the scene where Gu Ci was escorted over under the guard of her subordinates, but instead watching her walk over of her own accord, Meng Yueling instinctively frowned.

However, a second later, she figured that Gu Ci must have yielded to her threats and thus proactively come to let her vent her anger, which smoothed out Meng Yueling's furrowed brow.

Looking down at Gu Ci from her lofty position, Meng Yueling put on an expression of artificial elegance and said, -- I was the one looking for you. What, finally realized you couldn't possibly hide from this no matter what, so you gave up running?

Gu Ci had no idea where Meng Yueling got the delusion that she had been running away from her, nor did she care to find out. She only wanted to know one thing...

-- Tell me, what were you planning to do to my parents?

Without changing her expression, Meng Yueling subtly signaled the man in the driver's seat to start the car and drive away.

Afterward, she let out a sinister chuckle and said leisurely, -- What do you think? A father's debts must be paid by his children—it's only natural. And when reversed, the same rule applies!

Gu Ci took in every subtle gesture between Meng Yueling and the driver, fully aware that the vehicle was already in motion, yet she said nothing.

She gently rubbed a cufflink on her right sleeve, a thoughtful look resting deep within her eyes.

After a moment, she spoke lazily, sounding as though she were questioning Meng Yueling or perhaps merely talking to herself, -- So, in order to keep my parents from being disturbed, I really had to come with you after all?

-- It's good that you know!

Meng Yueling threw Gu Ci a triumphant look, her tone laced with increasingly unabashed malice.

From Meng Yueling's perspective, Gu Ci's statement—that she wanted to keep her parents undisturbed and therefore came along—meant that Gu Ci was about to completely submit and let her vent her frustrations.

However, Meng Yueling had no idea that in Gu Ci's dictionary, keeping her parents undisturbed meant something entirely different...

After driving for a distance, the car came to an abrupt halt inside a narrow alleyway.

And this very alley happened to be the one Gu Ci walked through every single night on her way home.

The malice and excitement in Meng Yueling's eyes were practically impossible to conceal. She was the first to step out of the car once her bodyguard opened the door, then she lifted her chin and spoke impatiently to Gu Ci, -- Gu Ci, aren't you getting out? Are you waiting for me to invite you?

With that, she let out a malicious, sneering laugh. -- Well, I suppose I could, but then again...

Gu Ci cast a faint glance at Meng Yueling, casually unbuttoned her top collar button, and finally stepped out of the car.

Her gaze swept across the alley, immediately landing on the black cars that had long been parked there.

At that moment, bodyguards dressed entirely in black, wielding electric batons and various other weapons, emerged from the vehicles one after another with sinister grins, completely surrounding Gu Ci.

Meng Yueling sneered, pointing her uninjured finger at Gu Ci and commanding the surrounding bodyguards, -- Beat her up first, cripple both of her hands, slash up her face, and strip off her clothes! After that... do whatever you want with her! Just make sure you record the whole video for me!

-- Understood, Miss!

Meng Yueling turned back to look at Gu Ci, her eyes filled with cruelty as she said, -- Gu Ci, for the sake of your precious parents, you should know how to behave, right?

This meant that Gu Ci was expected not only to offer no resistance, but also to cooperate obediently!

Yet...

Faced with such a scene, Gu Ci didn't even raise an eyelid. With an air of complete languor, she asked, -- Is everyone here?

Her tone was so devoid of fear that it lacked even a shred of tension.

Meng Yueling laughed out of sheer fury. -- You're at death's door and you're still acting so arrogant? I'd love to see how you'll be begging me for mercy in a minute!

-- What are you waiting for? Get her!

She refused to believe that when the time came, Gu Ci would still be able to maintain this level of calm and composure!

The bodyguards instantly felt that their dignity had been challenged and insulted. Hearing Meng Yueling's command, they immediately closed in on Gu Ci from all directions.

Even though Meng Yueling had warned them beforehand that Gu Ci possessed some martial arts skills, none of the bodyguards took it seriously.

They were nothing like the incompetent thugs Meng Yueling had brought last time; they possessed genuine, solid training!

How could they possibly be beaten back by a mere girl in her late teens or early twenties?

Harboring such contempt, these bodyguards didn't even bother using their electric batons, lunging forward with empty hands to grab Gu Ci. However, reality dealt them a heavy and immediate blow!

Gu Ci suddenly dipped her waist at an unbelievable angle, cleanly dodging their combined attack.

Following that, she lashed out with a swift kick, targeting an undefended vulnerability, and directly sent the bodyguard at the very front flying backward!

The sheer force of the impact nearly caused the bodyguard to vomit blood on the spot!

Yet it didn't end there. The momentum and angle of Gu Ci's strike were so devastating that this bodyguard crashed straight into the two men behind him, sending all three of them hurtling backward two or three meters until they crashed violently into the alley wall, finally coming to a dead stop!