Super upgrade speed

Gu Xiaoxing thought that after she said Chu Li would soon dump Gu Xiaoyue, Gu Xiaoyue would at least show a look of surprise or fear.

However, Gu Xiaoyue's expression didn't change at all.

"Chu Li went on a blind date tonight with Lin Zhiyi, the eldest legitimate daughter of the Lin family.

I advise you to be sensible and stay away from Chu Li. After all, the Chu family is not something a small, humble household like yours can match!"

Gu Xiaoxing looked resentful, trying to find a trace of panic on Gu Xiaoyue's face, but why was she still looking so calm and composed!

Gu Xiaoyue was almost amused by Gu Xiaoxing. Who did Gu Xiaoxing think she was, running over here to tell her all this nonsense?

"What does this have to do with you?" Gu Xiaoyue even felt a bit of pity for Gu Xiaoxing.

If she didn't owe Chu Li money, she would really love to stay far away from him.

Gu Xiaoyue didn't know why Chu Li had suddenly started pursuing her.

In her eyes, Chu Li was a total romantic fool. Fortunately, she wasn't a heartless woman; otherwise, Chu Li would have willingly let her swindle him out of money and affection.

Let alone a blind date, even if he were getting engaged or married, it wouldn't have anything to do with her.

"Look at yourself before talking about me. No matter how you look at it, you should call me sister."

Gu Xiaoyue looked at Gu Xiaoxing's face, which was turning red and then white, finding it somewhat funny.

Since it was clear she couldn't win the argument, Gu Xiaoxing signaled Huang Min and the others, and they began to draw a summoning array.

Seeing this, Gu Xiaoyue didn't indulge them. "Don't bother summoning a Young life stage 1 creature and embarrassing yourselves."

Scrawling a summoning array, Gu Xiaoyue summoned Qingqing.

Qingqing's feathers had grown a bit longer now, and it was the size of an adult hen. Once it reached Young life stage 3, it would be able to fly.

"Young life stage 2!" Huang Min, who was nearby, exclaimed.

Did this Gu Xiaoyue feed the Qingluan pig feed? How did it grow so fast!

"What kind of heaven-sent treasures did Chu Li give you for your pet beast to grow so fast?"

"You want to know?" Gu Xiaoyue smiled mischievously. "The Qingluan has a skill to summon its Fire Phoenix master. Shall I call Chu Li here so you can ask him yourself?"

Watching the girls look terrified, Gu Xiaoyue thought that Chu Li's title as the school bully was still quite useful.

"Do you really want me to call Chu Li over? Get lost!"

Gu Xiaoyue watched them flee the scene in satisfaction and sighed.

She didn't want to use someone else's power to bully others, but compared to making threats or fighting, bringing up Chu Li was much more effective.

Qingqing's skill hadn't leveled up yet, and given the current distance between her and Chu Li, it was impossible for her to summon Chu Li over.

It was just to bluff Gu Xiaoxing and that bunch of idiots.

Returning home, Gu Xiaoyue tidied everything up, set up the compartments in the Yu Beast Space, and laid down mats.

"From now on, one pet per room, you hear me?"

Then she started handing out snacks. After finishing a bag, Xiao Qi raised its two hooves to ask Gu Xiaoyue for more.

Gu Xiaoyue gave it another bag.

Xiao Jiu and Qingqing, who had only eaten one bag, looked aggrieved, so Gu Xiaoyue had no choice but to give them another bag.

Seeing Xiao Jiu's nine drooping little heads instantly perk up because of the extra bag of snacks.

In the days that followed, they attended classes and trained as usual. Gu Xiaoyue didn't ask Chu Li if he had gone on a blind date that night, and Chu Li didn't say anything either.

The progress of the task previously issued by the system was still at 0.

Four days later, the Four-legged Beast leveled up from Young life stage 2 to 3, and its size was already that of a Border Collie. To Gu Xiaoyue's surprise, its Lightning Strike had leveled up to intermediate.

Three days later, Xiao Jiu and Qingqing also reached Young life stage 3.

Xiao Jiu's size was about the same as Xiao Qi's, while Qingqing was as big as an adult rooster. Although its feathers weren't very full, the ice-blue mist around its body was stronger, and it could already fly in circles around Gu Xiaoyue.

Xiao Qi's Wind Control, Xiao Jiu's Water Spray, and Qingqing's Ice Flame had all leveled up to intermediate.

According to the progress, the skill to summon the Fire Phoenix master would take at least another week or so of practice to reach intermediate.

Gu Xiaoyue really didn't understand why Chu Li was so keen on practicing this skill.

What if one day in the future, she was in the middle of a bath and got summoned over by Chu Li?

It was still low-level now, but what if it leveled up later and something that awkward actually happened?

Then she would just have to kill him to silence him—

"Students, we have been in school for ten days. This month's benefit is Profound Level beast food, and everyone can receive a three-month supply.

Next week, we have a mid-month exam, which will count towards your usual grades and be combined with the end-of-month exam to calculate the final grade.

The mid-month exam grade accounts for 40%, and the monthly exam grade accounts for 60%.

Students who rank last will be sent to the key class.

The key class also has an elimination system, and the last place will be sent back to the ordinary class.

So I hope everyone takes this seriously." Teacher Han notified the students of the Elite Class about the monthly exam matters.

He looked at Chu Li and Gu Xiaoyue with a complicated expression.

For some time now, Gu Xiaoyue and Chu Li had been training at Chu Li's private training ground, and he had no idea about the growth progress of their pet beasts.

He also had no idea whether they were actually training or secretly flirting.

As for Chu Li, Teacher Han wasn't worried at all.

But for Gu Xiaoyue, even if she had a Heaven Level pet beast, if she didn't train properly—plus the fact that Human Level beasts had the slowest growth rate—Teacher Han was still a little worried.

After all, she had finally passed the transfer competition to get into the Elite Class; if she didn't work hard, she could very well be sent back to the ordinary class.

Teacher Han certainly didn't know that Gu Xiaoyue and Chu Li had been practicing the mutual summoning skill during this time.

Chu Li's Fire Phoenix had already reached Young life stage 3, and Fireball had leveled up to intermediate.

Because Chu Li had Earth Level talent, he discovered after Gu Xiaoyue's reminder that pet beasts practice faster in the Yu Beast Space than training outside.

That's why he and Gu Xiaoyue only called out the Qingluan and Fire Phoenix when practicing the summoning skill.

"Teacher, can you reveal the content of the exam?" a student asked, raising their hand.

If they could know what the exam was about, they could go back and cram; who knows, maybe they could get a good grade.

Teacher Han pushed up his glasses. "The content is very simple. If the pet beast reaches Young life stage 2 and the skill reaches intermediate, you get 40 points.

If it's Young life stage 1 and the skill reaches intermediate, or Young life stage 2 and the skill hasn't upgraded and is still low-level, you get 20 points.

If it's Young life stage 1 and the skill is low-level, you get 0 points.

I believe a large portion of our class will be able to get 40 points."

Generally speaking, pet beasts grow faster in the Yu Beast Space than training outside.

Therefore, if you often take your pet beast out for training, it is indeed possible for the growth level not to increase while the skill upgrades first.

However, in Gu Xiaoyue's view, that was like pulling up seedlings to help them grow; without ensuring the pet beast rests, wouldn't it just be twice the effort for half the result?

Gu Xiaoyue didn't have too many requirements for Xiao Qi and the others, and their intelligence was much higher than other people's pet beasts.

They didn't need Gu Xiaoyue to supervise them; they would train on their own whenever they were free.

After hearing Teacher Han's words, many students breathed a sigh of relief, while others were eager to try and get a full score.

Gu Xiaoyue gave Chu Li a look; she didn't really want to expose Qingqing's strength.

The previous buzz had just died down. If other students knew the Qingluan was already Young life stage 3, who knows if it would end up on the school forum and be gossiped about again.

Chu Li chuckled softly and patted Gu Xiaoyue on the head. "Don't worry. As long as I am by your side, I will protect you."

Gu Xiaoyue rolled her eyes at Chu Li for touching her again.

She didn't understand what Chu Li meant by "worry" or "protect," until the day of the mid-month exam, when she finally understood.