120: Under the Overturned Nest

So the previous unknown number belonged to Gu Qi. Seeing that Gu Xiaoyue didn't answer, he used Gu Xiaoxing's number to call again.

Gu Xiaoyue snorted coldly, "Second Master Gu, you're joking. How could I possibly have that ability?"

The person on the other end didn't seem to hear her sarcasm, and taking the opportunity to press his point, he threatened, "It's good that you know your own worth. Hurry up and return the Xiao Family's item! Don't cause trouble outside and implicate the Gu Family!"

So the Xiao Family was openly pressuring the Gu Family, claiming she had taken something of theirs.

Gu Yongze went to the Chu Family Head yesterday to propose marriage, but he was probably put off.

That was why Gu Qi called Gu Xiaoyue again.

Although Gu Xiaoyue had diverted the trouble, the business world was treacherous, and there were too many old foxes she couldn't easily handle.

Anyway, she was in training now, and she didn't care about how the Xiao Family was doing or what was happening with the Gu Family.

She replied to Gu Qi, "I don't understand what you're talking about," and hung up the phone.

Immediately, she muted her brain and stopped answering any calls.

After practicing for a long time, White Gaze went ahead to prepare food for Gu Xiaoyue.

Coach Huo also told them to pause, and called Gu Xiaoyue to the side.

Standing beside him was a middle-aged woman with a well-proportioned figure and a beautiful face, her expression both kind and heroic.

"This is Coach Duan, the National Team coach for the 26-35 age group."

Coach Huo introduced, "In a few years, you'll be working under him!"

As he spoke, he wore a sorrowful expression.

Coach Duan smiled and said, "Old Huo, you're acting again. Why do you love to act so much every day?"

Gu Xiaoyue looked at the two people in front of her and realized they were a couple!

She respectfully bowed to Coach Duan, and Coach Duan nodded.

"Old Huo said you needed Golden Herb and han jiang grass, so I collected a few. I was afraid you'd need them urgently, so I brought them to you first."

Coach Duan handed 4 Golden Herbs and 1 han jiang grass to Gu Xiaoyue.

He warned Gu Xiaoyue seriously and cautiously, "Spiritual plants are good, but don't use too many."

Coach Duan seemed hesitant to speak, he glanced at Coach Huo, and in the end, didn't say anything.

Both Coach Huo and Coach Duan said that it was not advisable to use too many spiritual plants and immortal herbs.

Gu Xiaoyue also knew there would be some drawbacks, but looking at Coach Duan's expression, it seemed there was more to it.

She was anxious to become stronger and indeed planned to feed Yinglong and Hou all the way to the 7th stage of maturity.

After all, the quantity of Golden Herbs and Huanpo Lotus was sufficient now.

She couldn't help but ask, what kind of serious consequences could there be?

Coach Huo sighed, "It's fine for pet beasts to upgrade by eating spiritual plants. It's just that with your Human Level talent, I'm afraid that when the pet beasts' levels get too high in the future, your Mental Power won't be able to control them, and you'll be backlashed by the pet beasts."

After all, pet beasts are tamed fierce beasts with residual wildness. Growing too quickly makes it even harder to eliminate that wildness, weakening the bond between them and the Beastmaster.

If the Beastmaster's Mental Power is not strong enough, there have been examples of pet beasts backlashing against their Beastmaster.

If not for Gu Xiaoyue catching a glimmer of probing light in Coach Huo's eyes.

She would have really thought he was worried about her.

Coach Huo was clearly testing her!

He was also suspicious that Gu Xiaoyue's talent level was not right, so he used the excuse of spiritual plants to test her.

"Coach Huo is right. I'm not using them all for myself; I have quite a few to give away. You know my family conditions are not good. Since awakening my talent, I've relied on friends' help; otherwise, I wouldn't be where I am today. Now that I can train under Coach Huo, whatever you arrange for me in the future, as long as I can do it, I will do my best!"

Gu Xiaoyue put away the Golden Herbs and han jiang grass, speaking very movingly to Coach Huo and Coach Duan, full of gratitude.

Coach Huo's expression revealed a trace of disappointment, then immediately turned to relief.

"Alright, anyway, the pros and cons have been explained to you. How you proceed is up to you."

Actually, what Gu Xiaoyue cared about most was whether using spiritual plants to upgrade would have any negative effects on the pet beasts.

Since there weren't any, she wasn't so worried.

After all, Yinglong and Hou were contracted with her heart blood, and the other pet beasts also got along very well with her.

As for Mental Power, she had been meditating and practicing every day since contracting Xiao Lu, indeed fearing she wouldn't keep up with the pet beasts' growth speed.

Although the results were minimal, Gu Xiaoyue could feel that at the current stage, she was more than capable of controlling the pet beasts.

She said goodbye to the two coaches and went to the cafeteria to find Chu Li and the others.

White Gaze had already prepared food for her.

Gu Xiaoyue was a bit hungry, so she started eating right away.

"Sister, I'm going back to Damon tomorrow."

Gu Xiaoyue stopped what she was doing, "Only two days, and you're leaving already?"

"For this diplomatic event, Damon only gave me three days."

Although he was a Damon prince, White Gaze didn't have much say, and he had to follow arrangements when attending official events.

Gu Xiaoyue nodded and continued eating.

Watching her eat happily, White Gaze's eyes were full of tenderness and reluctance, "Before the World Championships, I'm afraid I'll have to train hard in Damon and can't run around. We won't be able to meet again until the World Championships in two years, right, Sister?"

Gu Xiaoyue swallowed the piece of meat and comforted him, "Not necessarily."

White Gaze's eyes lit up, and he continued, "I still really want to go to the secret realm on your side. Maybe if my strength is strong enough, I'll go find you to explore the secret realm!"

"Mm, then I'll wait for you in Damon, Sister! Will you come to see me off tomorrow, Sister?"

White Gaze stared into her eyes with expectation.

Gu Xiaoyue smiled gently, "Mm, I'll see you off."

The atmosphere on White Gaze's side was harmonious, while on the side of Chu Li, Shui Lingyu, and He Zhichen, the air pressure was extremely low.

The three of them chewed their food fiercely. Since Gu Xiaoyue said she was going to see him off, they naturally had to follow.

Don't let this kid from Damon Country abduct Xiao Yue.

"I'll go see you off too!"

Chu Li spoke up, and Shui Lingyu and He Zhichen also chimed in.

White Gaze was a bit awkward; he wanted to be alone with Gu Xiaoyue, but the three of them wouldn't give him any chance at all.

But he couldn't refuse, and he still had to thank them for their kindness.

After eating, Gu Xiaoyue checked her brain and was surprised to see 3 missed calls from unknown numbers.

She assumed they were harassment calls from the Gu Family and didn't pay any attention to them at all, until she received a strange message.

"【Gu Xiaoyue, I would like to talk to you. Could you give me a chance? — — Xiao Han.】"

Gu Xiaoyue raised an eyebrow. This Xiao Han was probably from the Xiao Family.

She dialed the number from the message, and a female voice came from the other end, "Gu Xiaoyue, you finally called me."

Gu Xiaoyue thought she had some special information, but the other party only wanted to meet and talk.

Trying to trick her into going out with one sentence; did they take her for a fool?

Gu Xiaoyue didn't stand on ceremony with Xiao Han either, "I'm in closed special training with the National Team and can't go out. If you have something to say, say it here."

Xiao Han chuckled lightly, "Although it's closed special training, it's not impossible for Gu Xiaoyue to come out if you want to. I'm afraid you have already received news recently that the Gu Family is being suppressed by the Xiao Family. When the nest is overturned, how can any eggs remain intact? I also want to cooperate with Gu Xiaoyue to achieve a win-win situation."