129: Exchange Student Charlie

The person Gu Xiaoyue grabbed was none other than Guan Yue, who previously worked at the Beastmaster Association.

When Guan Yue realized someone was grabbing her collar, she turned around and saw it was Gu Xiaoyue; her expression was a mix of shock and hatred.

"Gu Xiaoyue! What are you doing? I've already come to work at a supermarket, can't you just let me go?!"

Gu Xiaoyue scoffed, "Is it me not letting you go, or you not letting me go? Tell me, a bounty of 300,000 star coins to kill me? Am I really worth so little?"

Guan Yue looked astonished, and then her face flushed red.

"A 300,000 star coin bounty for you? Do you think money is that easy to earn? I don't even make 20,000 star coins a month! Why would I spend 300,000 to put a bounty on you? Am I bored out of my mind?"

Now it was Gu Xiaoyue's turn to be surprised; Guan Yue actually wasn't admitting it.

Guan Yue explained that because she wanted to work at the Beastmaster Association, her family had spent hundreds of thousands of star coins pulling strings, exhausting all their savings.

She did earn some money at the Beastmaster Association, but she also had living expenses.

After she was fired, she didn't have any specialized skills, so she could only work at a supermarket.

"300,000 is enough for my family to live on for one or two years. What benefit would I get from hiring someone to kill you?"

Guan Yue stared at Gu Xiaoyue with a mix of grievance and resentment, tears welling up in her eyes.

Gu Xiaoyue frowned. Could it really not be her?

She released her grip on Guan Yue's collar.

Wu Yan's brain was still in her Yu Beast Space, containing the records of the bounty.

If she had truly wronged Guan Yue, she would still be able to find the real culprit behind the scenes.

"A gentleman loves wealth, but obtains it in the right way. If you hadn't harbored evil intentions from the start, you wouldn't have ended up in this situation."

Gu Xiaoyue didn't pity her; she had brought this upon herself.

Guan Yue turned her head away and ignored her.

"Anyway, I'm in this state now, you can say whatever you want!"

Gu Xiaoyue shook her head, turned around to find Mu Qingning, and continued her shopping.

After buying everything, she dropped Mu Qingning off at home and then went to the Beastmaster Association to find Qin Shao.

"Manager Qin, I have a favor to ask you—"

Qin Shao raised an eyebrow, "What is it? Tell me."

Gu Xiaoyue took out Wu Yan's brain and displayed the previous bounty information.

"This is a bounty from a while ago. It's been taken down now, but can you still find out who posted it?"

Qin Shao looked at Gu Xiaoyue suspiciously and frowned in thought for a moment.

"This falls under the red line of the Beastmaster Association—"

Gu Xiaoyue knew she was in a difficult position, so she didn't beat around the bush, "What are your conditions?"

"If you become the Honorary President of our Beastmaster Association in Hechuan City, Wumu Province, then it won't count as a red line. In the future, whenever you want to sell rare treasures, you must also do it through the Hechuan City Beastmaster Association."

Do the Beastmaster Associations in every provincial capital have KPI assessments too?

Gu Xiaoyue stared into Qin Shao's eyes, "Honorary President, you won't be assigning me any work, will you?"

She really hated trouble. If they asked her to handle Beastmaster Association affairs, she would quit immediately!

"Don't worry, you don't need to do anything. Just make sure to prioritize listing your materials with our association."

Qin Shao got up, took an application form from the cabinet, and handed it to Gu Xiaoyue.

The form just asked for basic information and awards, so Gu Xiaoyue filled it out and handed it back to Qin Shao.

"Good. I'll submit the application first. With the Qin family's recommendation, it will definitely be approved. Once it's approved, I'll help you investigate."

Qin Shao put the brain into her desk drawer and locked it.

"Alright, I'll wait for your news."

After finishing her business, Gu Xiaoyue left the Beastmaster Association. On her way back to Nanya Academy, she encountered a blonde, blue-eyed boy asking for directions.

"Hello, beautiful. Do you know how to get to Nanya Academy?"

Gu Xiaoyue nodded and pointed out the way for him.

She didn't mention that she was also a student at Nanya, as she didn't know what this boy was up to.

He looked like a foreigner, and his Dragon Country language was a bit stiff.

"Oh, okay. Thank you, beautiful."

The handsome blonde guy gave Gu Xiaoyue a wink, which made her scalp tingle.

Foreign boys were just too enthusiastic, which she couldn't really handle.

She nodded and was just about to turn away when, unexpectedly, the handsome foreigner grabbed Gu Xiaoyue's hand.

The handsome blonde guy seemed to curse, then grabbed Gu Xiaoyue and started running.

She didn't understand what was going on, but was dragged along as they ran.

"Stop!"

Two men in black suits and sunglasses, also blonde, were chasing after them.

"What's the situation?"

Gu Xiaoyue asked him while running.

The handsome blonde guy was panting, "I, I am, an exchange student at Nanya Academy. Save, save me—I will repay you!"

Gu Xiaoyue had indeed heard people discussing before that Nanya Academy would be getting an exchange student.

It wasn't just Nanya Academy; all five of the top academies in the Dragon Country had exchange students.

It was an agreement between the Dragon Country and the Country of the Setting Sun, considered a friendly exchange for Beastmaster academics.

Nanya had sent out a senior in her third year, who was second on the Battle Strength Ranking.

Unexpectedly, the exchange student from the Country of the Setting Sun had gotten lost before even reaching Nanya, and had been picked up by Gu Xiaoyue.

"How can you prove you're an exchange student?"

Gu Xiaoyue didn't quite believe it; such a coincidence seemed unlikely.

The handsome blonde guy frowned, pulled her into a corner, and drew a summoning array.

A document appeared in his hand, "Look, I'm not lying."

Gu Xiaoyue looked clearly at the document and confirmed that the boy in front of her was indeed the exchange student.

But she was still a bit puzzled as to why he had asked her for help right away.

How did he know she had the strength to deal with those two nearly two-meter-tall foreign strongmen?

It couldn't be that he was just grasping at straws, right?

Just as Gu Xiaoyue was confirming the handsome blonde guy's identity, the two men in sunglasses and suits caught up.

As they approached, the handsome blonde guy hurriedly said, "Save me, I will really repay you!"

Gu Xiaoyue curled her lip. I think you're my retribution!

Based on the running speed of these two men in sunglasses and the flaws in their combat stance, she deduced that they were likely quasi-legendary level.

They closed in on Gu Xiaoyue and the other, "Wait, wait—"

It seemed like there was a language barrier; they wanted to say something but couldn't express it.

Gu Xiaoyue flew forward and kicked one of the men in sunglasses in the stomach.

The other man in sunglasses didn't seem to expect Gu Xiaoyue to attack.

He hesitated for a moment, then threw a punch at her.

Gu Xiaoyue dodged to the side and countered with a hand strike, knocking him down.

After all, she was someone who had undergone eleven physical enhancements; Gu Xiaoyue's speed and strength were enough to keep both of them on the ground.

"Wow, beautiful, you're amazing!"

The handsome blonde guy next to her actually started clapping.

Gu Xiaoyue felt a bit awkward; she felt like something wasn't quite right.

"My name is Charlie, what's your name?"

"Gu Xiaoyue. I'm also a student at Nanya, let's go back to the academy together."

"Then you just—"

Charlie wanted to ask, why didn't you say so when you were giving me directions just now?

He thought about it again and felt that it made sense for a girl to have some defensive awareness.

"Okay, let's go."

They returned to Nanya together. Just as Gu Xiaoyue was preparing to start cultivating Ice Flame in her dorm, Ye Wanrou called out to her, "Xiao Yue, the class advisor said the principal is looking for you!"