149: Magical Skills +1 +1

When Gu Xiaoyue returned to the dormitory, Chu Li, Charlie, Ye Wanrou, and Chen Yixuan were all waiting for her at the door.

She chuckled softly, "I'm back, don't worry."

She encouraged everyone to rest early and only invited Charlie into her room.

Gu Xiaoyue tossed out Hand's identification, unable to hide a trace of anger.

"How should I describe it? I feel like I've been latched onto."

She hadn't let him come along this time precisely because she was afraid that those harboring malicious intentions toward Charlie would strike again.

Yet, she still couldn't escape the fate of being targeted.

Charlie picked up Hand's identification, his expression revealing a hint of surprise.

This old man was indeed the most senior member of the Dark Night Baron Bandit Group.

"His pet beasts must have exceeded the tenth rank of the Mature stage, right?"

Charlie asked with lingering fear.

"Yes, one of them has already reached the eleventh rank of the Mature stage," Gu Xiaoyue replied nonchalantly.

Charlie's look of surprise deepened, to the point where one could even say it carried a trace of terror.

Just what kind of terrifying existence was Gu Xiaoyue, for her to finish off a powerhouse at the eleventh rank of the Mature stage?

"It's a pity he's old; the Dark Night Baron doesn't give him any good resources even when they have them."

"His strength is indeed not weak, and he even possesses a god-tier skill like Instantaneous Movement."

"But as the saying goes, when soldiers come, block them with generals; when water comes, cover it with earth. In battle, you just need to find the flaw."

Gu Xiaoyue said it lightly, but Charlie's thought was that before one could even find the flaw, the person would already be finished!

However, in today's battle, Gu Xiaoyue could be considered to have had some luck on her side.

Although her level wasn't as high as Hand's, the grade of her pet beasts was high enough.

Moreover, Xiao Qi had perfect-level skills, combined with wielding the Po Di Zi Jin Spear.

This weapon increased the lethality of Xiao Qi's lightning-attribute skills by more than 30%.

But if Hand's wind element had already risen to the Lord-level, her pet beasts probably wouldn't have had the strength to fight back.

Compared to ordinary Mature-stage eleventh-rank pet beasts or fierce beasts, the strength of the Lord-level and Monarch-level increases exponentially.

This is also the reason why the head of the Xiao Family went to great lengths to search for the thousand-year snow ginseng.

Charlie nodded in understanding; Gu Xiaoyue was right.

As a superior, when resources are available, they will always prioritize cultivating subordinates with more potential.

Just as he was about to take his leave, he was met with Gu Xiaoyue's scrutinizing gaze.

"Hmm? What is it, Xiao Yue?"

Gu Xiaoyue wanted to ask if his family had prepared a body double for him.

The kind of scapegoat who gets dragged out to take the fall when the master's life is threatened.

Before she transmigrated, she had read novels about real and fake heiresses and the "civets for princes" trope.

She just didn't know if this future heir to the Duke had a backup as well.

This was the doubt that had arisen in her mind because of the two masked men from earlier.

"Charlie, if—I mean if—did the Duke prepare, how should I put it, in case you have an accident and lose too much blood, do you have a mobile blood bank by your side?"

Charlie's eyes flickered; he understood what Gu Xiaoyue meant.

The royal family would raise a child with a matching blood type for the heir.

Once the heir had an accident, that was when this child would come in handy.

"Vincent has one who has always been by his side, and he came along this time to the Dragon Kingdom as well."

"Harry and I, we are each other's—"

Charlie's expression dimmed slightly.

He didn't want to think about facing such a fate.

Now that Gu Xiaoyue had asked, he had to bring up this bloody truth.

There was no other reason; Charlie felt that Gu Xiaoyue must have experienced something to ask about this.

He also firmly believed that Gu Xiaoyue was the key piece to help him and Harry change their fates!

"Alright, I understand. I'm tired."

Gu Xiaoyue clearly just wanted to end the conversation as soon as possible; she saw the struggle and pain in Charlie's eyes.

Most children from noble families cannot do as they please.

This is the price paid for being born with a golden key.

Charlie nodded obediently and left, gently closing the door behind him.

Those two masked men had specifically worn masks to hide their identities.

Although their strength wasn't much, their ability to escape and get away was quite impressive.

She didn't want to dwell on it; it was more important to improve the strength of her pet beasts.

Gu Xiaoyue carefully studied the attributes and skills of her twelve pet beasts.

She also wanted Instantaneous Movement.

Xiao Lu had Tornado, but its level was still low, and it was too early for it to join the battle.

Gu Xiaoyue entered the Yu Beast Space with her consciousness; Ying Long was dazed and looking somewhat satisfied.

Hou, on the other Hand, was looking at her with a resentful gaze.

What's wrong with this?

"Gu Xiaoyue, you let me go into battle today just to be a bystander!"

"Ying Long could fight in its original form, it had such a blast!"

If looks could kill, Gu Xiaoyue would probably have already been torn to pieces by Hou's gaze.

"I don't have any Huanpo Lotus right now, but later I'll raise you to the eighth rank of the Mature stage."

Gu Xiaoyue didn't want Hou to keep looking at her like that, so she had to start making empty promises to it.

"Hmph!"

Hou snorted through its nose, "Don't feed me empty promises; I don't like starch!"

"Really, really!"

Gu Xiaoyue smiled somewhat obsequiously.

Qingqing had also finished absorbing the hun yuan pearl and came flying over, flapping its wings.

And Little Bear, both looking at Gu Xiaoyue with some resentment.

She knew that Qingqing and Little Bear were blaming her for not letting them transform into human form even though they were at the sixth rank of the Mature stage.

It wasn't that they didn't like their beast forms; it was just that besides them, only Xiao Hei and Xiao Lan hadn't transformed.

And they were the ones who went into battle the most; how could they not feel aggrieved!

Gu Xiaoyue scratched her head, feeling a bit awkward.

There was no other way, so she had to continue making empty promises to her babies.

"Qingqing, Little Bear, don't be impatient. Once I have the materials, I'll let you transform too!"

Ying Long rolled its eyes, "Don't forget, you still owe me a thousand-year snow ginseng!"

What a sin!

These are all debts!

Gu Xiaoyue picked a few ripe tianling fruits.

"Except for Xiao Lu, everyone with the Wind Attribute eat."

"I want Tornado; whoever can produce it gets a reward!"

Xiao Qi, Ying Long, and Hou all took one and ate it.

Gu Xiaoyue gave Xiao Hei and Qingqing one each as well, to see if they could obtain Instantaneous Movement.

Before long, the system panel flashed a notification.

The new skill Xiao Qi obtained was Wind Blade.

Ying Long's was Ice-Sealing Heaven and Earth; although it was a god-tier skill, Gu Xiaoyue felt disappointment + 1.

When it came to Hou, the skill it obtained was World-Destroying Divine Fire.

This name sounded domineering, and its power must be even more impressive than Fire Sea.

Hou was very proud, "From now on, this master can walk sideways; once this skill comes out, who can compete!"

Gu Xiaoyue was speechless; she wanted Tornado!

Looking at Qingqing and Xiao Hei, the skill Qingqing obtained was Empathy.

Gu Xiaoyue felt disappointment + 1 again.

However, Xiao Hei lived up to expectations; a new skill, Instantaneous Movement, appeared in its skill bar!

"Xiao Hei is still the best!"

Gu Xiaoyue couldn't help herself; she hugged Xiao Hei's huge head and gave it a big kiss.

Unfortunately, she couldn't see that Xiao Hei's huge black lion head was covered in a layer of blush.

"Xiao Hei, you should practice this new skill first, and get it to the advanced level!"

Gu Xiaoyue instructed, but the Tornado she wanted was still nowhere to be found.

She had no choice but to wait a while and feed them another round of tianling fruit later!

However, before Gu Xiaoyue could obtain Tornado, she had to prepare for the various matters of the National Competition.