160: Confidentiality of treatment

After Pei Ran left, Gu Xiaoyue spoke to Lv Hao and the others.

"I hope everyone can keep the matter of my healing beast secret."

Lv Hao immediately understood. If they spread the word about Gu Xiaoyue's healing capabilities, it was hard to say whether the threshold of her door would be trampled flat by Beastmasters seeking treatment in the future!

"I promise! I will keep it a secret!"

Su Anxi, immersed in the joy of Little Crane being out of the danger zone, agreed without hesitation.

The remaining teams weren't as strong as Huaqing, so Duan Yao probably wouldn't strike too hard.

However, it was still better to address this beforehand. Gu Xiaoyue bid farewell to Lv Hao and the others and returned to the dormitory.

She had long promised to help the little bear transform, and now the bear cub could finally get its wish.

Even though the little bear was currently the size of a small mountain, no one could act as spoiled as it did.

That wouldn't do—

Gu Xiaoyue chuckled to herself and transformed the little bear into the appearance she wanted.

Early the next morning, Gu Xiaoyue arrived at the infirmary to perform Water Therapy on the Thunder Dragon, Golden Crane, and Feilian once more.

Su Anxi's expression carried a hint of exhaustion; she must have slept in the infirmary last night.

"We plan to sleep in the infirmary for the next few days."

Su Anxi pulled Gu Xiaoyue aside. "Let's pretend the little crane and the others aren't cured yet, so Duan Yao will let her guard down. That way, when you face them, won't your odds of winning be higher?"

"Whatever works."

Gu Xiaoyue felt that Lv Hao and the others were overthinking it.

Although they were doing it for her sake, it was never wrong to be cautious.

Once again, she had Xiao Lan perform the Water Therapy, as Gu Xiaoyue didn't do it herself.

Mainly, the skills she shared couldn't achieve the same effect as when Xiao Lan used them.

"Looking at it like this, after one more treatment tomorrow morning, Feilian will be ready for battle!"

Ye Junhe rubbed his palms together, very excited.

"Mm, just in time for our match, everyone will have recovered!"

Gu Xiaoyue looked at them with a smile.

Ye Junhe looked a bit embarrassed. "Xiao Yue, do you have to be this strong? Aren't you concerned at all that our Huaqing team is returning to its peak strength?"

"Not concerned. Who told you to have a dead weight on your team!"

Gu Xiaoyue was referring to Vincent. Ye Junhe slapped his forehead.

"Speaking of dead weights, doesn't your Nanya have two? Ye Wanrou and that brat Chen Yixuan. Don't look at Ye Wanrou as my cousin—I have to say it—do I not know what her strength is? Fine, fine, at the end of the day, you just want to say you're stronger than us!"

"Young Master Ye, you can say whatever you want, I'm not going to argue with you! I have to go to the competition. The first match is Nanya versus Sheng Tao."

With the match time approaching, Gu Xiaoyue trotted to the arena.

There weren't many spectators, as everyone knew there was no suspense in a match between Nanya and Sheng Tao.

As expected, just as Gu Xiaoyue stood firm on the arena, the captain of Sheng Tao raised the white flag.

As for the remaining matches, Gu Xiaoyue had no interest in them.

Thanks to the battle between An Huai and Huaqing, she had roughly grasped the extent of Duan Yao's strength.

Since that was the case, she might as well return to the dormitory early to practice her Yuan Absorption skill.

Gu Xiaoyue jumped off the arena, and not long after walking, she ran into Duan Yao head-on.

She was surrounded by fans, smiling like a flower.

Gu Xiaoyue also noticed that Duan Yao had started wearing exquisite makeup.

It made her already delicate and pretty face look even more stunning and moving.

As they brushed past each other, Duan Yao cast a disdainful glance at Gu Xiaoyue, which her die-hard fans interpreted as her inadvertently flashing a charming look.

"Ah—Duan Yao baby's gaze is so alluring, I love it!"

"So beautiful, baby, can you take a photo with me?"

At the time, Gu Xiaoyue felt it was a bit strange.

It wasn't until the afternoon that Charlie returned to the dormitory with a poster of Duan Yao.

Gu Xiaoyue took a look; she had been signed as a spokesperson for Yongle Shopping Mall, which belonged to the Xiao Group.

No wonder the girl, who looked perfectly fine even without makeup before, had started wearing it now.

It was a professional requirement; she could understand that.

She just didn't know when Duan Yao would return to the mountains, or if there was anything shady about the contract she signed with Yongle.

Previous investigations revealed that after Duan Yao came down from the mountain, she helped An Huai compete in the National Competition, but the specific reason for her coming down wasn't found.

Duan Yao seemed to target Gu Xiaoyue, but judging from that match against Huaqing, she wasn't a bad person.

Gu Xiaoyue believed that if a beast were to die, it should be in a beast tide, defending the country.

It absolutely must not die on the arena of a domestic competition!

On this point alone, it was enough for Gu Xiaoyue to develop a hint of admiration for Duan Yao.

Of course, Duan Yao also seemed to enjoy being a spokesperson and being surrounded by people, which perhaps made up for the lack of affection she experienced growing up in the mountains.

On the fourth day of the finals, Nanya faced Yuanquan.

Gu Xiaoyue originally thought Jiang Yi would readily fight her.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Yi also directly conceded.

The audience still expressed their dissatisfaction towards him.

"Nanya hasn't made a move since entering the finals. What are you afraid of, Jiang Yi?"

Jiang Yi retorted unconvinced, "If you want to fight, you come! Can't I even make decisions about my own matches?"

Gu Xiaoyue walked up to Jiang Yi and said in a low voice, "Don't avoid sparring with me just because I helped you with treatment."

Jiang Yi and Fang Xiaoyu were both war-mongers.

They both held the belief that in the academy, since they couldn't go to the wild to kill ferocious beasts, sparring between classmates was the fastest way to improve strength.

They cherished every duel.

Today, Jiang Yi's concession really surprised Gu Xiaoyue.

"I didn't stop fighting you because you treated me. I stopped because I know there's no chance of winning, so I'm not being stubborn. I'm saving my strength for the next match."

Gu Xiaoyue nodded, meeting Jiang Yi's firm and frank gaze.

Since that was the case, she might as well return to the dormitory early to practice the skill she had been longing for.

Although she had obtained the heavenly crafting stone, Yuan Absorption was already more than halfway practiced.

Using the heavenly crafting stone directly now would be a waste of materials!

She practiced until late at night before stretching and preparing to rest.

Just then, there was a knock on Gu Xiaoyue's door, and Su Anxi's voice came from outside.

"Gu Xiaoyue, are you resting?"

"No, please come in!"

Although Gu Xiaoyue was puzzled, she still let Su Anxi into the room.

"Is something the matter so late?"

The dormitory she was staying in now was a private one arranged by Huaqing for Charlie, so there were no strict curfews for men and women.

The fact that Su Anxi came alone, without Lv Hao, made her even more curious.

"I want to ask you for a favor. Rui'er was severely injured by Duan Yao in the match against An Huai today. Could you please help treat her? We can discuss whatever supplies you need!"

As Su Anxi spoke, there seemed to be tears in her eyes again.

Gu Xiaoyue couldn't help but recall how she was clawing and scratching in anger on the arena last year; she was like a completely different person now!

"Is it frostbite?"

Gu Xiaoyue hadn't watched the match between West River and An Huai. She didn't think Duan Yao would summon the Vermillion Bird.

Just summoning the White Tiger would be enough to severely injure West River's team members.

"Mm, frostbite—it's very serious! I don't know what Cao Yuyang secretly said to Duan Yao before the match to make her strike Rui'er so hard."