166: Girlfriend Breakup

Huaqing conceded, and the popularity of Nanya winning the championship soared once again.

Gu Xiaoyue and Duan Yao are now considered the two queens of popularity.

Those who had stopped following Duan Yao because of the beverage incident have all flocked to follow Gu Xiaoyue.

It is said that for creating buzz, you have to look at the organizers; they scheduled the showdown between Nanya and An Huai for the last day of the team competition.

Everyone is looking forward to it, wanting to see these two teams face off; it will definitely be spectacular!

Charlie tried his hand at it, though he didn't make much of a contribution.

But just seeing Vincent lose his composure and go mad made him feel that it was worth the price of admission.

After stepping off the arena, Ye Junhe was privately mocked mercilessly by Ye Wanrou.

"Xiao Yue went easy on you, even I could see that, yet you pighead didn't even notice!"

Ye Junhe felt aggrieved and pouted in defense.

"With everyone watching, everyone was fighting, if I recalled Feilian back to the Yu Beast Space, wouldn't that be fleeing from battle!"

"Yes, yes, yes, just be secretly happy; Xiao Yue stopped in time, otherwise your pets would have been drained dry!"

Ye Wanrou rolled her eyes at Ye Junhe, looking a bit smug.

"It's not that exaggerated, at most it would just be dropping two—two small levels."

The more Ye Junhe spoke, the less confident he became, and his eyes darted around.

"Ye Wanrou, good sister, do you know how Xiao Yue levels up? She levels up so fast, there must be a secret! You are best friends with her, tell me secretly, and I'll treat you to ten, no, twenty big meals!"

Ye Wanrou shrugged, "I don't know, maybe—she levels up by absorbing you guys like that!"

After hearing this, Ye Junhe stood there awkwardly.

Absorbing other people's pets to level up?

This is simply defying the natural order!

However, he actually also wished he had such a power that defied the natural order!

Gu Xiaoyue returned to the dormitory and gave Xiao Lan one hun yuan pearl to upgrade Water Therapy.

She gave Xiao Mo one to upgrade Yuan Absorption, and gave the little bear one to upgrade Earth Shield.

The babies began to refine the hun yuan pearls, and Gu Xiaoyue also began to practice the Yuan Absorption skill.

The current progress is already at 70%, and I'm afraid it won't be shared before the end of the National Competition.

Actually, this skill is a bit troublesome to use; the fierce beast needs to be restrained to be cast effectively.

If the fierce beast runs out of the skill range, the casting will be passively interrupted.

She gave Xiao Mo the hun yuan pearl also because an increase in level can expand the casting range.

Practicing until evening, Gu Xiaoyue felt a bit hungry.

She went out to eat, and as soon as she opened the door, she saw Zhuang Yanxin crouching at her dormitory door.

Seeing Gu Xiaoyue open the door, Zhuang Yanxin immediately went up to her.

"Xiao Yue."

Gu Xiaoyue didn't speak, looking at her expressionlessly.

Zhuang Yanxin lowered her head slightly, biting her lip, and slowly spat out a few words.

"I can explain."

"There is nothing to explain. It was just leaking some news from the team, not exactly top secret."

After Gu Xiaoyue finished speaking, she turned back to close the dormitory door and prepared to leave.

Her movements were crisp and clean, without any hesitation.

"Aren't you going to ask me why?"

Zhuang Yanxin's lips trembled, and she forced herself not to let her tears fall.

"Why? Is it your jealousy, or your pride? Your behavior just reminds me of a saying: 'A handful of rice can save a life, but a bushel can breed an enemy.' I think I've just spoiled you too much!"

Gu Xiaoyue initially appreciated Zhuang Yanxin's resilient personality, and her dual cultivation had achieved some results.

Although neither was extreme, she could be considered a standout among Beastmasters of the same level.

Coupled with the fact that Zhuang Yanxin had a somewhat soft temperament, she took extra care of her.

She didn't hold back in caring for her self-esteem, and she didn't treat her poorly in terms of resources either.

Yet she ended up becoming a ticking time bomb by her side.

This time it was just leaking some information; next time, if the chips for betrayal were enough, it might be a different kind of knife.

"Yes! I am jealous! Why is it that my talent is no worse than yours, but I don't have as many opportunities as you? You clearly never train your pets, but the speed at which your pets' skill levels increase is breathtaking! Why?!"

Zhuang Yanxin's tears fell, and the words she had pent up in her chest for a long time were all poured out.

"Oh? Is it my exceptional opportunity that made you jealous, so your actions were not wrong, but rather I forced you to do them, is that it?"

Gu Xiaoyue curled her lips, looking at her with interest, but her eyes were filled with cold mockery and banter.

Zhuang Yanxin was stunned; she seemed to indeed be shifting her own jealousy onto Gu Xiaoyue's responsibility.

At this very moment, she felt that her relationship with Gu Xiaoyue was like a torn photograph, cracked, and could never go back...

"For this National Competition, we will still proceed as we agreed, and I will give you the resources obtained. But from now on, we will not have any more cooperation!"

Gu Xiaoyue raised an eyebrow and said, enunciating every word, "I have done all I can."

Zhuang Yanxin turned pale; from the moment she started instigating Sun Jian and Zhao Huaiyao to fight for the National Competition entry quota, she knew this day would come.

It's just that Gu Xiaoyue forgave her last time, so she thought that even if Gu Xiaoyue knew she leaked the information this time, she wouldn't blame her.

How could Zhuang Yanxin know that Gu Xiaoyue was not only leading the team in the National Competition, but also facing a struggle for a noble title, and had to guard against the Xiao Family playing dirty tricks behind her back.

With such great pressure, how could she keep someone who might betray her at any time by her side again and again!

"You, aren't you afraid that I will tell people about you having a God-Rank Pet?"

Since they were tearing off the mask, Zhuang Yanxin stopped pretending.

For those without enough strength, a God-Rank Pet is just a death warrant.

No matter how powerful Gu Xiaoyue is, there are always people more powerful than her who can punish her!

Zhuang Yanxin had played her trump card, thinking she would definitely find a trace of fear on Gu Xiaoyue's face.

Unexpectedly, she only heard two light, bell-like laughs.

Gu Xiaoyue stared at Zhuang Yanxin with cold eyes.

"Guess why, among Wei Liuyun and Bai Youlian who said I had a God-Rank Pet, only Wei Liuyun returned to Nanya?"

After finishing, Gu Xiaoyue left the thunderstruck Zhuang Yanxin behind and turned to leave.

Zhuang Yanxin sat there in a daze for a long time before collapsing to the ground, drained of strength.

Indeed, she didn't have brothers or sisters in the National Team, and her family background was not as wealthy as the Chu or Shui families.

Her best choice was to keep her mouth shut; otherwise, it would be tantamount to ruining her own future!

But she was really unwilling!

She was clearly more talented and trained harder, yet she had to settle for being second-best!

After a long time, she got up, brushed the dust off her body, and returned to the dormitory.

Just as Zhuang Yanxin left, Charlie opened the door, poked his head out, and looked around.

After making sure the person at the door had left, he returned to the room and closed the door.

"Hey, Allen, no wonder Yue is so strong! She has a God-Rank Pet! Wait, what is a God-Rank Pet?"

After checking the brain, Allen replied respectfully: "The grade titles in the Dragon Kingdom and the Country of the Setting Sun are different; God Rank is SSS+."

"Oh my god, she is too strong! Hahaha!"

Charlie felt once again that choosing Gu Xiaoyue as a partner showed he had really good judgment!