173: Not an easy victory

"Duan Yao, I don't think you're without a chance to win. Try a little harder!"

"Exactly, make your pet beast get up and keep fighting!"

Others also started making sarcastic remarks.

"You guys are going too far!"

Duan Yao was so angry she couldn't stand it; with teary eyes, she turned back to look at her pet beast.

Although Gu Xiaoyue couldn't see the situation on the other side, she could judge a thing or two from Duan Yao's words.

She recalled her pet beast; she had been performing Yuan Absorption for a long time, but Xiao Mo still hadn't leveled up even a minor grade.

It could only be said that An Huai's other pet beasts were too weak!

"Referee, An Huai's pet beasts have lost their fighting spirit; isn't there a result yet?"

Gu Xiaoyue called out to remind the referee.

The referee was stunned for a moment, then blew the whistle to end the match.

Although he had heard Duan Yao say she wanted to concede, he was secretly hoping for some kind of reversal, so he had delayed announcing the match result.

As soon as the match ended, Duan Yao immediately recalled her pet beast into her Yu Beast Space.

Cao Yuyang passed by her, rolled his eyes at her several times, and snorted coldly.

"Thought you were so impressive, but you're nothing special! You even caused our pet beasts to drop a grade, what a piece of work!"

The headset hadn't been removed, and Cao Yuyang's words came through the headset, heard clearly by Ye Wanrou, who had stepped forward to link arms with Gu Xiaoyue.

"No way, is An Huai's captain that nasty? If it weren't for Duan Yao, how would they have achieved their current results? Even if the teams affected by the beverage incident can replay their matches in the next two days, An Huai is still firmly in second place in the nation!"

Ye Wanrou continued to denounce the ingrates of An Huai's first team.

Gu Xiaoyue slowly removed her headset. "Heaven is watching. Anyway, An Huai will only have this year of glory."

To be honest, today's duel was a bit of a struggle.

Changing the venue before the match was also because she had the idea of releasing the Ying Dragon from the very beginning.

She just hadn't expected that Chu Li and Charlie would be off their game today.

Fire Phoenix leaned over, asking with a worried look: "Is Qingqing she—"

"She's fine."

Gu Xiaoyue coldly dropped a sentence and left.

The audience at the scene was mostly in an excited state.

"If it were like the World Championships, with a big screen, the viewing experience would be absolutely superb!"

"That's right, that's right, such a high level!"

"Aren't you curious about whose that yellow dragon is?"

"It's either Gu Xiaoyue's or Chu Li's. I heard they are a couple, it's all one family! Hahaha!"

Everyone was discussing it heatedly, so much so that the remaining three matches had pitifully few spectators.

Well, having had a feast, no one wanted to eat porridge and side dishes anymore!

Gu Xiaoyue returned to the entrance of Charlie's private dormitory, where Zhuang Yanxin was waiting.

Ever since she drugged the water for the Nanya team members, she had not been allowed to enter Charlie's private dormitory.

Zhuang Yanxin had no choice but to wait at the main entrance for Gu Xiaoyue to return.

"Something up?"

Gu Xiaoyue asked.

"We won the finals; Nanya is still number one in the nation."

Zhuang Yanxin lowered her eyes and said nonchalantly.

Gu Xiaoyue didn't want to waste words on her, so she didn't take the bait, wanting to hear what she would say next.

The air stagnated for a while before Zhuang Yanxin continued: "The list for the individual competition needs to be submitted in two days, right?"

So that was it!

Gu Xiaoyue scoffed. "Mm, exchange students don't participate in the individual competition. The spots for Nanya are naturally for Chu Li, Fang Xiaoyu, and myself."

Zhuang Yanxin's expression darkened slightly, her brows furrowed as if suppressing the unease in her heart.

After a long while, she said somewhat nervously: "Although I was a substitute for the team competition, I still fought in quite a few matches. Can you give me one of the spots for the individual competition?"

Gu Xiaoyue stared mockingly into her eyes.

She, of course, knew Zhuang Yanxin's intentions.

She wanted to make up for her faults, prove that her strength was good, so that she could be treated leniently upon returning to Nanya.

Gu Xiaoyue curled her lips and shook her head slowly.

"What kind of pipe dream are you having? How could I give a chance to someone who backstabbed me again and again?"

"You don't even stop to think, as a noble from Sun Never Sets, why would Harry approach you and express his love?"

"In terms of strength and appearance, you are inferior to Duan Yao; in terms of family background, you are inferior to the two young ladies from Sun Never Sets, and even inferior to Lin Zhiyi and Su Anxi."

"Why on earth would you be his chosen one? It's just because you're stupid enough to help him achieve his goals!"

Gu Xiaoyue watched as Zhuang Yanxin's face turned black bit by bit.

"It's not that there are no pure love warriors, but in all things, one should think about whether they are worthy!"

Gu Xiaoyue took a deep breath, gritting her teeth in frustration at her lack of self-improvement.

The Zhuang Yanxin of the past was like an unyielding little white flower.

And now she was just a "little white flower"!

If Zhuang Yanxin had sternly refused or secretly told Gu Xiaoyue when Harry intended to harm Nanya, Gu Xiaoyue would still have given her a chance, but Zhuang Yanxin had betrayed the entire Nanya for that unrealistic title of Duchess!

How would Zhuang Yanxin ever tell Gu Xiaoyue?

She had been attracted to Charlie from the first day she saw him.

But Charlie only had eyes for Gu Xiaoyue; no matter where he went, he stuck to Gu Xiaoyue.

In Zhuang Yanxin's view, their ambiguity was off the charts!

Her jealousy toward Gu Xiaoyue had also reached its peak!

So when Harry expressed his love to her, she naturally accepted it gladly.

He was also a future ducal heir, had no eyes for Gu Xiaoyue, and looked 90% like Charlie.

Zhuang Yanxin just hadn't expected that Harry not only had no eyes for Gu Xiaoyue, but also didn't have her in his eyes either!

How could she not know she was making a mistake, but she also wanted to gamble on her future destiny!

Zhuang Yanxin returned to the dormitory in a daze, waiting in fear for the punishment Nanya was about to impose on her.

Gu Xiaoyue returned to her room, lay on the bed, and stared at the ceiling in a daze.

With the complicated matters sorted out one by one, she could take a rest for the next few days.

There were originally two days of rest, but because of two days of re-matches, the rest days became one day, which for Gu Xiaoyue meant three days of rest.

She practiced the Yuan Absorption skill in her room, and even her meals were delivered to her room by Charlie's subordinates.

The Yuan Absorption skill, which had already been trained to 78%, progressed to 92% over these three days, and success in sharing was imminent.

As for the yellow dragon everyone was eagerly discussing, Chu Li claimed it as his pet beast.

It was this kind of silent protection again; Gu Xiaoyue's heart was struck.

Chu Li was very good to her, both materially and emotionally.

If he admitted in person that he liked her, she actually had no reason to refuse.

But the problem was, she had asked, and Chu Li wouldn't say.

Then she would assume Chu Li liked the original owner; she couldn't accept existing as a replacement!

She couldn't accept that Chu Li's loving gaze was actually longing for the original owner's soul!

Gu Xiaoyue sighed and prepared to go to the officials to submit the list for the individual competition.

As soon as she opened the door, Charlie rushed in.

"Yue, big trouble! Harry has escaped after the royal family announced his one-year confinement!"