211: I believe she's still alive.

Chu Li did not answer. He just lowered his head, staring blankly at the ground.

Fire Phoenix could not sense any news of Qingqing either. He was not sure whether Xiao Yue was dead or alive.

In this parallel world, did she end up leaving even earlier?

Chu Li's heart felt like it was missing a piece; his rebirth seemed like a joke!

"Xiao Yue is blessed with good fortune. Our Shui family, the Chu family, and the He family have all started searching for clues. There will definitely be news soon!"

Shui Lingyu said, his tone full of exhaustion. He hadn't slept at all for the past day and night.

"That's right, we are all working hard to find clues about her. Furthermore, the officers who participated in resisting the beast tide this time have jointly petitioned to award Xiao Yue the rank of second lieutenant. The official documents will be issued soon!"

He Zhichen chimed in.

Mu Qingning's lips trembled. "Don't try to comfort me! If she were still here, with your family backgrounds, getting news would be a matter of minutes! Now that she is gone, what does a second lieutenant rank matter? I just want my daughter back!"

She was not a Beastmaster, but she knew that when a person is swallowed by distorted space, even if they aren't torn to shreds by spatial rifts, there's no telling where they might be transported!

"No, Auntie! I believe Xiao Yue is still alive!"

Ye Wanrou wrapped her arms around Mu Qingning's shoulders, giving her a source of strength.

"She is a cockroach that cannot be killed; she will definitely return safely!"

Mu Qingning froze for a moment. Of course, she also hoped that Xiao Yue was alive, but she couldn't comfort herself inside. She could only let her tears flow silently, like water from an opened floodgate...

Bai Yao returned home with the beast carcass and a group of burly men who were almost naked.

Bai Mofeng stood at the doorway, his face so gloomy that it seemed like water was about to drip from it.

"You aren't properly strengthening your physique, and you're out messing around again?"

Bai Yao hadn't expected his old man to be waiting for him at their own doorstep.

"No, it's not like that, Father."

He recounted the incident where he wanted to mess with White Gaze this morning but encountered Gu Xiaoyue instead.

"So, you traded three million star coins for a beast carcass? Do you know what rank this beast is?"

"That woman said it was a mature fifth-rank... But I just wrote her an IOU. Even if she comes looking for it, if I don't give her the star coins, then—"

Before he could finish, Bai Mofeng's palm had already come down, striking him on the other side of his face.

"Idiot!"

Bai Mofeng was almost so angry that he fainted because of his foolish son. A Beastmaster who could casually produce a mature fifth-rank beast carcass—was that someone whose debt he could just welsh on?

"If she comes to ask for money, give it to her and get the IOU back!"

He often urged Bai Yao to focus on his physical fitness, but he insisted on taking pleasure in bullying White Gaze.

According to Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi's instructions, as long as White Gaze could stay alive, it was fine, so he had never intervened when Bai Yao bullied him.

Now that White Gaze seemed to have encountered an expert backing him up, it would be better to inform Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi about this matter first.

Bai Mofeng glanced at Bai Yao, who was still standing there in a daze, and couldn't help but shake his head. He felt a sense of helplessness, like trying to help mud stick to a wall.

Gu Xiaoyue slept for another afternoon and woke up when it was already late.

There was a crackling sound of a fire outside; White Gaze must be busy cooking.

She raised her hand and cast Water Therapy on herself. Given her current physical condition, she could do it without summoning Xiao Lan.

After more than half an hour, White Gaze came in carrying a roasted leg of lamb.

"Sister, try what I just roasted."

Gu Xiaoyue sat up and let White Gaze cut the lamb meat, dip it in chive flower sauce, and place it on a plate to hand to her.

"You should eat more."

She felt a bit uncomfortable eating meat right after waking up.

White Gaze talked to her while eating the meat, saying that the sheep was freshly slaughtered in the afternoon and was very fresh.

He rambled on about how, thanks to her, his life had started to improve, and he hadn't been able to eat meat so freely in a long time.

Gu Xiaoyue looked at him with a smile and mentioned what she wanted to eat tomorrow.

"Starting tomorrow, at least five hours of horse stance training every day."

She looked at him calmly, but instead of seeing resistance on his face, she saw excitement.

"If I do five hours of horse stance, can I be as strong as Sister?"

Gu Xiaoyue smiled without answering. Having a goal was a good thing, so she wouldn't dampen his enthusiasm.

Three days later, Gu Xiaoyue had fully recovered.

She touched her abdomen; it must have been Xiao Lan's mermaid pearl that played a major role.

Otherwise, for anyone else, it would have been a near-death experience. Even with her body reinforced twelve times, it would have taken ten days to half a month to fully recover.

"White Gaze, today we are going to the city to buy a brain, and by the way—collect a debt!"

White Gaze, who had just finished making breakfast, wiped his hands.

"Then I'll go find Uncle Luosang and ask if he can drive us to the city."

"No need, I have a mount. You just need to know which direction the city is in."

Qingqing's speed was much faster than Uncle Luosang's small truck. Besides, the ground on this grassland was uneven and full of potholes; even a speed of 60 kilometers per hour couldn't be guaranteed.

White Gaze's eyes lit up. He knew Gu Xiaoyue was a Beastmaster, but he hadn't seen her summon a pet in the last few days, so he was quite looking forward to it.

After they finished breakfast, Gu Xiaoyue summoned Qingqing, who carried them in her original form as they flew.

"Wow, Sister, your pet is so cool!"

The wind whistled in his ears, but it couldn't dampen White Gaze's excitement.

Gu Xiaoyue lowered her eyes and smiled softly. No one would have guessed that the future Third Prince of Damon Country was currently like a little bumpkin.

Before long, they arrived in the city, and White Gaze took her to the largest shopping mall.

"This is the largest one?"

Gu Xiaoyue looked at the two-story supermarket in front of her, her head full of black lines.

"Yeah!"

White Gaze smiled, revealing a mouthful of white teeth. He had only been here twice in total, both times to help Uncle Luosang with work.

Gu Xiaoyue sighed. She didn't dislike the supermarket for being too small; it was just that she also wanted to sell some beast carcasses. Given the size of this supermarket, she probably wouldn't get a good price.

She first accompanied White Gaze to buy a decent brain, and the damon coins she had scavenged previously were now running low.

Gu Xiaoyue found a sales assistant and asked if they bought beast carcasses.

"We do buy them. What rank are you selling?"

The sales assistant was a young man. He looked Gu Xiaoyue up and down, thinking she wouldn't be making a big deal, so he wasn't very enthusiastic about serving her.

Gu Xiaoyue did the math; there were about a hundred or so mature third-rank beast carcasses in her Yu Beast Space. They were the ones whose levels had been drained by her and Xiao Mo during the beast tide.

"Mature third-rank, I suppose."

"Oh, then that's 200,000 star coins each."

Gu Xiaoyue frowned. Only 200,000? If she sold them to Hualian Shopping Mall, it would be at least 300,000 star coins, not including the premium!

"Are you selling or not? If you aren't, don't waste my time."

The sales assistant saw Gu Xiaoyue's expression and knew she wasn't satisfied with the price, but their shopping mall only offered this price, and it wasn't something he could decide.

"I am selling a large quantity. Can the price be negotiated?"