217: Bai Meng's Background

White Gaze had just been beaten quite badly, and his steps were somewhat unsteady.

Gu Xiaoyue was in no rush to check out at the supermarket; she first brought him to the nearest coffee shop.

She found a seat and sat down with White Gaze.

"Sister, aren't we going shopping?"

It was his first time in a coffee shop, so he was a bit nervous, wondering what to order to look natural.

Gu Xiaoyue's hand produced a ball of ice-blue water, which then transformed into fine threads of water wrapping around White Gaze.

White Gaze was a bit surprised, but he didn't say anything, merely blinking his beautiful eyes as he looked at Gu Xiaoyue.

After a dozen minutes or so, White Gaze felt that the pain from the beating had faded significantly, leaving almost no ache at all.

There was a mirror on the coffee shop wall, and the injuries on his face had healed quite a bit.

"Sister, you—"

He swallowed his words of praise; since Sister was so amazing, it was better if only he knew!

"Sister, why aren't you asking me how the attribute test went?"

White Gaze looked at Gu Xiaoyue cautiously, his face showing a hint of anticipation and a touch of grievance.

Gu Xiaoyue smiled at White Gaze, not stopping the Water Therapy.

Of course she knew; after all, she had known White Gaze for over a year.

But since the child wanted her to ask, she would ask.

"How did the attribute test go? I just arrived and happened to see Bai Yao bullying you again."

"Well, the test showed eleven attributes, and I was mocked by Bai Yao."

White Gaze lowered his eyes. He was also testing her—if Sister knew he had eleven attributes, would she leave him too?

If he hadn't met Sister, he might have just continued living like that, muddled through his whole life, and it wouldn't have mattered.

But now it was different; he had already touched the threshold of happiness, and even if Sister despised him, he would still follow her forever!

The water threads converged in Gu Xiaoyue's hand, the original ice-blue color turning into a deep, dark blue.

Gu Xiaoyue tossed it aside, and the water ball fell to the ground, scattering everywhere.

White Gaze was still staring at her expression, finding not a single trace of change.

"It doesn't matter. I am full-attribute, but it still depends on the awakened talent and acquired talent."

"Sister is actually twelve-attribute... Then what is acquired talent?"

White Gaze was a bit confused; he couldn't quite believe that someone as strong as Gu Xiaoyue was twelve-attribute.

Also, he only knew about the awakened talent rank; how was there such a thing as acquired talent?

"Awakened talent can be influenced by many factors. Bloodline, inheritance, state of mind, etc. These are things we don't know how to control. But acquired talent is—resilience, persistence, and unremitting effort to become strong! Of course, there is also some element of luck."

Gu Xiaoyue waved over a waiter and asked for two lattes.

In truth, why awakened talents reach high tiers wasn't something teachers taught in class, nor was it recorded in books. The Dragon Kingdom, or indeed any country, wouldn't write it down like that. They wouldn't want to extinguish the possibility of anyone producing a high-tier talent.

If it were due to bloodline inheritance, then more people might want to squeeze into aristocratic families to fight for a better future for their children.

Aristocratic families certainly produce more children with high-tier talents, but there are also some with Mysterious-tier or even ordinary Yellow-tier talents.

This is hard to judge. As for how Gu Xiaoyue could awaken an Immortal Tier talent after transmigrating, her conclusion was that it was because she had been tempered in the apocalypse, not only practicing internal martial arts but also possessing Mental Power that surpassed ordinary people!

White Gaze took a small sip of the latte; the milky aroma was rich and mellow, making the bitterness less intense. His evaluation was—not as good as milk tea.

Gu Xiaoyue didn't point it out; White Gaze's talent was above Heaven Tier. She just patted his shoulder. "I have high hopes for you, so just pull yourself together! You should think of it this way: for any pet beast other than the space attribute, you can contract whatever you want. Isn't that a good thing?"

As soon as she said it, she realized something was wrong. White Gaze only told her he had eleven attributes; he didn't say which one he was missing!

"By the way, why does Bai Yao always bully you?"

Gu Xiaoyue knew a bit of the reason, but to change the subject, she just asked White Gaze directly. She wanted to see how much he knew about his own background.

"I suppose he's happy when he bullies me. Even though my status should be more noble than his, I'm being stepped on by him—"

White Gaze paused and tentatively glanced at Gu Xiaoyue.

Gu Xiaoyue's gossiping soul ignited, and she raised an eyebrow excitedly: "Tell me more."

White Gaze nodded obediently and continued. His father was the Third Prince of the current Damon Country, and his mother was just a high-tier Beastmaster he met while traveling.

White Gaze's mother, Zheng Jie, had wheat-colored skin, thick eyebrows, large eyes, and a heroic, spirited look. According to Damon Country's aesthetic standards, she was a top-tier beauty.

White Gaze's father, Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi, fell in love with her at first sight, and before long, he made her a secondary consort.

Although Zheng Jie was very strong, her status was low. After being made a secondary consort, she was ostracized and harassed by the primary consort, and finally passed away from dystocia when giving birth to White Gaze.

With his mother gone, White Gaze couldn't live well by his father's side, so he was sent to a remote grassland to fend for himself.

"So, Bai Yao and his family—?"

"They are relatives of my father's personal bodyguard. Because that bodyguard saved my father's life, he was granted the surname Bai. Bai Yao has bullied me since childhood, possibly because he thinks I've been abandoned by my father, but he doesn't dare to kill me. My mother's talent was high-tier, and perhaps my father still holds expectations for me."

Damon Country was not monogamous, so the background White Gaze described didn't seem to have any issues. It sounded reasonable, yet Gu Xiaoyue just felt something was off.

She stared suspiciously into White Gaze's eyes, and White Gaze was on the verge of breaking into a cold sweat. Was there a loophole in what he said? He didn't want Sister to know his hidden identity!

"Doesn't Bai Yao know your mother's identity?" Bai Yao let White Gaze live on in misery, but hadn't he thought that if White Gaze really awakened a high-tier talent, he might retaliate for his past actions?

"Mother passed away as soon as she gave birth to me; Bai Yao and his family shouldn't know. Besides, even if they did know, my mother's status was low, so they wouldn't have any reservations."

White Gaze lowered his head, his knuckles turning white as he gripped the coffee cup. Gu Xiaoyue understood; his painful childhood memories had been stirred up. She placed her hand over White Gaze's.

"The past is in the past; don't think about it anymore. Let's go shopping and see what else you need."

White Gaze regained his spirits, his eyes shining as if they contained a galaxy. "Yes, and I need to buy some gifts for Uncle Luosang to thank him for bringing me to the test today!"

After Gu Xiaoyue and White Gaze finished shopping, they met up with Uncle Luosang. "How did White Gaze's test go?"

White Gaze answered cautiously: "Eleven attributes—"

A flash of shock and embarrassment crossed Uncle Luosang's face, but he quickly recovered. "It's fine, let's wait and see after the talent awakening!" He turned away, sad and disappointed, and let out a deep sigh.