240: Pretend to lose your companion beast

Gu Xiaoyue took out the pet beast egg of the Meili Spirit and a Soul Exchange Fruit from her Yu Beast Space, and without stopping, she changed its Wind Attribute to Water Attribute.

After changing the attribute of the Meili Spirit, Gu Xiaoyue first contracted with it, but it did not have the Water Therapy skill.

She then took out several tianling fruits and fed them to it little by little, forcing out a Water Therapy spell!

Today, Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi had not yet left the Yi Wang Mansion, but if he were to leave tomorrow to handle state affairs, Bai Yu Kang would immediately send people to demand the pet beast from her.

She only knew after asking Xiao Lan that Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi had consumed the Divine Beast Blood, but how would outsiders know that?

They would only assume that Mr. Gu, from the Yi Wang Mansion, had extraordinary healing methods!

Therefore, a Water Attribute pet beast alone was not enough; it absolutely needed Water Therapy!

Now that Xiao Lan's replacement was ready, she just waited for people from the palace to come and demand it from her!

As Gu Xiaoyue expected, Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi, after only two days, dragged his still-recovering body out of the mansion to handle state affairs.

He had only been out for less than two hours when people from the palace arrived, stating they were delivering an imperial edict from the Emperor, and also demanding that Gu Xiaoyue hand over the healing pet beast.

It had indeed come—

Gu Xiaoyue put on a tearful expression, secretly holding a mouthful of strawberry jam in her mouth.

In front of the palace envoys, she terminated her contract with the Meili Spirit, even spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood during the process.

When handing the pet beast egg to the palace attendant, Gu Xiaoyue seemed to be enduring immense pain.

With a faint breath, she said to the attendant, "My Lord, this is my companion beast. Please be sure to inform His Majesty to find a good owner for it—"

Gu Xiaoyue's face was full of sorrow, even her lips trembled slightly.

"From now on, I can no longer heal His Majesty and His Highness Prince Yi—"

With that, she finally collapsed from exhaustion and fainted.

This scene was just witnessed by White Gaze, who had finished his internship. He knew what had happened.

But he was of little importance and could only glare helplessly and resentfully at the palace envoys before carrying Gu Xiaoyue back to her room.

"Sister, I'm sorry. If I hadn't asked you to come back to the capital with me, you wouldn't have suffered such hardship! Even your companion beast was taken!"

White Gaze stood by Gu Xiaoyue's bed, tears welling up in his eyes again.

"When will you change this habit of crying at the slightest mention?"

Gu Xiaoyue opened one eye, secretly looking at him, still teasing White Gaze about his tendency to cry.

But she seemed to have forgotten that every time White Gaze cried, it was because of her.

Bai Yu Kang snatched her spiritual plants and pet beasts, and Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi snatched White Gaze's maternal grandfather's Divine Beast Blood. Truly, the upper beam is not straight, and the lower beam is crooked!

It's truly a case of like father, like son!

Fortunately, White Gaze was not raised by Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi. Although he inherited some of Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi's cunning, his character should still be more like his mother's.

However, Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi forcing White Gaze's maternal grandfather to hand over the Divine Beast Blood was Gu Xiaoyue's conjecture.

It was highly likely to be true, but she had no evidence, so it was better not to tell White Gaze yet.

Once she told him, it would give White Gaze false hope, and if she was wrong, White Gaze would be disappointed, and that would be too pitiful for him!

"I'm fine. After all, my body has been strengthened several times, but I might indeed not live much longer—"

The companion beast was a lie she concocted. When she contracted with the Meili Spirit, she even brainwashed herself into believing it was her companion beast.

So, even White Gaze had to receive this information to deceive everyone!

Hearing her say she wouldn't live much longer, White Gaze's tears fell in large drops, but he deliberately held back his voice, afraid that Gu Xiaoyue would dislike him.

"Sister, we still have a four-and-a-half-year Convention—"

Gu Xiaoyue propped herself up and raised her hand to wipe away White Gaze's tears.

"I'll tell you secretly, I still have a spiritual herb that can increase lifespan, so I can live for a few more years—but our agreement, don't let anyone else know!"

White Gaze nodded obediently and stayed with Gu Xiaoyue for a while longer before going to prepare her meal.

Gu Xiaoyue lay back down, her gaze falling on the room door.

White Gaze had brought her in, and she knew Yang Jiarong had been eavesdropping at the door the whole time.

Perhaps after some time, Bai Yu Kang would come to demand spiritual plants from her again.

However, this time he wouldn't force it, but rather frame her with a crime. She no longer wanted to spare Yang Jiarong's life!

But without Yang Jiarong, there would be others. Fighting alone is truly difficult—

White Gaze brought the prepared meal into Gu Xiaoyue's room. She specifically instructed him to rest in the room for the next few days and that he didn't need to bring food if he was busy.

"The department I'm in now allows me to access a lot of Beastmaster data. I think it's time to build my own network and influence."

Gu Xiaoyue nodded, knowing that White Gaze had indeed grown.

Replacing Yang Jiarong was not urgent; their priority was to earn star coins!

Gu Xiaoyue even deceived White Gaze, and outsiders truly believed that Mr. Gu, without his healing pet beast, would not live much longer.

She was happy to be at ease, closing her room door and summoning her pet beasts one by one to tend to them.

[Name]: Four-legged Beast (Qi Lin)

[Tier]: Immortal Tier Top Grade

[Attributes]: Thunder Attribute, Wind Attribute

[Skills]: Wind Control (Proficient), Wind Blade (Proficient), Thunderbolt Spell (Perfect), Lightning Strike (Perfect), Thunder Devour (Passive)

[Level]: Mature Tenth Tier Late Stage

Gu Xiaoyue was still thinking about the Tornado skill. She fed Xiao Qi a tianling fruit, and unexpectedly, a Thunder Net attack skill appeared.

The Thunder Net had a larger attack range and also included control, making it another divine skill.

[Name]: Nine-Headed Serpent (Xiao Jiu)

[Tier]: Immortal Tier Middle Grade

[Attributes]: Fire Attribute, Water Attribute

[Skills]: Water Pillar (Perfect), Blazing Flame (Proficient), Water Wave (Proficient), Fire Sea (Proficient)

[Level]: Mature Eighth Tier Late Stage

Gu Xiaoyue did not plan to share Xiao Jiu's Fire Sea. Undeniably, sharing Hou's power was stronger.

She also fed Xiao Jiu a tianling fruit to see what skill he would develop.

Xiao Jiu's body glowed blue for an instant, and the skill that appeared was Water Vortex.

It was a Water Attribute skill similar to the Wind Attribute's Tornado, with the vortex diameter increasing with level.

Beasts caught in the vortex would not only be controlled and unable to use skills, but also suffer significant combat damage.

Gu Xiaoyue looked at Xiao Jiu's expectant expression and fed him another hun yuan pearl, raising his Water Wave skill to the Perfect level.

[Name]: Azure Luan (Qing Qing)

[Tier]: Immortal Tier Top Grade

[Attributes]: Ice Attribute, Mental Power Attribute, Space Attribute

[Skills]: Ice Flame (Proficient), Luan Song (Proficient), summoning skill Fire Phoenix Master (Perfect), Telepathy (Advanced)

[Level]: Mature Eighth Tier Mid Stage

Qing Qing's Telepathy skill had not been trained much, and ever since she was poisoned last time, she had been recuperating during this period.

Gu Xiaoyue also felt sorry for her and gave her many more snacks.

The other pet beasts were not jealous, after all, Qing Qing had just walked through the gates of hell this time.

"Master, I miss Fire Phoenix so much!—"

Having not seen Fire Phoenix for more than half a year, Qing Qing's eyes were red as she expressed her longing for Fire Phoenix to Gu Xiaoyue.

"You will see him again, it just needs some time."

She didn't know how to comfort Qing Qing, especially since her body hadn't fully recovered; this was when a girl was most vulnerable!

Qing Qing lowered her eyes. She knew her master was comforting her, but besides waiting, there really seemed to be no other way.

Her summoning skill skill was only Perfect, and Fire Phoenix's was too, so they couldn't meet in the short term.

Gu Xiaoyue also didn't want to give her too much pressure or demands, only comforting her to take good care of her body.

[Name]: Dark Domain Mad Lion (Xiao Hei)

[Tier]: Mad Demon Middle Grade

[Attributes]: Dark Attribute, Space Attribute

[Skills]: Stealth (Proficient), Devour (Proficient), Spatial Rift Claw (Proficient), Hidden Space (Passive Skill), Instantaneous Movement (Proficient)

[Level]: Mature Fifth Tier Late Stage

Xiao Hei's Spatial Secret Realm had just been raised to Proficient a few days ago, and Gu Xiaoyue hadn't shared it yet.

Actually, with this skill, it's best to ensure the enemy's strength is inferior to your own to better trap them.

Gu Xiaoyue fed Xiao Hei a hun yuan pearl, raising Instantaneous Movement to Perfect, and then used a heavenly crafting stone to share it.

Everything was successfully completed, and Gu Xiaoyue noticed that Xiao Hei's hair was a bit messy.

The human form she had given Xiao Hei had curly hair like instant noodles.

It was a hairstyle that even humans found difficult to manage, let alone a pet beast that was usually not very particular about its appearance.

Xiao Hei was a feline, and he couldn't lick his fur when in human form.

Gu Xiaoyue helped him comb it thoroughly, tied his hair up with a hair tie, and even made a bow.

Xiao Hei stared at Gu Xiaoyue without blinking, a blush spreading across his face.