254: Plan formulation

“Recently, Little Mo has been working hard. I’ll give you two more ten treasure berries this time, for a total of three!”,Gu Xiaoyue distributed the ten treasure berries to her pet beasts. For the past two months, Little Mo had been keeping watch almost every night, and today, he finally succeeded after much difficulty.

Little Green held one in her hand and pouted, “Master, but you said last time that you would give us all an extra one as compensation.”

Gu Xiaoyue showed Little Green the ten treasure berry that had been squeezed for juice. “This one had some juice squeezed out. Do you dislike it?”

She had originally intended to give it to Little Green if she didn't mind, as she had indeed said before that everyone would get an extra one. Because of this, it couldn't be distributed evenly.

Additionally, Little Mo had done a lot of work recently, so she gave him two extra.

Before Little Green could take it, the ten treasure berry was snatched away by Little Bear.

“Little Green, Master already dotes on you so much! We don't even have the new weapon she got you a while ago!”

Little Green looked at the emerald bracelet on her wrist and pouted indignantly.

“This is a single wood attribute, it's most suitable for me—”

Little Bear also pouted, “I also have a wood attribute, but she didn't give me one! She's still favoring you!”

Tears welled up in Little Green's eyes, but she also somewhat felt that Gu Xiaoyue was favoring her, so she couldn't refute Little Bear's words.

Gu Xiaoyue took out several bags of snacks and gave them to Little Bear, telling him to return the slightly shriveled ten treasure berry to Little Green.

“How do you also know to say I'm biased? Did Dihun corrupt you? Speaking of weapons, you are all my treasures. If I have them, I will naturally give them according to your attributes. If not, don't worry, you will all have them eventually!”

Since Master had spoken, Little Bear had no choice but to return the ten treasure berry to Little Green and start eating the snacks.

“It's not like you just say it, why are you pulling me—you can say it anytime, say it whenever you want!”

Several bags of snacks were thrown to Hou. He had originally intended to complain about Gu Xiaoyue mentioning him, but then he changed his tune and let her say whatever she wanted.

Three days later, Steward Shi was executed on the spot because Li Pingru discovered he was going to poison Bai Yu Kang.

At that time, his eyes were wide open, and he kept denying that he had administered the poison. He couldn't even close his eyes before he died.

Perhaps Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi had revealed some information to Li Pingru, letting her know that her entering the palace for good fortune was all Steward Shi's doing!

It was also Bai Yu Kang's excessive trust in Steward Shi. If someone said this was recommended by others, no one would believe it, right?

Only Steward Shi, who was the only one by Bai Yu Kang's side, would have such influence in his words!

As for how Li Pingru framed him, one can only say—do not underestimate a woman's hatred for someone who ruined her entire life!

And Steward Shi would never have expected that Prince Duan, whom he had helped the most, both openly and secretly, would not be able to stop his subordinates from scheming against him!

Gu Xiaoyue actually didn't know how much longer the ten treasure berry juice she fed Bai Yu Kang would allow his body to last.

But she knew the day Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi would ascend to the throne, and she just waited patiently for that day to arrive.

Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi also didn't seem to be in a hurry, as the treasure vault was empty.

For him to ascend to the throne of Damon Country, he needed a certain amount of financial resources.

After more than four months, Gu Xiaoyue still frequently sent Little Mo to Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi's room to investigate, and she still only found Zheng Jie's whereabouts.

She called White Gaze over, and they discussed it in Little Black's hidden space.

“After all this time, we still haven't found any trace of your grandparents.

If they're not outside Yi Wang Mansion, they can only be in the secret room where your mother is confined, or another secret room!

How about I severely injure him and force him to find your grandfather?”

Gu Xiaoyue was also anxious. White Gaze didn't know that Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi would ascend to the throne soon, but she did!

“No, Sister, you've already done so much for me! As long as my grandparents still have value to him, and I'm still by his side, there's a chance to rescue them. There's no need to rush.”

“But His Majesty's physical condition could—Then we'll have to go to the Imperial Mausoleum, and that's more than three years away. If we don't rescue them, how can I be at ease?”

Gu Xiaoyue spoke vaguely. She couldn't say the exact date, but Bai Yu Kang's life hanging by a thread was an open secret.

White Gaze scratched his head and pondered for a long time before answering.

“But I'm afraid of alerting him and making him even more cautious—”

He was afraid that by then, even Zheng Jie couldn't be rescued!

Gu Xiaoyue pondered for a moment and had to admit that White Gaze's words made sense. She had lost her composure due to her anxiety.

“Alright, I'll listen to you!”

As soon as she finished speaking, she was embraced by White Gaze.

“Sister, you are simply an angel, my exclusive deity!”

Gu Xiaoyue was a little shy from his praise. She gently pushed White Gaze away and began to discuss the specific plan with him.

After Bai Yu Kang's death, White Gaze would volunteer to guard the Imperial Mausoleum. Gu Xiaoyue would outwardly follow him, but secretly return to take Zheng Jie away.

Moreover, it had to succeed that very day, otherwise Zheng Jie might be transferred to the palace by Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi that night, which would make it even harder to act!

Gu Xiaoyue touched the brain that Chu Li had given her. She had been in Damon Country for almost a year and a half.

Not only had she missed the National Competition in her junior year, but she probably also missed the World Championships—

However, on Chu Li's side, the National Competition schedule had just ended.

Duan Yao said last year that she definitely wanted to see how An Huai would be beaten.

And just like that, during the team competition, An Huai faced Nanya. Although Cao Yuyang conceded immediately, he still couldn't escape Duan Yao's verbal taunts for a long time.

Cao Yuyang's entire face flushed like a pig's liver, but he was helpless against her.

He couldn't beat Duan Yao with either overt or covert attacks, and she even grabbed his collar when he tried to run.

It wasn't until Duan Yao was tired of nagging and had vented her anger that she let Cao Yuyang leave.

Ever since Charlie joined Nanya's team, Zhuang Yanxin would often appear in front of Charlie during their training, and even during competitions in Huaqing, to make her presence known.

But Charlie treated her as if she were invisible, completely ignoring her.

Zhuang Yanxin was essentially casting pearls before swine!

Aside from Gu Xiaoyue, Duan Yao was already the strongest presence, and Nanya still won first place in the team competition of this National Competition without any suspense.

Lv Hao and Su Anxi also gave bitter smiles. Even with Gu Xiaoyue missing, they still couldn't get first place. They were truly born at the wrong time!

The individual competition rankings were Duan Yao first, Su Anxi second, Chu Li third, and Qian Mingyu fourth.

Su Anxi was able to enter the top four because she happened to meet Lv Hao in the quarterfinals.

Lv Hao conceded directly, otherwise Su Anxi might have stopped at the quarterfinals.

But in terms of strength, Su Anxi was not inferior to Qian Mingyu.

Everyone returned from Lianxin Waterfall and continued their studies and training as usual.

Only Shui Lingyu found Chu Li and handed him a blood-red, crystal-clear coral.

“blood jade coral, you finally got it?”

Chu Li first held his breath, then was overwhelmed with joy.

Shui Lingyu just smiled faintly.

“To get it, I used up all the resources I had, and my grandfather almost coughed up blood because of me—But it’s worth it if Xiao Yue can come back, however—you have to promise me one thing!”

“If you're trying to take advantage of the situation and make me give up Xiao Yue, you can forget about it! I can also give everything to bring her back, don't make childish demands that make me look down on you!”

Chu Li wanted to preemptively block Shui Lingyu's words, and this speech truly made Shui Lingyu laugh.

“It would certainly be childish to let you leave like that! I just want to give Xiao Yue the choice. Whoever she chooses, the other person will completely leave her world—that's all!”

“Alright, it's a deal! If Xiao Yue chooses me, I will definitely compensate you for the blood jade coral, no matter the cost!”

Chu Li's eyes were firm, and he forced a smile, but his lips trembled slightly with stiffness.

Indeed, he was completely agitated, using all his strength to control himself.

“Let's talk about it when she actually chooses you! What are you waiting for? Feed it to him!”

Shui Lingyu frowned and urged him. He wanted to personally see Chu Li feed the blood jade coral to Fire Phoenix.

Chu Li also reacted, realizing he had been too excited just now.

He summoned Fire Phoenix and fed him the blood jade coral.

Chu Li and Shui Lingyu watched as Fire Phoenix's Adam's apple bobbed, confirming that he had eaten it and transformed into his original form to absorb its energy before they relaxed.

“How long will Fire Phoenix sleep?”

Chu Li put Fire Phoenix back into his Yu Beast Space and subconsciously asked Shui Lingyu.

Shui Lingyu shook his head, indicating he didn't know.

blood jade coral was already rare, and pet beasts that had eaten it were even rarer, and it wasn't recorded in any data.

“Alright, we can only wait until Fire Phoenix wakes up. I'll notify you the moment he wakes up!”