260: Why not take a break from school?

Gu Xiaoyue speculated that the person calling her must be Bai Shengrui.

Bai Rongxuan's tone shouldn't be that sarcastic.

The moment she thought about the situation where White Gaze was under a restriction and locked in a secret room, she couldn't sit still any longer; she got up and rushed to Director Wu's office.

"Director, I need to take a leave of absence!"

Gu Xiaoyue got straight to the point, not wanting to get entangled with Director Wu.

Director Wu's eyebrows twisted into a knot; he knew Gu Xiaoyue had just returned yesterday.

He didn't expect that just after returning, instead of coming to him to go back to class, she was asking for leave first.

"Leave of absence? For how long?"

"I can't determine that right now; I can only say that I will return immediately once I've finished my business!"

Gu Xiaoyue was thinking about rescuing White Gaze first, then going to the Imperial Mausoleum Secret Realm to bring Zheng Jie out as well.

If her guess was correct, it was Bai Shengrui who captured White Gaze and stole his brain.

Then White Gaze probably couldn't stay in Damon anymore, so it would be perfect to bring him to the Dragon Kingdom together.

She didn't know what would happen on this trip, so how could she determine how much time she would need?

"Student Gu, you haven't attended many classes this school year; you haven't earned enough credits!"

Director Wu pulled up her file and pointed at her zero credits for this year.

"I was previously because of the beast tide—"

"Hey, don't talk to me about that. Did the school ask you to go defend against the beast tide? This was all your personal behavior; the school only looks at credits! I, as a director, am also in a difficult position! How about you go ask the Principal for this leave? If he approves it, I definitely won't stop you!"

Director Wu passed the buck to Principal Zheng; in any case, the Principal always loved doing this kind of thing.

The tables had turned, and today it was his turn!

He was just a small director, and Gu Xiaoyue was currently the school's number one in combat power; he didn't want to offend her.

"Okay, thank you, Director!"

Gu Xiaoyue turned and left, heading straight to Principal Zheng's office.

Principal Zheng had just put down the phone. Seeing Gu Xiaoyue arrive, he immediately welcomed her with a smile and invited her to sit down first.

"I heard from Director Wu that you want to take a leave of absence?"

Gu Xiaoyue nodded. It turned out that on her way to the Principal's office, Director Wu and Principal Zheng had already spoken.

This actually saved her some time.

"Yes, I have very important business to attend to, and I don't know exactly when I'll be back."

"Is that so—"

Principal Zheng acted as if he were in a difficult position, his expression solemn.

"It's not that I won't grant you leave, but there are two problems now. First, are you asking for leave for yourself, or are you also asking for leave for the members of your National Team and National Competition team? That's different, you know! Second, look at this year; your credits are currently zero. Even if you are the National Competition champion, it's not easy for the school to report your grades; as the school administration, we are indeed in a difficult position!"

Gu Xiaoyue took her Legendary-level Beastmaster badge out of her Yu Beast Space and placed it on the table in front of her.

"Whether they are going with me or not, I don't know yet; I am also considering that question. As for the zero credits this year, I am already a Legendary-level Beastmaster; these credits are not important to me. I want to take a leave of absence!"

Gu Xiaoyue understood that Principal Zheng might indeed be in a difficult position, but what annoyed her was that he wouldn't state his conditions and purely wanted to force her to concede.

Principal Zheng's eyes did light up when he saw Gu Xiaoyue's Legendary-level Beastmaster badge.

But it was fleeting, and he immediately returned to his normal state.

He tactically cleared his throat and took a deep breath.

"Let's not talk about others for now. It's still the same thing: Student Gu, you have zero credits this year. If I give you leave, then I can only—count it as a one-year suspension, and you will still be a third-year student next year!"

Upon hearing Principal Zheng say this, she stood up from her seat with a start.

"Principal Zheng, do you mean I have to graduate a year late? Can I interpret this as the school wanting me to participate in the National Competition for two more years?"

Gu Xiaoyue didn't think she was overthinking it; this year, the lineup of Duan Yao, Charlie, and Chu Li had won first place in the National Competition.

Principal Zheng thought that Duan Yao and the others would compete again next year, and if Gu Xiaoyue went to the third-year group to take first place again, Nanya could apply for more faculty bonuses!

Seeing that Gu Xiaoyue was getting angry, Principal Zheng had no choice but to smile and comfort her.

"Look, you didn't participate in this year's National Competition for some reason, right? Participating one more time means more resources, which is more beneficial to your growth! As a student of Nanya, shouldn't you be considerate of the school administration and contribute more to the school?"

Gu Xiaoyue couldn't help but sneer.

"I am already a Legendary-level Beastmaster; do I need to rely on the resources from the National Competition to grow? Principal Zheng, I just want to take a leave of absence, but you have quite the plan, making me suspend my studies to continue working for Nanya! How about this, let's both take a step back—"

Principal Zheng was quite interested, wondering what kind of compromise she was talking about.

"Since I'm here, just process my withdrawal! I think any academy would be willing to accept me; whichever academy I go to, that academy will be the number one in the country!"

Hearing this, Principal Zheng's face turned black, and he slammed the table in anger.

"Gu Xiaoyue, you are too arrogant! You already have no credits, and you haven't attended classes for a year; what is the problem with arranging a suspension for you? The school is not your backyard; it's not a place where you can do whatever you want!"

Gu Xiaoyue didn't respond; she just looked at him expressionlessly.

Principal Zheng thought his tough lecture had made Gu Xiaoyue back down, and a smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

"Let's settle it like this; I don't need to grant you leave. We'll count it as a suspension—"

"Process my withdrawal."

"You—why won't you listen? Do you really think that once you leave Nanya, other academies will be fighting over you?"

"Process my withdrawal."

Principal Zheng's eyebrows also twisted; Gu Xiaoyue was simply a stubborn mule right now.

"Can you calm down? The point now is—"

Gu Xiaoyue's fists clenched; she really didn't want to continue haggling with Principal Zheng.

"If you won't give me leave, then process my withdrawal. I'm in a hurry and have no time to chit-chat with you!"

She gritted her teeth and squeezed out a sentence through them.

If they kept going, she might punch Principal Zheng's desk to pieces!

Principal Zheng adjusted his clothes to hide his embarrassment.

"I've said it before, in your situation—"

Gu Xiaoyue turned and left, not bothering to waste any more words on him; she was in a rush to process her cross-border documents.

Previously, she had been teleported there by the Mountain Demon, but now that she wanted to go again, she had to process the paperwork!

Just as she walked out of the Principal's office building, she ran into Chu Li and Shui Lingyu.

"Xiao Yue, you just went to see the Principal; was it to report that you're back for classes? But isn't that something you can just tell Director Wu?"

Originally, after taking Gu Xiaoyue back to her dormitory, they had each gone off to be busy.

They had intended to find her for dinner, but they didn't see her in the dormitory.

When they asked Charlie, he said that Gu Xiaoyue seemed to have received a brain call and had rushed out.

Chu Li and Shui Lingyu figured that although she was in a hurry, since she hadn't come to them, it must have been to see the Principal.

Sure enough, they saw Gu Xiaoyue coming out of the Principal's office building.

"I wanted to take a leave of absence, but Director Wu wouldn't approve it and told me to see the Principal—"

Gu Xiaoyue was a bit angry; she bit her back teeth before continuing.

"The Principal wants me to suspend my studies!"

"What?"

"What?!"

Chu Li and Shui Lingyu said in unison; they hadn't expected the Principal to pull such a move.

Gu Xiaoyue told them about the Principal's plan, and listening to it made Chu Li and Shui Lingyu's teeth ache too.

"I told him I wanted to withdraw, and now I'm in a hurry to process my cross-border documents; I'm going to Damon!"

She was about to leave in a hurry when Chu Li grabbed her arm.

"Wait a minute, it's too late now; even if you get there, they won't process it for you! Tell us the situation first; if that doesn't work, we'll go to Damon with you!"

Chu Li and Shui Lingyu looked at each other; at this critical moment, they couldn't rush to force Gu Xiaoyue to make a choice.

Gu Xiaoyue was silent for a long while before she slowly spoke.

"Forget it; the relationships over there are very complicated, so let's not get you guys involved."

She wanted to leave, but was still held back by Chu Li.

"Chu Li, let go!"

"Gu Xiaoyue, do you have a heart at all! We've all been waiting for you to come back! You finally came back, and not even two days later, you're leaving again, and you still won't tell us what's going on! Do you even consider us friends?!"

Chu Li shouted a bit loudly, and Gu Xiaoyue was so embarrassed that her toes curled into the ground.

They were in a public place!

Fortunately, there was no one around. At this moment, her brain rang.

When she answered, it was actually He Zhichen with Qian Ce; the two of them had already arrived at the entrance of Nanya Academy.

"You guys go back to my dormitory first; I'm going to pick someone up—"

Gu Xiaoyue gently patted Chu Li's hand, and he slowly let go.

When she brought He Zhichen and Qian Ce to the dormitory, she didn't expect that Chu Li had gathered Ye Wanrou, Chen Yixuan, Duan Yao, and Charlie together, waiting to judge Gu Xiaoyue.

"What is—what is going on?"