262: Money cover

Qian Ce waved his hand and smiled lightly at Gu Xiaoyue: "I said it, I'm on vacation right now."

"Of course, we definitely can't let the superiors know about this, so we have to act quickly."

"You said they are in the capital of Damon, right? Then we'll go to Yunlian first, right here!"

Qian Ce opened the projection of his brain, displaying a map of the border between the Dragon Kingdom and Damon, and pointed to a city called Yunlian.

"We'll get there first, then take a straight line directly to the capital!"

"If we're fast enough, we can arrive in a day and a night!"

Actually, if they used flying pets, the speed would be much faster.

It's just that the airspace along the border is equipped with radar scanning systems; once there is an unregistered Albatross flight, or flying pets and ferocious beasts, the backend will sound an alarm.

Ground-based ferocious beasts are not strictly controlled, and pets are even less so.

Very few Beastmasters operate alone in the wild because they don't know what rank or level of ferocious beasts they might encounter; only a fool would take such a risk.

But for Beastmasters as powerful as Gu Xiaoyue and Qian Ce, it doesn't matter.

As long as they don't encounter a Monarch-level ferocious beast, they can definitely retreat unscathed or even kill the beast.

"When the time comes, everyone can enter my Youming Tiger's hidden space. We can rest well and take this time to formulate a plan, so we can implement it directly when we arrive at the Damon capital!"

As soon as Chu Li spoke, everyone's surprised gazes focused on him.

To save White Gaze, he was willing to expose his trump card for survival!

Duan Yao's eyes were complex, mixed with too many emotions.

Gu Xiaoyue was very moved that Chu Li would do this for her.

She was still struggling with whether to expose Xiao Hei, but Chu Li had taken the first step.

With the preliminary plan set, everyone went back to rest, intending to continue discussing the rescue plan after arriving in Yunlian.

Chu Li also stood up to leave, but was persuaded to stay by Gu Xiaoyue, leaving only the two of them in the room.

Gu Xiaoyue took out two kernels of the duobao berry tree from her Yu Beast Space, as well as a large bucket of Xisui Spring Water.

Previously, after accepting Chu Li's Po Di Zi Jin Spear, she had been thinking about bringing the seeds back to him to take to the Chu family and planting them in front of Elder Chu.

She just wanted to tell Elder Chu that although her financial strength was temporarily not a match for the Chu family, she was not lacking, and she didn't accept Chu Li's things for nothing!

"These are seeds of the duobao berry tree. I'm afraid that if one seed doesn't survive, it would be a waste of time to give you just one, so I'll just give you two to plant together when you go back. Water them with the spirit spring water, and tell me if you run out."

Chu Li lowered his eyes and accepted the seeds and the spirit spring water.

"Thank you."

"I should have given them to you a long time ago, but I was unfortunately trapped in Damon. Oh, right, I haven't asked you yet, the Fire Phoenix—"

"Should this be planted in the Yu Beast Space, or should I wait until I return to Qingyu to plant it at the Chu family?"

Chu Li interrupted Gu Xiaoyue's inquiry and asked while holding the seeds of the duobao berry tree.

"Can your Yu Beast Space grow them? If so, I'll give you three more to plant when you return to the Chu family."

"Hmm."

After Chu Li accepted them, he turned and left, not giving Gu Xiaoyue a chance to ask about the Fire Phoenix summoning skill.

The blood jade coral was something he owed Shui Lingyu. Chu Li didn't want to put pressure on Gu Xiaoyue and didn't want her to give Shui Lingyu a chance because she wanted to repay him.

In the end, he was still selfish!

Early the next morning, everyone gathered at the entrance of Nanya Academy, ready to set off for the transport station.

Ye Wanrou and Chen Yixuan also came to see them off.

Just as everyone had assembled and was about to leave, the shouts of Principal Zheng and Director Wu came from afar.

"Wait a moment, wait a moment—"

Gu Xiaoyue looked back and saw the two little old men running towards them, which was very strange.

"Are the principal and director in such a hurry to give me my withdrawal papers? I'm not in such a rush. I can pick them up when I get back!"

"If you are withdrawing, why would I still stay at Nanya?! Principal, give me withdrawal papers too, I'll pick them up when I get back!"

Duan Yao raised her head and said haughtily.

"If Xiao Yue is withdrawing, I'm withdrawing too!"

"I'll do it together, sorry for the trouble, Principal!"

Chu Li glanced at Gu Xiaoyue and said firmly.

Shui Lingyu was about to graduate, and Ye Wanrou and Chen Yixuan didn't have as much confidence as the others, and Duan Yao and Charlie didn't care about the Nanya diploma anyway.

So the three of them didn't reply.

Gu Xiaoyue was happy that they were sensible; otherwise, it would be even more troublesome to persuade them later.

Principal Zheng seemed to have anticipated everyone's reaction and wiped his sweat as he persuaded them.

"If you talk about withdrawing from school at this node, it's not certain that other academies will accept you."

"Before making any decisions, you should think carefully and leave yourself a way out!"

"I haven't approved your leave, I came here specifically to tell you that!"

"Don't say I didn't warn you. Leaving like this counts as truancy. If it exceeds three days, I have the right to expel you!"

"Of course, if you are willing to count it as a leave of absence, you can still be juniors next year—"

Hearing him rambling, Gu Xiaoyue couldn't help but sneer and took a step forward first.

The others shrugged helplessly and smiled, leaving with Gu Xiaoyue.

He Zhichen didn't even hide his disdain for Principal Zheng in his eyes. With this kind of vision, it's no wonder Nanya has been ranked fifth in the National Competition for the past few years and couldn't turn things around.

They were clearly known for flexible classes, yet they targeted Gu Xiaoyue like this!

"Hey, hey, what is going on with you? I haven't finished speaking yet. Do you really want me to expel you?!"

Principal Zheng ran to them again, blocking their path.

Everyone looked at each other. They were going to withdraw anyway, so who was he trying to scare with expulsion?

Principal Zheng believed that there was a world of difference between withdrawing and being expelled, and other academies would not accept students expelled by Nanya.

"Even Chongbei and West River wouldn't, let alone Huaqing!"

"Would those top-tier academies not care about their reputation?!"

"The moment you walk out of the Nanya gate today, I will report to the Academy Administration Bureau tomorrow and expel you! You had better think clearly!"

Principal Zheng gave them an ultimatum, and Duan Yao rolled her eyes so hard they almost reached the sky!

"We are all on the National Team. As long as our results in the World Championships are good enough, who cares if we were expelled by Nanya?"

"I just hope you don't regret expelling us when that time comes!"

Duan Yao was also selected by Coach Huo to join the National Team during this National Competition.

She had specifically asked her master, and the old man didn't object.

It just so happened that Gu Xiaoyue could make it back in time, and they could participate in the World Championships together and fight side by side.

Principal Zheng's expression stiffened for a moment, and then he said to Shui Lingyu.

"Student Shui is an official in the Student Union and is about to graduate. You wouldn't be messing around with them, would you?"

"I didn't intend to speak, but since the Principal asked me, my attitude is—with the financial strength of the Shui family, the Nanya diploma is not important. It's just that Nanya will not receive any more sponsorship from the Shui Group in the future!"

Director Wu was stunned on the side. What is wrong with the Principal?

Indiscriminate attacks? Why are you provoking him!

The successor of the Shui family sponsors Nanya hundreds of millions a year; would he care about graduating or not?

"You, you, you! You are threatening me!"

Principal Zheng also didn't expect that he couldn't handle these students, and was speechless with anger for a moment.

Gu Xiaoyue really didn't want to tangle with him anymore and just walked away.

Qian Ce stopped her, signaling that it was better to make things clear with the principal to save him from tangling endlessly.

"Hello, Principal. My name is Qian Ce. You can call me—Colonel Qian Ce."

"Because of the beast tide last time, Student Gu and several other students performed very well, so the military exceptionally promoted the three students: Student Gu to Lieutenant, and Student Chu and Student Shui to Second Lieutenant."

"This time, they are going to perform a secret mission with me. Principal, your obstruction like this is truly—"

Qian Ce emphasized his military rank and bluntly stated that Principal Zheng was obstructing them in every way; he might as well have said he was being unreasonable!

"Of course, expelling students is your right, and the military has no right to interfere."

"You don't need to worry about whether they meet Nanya's student standards; just go ahead and expel them!"

"It's just that they are executing a mission with me, and I will write a letter of recommendation afterward. Chongbei should be happy to accept these students!"

Principal Zheng stood there in a daze, and this time it was Director Wu who came out to smooth things over.

"Oh, so that's how it is. Principal Zheng was also worried about everyone and specifically used the student status to remind everyone to pay attention to the student code."

"Colonel Qian, since you are taking them to execute a mission, please be sure to pay attention to safety!"

After Director Wu finished speaking, he pushed and shoved Principal Zheng away.

Gu Xiaoyue let out a long sigh of relief and asked Qian Ce.

"When did I become a Lieutenant, and Chu Li and Shui Lingyu become Second Lieutenants?"

"Didn't you only give me the rank of Second Lieutenant before?"