276: Contact Coach Huo

When Gu Xiaoyue reopened her eyes, the pristine white ceiling and surrounding facilities told her she was in a hotel.

This time, Chu Li and Shui Lingyu were not by her side.

They had probably returned to Dragon Country, which was a relatively safe state, so they went to rest.

Gu Xiaoyue propped herself up, sitting semi-upright against the headboard, and raised her hand to check the time on her brain.

Half past two in the morning.

She had actually fainted for most of the day again!

She let out a long sigh. During the days they rushed from Damon to Dragon Country, she often felt that her Mental Power was constantly in a state of significant depletion.

However, because she was leading everyone to escape, Gu Xiaoyue had kept her nerves taut until she crossed into Dragon Country, where she finally relaxed a little.

And in that instant, her Mental Power seemed to be completely devoured, causing her to faint.

Was this a sequela from the secret realm?

Or was it—

Because she had moved the entire ruins into her Yu Beast Space?

If it was just a sequela, it would be fine; a period of conditioning would eventually cure it.

But if it was truly because the ruins were in her Yu Beast Space—

The system had also warned her that there might be very serious consequences, which Gu Xiaoyue later simply assumed was due to the collapse of the secret realm.

So, these so-called very serious consequences were for her?

Gu Xiaoyue entered her consciousness into the Yu Beast Space. Since she could move the ruins in, she should naturally be able to destroy them herself!

She tried to use her consciousness to crush the facade of a market stall.

Logically speaking, all the buildings in the ruins had thousands of years of history.

By now, they should have been eroded by time for a long time, and with a little force, they should be pulverized.

But no matter how much Mental Power Gu Xiaoyue used, the stall only barely showed some cracks.

Was the material of this stall facade very special?

She carefully examined the cracks in the facade, vaguely seeing a metallic sheen.

Could it be—

Gu Xiaoyue recalled that the previous owners who built these ruins were Finarians who came to Mercury by spaceship.

If the entire ruins were made from a modified spaceship, then most likely—

She herself would shatter before she could pulverize the ruins!

Thinking of this, Gu Xiaoyue's vision went black again, and she fell unconscious!

Before losing consciousness, a thought popped into her mind: it's easy to invite a god, but hard to send one away!

She even blamed herself: why did she provoke these ruins?!

When she woke up again, it was already past five in the afternoon.

Duan Yao was guarding her bed, playing on her brain. Seeing Gu Xiaoyue wake up, a joyful expression appeared on her face.

“Are you okay? Why do you keep fainting lately?”

Duan Yao helped Gu Xiaoyue up and peeled fruit for her with a knife.

Gu Xiaoyue didn't know how to answer her. She couldn't very well say that she had moved the ruins from the secret realm into her Yu Beast Space, and that her fainting might be due to the ruins acting up!

These were all just her guesses; saying them out loud would only add to everyone's worries.

Gu Xiaoyue took the fruit Duan Yao had peeled. After continuous fainting, her stomach was empty, and the fragrant sweetness of the fruit made her feel much better.

“Perhaps this operation was too stimulating!

Have you booked the Albatross tickets?”

“Not yet. You've been unconscious, so I didn't know when to book them.

They went to eat just now; I'll eat later.”

Duan Yao sized Gu Xiaoyue up and down. In her memory, Gu Xiaoyue wasn't this frail. How strange!

She dialed Chu Li's brain, telling him that Xiao Yue was awake and that they should bring some porridge back when they ate out.

“Let's return to Hechuan tomorrow. There are many things to deal with.”

Gu Xiaoyue lowered her gaze. Although White Gaze and Zheng Jie were temporarily safe, given Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi's personality, once the major issues in Damon were handled, he would still come looking for them.

“As long as you're feeling energetic tomorrow morning, we won't stay here any longer.

Coach Huo has been urging us quite a bit; you haven't even greeted him since you returned!”

Duan Yao's tone held a hint of reproach. Gu Xiaoyue hadn't even reported her return to Dragon Country to Coach Huo.

Even He Zhichen, who was usually more troublesome, hadn't told Coach Huo, let alone the others.

As a result, Coach Huo had called them for special training more than half a month ago, but at that time, all of them were in the secret realm and couldn't leave.

Even now that they were back in Dragon Country, without knowing Gu Xiaoyue's physical condition, they dared not give Coach Huo a precise date for their assembly.

Counting the days, the World Championships were just over two months away, and almost all of the participating athletes under Coach Huo had come to Damon with Gu Xiaoyue.

It would be strange if Coach Huo wasn't anxious about not being able to find anyone!

“Hmm, I wasn't sure when I could return to Dragon Country, so I didn't contact him.”

Gu Xiaoyue opened her brain and sent a voice message to Coach Huo.

In less than a minute, Coach Huo's call notification rang.

Duan Yao glanced at it, then got up and left, letting Gu Xiaoyue talk to Coach Huo privately.

“You brat, you're finally alive! After being missing for a year, you still remember to contact me?!”

As soon as Gu Xiaoyue connected the call, Coach Huo launched into a barrage of words.

She smiled apologetically, explaining that during the beast tide, space-time distortion made it impossible for her to return.

On the other end of the brain, there was a long silence. Gu Xiaoyue heard what sounded like a soft sigh from Coach Huo.

“It's good that you're back—

You all come to the Capital for concentrated training tomorrow!”

Coach Huo expressed his sentiment, then put away his approachable tone and spoke to her about the training in an almost commanding voice.

“Tomorrow might not work. Please give me two more days. I still have many things to deal with here.”

How Gu Xiaoyue wished she could be in the Capital tomorrow and immediately throw herself into the training.

On the other end of the brain, Coach Huo instantly broke, launching into another tirade at Gu Xiaoyue!

“You brat, you should have said so earlier! You're calling me now, and I thought you were all ready for training!

Two days, right? I'm telling you, if you don't show up at the National Team training ground in the Capital the day after tomorrow, then don't show up at all!”

Click, Coach Huo hung up their call.

Gu Xiaoyue was stunned for two seconds, unable to help but inwardly complain: Coach Huo's temper was still so fiery, with such large emotional fluctuations, was his blood pressure okay?

A knock came at the door, and Chu Li brought the freshly bought porridge.

Shui Lingyu also followed him to check on Gu Xiaoyue's condition.

Gu Xiaoyue ate while chatting with them about her call with Coach Huo.

“Xiao Yue, there's no need to rush. It's not too late for us to go to the Capital after you've handled everything you need to.

Coach Huo just said that casually; how could he not let you participate?

It's just your current physical condition—

If it's not possible, we can participate in four years.”

Shui Lingyu comforted her, his eyes filled with worry for Gu Xiaoyue.

“Xiao Yue wants to participate in the World Championships. Even if she's not in peak condition, even if she can only be a substitute, she still wants to go!”

Chu Li said calmly, his gaze never leaving Gu Xiaoyue, who was slowly drinking her porridge.

“It's not that I don't want her to go, it's just Xiao Yue's current body—”

Shui Lingyu lightly furrowed his brow, his usually gentle demeanor unexpectedly revealing a hint of chilliness.

However, the moment Gu Xiaoyue looked up at him, it was fleeting.

To Shui Lingyu, any competition, any matter, had to come after Gu Xiaiaoyue's health.

“Thank you, Senior. My body is fine.

Let's leave here for Hechuan first thing tomorrow morning.”

Gu Xiaoyue gave him a faint smile, which made Shui Lingyu feel a touch of awkwardness.

He clearly liked the valiant and spirited Gu Xiaoyue, but now, uncertain of her physical condition, his subconscious protection had turned into a restriction, causing him to say these irrelevant things.

Gu Xiaoyue's words conveyed a hint of distance.

Shui Lingyu nodded lightly, reminded her to rest, and then left as if fleeing.

That night, Gu Xiaoyue once again put her consciousness into the Yu Beast Space, continuing to explore the secrets within the ruins.

However, she did not excessively deplete her Mental Power, fearing she might fall unconscious again and delay everyone's travel plans.

The next morning, Gu Xiaoyue regained consciousness. She could feel that it was already light, but she couldn't open her eyes.

She used all her strength, but nothing around her changed, making her feel a bit anxious and irritated.

What was going on now?

Gu Xiaoyue tried for a while, and then her eyes slowly opened, and her whole body sat up.

From her perspective, she watched her own hand extend in front of her, and after a moment, she actually started to cry excitedly.

She could even feel her body trembling, yet she couldn't control it.

It was as if Gu Xiaoyue had lost control over her entire body, only able to experience everything happening around her from the perspective of this body.

What exactly was happening?