Want to see my true strength?

The next morning, as soon as Gu Xiaoyue woke up, she smelled fried eggs.

"Xiao Yue, you're awake. I fried some eggs, come have breakfast." Chu Li seemed to have been up for a while, the fried eggs were fresh and light.

After washing up, Gu Xiaoyue started eating breakfast.

"Thanks. Let me do it tomorrow."

Gu Xiaoyue was a bit surprised that a young master like Chu Li could actually cook.

But upon reflection, she felt relieved. Regardless of being a young master, given Chu Li's family background, he really needed to know a little bit of everything.

Especially wilderness survival, in order to cope with various unexpected situations that might arise in the future.

After finishing breakfast, they continued wandering around Xiao Pan Mountain, killing ferocious beasts.

Five days passed just like that, and they encountered a few classmates along the way.

There were students from the Third Middle School, Tian Yu's school, and Qingya Middle School.

Gu Xiaoyue didn't know any of them, so she just greeted them when they met and moved on.

After all, neither side had any malicious intent.

Until the sixth day, when Gu Xiaoyue and Chu Li were resting at noon.

Chu Li started a fire to make something to eat.

Gu Xiaoyue happened to go to relieve herself.

About a few dozen meters away from Chu Li, she took care of her physiological needs.

She wasn't in a rush to go back and meet up with Chu Li, so she strolled around the vicinity.

"Ha, Gu Xiaoyue, I've finally found you!"

Gu Xiaoyue had a puzzled look on her face. Xu Wenhan? How did he get here?

Xu Wenhan looked a bit disheveled now; it seemed he hadn't bathed for at least two days.

"Didn't expect this, did you? I'm in the key class, and I also got a spot for special training in Xiao Pan Mountain. I've been looking for you these past few days."

Xu Wenhan stared at Gu Xiaoyue indignantly, as if his transfer to the key class was all her fault.

Gu Xiaoyue curled her lips. "Why are you looking for me? Do you have a crush on me?"

Xu Wenhan's face instantly turned red. "You, what are you talking nonsense about! I, I just want to, challenge you. I want to see your true strength!"

Gu Xiaoyue glanced at Xu Wenhan and the Golden Poison Arrow Frog beside him, which was already at Young life stage 5.

"You want to see my true strength? Hahaha!" Gu Xiaoyue summoned Qingqing at Young life stage 7 and Little Bear at Young life stage 5, and continued, speaking somewhat viciously to Xu Wenhan, "Everyone who has known my true strength is dead. Are you sure you want to know?"

It wasn't that Gu Xiaoyue had never killed anyone, just not since she transmigrated.

In the apocalypse, those who wanted to kill her for supplies were basically all killed by her.

She was no saint; she wouldn't tell people to not choke while they were gnawing on her flesh.

Xu Wenhan was genuinely a bit scared by her. "I, I just wanted to challenge you, and you want to kill me? I admit I lost to you before, and I was unwilling to accept it, so I ambushed you. Now that even your second pet is stronger than mine, can't I just concede?"

"Isn't this you seeing me alone and wanting my life?"

Xu Wenhan panicked. "What life? How would I dare!"

He was just about to swear to the heavens, but Gu Xiaoyue found it pointless.

If Xu Wenhan had stood his ground, she would have used her skill to summon Chu Li.

Since he chickened out, Gu Xiaoyue didn't know how to play along anymore.

Gu Xiaoyue sighed. "Come with me."

When Xu Wenhan discovered Chu Li cooking, his jaw dropped.

"Why is he here? Is he going to do something against you?" Chu Li stared at Xu Wenhan with hostility.

"We just happened to meet. I thought it was fate, so let's invite him for a meal."

Xu Wenhan felt a bit embarrassed; he had indeed been scared by Gu Xiaoyue just now.

He had been alone in the wilderness for the past few days, sleeping in the open and eating poorly, so he didn't refuse Gu Xiaoyue's invitation.

After the meal, Xu Wenhan bid farewell to Gu Xiaoyue and Chu Li and continued his solo wilderness special training.

Chu Li couldn't hold back his impatience and asked Gu Xiaoyue what was going on.

Gu Xiaoyue told the truth: "I met him earlier, and he said he had been looking for me for a long time and wanted to see my true strength. I thought he wanted to kill me, so I summoned Qingqing and Little Bear. I didn't expect him to chicken out."

"So you brought him back to eat to give him an opportunity?"

"Exactly, but he didn't make a move. Either he really has no guts, or he is particularly wary of you, Young Master Chu!"

Gu Xiaoyue wanted to rule out the suspicion against Xu Wenhan, but she didn't want to gamble. It concerned her parents—er, the original owner's parents.

She couldn't gamble at all!

"Regardless, we still need to investigate. I've already had my people look into it, but there are no leads yet."

Chu Li also didn't want to lower his guard; life with this ticking time bomb by his side was not easy.

More than half a month passed. Even when Gu Xiaoyue and the others encountered classmates again, they all looked exhausted with large dark circles under their eyes.

Some classmates who had teamed up even disbanded due to disagreements over the distribution of ferocious beast corpses.

This was the drawback of teaming up; when several people form a team, who contributes more and who slacks off?

When it comes to distribution, is there selfishness, or do they get emotional because they feel it's unfair?

Sometimes, when Gu Xiaoyue looked at the hardworking Young Master Chu, she wondered, what exactly is he after?

In Xiao Pan Mountain now, Gu Xiaoyue wouldn't even bother with ferocious beasts at Young life stage 3 or Young life stage 4.

When they encountered Gu Xiaoyue and Chu Li, who was carrying a Fire Phoenix at Young life stage 7, they would consciously run far away.

Teacher Han would come to Xiao Pan Mountain every two days to check on the situation.

Zhou Chuan and Duan Qiaoxin ended their special training on the 16th and 18th day after entering Xiao Pan Mountain, respectively.

After getting out, they both slept for two solid days to catch up.

Knowing that Gu Xiaoyue and Chu Li were still inside, both of them admired them greatly.

Gu Xiaoyue was one thing, but for a young master like Chu Li to be able to survive in the wilderness for so long was impressive.

Gu Xiaoyue, who was dazed while cooking noodles by the pot, sneezed inexplicably.

She rubbed her nose, wondering if someone was badmouthing her.

Gu Xiaoyue sighed, her expression a bit sorrowful.

Every move she made was seen by Chu Li.

"What's wrong, Xiao Yue?"

Gu Xiaoyue curled her lips. "We've been out for over twenty days, eating instant products every day. I kind of miss my mom's cooking."

After saying this, Gu Xiaoyue herself was a bit surprised.

Before, in the apocalypse, it was good enough to have something to eat; she didn't care whether it was instant or freshly made.

Even if it was expired, as long as it was edible, that was fine.

Her current pathetic state was so pretentious!

Chu Li didn't know what Gu Xiaoyue was thinking; he just felt she was homesick.

"If you're homesick, we'll leave."

In his previous life, Chu Li lived to be 24, so he thought of the 18-year-old Gu Xiaoyue as just a little girl.

It was perfectly normal for a little girl to act spoiled and feel homesick.

"I want to break the record and win the grand prize. I still have a lot of food here, fried chicken strips, calamari rings, dumplings, wontons—"

Gu Xiaoyue glanced at the system's mission progress.

Kill 80 ferocious beasts at Young life stage 8, completed (52/80).

Most of the ferocious beasts in Xiao Pan Mountain were at Young life stage 5, 6, or 7. After more than twenty days, this mission was only more than half complete.

After eating, they continued wandering around, looking for ferocious beasts.

The Fire Phoenix was always by Chu Li's side. In contrast, Gu Xiaoyue didn't summon Qingqing and Little Bear much, letting them train and level up in the Yu Beast Space.

The Fire Phoenix was enough to fight the ferocious beasts. If they were tired, they would rest on the spot; there was no need to rush.

Not long after they started walking, they heard the sound of fighting ahead.