End special training early

On the morning of the 31st day of special training, Gu Xiaoyue checked the status of her system tasks. They were already marked as complete.

Teacher Han said the previous senior's record was 30 days. However, Teacher Han also mentioned that the special training duration back then was 30 days, not that 30 days was the senior's limit.

Gu Xiaoyue really wanted to challenge herself for 45 days!

She claimed the system reward and took a look—it was two golden scale fruits.

They looked like golden apples with fine, fish-scale-like patterns on them.

The function of the golden scale fruit is to increase the physical enhancement bonus for the Beastmaster after their pet beast reaches maturity.

Every time a pet beast grows to maturity, the Beastmaster gets a chance to strengthen their body.

The effect of this strengthening is directly related to the grade of the pet beast.

However, if one consumes a golden scale fruit, the enhancement effect for an Earth Tier pet beast becomes comparable to a Heaven Tier one, and for a Heaven Tier pet beast, the effect is nearly that of an Immortal Tier!

Furthermore, the effect of the golden scale fruit is permanent!

Gu Xiaoyue was a little excited. She calmed herself down and found an excuse to go for a stroll. When she returned, she held the two golden scale fruits in her hands.

Chu Li's eyes went wide when he saw them. "Xiao Yue, this..."

"It's a golden scale fruit. I just found it while I was strolling over there. Here, one for you!" Gu Xiaoyue took the golden scale fruit and shoved it into Chu Li's hand.

"No, no, I don't want it..." Chu Li waved his hands, refusing to take the golden scale fruit and pushing it back.

"You were so generous when you gave me the gathering spirit stone. Why won't you accept the golden scale fruit I'm giving you? I found two, so giving you one is just right. It also counts as returning the favor for the gathering spirit stone."

Chu Li gave a bitter smile. Returning a favor? She really calculated things clearly. Then again, if she didn't calculate things clearly, she wouldn't be her.

Chu Li took the golden scale fruit with a dim expression, while Gu Xiaoyue had already started biting into hers.

"It's actually quite delicious. You should eat yours too. Even without the pet beast enhancement effect, eating this golden scale fruit can still strengthen your body."

Chu Li had intended to keep it, but under Gu Xiaoyue's urging, he secretly took a photo to keep as a memento, then took a big bite.

That sweetness—even for a young master like Chu Li, he hadn't tasted it many times in his life.

They finished eating the golden scale fruits and felt the changes in their bodies.

"Chu Li, even the birds flying look like they're in slow motion to me!"

Gu Xiaoyue closed her eyes and breathed in the surrounding air; she could also smell the scents of different grasses in the air.

The physical changes made both of them very excited, and they searched for fierce beasts in Xiao Pan Mountain even more diligently to battle.

Finally, it was the 42nd day. Gu Xiaoyue felt that there probably wasn't anyone who could persist longer than her.

The task of killing Young life stage level 8 beasts was also completed, and the system directly gave her 8 leaves of lanzhi grass. She had originally thought there would only be 6. Now, with one leaf for each beast, she was happy to treat everyone equally.

After more than a month of special training, she was craving the food Mu Qingning made. So, she found a supply station and called her mother.

A voice came from the other end of the line: "Bed 1, is that Mu Qingning? It's time to change the dressing!"

"Mom, are you in the hospital?" Gu Xiaoyue could tell immediately that the nurse was going to change Mu Qingning's dressing, and she was in Bed 1.

"Yes, it's nothing, just a small accident this morning."

"Then I'm coming back immediately. Which hospital are you in?"

Mu Qingning quickly said, "No, no, your special training is more important! I'm fine, I'll just be in the hospital for a few days."

Gu Xiaoyue felt that the people who wanted to assassinate their family hadn't succeeded yet. Regardless of whether Mu Qingning's accident was genuine, she was too dangerous in the hospital. If an assassin just injected her with some poison, it could cost her her life.

"Mom, just tell me, otherwise I won't be able to rest easy with this special training!"

Mu Qingning couldn't win against Gu Xiaoyue, so she told her which hospital she was in.

Gu Xiaoyue noted it down, hung up the phone, and immediately said to Chu Li, "My mom is hospitalized now, at the First Campus of South China Hospital, Orthopedics Ward 809. We have to go back."

Chu Li nodded. The two of them pressed the teleportation remote together and left Xiao Pan Mountain.

Chu Li's family car had been waiting at the entrance of the Xiao Pan Mountain training ground, and seeing Chu Li and Gu Xiaoyue come out, it took them directly to the hospital.

When Gu Xiaoyue arrived at the ward and saw Mu Qingning lying on her back, she didn't dare to go up and hug her.

After asking the doctor, it turned out Mu Qingning had slipped and rolled down the stairs, causing a pelvic fracture.

"Xiao Yue is here! Come over and let Mommy see you. Mommy missed you so much!" As she spoke, tears fell from Mu Qingning's eyes. It was the first time the child had been away from her for so long.

"Mom, I've asked the doctor. In your condition, you must stay in bed. Don't worry about anything, just focus on recovering!"

Gu Xiaoyue inadvertently glanced at Bed 2 and saw a young couple. It was the same young couple who had previously lived next door to Gu Xiaoyue's house.

Mu Qingning said, "Don't worry, your dad is taking care of me, and we even specifically hired a caregiver. Sigh, isn't it a coincidence? The young wife from our next-door neighbor's house also fractured a bone, and she's staying in Bed 2!"

Gu Xiaoyue had long known that Chu Li had arranged bodyguards to be by her side. It occurred to her that on the night before the special training, it was this young couple who had protected their family of three and reported the matter of the assassins to Chu Li. That was why Chu Li had asked about her situation in the middle of the night and even come directly to Xiao Pan Mountain the next day to protect her during special training.

Initially, Gu Xiaoyue had been a little resentful that her parents were unwilling to stay in a private room. Now, it seemed that staying in a general ward was just right. Perhaps it was actually safer.

Gu Xiaoyue chatted with Mu Qingning for a while, then told her that she still needed to go to school to report to her teacher. Mu Qingning hurriedly told Gu Xiaoyue to go, saying she was fine.

Gu Xiaoyue first called Teacher Han to explain the current situation. Teacher Han expressed understanding and also congratulated her and Chu Li for breaking the previous record. Although Gu Xiaoyue was more concerned about the rewards, she still politely expressed her gratitude to Teacher Han.

After hanging up the phone, she immediately went to find Chu Li. Chu Li was waiting for her at the entrance of the hospital. She got into Chu Li's car and asked the driver to get out so she could talk to Chu Li alone.

Gu Xiaoyue first asked if the young couple from next door were the bodyguards Chu Li had arranged. Chu Li admitted it; he had been worried from the start that someone would harm her and had arranged bodyguards long ago.

Chu Li's personal confirmation made Gu Xiaoyue feel much more at ease. Because if it hadn't been Chu Li's arrangement, then befriending that young couple might very well have been inviting a wolf into the house!

Excluding Xu Wenhan and the previous robbers, Gu Xiaoyue and Chu Li discussed who else might have murderous intent toward them. Could it be—

"Xiao Yue, think about it—who is the least happy about you returning to the Gu Family?"

He had seen and heard plenty of the infighting within powerful families; this was one of the reasons he didn't want Gu Xiaoyue to return to the Gu Family.

Gu Xiaoyue frowned and thought for a moment. "I actually didn't think they would make a move right under the old man Gu's nose. If they come to see my mom, then I'll have to trouble the two people you hired to take extra care." Chu Li nodded.

Gu Xiaoyue called Gu Yu and told him to find a doctor to get a comprehensive blood test report for Mu Qingning, and preferably a urine test report as well. Gu Yu didn't understand why, but thinking it was for Mu Qingning's recovery, he agreed to get it done immediately.

Gu Xiaoyue asked Chu Li to take her back to the Gu Family; she wanted to check the surveillance footage to see how Mu Qingning had slipped!