91: Another assassination attempt

Gu Xiaoyue arrived at Principal Zheng's office, where Principal Zheng was waiting for her.

“Oh, Gu Xiaoyue, you're here! Come, have a seat, have a seat!”

Principal Zheng greeted her warmly.

Gu Xiaoyue sat down gracefully, waiting for Principal Zheng to tell her why he had called her.

Principal Zheng took out a bank card and said with a smile to Gu Xiaoyue, “It's been so many years since Nanya participated in the National Competition, and this year we finally took first place!

Not only that, but we also got first in both the team and individual competitions!

Thanks to Gu Xiaoyue, this is your reward; don't think it's too little!”

Gu Xiaoyue pursed her lips, feeling a little secretly pleased that there was an unexpected bonus.

She really hadn't expected Principal Zheng to prepare a reward for her for the National Competition.

Gu Xiaoyue didn't decline, thanked the principal, and put the card into her pocket.

“There's another good thing,” Principal Zheng continued when he saw her put away the card, “In two months, the Graduates Secret Realm will open.

Given that you, Chu Li, and Shui Lingyu are all excellent talents who have brought glory to Nanya.

The school leaders have discussed and decided to give you an opportunity to go on an adventure in the Secret Realm with the graduates.”

Principal Zheng wanted to see a surprised expression on Gu Xiaoyue's face.

Instead, he saw Gu Xiaoyue frowning, looking somewhat resistant.

Principal Zheng had heard about what happened at the National Competition this time, and he awkwardly cleared his throat.

“Go back and think about this; it's not just the three of you. You can also bring three other classmates in.

There's no rush; just confirm your teammates and then come back to me to report it.”

Gu Xiaoyue nodded, said goodbye to Principal Zheng, and went to find Chu Li.

She did have some estrangement from Shui Lingyu because of Ye Wanrou's kidnapping.

However, she wouldn't give up the opportunity to explore and find treasures in the Secret Realm because of Shui Lingyu.

After finding Chu Li, Gu Xiaoyue first asked him if he had used the Golden Herb.

Chu Li said he had, and the Fire Phoenix was sleeping in his Yu Beast Space, absorbing energy.

Gu Xiaoyue thought for a moment, then decided they could make an appointment with the Beastmaster Association in the next few days to challenge the quasi-Master level assessment.

Chu Li agreed.

Gu Xiaoyue then told Chu Li about Principal Zheng's offer to go to the Secret Realm.

Chu Li's eyes lit up; going to the Secret Realm was a good thing.

The Graduates Secret Realm had higher-level fierce beasts, and more heavenly materials and earthly treasures than the freshmen's Secret Realm.

“Xiao Yue, who do you want to bring in?”

Gu Xiaoyue didn't even think, “Ye Wanrou, Chen Yixuan, and Fang Xiaoyu must come.”

Because of Yinglong and Hou, she always felt she owed them, so this time she would definitely bring them along if she had the chance.

“If we add Shui Lingyu, that makes exactly 6 people.”

Chu Li was a little cautious, secretly glancing at Gu Xiaoyue's expression.

Gu Xiaoyue sighed, “Let's wait. We'll pass the quasi-Master assessment first.”

So, after the Fire Phoenix successfully advanced to the mature third-tier mid-stage, Gu Xiaoyue and Chu Li called the Beastmaster Association to schedule their Beastmaster assessment.

Then they just practiced their summoning skill skills and waited for the call from the Beastmaster Association.

Without the pressure of exams, rankings, or competitions, they simply attended classes and trained their skills.

She no longer needed to guard the newcomer rankings; at least, no freshman would challenge her again.

Moreover, many classmates who had previously thought Gu Xiaoyue relied on Chu Li and harbored ill will towards her.

Also, due to Gu Xiaoyue's exceptional strength, their malice turned into admiration.

During this time, she lived a very comfortable life.

A week later, Gu Xiaoyue received notification for the Beastmaster assessment.

After resting all these days, it was time to get serious again.

On the day of the assessment, she and Chu Li arrived at the Beastmaster Association early in the morning.

The quasi-Master assessment didn't have a written test, but since Gu Xiaoyue and her companions were taking a skip-level assessment, they still had to participate in the theoretical written part for advanced Beastmasters.

This was also the final theoretical assessment, and the questions were quite difficult, even including some on hidden evolution paths of pets.

Gu Xiaoyue didn't bother with the uncertain questions; she just focused on answering the basic ones correctly as much as possible.

After the theoretical assessment, Chu Li answered very well, while Gu Xiaoyue barely passed.

She felt a bit scared; if she had answered just one more question incorrectly, she would have been scheduled for the next round of assessment.

And the next round would be one or two months later.

They went down to the underground combat assessment training ground.

She saw Shui Lingyu again; this time, he was there for the Master-level assessment.

Shui Lingyu greeted Gu Xiaoyue, and she nodded somewhat indifferently before going to fill out her information.

A trace of embarrassment and loneliness appeared on Shui Lingyu's gentle face.

According to the procedure, Gu Xiaoyue waited for the staff to call her after filling out the form.

This time, the pets she listed for battle were Xiao Qi Qingqing and Xiao Xiong.

For the quasi-Master combat assessment, the fierce beasts they faced were mature fourth-tier.

Moreover, there was a strict requirement that they must have at least one mature third-tier mid-stage pet.

In this assessment, Gu Xiaoyue's turn was before Chu Li's.

She was fighting a mature fourth-tier Hell Three-Headed Dog.

Without a word, Gu Xiaoyue first had Xiao Xiong raise an Earth Shield, surrounding it.

Then Xiao Qi's two lightning strikes directly knocked out the Hell Three-Headed Dog.

When her time was up and she was teleported out, it was Chu Li's turn.

While waiting for Chu Li to come out, Gu Xiaoyue deliberately chose a spot farthest from the Master-level waiting area.

Shui Lingyu watched her from afar, his eyes filled with grievance.

Gu Xiaoyue felt a bit flustered; Shui Lingyu's gaze made her almost want to comfort him.

However, what Xiao Yun had done made her completely unsure how to face Shui Lingyu.

Chu Li successfully emerged from the simulator, passing the assessment.

The two of them went together to receive their quasi-Master Beastmaster badges.

This time, Gu Xiaoyue didn't feel any discomfort, only the sensation of her Mental Power increasing.

“Ding—Host detected as a quasi-Master Beastmaster—

New achievement—Advanced Beastmaster (achieved)

New achievement—Quasi-Master Beastmaster (achieved)

A total of 2500 points rewarded.

System Mall unlocked!—”

Gu Xiaoyue confirmed that she could now summoning skill 6 pets simultaneously.

She saw Shui Lingyu enter the fierce beast simulator.

Gu Xiaoyue didn't want Shui Lingyu to come out and return to the academy with her and Chu Li.

She wasn't in a hurry to see what materials could be exchanged in the mall, so she left the Beastmaster Association right away.

As soon as she exited the Beastmaster Association, Gu Xiaoyue felt a hint of killing intent.

In just an instant, this killing intent vanished.

She looked around vigilantly, wanting to investigate where the previous killing intent had come from.

“What's wrong, Xiao Yue?”

Chu Li saw Gu Xiaoyue's expression was off and quickly asked her what was happening.

Gu Xiaoyue frowned tightly, “I felt a killing intent.”

Chu Li was startled; he thought that with the God-Rank Pet matter over, and other matters at home, four of his original six bodyguards had been transferred, leaving only two.

Chu Li even considered Summoning his Youming Tiger now and returning to the academy invisibly.

Gu Xiaoyue, however, was not afraid; she had an invisibility skill to protect herself, and even against a quasi-legendary Beastmaster, she was confident she could retreat safely.

Chu Li's own strength was not weak; the bodyguards were merely icing on the cake.

She deliberately led Chu Li into a dead end, which was also a blind spot for heavenly eyes, waiting for the killing intent that had just spied on her to reappear.

Gu Xiaoyue hadn't been in the dead end for two minutes when a somewhat lewd voice sounded: “In broad daylight, are you so eager to find a place to get intimate?”