Assassination

Gu Xiaoyue pretended not to know anything as she got up and walked toward her parents' room.

She pushed the door open and went in; Gu Yu and Mu Qingning were not asleep yet.

"Why aren't you asleep yet, Xiao Yue?" Mu Qingning asked, puzzled, when she saw her enter the room.

Gu Xiaoyue climbed onto their bed and squeezed between the two of them. "Mom and Dad, I'm going to special training tomorrow, and I want to sleep with you tonight."

The killing intent did not disappear; in fact, it intensified.

Gu Xiaoyue thought to herself, it seems the target is their family of three!

She secretly wrote on Gu Yu's palm: There is danger! Don't make a sound!

Gu Yu immediately furrowed his brows and glanced at Gu Xiaoyue vigilantly.

Gu Xiaoyue wanted to summon Xiao Hei, take them into the hidden space, and then immediately turn invisible.

She was just afraid that the assassin outside was of too high a level; not only would Xiao Hei be exposed, but their family of three would also be unable to escape the fate of being assassinated.

"Whoosh—"

"Whoosh—"

She had only hesitated for two seconds when she heard two sounds of something breaking through the air outside.

Immediately followed by a muffled groan.

"Where are you running!"

Hearing an angry shout outside, Gu Xiaoyue felt the killing intent disappear and felt a weight lift off her.

"What's all the noise outside in the middle of the night?" Mu Qingning wanted to get up to check, but was held back by Gu Yu.

"Don't worry about others; we should just get our sleep."

Less than a minute later, the brain rang, and Chu Li's Xingyuan number flashed on the screen.

"Xiao Yue, are you okay?" Chu Li's concerned voice came from the other end of the brain.

"You—I'm fine." Gu Xiaoyue wanted to ask how he knew she had almost been attacked.

Thinking about it, the person who went to chase the assassin must be the bodyguard Chu Li had arranged to be by her side.

Chu Li didn't say much more, just reminded her about the special training tomorrow and told Gu Xiaoyue to rest early.

After saying goodnight to each other, Gu Xiaoyue turned off the brain.

However, she was not at ease about Gu Yu and Mu Qingning.

"Mom and Dad, pack your things and return to the Gu Family tomorrow."

Mu Qingning was confused. "What's wrong, Xiao Yue? Didn't we agree that after your special training ends, our family of three would move back together?"

Gu Xiaoyue changed her posture, hugged Mu Qingning's waist, and said coquettishly, "It's just that I'm worried about you guys. You should go back first; my special training will take up to 45 days. I'll only be happy if you go back early and be a wealthy lady!"

Gu Yu understood and also said, "That's true. Xiao Yue is going for special training for so long, so we should go back first. You still need to prepare a new room and new clothes for Xiao Yue; everything will be ready when she comes back."

"Yes, yes, Dad is absolutely right." Gu Xiaoyue gave Gu Yu a thumbs up.

Mu Qingning felt that what the father and daughter said made sense, so she nodded in agreement and urged Xiao Yue to sleep quickly.

Gu Xiaoyue agreed verbally and closed her eyes, pretending to sleep.

In reality, however, she did not relax her Mental Power at all, keeping a lookout on the surroundings.

She was afraid that if she fell asleep, the assassin would return.

Fortunately, nothing happened until dawn.

Gu Xiaoyue slept groggily for a while, and then dozed off again in the car the school took them to Xiao Pan Mountain.

Although she was very sleepy, when she arrived at Xiao Pan Mountain, the air in the mountains made her feel much more energetic.

The tension of the special training also made her excited.

"The content of this special training is wilderness survival training.

You may encounter various ferocious beasts, as well as various problems of wilderness survival.

Everyone gets one remote control; this is very important and must not be lost.

If you encounter danger that you cannot solve, press the remote control, and you will be teleported out; then the special training will be considered over.

There are some supply stations inside where you can buy things, take a bath and rest, or even get treatment, but the maximum daily usage time is 2 hours. If you exceed the time, your special training time will be deducted by double.

Finally, the student with the longest special training duration at Xiao Pan Mountain will receive generous rewards."

The other two students looked at each other and asked Teacher Han, "Teacher, can we team up?"

"Of course you can. This special training is not just for our school; several other schools in the city are also participating.

You can team up as you like, but make sure you agree on how to split the hunting spoils beforehand; don't come out and ask us teachers to settle disputes for you.

We won't care!" Teacher Han joked with them, but it was also a fact; teaming up is something with both pros and cons.

Gu Xiaoyue was full of confidence; she had Xiao Hei's hidden space, and teaming up with others would be more troublesome.

"A few years ago, a student stayed in the special training for a full 30 days, which is the current record." Teacher Han seemed to fall into memories, his gaze a bit unfocused.

"30 days, that's amazing—" Zhou Chuan exclaimed.

"The special training time at that time was only 30 days; it was the limit of the special training time, not his limit. I hope you can break the record, good luck!"

Just as Teacher Han was about to take them into the Xiao Pan Mountain special training grounds, he heard a voice, "Teacher Han, wait a moment, wait a moment—"

Several people turned back and saw clearly that the person running over from afar was none other than Chu Li.

Gu Xiaoyue was full of question marks; why did he come too?

"Teacher Han, I submitted an application to the principal; I also want to participate in this wilderness special training." Chu Li stood still, panting, and handed Teacher Han a paper document.

Teacher Han took it, looked at it, nodded, and said, "Good, take this remote control. I am very pleased that student Chu Li has this idea for special training. The record is 30 days, good luck!"

Teacher Han sent them into Xiao Pan Mountain and left after giving a few more instructions.

After walking a distance, Zhou Chuan spoke up, "Gu Xiaoyue, we—"

"You want to team up, right? Then I won't go in the same direction as you." Gu Xiaoyue smiled and waved goodbye to them.

Zhou Chuan and Duan Qiaoxin looked at each other, speechless. They had indeed wanted to team up themselves; after all, Gu Xiaoyue was a girl, and she might not be able to last a few days in wilderness survival.

Wouldn't that mean they would have gotten a bargain.

Since Chu Li had chased after them, latching onto him was the best option!

But before they could even finish saying that, they were rejected!

They watched Chu Li follow Gu Xiaoyue away, leaving the two of them in the wind, disheveled.

Gu Xiaoyue and Chu Li walked for a while, and she used her Mental Power to scan the surroundings, ensuring no one was nearby.

"Did you catch yesterday's assassin?" Gu Xiaoyue's eyes revealed a hint of coldness.

Chu Li smiled bitterly, "He was caught.

However, someone had issued a kill order at the Beastmaster Association, and he just accepted the mission. Now, there is no way to investigate who the mastermind is."

"Could it be—the companions of those people who robbed us last time?"

Gu Xiaoyue crossed her arms in front of her chest, thinking about who else in her memory would want her family of three dead.

Chu Li summoned the Fire Phoenix and the Lihuo Red-Eyed Beast, which was already at Young life stage 5.

"I checked; it's not them."

Gu Xiaoyue nodded and guessed again, "Could it be Xu Wenhan?"

Chu Li frowned and thought for a moment, "Probably not. He just transferred classes and wasn't expelled. When we get to the supply station, I'll have them check."

"Wait, you didn't specifically come to protect me because of what happened last night, did you?"

Chu Li's face turned slightly red; he hadn't wanted Gu Xiaoyue to undergo special training alone in the first place.

It had to be said that last night's incident—gave him a legitimate reason to be by Gu Xiaoyue's side to protect her.

"Fine, fine, I'm not as fragile as you think, and the assassin's reach can't be that long, right."

As they were speaking, the bushes not far from them rustled.