Gu Yue's Gloating

In the small courtyard of Star Dou Forest in Eastsea City, Gu Yue watched Xia Yi continue devouring his food with his head lowered, and the more she thought about it, the more something felt wrong.

Why had she listened the moment Xia Yi opened his mouth to persuade her?

She had considered everything Xia Yi told her before, but she simply could not control her heart.

Yet this time, she had listened to Xia Yi.

"Damn it, this was obviously a slap followed by a sweet date." Gu Yue was naturally intelligent and quickly figured out the reason. Xia Yi's methods were too formidable. From beginning to end, every change in her emotions had been under Xia Yi's control.

Or rather, Xia Yi had been steadily guiding her emotional changes step by step.

"Damn fox, he actually used a human Art of Controlling People on me!" Gu Yue suddenly thought of a possibility. In an instant, she gritted her teeth. She had never imagined that a human Art of Controlling People would be used on her by a Soul Beast that was only ten years old.

And she had actually fallen for it. She clearly knew it was Xia Yi's scheme. Xia Yi had cursed at her so viciously before, yet after turning around and saying just a few words that could barely even be considered compliments, more than half of her resentment toward him had vanished.

Gu Yue scrutinized Xia Yi again. It would have been one thing for him to set traps in Star Dou Forest to plot against her, but he even knew the Art of Controlling People. If a human had treated her this way, she would not have found it strange, but Xia Yi was merely a Ten-Year Soul Beast. He had never even left Star Dou Forest.

If she had not personally witnessed Xia Yi transform a month ago, she would never have believed that the Xia Yi before her was truly only a Ten-Year Soul Beast.

At that moment, she finally understood why Di Tian had said Xia Yi had a sharp mind.

Perhaps Xia Yi's methods would not seem particularly clever in the eyes of some wise humans, but he had learned them all without a teacher.

Gu Yue took a deep breath, then turned to look at the Soul Guidance Communicator Xia Yi had smashed to pieces on the ground nearby. Unbidden, Tang Wulin came to mind again.

"Don't look at it anymore. Hesitation only invites chaos." Although Xia Yi kept his head lowered, it was as if he had eyes on top of his head. The instant Gu Yue looked toward the Soul Guidance Communicator, he reminded her, "There are some things you must never think you can definitely handle next time. If you cannot make a rational judgment this time, then next time you will definitely repeat the same mistake. If that happens, you'll only sink deeper and deeper."

"I don't need your reminder." Gu Yue snorted coldly. Although she had listened to Xia Yi's words, good advice was hard to swallow, and she was in an extremely foul mood. Naturally, she was not going to show Xia Yi a pleasant face.

At least, not now.

Xia Yi shook his head without caring.

If he and Gu Yue had switched places, he would not have shown her a pleasant face either.

Suddenly, Gu Yue's brows lifted, and she abruptly looked out the window.

"What is it?" Xia Yi looked up and asked.

"You eat by yourself. I'm going to find Di Tian and the others." Gu Yue did not explain. After pushing the food Xia Yi had bought for her in front of him, she turned and left without the slightest hesitation.

"Go on. You have to face them sooner or later. Di Tian and the others are loyal and devoted to you. Just apologize for what happened today. They won't take it to heart." Xia Yi glanced at Gu Yue. He also knew it would be awkward for Gu Yue to see Di Tian, Bi Ji, and Zi Ji now, but she could not keep avoiding them forever.

"I don't need your reminder." Gu Yue snorted again, her figure already vanishing from Xia Yi's sight.

The small courtyard of Star Dou Forest in Eastsea City was neither particularly large nor particularly small. It was divided into an Inner Court and an Outer Court. Walking normally from the main gate to the Inner Court's living room only took around ten minutes.

After leaving the room, Gu Yue lightly tapped the ground with both feet. Her nimble body leaped gently into the air, vaulting over the wall separating the Inner Court from the Outer Court. As she descended, she grabbed Na'er's arm, which was already holding her released martial soul.

"What are you doing here?" Gu Yue looked at the Silver Dragon Spear in Na'er's hand and asked angrily.

"Revenge." Na'er answered coldly. Turning to Gu Yue, she said in an icy voice, "What, are you going to stop me?"

"You already know?" Gu Yue asked in a deep voice.

"What? Shouldn't I know?" Na'er flung off Gu Yue's hand and demanded angrily, "Why did you violate our bet?"

"Which part did I violate?" Gu Yue asked flatly.

"According to our agreement, before the bet ended, neither you nor the other Soul Beasts could harm Brother. So why was Brother injured?" Killing intent filled Na'er's violet eyes. It was no longer restrained, but released directly, causing the surrounding temperature to plummet.

"Tang Wulin wasn't injured by me," Gu Yue said calmly.

"But it was done by a Soul Beast from Star Dou Forest, wasn't it? Do you dare say you didn't order it?" Na'er said coldly.

Although King of Ten Thousand Demons and Scarlet King had been secretly protecting her in Shrek City, Shrek City was not like Eastsea City. Even when leaving the house, King of Ten Thousand Demons and Scarlet King had to be extremely cautious.

Moreover, Na'er had stayed on Sea God Island all along, so King of Ten Thousand Demons and Scarlet King had never had an opportunity to tell her about Xia Yi. Before coming to Eastsea City, Na'er had not known Xia Yi even existed.

She had only just learned from Wu Zhangkong and Xie Xie that Xia Yi had appeared together with Gu Yue, so she naturally assumed Xia Yi was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Transformed Soul Beast.

She already understood the course of Xia Yi's fight with Tang Wulin. In her view, a Hundred-Thousand-Year Transformed Soul Beast could not possibly be as shameless as Xia Yi.

Thus, she concluded that Xia Yi had definitely acted under Gu Yue's orders. Gu Yue had deliberately made Xia Yi attack Tang Wulin's groin, intending to crush her hopes.

Otherwise, why had Gu Yue stopped Bi Ji from saving Tang Wulin?

Na'er could not possibly guess that Xia Yi had been behind the entire matter from beginning to end. She could only direct all her anger at Gu Yue.

But she could not take it out on Gu Yue, so she could only prepare to vent all her fury on Xia Yi.

"Think about who you are. Is it appropriate for you to do this? Di Tian and the others are watching from the shadows," Gu Yue reminded her kindly in a low voice.

"So what? Do you think Di Tian would dare stop me? Today, I'll use the life of Xia Yi, this Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, to tell you that violating the bet comes at a price. Don't think I'll fear you just because you're the main body and I'm the secondary body." Na'er's voice was cold.

She was certain Di Tian would not offend her for the sake of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

"Xia Yi isn't a Hundred-Thousand-Year Transformed Soul Beast." Gu Yue drew a deep breath as she looked at the murderous Na'er before her, feeling utterly helpless.

For some reason, she suddenly recalled the scene from before, when she had wanted to take the "seriously injured" Bi Ji away.

Was this the helplessness Di Tian and the others had felt back then? Gu Yue laughed bitterly to herself. She had not expected to experience their feelings so soon.

"He isn't a Hundred-Thousand-Year Transformed Soul Beast? Do you think I'd believe that?" Na'er sneered. "If he isn't a Soul Beast from Star Dou Forest, how could he possibly be in this courtyard?"

"I have no reason to lie to you," Gu Yue said gravely.

"Then let's say he isn't a Hundred-Thousand-Year Transformed Soul Beast. In that case, you have even less reason to stop me." Na'er continued to sneer. She did not believe Gu Yue's nonsense at all. If Xia Yi were not a Hundred-Thousand-Year Transformed Soul Beast, why would Gu Yue care so much about him?

"Is Tang Wulin really worth this much to you?" Gu Yue asked again. Her pretty face could not help flushing slightly after asking, because she had not been much better than Na'er before.

Looking at the murderous Na'er before her, she finally understood just how absurd her previous actions had been.

Gu Yue really wanted to vent all the anger Xia Yi had caused her onto Na'er, but Xia Yi's words had been far too crude. She simply could not bring herself to say them.

"If you insist on stopping me, I don't mind defeating you first. I'd like to see exactly how much stronger you, the main body, are than me, the secondary body." After being pestered by Gu Yue for so long, Na'er was growing angry as well. She looked coldly at Gu Yue. With the Divine Artifact, the Silver Dragon Spear, she was not weaker than Gu Yue if they truly fought.

Seeing Na'er's face filled with killing intent, as though she would not rest until Xia Yi was dead, Gu Yue could only shake her head. "Fine, do as you please. But I guarantee that if you go any farther, you'll regret it."

"Hmph, none of your concern." Na'er did not care and strode toward the Inner Court.

Na'er thought Gu Yue meant that she would regret her actions today in the future.

She never considered that the regret Gu Yue spoke of was something she would experience very soon.

Nor did she notice the trace of gloating amusement that appeared on Gu Yue's face when she stepped into the Inner Court.

The more Gu Yue learned about Xia Yi, the more deeply she understood just how sharp his mind was.

Had Xia Yi defeated her in Star Dou Forest and Tang Wulin at Eastsea Academy merely because they had been careless?

No, it was absolutely not that simple.

More precisely, Xia Yi could instantly seize upon an opponent's weakness, magnify it, and defeat them in one stroke.