Chapter 52: Gold Soul, Missed Good Opportunity

Royal Battle Team won, winning was not difficult, because Gu Xuan broke their balance and instantly reversed the situation.

Every member of the Royal Battle Team was beaming with smiles, bathed in the light of Ye Lingling's Nine Heart Begonia, their injuries quickly healing, and their mood equally good.

Having won this battle, they became the Gold Soul Battle Team, each a holder of the Gold Soul Badge, and in the Grand Soul Battle Arena they could be considered to have truly secured a place.

From now on, they don't need to do anything; occasionally coming here to participate in a Soul Battle earns enough income for them to squander.

Of course, they are certainly not the type that lacks ambition, but it's undeniable that they already have that ability.

Supporters of the Royal Battle Team who had placed bets on them were also shouting at the top of their lungs, having won big, completely won big!

Gu Xuan and Du Gu Yan were unaffected by this, calmly leaving the Soul Battle Platform via the dedicated passage and returning to the lounge in high spirits.

Qin Ming and Yu Feng were already waiting there; Yu Feng also looked excited, because he was a member of the Royal Battle Team, team points being counted collectively, so even though he didn't participate in this match, he was considered to have won as well.

Qin Ming was also very pleased, because the Royal Battle Team was brought out by him; as the team leader, seeing the students achieve this, his heart was also deeply relieved.

Moreover, he now looked upon these students with even greater admiration, for even his alma mater Shrek Academy's stringent requirements only necessitate obtaining a Silver Soul Badge in the Grand Soul Battle Arena to graduate.

Moreover, that was merely the Grand Soul Battle Arena of Suotuo City, completely incomparable to the one in Tian Dou City.

Although it was Gu Xuan's joining that allowed the Royal Battle Team to improve so rapidly, it's undeniable that they are a whole; in a team competition, victory is achieved, and everyone contributed indispensably.

Smiling slightly, Qin Ming said softly to everyone: "I've seen your hard training over the past month; after you go exchange your points later, you'll receive the Gold Soul Badge. You've worked hard for over a month, so I can give you a week off next."

Upon hearing this, the smiles on everyone's faces, including Gu Xuan's, became several degrees brighter; although cultivation is arduous and requires perseverance, what matters more is balancing work and rest.

"Professor Qin, you're so awesome!" Aosiluo couldn't help cheering.

Qin Ming looked at everyone's joyful appearance and then said: "But after this week's vacation, until the end of the term you will have no holidays."

Upon hearing this, everyone's faces instantly fell; no more holidays after this semester? Although the semester only has half a month left, having no holidays makes them feel a bit awful.

Gu Xuan, however, didn't mind, smiling slightly and saying: "Saturday and Sunday are normal rest days; why are you all putting on bitter melon faces?"

It would have been better not to say that; once he said it, everyone looked at Gu Xuan with resentment.

"Rest on Saturday and Sunday? Who the hell gets up at dawn to train? You get up, we don't—how will Professor Qin view us? How dare you say such a thing?"

Gu Xuan gave an embarrassed smile, ignored everyone's resentful looks, and said: "Let's go, exchange our points, then properly enjoy the last holiday of the semester."

Saying that, Gu Xuan went out, heading to the points exchange area of the Grand Soul Battle Arena; he also wanted to see how much his bets had returned today, and even without relying on Ning Rongrong, Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, Chen Xin, Xue Qinghe, etc., those little treasuries of his, he could now be self-sufficient.

The other members of the Royal Battle Team also followed Gu Xuan out of the lounge, leaving only Qin Ming shaking his head with a wry smile.

Exchanging points was quick; they just needed to take out their Soul Battle badges, and the Grand Soul Battle Arena had already recorded each of their Soul Battles, and now the Royal Battle Team is also a money-spinner for the arena, so their treatment is naturally the best.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the group left the Grand Soul Battle Arena together; to be frank, today's Soul Battle wasn't difficult, but each consumption was not small.

Especially Yu Tianheng this guy, single-handedly holding off a rank‑40 quasi Soul Ancestor, the Mad Rhinoceros, for so long, now he's exhausted like a dog.

If it weren't for that piece of whale gelatin earlier giving him a considerable boost, he might not have been able to withstand the Mad Rhinoceros' full‑power burst.

After leaving the Grand Soul Battle Arena, the crowd split into two groups; Yu Tianheng and his few male comrades had agreed to go together to Battle Heaven Manor, and now they have some spare cash, perfect for going there to live it up.

Gu Xuan didn't go with them; instead, he first took Du Gu Yan and Ye Lingling to a big restaurant for a lovely meal, then accompanied them to Xue Qinghe's forest garden.

It was already evening; there the sunset appeared just right, also a rare beautiful sight.

To be frank, at this stage Gu Xuan really doesn't dare to have any thoughts about Ye Lingling; although this girl doesn't reject Gu Xuan, he is still pursuing Du Gu Yan, so to prevent the two girls from fighting over him, Gu Xuan definitely won't play both sides.

To be frank, according to his current relationship with Ye Lingling, although it's not as intimate as with Du Gu Yan, Gu Xuan feels that if he were to truly confess to Ye Lingling, she might not reject him.

This is not narcissism, but confidence, the confidence of a strong person.

Because Gu Xuan truly doesn't think it's hard to get along with girls; as long as he doesn't do anything that makes them feel uncomfortable, then being a bit more careful and handling the details well can win their favor.

Of course, these still have a precondition: you need to be sufficiently handsome, young and wealthy, and sufficiently talented.

In short, it's about being rich and wealthy.

Arriving at the forest garden, Xue Qinghe wasn't there, and Gu Xuan didn't mind; he took Du Gu Yan's jade hand and walked toward the resting pavilion.

Sitting in the pavilion, Gu Xuan brewed a cup of fruit tea for Du Gu Yan and Ye Lingling each, then quietly enjoyed the sunset's afterglow.

The reddish‑yellow afterglow fell on the three faces, appearing warm and harmonious, and Gu Xuan fantasized about a future blissful life.

Suddenly, Ye Lingling felt uncomfortable in her stomach, instantly covering her belly as her face turned pained; Du Gu Yan and Gu Xuan naturally expressed concern: "Lingling, what's wrong?"

In response to their questioning, Ye Lingling glanced at Gu Xuan, her face turning slightly red, and she shyly leaned close to Du Gu Yan's ear to whisper.

Upon hearing that, Du Gu Yan instantly understood why Ye Lingling suddenly had a stomachache.

Du Gu Yan turned his head to look at Gu Xuan, then at Ye Lingling, and said to Gu Xuan: "We won't watch the show tonight; I'll first take Lingling back."

Although Gu Xuan felt helpless, he also knew Ye Lingling's state definitely meant her relatives had arrived, after all he wasn't a clueless little chick.

Gu Xuan sensibly nodded and didn't ask further: "Take care on the road, I won't be accompanying you."

Du Gu Yan smiled knowingly, helped Ye Lingling up, and they left the pavilion at a leisurely pace, exited the forest garden, hailed a carriage, and went to the nearest big hotel.

The forest garden now had only Gu Xuan alone; he took out the three prepared tickets and waved them before his eyes, not expecting that after preparing for so long, today he would miss out on a good opportunity because of Ye Lingling's relatives.

The more he thought about it, the more Gu Xuan felt he had lost out; on one hand he thought about letting Ye Lingling make it up to him double, on the other he gazed at the endless beauty of the sunset.

PS: Typos will be corrected later.

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