Gu Master Era: My Toad Swallowed the School Beauty at the Beginning

In just four or five hours, the Scarlet Flame Wind Serpent had transported Wang Xiao and the others to the spatial passage.

With a shake of its body, it gently placed the four on the ground, then turned and ascended again to find its master.

A group of people greeted them on the other side of the spatial passage. Wang Xiao recognized them; the school teachers were at the forefront.

“Wang Xiao, Yan Ruoyun, you’re both back, that’s wonderful…”

“Ruoyun, are you alright?”

A middle-aged man also appeared at the entrance of the spatial passage.

“Dad!”

Yan Ruoyun, like a butterfly, threw herself into the middle-aged man’s arms.

Yan Ruoyun’s father was named Yan Shutong, the current patriarch of the Yan family.

Some time ago, he was attacked by a Black Gu Master, his spiritual source injured, and he fell into a coma. It was Wang Xiao who gifted him the Swift Rain Herb that healed him.

This was Wang Xiao’s first time meeting Yan Ruoyun’s father. Last time he went to the Yan family, Yan Shutong was in a coma, and he didn’t get to see him.

Now, upon seeing him, Wang Xiao immediately felt the nervous sensation of meeting his future father-in-law.

He didn't know why, but he immediately chickened out!

He took a few steps back, wanting to sneak away.

Unexpectedly, Yan Ruoyun proactively introduced him, “Dad, let me introduce you to my classmate Wang Xiao. This time, when I was swept into another world, it was Wang Xiao who saved my life!”

After introducing him, she turned back and beckoned to Wang Xiao, “Wang Xiao, come over here, this is my dad!”

Wang Xiao quickly squeezed out a smile and trotted over, “Hello, Uncle Yan!”

Yan Shutong sized Wang Xiao up and down, revealing a smile, “So you’re Wang Xiao, young man, not bad, quite spirited. Thank you for saving Ruoyun!”

“You’re welcome, Yan Ruoyun and I are classmates, helping each other is what we should do!”

“Yes, come to our house to play sometime!”

“Okay, Uncle Yan!”

Yan Shutong turned his head and said to Yan Ruoyun, “Ruoyun, let’s go, let’s go home. Your grandfather has been worried about you these past few days!”

Yan Ruoyun looked at Wang Xiao again, “Wang Xiao, come to my house with us!”

Wang Xiao quickly waved his hand, “No, not today, I’ll visit Uncle Yan and Grandpa Yan another day!”

Yan Ruoyun had been away from home for several days and also missed her grandfather very much, so she nodded and left with her father.

Li Yu and Sun Man were also picked up by their families, leaving only Wang Xiao, standing alone at the entrance of the spatial passage.

This was the school, and the small building where he lived had been flattened by magical beasts. He really had nowhere to go.

Wang Xiao also inquired with the teacher guarding the passage about Li Nan’s whereabouts, learning that Li Nan had entered the other world with the search and rescue team to look for him.

Wang Xiao immediately became anxious!

Don't be fooled by Li Nan's status as a fourth-level Gu Master; she doesn't have any decent spiritual Gu on her. In a place like the other world, where magical beasts are everywhere, her survival ability is not as good as Wang Xiao, who has the system.

Upon hearing that Li Nan was in the search and rescue team led by Cang Haikong, Wang Xiao felt relieved. He knew Cang Haikong's strength; even if they encountered a magical beast they couldn't defeat, they could hold out until reinforcements arrived.

Just as Wang Xiao was wondering where to go, he suddenly heard someone calling him.

“Wang Xiao!”

Wang Xiao turned his head and saw Zhong Li holding a piece of watermelon, leisurely sitting on a fallen tree not far away.

He walked over, snatched the watermelon from Zhong Li's hand, broke off a piece, and said while eating, “Not bad, Fatty Zhong, you came back even before us. How was it? Did you encounter any danger in the other world?”

Zhong Li glanced at him disdainfully.

“Don’t compare me to you! I am the Child of Destiny, what can a mere spatial passage do to me? Let me tell you, I didn’t get sucked in at all!”

Wang Xiao widened his eyes, “No way? What kind of dog sh*t luck did you have?”

“Hehe!”

Zhong Li said smugly, “When the spatial passage descended, I was doing a deal with a senior student over at the senior year area. That guy was really good at bargaining, so it took up a lot of my time. I didn’t expect that this delay would actually allow me to escape a disaster!”

“Damn! Then you have to thank him!”

“I thanked him! I gave him the Silver Gu that I was trading at the time, and I didn’t charge him a single spirit stone!”

“F*ck…”

Wang Xiao was also impressed by Zhong Li’s luck!

He had just asked the teacher guarding the passage. This time, more than a hundred students were swept into the other world, and now, including Wang Xiao and his group of four, only a dozen or so had been rescued.

The remaining people haven’t returned yet, and I’m afraid their fates are already grim!

Zhong Li looked around left and right, and whispered, “That kid Hua Jinlong hasn’t come back yet!”

Wang Xiao said casually, “Oh, he hasn’t come back yet? That’s really bad luck! The world on the other side is quite dangerous; many people have died there!”

He wouldn’t tell anyone about killing Hua Jinlong.

Except for Yan Ruoyun, no one knew.

Even though he and Zhong Li were friends, Wang Xiao wouldn’t tell him such a secret.

After all, the Hua family’s power was still quite strong. Although Wang Xiao now had a master to rely on, it was said that it was easy to dodge an open spear but hard to guard against a hidden arrow. In case the news got out and the Hua family was willing to take revenge at all costs, he couldn’t stay by his master’s side all the time.

Wang Xiao asked again, “The school has suspended classes, what are you doing here?”

“This time, the spatial passage incident destroyed half of our school’s buildings. Post-disaster reconstruction is imperative, and I plan to take on the reconstruction project!”

“Damn, you’re doing this too?”

“As long as it’s a business that makes money, Zhong Li will do it!”

Wang Xiao was speechless. He couldn’t understand why Fatty Zhong was so obsessed with money when his family wasn’t short of it!

He said, “First help me find a place to live. I’m actually homeless now!”

Zhong Li nodded, “Easy! Live with me at my house!”

Wang Xiao joked again, “Okay, by the way, I heard that your sister Zhong Wuyan is also a school beauty, introduce me to her!”

Zhong Li kicked him, “Get lost!”

Wang Xiao followed Zhong Li to the Zhong family.

It must be said that, as the number one family in Golden Bell City, the Zhong family’s mansion was built even larger and more luxurious than the Yan family’s.

At the Zhong family, Wang Xiao really saw the legendary beauty Zhong Wuyan!

Don’t be fooled by Wang Xiao’s flirty words when he was with Zhong Li, as if he was eyeing his sister.

In fact, when Wang Xiao saw Zhong Wuyan, he immediately became honest, a typical case of having the desire but not the courage!

Zhong Wuyan was indeed very beautiful, her looks were on par with Yan Ruoyun, but she was too aloof and cold, not as gentle and charming as Yan Ruoyun.

Although they were born to the same mother, Zhong Wuyan and Zhong Li didn’t have any similarities.

Not to mention their appearances, they didn’t look like they were born to the same parents.

Their personalities were also very different.

Zhong Li was warm and hospitable, devoted to becoming a great businessman; while Zhong Wuyan was only interested in cultivation.

Zhong Li’s family was also very enthusiastic. Zhong Li’s grandfather, Zhong Kui, even gave Wang Xiao a Silver Spiritual Gu as a greeting gift!

And Zhong Li’s father, Zhong Shan, gave Wang Xiao a token to enter the “Golden Spirit Secret Realm.”

The Golden Spirit Secret Realm is a secret realm belonging to Golden Bell City, jointly controlled by the City Lord’s Mansion and the three major families.

Some time ago, Wang Xiao gave the Yan family the Swift Rain Herb, healing Yan Shutong’s injury. The Yan family’s old master also gave Wang Xiao a token to enter the Golden Spirit Secret Realm!

The two tokens were different. The Yan family’s token could be used to enter the Golden Spirit Secret Realm once a year, while the Zhong family’s token could only be used once.

Even so, the Zhong family’s greeting gift to Wang Xiao was generous enough!

Of course, Wang Xiao was clear in his heart!

People said that this was a greeting gift from the elders to the younger generation, but in reality, it was given because of his master, Sun Hong. Otherwise, Zhong Li had many classmates, why didn’t they give it to others!

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