"Damn Gu Yu!" Wu Pei cursed angrily. "I don't know what methods he used to turn the jade inside the rough stone into a piece of junk."

“Impossible. Even if he were a grandmaster, he absolutely couldn’t do it,” Niu Wangzu said.

"Then explain to me what happened?" Wu Pei looked at Niu Wangzu. He was furious. The money he had in his hands was gone, and he had even lost a lot of money. Even though Wu Pei was a wealthy man, he couldn't take it all at once.

"This matter will not end like this. If I do not avenge this, I, Niu Wangzu, swear I will not be a man." Niu Wangzu vowed. What happened today has ruined his reputation. He is afraid that no one will invite him to gamble on stones again. Moreover, he is heavily in debt. He doesn't even know how to get back the 300 million that He Yaowei lent him.

“He’s a grandmaster, how can we take revenge?” Wu Pei’s expression turned strange when he heard Niu Wangzu say that. To be honest, he also wanted to take revenge, but taking revenge on a grandmaster would only be humiliating.

"What's so great about a grandmaster?" Niu Wangzu said coldly. "When my senior brother arrives, I will make him pay the price."

"Your senior brother?" Wu Pei was taken aback. "Is your senior brother a grandmaster?"

Wu Pei and Niu Wangzu had worked together for many years, but he never knew that Niu Wangzu had a senior brother. Judging from Niu Wangzu's tone, his senior brother was likely a grandmaster. If so, then he could avenge himself today.

"You'll know when my senior brother arrives." Niu Wangzu glanced at Wu Pei with icy eyes. To be honest, Wu Pei had greatly disappointed him today.

Wu Pei was startled by Niu Wangzu's gaze. If Niu Wangzu had a grandmaster senior brother, he probably wouldn't be in a good position either, since he had mocked Niu Wangzu after Gu Yu left.

"Master Niu, I have offended you greatly. How about this, I will cover all your losses today." Although Wu Pei was in great pain, there was nothing he could do.

"Hmph!" Niu Wangzu snorted coldly and ignored Wu Pei.

Gu Yu then divided the raw stone into many pieces. Although these raw stones were now useless, they could store source energy. Once he poured source energy into them, these jadeite pieces would return to their original state.

Gu Yu originally intended to communicate with Long Yuan's consciousness and have him expel the source energy he had absorbed from the jade, but after trying for a long time, Long Yuan completely ignored him, which left him speechless.

Fortunately, I have made enough contributions to exchange for fifty strands of Origin Qi, which is enough to fill the waste stone with Origin Qi.

If others were to see those three pieces of discarded stone at this moment, they would probably be stunned, because they are all imperial green glass-type jadeite, and they are incredibly large. These three pieces of jadeite could probably sell for a sky-high price of 3 billion.

However, in Gu Yu's eyes, this was just a tool for setting up the Gathering Source Array.

Gu Yu brought over a kitchen knife, released some gas, and a layer of blade light immediately appeared on the knife.

He chopped at the raw stone, and sparks flew everywhere. This was a huge undertaking! Even though Gu Yu was already an open-meridian cultivator, it still took him several hours to complete.

A kitchen knife cannot cut through stone. Gu Yu can only rely on releasing his source energy to condense a blade of energy on the surface of the knife to cut the stone. However, this consumes a lot of source energy. Whenever his source energy is depleted, he has to exchange for source energy from the system to replenish himself.

As dawn broke, he finished and set up the Gathering Source Array.

Feeling the range of the Gathering Source Array, Gu Yu couldn't help but frown. This was vastly different from the one made with source stones. A fake was still a fake after all, and it could only cover an area of ​​ten square meters around it. If he relied on this Gathering Source Array to gather source energy, he probably wouldn't be able to gather even a wisp of it in three years.

However, something is better than nothing. Gu Yu waved his hand, and hundreds of strands of Origin Qi were immediately released. Now that he had contribution points, he didn't need to be too reserved.

Although the jade-crafted Source Gathering Array is slow to condense Source Qi, it can ensure that the Source Qi will not leak outwards, so he can safely throw Source Qi into it.

Feeling the abundant source energy within the Gathering Source Array, Gu Yu felt that it was enough for his parents to cultivate for the time being. Once he obtained source stones, he would set up a larger array, preferably one that could cover the entire villa area.

After having breakfast with his parents, Gu Yu gave them a few words of advice and then walked towards school alone.

In his past life, he was expelled and lived like a stray dog. Today, Gu Yu takes the initiative to drop out of school to change his past experiences.

At the school gate, Gu Yu was stopped by the security guard once again because he wasn't wearing his school uniform.

This time, however, Gu Yu did not call Li Feng to borrow a school uniform. Instead, he slipped into the school before the security guard could react.

As soon as I entered the teaching building, I heard a lot of strange discussions.

"Holy crap, isn't that Gu Yu from Class 131? Wasn't he arrested?"

"It seems so! I heard that several boys in their class were badly beaten, and he's also suspected of fraud."

"But why is he here?"

“You guys don’t know this!” one of the girls said. “It must be because of Lu Yao! Lu Yao stepped in and helped him sort out all these problems, and that’s how he got out.”

"Damn, having a rich girlfriend is great!"

"What's so good about him? I heard he's a domestic abuser who beats women and publicly humiliates his girlfriend, Lu Yao."

"Damn, is he sick?! Lu Yao is such a good girl, and he doesn't even appreciate her."

"Yes! I really don't know what Lu Yao sees in him."

"Sigh! I can only say that Lu Yao was blind."

……………

Along the way, all he heard were a jumble of noises. Gu Yu, who had been in a peaceful state of mind, was now somewhat moved. He even heard someone say that he had cheated on his girlfriend and was a scumbag.

What kind of things are these? Why doesn't he even know about these things himself?

"Come here for a second." Gu Yu became more and more confused as he listened. He suddenly noticed the boy who was talking the loudest, so he stopped and called out to him.

"You called me?" The boy turned pale with fright when he heard Gu Yu call him, and turned to run away.

"Huh?" Gu Yu was a little confused. Why did he run away? He just wanted to ask who he cheated on with. Which class was she in? Was she pretty?

"Hello?" Gu Yu called out to the others again, and the once noisy corridor became empty in an instant.

This made Gu Yu even more confused. Little did he know that the story of him injuring Wu Sheng and the others had spread throughout the campus, and in other people's minds, he was already a tyrant.

Filled with doubt, Gu Yu arrived at the office and pushed open the door.

At this moment, the teachers in the office all stopped working and looked at Gu Yu, who looked back at them as well.

Unlike them, Gu Yu's gaze was searching for someone, while their gazes were filled with fear and confusion.

"Teacher Jiang." After scanning around, Gu Yu found his homeroom teacher.

"Gu...Gu Yu." When Teacher Jiang saw Gu Yu appear, her eyes darted away, and she stammered.

“Teacher Jiang, I’m here to withdraw from school, but I didn’t know who else to contact, so I came to you,” Gu Yu said.

"Withdraw from school?" Teacher Jiang was stunned, and the other teachers in the office were also taken aback. Gu Yu had already been expelled from school, so why would he withdraw? However, Gu Yu was unaware of this.

"Yes, I'm here to withdraw from school." Gu Yu emphasized again, and from Teacher Jiang's expression, he seemed to understand something.

"Gu Yu, it's like this, because your actions were extremely serious, you've been expelled," Teacher Jiang said.

“Hehe…” Gu Yu paused for two seconds after hearing this, then smiled and said, “Where is the principal? I need to ask him.”

"You're finally here. I thought you weren't coming." Just as Gu Yu finished speaking, the office door opened again, and a burly young man walked in. Gu Yu recognized the person behind him; it was Wang Bin.

"Who are you?" Gu Yu stared at him for a long time, still not knowing who the young man in front of him was.

"I am Feng Bing. I heard that you assaulted a teacher, showed no respect for elders, bullied boys and girls on campus, and acted lawlessly. I've come to teach you a lesson," Feng Bing said.

“You’re not worthy,” Gu Yu replied. He seemed to remember who Feng Bing was—the runner-up in Sanda (Chinese kickboxing) in the city. Of course, Li Feng had told him this.

"What did you say?" Feng Bing was furious when he heard Gu Yu say that he was not worthy. At school, even the director had to give him some face, not for any other reason than that he could fight and knew some real weapons.

"Are you out of your mind?!" Gu Yu said impatiently. "I don't have time to play with you, get lost."

After saying that, Gu Yu was about to leave. He needed to go and ask the principal, and he didn't have time to pay attention to some damn Sanda runner-up.

“I…” Feng Bing’s face turned ashen. He took a step forward, stood next to Gu Yu, and threw a punch straight at Gu Yu’s right cheek.

Gu Yu frowned, dodged a punch by sidestepping, and Feng Bing, whose punch missed, instantly turned and swept his leg.

Gu Yu pointed a finger and touched Feng Bing's ankle.

Click...

A sound of bones cracking rang out, and Feng Bing collapsed to the ground, clutching his knee in pain.

Gu Yu ignored him and strode off to find the principal's office.

Little did they know that the news of Gu Yu's return to school had already spread throughout the campus, especially to Class 131. At this moment, Lu Yao suddenly stood up, her expression changed, but when she thought that Gu Yu had been expelled, she relaxed a lot.

Guo Xiu's face turned ashen. She couldn't believe Gu Yu could come back. How could this be? Then, as if remembering something, she looked at Lu Yao.

"Lu Yao, I just don't understand, what do you like about him? It would have been so much better if he had gone in! Why did you have to bring him out?"

Hearing Guo Xiu say this, Lu Yao didn't say anything. To be honest, she didn't know how Gu Yu got out either. She happened to be away from school those two days, having a heart-to-heart talk with a certain prodigy. This led everyone to believe that she was the one who got Gu Yu out. What a joke! Gu Yu's current predicament was all orchestrated by her.

Seeing that Lu Yao didn't speak, Guo Xiu frowned. At first, she only suspected it, but now she was sure it was Lu Yao. However, because of her family background, she didn't dare to criticize Lu Yao too much.

"Go and call Yuan Peng, tell him to bring his men," Guo Xiu ordered a girl behind him. Then she looked at Lu Yao, "I hope you won't interfere. I'm just teaching him a lesson." She then walked out of the classroom.

Just then, the principal's office received a phone call. The Dragon Division had come to select people and asked him to send qualified candidates to the guard camp today.

He was somewhat excited because it was a certainty that Ma Li would be selected, and Lu Yao could be admitted through the guaranteed admission program. The fact that the two of them were selected was something that hadn't happened in the past few years.

Gu Yu searched around but couldn't find the principal's office. He wanted to ask someone, but everyone avoided him when they saw him, which annoyed him greatly.

Just then, he saw a familiar figure.

"Li Feng?" Gu Yu called out to Li Feng.

"Gu Yu, hurry, Guo Xiu is here with his men," Li Feng said hurriedly.

"Guo Xiu?" Gu Yu frowned. "It's alright, come on over. Do you know how to get to the principal's office?"

"Gu Yu, let's go!" Li Feng grabbed Gu Yu and was about to leave. What time is it? We're still in the principal's office.

He discovered that he couldn't move Gu Yu at all; Gu Yu was like a big tree, and no matter how much force he used, he couldn't budge him.

Just then, Guo Xiu arrived with his men, and beside him was someone Gu Yu didn't want to see: Lu Yao.

"It's over! It's too late." Li Feng was terrified when he saw this.

"Gu Yu, I didn't expect you to dare come to school." Guo Xiu said, looking at Gu Yu.

"The world is so vast, there's nowhere I wouldn't dare go," Gu Yu said calmly.

"Hehe..." Guo Xiu chuckled, "How come I never realized you were so arrogant before?"

"Arrogance from someone with ability is justified, arrogance from someone without ability is just that. You brought so many people, it seems you're quite afraid of me!" Gu Yu originally didn't want to say anything, but for some reason, seeing Lu Yao made him unable to hold back. Perhaps, after thinking it over, the humiliation Lu Yao had brought him was too deep.

"Go get him! Hit him!" Guo Xiu didn't want to waste any more words; today she could finally get her revenge for that slap.

Immediately, more than thirty boys rushed towards Gu Yu. Facing thirty people, Gu Yu remained unmoved. What use were ordinary people, no matter how many there were? They couldn't even get close to him.

"Today, I'll live life to the fullest." Recalling his timid and submissive self in his past life, Gu Yu suddenly wanted to live life to the fullest. Perhaps in his past life, he had thought countless times about what he would do if he could do it all over again.

Gu Yu moved, weaving among the thirty-odd boys until he stopped in front of Guo Xiu. At that moment, all thirty-odd boys collapsed. Gu Yu didn't use any force; he just knocked them unconscious.

“You…you…”

Seeing this, Guo Xiu panicked. No matter how she thought about it, she never expected Gu Yu to be so powerful. More than thirty people! He didn't even touch the hem of their clothes.

"You're already a martial artist?" Lu Yao was equally shocked. Was this still the Gu Yu she knew?

"You want to teach me a lesson? I'm right here, let me see how you're going to teach me a lesson?" Gu Yu ignored Lu Yao and looked at Guo Xiu.

For some reason, the moment their eyes met, Guo Xiu felt afraid; for the first time, she felt fear towards Gu Yu.

“Don’t do anything reckless. This is a school. I’ll call the police. Lu Yao can save you once, but she can’t save you twice,” Guo Xiu said.

“I won’t do anything to you. I just want to tell you that students should do what students should do. You’re not a gangster, and you can’t be one,” Gu Yu said.

"You... what gives you the right to say that to me?" Guo Xiu was immediately annoyed when she heard Gu Yu's words. "You only saved yourself because Lu Yao saved you, right? If it weren't for Lu Yao, you'd still be in the police station right now!"

"What did you say? She saved me?" Gu Yu was stunned.

“That’s right. You made such a big mistake, you definitely won’t be out for several years. If it weren’t for Lu Yao’s family, you would be a prisoner now.” Guo Xiu spoke with absolute certainty, as if she had personally witnessed Lu Yao saving Gu Yu.

"Lu Yao, Lu Yao, I've known you for so long, and I only knew you were scheming, but I didn't know you were also shameless." Gu Yu looked at Lu Yao, who was silent to the side. He thought it was Lu Yao who told Guo Xiu, otherwise how could Guo Xiu be so sure?

"Gu Yu, even if we've broken up, you can't talk to me like that!" Lu Yao frowned when she heard Gu Yu's words.

"When were we ever together?" Gu Yu asked.

“You…” Lu Yao was stunned. In fact, they couldn’t be considered a couple. Gu Yu had never even held her hand.

"There was nothing between us to begin with, and there will be even less in the future. Please control your dog and stop her barking; it's annoying," Gu Yu said.

"Who are you calling a dog?" Guo Xiu suddenly realized what was happening. Her face turned ashen. If Gu Yu hadn't just casually knocked down more than thirty people, she would have rushed up and scratched Gu Yu's face right now.

"Ask whoever wants to know," Gu Yu said calmly.

“You…” Guo Xiu’s hand trembled as she pointed at Gu Yu, unable to utter a single word for a long time.

"Make way," Gu Yu said, looking at the two people blocking the stairwell.

"Gu Yu, are you a martial artist now?" Lu Yao suddenly thought of something and asked.

"Who I am is none of your business." Gu Yu's voice was icy; he wanted nothing more to do with this woman.

Hearing Gu Yu's words, Lu Yao gritted her teeth and suddenly threw a punch at him. Although she was not a martial artist, she practiced every day in order to be selected by that place.

Facing Lu Yao's punch, Gu Yu moved swiftly, easily dodging it, and then appeared behind Lu Yao and Guo Xiu before swaggering away.

“He is a martial artist.” Lu Yao turned around and looked at Gu Yu’s back, her expression very complicated.

Meanwhile, Li Feng, who was in the distance, was shocked. He had never imagined that Gu Yu would become so powerful.

Gu Yu searched all the way and finally found the principal's office.

Gu Yu pushed open the principal's office door. The principal, who was busy with something, was taken aback when he saw Gu Yu enter. Although he knew of Gu Yu as a student, he had never met him before.

"Are you the principal?" Gu Yu asked, looking at the principal.

"Hmm!" The principal nodded. "And you are?"

“I am Gu Yu,” Gu Yu said.

Upon hearing these two words, the principal was taken aback. He was very familiar with the name; he had always protected this student, and it was he who personally gave the order to expel him in the end.

"You're out?" The principal was most surprised that Gu Yu was unharmed. As far as he knew, Gu Yu should be detained by the law enforcement bureau at this time.