My starting summon is a small skeleton-Chapter 89 - 088 Surprise

Quancheng Station corner.

A middle-aged man was holding a smartphone, yet his gaze was hardly on the screen. Instead, he was surreptitiously watching Lu Wu from the corner of his eye.

If Lu Wu had seen this man, he would have been able to recognize him instantly.

This was because the man was one of the 89 people from Fucheng previously, but Lu Wu didn’t know his exact name.

He was different from Wang Dashan.

Wang Dashan was diligent and useful, with ’wool’ to be exploited; this man, however, had no such ’wool’ and was less diligent, so Lu Wu didn’t pay much attention to him.

However, although Lu Wu wasn’t paying attention to him, he was quite focused on Lu Wu.

To be precise, his interest was in Little Skeleton at Lu Wu’s house.

This middle-aged man was in cahoots with the one who caused trouble at the Professional Center.

The two men worked together, one overt and the other covert; the overt one drew the attention while the covert one dealt with the spoils of war.

He was the bait that Zhao Kai Ming took out to fish.

They didn’t take that thing with them—they wanted to, but couldn’t!

After all, it was the Fu City Professional Center; it was not that easy to steal someone’s bait.

A well-planned and executed method was necessary, and their plan, simply put, involved the overt man distracting Zhao Kai Ming and others while the covert man, unnoticed, dealt with a Summoned Beast, extracting what they wanted from it.

He then concealed the item using a special method within the body of the Summoned Beast, covering up the object’s scent with the beast and successfully smuggled it out.

The Summoned Beast he chose was Little Skeleton because it was Undead Type, which made it easier to conceal, and Little Skeleton was weak and wouldn’t notice anything.

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In this respect, he was quite successful and skilled.

He hid the object so well that even Lu Wu, who had the system, couldn’t detect anything through his inspection of Little Skeleton.

He even managed to deceive the three elders, including Zhao Kai Ming.

Although Zhao Kai Ming eventually became suspicious, it was just a guess and not a discovery of any real clues.

Achieving such a level of deception, this guy could be deemed the strongest in hiding things.

"The hardest part is over, and what remains is a breeze. I just need to find an opportunity to capture this Little Skeleton, refine it at high temperature, and I can retrieve the object."

The typically stoic middle-aged man now couldn’t help but reveal a smile at the thought of retrieving that item, mixed with a slight pang of remorse, "Mr. Lu? What a pity!"

The backlash Lu Wu would suffer from his initial Summoned Beast being reduced to ashes was not going to be small. With Lu Wu’s current spiritual power, it could take at least a year or more to recover.

Even if he did recover, it was uncertain whether he’d be sharp again or if his brain would still work properly.

Furthermore, he hadn’t planned to give Lu Wu a chance to recover.

If he was going to act, he had to do so thoroughly!

"I’ve set my sights on this thing!

Little Skeleton must die, no one can save it!"

…

On Lu Wu’s end.

He had absolutely no idea that someone in an unseen corner was secretly watching him.

It was Lu Haikong by his side who looked at him strangely, stealthily pulling Lu Wu to a corner and fishing for information, "Unfilial son, what have you been up to recently? Have you offended someone? Disgraced someone’s daughter?

Hmm, that’s the most likely scenario.

Look at you, unfilial son. You already have Dudu and still, you’re not satisfied? Daring to be a scoundrel? You’re bringing shame to our Lu Family, we’ve never had scoundrels!"

Lu Haikong felt that his son was not the type to cause trouble; the most likely explanation was that he had played the scoundrel with that face of his.

Lu Wu, caught off guard by this, had his head buzzing, wondering how he had suddenly become a scoundrel?

His old man seemed to have gotten muddle-headed at such a young age.

"How could that be true, Dad? If you can’t trust me, can you not trust yourself? I am your son, after all; I would definitely be as faithful as you are!"

What could Lu Wu do when his own father suspected him? He could only resort to some flattery, but who knew that by saying that, his father became even more convinced that he was a philanderer!

With a hand on his shoulder and a particularly earnest tone, his father said, "Son, don’t think that being a philanderer, surrounded by different women, is happiness. A philanderer also has his torments. I have a friend who became a philanderer, and even after dozens of years, he still faces the danger of being chased with a hatchet, being hunted down for miles. From time to time, he also experiences incredibly chaotic scenes; it’s painfully hard to even speak about how he’s living now. So, my boy, never become a philanderer, alright? Be faithful, got it?"

When the old man spoke about the pains of philanderers, his expression had some lively nuances, almost as though he could relate.

Lu Wu started to have doubts.

Could it be that his old man was making up phantom friends?

But he dared not say nor ask.

"Don’t worry, Dad, I will definitely learn from you!"

"Besides, I really haven’t been a philanderer. I’ve been rather busy recently—I stayed in Fu City for over half a month and only just got back home yesterday!"

When Lu Haikong heard that Lu Wu intended to learn from him, he looked somewhat unnatural, but his expression quickly shifted as he got pulled into the second half of Lu Wu’s explanation.

"What were you doing in Fu City? And you stayed for more than half a month? Don’t tell me you went there to charm some family’s young lady?"

"No, I went there to participate in an event at the Fu City Summon Beast Cultivator Professional Center!"

Lu Wu had intended to tell his family when he got home, but since Lu Haikong asked, he simply explained everything about his trip to Fu City.

Ten minutes later.

After listening to Lu Wu’s explanation, Lu Haikong was completely stunned.

"You’re saying that you participated in an event at the Cultivation Master Professional Center in Fu City?"

"Yeah!"

"You’re saying that you took on dozens of Professional Cultivators as disciples?"

"Yeah!"

"You’re saying the head of the Fu City Professional Center took a liking to you, and they want to send you to Jiangnan University, and they’re even offering you an A-grade growth support benefit?"

"Yeah!!!"

Each question Lu Haikong asked was met with an eager nod from Lu Wu!

Although he had lived two lifetimes, at this moment, in front of Lu Haikong, Lu Wu couldn’t help but feel a bit proud. It was a pride akin to a grade schooler showing off a perfect test score to his father.

Lu Haikong, on the other hand, was utterly baffled, looking at Lu Wu with deep skepticism. He suspected his son had cheated somehow!

In Lu Wu’s eyes, however, Lu Haikong’s skepticism seemed more like astonishment, a bit overly excited and unable to react.

Yes, it must be the case, isn’t every father’s dream for their child to succeed?

Right now, Lu Wu couldn’t help but recall the scene a few months ago when his tipsy dad had grabbed his hand and talked about supporting a sky for him. His nose felt tingly as he reached out and grabbed Lu Haikong’s hand: "Dad, I’ve grown up, I’ve made something of myself, so you don’t have to work so hard anymore. I’ll take care of our family from now on!"

As he said this, Lu Wu was deeply moved by his own words.

And he felt like his dad must have been incredibly touched as well, especially since Lu Haikong was squeezing his hand so tightly!