My starting summon is a small skeleton-Chapter 329 - 326 Lu Haikong Missing

Jiangnan, the first training ground in Fucheng.

Lu Wu’s originally cheerful expression darkened as Feng Xiu arrived.

Jiang Yuexing, who stood beside Lu Wu, also furrowed her brow slightly; however, her face only showed surprise, not solemnity, which was an obvious sign that she did not know Feng Xiu.

This was quite normal.

Feng Xiu, as one of the Five Ambassadors of the "Zero Organization,"

was mostly active outside the region and rarely entered Sector 1.

Few people had seen him; Lu Wu had met him only because he had sought him out, so it was normal for Jiang Yuexing not to know him.

But although Jiang Yuexing didn’t recognize him, she could vaguely sense the power of the man before her.

"Who is this gentleman?"

Feng Xiu grinned, "Me? I guess you could say I’m a friend of Lu Wu’s, a friend from a brief encounter.

Hearing that Lu Wu had finally returned to Jiangnan, I specifically brought him a gift."

As he spoke, an exquisitely crafted wooden box appeared at his side.

It looked as if he really intended to give Lu Wu a gift.

However, Jiang Yuexing saw through the ruse; Lu Wu’s expression had changed the moment he saw Feng Xiu, and her intuition told her there was something wrong with this man.

Thus, Jiang Yuexing turned her head towards Lu Wu.

"So, this gentleman is really your friend?"

Meanwhile, on Lu Wu’s end,

his dark expression, after several changes, returned to calm.

Lu Wu had many strengths, among which his greatest was his ability to adjust his mindset.

Although Feng Xiu’s appearance was unexpected,

Lu Wu also understood what his arrival implied, but at this moment, Lu Wu was especially quick to calm himself down.

He glanced at the item in Feng Xiu’s hand, then back at Feng Xiu, and coldly said, "I have indeed met this gentleman once, but it’s inaccurate to call us friends. We don’t get along in many respects.

As for your so-called gift, I have even less reason to accept it.

If you genuinely wish to give me a gift, then the best gift would be for you to leave Jiangnan and Sector 1."

Feng Xiu’s lips slightly curved, "Oh, that’s the gift you want?

That’s a bit troublesome; I have no plans to leave Sector 1 any time soon.

Can’t help it then, I’ll just have to give you this one for now. Just make do with it."

Having said that, Feng Xiu flicked his wrist, and the wooden box smoothly flew towards Lu Wu.

"Sorry, I’m not one to just ’make do’!"

Lu Wu coldly swung his hand, directly pushing the box back into Feng Xiu’s hands.

He would not accept anything from Feng Xiu.

Although Lu Wu didn’t know what was inside, he was very clear that it definitely wasn’t anything good.

Looking at the rejected box, Feng Xiu squinted his eyes, "This puts me in a difficult position, as this gift was specifically prepared for you. Since you don’t like it, then I have no choice but to destroy it."

With these words, Feng Xiu squeezed his grip on the box, and the delicate box was crushed, revealing a skull that was familiar yet strange in Feng Xiu’s hand.

Lu Wu’s face changed.

He recognized it immediately; the object in Feng Xiu’s hand was unmistakably the skull of Old Bone.

Lu Wu had never expected to encounter Old Bone again so soon, especially not in this manner.

At that moment, an uncontrollable fury surged in Lu Wu’s heart.

"Aunt Yue Xing!

Help me kill him!"

This was the first time Lu Wu had actively asked Yue Xing to help him kill someone. However, while Lu Wu’s killing intent surged, the Yue Xing inside him did not stir at all.

There was no response, nor a flash of a sword.

This pause baffled Lu Wu.

At the same time, a smirk tugged at Feng Xiu’s lips.

"It seems I guessed right, thank you for helping me test yet another piece of information I wanted. As a thank you, I’ll leave you with this!"

Saying this, Feng Xiu threw Old Bone’s skull towards Lu Wu.

Lu Wu instinctively reached out to catch Old Bone’s skull, when Feng Xiu’s lips curled at the other end.

"Burst!"

With a "pop", the skull that was about to land in front of Lu Wu exploded like a balloon.

The explosion wasn’t powerful, but it was enough to reduce the skull to dust.

This act further infuriated Lu Wu.

But the infuriated Lu Wu became even more collected, not yelling to kill his opponent, but instead gazing coldly at Feng Xiu across from him.

It wasn’t just Lu Wu who was angered.

The entire audience as well.

Initially, they were unaware of what was happening, but now, anyone who didn’t realize that Feng Xiu was bullying Lu Wu would be a fool.

The audience in Jiangnan instantly erupted in anger, and Jiang Yuexing was the first to step forward to defend Lu Wu but was immediately pulled back by him.

Jiang Yuexing’s King Level 2 Star combat power offered little resistance in front of Feng Xiu.

Seeing this, Feng Xiu laughed heartily, "I love seeing you frustrated like this, unable to kill me.

Take a breath, don’t upset yourself too much; we still have long days ahead."

Feng Xiu finished speaking and left with a hearty laugh.

Throughout, Lu Wu held tightly onto Jiang Yuexing, preventing her from taking action, and didn’t utter a word more.

After watching Feng Xiu leave, Lu Wu took Jiang Yuexing and left as well.

Feng Xiu’s disturbance had directly ruined the good atmosphere of the arena.

The audience left disappointed.

Everyone felt that Lu Wu’s performance today was too weak; many even said that if it were them, they would have dealt with Feng Xiu long ago.

Little did these critics know, if Lu Wu wasn’t worried about affecting them, he would have acted much sooner.

…

On the other side, by Lu Wu.

After Feng Xiu left, he and Jiang Yuexing entered a rest room. As soon as the worried Zhang Wentao left, Jiang Yuexing immediately asked, "Who was that person just now?"

Lu Wu didn’t hide it, and tried to calmly respond, "One of the Five Ambassadors of the ’Zero Organization,’ Feng Xiu!"

"What?"

Jiang Yuexing’s eyes widened in shock, clearly startled by this title, "Is that true? How could he have come here?"

Lu Wu looked at this woman he hadn’t seen in over a month.

He said sharply, "Whether it’s true or not, I don’t know. That’s what he told me. As for why he came back, what do you think?"

After saying this, Lu Wu directed his gaze to his own chest.

"Aunt Yue Xing, perhaps it’s time for us to have a word?"

On Jiang Yuexing’s end, who was still bewildered, upon hearing Lu Wu call for Aunt Yue Xing, her eyes fixed on Lu Wu’s chest.

Under the watchful eyes of Lu Wu and Jiang Yuexing, Yue Xing slowly emerged from Lu Wu’s heart.

Seeing Yue Xing again, Jiang Yuexing was obviously more excited than Lu Wu.

On Lu Wu’s side, he wasn’t excited, he was only angry, but his anger wasn’t because Yue Xing hadn’t taken action just now, nor was it directed at Yue Xing.

He knew very well that it must have been some jerk’s command, so his anger was directed at that jerk.

"Doesn’t that guy have anything he wants to say to me?"

"He should have known about this a month ago, right?"

"I thought he had settled this matter since there hasn’t been any movement for a month. Doesn’t he have anything to say now?"

Hmm, Lu Wu had hidden for a month.

On one hand, he didn’t want to cause trouble, and on the other, it was actually out of trust for Lu Haikong.

He believed the old man should be able to solve this matter.

When he returned, the old man should have known through Yue Xing, and his not stopping him gave Lu Wu the illusion that the old man had already resolved the issue.

This was also the reason why Lu Wu had confidently returned.

But who knew, as soon as he returned, he immediately encountered this situation.

Lu Wu was now so mad he could burst a lung.

"This kind of thing, if he was capable of resolving it, he wouldn’t need to tell me anything, and there’d be no problem.

If he wants to keep something from me, let him. I won’t probe or investigate him, or be curious about him—this is the trust I gave him.

But now I feel like I threw my trust away for nothing.

If he couldn’t handle it, couldn’t he have just told me? I could hide for a lifetime if necessary, what does his silence mean?

Am I overthinking this, or is his intelligence just not up to understanding this kind of tacit agreement?"

Facing an infuriated Lu Wu, Yue Xing was somewhat timid.

"Um, I informed the master a month ago, he said he would resolve this matter..."

This made Lu Wu even angrier.

"Is this his so-called resolution?"

"No…"

"Alright, alright, Aunt Yue Xing, no need to say more. I don’t want, and can’t, lose my temper at you. Please call that old tortoise over here, I need to talk to him face-to-face!"

Lu Wu was clearly beside himself with rage.

He didn’t even consider what exactly that made him if Lu Haikong was an old tortoise.

However, right now, whether or not he’s an old tortoise isn’t the point, the important thing is to see Lu Haikong.

Still, wanting to see Lu Haikong wasn’t so easy at the moment.

"Um, I just tried to contact the master, but I couldn’t reach him!"

"Couldn’t reach him? How is that possible?"

Lu Wu was stunned, this kind of situation was typically impossible because, after advancing to Master Level, Summoners and Summoned Beasts could communicate remotely, which could cross distances and Secret Realms.

Normally, unless the other party was dead, Yue Xing should be able to reach him wherever he was.

This made Lu Wu feel unavoidably nervous while he was frowning, Jiang Yuexing next to him was already eagerly asking Yue Xing, "He hasn’t had an accident, has he? Try contacting him again, he absolutely mustn’t come to harm!"

Jiang Yuexing’s anxious demeanor baffled Lu Wu.

At that moment, he saw Xing Zhanlong’s image on Jiang Yuexing.

Lu Wu just couldn’t understand it, could such a scumbag really have that much charm?

But now wasn’t the time to quibble over this, Lu Wu’s gaze was fixed on Yue Xing as well.

"It’s no use, I can’t contact the master. He must have gone to that place."

"What place? Isn’t it dangerous? Shouldn’t we go rescue him?"

Jiang Yuexing urged anxiously.

But Yue Xing didn’t respond to her, instead looking at Lu Wu, and communicated the situation via a special method of transmission.

"The master should have gone to a special Secret Realm to find the energy needed to heal the little master.

You know the little master’s condition, it requires special energy for treatment, just like your situation a few years ago.

Once the master enters that place, I can no longer contact him."

Hearing this answer, Lu Wu had mixed feelings.

On one hand, he was relieved, but on the other hand, he vaguely felt something was off.

"Does the old man often need to go to that place?"

"He used to go every month, but less frequently recently. Since the little master’s condition stabilized, it’s been nearly a year since he last went."

Getting this response made Lu Wu furrow his brow even more.

Wasn’t this timing a bit too coincidental?

Not going earlier or later but just now—was the old man scheming against him, or was someone else scheming against the old man?

This, Lu Wu couldn’t be sure about, but what he was clear about was that his current situation was very bad.

"Lu Wu, he’s alright, isn’t he?"

While Lu Wu was worried about his own precarious situation, Jiang Yuexing by his side was worried about the old man, which really messed with Lu Wu’s mindset, he replied irritably, "He’s definitely better off than us.

He’s probably not going to die, but we can’t be so sure about ourselves."

It was now very clear that a huge net was closing in on them.

Lu Wu had no idea who was casting the net, or rather, aside from "Zero," who else might be involved.

He didn’t even know the other party’s purpose.

With the information completely unclear, Lu Wu had no idea how to respond.

He wasn’t even sure if he should try to gather more information.

Because whether it was Du Dao Hu Zi or the Envoy Feng Xiu, it was evident that they were trying to drag him into a pit.

This gave Lu Wu a feeling that once he stepped into this quagmire, trying to understand the situation, he would fall right into their trap.

If he didn’t seek to understand the situation, he wouldn’t even know who the enemy was, much less how to deal with it.

Lu Wu felt trapped, but he wasn’t completely out of options.

"The old scumbag isn’t here, so I can only use this method."

"Jiang Ma, please immediately request assistance from the Alliance in your name, saying that the Envoys from the Evil Organization "Zero" have appeared in Jiangnan, suspected of planning a terrorist attack on Jiangnan, requesting Alliance support for Jiangnan."

"Additionally, spread another piece of information.

Say that a Summoning Beast Baby of Epic quality or higher is about to be born in Jiangnan, and the Evil Organization "Zero" has come specifically for this Summoning Beast Baby."

At that moment, although Jiang Yuexing was worried about Lu Haikong, she still rationalized upon hearing this and changed her expression, "Lu Wu, this will plunge the entire Jiangnan into chaos."

"Let it be chaotic then, I’ll just make sure to protect my own turf. Let it be as chaotic as it wants to be."

Lu Wu was indeed out of options.

With Lu Haikong not around, and unable to safely step into the trap,

the best he could do now was to leverage the power of the Alliance to solve the problem.

Lu Wu was betting that the Alliance would absolutely not allow "Zero" to run rampant in District 1.

If he bet correctly, he could use the power of the Alliance to drive "Zero" away.

If he bet wrong, Lu Wu really wouldn’t be much worse off than he was now; the situation could hardly deteriorate further.

…

An explosion occurred at midnight.

Also, it seems like mass updates aren’t very effective; it feels like the popularity has decreased quite a bit. It’s better to spread them out.