My starting summon is a small skeleton

After driving like a madman for an hour to the Secret Realm, Li Kai spent another hour on the road bringing Lu Wu and the others to the entrance of Lu Wu's neighborhood.

Helping with the luggage, the hardworking Li Kai was ready to head back without even taking a sip of water.

On one hand, Lu Wu had just returned, and he couldn't tire out Mr. Lu.

On the other, during the drive back, Li Kai had consulted Lu Wu about his own recent research projects and received many enlightening ideas. Now, bursting with inspiration, he was eager to return to his research.

However, as he was about to get into the car, Lu Wuyi pulled him back.

After all, the man had driven for two hours to come over. Lu Wu couldn't let him leave without even having a cup of tea, could he?

Thus, Li Kai was brought into Lu Wu's home for the first time.

But since Lu Wu hadn't informed his family of his return, they were unaware and not a single person was at home when he arrived.

With no choice, Lu Wu put down the luggage and brewed a cup of tea for Li Kai himself.

Meanwhile, Dudu, having put away the luggage, dove straight into the kitchen. It was almost dinner time, and with Li Ruyu not home, Dudu took it upon herself to cook.

One played host and the other cooked; they already resembled a young couple.

Li Kai, seeing this scene, felt a heartwarming atmosphere all around and couldn't help but silently praise his mentor Mr. Lu.

Not only was he a Cultivation Master with amazing talent and an open mind, freely imparting his cultivation methods to others, but even in matters of the heart, he shone with a dazzling light.

Unlike other geniuses who valued appearances and skin-deep charms, going from one love interest to another deplorably.

Mr. Lu, whether before his rise to fame or after, only had eyes for Dudu, his unremarkable, ordinary childhood sweetheart who was even slightly overweight.

What defines a perfect man? Mr. Lu was the embodiment of such a perfect and faithful good man.

With this in mind, the respect in Li Kai's eyes deepened even more, almost overflowing.

Lu Wu was getting a bit embarrassed by his gaze.

"Uncle Li, don't look at me like that, please, drink your tea!

Oh, and Uncle Li, are you free these next few days? I need your help with something!"

"Free, totally free!"

Li Kai didn't even inquire what it was about; he just nodded his head vigorously.

But Li Kai didn't ask, and Lu Wu shared it himself.

"It's like this: Little Skeleton is now at the edge of needing Evolution. I plan to upgrade its Quality a bit more, and on top of that, polish the Evolution plan for Little Skeleton, preparing it for its upcoming Evolution.

The workload is quite large, and I can't handle it alone, so I wanted to ask for your help!"

Hearing this, Li Kai's eyes suddenly lit up even brighter, and his already fervent nodding intensified.

"Especially free, extremely free!

I, Li Kai, am available 24 hours a day, just leave whatever it is to me, Mr. Lu!"

Li Kai knew.

When Lu Wu mentioned helping out, it actually meant teaching him.

He couldn't possibly miss this opportunity.

Furthermore, from what Lu Wu said, it seemed he already had some ideas about Little Skeleton's Evolution plan.

This made Li Kai even more interested.

Although he was a half-baked Cultivation Master, he was still very much driven by a Cultivation Master's thirst for knowledge.

He really wanted to know how his mentor Mr. Lu planned to solve the problem of Little Skeleton's Evolution—a problem no one else seemed able to overcome.

Li Kai even started to ask about it right then and there.

In this matter, Lu Wu always shared openly. Since Li Kai asked, Lu Wu started to discuss it with him.

Both of them were Cultivation Masters, so when they started talking about cultivation, they easily became engrossed and continued until Dudu finished cooking and called them for dinner, pulling Lu Wu and the others out of their intense state of engagement.

"Let's eat first, we can continue talking about this tomorrow."

After inviting Li Kai to eat, Lu Wu turned to ask Dudu, "How come my parents haven't come back yet? Have you called to check?"

Dudu replied like a little wife, "I asked while I was cooking—Uncle said they had some issues and probably won't be back for dinner. Also, Uncle asked us to pick up Ni Ni from Quancheng Hospital after we eat."

Lu Wu's brows furrowed immediately.

"Quancheng Hospital? Why would Ni Ni be at the hospital? Is she sick?"

"It's not Ni Ni who's sick, it's..."

Dudu bit her lip before she said, "It's Granny Li who's gotten sick."

"Granny Li is sick?"

At first, Lu Wu was a bit confused, not clear on who it was, but he quickly dredged up relevant memories from before his time-crossing. Granny Li referred to Lin Jianying's grandmother, whom Lu Wu also knew, or rather, Lu Wu's predecessor knew.

After all, Lin Jianying was the childhood friend of Lu Wu's previous self, and their relationship was even closer than that with Dudu.

And because Lin Jianying's parents were Professional Summoners, their home was filled with summoner-related items, and his predecessor especially loved visiting Lin Jianying's house.

Having visited often, his predecessor also became close with Lin Jianying's grandmother.

Lu Wu remembered that Lin Jianying's grandmother was particularly fond of his predecessor.

Now hearing that the elderly lady was seriously ill and in the hospital, the memory of the kind old woman made Lu Wu feel downcast, and he also understood why Lu Haikong and the others hadn't come back for dinner.

One reason was due to his predecessor's relationship with Lin Jianying; the three families were actually quite close, with frequent visits between them.

Another reason was that Lin Jianying's parents went missing during an exploration in a Secret Realm a few years ago.

Now it was just him and his grandmother at home, and with her being seriously ill, it was normal for Li Ruyu and the others to go help.

Dudu noticed the gloomy mood Lu Wu was in and immediately panicked.

Ever since Lu Wu summoned Little Skeleton, he hadn't exchanged a single word with Lin Jianying, and she did not know how Lu Wu was feeling about this news.

So, Dudu was at a loss and particularly flustered.

Seeing Dudu's panic, Lu Wu gently patted her head to comfort her and said, "After we eat, let's go see Granny Li!"

Dudu was stunned, apparently not expecting Lu Wu to suggest such a thing.

After all, it seemed Lu Wu hadn't spoken to Lin Jianying for months, and everyone thought Lu Wu must particularly resent Lin Jianying and wouldn't visit his grandmother.

Otherwise, Lu Haikong wouldn't have just told Lu Wu to pick up Ni Ni, rather than to see Granny Li.

Lu Wu's intention to visit Granny Li now—did it mean he was about to forgive Lin Jianying?

At this moment, Lu Wu had no clue what Dudu was thinking or worrying about; if he knew what Dudu and his father were worried about, he wouldn't even know what expression to make.

In fact, Lu Wu didn't hold any grudge against Lin Jianying at all.

After all, Lu Wu wasn't his predecessor, and Lin Jianying wasn't Dudu.

So to him, Lin Jianying was just another person who seemed extremely submissive and obedient—a stranger, nothing more.

Resent Lin Jianying? No offense, but was it really necessary? Was Lin Jianying even worth the effort?

Moreover, Lu Wu's decision to visit Granny Li did not imply forgiving Lin Jianying in any way; it was simply a sincere concern for the kind old lady from his memories—the one who had been particularly close to himself, or rather, to his predecessor.

But Dudu didn't dare to ask, and Lu Wu didn't mention it.

However, upon hearing that Lu Wu planned to go to Quancheng Hospital, Li Kai immediately volunteered to drive Lu Wu there.

Lu Wu didn't refuse, and after dinner, they took Li Kai's car toward Quancheng Hospital…