My starting summon is a small skeleton

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The Demon Cave, Fallen Demon Valley.

As the fairy glanced over, from Zhang Yunyi to Jiang Yuexing, all felt a chill run through their bodies.

The old man hiding nearby decided to retreat decisively, concealing himself better than anyone else.

They had thought of that scumbag leaving a contingency plan on Lu Wu's body, yet they never expected it to be this woman.

The fairy instantly appeared in front of Zhang Yunyi and Jiang Yuexing.

A longsword rested on Zhang Yunyi's neck.

This woman was indeed the most evil, having deceived her master for wealth and seduction back in the day. It was better to kill such an evil woman.

With the sharp sword at his throat, Zhang Yunyi remained completely calm.

While Jiang Yuexing was still confused and at a loss, she looked straight into the fairy's eyes, "I want to see him!"

Then, Jiang Yuexing finally came to her senses and quickly nodded her own head, "Me too."

The fairy looked at Zhang Yunyi, then at Jiang Yuexing.

To be fair, if she had to choose one to meet her Family Head, she would pick the more foolish one.

But now she would choose neither.

Before she could refuse, Zhang Yunyi spoke up, "I have something to say to him, you can contact him and let him decide whether to see me or not."

"Me too!" Jiang Yuexing echoed quickly.

The fairy still looked doubtful, not very willing to relay the message.

Zhang Yunyi then pulled out the big guns, "You tell him, if he doesn't see me, I'll have my daughter set her sights on his son!"

"Me too..." Jiang Yuexing foolishly followed suit until she realized something amiss, "This isn't right, they are... they are..."

She stumbled over her words before finally muttering, "Shameless woman!"

The fairy was clearly frightened by Zhang Yunyi's ultimatum.

Though a Summoned Beast, she had spent enough time in the human world to understand the basics.

She knew this was taboo.

Normally, people with a sound moral compass wouldn't even speak of such things.

Let alone act on them.

But the fairy thought it over and remembered, twenty years ago, this woman had sneakily drugged her Family Head, one of the few who'd been extremely assertive and successfully taken advantage of him, resulting in a child.

This woman might actually be capable of such actions.

So, after some hesitation, the fairy decided to contact her Family Head.

She closed her eyes, and far away in a small farmstead, a certain scumbag cradling his daughter while picking fruit connected with her.

"Xiao Yue, what's up?"

"There are women looking for you, two of them!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Haikong's face immediately darkened, "Are you stupid? Haven't I told you?

I, Lu Haikong, used to have no choice, but now I'm reformed. All my exes and ex-exes, I will not meet them. Otherwise, if my wife finds out, I'll have to kneel on a washboard."

As he spoke, Lu Haikong missed Lu Wu a bit.

Back when Lu Wu was around, he would at most kneel at a keyboard, but now with no keyboard at home, he had no choice but to kneel on a washboard, the thought alone brought tears.

"No way, absolutely not. Even if I, Lu Haikong, die, I definitely won't meet them if I die out there."

"But one of the women said, if you don't see her, she'll have her daughter pursue Lu Wu!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Haikong immediately lost his composure.

Although several of his exes took that approach, very few actually had daughters capable of doing so, and by now he had guessed who it was.

"Fine, fine, fine, bring her here, no, find a place and wait for me, I'll be right there!"

With that, Lu Haikong hung up the communication on that end, and the fairy on this end opened her eyes.

Without a word to the two women, she grabbed Zhang Yunyi and vanished in a flash.

Jiang Yuexing, watching from the side, had no doubt that Lu Haikong had agreed to meet with Zhang Yunyi.

Moreover, by not taking her along, it was clear he did not wish to see her.

Jiang Yuexing felt a wave of sorrow.

She couldn't understand why, despite her good treatment of Lu Wu, he still didn't want to meet her.

Instead, he wanted to meet Zhang Yunyi, a shameless woman?

Was it because she lacked a daughter?

Fortunately, it wasn't like twenty years ago; Jiang Yuexing had progressed, otherwise she would be squatting there with tears streaming down.

But she couldn't swallow this indignity.

She went down and gave a few not-too-light, not-too-heavy punches to Lu Wu, who was in the midst of advancing.

Unable to meet the man, she took her anger out on his son.

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Elsewhere.

On Zhang Yunyi's end.

Pulled by the fairy, she blinked and found herself in a courtyard atop a mountain peak.

She had only just arrived.

Soon after, a figure materialized out of thin air in the courtyard.

At that moment, Lu Haikong was wearing a straw hat, dressed in work clothes, and holding a basket filled with various fruits.

"Want a peach?"

Right off the bat, Lu Haikong naturally offered a peach to Zhang Yunyi.

"No, thank you!"

"I won't eat it then. Xiao Yue, when you have the chance, can you please give these to Dudu for me? I haven't seen the girl for a long while, and I have no idea how she's doing, whether she's gotten fat or not.

Ruyu is right, Dudu is cuter when she's a bit chubby, looking not so adorable when she's too thin."

Upon meeting his ex, Lu Haikong didn't forget to enquire about Li Ruyu's intended daughter-in-law.

He even brazenly chatted about his current partner in front of his ex, a sleazy move, but Zhang Yunyi didn't care at all.

Because the relationship between Zhang Yunyi and Lu Haikong was different from that of usual exes.

Jiang Yuexing was the fool, still desperately clinging to Lu Haikong, while Zhang Yunyi had little to no interest in him from the start.

Because she had never been interested in men to begin with.

What she coveted was Jiang Yuexing, and before she figured out how to seduce her, she found out that Lu Wu had beaten her to it.

Furious, the woman schemed to sleep with Lu Haikong.

Thus, even though the two had a daughter, they never really got along.

That was why Lu Haikong agreed to see her.

Being threatened was one reason, avoiding awkwardness was another, and he also knew that Zhang Yunyi must have something she needed from him.

"Speak plainly, what is it? My girl is waiting for me to feed her, I need to hurry back."

Zhang Yunyi didn't beat around the bush either.

"It's like this, your son and his Summoned Beast have caused trouble for Yue Xing!"

"What?!" Lu Haikong was taken aback.

"Some time ago, the Elder Council was keeping an eye on an Evil Cultivator who had clues to the Gate and, under the Elder Council's manipulation, entered the Jiangnan Inheritance Land to search for these clues.

He ended up dead inside, and most likely, she killed him.

But now, the members of the Elder Council have taken notice of this person's death, and they suspect Yue Xing."

"Because that foolish woman, upon discovering that one of your son's childhood friends came out of the Inheritance Land transformed by evil, chose to hide it from the Elder Council instead of reporting it, ending up releasing that person secretly when she couldn't conceal it anymore."

"Wait a minute, who are you referring to by childhood friend?"

Lu Haikong frowned, looking naturally imposing.

"Lin Jianying, the male one."

"Male? No problem then!"

Hearing this, Lu Haikong immediately relaxed and casually asked, "How is Lin doing now?"

"Dead!"

Lu Haikong raised an eyebrow. "Killed by the Elder Council?"

"No, it was because your son gifted him a Golden Quality Summoning Beast Baby which attracted unwanted attention, and in the end, he tragically died in the Demon Cave."

Lu Haikong was stunned, letting out a long sigh.

It seemed he was lamenting the unpredictability of fate, that a young man who grew under his watch had just perished like that.

"The current problem is, with Lin Jianying dead, all clues regarding the Gate are lost, and given the Elder Council's value on the Gate, they will definitely trace it back to that foolish woman's head.

And that woman cannot be investigated!"

It was because Zhang Yunyi understood this that she took the opportunity to incite the restless fools in Jiangnan.

Partly to pave the way for her own forthcoming actions and partly to find Lu Haikong so he could help resolve this issue.

"I understand, I'll handle this problem."

Lu Haikong was easy to talk to and nodded in agreement.

And on the spot, he took out his phone and made a call.

Zhang Yunyi, with sharp eyes, distinctly saw that the name on the phone was labeled 'Old Fox.'

After a moment, the call was answered on the other end.

"Xiao Lu? What's up?"

"Nothing, just wanted to let you know Lu Wu is my son. Please take good care of him."

"As long as you abide by our agreement, there won't be any issues with that."

"Don't worry, you know what kind of man Lu Haikong I am? When I make a promise, it's solid for ten thousand years."

Just like that, with a few words, Lu Haikong ended the call and gestured to Zhang Yunyi across from him that it was taken care of.

"So your real name is Lu Haikong. Should my daughter change her last name? Wouldn't Lu Yuechu be much better than Zhang Yuechu? I'll have her acknowledge Lu Wu as her brother in a few days."

"Don't!"

When Lu Haikong heard this, it gave him a headache.

If Lu Wu found out about this, and then Li Ruyu learned of it, he wondered how many washboards he would have to kneel on to mollify her.

So, it was better if Lu Wu never found out.

Besides, he, Lu Haikong, was not truly a scoundrel. Everything he did before was out of necessity.

And as Lu Haikong was waving her off, Zhang Yunyi blurted out, "What's your agreement with Chairman Li?"

"That's none of your..."

Lu Haikong stopped mid-sentence, realizing she was trying to trap him.

Moreover, she managed to sneak out that person's identity.

This made Lu Haikong very annoyed, so he tapped the table and said, "There are things people should and shouldn't know – ignorance is not knowing what you should know, but boredom is knowing what you shouldn't know.

When you don't know what you should, yet you still concern yourself with what you shouldn't know, that's courting death!"

With that, Lu Haikong turned and disappeared.

At the same time, the Fairy also left huffily with her basket.

Zhang Yunyi was taken aback and before she could react, the Fairy who had stormed off returned, raised her sword, and sent Zhang flying several dozen meters away.

Having struck with her sword, the Fairy felt much better and left once again with her basket.