My starting summon is a small skeleton

When Lu Wu woke up from his coma,

he found himself back in Jiangnan.

He was in his own research center at home, and he was fine; his Little Skeleton, little goldfish, and Han were also unharmed.

Beside him, Dudu was taking care of him.

Lu Wu was taken aback, but he quickly came to his senses. There was no time to ask how he got back, so his first question was, "How is Uncle Zhao? Where is he? Is he alright?"

"Grandpa Zhao is in the medical room."

"Take me to see him!"

Without another word, Lu Wu got up, too rushed to even check his own physical state, and headed to the medical room.

Over in the medical room, Lu Haikong saw Zhao Kai Ming.

He had been badly beaten by Jin Lihai and was still in a coma.

And Lu Wu could see his condition at a glance from the attribute panel.

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Name: Zhao Kai Ming

Power: Master Level

Summoned Beasts: Earth Giant Ape (Lord 3 Star), Wind Spirit Tiger (Lord 3 Star) (Beast Soul heavily injured)

State: Limbs severely fractured, soul heavily damaged.

With his current condition, he wouldn't be able to get out of bed for a few years.

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Seeing Zhao Kai Ming's attributes, Lu Wu's anger flared up.

He immediately made a phone call to the rich woman.

"Governor, what did you promise me? Why has this happened? Can you explain it to me?"

At this moment, Lu Wu wasn't even addressing her respectably.

His mood was obviously sour.

It was no wonder, he had trusted Jiang Yuexing to use himself as bait; now that things had turned out like this, it would have been strange for Lu Wu to be calm.

Lu Wu was burning with fury, while on her end, Jiang Yuexing was also in over her head.

Zhang Yunyi's goal was to help her with the gate issues and the troubles with the Elder Council, that was correct.

But that was only one of his goals.

Aside from the motive invisible to Jiang Yuexing, there was another motive that she could see.

In Jiang Yuexing's opinion, she had been played by Zhang Yunyi once again.

Although in this incident, her original intention was to take down people like Jin Lihai and use the situation to gain an advantage.

The situation was cleverly exploited by Zhang Yunyi, who used others to kill for him; Moon Shadow slaying Jin Lihai and others, leaving no witnesses behind.

Even if Jiang Yuexing could provide sufficient evidence to prove that it was indeed Jin Lihai and his group causing trouble,

with their deaths, Jiang Yuexing's position would become extremely passive.

Jiang Yuexing's 'ambitions' were now completely exposed, and the internal forces of Jiangnan now saw her as a person as ambitious as Zhang Yunyi.

This further intensified the conflict between Jiang Yuexing's Governor Mansion and the internal forces of Jiangnan.

And that wasn't even the worst part; the deadliest problem was that Zhang Yunyi had also driven a wedge between her and Lu Wu.

She indeed had good intentions towards Lu Wu.

But the fact that her plan with Lu Wu had failed was also true, as now Zhao Kai Ming was lying there, and Lu Wu himself had nearly died once.

She was at a loss for words she couldn't explain.

Even if she revealed that Lu Wu couldn't die because a being called Moon Shadow was protecting him,

claiming she was momentarily blinded by the desire to see her father, it probably wouldn't help now.

After all, Zhao Kai Ming was already lying there.

Exposing her awkward relationship with Lu Wu's father would only worsen her relationship with Lu Wu.

Therefore, after hesitating for a while, Jiang Yuexing simply didn't know how to explain.

She even felt a bit resentful.

After all this, she hadn't met Lu Haikong and had instead attracted a mess of trouble to herself.

It was only after Lu Wu noticed her state that he calmed down somewhat and changed the subject.

"Who stopped you at the time? Which one from Jiangbei?"

"Hm!" Jiang Yuexing nodded.

"And Jin Lihai?"

"Dead!"

"Dead? How did he die?"

"Killed by Zhang Yunyi!" Jiang Yuexing had no choice but to pass the buck.

When Lu Wu heard this, his eyebrows raised. Even if he thought with his toes, he would realize that both he and the rich woman had been played.

Realizing that the rich woman was also a victim, Lu Wu's anger subsided somewhat.

He had wanted to ask more about the situation and even about Lin Jianying, but realizing that this was a phone call, Lu Wu hesitated for a moment and did not say more.

Finally, both of them remained silent on the phone for a while before awkwardly hanging up.

Clearly, the incident had affected their relationship.

After he hung up, Lu Wu's brain started to churn.

"Although I don't know how the one in Jiangbei found out about Old Lin's situation,

and why they used that as a lure, from the current outcome, everything seems to have been planned by that one from Jiangbei.

Jin Lihai, Wu Mei, they were all just her pawns."

"Her motives, as far as we know now, are two; one is to use Uncle Zhao's injury to divide me and the rich woman.

Another is to use Jin Lihai's death to further exacerbate the conflict between the rich woman and the Jiangnan Group.

Additionally, there might be other motives, but those are still unclear."

Understanding the true mastermind behind the scenes, Lu Wu should have been thinking about how to retaliate.

But after some thought, Lu Wu ultimately decided to spare them for the time being.

This was purely because they were in Jiangbei, which was a bit far away.

And not because the other party was the Governor of Jiangbei, the powers in Jiangbei were more terrifying than those in Jiangnan, or that their daughter alone could take on an entire school.

And reportedly, she had traveled and fought along the way, with no one able to defeat her so far.

Yes, it had nothing to do with all that.

Lu Wu wasn't scared, he honestly just thought Jiangbei was too far, and compared to Jiangbei, some people needed to be struck down sooner.

"No matter how you look at it, there must have been internal involvement from Jiangnan University in this incident.

Whether it's the matter of Gouzi being killed or Old Zhao's information, it could not have been done without someone from inside the school.

But there's no way to pursue this with the rich woman for now.

After all, Jin Lihai is the Tower Master of the Sea Suppression Tower. The rich woman can fight him but can't easily kill him.

Even if there was evidence, it wouldn't be allowed.

Rules, although seemingly fragile, do have their limits.

The difference lies in the threshold of tolerance—some worlds have higher thresholds, others lower.

If Jin Lihai died, the rich woman would have clearly crossed the red line of the rules.

Now, the best solution for the rich woman would be to make some sacrifices, minimize the impact as much as possible, and flip the script on this matter; otherwise, if it were truly investigated, it would be quite troublesome for her.

Therefore, Jiangnan University has dodged a bullet this time."

This made Lu Wu feel very uncomfortable.

Having been dealt such a blow, and nearly dying himself, the main conspirator was out of reach because they were too far away, and the close participants couldn't be touched either. How could Lu Wu possibly be comfortable?

"No, this matter can't just end like this.

Old Zhao's injury can't be in vain, I must take down those at Jiangnan University!"

However, as easy as it was to say, Lu Wu didn't even know who the person was, so to deal with them, he first had to find out who it was.

Additionally, someone who could deceive Old Zhao, and had the status to collaborate with Jin Lihai.

That person's position in Jiangnan University was likely not low, and it wouldn't be easy for Lu Wu to take them down.

After all, Lu Wu's current backing, Jiang Yuexing, goes without saying.

The rich woman was currently in a bind herself over that person in Jiangbei, and couldn't get involved in this situation.

As for Zhang Wentao and Zhao Kai Ming?

Both of them had erupted in Beast Soul for him, and each was in a worse state than the other.

Zhao Kai Ming didn't need to be mentioned; he would definitely be bedridden for over half a year, unable to do anything during this period.

As for Zhang Wentao.

Due to the eruption of the Beast Soul, he had just finished transferring the rights and responsibilities he had on his hands.

Now, with no power to fight and only able to help with some minor affairs, relying on him to topple Jiangnan University would not be so easy.

So, "To find that person and take them down, I first need to have a certain level of power within Jiangnan University."

As he said this, Lu Wu already vaguely had some ideas.

"I remember, the position of the student council president at the university has quite a bit of authority, and it seems that elections are being prepared recently."

At this point, Lu Wu's eyes lit up.

With his current reputation, running for the student council president should be quite easy.

"This method might work, but before that, I need to talk to Uncle Zhang."

As he said this, Lu Wu suddenly started.

He remembered that this could also be one of the goals of that person in Jiangbei.

If he now begins to fight with this person from Jiangnan University, there would be only two possible outcomes.

Either Lu Wu would drive the other party away, or the other party would drive Lu Wu away.

Regardless of which one is ousted, it's sure to add to the already strained resources of Jiangnan University.

Now, the most rational approach would actually be to put this matter aside for now.

At least wait until after the university league is over to address it.

But that's the rational approach, and Lu Wu was not in a rational state.

His capacity for tolerance was only so large; he couldn't stand being provoked for so long. As for this matter in Jiangnan, Lu Wu was determined to make them pay the price.

But this also made Lu Wu vigilant.

In that moment, his eyes narrowed again.

In an instant, countless ideas flashed through his mind.

Finally, he said, "It seems that my relationship with the rich woman still needs to deteriorate a little more."

Having a plan in mind, Lu Wu then emerged from the brainstorming and finally had time to pay attention to his own physical condition.

"Come to think of it, I seem to have made a breakthrough!"

Lu Wu hurriedly focused on himself, calling up his attribute panel.

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Name: Lu Wu

Power: Senior Summoner (Leader 2 stars combat power)

Summoned Beasts: Skeleton Commander with Control Dragon Bone (Leader 1 Star), little goldfish (Leader 1 Star), Han (Leader 1 Star)

Mastered Skills: Charging (Master Level), Slap Lu Wu (Master Level), Dragon Bone Power (Unmastered), Cold Ice Body (Unmastered), Flood (Unmastered)

Special Skill: Unyielding · Growth (Skilled)

Summoner Talent: Power of Inheritance (Unmastered)

Damage Sharing (Mastered) (Perhaps from taking so many hits, skill proficiency has risen a bit; you can now link two targets to share damage.)

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