Being dragged by Lu Wu, Hao Zhijian felt a bit flustered.

After all, what Lu Wu displayed was a particularly obvious want to fight him, to make him submit.

This made Hao Zhijian feel somewhat resentful.

He had already lowered his head and asked Li Chun to intercede with Lu Wu, but Lu Wu still wanted to fight him!

However, he did not dare to get angry. On one hand, he could not beat Dudu, and on the other hand, his chances of getting into Summoner University depended entirely on Lu Wu.

In fact, during the time when Hao Zhijian had been expelled from the key class, he and his entire family had been worried about his future.

Although Hao Zhijian's family had money and could help him transfer to another school,

this would take some time. Moreover, it was already a week or two into the semester. Most students had already formed teams, making it difficult to find suitable teammates. Besides, his own summoned beast was not particularly outstanding. Others might not accept him.

Even if he was accepted, he might not make it into the core team, thus making his chances of getting into Summoner University slim.

Therefore, transferring schools was not a good choice.

While Hao Zhijian was worrying about this matter, his father discovered something unusual about Lu Wu.

Yes, Hao Zhijian's father investigated Lu Wu, since in their view, it was because of Lu Wu that Hao Zhijian was expelled from the key class. It was normal to investigate Lu Wu, as well as to plan retaliations, since it concerned his future.

However, after the investigation, his father suddenly changed his mind.

Because his father uncovered a secret about Lu Wu.

In fact, both Lu Wu and Dudu were very ordinary before the summer break.

Normally, with the summoned beasts they had summoned, they shouldn't have a chance with the key class. Yet, in just one summer, their summoned beasts met the key class standards.

Dudu's summoned beast was even able to crush Hao Zhijian. There was certainly something fishy about it, and they discovered the key.

Li Kai! It had to be Li Kai!

Lu Wu's unusual encounter began when Li Chun introduced him to work at Li Kai's grocery shop!

So, it was clear for anyone that Li Kai was the benefactor behind Lu Wu's growth.

With this sudden realization, Hao Zhijian's father had no intentions of retaliating against Lu Wu anymore. He even saw it as an opportunity.

Someone who could cultivate two mediocre summoned beasts to such a level in one summer had to be a Professional Summon Beast Cultivator, and not just any professional. This was a golden opportunity!

As long as his son could connect with Li Kai, getting into Summoner University would be a breeze!

However, they also knew that suddenly trying to connect with Li Kai was not a good choice. After all, they were not familiar with Li Kai's personality, and even if they succeeded, they still had the team issue to resolve.

Luckily, they heard that Lu Wu and his group were also looking for teammates. How convenient!

More importantly, their closest attention to Lu Wu paid off. They were among the first to notice that during the training in the key class, Lu Wu's Little Skeleton had changed since the beginning of the school year.

Because of this, Hao Zhijian urgently sought Li Chun to join Lu Wu's team.

Therefore, Hao Zhijian's current resentment was not due to worrying that he couldn't beat Lu Wu.

He might not be able to defeat Dudu, but he had some confidence against Lu Wu.

He just felt it was tough, worrying that if he beat Lu Wu badly, the chance to connect with Li Kai would disappear.

So, during this time, Hao Zhijian was particularly honest and sincerely expressed that he was already convinced, surrendering completely.

At that moment, Lu Wu was bewildered.

What's going on? I haven't even started fighting, and you're already surrendering?

This guy is acting weird!

Hao Zhijian had no choice but to sincerely express his hope to join Lu Wu's team and become his subordinate, casually mentioning Li Kai.

This was a bad move!

Mentioning Li Kai was meant to show Lu Wu his sincerity. Th#is is a sa-mple fr&om My Virt$u*a%l+ Li*br@ar!y& E.m.pi&re%. R$ead% the re&s&t$ on M$-&VLE@MPYR^.

However, to Lu Wu, the situation felt completely different.

With his keen mind, as soon as Hao Zhijian mentioned Li Kai, Lu Wu could almost guess what was happening.

This guy must have investigated him, and the purpose was obvious, preparing for retaliation.

This didn't sit well with Lu Wu. After all, it was Dudu who beat him, and Ye Qingxue who pushed him out. Yet, this guy investigated and wanted to retaliate against him. This was not acceptable!

Of course, with Lu Wu's magnanimity, he wouldn't hold a grudge over such a small thing, and he certainly wouldn't seek revenge.

After glancing at the eager Little Skeleton, Lu Wu patted Hao Zhijian's shoulder and said meaningfully, "Since we are going to be teammates, we need to understand each other better!"

Then, Lu Wu dragged Hao Zhijian into a training room, booked a room, and arranged a battle.

Hao Zhijian had no choice but to brace himself and fight.

His summoned beast was a beast-type summoned beast, and it was rather rare—a flying species.

...

Name: Frozen Bird

Power: 1 star (Ordinary)

Quality: Black Iron

Attribute: Ice

State: Lively

Skills: Cold Aura (Unmastered)

Tear (Skilled)

Dive (Skilled)

Weakness: Fire

Description: This summoned beast has decent quality; unfortunately, it followed the wrong master. This idiot has no idea how to train it.

...

It had to be said that in terms of quality, this summoned beast was leagues ahead of Little Skeleton.

However, Hao Zhijian didn't know how to cultivate it. A good magic-based summoned beast was trained by him for close combat, and not very well.

Last time, he got crushed by Dudu because he was too careless, attempting a swift finish with a Dive and a Tear, only for Tuantuan to counter with a Giant and a Charge, taking them both out.

Yet, Hao Zhijian didn't think his failure was his fault.

He had some confidence in his summoned beast's power and his ability to command it in battle.

After all, during the summer, he used the Frozen Bird's quality advantage to crush many of his classmates in the training camp.

So, even though he was forced into the ring, Hao Zhijian was quite confident about securing a victory.

There was no suspense in a fight between the Frozen Bird and Little Skeleton, right?

His only concern was how to win.

"Crushing victory won't look good. Better hold back a bit, don't want to discourage him too much. After all, I still need him to introduce me to Master Li. Let him lose gracefully."

With this inexplicable confidence, the battle between Hao Zhijian and Lu Wu began, and, well, ended!

Yes, the battle ended the second it began.

Before the Frozen Bird could take off, Little Skeleton closed in with a Charge and finished it off with a simple strike.

This time, the victorious Little Skeleton wasn't as excited as the first time. Looking at the motionless Frozen Bird on the ground, its pupil fire was indifferent, and it felt a bit bored!

It didn't want to fight a bird; it wanted to fight a pig!