128: Nine Princes Struggling for the Throne?

On the school bus returning to the Martial Arts Academy.

Fang Bai seemed to sense something. He turned his head to look out the window, but saw nothing.

“What are you thinking about?”

Su Su, who was beside him, asked.

Fang Bai said, “I'm thinking about how to get stronger quickly.”

Su Su didn't know whether to laugh or cry. “You've already progressed incredibly fast.”

Currently, even she couldn't see through how strong Fang Bai really was!

If she hadn't been following Fang Bai this whole way, she really wouldn't have believed that someone could defy the heavens to such an extent.

His cultivation was like riding a rocket.

Fang Bai didn't want to say much about that. He suddenly looked at Su Su and asked, “Class Monitor, did you proactively ask your old man to come and save our lives?”

Su Su nodded and said, “Yes. You might not know, but most of us children from the Noble Families are actually raised with a hands-off approach. They send us out to gain experience, and our cultivation depends entirely on the individual. In any case, we aren't allowed to enjoy the family's resources without permission.”

Fang Bai hesitated for a moment, then asked, “If I may ask, in your Martial Dao Noble Families, is there that kind of 'Nine Dragons Competing for the Throne' plot?”

Su Su nodded. “Yes.”

Fang Bai showed an expression that said 'as I thought'.

So classic!

Su Su looked out the window with a complex gaze and said softly, “Actually, I'm not my father's only child. I have two older brothers and an older sister. They are all very outstanding and have achievements in various fields.”

“My two brothers are currently 'beyond the wall' and only return once a year. When they returned last time, their strength had already reached the Sixth Rank. My sister works for The Authorities. Actually, the position of the future head of the Su Family theoretically wouldn't fall to me, but my elder siblings aren't interested in it, so they've placed their high hopes on me.”

“Are you the only ones eligible to inherit the position of family head?”

Fang Bai inquired.

Su Su looked at him. “What are you trying to say?”

Fang Bai chuckled. “I mean, your Su Family's younger generation can't just be you siblings. The descendants of your father's siblings should also have that eligibility, right?”

Su Su said with a calm expression, “Not really. As long as my father is around, they won't be able to cause any trouble!”

Fang Bai thought about it and realized it made sense. After all, Su Su's old man was a Ninth Rank!

The youngest Ninth Rank!

A sharp glint appeared in Fang Bai's eyes.

The youngest Ninth Rank? Well, that title will soon belong to someone else.

Su Su suddenly looked at Fang Bai and said, “Actually, you don't need to take my father's words to heart. For a Ninth Rank like him to play around with a junior like this is quite beneath him.”

A Ninth Rank big shot actually threatening a Fifth Rank youngster to owe him a favor—if this got out, he would surely be ridiculed by the other Noble Families.

Fang Bai pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked, “By the way, is there a price for summoning your old man?”

Su Su hesitated, not knowing if she should say.

Fang Bai smiled. “We're friends, aren't we?”

Hearing this, Su Su nodded slightly. “Yes. All of my father's children have one chance to summon him. But once this chance is used, there is a price. For example, using this chance is equivalent to giving up the struggle for the position of family head!”

Fang Bai's expression shifted. “The price is that high?”

Su Su chuckled. “It's actually nothing. I don't have any interest in that position anyway. It's all my parents' expectations; they have very high hopes for me.”

Fang Bai sighed. Was this 'hoping the daughter becomes a phoenix'?

He hadn't expected Su Su to use this chance for him. This was equivalent to a life-saving trump card!

Clearly, their relationship hadn't reached that level of intimacy yet.

This debt of gratitude—he had no choice but to owe it now!

“Thank you for your help this time. Consider it that I owe you a favor.”

Fang Bai's words became much more sincere.

If he felt some resistance toward Su Yunsheng, then toward Su Su, it was absolutely from the heart.

Su Su smiled brightly. “Sure! Then you'd better remember it!”

“But there's also a possibility that in the future, my strength will surpass yours. At that time, I might not need anyone's help!”

A confident smile curled at the corner of Fang Bai's mouth. “Don't worry. If nothing else, when it comes to cultivation, I won't lose to anyone!”

A favor from Fang Bai was not light at all. In a while, it would be equivalent to a favor from an Eighth or even Ninth Rank!

When the school bus passed a crossroad, it suddenly turned left.

Su Su asked, “Master, this isn't the way back to the Martial Arts Academy, is it?”

The driver replied, “Yes. We also need to pick up a group of students who just finished their experience mission in an Alien Space.”

Su Su nodded.

Fang Bai looked at the winding mountain road; he couldn't even see the end of it.

Where in the middle of nowhere were they being taken?

Soon, the sky gradually darkened.

Under the night sky, the road illuminated by the car's headlights was barely clear.

Without the mist of the Eye of the Storm, Fang Bai actually felt a bit unaccustomed.

Late at night, the school bus finally stopped.

“Are we here?”

Su Su looked out the window.

“Not yet. After driving for so long, we're almost out of gas. I'm going to refuel.”

The driver got out and pulled a barrel of fuel from the compartment under the bus.

In principle, gasoline couldn't be carried freely, but in this current world, some rules had changed.

Whatever was convenient was done.

Fang Bai also got off the bus. He glanced around; through his Eye of Delusion-Breaking, he could sense every movement in the surroundings.

This was an abandoned auto repair shop. It looked like there had been no signs of life for several years.

“Is there a situation?”

Su Su walked over and asked.

Fang Bai shook his head. “I can't sense anything. However, in these wild mountains and remote valleys, there are probably Demon Beasts hiding. It just depends on whether they dare to come out at night.”

Su Su nodded, then she said somewhat embarrassedly, “Um, I want to go relieve myself.”

Fang Bai gave an 'en', then said mischievously, “Do you want me to keep watch for you?”

Su Su hesitated for a moment, then nodded. “Okay.”

Fang Bai's eyes lit up. “Really?”

He had just asked casually; he didn't expect there would actually be such a benefit!

Su Su's pretty face turned slightly red. Ignoring Fang Bai, she turned and walked into the darkness.

Although she was a martial artist, she was still a girl at heart. In this kind of environment, being alone was still a bit nerve-wracking.

Sometimes, ghosts and gods were scarier than Demon Beasts.

At least Demon Beasts could be dealt with physically, but ghosts... those were a psychological fear.

Fang Bai also followed along cheerfully.

“You... just stand here and don't move.”

Su Su told Fang Bai with a red face.

“Fine! Be careful then.”

Fang Bai said with a beaming smile.

Su Su walked twenty meters away from Fang Bai. Feeling that it wasn't safe enough, she used her Alien Energy to form an ice wall.

However, she didn't know that ice surfaces could reflect light... and Fang Bai, possessing the Eye of Delusion-Breaking, could see through the essence of all things... In the darkness, his eyes were very bright.