110: Chapter 109 Return to Gaoping City!! The Lu Family Upheaval!!

Chapter 109: Return to Gaoping City!! The Lu Family's Upheaval!!

The next day, the sky was bright.

Sun Po had already told Li Tiance yesterday about the news of leaving today,

and Li Tiance also promised that according to the price of the [ secret realm core fragment ] in the auction house,

he would provide Sun Po with an equivalent grayish-white card-making sequence, which would be mailed to Gaoping City later.

Sun Po naturally agreed, and such an arrangement also saved him trouble.

However, this time returning to Gaoping City, only Sun Po was going back alone.

Liu Jianren planned to go down to the secret realm to make money; both he and Xu Xiu had obtained [ secret realm core fragment ],

so they planned to stay in Jinyang City for a few days to purchase some suitable materials to make [ field card ].

But Xu Xiu had her family spending money, whereas Liu Jianren did not.

This kid had been getting quite familiar with Guan Zhen and Don Quixote these past few days, and early this morning, the three of them had already teamed up to go down to the secret realm.

Liu Shengsheng, on the other hand, went alone to a ghost-type secret realm that was relatively suitable for her.

After the banquet, not a single one of these people who qualified for the provincial competition this year chose to rest, immediately throwing themselves back into preparation.

After all, in previous years, these people were all talented contestants who steadily advanced to the national competition; it was just bad luck,

encountering freak-level contestants like Sun Po and Li Tiance this year, resulting in failure to advance.

But they were also greatly stimulated, each holding back strength in their hearts.

Yet Sun Po had participated in higher-level and more terrifying battles than these people, and his gaze was no longer on these peers.

Standing on the familiar ferry and watching the receding Jinyang City, Sun Po thought to himself:

"Time, destiny, gods, the waters of this world are still very deep."

Meanwhile, inside Prince Qins Mansion.

Li Tiance sat on the main seat, his gaze profound.

At this moment, Li Jing walked into the main hall holding a golden pagoda.

"Second Young Master, everyone has left."

Li Tiance raised his eyelids and asked, "Military God Li, do you harbor any resentment about being asked to deliberately show weakness and give away the demon pill?"

Li Jing's expression remained normal as he said indifferently, "I would not dare."

Li Tiance waved his hand at the servants in the hall.

Soon, only Li Tiance and Li Jing were left in the main hall.

Li Tiance stood up and said, "Military God Li should know my ability, so do you know what the outcome would be if we did not give away that demon pill?"

Li Jing replied, "I do not know."

Li Tiance said in a deep voice, "If the Li family keeps the demon pill, Military God Li will surely die."

Hearing this, Li Jing frowned and asked quizzically:

"Second Young Master, Li Jing's death is of little consequence, but this should have been the greatest harvest for Prince Qins Mansion this time. Why bother giving it to an outsider?"

A smile appeared in Li Tiance's eyes as he said, "Military God Li, do you know about the Power of Merit?"

Li Jing said, "I have heard seniors from beyond the realms mention it. It is an extremely rare power that seems to require—"

Before he finished speaking, he saw a colorful mist rising from Li Tiance's hand, and Li Jing instantly froze:

"This is? The Power of Merit?"

Li Tiance laughed and said, "Big Brother and this Sun Po have really helped me a huge favor,

scattering all of [ Yang Guang ]'s merit into the Grand Canal. From now on, my Li family's territory will truly be a blessed land!!"

By the time Sun Po returned to Gaoping City, it was already midnight.

The familiar graceful figure on the dock quietly gazed at Sun Po, silent.

Yang Xinyue wore a beige trench coat and large sunglasses, giving off a light-mature urban vibe.

As soon as Sun Po dragged his suitcase off the boat, Yang Xinyue came forward to meet him,

without warm inquiries about his well-being, nor asking about Sun Po's match results; she simply said four words quietly:

"It is good that you are back."

It was still the familiar courtyard, martial arts arena, and small square table.

Sun Po learned from Yang Xinyue that Gaoping City had also suffered an attack by [ Mutated Deep One ] this time,

but they were repelled right in the river, without even causing any casualties among the citizens.

Moreover, during this period, Yang Xinyue was promoted to a high-level Card Maker. Coupled with her outstanding performance in resisting the [ Mutated Deep One ] and possessing an orange card,

she had been appointed as the leader of the second combat group of the Gaoping City Card Association, and concurrently served as the vice principal of No. 2 Municipal High School—truly a step to the heavens in a single bound.

Hearing this, Sun Po could not help but feel happy for her. Yang Xinyue had a great kindness towards Sun Po, and she was also Sun Po's biggest tie in this world,

regardless of gender; it was a feeling similar to family. Hearing that a family member got a promotion, Sun Po was naturally happy.

But at the same time, he also noticed that Gaoping City's timeline had probably been modified as well.

Given the strength of the final sinful dragon divine body reaching completion and the divine throne condensing, the civilians of Gaoping City would definitely have been contaminated.

Yet Yang Xinyue had no related memories, which indicated that the timeline had inevitably undergone changes.

However, Yang Xinyue's next words caused Sun Po's mind to tremble violently:

"Wulang has been acting all mystical these past few days, talking about how heaven and earth are out of order, the sun and moon are reversed, and a world-shaking calamity is about to occur."

Heaven and earth out of order, sun and moon reversed!!

Is this not just the meaning of the timeline being modified?

The MOD he loaded for [ Yang Wulang ] using the indestructible golden physical shell back then was [ Enlightened Monk Yang Wulang ], with a quality of 1-star orange.

Sun Po did not understand the meaning represented by the four characters [ Enlightened Monk ] at the time, but after [ Changyou ] inherited the divine name [ Wuzhiqi ],

Sun Po understood that the word "Dao" was not that simple. Back then, relying on an incomplete [ Dao Fruit of Water ],

[ Changyou ] had already achieved the position of a demigod upon ascending to divinity, and now [ Yang Wulang ]'s prefix was "Enlightened",

coupled with this ability to detect that the timeline had been modified, it was hard for Sun Po not to think more about it.

But it was already midnight, so Sun Po did not investigate further.

After washing up simply, the two of them went to sleep separately.

The next day, Sun Po did not wake up until noon.

He only saw a note and breakfast left on the table.

Through the note, he learned that Yang Xinyue had become even busier after her promotion, going out on a mission early in the morning.

Sun Po ate breakfast alone and headed towards the location of the Lu family's ancestral home.

The Lu family's ancestral home was located right in the center of the city. The overall architectural style had both ancient charm and appeared quite rugged.

Even the simple mountain-shaped roof looked like it carried an aura of stern killing intent.

Sun Po knocked on the beast-head door knocker, and the heavy doors opened. Opening the door was a lean, emaciated old man.

Sun Po said, "Please announce me; Sun Po from No. 2 Municipal High School of Gaoping City has come to pay a visit upon invitation."

A smile blossomed on the old man's withered face:

"No need for announcement. The Master has long given instructions: whenever you come, the Lu family's doors will always be open for you."

Sun Po was slightly speechless. Why did this old man's words make it sound as if he were coming to seek refuge with the Lu family?

But he did not dwell on these things and followed the old man straight inside.

However, the further they walked inside, the stranger Sun Po felt.

Looking at the servants in twos and threes in the outer courtyard, he asked the old steward:

"Has the Lu family always had so few people?"

The old steward suddenly halted his figure, and those servants and guards also stopped the work in their hands one after another.

The atmosphere in the entire courtyard instantly became tense.

In the end, it was the old man's laughter that broke the deadlock. He turned around and said:

"Guest, most of my Lu family members are stationed in secret realms, so it might appear a bit thin on population."

Sun Po still asked, "I mean, has the Lu family always had so few people?"

As the words fell, the smile on the old man's face suddenly split in two, and even this human skin was torn off.

One tall figure after another slowly stood up in front of Sun Po.