My starting summon is a small skeleton

Hao Zhijian's final roar attracted attention, which made him particularly excited and agitated.

That's right, he had to seize this opportunity to take revenge on Lu Wu—completely, mercilessly!

Lu Wu had ruined him, and he would ruin Lu Wu in return!

"Do you know, after Lu Wu schemed to get me out of the key class, he began to approach me.

At first, I thought he just wanted to pull a teammate to play in the high school league, but later I found out he was after my family's money!

This swindler, together with a guy named Li Kai, set a trap for us, making us believe Li Kai was a Cultivation Master, and then easily scammed us out of a total of 8 million!

I only found out a few days ago that this Li Kai is no Cultivation Master at all; he's trash, garbage who failed five times to become a Professional Cultivator."

"Just this piece of trash, he dared charge us 100,000 for just one consultation!

He dared charge us 5 million for a training program plan for one year!

He even took 3 million from us, claiming he was going to get us some Companion Equipment, but after two months, there's been no sign of anything!

Tell me, if this isn't fraud, what is it?"

Hao Zhijian bit into Lu Wu like a mad dog.

And his words set off a huge commotion.

No one expected a competition to have so many twists and turns; just when it seemed everything was settled, there were still so many juicy stories to dig into!

And the audience's attention was successfully shifted to this big piece of juicy gossip.

By now, the big screen had been split into two parts, one showing the hysterical Hao Zhijian, and the other focused on Lu Wu's side.

Clearly, the organizers were stirring up trouble again.

They did this with two things in mind: one was for the hype, and the other because the organizers had already roughly looked into Ye Qingxue's identity.

Tall and strong, which made them panic.

Just as this incident was creating chaos, they simply pushed it along, letting team 233's members turn on each other, as a sort of apology to Ye Qingxue.

Of course, all of this was done discreetly, unnoticed by anyone, as the audience was focused on the juicy gossip and the screens.

On the screens, Hao Zhijian's side was undeniably distorted and hysterical.

By comparison, Lu Wu's side seemed particularly calm and composed.

He even found a spot to sit down, picking up a bun and holding a milk tea like a person enjoying snacks among the crowd.

His pet Little Skeleton's attention was back on the screen.

Watching the Little Skeleton and Lu Wu on the screen, it was brimming with curiosity.

Upon realizing that the Little Skeleton on the screen would mimic its actions, Little Skeleton became even more excited.

It quickly took out its phone and placed it above its head.

It had observed that it was the only Skeleton with a phone in the entire venue.

It wanted everyone to know that it was a Skeleton with a phone, that its Lu Wu was the best Lu Wu!

The only one who seemed normal was Pang Duddu by Lu Wu's side, whose face was red with urgency, repeatedly insisting "It's not like that."

But she wasn't the focus; the focus was all on Lu Wu's side.

"Why are you all looking at me, oh, you're curious about the 8 million matter, right?

Indeed, there is such a thing, but it's a normal business transaction, conducted completely in accordance with business procedures, and even with a contract involved, not implicating so-called fraud."

How shrewd Lu Wu was; how could he possibly leave an opening for Hao Zhijian to bite into him.

He had been ready to deal with this from the very beginning; in fact, he had come today not only to beat up this kid but also to resolve this 8 million issue.

He was prepared to refund the money.

Of the 5 million for the Frozen Bird training plan fee, Lu Wu didn't plan to give any of it back.

After a trip to Fucheng, Lu Wu gained a deeper understanding of the market. The 5 million he charged was indeed a bit expensive, but it was only slightly so and still within a reasonable range of fees.

As for the 3 million Companion Equipment project, Lu Wu originally planned to scold him before returning the money.

But unexpectedly, Hao Zhijian was so shattered by Sequence 035 that he clung to Lu Wu relentlessly, which made Lu Wu quite unhappy.

Now, he was a bit reluctant to return the 3 million.

On the other hand, Hao Zhijian was even less willing.

"Normal business practice? What a 'normal business practice'. You tell me, in a normal market, which Non-professional Cultivator's cultivation scheme costs 5 million?"

"You get what you pay for. Have you forgotten what that crappy bird looked like before?

A perfectly good Magic Summoned Beast, you insist on training it for close combat. It was our help in cultivation that allowed it to successfully switch systems.

You ask around, which Cultivation Master helping with system transition doesn't charge a few million?

Don't bite indiscriminately!"

"Furthermore, you can question our transaction; that's not a problem.

But you cannot slander my and my boss's reputation in such a public place without going through legal procedures or arbitration by the Professional Center.

Now, I give you two options: one is to apologize to me and my boss, and the other is for me and my boss to sue you, making you compensate us for the damage to our reputation!"

"You!"

Hao Zhijian's face darkened.

But he quickly regained his composure; clearly, he had anticipated this scenario.

In fact, from the moment he, or rather, the Hao Family learned that Li Kai was not a Professional Cultivator, they had no intention of letting Lu Wu and Li Kai off the hook.

After all, that was 8 million; money doesn't just blow in with the wind!

At first, they thought Li Kai must be at the master level of Cultivators to give away money so readily,

It was to cling to powerful coattails, an investment in the future!

Otherwise, they would have found 800,000 expensive for a Professional Cultivator, let alone 8 million for a Non-professional. Now, they felt swindled.

So, during this time, they'd been trying to find a way to deal with Lu Wu, trying to get that 8 million back.

And they had the good fortune to meet a benefactor!

"Lu Wu, do you think that because you signed a contract with me, I can't touch you?

I'm telling you, don't get too smug; you're as good as dead!

I've already sought help from a Professional Cultivator about you and Li Kai conspiring to defraud my family's money.

Upon learning about your impersonation and scam, that person was outraged and promised me justice. I'll call him over right now."

Having said this, Hao Zhijian called the Cultivator who was said to have come from Fucheng.

This Cultivator, having been invited by the organizers, was staying not far from the arena and came over immediately upon hearing the situation.

As a Professional Cultivator, a bookish type who had worked hard to become a certified Professional Cultivator, what he hated most was this sort of fake Cultivator scam.

Today, he was determined to expose the fraudster and restore justice to Quan City.

With this belief, the somewhat silly Cultivator marched onto the scene with great strides.

Hao Zhijian was extra excited; Lu Wu was done for this time!!!

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Two chapters posted together, you won't say they're too short now, will you?

Also, a new week has begun, I'm asking for your votes!

Oh, and someone plans to campaign for Tuantuan, what do you think about Lu Wu being at the bottom of the rankings?