Zhou Lian felt his blood rushing backwards, his hand shaking with rage.
He pointed at Su Fu and asked, “What’s that look for?!”
Contempt?
Looking down on him?
Just like that?
He shouted, “Fine! Fifty million it is! I’ll remember everything you did today!”
He swept his gaze over the group, eyes full of chilling menace, then his projection vanished in an instant.
He’d been so angered, he’d just left.
Su Fu: “…..”
Wait, she hadn’t finished!
The business wasn’t over, was it?
Didn’t he want to buy out Achilles’s video?
If he didn’t, she’d just distribute it herself.
She stared at the spot where Zhou Lian’s projection had vanished, blinking.
“He really left?” She clicked her tongue, a little disappointed.
‘Why run away so fast?’
Su Fu tutted twice, turning to Teacher Zhuge she asked, “What’s fifty million? Was that really so much?”
Zhuge Yan: “….”
He sighed helplessly, “Think about it: Karisto’s dead, and they still have to pay fifty million to his killer.”
Su Fu rubbed her chin and said, “You make a good point.”
If it were her, she wouldn’t pay even five, let alone fifty million.
Suddenly she realized—so Zhou Lian’s fast exit was just for show.
Making a show of being angry meant the price couldn’t go up anymore.
“Sigh, projections really are handy!” she lamented.
Teacher Zhuge’s eyes turned complicated, ‘What did she mean—if it wasn’t a projection, what else would she do?’
At this moment, Principal Mu Erfeisi looked kindly at Su Fu and said, “Wow, little one, you really dared to ask.”
He said, “You’ve really got some of your master’s style.”
Just as bold, unafraid of anyone.
Then, looking at Tai Xuanzi, he said, “Come see me after you’re done here.”
With that, Mu Erfeisi turned and left through the wooden door.
Once the Principal was gone, the Inspector General gave them a meaningful look, then quickly left as well.
With all the bigwigs gone, the pressure immediately lightened, and the family representatives also hurried to leave in a flurry.
Beams of light lit up one after another, each afraid of being a second too late.
The remaining students stared in shock at the whole scene.
‘Wait, was it just over? They weren’t going to arrest Su Fu? Or her master?’
‘The Central Inspectorate official was dead and nobody cared?’
‘The Olympus Family just accepted it?’
After the Principal appeared, a milky white light shield had enveloped them, so they hadn’t heard what the others discussed or what had actually happened.
Still, a few clever students guessed part of it and eyed Su Fu with wariness.
The process didn’t matter—the result did: the Central Inspectorate official had been killed, and nothing happened to them.
Someone suddenly glanced at Achilles, clearly realizing that this year’s number one was Su Fu.
Could Achilles accept that?
Of course he couldn’t.
When Karisto had shown up, Su Fu should have been dead for sure, but who could have predicted such a dramatic reversal?
Even if he was an idiot, Achilles now realized they’d been outmaneuvered by the Chinese Pantheon.
Achilles’s face was ashen, lips tightly pressed.
He’d lost to Su Fu twice.
Once in the exam, and again in this power struggle.
At that moment, Su Fu suddenly turned her head and looked over.
Achilles looked as if he’d been burned, quickly lowering his gaze.
After a moment’s thought, he didn’t dare stay a second longer and hurried away.
“…Hey, wait!”
Su Fu: “…..”
‘Don’t run!’
She was speechless—weren’t they going to discuss what to do with the video footage?
If he didn’t buy it out, she’d just handle it herself.
“It’s so hard to make a little money,” Su Fu sighed, preparing to fleece one more round.
Yet no one was giving her the chance.
Then again, fifty million contribution points seemed enough.
With this free startup capital from the Olympus Family, she could begin building her spiritual artifacts.
She pondered—’where should she start? Transportation? Weapons?’
Just then, Tang Yu turned and bowed slightly, especially toward Tai Xuanzi.
“Thank you, Senior Tai Xuanzi, for saving my life. Tang Yu will surely repay you in the future.”
Tai Xuanzi waved her hand, unconcerned she said, “Don’t worry about it.”
“Teacher Tang—” Su Fu spoke up, stepping forward, “Your short blade shattered to save me. I want to remake one for you.”
To be honest, she felt guilty.
Tang Yu had gotten caught in this for no reason.
She could have ignored Karisto’s business, but she’d still rushed in to protect her.
No matter what, Tang Yu had been implicated because of her.
Tang Yu quickly waved her hands, “How can I accept your things? Just study hard in the future.”
“If you really want to thank me, hunt down more anomalies, earn more points. And if possible, when someone else is in trouble, reach out and help.”
She smiled.
Su Fu lowered her eyes and said, “Teacher Tang, are you looking down on me… Well, it’s true, I’m just a student…”
“It’s understandable if you don’t trust me…”
Tang Yu: “…..”
Her scalp tingled.
She really wasn’t good at this kind of situation, “No, no, that’s not what I meant.”
She finally sighed, “Alright, if you insist. But it doesn’t have to be anything fancy—just something ordinary will do.”
“Okay!” Su Fu said excitedly.
Tang Yu shook her head helplessly, then took her leave.
Honestly, if it hadn’t been Su Fu, but someone else, she’d have done the same.
As a Guardian, she couldn’t just stand by.
After Tang Yu’s figure vanished, Teacher Zhuge’s lazy voice sounded: “What’s wrong—feeling like you nearly dragged her down?”
He knew Su Fu was clever—she must have guessed the plan behind it all.
Su Fu was silent for a while, then nodded, “Isn’t that so?”
She spoke softly, “If I’m not mistaken, in your plan, Teacher Tang was also just a piece on the board, meant to be a bystander providing evidence. But I’m afraid none of the teachers expected she’d step in front of me and nearly lose her life for it. That was an accident, an unexpected variable because of her.”
Who could have known that at this moment, Teacher Zhuge would suddenly tap her on the head with his folding fan.
“You’re really underestimating your teachers, aren’t you?” He chuckled, half annoyed, “Do you even know when Tai Xuanzi arrived?”
“And you really think Teacher Tang Yu didn’t know?”
“Huh?” Su Fu reacted instantly, turning to look at her master, “Master, don’t tell me you were here long before?”
Not just when Patriarch Karisto began to reveal his Dharma form, but even earlier.
Maybe, just maybe… when Tang Yu arrived, Master was already there!
If that’s true…
“So no matter what, Karisto would never have succeeded?”
Zhuge let out a long sigh beside her, with a tone of envy, “Exactly.”
He sounded a bit sour, snapping his fan open and closed with a “pa pa” sound.
“And Tai Xuanzi even gave you the toughest Divine Scale from her body and still, she’s not at ease.”
Tai Xuanzi: “….”
She shot Zhugeliang a cold glance, warning icily, “Shut up. And stop talking so much.”
‘Why spell everything out in detail?
Ahem, a little embarrassed here.’
“All right, all right.”
Zhugeliang admitted defeat, then looked at Su Fu with a more serious expression: “We did indeed make use of Tang Yu.”
“Strictly speaking, we made use of her sense of justice.”
Su Fu thought, now it all makes sense.
Teacher Tang Yu must have known and tacitly agreed, which was why she’d been so cooperative just now.
And so, the plan succeeded, and the Olympus Family lost utterly.
At that moment, a phrase suddenly floated into her mind, summing up the whole incident.
“To destroy them, first drive them mad.”
She suddenly had an intuitive feeling that today’s event was just an eruption point.
Maybe, there were already many who wanted to bring Karisto down, only lacking the right opportunity.
And this Newborn Joint Entrance Exam, this Chinese Pantheon, brought that opportunity.
Su Fu sucked in a cold breath.
The more she thought, the more chilling it became.
She could guess why her master and Teacher Zhuge staged this scene.
Paving the way.
Paving the way for her.
A tree desires stillness but the wind will not cease.
The moment she entered this school as a representative of the Chinese Pantheon, the game had already begun; undercurrents surged in secret.
Since everyone’s attention was on her, rather than sit and wait to be struck, why not take the initiative?
So they put on such a grand performance.
Using her as bait, they lured the enemy into the trap, and her master was responsible for reeling in the net.
There were risks, but the gains were enormous.
In the future, anyone who wanted to move against her would have to think twice.
And they made everyone witness the Chinese Pantheon’s overwhelming strength and its fiercely protective nature.
That was deterrence.
Suddenly she thought of something: ‘So, with Karisto gone, will there be a new Central Inspector?’
“Will another family member come to replace him?”
Zhugeliang shook his head and explained, “No. The Central Education Department isn’t stupid. Why do you think Principal Mu Erfeisi Ai’o stepped in this time?”
“That was his stance. To tell them—don’t send just anyone over here.”
“He doesn’t like it.”
Su Fu: “!!!”
‘What a great old man! The principal really was awesome, and downright domineering.’
Su Fu pondered, “I’m guessing a neutral faction will come next?”
“Smart.” Zhugeliang nodded and snapped his fingers.
In truth, this was all to pave the way for Su Fu.
He spoke meaningfully, “By your third year, the opportunity to apply for Genesis Academy will open. The Central Inspector dispatched by the Central Star System will have tremendous influence in that evaluation.”
“That’s why Karisto had to go. Sorry, but he was in the way.”
“Wow,” Su Fu realized, so it wasn’t just one step—they were looking three moves ahead.
But thinking carefully, this really was the best time.
She’d just started to shine; all sides were still watching, Karisto brought himself into the net.
If they didn’t kill the chicken to warn the monkeys now, when else would they?
If they waited until she’d truly grown strong, those people would never be so careless.
Who knows, Zhou Lian might even send someone more powerful to deal with her.
In other words, the strategy this time was to strike before the enemy regained their wits—a single, fatal blow.
Not only did they eliminate a key piece of the Olympus Family, they also smoothed the way for her future application to Genesis Academy.
Timing, opportunity, personnel—everything was perfect.
She suddenly became curious and thought: ‘who designed this plan?’
But no matter what, this round was their victory.
Not only did she survive, she made a handsome profit.
Oh, wait—there was still one more thing.
Su Fu looked at her master to confirm, “So when the Divine Scale was suddenly activated, Master, was that you controlling it?”
Unexpectedly, Tai Xuanzi shook her head with utter seriousness.
“It wasn’t me.”
“When I was just about to act, I found the Divine Scale was already moving on its own.”
She guessed, “Maybe your Creation Power has improved.”
“Mm?”
Su Fu’s eyes changed instantly, ‘Improved? Broke through at a critical moment?’
Thinking back, that response from the Divine Scale did feel intelligent.
But her divine power was suppressed at the time—she hadn’t activated any Creation Power technique.
Could it have been triggered by words alone…?
Su Fu: “!!!”
She was suddenly delighted.
Nuwa could create people just by flicking mud—had she come one step closer to that?
“You are the first to walk Nuwa’s path.” Tai Xuanzi said, “So this path is yours to walk step by step. No one else can give advice.”
With that, she raised her hand toward the distant mountains.
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