12dz Chapter 70 The Bai family is trying to curry favor with me!
Chapter 70 The Bai family is trying to curry favor with me!
The atmosphere in the main hall of the Bai family in Jiangnan was so heavy it could be squeezed out of you.
Chu Hongyuan sat in the main seat, his face as black as the bottom of a pot. He tapped his fingers on the table, making the hearts of the Bai family executives present tremble.
Bai Yaohui and Bai Jingteng, who were standing next to him, also lowered their heads, and no one in the room dared to speak first.
After all, Jiang Zhenshan disappeared overnight, and his fate is unknown. The Seven Provinces Martial Alliance Conference, which is about to begin, will be without a powerful figure to oversee it. The Bai family is going to suffer a major setback.
In the deathly silence, Bai Yaohui suddenly slapped his forehead, his eyes lighting up instantly.
He quickly stepped forward, approached Chu Hongyuan, and spoke urgently.
"Dad! I suddenly thought of someone! I've got an idea!"
"Didn't you just say that before Mr. Jiang left, he went to seek revenge on that kid who crippled his apprentice?"
Bai Yaohui lowered his voice, his eyes gleaming.
"Think about it, what if Mr. Jiang really falls from grace, or even loses his life?"
"Doesn't that mean that kid is much stronger than Mr. Jiang?!"
Upon hearing this, Chu Hongyuan's originally gloomy expression froze instantly.
He froze for two seconds, then his eyes lit up like two searchlights, and he slammed his hand on the table and stood up abruptly.
"Oh yeah! How could I have forgotten about that!"
"If that's really the case, then he's a master even Jiang Zhenshan couldn't defeat!"
Chu Hongyuan paced back and forth in the hall excitedly, instantly breaking free from his previous dejection and exuding confidence.
"I've finally figured it out! Instead of staying with a missing, useless person and thinking about avenging him!"
"Why not just turn around and make contact with this kid? Rather than making an enemy of the strong, it's better to forge a stronger patron! That's the only way for the Bai family to survive!"
He abruptly stopped, his gaze sharp as a knife, staring directly at his younger brother, Bai Jingteng, who was standing to the side.
His aura instantly surged, exuding an undeniable authority.
"Jing Teng, I'm entrusting you with full responsibility for this matter."
Bai Jingteng immediately stepped forward, clasped his hands in a fist and bowed respectfully.
"Brother, please give your instructions, and I will handle it perfectly!"
Chu Hongyuan's lips curled into a sinister smile as he gave the order in a deep voice.
"Go find Lin Haoyu right now, no matter what method you use."
"You must get all the detailed information about that kid out of him!"
"Where you live, how old you are, what your background is, how high your cultivation level is—not a single detail can be missed! Do you understand?"
Bai Jingteng immediately nodded in agreement, turned around and strode out, not daring to delay for even a moment.
The previously lifeless Bai family executives in the hall instantly came to life, crowding around to flatter Chu Hongyuan.
"The patriarch's move has truly reached the pinnacle of strategic vision!"
"That's right! This is the kind of move that leads to great things! By aligning ourselves with a new powerful ally, the Bai family is in luck!"
Chu Hongyuan sat in the main seat, picked up his teacup, took a sip, and his eyes were full of calculation.
Jiang Zhenshan? Gone is gone.
As long as we can get in touch with this expert who can instantly kill a Transformation Realm expert, let alone one Jiang Zhenshan, even ten of them would be insignificant.
The scene shifts to September 7th, at the entrance of Jiangzhou University.
Today is the registration day for new students. The school gate is bustling with activity, like a big market. Luxury cars line up one after another, stretching half the street, all of them parents dropping off their new students.
The welcome banners were incredibly long, and volunteers held up signs for their respective departments, shouting themselves hoarse. Everywhere you looked, there were freshmen and their parents dragging suitcases, creating a lively atmosphere.
Lu Jingchen and Su Muyue got out of the car side by side, and as soon as they reached the school gate, they instantly became the focus of everyone's attention.
Su Muyue, dressed in a simple white dress, stood out in the crowd with her cool and stunning temperament.
Several boys passing by stopped in their tracks, their eyes glued to Su Muyue, whispering amongst themselves.
"Wow! Her looks are absolutely stunning! She's definitely the freshman beauty queen of the year!"
"Amazing! Her charisma surpasses even the most popular young actresses in the entertainment industry!"
Su Muyue acted as if she didn't see the stares, and casually pushed the large suitcase in her hand to Lu Jingchen.
His tone was cool and detached, without any extra emotion, as if he were instructing his own younger brother.
"Lu Jingchen, I'll go to the law school to register first."
Lu Jingchen took it without hesitation, lifting the heavy suitcase with one hand as if it were an empty cardboard box, his expression completely calm.
"Okay, go ahead."
Su Muyue looked at him, and a rare gentle smile appeared on her usually aloof face.
"I'll contact you once I'm done with things here, and then I'll show you around the school."
"So you don't get lost on campus like a headless fly."
Lu Jingchen smiled faintly and nodded.
"Okay, I'll wait for your call."
Su Muyue turned and walked towards the law school's registration area. Her slender figure attracted a group of people to turn around frequently, and even the welcoming volunteers forgot to shout slogans.
Lu Jingchen withdrew his gaze, pulled his two suitcases, and slowly prepared to walk towards the school.
As soon as he entered the main road of the campus, several girls wearing volunteer vests noticed him at the welcome point by the roadside.
The group of people were pushing and shoving each other, their faces flushed and their hearts pounding, as if they had never seen a handsome guy before.
"Quick, quick! This junior brother is so handsome! He's totally my type!"
"Go away! I have social anxiety! I'm too scared to go!"
"Wan-ting, you're so awesome, you go for it! Don't let this handsome guy get away!"
The leader, Zhao Wanting, was sweet-looking and had a personality like a little sun. She rolled up her sleeves, smiled, and rushed forward to block Lu Jingchen's path.
Zhao Wanting smiled brightly, revealing her two little tiger teeth, and was incredibly enthusiastic.
"Junior, you look so confused, are you a freshman majoring in Chinese Literature?"
Lu Jingchen stopped and nodded, his tone gentle.
"Yes, that's right."
Zhao Wanting's eyes lit up instantly. She slapped her thigh and, as if they were old friends, took a tote bag from his hand.
"Great! What a coincidence! I'm also a Chinese Literature major, a sophomore! So you should call me senior!"
"Come on, your senior will take you to complete the enrollment procedures! The gym is packed with people today, you'll get completely lost if you go by yourself!"
Without saying a word, Zhao Wanting led Lu Jingchen toward the stadium.
She never stopped talking, complaining to him about all the pitfalls of registration, which school cafeteria had the best food, and which supermarket had the most expensive items. Her social butterfly personality was on full display.
The gymnasium was packed with people, with long queues at the registration desks of various departments, and it was noisy and bustling.
Zhao Wanting, familiar with the area, led Lu Jingchen through the green channel for new students and quickly helped him collect his campus card, bedding, washbasin, thermos, and other miscellaneous items.
After going through the whole process, he wasn't even out of breath or red in the face; he was more skilled than Lu Jingchen, the person involved.
Zhao Wanting wiped the sweat from her forehead, took out her phone, flipped through the dormitory assignment list, and pointed to the dormitory building in the distance.
"Alright! All the formalities are complete! I checked, and you've been assigned to dormitory 506 in Building B!"
"It's right over there, super close to the second canteen, a prime spot for a clean, dry meal! I'm so envious!"
She then pulled up her WeChat QR code and winked at Lu Jingchen.
"Come on, let's add each other on WeChat. You can ask me anytime if you have any questions about school."
"I can't guarantee anything else, but in the Chinese Literature Department, your senior sister will protect you! Absolutely no one will dare to bully you!"
Lu Jingchen smiled, took out his phone, scanned the QR code, and added the friend.
"Thank you so much, senior sister. You've really gone to a lot of trouble for me today."
"Don't mention it! We're all in the same profession, it's nothing!" Zhao Wanting smiled and waved her hand. "I'll head back to the welcome point now. Call me on WeChat if you need anything!"
Lu Jingchen nodded, picked up his bags, and turned to walk towards the dormitory building.
Pushing open the door to dormitory 506, the small four-person room was already packed with people.
A small group of four or five people were gathered together, all parents dropping off their children. They were climbing ladders to help their children make their beds and fold blankets, while constantly reciting the precautions for boarding school. It was a typical scene of the start of the school year, exactly the same across the country.
The moment Lu Jingchen stepped across the threshold, all eyes in the room instantly turned to him.
A well-dressed middle-aged woman's eyes lit up instantly. She immediately greeted him with a big smile, grabbed Lu Jingchen's arm, and was extremely enthusiastic.
Ma Xiaodong's mother smiled and said, "Oh my! Is this also one of our classmates from dormitory 506? He's so handsome and dashing!"
She pulled Lu Jingchen along, pointed to the slightly chubby boy slumped in a chair behind them playing on his phone, and spoke in a loud voice.
"Hello, classmate, I am Ma Xiaodong's mother. Xiaodong sleeps in this lower bunk."
"It's an incredible stroke of luck that you four young men were assigned to the same dormitory. From now on, you'll all be brothers!"
Ma Xiaodong's mother held his hand earnestly, constantly murmuring to him.
"Please take good care of Xiaodong at school from now on."
"This is the first time this kid has lived away from home; he's naive and honest. Since we're all in the same dorm, we must help each other out and be considerate of each other if anything happens!"