“Grandpa, can we ask your friend to help?”
The silence in the living room was finally broken by a hesitant female voice.
Everyone’s gaze turned to the source of the sound—Rancy, whose face showed a hint of uncertainty. After all, Su Jiu was still in a coma, and she wasn’t sure if the other person could come.
“Old Master Herb’s friend?”
Upon hearing Rancy’s voice, the nobles’ faces showed expressions of surprise. They had planned this “coup” precisely because they knew he had no friends to help him. After all, to devour an Earl, one needed the right time, place, and people.
“My friend… what does she do?”
Even Old Master Herb looked at her with a hint of surprise. He hadn’t asked which friend it was, thinking she was a musician friend who couldn’t make it and was coming to rely on him. But listening to his granddaughter, it seemed that wasn’t the case.
Perhaps she was a powerful friend he met before?
“Uh…”
Hearing the question, Rancy was slightly taken aback. What did Su Jiu do? It seemed she didn’t know either…
Scanning the eyes of those cast upon her, Rancy thought for a long time and then slowly said to Old Master Herb, “She’s probably a college student around my age?”
“Hahaha… I can’t take it anymore, the people from the Old Count’s family are too humorous.”
After she finished speaking, there was a moment of silence in the hall, followed by sporadic laughter like firecrackers. Even the tall, bear-like young man let out a “caw caw” laugh, filling the room with a joyful atmosphere.
Old Master Herb’s slightly furrowed lips twitched. He was at a loss, glanced at those who were laughing, and helplessly looked at Rancy, whispering, “What’s the situation with you? I don’t have any college student friends.”
This silly child doesn’t even know how to pull off a believable bluff. If she had said she was a college professor, people would have believed her more.
Hearing Old Master Herb’s words, Rancy was just about to explain, when Viscount Akas’s gaze swept over the two of them. He waved his hand and said with a smile,
“Little Rancy, I watched you grow up. I’ve rarely seen anyone your age stronger than you. For a college student to want to spar with my son, you’re underestimating him too much.”
He paused slightly and chuckled, “There’s no rush for this challenge. You can go and call that friend of Old Master Herb now.” The word “friend” was emphasized significantly, clearly showing his disbelief.
“No need, I’m already here.”
However, almost as soon as he finished speaking, Su Jiu’s voice sounded again. The latter slowly walked into the hall; no one noticed when she arrived.
Hearing the fluent Bear Language, everyone couldn’t help but turn their gaze towards the door, and some even muttered to themselves, could the “friend” she mentioned be real?
Under everyone’s gaze, after a moment, the girl, Wei, with her long flowing hair and a smile on her face, walked in slowly. Finally, she stopped in front of Old Master Herb, who was sitting in the main hall, and made a waving gesture:
“Old sir, Ers Yi O Ya Qi Wu Jiu Shi Jiu Fen QUN, you wanted to have a drink with me, didn’t you?”
“Miss Su!”
Rancy looked at Su Jiu with excitement. She understood the other person’s strength. If she were here, this “coup” crisis would be easily resolved.
Looking at the girl who seemed somewhat familiar, Old Master Herb’s eyes flashed with remembrance. He opened his mouth slightly, and after a long while, he exclaimed in surprise, “You are… Doctor Su Jiu?!”
“To deal with these people for you, and have a drink together?”
With a light chuckle, Su Jiu also had a feeling of “If we meet in the immortal realm in the future, calling each other fellow Daoists will hold so much history.” She had only been in this world for about two years and had traveled for only a few months.
Among them, there were only a handful of true friends.
When Old Master Herb called out Su Jiu’s name, the burly young man’s gaze fell upon her. He tried to probe her with his mental power, but it was as if he had hit something hard, and he felt dizzy.
His gaze looked at Su Jiu with some uncertainty. He couldn’t figure out the depth of a person dressed as a student?
“Doctor Su Jiu?”
However, Viscount Akas did not notice his son’s abnormality. His old eyes narrowed, and he sized up Su Jiu before finally chuckling, “What’s needed here is a Knight to fulfill his promise, not some Doctor.”
“Heh, Doctor Su Jiu is much stronger than all of you. When we were in Ers, we saw her kill a High-Rank Battle King.” With Su Jiu present, Old Master Herb also breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile.
Hearing his words, everyone in the hall was shocked. A High-Rank Battle King was not ordinary combat power; it was top-tier power that could involve rules. Being able to kill a High-Rank Battle King meant she could easily deal with them, these minor nobles.
Rancy also looked at Su Jiu in surprise due to her grandfather’s words, her eyes filled with even more reverence. She originally thought the other person had a prominent family background and her strength was only at the Intermediate Battle King level.
Now, according to her grandfather, she had the ability to kill a High-Rank Battle King during the competition. Such strength was at least the high-end combat power of a country.
“Hey, that’s all in the past, old sir. You can’t go back on your word about the drink.”
Hearing Old Master Herb praise her, Su Jiu waved her hand. At that time, she defeated Kyoungde purely because he was weak and didn’t have a high grasp of rules.
If she were to fight an opponent of that level now, after activating “the ultimate” (the first stage of Elegy), she could instantly kill them with one move.
The reason is, the opponent—”Good.”
Seeing that Su Jiu didn’t take him seriously at all, Viscount Akas’s expression turned grim. He glanced at his stunned son, raised an eyebrow, pushed him forward half a step, and said to Su Jiu in a deep voice,
“I don’t know where the Old Count invited you from, but I’ll say it again, if you’re not as good as my son, don’t act like a Siberian Snow Wolf.”
He still didn’t believe that such a young person could have such strength; it violated the objective laws of development!
The burly young man came back to his senses, glanced at his father, and then looked at Su Jiu with a feeling of being unable to meet her gaze.
He actually wanted to say, ‘Yo, uh… is there a possibility that she’s really that good?’
“How can he even fight me if he’s not even a High-Rank Battle King?”
“Shun!”
Without any other movement, Su Jiu smiled faintly. Her figure moved like Zhang Wuji in the TV series, teleporting to the front of the burly young man. She stood on her tiptoes, raised her hand, and slightly curved her fingers, pointing her fingertips at the young man’s forehead.
“When did she move?”
“No! Even a Demigod Level expert wouldn’t be this ridiculous. Is this a movement technique skill?”
Looking at Su Jiu’s actions, everyone in the hall was in an uproar. No one knew when she had done it. The most drenched in sweat was the burly young man, whose entire face had collapsed. He forced a smile and said, “My father was just joking, Miss, don’t be so agitated.”
“Dad, you explain to them, we just wanted to exchange ideas, there was no other intention.”
After that, he quickly signaled to Viscount Akas, his smile looking more like a cry than a smile. He was instantly defeated before even fighting.
Su Jiu smiled faintly, slowly lowered her hand, and walked back to her original place, exuding a carefree demeanor.
“Hmph!”
Facing his son’s behavior of bullying the weak and fearing the strong, Viscount Akas snorted. His gaze swept over Su Jiu, and finally landed on the main seat in the center of the hall. After a moment of silence, he said menacingly,
“Earl, another Earl’s family has a Demigod. If it weren’t for today, with them celebrating the elimination of the Others, it wouldn’t be us paying a visit.”
After saying that, he pulled his son away and started to walk back. Su Jiu’s strength was at least that of a High-Rank Battle King. Staying here would only be asking for trouble…
After the other party left towards the door, the minor nobles exchanged glances, and then dejectedly followed them out. Thus, this farce temporarily came to an end.
Hearing his words, Su Jiu was stunned for a moment, then her expression became a little strange, and she even revealed a mischievous smile—
No way, no way, is it Li again?
Bairnis behind her looked calm. Her gentleness was always only for one person.
If anyone dared to hurt Miss, an ordinary Demigod could simply be killed. Although she was a Priest, killing Demigods of the same level was not difficult, especially with her advantages in age, experience, and bloodline.
“Fools Family… as expected, they have their shadow behind them.”
Old Master Herb’s face didn’t improve much. He sighed helplessly and finally looked at Su Jiu. He decided not to think about it anymore and waved his hand, calling a servant, and said loudly, “Prepare some of our unique Ice Vodka for my friend, and add some dried Gulangmei to it.”
“Yes!”
After the servant left completely, he looked at Su Jiu with curiosity and asked, “Why did you come here?”
Shrugging, Su Jiu explained to the other party that she was looking for Fen Shuangluan and also hoped to get some clues…
“Fen Shuangluan… This, the specific situation must be asked of the Duke. However, there is one thing I can be sure of…”
Old Master Herb rubbed his chin, pondered for a moment, and then slowly stood up. He walked up to Su Jiu, and under the gaze of several people, he took out a red feather from his storage bag and placed it flat on his withered palm.
“Fen Shuangluan is real, and I’ve seen it…”
Under everyone’s gaze, the feather had a faint fire element lingering on it, but perhaps due to its age, it looked a bit tattered.
Staring intently at the feather, Su Jiu felt her heart beat faster, but she quickly calmed down. This feather was too ordinary, not even as lustrous as the feather of the Flame Phoenix Sparrow she had seen before.
If she had to say, it looked a bit like the feather of a Volcarona…
“Grandpa, isn’t this feather from a fire chicken on the mountain?” Seeing Su Jiu’s captivated look, Rancy couldn’t help but remind her.
“You said you saw Fen Shuangluan on a cliff when you were young, but the travelers who went with you only saw a giant shadow that stirred up frost, without any fire element!”
