Back at his small courtyard, Uncle Meng came to him at once.
“Young Master, what did Li Jianping say to you?”
Uncle Meng had sensed Li Jianping heading to Chenyang Peak, which was why Su Ming had specially asked Luo Ningshuang to roast a spirit sweet potato for him.
“Nothing important, just some minor matters.”
Su Ming directly told him about his conversation with Li Jianping.
Hearing this, Uncle Meng immediately advised, “Young Master, we don’t know what other tricks Li Jianping has up his sleeve. I’ve already investigated the elder who used to guard the Three Saints Pool.”
“He has left the Trinity Saint Sect, but I’ve already captured him and locked him up in a cave.”
Su Ming hadn’t forgotten about that, but he didn’t expect Uncle Meng had already tracked him down.
“Did you manage to get anything out of him?”
“He’s still refusing to speak… Young Master, should I apply some methods…”
“Uncle Meng, just handle it your way, but make sure he doesn’t die.”
“Please rest assured, Young Master.”
“I trust Uncle Meng with everything. This time, regarding the support for the Azure Sea Sword Sect, you don’t need to go with me.”
With Uncle Meng staying behind at the sect, he could ensure the safety of Luo Ningshuang, the alchemist, and the stable continuation of the pill trade.
As for Su Ming’s own safety… what a joke, he was now the safest person in the entire Heaven Primordial Continent.
However, unaware of this, Uncle Meng immediately said, “Young Master, if I don’t accompany you, I fear Li Jianping might attempt something harmful…”
“It’s fine… First, help me set up a barrier so no one outside can spy on us.” Su Ming spoke with a hint of mystery.
Uncle Meng immediately activated his spiritual Qi and cast a spell, and a simple isolation formation enveloped the courtyard.
Standing nearby, Luo Ningshuang watched this scene and gained a clearer understanding of Uncle Meng’s strength.
But what Su Ming took out next caught both of them off guard.
When Su Ming brought out the combat puppet from the system space, both of their mouths dropped open.
“Young Master, where did you get this combat puppet?”
“My mother gave it to me. She said it’s for emergencies. Uncle Meng, you can rest easy. I would never put myself in danger.”
With things this far, Uncle Meng said no more.
He could sense that this combat puppet was stronger than him. With it present, Su Ming’s safety was no longer a concern.
The next morning, Su Ming went alone to the sect’s plaza.
He arrived very early, yet the disciples and the elders leading them were already gathered.
Su Ming didn’t respond to him. Instead, he looked at the disciples.
In their eyes, he noticed faint resentment.
He had seen such looks too many times—ever since his student days back on Blue Star.
Because of the arrival of some big figure, they had to cooperate and perform a show just to please them.
“How many of you were forced to arrive early and forced to participate in this support expedition?” Su Ming suddenly asked.
Elder Zhao quickly interrupted, “Holy Son, what are you saying? Time is tight. We should board the flying vessel and head to the Azure Sea Sword Sect at once. Even a moment’s delay could mean great loss of life!”
“If it were that urgent, we should have departed yesterday.” Su Ming replied coldly, then turned his gaze back to the disciples.
He waited for several minutes, yet no one answered.
“I guarantee, as the Holy Son, that no one will be punished for speaking. Those of you who had the experiences I mentioned, raise your hand now.”
After Su Ming finished, finally, some disciples raised their hands—about one-third of them.
Seeing this, Su Ming turned to Elder Zhao. “So you arranged this?”
At this moment, Elder Zhao was visibly distressed.
He didn’t have the guts to make that kind of decision. Of course, it was Li Jianping who hinted at it behind the scenes.
But could he afford to name Li Jianping?
That would be a joke. Both Li Jianping and Su Ming were not people he could afford to offend.
Su Ming patted Elder Zhao on the shoulder and quietly said, “I assume it was Li Jianping who told you to do it…”
Hearing this, Elder Zhao looked at him like he had seen a ghost.
Su Ming noted his expression and thought, as expected.
Li Jianping had clearly intended to stir up resentment among the sect disciples toward him, while pushing an elder out to take the blame so he wouldn’t be exposed himself.
Since Elder Zhao was just a scapegoat, Su Ming didn’t make things difficult for him.
But he still needed to give those disciples an explanation.
Su Ming gave a brief speech, had Elder Zhao apologize in public, and then, with a wave of his hand, handed out some pills to everyone.
With this combo, Su Ming’s prestige among the disciples soared immediately.
Seizing the moment, Su Ming led the group onto the flying vessel heading toward the Azure Sea Sword Sect.
While boarding, he faintly overheard the disciples talking about him.
“I thought the Holy Son was just another second-generation kid relying on his parents, but turns out he’s a decent guy.” The source of this chapter is novelping.com.
“Exactly. Elder Zhao’s usual temper is awful. Him apologizing to us? That’s a first in history.”
“Maybe Holy Son Su isn’t as bad as we thought. We were too quick to judge him before.”
[Host successfully reversed future reputation, gained 1,000 Destiny Points.]
Su Ming was slightly surprised by the prompt. He hadn’t expected something like this would also earn him Destiny Points.
But thinking about it, it made sense.
In the original work, the Devouring Demon Lord’s reputation was so awful that people hated even hearing his name.
And he had ended up like that only because the Child of Destiny had cornered him step by step.
Speaking of which, Chu Fan, the Child of Destiny, hadn’t shown up for four days.
The influence caused by Su Ming’s mother disrupting the fate trajectory had already faded, and Su Ming had also checked the situation through the Destiny Vision.
Although Chu Fan’s destiny had begun to deteriorate, it was still tightly connected to this world.
[Chu Fan is currently contacting a core opportunity. Would you like to spend 100,000 Destiny Points to interfere?]
Su Ming, who had originally planned to cultivate during the flight, suddenly turned serious.
He activated the Destiny Vision again and discovered that the tree representing Chu Fan’s destiny had shrunk by another fifth, but the hollow core section was gradually being restored.
“System, is it the opportunity I planned to seize?”
[No.]
Relieved by the system’s reply, Su Ming finally relaxed.
If Chu Fan had still managed to get there before him, everything he had done would’ve been a complete joke.
But this also showed just how favored Chu Fan was by fate.
Even after having his core destiny snatched once, he could still recover it through other means.
Thanks to his fiancée, Su Ming’s current Destiny Points total was massive.
With a wave of his hand, Su Ming said, “System, begin interference! Also, show me Chu Fan’s exact location!”
[Destiny Points deducted. Remaining Destiny Points: …]
[Chu Fan’s current location has been marked in the Destiny Vision.]
Activating Destiny Vision again, Su Ming saw where Chu Fan was.
What surprised him even more was that he was very familiar with this place.
To be precise, the future Devouring Demon Lord was familiar with it.
“I never expected you to actually reach this place…”