Later on, he showed his sharp edges on the streets and was noticed by some families to act as a fighter.
After his small-time ventures began to thrive, he received a major order from Lei Shenhao. With the other partyâs investment, he smoothly infiltrated the Hai Familyâs protector reserves.
If the various families in Sunset City were compared to sects...
Then the Hai Family is the top sect in Sunset!
Whether itâs resource benefits, martial arts quality, or medicinal baths supply, itâs the best of the best!
Su Jiushan embarked on a period of rapid power development within the Hai Family.
You could say, compared to those players who occasionally have to go out hunting demons, his current life is both stable and comfortable, and his power growth rate is not slower than those players who go out on adventures.
After all, other people risk their lives, potentially dying at any time, while he steadily upgrades with Hai Family as his background, with a very low mortality rate.
Plus, with funding from Lei Shenhao, itâs a double harvest for both reality and the game, steadily enhancing his characterâs strength, and his real life is getting better.
Last night, he received a note from Lei Shenhaoâs transfer, reminding him to keep an eye on the newly recruited guest elder of the Hai Family.
So, Su Jiushan switched shifts with someone and came to participate in Coach Maâs morning training.
With a patron behind him, he had opened some information channels within the Hai Family.
According to the information, Coach Ma, who hadnât personally instructed in years, suddenly came to the martial arts training ground, most likely because of that guest elder.
As expected, soon that mysterious guest elder would show up.
Just as Su Jiushan was thinking this, he suddenly saw a servant run over, whispering a few words to Coach Ma, whose expression visibly darkened.
What happened?
Su Jiushan was probably the only one present who got distracted.
After all, Coach Maâs personal instructions were a rare opportunity in the Hai Family; performing well might even earn him a few pointers from Coach Ma.
After all, Coach Ma is rumored to have reached the Wood Realm!
The Wood Realm is a level most people canât reach in their lifetime. Without the Hai Family, theyâd probably never see such experts in a lifetime, not to mention such close contact!
While everyone was fiercely training, Coach Ma suddenly turned around and left with the servant who just reported something, heading outside.
This left everyone training slightly bewildered.
But since Coach Ma didnât call for a stop, they didnât dare act differently, stealing glances in the direction he left, murmuring to themselves.
Su Jiushan was puzzled too.
He had expected the new guest elder to visit Coach Ma, and that Coach Ma would likely act aloof, give him a hard time, then demonstrate his skills as a formality.
But now, Coach Ma suddenly left, what does that mean?
Could it be...
Su Jiushan suddenly had a bold guess.
But he quickly shook his head, thinking this idea was impossible.
"It canât be... that the guest elder called Coach Ma away..."
Which new guest elder could hold such sway? Impossible! Coach Ma must be busy with something else and will return to continue his demonstration later.
Su Jiushan thought to himself, blending in inconspicuously with the training crowd.
...
"Eldest Young Master, Eldest Young Master, up ahead is the alchemy room! I can smell the medicine from a distance! That woman brought by that Diao guy must be a pharmacist!"
The servant leading the way sniffed as he walked, smiling as he spoke.
The guardsâ expressions remained unchanged, quietly following Hai Qianglong, appearing neither to look down on nor warm to him.
Hai Qianglongâs face was a bit unpleasant.
The ones he could directly command were all like him.
For instance, the bodyguard Hai Baofu he took out previously.
The truly capable guards at home, the experts, were hard for him to command.
But if he faced a life-threatening situation, they were obliged to help.
So taking people along was always a safe move.
Sniffing again, indeed, Hai Qianglong smelled the medicinal fragrance.
Thinking of the humiliation he received yesterday, Hai Qianglongâs expression twisted.
He didnât expect that the person who humiliated him last night would suddenly become a guest elder of the Hai Family today.
A guest elder, to put it bluntly, is just the Hai Familyâs dog!
What should happen to a dog that dares to offend its master is self-evident!
Hai Qianglong clearly remembered why that man had his neck in a grip.
If thatâs the case, then I will really...
Step!
Hai Qianglongâs footsteps suddenly halted!
"Eldest Young Master?"
Everyone around was stunned, stopping in their tracks as well.
But they saw their Eldest Young Master as if he had seen something terrifying, his face visibly showing fear and trembling violently, his teeth chattering uncontrollably.
Puzzled, they followed his gaze forward.
At the entrance of the alchemy room stood a person.
That person stood still as if guarding the alchemy roomâs door.
As if sensing something, that person swept his gaze casually in their direction.
Just one glance.
Just one glance!
"Ahhhh!"
Mr. Hai instantly screamed like heâd seen a ghost, falling to the ground, pointing at that person in horror.
"Itâs him! Itâs him!! Quick! Go kill him!!"
The people around finally caught on.
Some of them had attended the banquet last night too and recognized that man as the Hai Familyâs newly appointed guest elder, Diao Deyi, the third Believer in Sunset City!
"Itâs him?"
"So young..."
"He looks about the same age as Lei Qingzi."
The guards whispered among themselves, showing no intent to act.
"What are you waiting for! Go after him! Take him down!! I want him dead! I want him dead!!!"
Hai Qianglong screamed hysterically, his voice loud enough to ring inside the alchemy room.
Fang Yu frowned slightly at the scene.
"Be quiet!"
With just a stern shout, Hai Qianglong screamed like a scared woman, instantly silenced, his face flushed red with restrained fear.
It was like a cat meeting a tiger; he didnât dare act out!
It was the first time the guards saw the Eldest Young Master react this way, gaining a new respect for Fang Yu.
But the troublemakers around, lacking judgment, arrogantly marched towards Fang Yu.
"You! Youâre the new guest elder, right? Do you know who is behind us? Thatâs our Hai Family Eldest Young Master! You better come over and kneel to greet him!"
"Oh?"
Fang Yuâs mouth curved slightly into a smile, looking neither here nor there at Hai Qianglong.
"I need to kneel for Mr. Hai?"
While those troublemakers didnât sense anything, Hai Qianglong already wet himself in fear!
He scrambled to hide behind the guards, yelling loudly.
"Go on! You useless bunch, I keep you to risk your lives! If you donât take him down now, Iâll break my right hand and tell my father you did it! Letâs see if heâd believe you or me!"
Hai Qianglong knew well his own limits.
Knowing he couldnât win, he forced the guards to fight.
The troublemakers taunted, closing in on Fang Yu.
"Brat, once youâre in the Hai Family, you have to listen to our Eldest Young Master. Youâre new..."
Slap!!
Suddenly, a slap.
The world fell silent.
The guards who dismissed Fang Yu as nothing, all had their pupils shrink at the same moment he struck.
Because... fast.
Too fast!
Fang Yuâs slap landed on the troublemakerâs face, his moves so swift, they couldnât even catch the afterimage, and the troublemaker collapsed into a baby-like sleep on the ground.