Mu Xiyu’s home was in Huxin Garden, on the edge of Jiangzhou New District, backed by Yun Cang Mountain, and only a few kilometers from the vast Liuxin Lake, with an average price of around 30,000, which was considered a high-end residential area in the entire Jiangzhou City.
However, the universally recognized luxury residence in Jiangzhou was the Mid-Levels Villa on Yun Cang Mountain, developed by Shen Rudao, the richest man in Jiangzhou; that was truly the gathering place of wealth and power in Jiangzhou. Earlier this year, a townhouse there had already been hyped to five or six million, which ordinary people probably couldn't afford even if they didn't eat or drink for several lifetimes.
As for the only few dozen detached villas on the mountaintop, they were hyped to astronomical prices of tens of millions, almost catching up to the prices in first-tier cities like Kyoto and Modu, even though Jiangzhou's development at this time was good, it was only a second-tier city.
From Jiangzhou First High School to Huxin Community, it was about a half-hour drive. Soon, the car reached its destination. Su Bai got out with Mu Xiyu and immediately saw a woman with a gentle temperament and a beautiful face standing at the entrance. She was wearing a well-tailored black suit dress with a white shirt inside and light makeup, which made people feel close to her at first sight.
It was Su Bai's mother's elder sister, Su Bai's aunt, Xue Wanyun!
Seeing Su Bai and Mu Xiyu, Xue Wanyun’s face was full of warm smiles. She quickly came forward, bypassed Mu Xiyu, and pulled Su Bai. Looking up at the bruises around his eyes, she eagerly said, “Su Bai, what happened to your face? Quick, come with me, I’ll help you take care of it.”
Su Bai felt a warmth in his heart and smiled, “You don’t have to worry, I just bumped into something accidentally, it’s nothing.”
“Why were you so careless?” Xue Wanyun scolded him, then pulled Su Bai into the community without further explanation.
Xue Wanyun’s home decoration was quite elegant, with a new Chinese decorative style throughout. The valuable tables and chairs made of golden silk sandalwood and the elegant orchids placed everywhere gave it a classical charm.
Upon entering the living room, he saw a middle-aged man with glasses, refined and scholarly, sitting on the sofa, engrossed in reading a copy of the Jiangzhou Evening News. It was Mu Xiyu’s father, Mu Zhenhong, the head of Jiangzhou New District.
Seeing Su Bai and Xue Wanyun approach, Mu Zhenhong only glanced up, then continued reading his newspaper.
Soon, Su Bai, whose facial bruises had been treated, was brought out by Xue Wanyun. Mu Xiyu and her father sat in the living room, one watching TV and the other reading the newspaper, creating a somewhat strange atmosphere.
Xue Wanyun’s brows furrowed imperceptibly. She said to Su Bai, “Xiaobai, have a seat for a moment. I’ll go in and heat up two dishes; it’ll be ready soon. Xiaoyu, come help me!”
Mu Xiyu looked reluctant but was still pulled into the kitchen by Xue Wanyun. Su Bai and Mu Zhenhong were left in the living room. At this point, Mu Zhenhong finally put away his newspaper and gestured to Su Bai.
“Sit.”
Su Bai smiled and nodded slightly, then sat directly in front of Mu Zhenhong.
Mu Zhenhong glanced at Su Bai without showing any emotion, slightly surprised in his heart. This kid usually acted timidly when he saw him, so why did he suddenly seem like a different person today?
Despite his surprise, Mu Zhenhong still had no intention of speaking to Su Bai. If Su Bai hadn't been expelled from the Kyoto Su Family, perhaps he would have had a desire to converse with him. But now, a discarded waste of a young master, of no help to his official career, was simply not worth his time.
With Su Bai’s experience of over three thousand years across two lives, how could he not see Mu Zhenhong’s disdain for him? But now, would he still care about the opinions of Mortals in the mundane world?
He simply closed his eyes, pretending to nap, and pondered his path of Cultivation ahead.
Cultivators are divided into eight great Realms:
Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Soul Transformation, Void Return, Dao Integration, and Undergoing Tribulation.
In his previous life, he rose in the Canglan Star Region of the Great Cultivation World. With a Mortal body, he suppressed Prodigies and Saintesses from various Star Domains, sweeping across the All Heavens and Myriad Realms in just three thousand years, Cultivating to the Realm of Undergoing Tribulation.
In the Undergoing Tribulation Realm, at this stage, a casual strike could annihilate a Star Domain, and a word from him was a Heavenly Venerable's decree. His words became Law, and Laws yielded to him, earning him the reverence of all races as the 'Immortal Venerable of All Immortals'!
But even an Immortal Venerable in the Undergoing Tribulation Realm, if he did not transcend the confines of the Universe and achieve the Eternal Immortal Emperor Realm, would still be annihilated in the long river of history. In his previous life, Su Bai had already touched upon the Immortal Emperor Realm but was ambushed by Li Taixuan at a crucial moment during his Undergoing Tribulation, ultimately failing and Reincarnating on Earth.
Currently, the position of Immortal Venerable is still too far for Su Bai. What he needs to do now is to quickly Cultivate Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment to resolve the hidden ailments within his body, only then will he have the power to protect himself.
Based on the sparse Spiritual Qi he sensed on Earth now, restoring his cultivation to that of his previous life would likely be as difficult as ascending to heaven. However, on his way to Mu Xiyu’s house, he had already discovered that the Spiritual Qi at the foot of Yun Cang Mountain was quite decent.
It seems he needs to find an opportunity to sneak out tonight and search for a suitable Cultivation ground!
“Xiaobai, Zhenhong, come quickly, it’s time to eat!”
Su Bai responded and got up, walking towards the dining room.
At the dining table, Xue Wanyun had prepared a whole table of sumptuous dishes, full of color, aroma, and taste, making Su Bai’s appetite stir.
Xue Wanyun filled a bowl of deer antler white dew soup for Su Bai and said softly, “Xiaobai, these dishes are all your favorites. Make sure to eat your fill today!”
For a moment, Su Bai felt a trance. A warmth he had never felt before suddenly surged in his heart. In his previous life, he was an orphan with no attachments and had never experienced the feeling of kinship. In this life, he had spent seventeen years in a daze, and besides his sister Su Qingyao, he had never truly felt the taste of kinship.
“Thank you, Auntie!” Su Bai grinned, his nose feeling a little sore.
“Oh, this child, why are you being so polite with me?”
Mu Zhenhong and Mu Xiyu saw this scene and both shook their heads imperceptibly, continuing to eat their own dishes. Xue Wanyun glanced at them, her expression a little displeased, but she was helpless.
Midway through the meal, Xue Wanyun pondered for a moment and asked Su Bai, “Xiaobai, how are your studies lately? The college entrance examination is in just over two months, do you feel confident?”
Su Bai was startled, not knowing why Xue Wanyun would suddenly bring this up.
“Still the same, around 800th in the grade!” Su Bai answered truthfully.
Being around 800th in the third year of Jiangzhou First High School, which has over 800 students, could be considered a bottom-tier score, not even enough to get into a second-tier university!
Seeing Su Bai hesitate, Xue Wanyun thought she had touched his self-esteem and quickly said, “It’s okay, even if you fail the college entrance examination, it’s nothing. If it really doesn’t work out, you can come to our hospital. It wouldn’t be bad to be a doctor under me then.”
Upon hearing this, Mu Xiyu gave a cold laugh and said indifferently, “Mom, how can you be so naive? Jiangzhou City First People’s Hospital is a Grade A tertiary hospital. The lowest they recruit are master’s degree holders in medicine. How could a high school graduate who hasn’t even attended college get in?”