None of them are easy to deal with...

At this moment, inside the school infirmary.

"Dad... you have to seek justice for me!"

Although Yuan Li had regained consciousness, his face was still bruised and swollen, and his speech was even a bit slurred.

In front of him was a holographic projection of a middle-aged man.

It was none other than the current patriarch of the Yuan family!

Seeing his son's miserable state, Yuan Zhuo's face instantly twisted in anger, and he said in a low voice:

"Hmm? Who dared to beat you up like this?!"

"It was that Lu Xiaobai. Relying on his status as a direct descendant of the Lu family, he throws his weight around the school, acting arrogantly and aggressively. He even committed the perverted act of forcibly kidnapping a girl..."

Yuan Li said agitatedly:

"Dad, you know me. I've always been a person of absolute righteousness. How could I tolerate such a playboy..."

"Shut up!"

Yuan Zhuo glared fiercely at him and scolded angrily:

"You brat, tell me the truth. If there's even half a lie in it, I'll skin you alive!"

As the head of the Yuan family, he was naturally extremely shrewd. He instantly heard that his son was spouting nonsense.

After all, even forcibly kidnapping a girl came up. Why didn't you make it sound even more outrageous...

Besides, what the hell kind of righteousness do you have...

"..."

Seeing his father so furious, Yuan Li's heart trembled. Not daring to spout any more nonsense, he recounted the entire incident in full detail.

After hearing this, Yuan Zhuo fell silent. After a long while, he cursed angrily:

"What a complete bastard!"

"Dad, you also think that Lu Xiaobai..."

"I'm fucking talking about you!"

"Ah..."

Yuan Li was instantly dumbfounded and said:

"Dad, I'm the victim here..."

"You brought it upon yourself, you little bastard!"

Yuan Zhuo glared at him coldly and continued:

"Who the fuck told you to be Jin Xuan's lapdog?!"

Yuan Li said with a face full of grievance:

"I did it for our family's business..."

"Idiot!"

Yuan Zhuo sighed, speaking in a tone of deep disappointment:

"If you curry favor with him, will the Jin family yield an extra percentage of profit in their cooperation with us?"

"Uh... no..."

"Exactly!"

Yuan Zhuo glanced at his son and said earnestly:

"Although Jin Xuan is a direct descendant of the Jin family, at the end of the day, he's just a junior. Does he have the qualifications to influence the Jin family's decisions?"

"Moreover, the reason our Yuan family can cooperate with the Jin family is not by begging and wagging our tails, but relying on our own strength!"

"The Jin family's main business is slave trading, while our Yuan family is in interstellar exploration. Speaking of which, they actually rely on us a bit more. Do you understand?"

"..."

Yuan Li fell silent instantly. After a long while, he finally said:

"But it can't be wrong to build a good relationship with the Jin family, right?"

"It's not wrong, but the problem is seeing what kind of price you have to pay."

Yuan Zhuo said with an angry expression:

"The person you offended is Lu Xiaobai, the youngest direct descendant of the Lu family. The level of favor he receives is simply not something Jin Xuan can compare to!"

Although Jin Xuan was a direct descendant of the Jin family, there were over a hundred direct descendants in his generation of the Jin family. His treatment was naturally far inferior to Lu Xiaobai's...

Hearing this, Yuan Li still looked unconvinced and said:

"But isn't our Yuan family part of the Jin family's faction? Even if I didn't offend him, the Lu family wouldn't treat us well."

"You idiot! Not treating us well is one thing, but they wouldn't go so far as to drive us to extinction."

Yuan Zhuo glared fiercely at his son and said:

"If the Lu family really defeats the Jin family in the future, the worst that can happen is we abandon more than half of our family's assets. The Lu family loves wealth; they won't truly wipe out our Yuan family. But if you offend Lu Xiaobai now, a single word from him in the future could lead to our family's destruction!"

Yuan Li scratched his head, vaguely beginning to understand.

They had to cooperate with the Jin family to make a profit, but that didn't mean they had to completely side with them and fight the Lu family to the bitter end...

"It's a good thing you didn't go too far, and that Lu Xiaobai was rational enough not to actually kill you. Otherwise, things would have been truly troublesome."

Yuan Zhuo sighed, a hint of relief in his eyes.

"Kill me?"

Yuan Li felt a chill in his heart and said,

"It wouldn't go that far, right? I'm a member of the Yuan family, after all..."

Given his status, even if he went to a first-tier human planet, he would be treated with respect. He was considered a person of prestige. Would the other party really dare to just kill him?

However, at that moment, he remembered the indifferent tone the other party used when commanding that robot earlier, and fear instantly welled up inside him.

It seemed he really had just wandered along the edge of death...

"If you had really died, Jin Xuan would definitely have sent people to heavily report the incident to deal a blow to the Lu family's reputation, while simultaneously forcing our Yuan family to completely take their side!"

Yuan Zhuo's eyes flickered as he spoke slowly,

"I'm afraid that was that boy's true goal!"

Once the news of Yuan Li's murder hit the Federation headlines, the Yuan family couldn't possibly fail to react. And the only way to exact revenge on the Lu family would be to completely join forces with the Jin family.

"It wouldn't go that far, right?"

Yuan Li felt a chill in his heart. Remembering that gloomy-looking boy, he felt as if he were nothing but a manipulated chess piece.

"Why wouldn't it?"

Yuan Zhuo gave a cold snort and said,

"With the capabilities of the Jin family, would it be hard for them to find out that Lu Xiaobai is protected by an A-class robot? But he deliberately didn't tell you this information. I'm afraid this was exactly his plan."

After all, given the power of an A-class robot, killing Yuan Li would only take a single move.

"..."

Yuan Li instantly fell silent, completely agreeing with his father's perspective in his heart.

After a long while, he finally spoke,

"Dad, what should I do now?"

"The direct heirs of the Lu and Jin families will continue to clash. If you stay there, something will happen to you sooner or later!"

Yuan Zhuo said calmly,

"I will arrange for you to transfer schools. You will return to Zhenyuan Planet next week. Taking the Star Exam over here will be exactly the same."

"Alright."

Yuan Li nodded repeatedly, having no objections whatsoever.

This Ancestral Planet was simply too dangerous. His status as the young master of the Yuan family carried absolutely no weight here. It was better to run away as soon as possible...

"But Dad, I still have a problem right now."

"What problem?"

"That robot broke one of the meridians in my body that stores star energy. It has to be repaired first..."

"..."

Yuan Zhuo sighed and said slowly,

"It seems we're going to bleed money again. That Lu Xiaobai is no pushover either."

This kind of situation actually wasn't hard to deal with; it only required a meridian repair potion. But that stuff was incredibly expensive, and in all of humanity, only the Immortality Medicine Group owned by the Lu family could produce it...

Clearly, Lu Xiaobai had done this on purpose!

"I will express deliver the potion to you tomorrow. Once you're healed, come back immediately. You cannot stay there a moment longer!"

Yuan Zhuo could already tell that Lu Xiaobai and Jin Xuan were not simple. If his son stayed there, he would probably be played to death without even knowing it...

"Dad, I'll listen to everything you say!"

Yuan Li nodded repeatedly, his heart already filled with apprehension, no longer daring to have any thoughts of revenge.

At this time, Yuan Zhuo hung up the communication, his face thoughtful. After a long while, he sighed and muttered to himself:

"That Lu Xiaobai, who has been silent for so long, is actually starting to show his edge. As expected, none of the direct descendants of top-tier factions are simple figures..."

As soon as he thought of his son Yuan Li, he instantly felt a sense of disappointment and frustration.

But then he thought of the gap between himself and Lu Xingtian, and his face was immediately filled with bitterness and helplessness, losing the desire to blame his son.

Although their Yuan family could be considered a first-tier faction, compared to those top-tier factions, the difference was far more than just the existence of an Ancestor-level figure...