Chapter 446 — Another Side of Qiu Lingshan: Wei Zhao Nearly Fell Flat on the Floor, Startled by Her Transformation
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When Qiu Lingshan uttered those words, her body trembled slightly. When had she ever debased herself so before anyone? Yet with Wei Zhao, she had no choice but to lower herself! How was she so unlucky? Completely at his mercy, with not an ounce of room to fight back...
"Heh... All right, I'll forgive you this once..." Qiu Lingshan's pouting had stirred Wei Zhao's heart—he hadn't expected this little girl's coquettish act to actually move him...
No pretty girl was inherently unlovable; the key lay in whether she knew how to show her adorable side... Wei Zhao had drawn this conclusion. It seemed he still had a bit of a soft heart—and that was hardly a good sign!
What if someday a female assassin were to act cute toward him—would he let her go?
Although Qiu Lingshan's voice was soft and Guan Xuewen couldn't hear it, Yang Huaijun, seated right beside her, caught every word crystal clear! What were Yang Huaijun's abilities? Though currently diminished from his injuries, at his peak he had been a top-tier expert of the early Yellow Stage, so his hearing was naturally far beyond ordinary. Hearing what Qiu Lingshan whispered to Wei Zhao, he nearly passed out on the spot!
This! Was this still the Qiu Lingshan he knew? True, Qiu Lingshan sometimes showed her girlish side to him, but that was merely because she saw him as an older brother, an elder—nothing more was implied! But with Wei Zhao... wasn't Wei Zhao younger than her?
Could it be... that little Song had actually fallen for him this time?
Although Yang Huaijun had his suspicions, he could only pretend he hadn't heard. This was a matter of a girl's dignity—perhaps she could say such things in front of Wei Zhao, but if an outsider overheard, Qiu Lingshan would probably want to kill herself!
Qiu Lingshan shot Wei Zhao a resentful glare, but she had gotten the answer she wanted. She turned her head away, pouting furiously and refusing to speak to him.
Though Guan Xuewen had no idea what had happened, his instincts told him that the relationship between Wei Zhao and Qiu Lingshan was hardly ordinary, and he sighed inwardly. His granddaughter's feelings had not escaped him. Had it been any other young man, Guan Xuewen would have been confident of bringing the match about, but now that the man was Wei Zhao, he had lost all such confidence.
For one thing, Wei Zhao's medical skill surpassed his own; for another, beyond medicine, Wei Zhao was clearly extraordinary in other respects as well, outstanding in the extreme... One could catch a hint or two of it from the way Qiu Lingshan and Wei Zhao spoke to each other.
"Xiaoyi, hold on a moment. Xiao Yang and Xiao Song have some questions for me, and they've only just arrived. Once they've finished, we'll talk about other matters," Guan Xuewen said to Wei Zhao. As his acquaintance with Wei Zhao had grown more familiar, Guan Xuewen had come to regard him as half family, and so was no longer quite so formal with him.
"Mm, it's fine. I'll sit here a while," Wei Zhao said, then glanced at Yang Huaijun. "Or should I step out for a bit?"
As he spoke, Wei Zhao made to rise.
Qiu Lingshan could have clawed him back down on the spot. This was a matter she had wanted Wei Zhao's help with in the first place—what did he mean by stepping out?
"No need. You may as well listen in. If any clue turns up, you can lend a hand too," Yang Huaijun said with a wave of his hand, speaking up before Qiu Lingshan could.
Qiu Lingshan breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Captain Yang and Wei Zhao were on very good terms. Though Yang was the one asking Wei Zhao for help, it was plain that Wei Zhao never refused him.