Chapter 1339 — Take Me as Your Underling
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The man was Wu Chengtian. Having seen how formidable Ergoudan was, how could he let such a chance slip by? To Ergoudan's eyes, this man was at least an Earth-stage expert — anyone who could kill a peak late-Profound-stage expert without breaking a sweat had to be an Earth-stage expert, perhaps even stronger!
"Who are you?" Ergoudan looked at Wu Chengtian kneeling there on the ground, rather baffled.
"I am Wu Chengtian, young heir of the Wu family," he introduced himself. "I am an external-school expert too, only... only early Yellow stage."
"Oh. Then get lost. I've no time to take on disciples — I still have to serve as my chief's close guard." Ergoudan waved a hand, a little impatient.
"Ah? Then take me as your underling — I'll take you as my chief!" Wu Chengtian's eyes darted, and he settled for the next best thing.
"Underling? What can you do?" Ergoudan had meant to refuse, but then it occurred to him that an underling would not be bad at all — it would be handy to have someone to run errands.
"I can do anything! Anything you don't want to do, I can do in your place — so long as you teach me a move or two!" Wu Chengtian did not neglect to state his purpose.
"Oh. Then let me think about it. This has to be put to my chief first. If my chief says I can take you as an underling, then I'll take you; if my chief doesn't agree, then go play by yourself," Ergoudan said.
"Uh... and who is your chief?" Wu Chengtian asked, taken aback.
"My chief is Wei Zhao. You wouldn't know him even if I told you." Ergoudan said impatiently. "All right, go back first. I'll ask, and then I'll tell you."
"Wei Zhao?" Wu Chengtian froze. How could it be Wei Zhao? Was that not his rival in love? Then it struck him — Ergoudan had stepped out of Gu Mengyao's car, and Wei Zhao was Gu Mengyao's close guard. That made perfect sense: Wei Zhao had sent his underling to protect Gu Mengyao.
For a moment, though, Wu Chengtian's feelings were a tangled mess. Wei Zhao was this formidable man's chief? Did that not mean Wei Zhao was even stronger than he was? And if he acknowledged Ergoudan as his chief, then Wei Zhao would be his chief's chief — was there still any hope at all for him and Sun Jingyan? Would that not make him a man fighting with his own superior for the same woman?
That was plainly impossible. If he acknowledged a chief, he would undoubtedly have to give up Sun Jingyan... At the thought, Wu Chengtian was thrown into a quandary.
Yet the lure of greater strength made it hard for Wu Chengtian to let go. The chance lay right before him, fleeting, the chance of a lifetime — once missed, there would never be another.
But if he could learn from Ergoudan some method of raising his strength, that would be an absolute boon both to himself and to his family, and the Wu family would surely climb another rung!