Chapter 1555 — Wei Zhao's Master
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"All right, Wei Zhao, you take the lead — just follow me!" Zhao Qilei said, and drove off toward the cave. The car had a positioning system; though visibility was poor, the general direction could still be found, and this was an endless expanse of snow. Both men were driving off-road vehicles, so there was little danger to speak of.
Wei Zhao drove after him. When Wei Zhao had come here before, the wind and snow had not been so heavy, but on the third day after he arrived in Ice-Snow Spirit Town, a blizzard had risen in the area, stopping and starting without cease, right up to the present. So the two of them could only go a stretch, stop a while, and go again.
Sure enough, under Zhao Qilei's guidance, the two came to the vicinity of a cave. Zhao Qilei carried a few camping supplies down from the car, and together with Wei Zhao he entered the cave.
"There are no dead branches around here," Wei Zhao said, looking over the inside of the cave. "Otherwise it would have been nice to gather some and build a fire."
"No need, Boss Wei Zhao — I've got a quick-heat fire pile here, ready to use straight off!" Zhao Qilei said, pulling a quick-fire device out of his mountain of luggage and setting it down in front of Wei Zhao.
Wei Zhao was caught between laughter and tears. This Zhao Qilei had come out carrying so much — was he here for a trial, or for a camping holiday?
"You're certainly well stocked!" Wei Zhao said.
"Of course — and there's a sleeping bag too! Boss Wei Zhao, let's spend the night in this cave tonight!" Zhao Qilei opened his luggage pack with a show of pride; sure enough, there was a sleeping bag inside.
"..." Wei Zhao was briefly speechless. "I won't need one. I'll just sit on the ground and cultivate."
"That works too! Then I won't use mine either — we're both cultivators, we don't need comforts..." Zhao Qilei was a little reluctant to give it up, but since Wei Zhao was not using a sleeping bag, he could hardly use one himself.
"It isn't about comfort. I'm afraid of a sudden turn of events — it's hard to strike out from inside a sleeping bag!" Wei Zhao shook his head with a bitter smile. "If enemies come, then in your sleeping bag all you can do is wait to be beaten."
"That's true enough, but out here in the wild, there isn't even any wildlife, so where would enemies come from?" Zhao Qilei shook his head.
"Quiet — someone's coming!" Wei Zhao said suddenly.
"Huh?" Zhao Qilei was startled. He was just about to ask whether Boss Wei Zhao was joking with him when, in the next instant, he heard it too: heavy footsteps, from far to near... someone really was coming! Zhao Qilei could not help being alarmed. "Who's coming?"
"I don't know, but this man's qi is deep and full — you can tell it from his footsteps alone!" Wei Zhao frowned, a trace of wariness rising in his heart. Whoever it was, it could only be a cultivator! Only, Wei Zhao did not understand why this man would release his qi as he walked, making such a show of naked dominance. Had he discovered Wei Zhao and Zhao Qilei, or did he have some other purpose?
"Huh? A cultivator too?" Zhao Qilei tensed instinctively. "It's not someone from the Ice Palace chasing us, is it?"
"Why would they chase us?" Wei Zhao said mildly. "Don't speak. Let's listen first — he may not be coming for us."
"All right!" Zhao Qilei nodded.
This time, however, their luck truly was rotten: the footsteps drew nearer and nearer, as though heading straight for the cave!
"He's here. Be careful." Wei Zhao was not overly worried, for the jade pendant on his body had given no warning, which meant they were not in danger for the moment; and as for that man, though his dominance leaked out, he was not necessarily looking for them.
"Boss Wei Zhao, do we make our move when the time comes...?" Zhao Qilei asked, somewhat anxiously.
"No. Let's watch and see," Wei Zhao said, shaking his head.