Chapter 1600 — Let's Play a Game
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"So it was your doing." Having sorted through all of this, Zhong Yongliang grew smug again. "But no matter - I'll take it as a workout. Tell me, were you having just as good a time?"
"Ah, right - I really should thank you," Wei Zhao said with a slight smile. "Your man Zhang Naipao helped me break through to the late stage of the Profound Rank. And the aphrodisiac you slipped me? That pushed me to the peak of the late stage! You two are my lucky stars!"
Zhong Yongliang was momentarily stunned. He hadn't expected Wei Zhao to have broken through yet again, becoming a top fighter at the peak of the late Profound Rank - and all because of the drug Zhong Yongliang had given him! A pang of regret shot through him. Damn it! If I'd known it would turn out like this, I never would have messed with him!
On the surface, however, Zhong Yongliang refused to back down. "By the way, Paozi asked me to pass along a message - thank you for crippling his martial arts and blowing out his meridians! The Chrysanthemum Manual he cultivates follows the principle of destruction before creation. Without being turned into a cripple, you can't possibly cultivate the second level!"
"Is that so..." Inside, however, Wei Zhao's mind was thrown into turmoil. He had believed Zhang Naipao was finished for good; even if he recovered, it couldn't have been that simple. He never imagined that his own actions had, in a roundabout way, actually helped the man?
What was this? Mutual assistance? Squared accounts? The absurdity of it all made Wei Zhao almost want to laugh! Zhang Naipao and Zhong Yongliang had helped him leap up two full levels in cultivation, and in return, he had helped Zhang Naipao unlock the second level of his training!
By that reckoning, neither side had gained much advantage over the other. Although - Wei Zhao had risen two levels, so he was technically in the stronger position.
Seeing the flicker of change on Wei Zhao's face, Zhong Yongliang gloated inwardly. It seemed he had won one back! Which meant Wei Zhao still feared Zhang Naipao!
Little did he know that while Wei Zhao did look at Zhang Naipao with new eyes, "feared" was far too strong a word. And as for Zhong Yongliang himself - Wei Zhao had no need whatsoever to trouble him. Wei Zhao could see clearly now: Zhang Naipao seemed to live for nothing but avenging Zhong Yongliang. If Wei Zhao were to do something to Zhong Yongliang now, that wretch might actually summon those old ancestors of the Tomorrow-and-Tomorrow Sect to wage war against him!
With so many enemies already at his throat in these turbulent times, Wei Zhao was in no position to take on the Tomorrow-and-Tomorrow Sect. Letting Zhong Yongliang off for now was not a compromise - it was wisdom.
Zhong Yongliang laughed aloud, then dropped the subject with Wei Zhao entirely. It was time to spring his Plan Number Two! He glanced at Gao Xiaofu, signaling him to speak!
"Everyone's had plenty to eat and drink, and the night is still young with no chance of sleep," Gao Xiaofu said. "I propose we all play a game together. What do you say, everyone?" In truth, Gao Xiaofu was merely the mouthpiece for Zhong Yongliang - this proposal to play a game had been Zhong Yongliang's idea all along!
"Sure! Let's play a game!" The proposal drew immediate enthusiasm from the crowd!
After all, they couldn't just sit around chatting in the resort lobby with nothing better to do! What would be the point of gathering together? They might as well just chat in their group chat online.