Chapter 2001 — So Moved! Wei Zhao Must Find a Countermeasure—Without One, He Can Hardly Defeat the Earth-Rank Man in Black
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Hearing Wei Zhao's words, the Earth-Rank man in black dearly wanted to say: Are you some kind of cockroach? Why are you still coming? How is an early Earth-Rank expert like you still not dead? Are you even an early Earth-Rank at all? Yet for all his doubts, the man in black could be certain that Wei Zhao was indeed early Earth-Rank—otherwise, at a juncture like this, if Wei Zhao were still holding back his strength, that would be sheer idiocy.
Xu Shilan covered her mouth, and crystalline tears slid silently down her lovely face. Wei Zhao had no obligation to trouble himself over her at all; if he had the strength to snuff out his opponent with ease, then of course he should act.
But as things stood, Wei Zhao was plainly no match for the other man, and he was staking his life on the fight—struck flying again and again, rising to his feet again and again, smiling at his opponent and saying, let us go again!
Xu Shilan was deeply moved and wanted to weep. Having lost her parents' love since childhood, she felt for the first time that someone would treat her so well. She longed to say, no, do not mind me, just go—and yet she dared not make a sound, for fear of distracting Wei Zhao.
Though no martial artist herself, Xu Shilan could tell that this was a true clash of strength, where a single lapse of attention or a single misstep could mean a wretched death...
All along, Xu Shilan had dealt with Wei Zhao out of a wish to repay a kindness. He had cured her headaches, and she was grateful to him—but it was only gratitude. Her relationship with Wei Zhao could at best be called that of a slightly closer friend.
Of course, it was also because of Feng Xiaoxiao, Tang Zhi, Gu Mengyao, and Shen Yushu that her relations with Wei Zhao had grown so good.
And Wei Zhao's conduct now had gone far beyond that of an ordinary friend—how could Xu Shilan fail to be moved?
In truth, Wei Zhao did all this simply because Xu Shilan was there at his invitation, and so he was duty-bound to protect her life. Beyond that, the Earth-Rank man in black had threatened Wei Zhao, saying he would go after the people around him—so how could Wei Zhao let him live?
Feng Sanmang's expression was grave as well. He was deeply grateful to Wei Zhao, and though he wished to help, he knew that with his own skill, stepping in would only make things worse. Watching Wei Zhao fall again and again and rise again and again, he even thought that if he could take the man's place, he would surely die in Wei Zhao's stead...
For protecting Xu Shilan was Feng Sanmang's own duty, yet for Wei Zhao it was neither duty nor obligation—Wei Zhao did it purely to help a friend...
Cheng Yiyi's eyes held dread; watching all that unfolded before her, she was at a loss...
Six times, seven times, eight times... Wei Zhao was now in a very bad way—but so was the Earth-Rank man in black!
As he fought on, he marveled: why was Wei Zhao still not dead? How could he still rise and trade blows with him? If Wei Zhao were an early Earth-Rank expert, he should have dropped dead by now; even if not dead, he should have had no strength left to rise and fight him. Just how was Wei Zhao doing this?