Chapter 2036 — Do You Dare to Walk?
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
It was as if Wei Zhao had stepped from one campaign straight into another, and only upon encountering the people and affairs of the present did he discover that behind every man there is another, and beyond every heaven another heaven!
These hidden families, ancient families, and ancient sects were all existences far beyond the reach of ordinary people, with whom ordinary people would never cross paths. Yet now, one after another, they had inexplicably become entangled with Wei Zhao.
And looking back on those days he had once thought so dangerous, by comparison they did not seem so dangerous after all!
After entering the Lion and Tiger Park, Zhang Duopan did not hurry the group into lining up with the other tourists to take the sightseeing buses or the cable cars. Instead he took out his phone and dialed a number.
"Hello? Uncle Su? This is Zhang Duopan. Yes... Zhang Jufeng's son... Mm, my classmates and I have already arrived at Tiger Park, right at the entrance..." Zhang Duopan said. "Good, good, good, then I will wait for your people to come..."
While Zhang Duopan was on the phone, the others looked at him rather puzzled, not knowing whom he was trying to find here.
Wei Zhao, however, had roughly guessed: this Lion and Tiger Park was probably run by a friend of Zhang Duopan's father, and the phone call was meant to secure some special treatment, and thereby show off his connections in front of He Meiyue.
Wei Zhao disdained such childish tactics, and besides, they were not aimed at him but at He Meiyue, so Wei Zhao simply stood to one side and said nothing.
Fan Ganhe, by contrast, cooperated fully. As soon as Zhang Duopan hung up, he leaned in and asked, "Brother Zhang, who were you calling?"
"One of the investors in this Lion and Tiger Park is a friend of my father's!" Zhang Duopan smiled as if it were nothing. "Those sightseeing buses are not much good, just converted ordinary minivans, none too comfortable to ride in, so I asked my dad to have his friend arrange a proper car!"
"Brother Zhang, you are really something!" Fan Ganhe said admiringly. "It seems your family has wide connections, with friends even here in Donghai City!"
"Of course, Meiyue is here with us, is she not? With a distinguished guest present, we should at least have a good car. It is not as though we lack the means!" Zhang Duopan nodded with a smile.
"Actually, driving right into the Lion and Tiger Park, now that would be really something!" Bai Weituo, thoroughly disgusted by their back-and-forth flattery, could not hold back a sarcastic remark.
In truth, with Bai Lingtou's connections, arranging such a thing would have been simplicity itself. Even though Bai Lingtou could no longer refine pills, casually selling a single pill formula, or instructing a few alchemists in their craft, would have brought in a river of wealth.
But after his injury Bai Lingtou had never done so. He had kept a low profile all along, hiding away at the university as a lecturer. That was what Bai Weituo found most galling: clearly possessing the ability, yet not earning more money, so that he and his elder brother were looked down upon even when chasing girls!
"Now that is well said. I wonder whether Young Master Zhang has that kind of boldness?" Chai Xiaoling immediately chimed in.