Chapter 2208 — Ready to Set Out
The Blossom Guardian · Page 1 of 2
"Many thanks, boss!" Wu Chengtian saw that Wei Zhao bore his grandfather Wu Gonggao no grudge, and breathed a sigh of relief.
"To tell the truth, I don't blame your grandfather either. Back then he was only looking after himself, and there was nothing wrong with that. A small secular family like his had no way to stand against a hidden family—that's only natural." Wei Zhao waved a hand. "You needn't fret over it. You're my underling, and your family is my concern. I'll look after them."
"Boss, you're really too good…" Wu Chengtian was so moved he did not know what to say.
"By the way, I'll give you Pi Zhifeng's number. If you run into trouble you can't handle, get in touch with him for help." As he spoke, Wei Zhao sent Wu Chengtian Pi Zhifeng's mobile number.
"All right." Wu Chengtian nodded.
"Get some rest. Everything on my end is arranged. I set out first thing tomorrow." With that, Wei Zhao rose to his feet; he had things to pack.
That morning Wei Zhao had called Bai Weituo and asked him to request leave from Boss Bai on his behalf.
Wu Chengtian once again became the young miss's temporary driver and bodyguard—though the car he drove now was Han Jingyi's BMW X5M. After seeing off the young miss, Xiaoshu, Han Jingyi and Han Xiaochao, Wei Zhao got into the Grand Cherokee with the Heavenly Thunder Pig and headed for the Xueshang Business Hotel.
He brought the Heavenly Thunder Pig along because its intelligence was high and it had a gift for finding treasure; it was also keenly sensitive to maps. On the road, it was the best choice to have with him.
Leaving it at home would serve no purpose anyway, while the Wind-Thunder Purple Lightning Beast and Mighty General could protect the young miss and Xiaoshu.
To be on the safe side whenever he traveled, Wei Zhao always brought a spirit beast along, lest his meridians be utterly ruined and impossible to repair—just as had happened during the trial in the Ice Palace.
Downstairs at the business hotel, Wei Zhao called Sun Jingyan. Before long she came out the hotel's front doors with a backpack over her shoulder.
"This is all your luggage?" Wei Zhao was rather surprised to see Sun Jingyan traveling so light. He had already opened the trunk for her and was about to load her things, only to find her backpack did not need to go in the trunk at all.
"How much more should there be?" Sun Jingyan laughed. "We're not going on holiday—why bring so much? Just a few changes of underwear and some daily necessities. I didn't bring anything else."
Wei Zhao nodded. His own things were even fewer than Sun Jingyan's, and that was how an adventurer ought to travel: he and Sun Jingyan were going to the Ulanhot Mountains to explore, not to sightsee. The more you brought, the more of a burden it became.
"Have you had breakfast? If you have, we'll set off now," Wei Zhao said.
"I've eaten. Let's go!" Sun Jingyan could barely wait. The map her parents had left behind surely held some important secret, and she wanted to see it as soon as possible.
Wei Zhao started the car and, following the navigation instructions, drove all the way toward the Ulanhot Mountains…
This time Wei Zhao's goal was clear, and his driving skill was outstanding besides. He kept the speed above two hundred kilometers an hour almost the whole way, giving Sun Jingyan the feeling that she was on an airplane.
"Why are you driving so fast?" Sun Jingyan discovered that Wei Zhao actually had his eyes closed while driving, which startled and alarmed her. "You… you're not watching the road?"
"I am watching." In truth Wei Zhao was cultivating—only he was cultivating inside the jade pendant's space, where his spiritual sense perceived the outside world more powerfully than his own eyes could observe the road. With his eyes, even a cultivator could see no more than a few hundred meters ahead; but within the jade pendant's space, his spiritual sense could reach farther, and more clearly and in finer detail besides.