Chapter 2216 — Striking Up a Conversation
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
The spiritual Qi of heaven and earth in the Wulonghaote Mountains was thicker than elsewhere, and so spirit beasts were plentiful here, and mutant monsters many.
To Wei Zhao's eye, this giant python was about the equal of the white python Yang Qiqi had faced during the trial at the Ice Palace. It posed no threat whatsoever to the Wei Zhao of today, and naturally would be no threat to the Eighth Protector either.
Sure enough, the Eighth Protector raised a hand and swept down a knife-hand strike that landed square on the top of the python's head. The beast did not even struggle once before it was smashed heavily to the ground and lay motionless—dead as a doornail, plainly.
The black-clad and green-clad experts, and even the white-clad brawny fellow, all changed color! So this Eighth Protector was a real expert as well! They lacked Wei Zhao's discerning eye and did not know the Eighth Protector's true strength—but if it had fallen to them to deal with this python, it would certainly not have been so easy!
They might in the end have just barely managed to slay the python, but never so cleanly!
For experts of their Yellow-rank level, their attack power was in truth about the same as Yang Qiqi's had been back then; Yang Qiqi had struggled mightily against the white python, so they too would surely have found it no easy task.
Wei Zhao, however, was unimpressed. Formidable as the python was, if he were to fight it, it would still be a one-move affair.
The python's appearance was plainly an accident. In theory, no spirit beast should come rushing out onto the mountain path; this python must have been so ravenous it would eat anything—but it had picked the wrong meal.
This time there was no further danger along the way. They advanced another kilometer or so and came to a rather open stretch, where the Eighth Protector halted.
"Everyone, this is our destination. It is here that we shall encircle and capture the fire lion!" the Eighth Protector said. "Lazi, deploy everyone to the advantageous positions; I will go use a special method to lure out the fire lion cub!"
"Yes, Eighth Protector!" Lazi nodded, took out the map, and, following the battle plan marked on it beforehand, stationed Wei Zhao and the others at the four blind corners. This was a small formation; so long as they held these four corners, there would basically be no problem.
Sun Jingyan stood not far behind Wei Zhao. She was nominally here for training, so naturally she would not take part in the rounding up of the cub.
It was at this moment, however, that Young Master Tagan Long chose to come over most inopportunely. He turned a mild, refined gaze upon Sun Jingyan and said politely, "Greetings, beautiful miss. Allow me to introduce myself: I am Tagan Long, eldest son of the Tagan family of Ruileida Town, an expert of the mid Yellow rank. A great pleasure to meet you!"
"My apologies, but we are about to encircle a spirit beast. Please do not let your attention wander, Young Master Tagan Long, or if the grand undertaking is delayed, that would be a shame," Sun Jingyan said coolly, with a manner that kept others at a thousand miles' distance. "You are only a mid Yellow-rank expert, and I hear this fire lion can hold its own against Yellow-rank experts. Do be careful, Young Master Tagan Long."
A flicker of anger crossed Tagan Long's face. He had not expected Sun Jingyan to be so insensible. He, the eldest young master of the illustrious Tagan family, one of the two or three most formidable figures in this whole town—whoever he spoke to, was it not they who scrambled to answer?