Chapter 2243 — A Cheng Yaojin Bursting In from the Side
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"Not dead?" The Grand Protector was somewhat surprised. This mid-Earth-Rank expert before him truly commanded his respect—whether in the force of his moves or his capacity to endure injury, he was more than a notch above others of the same rank.
But the more this was so, the more murderous the Grand Protector's heart grew. Once this man matured, he would surely bear a grudge and come seeking revenge. Between mid-Earth-Rank and early Heaven-Rank there seemed to be several tiers yet, but Wei Zhao was such a young mid-Earth-Rank—who could guarantee he would not reach Heaven-Rank within a few years?
Once Wei Zhao set foot in Heaven-Rank, the Grand Protector's advantage would vanish entirely. And if Wei Zhao could still fight above his level, then the Grand Protector's life would sooner or later be taken.
So, to keep that from coming to pass, the Grand Protector resolved to root out the weed entirely—no matter what, Wei Zhao had to die.
Sun Jingyan watched Wei Zhao collapse in a wretched heap, and it felt as though a great hammer had struck her heart. Anguish—and regret!
She truly regretted it. She should never have come here, should never have probed her parents' secrets, and above all should never have brought Wei Zhao along.
He had risked his life to protect her. How was she ever to repay him?
Yet Sun Jingyan knew: with Wei Zhao dead, she would be next... Never mind. If she could not repay him in this life, then in the next she would surely make it up to him... In the next life, she would be his entirely—his lover, wholly and completely.
Tears welled crystalline in Sun Jingyan's eyes. She looked at Wei Zhao, barely breathing on the ground, and could do nothing at all.
"Of course I'm not dead!" Wei Zhao spat out a mouthful of clotted blood. "Old thing, what sect are you from? Let me die knowing the truth, so I can come find you for revenge in my next life!"
"What, trying to pump me for information?" The Grand Protector was taken aback. He had not expected Wei Zhao to ask such a question on the verge of death.
"Naturally. Otherwise I'd die with my eyes open." Wei Zhao was purely playing for time; his internal injuries were too grave, and he was seizing every moment to recover.
"Sorry, but you'll have to die with your eyes open." Even now, the Grand Protector could not speak plainly of the power behind him. Though on a certain level it was no great secret, some things were understood without being said.
"Fine, then I won't ask. But this thing you're after—what exactly is it? What is it used for?" Wei Zhao changed tack.
"Oh? You don't know?" The Grand Protector was even more startled. He had not expected Wei Zhao's questions to grow stranger one after another.
"Would I ask if I knew?" Wei Zhao shot back.
"If you don't know, then how did you know about this place? And who sent you here?" the Grand Protector asked, puzzled.
He had assumed Wei Zhao and Sun Jingyan must know what that great treasure was and what it was for. To his surprise, they did not? They said a dying man's words were kindly—and now, even a fool like Wei Zhao must know his end was near. He might be hanging on by a breath, but it was only a matter of time.
So Wei Zhao truly did not know what that thing was for?
"We have a map. We came following the map," Wei Zhao said flatly.
"So that's it. A map—where did it come from?" A sharp light flashed across the Grand Protector's eyes. Not knowing was better. The true purpose of this great treasure—the fewer who knew it, the better!
Originally he had thought these two before him might be connected to the two people he had been sent to find. The reason he had kept Sun Jingyan alive was also fear that word of the treasure would spread. He had wanted those masters to investigate what relation Sun Jingyan bore to the two they sought, and how many people knew of the treasure.