Chapter 2289 — A Helping Hand
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
Wei Zhao shook his head. With strength like that, they dared to climb the mountain? Then again, the Ulonghot Mountains were rich in spirit herbs. Even in the lower reaches, the herbs gathered were worth a fortune, and there was no shortage of greedy adventurers who formed teams and came up to strike it rich. With good luck, the money from the herbs they gathered could last them years!
And so this high-risk, high-reward trade had given rise to many such adventurers who gambled on their luck!
The members of the adventure team had spotted Wei Zhao and Sun Jingyan in the distance and immediately began shouting for help.
Adventure teams in the Ulonghot Mountains rarely crossed paths. Even when they met, they passed each other without so much as a greeting. After all, interests conflicted—each was simply seeking spirit herbs. And with the families and gangs seated at the foot of the mountain keeping watch, cases of killing for treasure were basically unheard of.
Of course, if one adventure team came under attack by a fierce beast, other teams generally would not go to their aid. After all, the adventurers gathering herbs in the lower reaches were all low in rank, barely able to protect themselves—who had the spare strength to look after others? Few among them were Yellow Rank experts, and Yellow Rank experts generally did not covet the money from such herbs anyway.
Yet as Wei Zhao took in the scene before him, his heart stirred slightly, and a plan took shape! This adventure team had just lost one of its members—a woman, mauled to death by the tiger. If Wei Zhao stepped in to save them and killed the tiger, then had these people take Sun Jingyan down the mountain, it would be an excellent choice!
One for one. The families and sects at the foot of the mountain might not check so carefully. And even if they did, Sun Jingyan's appearance had changed. Even if they remembered how many men and women in this adventure team had come down the mountain, they could not possibly remember every face!
Of course, Wei Zhao chose this team not only by chance, but also because they were weak—unlikely to be spies of the Tagan Clan. If they were Tagan Clan men, there would be no need to stage a bitter ruse in which someone actually died. After all, they could not have anticipated that Wei Zhao and Sun Jingyan would pass this way at this time.
Their situation was surely a genuine beast attack, and their identities genuine adventurers.
"Jingyi, in a moment I'll go help these people out of their trouble, and you go down the mountain with them. I'll go down alone!" Wei Zhao quickly instructed Sun Jingyan. "After you get down, find a way back to the border town we passed through earlier. Don't linger in Ruileida Town!"
"All right, I understand!" Sun Jingyan nodded. Now was not the time to weigh gains and losses. She worried about Wei Zhao, but this was the only safe course. If she stayed at his side, he would be hampered, forced to look after her as well.
Wei Zhao nodded, made his decision on the spot, and charged straight toward the adventure team. Then, with a light slap, he struck the tiger across the head, sending it flying into the air. It tumbled once in the sky and landed on the ground far off with a tremendous "bang"! (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to visit the novel site... and cast