Chapter 2291 — A Narrow Escape
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"Hmph. Go on, then!" Lazi hesitated a moment, then waved his hand, signaling that A Biao could take his people and leave. Under the circumstances he was loath to make an enemy of the Fire Wolf Gang over such a trifle; it was no great matter, and if a fight with the Fire Wolf Gang delayed his proper business, that would not do at all.
"Many thanks..." A Biao cupped his hands to the Fire Wolf Gang chieftain and breathed a sigh of relief. If Sun Jingyan had truly been taken, the game would have turned ugly.
A Biao's reaction drew no suspicion from anyone else, after all—Lazi had just tried to force his teammate to stay behind, so it was only natural that A Biao should breathe easier now.
What Lazi never realized was that his clumsy blunder had come within a hair of landing an enormous catch, and the Fire Wolf Gang had spoiled it.
Had An Liwen known that this petty Fire Wolf Gang chieftain had done something so **, he would surely have been furious enough to petition the Fire Wolf Gang's gangmaster to punish the man!
"Phew..." Only after they had left the Ulonghot Mountains behind and come to a sparsely peopled place did A Biao let out a long breath. He glanced at Sun Jingyan with a look of sheer good fortune, though he did not say it aloud. He only told his companions, "It seems something has happened in Ruileida Town. We had best not linger here. Let us leave today and return to the border town."
"No problem. We follow the captain," his companions agreed without a flicker of doubt.
"Benefactor, where are you headed? Will you return to the border town with us, or...?" A Biao addressed Sun Jingyan as benefactor too. Though she had not lifted a finger, it was for Wei Zhao's sake, and so the title was not unearned.
"I will go with you, back to the border town," Sun Jingyan said. Having escaped death by a hair, she certainly dared not linger here, and she had agreed with Wei Zhao that she would return to the border town first and wait for him there.
As an adventurer who often traveled between Ruileida Town and the border town, A Biao naturally had his own channels for crossing the border and had no need to seek out middlemen like the local guides.
Now that they had decided to leave, they wasted no time. Taking Sun Jingyan with them, they made straight for their own crossing channel...
Meanwhile, Wei Zhao remained up in the Ulonghot Mountains. Though his heart was anxious for Sun Jingyan's safety, he did not act rashly. He quietly cultivated on the mountain, for he had to make certain Sun Jingyan had left Ruileida Town before he could descend himself; otherwise he might bring trouble down upon her.
Of course, Wei Zhao had no way of knowing that Sun Jingyan had returned to the border town with A Biao and the others on the very first day after descending the mountain, and so he stayed up on the mountain two more days before preparing to set out.
To guard against every contingency, before he moved, Wei Zhao first compressed a bomb of true qi in his left hand.