Chapter 2462 — Expressing Gratitude
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Though Wei Zhao and she had grown closer now, Kang Jinglong had promised in person that he would let the matter drop. To be sure, he had been forced into it when begging Wei Zhao to save him, but presumably Kang Jinglong would not go back on his word so quickly.
In the blink of an eye, dinner time arrived. Bai Lingtou had the front desk call every room to notify the students to come down to the dining hall. Han Jingyi answered the phone; after hanging up, she set down her tablet and said to Wei Zhao and Wang Xinyan, "Brother Wei Zhao, Sister Xinyan, the front desk says it's time for dinner."
"Oh, all right." Wei Zhao returned from his cultivation to reality and let go of Wang Xinyan.
Though Wang Xinyan had been nervous and shy at first, Wei Zhao had done nothing to embarrass her afterward, so she had relaxed. Held in his arms, she had even felt a little cozy, and in the end had nearly dozed off. She opened her eyes hazily and sat up. "Ah... then let's go eat."
The three of them left the room, and just then Bai Weituo and He Meiyue were stepping out of theirs as well. A flush of crimson still lingered on He Meiyue's face, and no one could tell what the two had been up to inside.
Catching sight of Wei Zhao, Bai Weituo trotted over. "Brother Lin."
"Kid, did you and Meiyue make it official?" Wei Zhao asked in a lowered voice, seeing how jubilant Bai Weituo looked.
"Heh, not yet, but she let me kiss her..." Bai Weituo said excitedly. "Who'd have thought the resort's cable TV had that kind of program on it! Meiyue and I watched for a while and just couldn't help ourselves, though she wouldn't let me go any further..."
"Heh." Wei Zhao chuckled and clapped Bai Weituo on the shoulder. "Has Teacher Bai agreed to the two of you?"
"Grandpa didn't object. He said as long as I like her, it's fine," Bai Weituo said.
Wei Zhao said nothing more. As for He Meiyue, she struck him as frighteningly shrewd. Bai Weituo, though no fool, was comparatively simple and honest, and Wei Zhao could not tell whether being with He Meiyue would prove a blessing or a curse.
Kang Jinglong and You Panhu emerged as well, except Kang Jinglong had made himself up entirely anew—not only washed, but his hair combed to the last strand, and he had changed into a fresh set of leather clothes. What surprised Wei Zhao was that the injuries on his face had healed completely.
Wei Zhao was only briefly surprised. With a walking medicine cabinet like You Panhu at his side, procuring some pills for rapid healing was no trouble at all. A single second-grade Lesser Restoration Pill could heal every injury on Kang Jinglong's body.
"Wei Zhao, about down in the valley earlier—thank you, truly!" Kang Jinglong walked over and addressed Wei Zhao of his own accord.
"?" Wei Zhao glanced at Kang Jinglong, tempted to ask if he had lost his mind, but said nothing.
In truth, Kang Jinglong's show of goodwill was a stopgap forced upon him. After meeting with You Panhu, he had confirmed that the two cultivator robbers had indeed been elite fighters dispatched by the Hidden You family—one at the peak of late-stage Earth-rank, one at early-stage Heaven-rank—and that one was dead and one wounded. Wei Zhao's strength was truly formidable!