Chapter 2481 — Running into Obstruction
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
When it came to Wei Zhao, Han Xiaohu, and Yang Qiqi's turn, Wei Zhao had assumed that once Han Xiaohu and Yang Qiqi showed their invitation letters, they would pass without trouble. To his surprise, the two guards stopped Han Xiaohu and Yang Qiqi short!
"Nice figure, little lady. Quite the firecracker, aren't you? What sect are you from? Is this invitation letter real?" The young guard glanced at Yang Qiqi and asked in a lewd tone.
"I'm a lone cultivator," Yang Qiqi said.
"A lone cultivator from an outside family? That's rare enough." The older guard chimed in as well: "You don't look like decent folk to me. I suspect you're carrying dangerous items. Take off your clothes and let us search you!"
"You...!" Hearing such shameless words from the two of them, Yang Qiqi was so furious her little face went red. Though it was hidden behind the black veil, the flames of wrath were plain to see in her eyes. "This invitation was issued properly, with a deposit paid to the cultivator guild—how could it be fake?"
"Hey, we two brothers have been guarding this gate for years—you think we can't tell real from fake? If we say it's fake, it's fake. No more nonsense—either submit to a search or get lost!" the young guard sneered.
"Then what's wrong with our invitation letters?" Han Xiaohu was irritated too. These two guards, for all their bribe-taking and bullying of the weak, did have a sense of who to pick on: they knew to prey on Yellow and Profound Rank experts, they let all Earth Rank experts through, and they greeted Heaven Rank experts with utmost respect!
But now there was trouble with Wei Zhao and Han Xiaohu, and Han Xiaohu could not help feeling aggrieved. "We're Earth Rank experts—we have invitation letters!"
"We know you're Earth Rank experts—one early Earth Rank, one peak mid Earth Rank." The older guard spoke coldly. "Our eyes aren't blind. We can see that much!"
As the older guard spoke, Wei Zhao finally understood. So that was it—the older guard held a curious compass in his hand. It must be thanks to that compass that they could discern a cultivator's strength!
Toward their earlier conduct, Wei Zhao had had no intention of meddling. But now that the trouble had landed on his own head, he was certainly not about to indulge them. Looking at the two men before him, he said coldly, "Since your eyes aren't blind, then let us through. Otherwise I won't mind making you truly blind!"
"Insolent!" At Wei Zhao's words, the young guard flew into a towering rage. "A mere peak mid Earth Rank expert, and you dare raise your voice at me? You must have a death wish! This invitation is fake—I'm confiscating it. You can all get lost!"
With that, the young guard seized the invitation letters of Wei Zhao and his companions, tore them to shreds offhand, and flung them into the air. The wind caught the scraps and scattered them in every direction...RQ