Chapter 2539 — A Young Idler, an Old Beggar
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"Very well then. Since you insist, I have no reason to refuse. But I have already told you the consequences, so when you get back you must make them clear to Old Master Zhao." Yu Xiaochen said.
"No problem, don't worry, Uncle. Even if my leg breaks and something goes wrong, it won't come back on you!" Zhao Qibing had no idea what Yu Xiaochen was really thinking and assumed he was merely afraid of taking responsibility, so he agreed at once.
Yu Xiaochen nodded and said nothing more, then saw Zhao Qibing off. Zhao Qibing was eager to cultivate and rushed home, and Yu Xiaochen made no effort to keep him. Yu Xiaochen looked down on Zhao Qibing from the start—a man who had climbed to his position through trickery, with no real ability at all. He had swindled a Qi Condensation Pill and risen on the strength of it, without a shred of genuine skill.
In Donghai City, the afternoon passed without incident. When school let out, Wei Zhao walked out of the classroom together with Wang Xinyan and Han Jingyi and headed for the parking lot. Wang Xinyan still looked well, though she had grown rather drowsy; she had taken the Chinese medicine Wei Zhao had prepared both in the morning and at noon, and it felt quite good.
Kang Jinglong saw Wang Xinyan together with Wei Zhao, but he could not muster the slightest temper. The only thing he could do was squat in a corner, draw circles on the ground, and curse Wei Zhao—anything else was beyond him. Even Zhong Yongliang, a disciple sent down from an ancient sect, had been beaten by Wei Zhao. For the first time, doubt began to stir in Kang Jinglong's heart: even if his brother Kang Jingming became an elder of the Xuandan Sect, would he really be able to deal with Wei Zhao then?
If Kang Jingming acted himself, he could never be Wei Zhao's match. Having followed You Panhu for some time, Kang Jinglong had learned a great deal. Alchemists did have their own power rankings, but those rankings could not be used in combat—their fighting strength was simply too low. Even if Kang Jingming were a heaven-tier alchemist, he might not be Wei Zhao's opponent.
Besides, even the heaven-tier experts of the Hidden You family were no match for Wei Zhao. Unless Kang Jingming brought a whole group of Xuandan Sect experts to deal with Wei Zhao, there was no hope at all! At this thought, Kang Jinglong felt a wave of despondency.
His confidence, which had once swelled to the point of bursting, had now curdled into something close to disappointment. That was how people were: in the instant they learned of some good fortune, their confidence peaked and they believed they could do anything; but as time passed and a few days went by and they calmed down, they grew anxious over every gain and loss. That was exactly the state Kang Jinglong was in.
Naturally, Wei Zhao paid no attention to what Kang Jinglong thought. Whatever the man was thinking, as long as he did not cause trouble for the time being, Wei Zhao would not bother with him.
That evening, Wang Xinyan again slept in Wei Zhao's bedroom. She had even taken a bath that day, though she had turned her back to Wei Zhao while bathing. Although she had adopted a tacitly permissive attitude about certain matters, on questions of principle like this she still held her ground...
After Chen Xi returned home safely, Mother Chen resolutely moved house. The family's circumstances had improved considerably by then; thanks to Lai Pangzi's connections, she had gotten a job as a warehouse keeper at the Songshan City branch of Guan Daifu Pharmaceuticals. It was a position that required no particular expertise, was not tiring, and paid well—usually such a post went only to the boss's relatives and associates.