Chapter 2914 — The Long-Lost Sister
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"What!?" Tu Bawang was thunderstruck at his words. "Leader, you've fought the Five Luminaries Sect? Several times? Then you... you're not dead?! Er... of course, I don't mean to look down on you, or to wish you dead—what I mean is... er..."
"Ha ha, no need to explain, I understand," Wei Zhao said with a faint smile. "Every time was perilous beyond words—I came within a hair of dying. That 'medium' of theirs—I'm the one who crippled it. They've been trying to kill me ever since, but for now we're in a delicate, balanced state, and they harbor some misgivings."
"My heavens, a leader is a leader indeed—utterly remarkable!" Tu Bawang exclaimed. "Even the Five Luminaries Sect doesn't dare move against you lightly?"
"It's not that they don't dare—it's that they harbor some misgivings," Wei Zhao said, not so conceited as to believe otherwise. "But it is only a delicate balance. Once my friend receives the inheritance, I fear it will be exactly as you say—the Five Luminaries Sect will not let her off easily..."
"Yes. So rather than let her leave and be captured by the Five Luminaries Sect, it would be better for her to remain with our Yellow Earth High Sect. We can keep her safe for this period," Tu Bawang said with a nod.
"In that case, let me think it over," Wei Zhao said, not agreeing at once. Although Xiao Jiu had already consented, Wei Zhao, feeling responsible for her, still wanted to weigh the pros and cons carefully on her behalf.
"Leader Wei Zhao, there is a matter I would like to ask you about, if I may be so bold..." Seeing that Wei Zhao had not agreed, Tu Bawang's heart tightened, and he could not help asking.
"Oh? What matter? Speak freely," Wei Zhao waved a hand. "I'm not one for beating around the bush. If there's something, say it straight."
"Very well. Your friend—how old is she this year? Might you tell me her name?" Tu Bawang asked cautiously.
"Oh? Why do you ask?" Wei Zhao was slightly taken aback.
"According to my uncle, the bloodline of the Yellow Earth High Sect exists only among us of the Yellow Earth High Sect. To this day no one else has been found to possess it, so... this friend of yours may well be the little sister I lost so many years ago..." Tu Bawang did not dare deceive Wei Zhao and spoke the plain truth.
"Pfft—cough, cough..." Wei Zhao promptly burst into coughing. How had Xiao Jiu suddenly become Tu Bawang's sister?
"Leader, don't laugh—I'm telling the truth, the honest truth!" Seeing Wei Zhao's expression, Tu Bawang gave a dry laugh. "I really do have a little sister, and we've been separated for many years..."
"You mean my friend might be your sister?" Seeing that Tu Bawang did not appear to be joking, Wei Zhao frowned at once. Xiao Jiu was indeed an orphan, the master's adopted daughter. Put that way—well, it had to be said, there really was such a possibility!
"Yes, so that's why I'm asking—your friend's name and age..." Tu Bawang nodded.
"My friend... her name is Xiao Jiu. I'm afraid that's only a codename within our organization; I don't know her real name either. She has been an orphan since childhood," Wei Zhao said, making no secret of it. If Tu Bawang truly was Xiao Jiu's kin, then all the more reason to be certain. "As for her age, she is seventeen this year—younger than I." (To be continued)