Chapter 3367 — Wei Zhao's Weakness
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"Let him go," Wei Zhao said after a moment's thought. Even though he now had Energy Gathering Pills of his own, he still intended to send Kang Jingming back; when it came to Energy Gathering Pills, one could never have too many — and even if Wei Zhao no longer needed them, there were still Han Jingyi and the others.
"Oh... all right." Tuo'er Riyue was puzzled as to why Wei Zhao wanted to release Kang Jingming, but since Wei Zhao had decided, he asked no further questions. He instructed Tuo'ertu to fetch Wei Zhao some Energy Gathering Pills and Tuo'ershan to release Kang Jingming, while he and Tuo'ertu Long sat in Wei Zhao's room and chatted with him.
"As for the energy stones, I'm afraid I can't take them all back this time — my car won't hold them," Wei Zhao said. "Leave them here for now. I'll come back for them when I have time."
"Ah — Mr. Lin, you're leaving?" Tuo'er Riyue was startled the moment he heard this.
"Yes. There's still a great deal waiting for me at home. I've accomplished what I came here for, so I must be going back," Wei Zhao said. "If anything comes up, you can call me, or come find me."
"Thank you, Mr. Lin..." Tuo'er Riyue was deeply moved. Those words of Wei Zhao's amounted to a promise: should anyone of the Pali clan ever again suffer severed meridians, Wei Zhao would presumably not stand idly by.
Perhaps it was Tuo'ertu Long's attitude that had won Wei Zhao over — at any rate, Wei Zhao had forged a bond of goodwill.
Kang Jingming was set free, his car returned to him and even filled with gas, which left him somewhat baffled; he had no idea what the Pali clan was up to.
"Old Patriarch, what exactly is the meaning of this? You killed my senior brother — do you no longer wish to cooperate with our Five Luminaries Sect?" In truth, Kang Jingming had already vaguely guessed the gist of things. The Pali clan had likely thrown in their lot with Wei Zhao — hadn't Tuo'er Riyue and Tuo'ertu both recovered from their injuries? Even Tuo'ertu Long, whom Little One had crippled at the end, now looked as fit as ever. If Kang Jingming still couldn't figure it out, he'd be a genuine fool!
He was no longer the Kang Jingming who once ate dog shit. He had grown during this time, and that was precisely why he wondered: why had Wei Zhao let him off again? Why had he let him go?
Tuo'er Riyue said nothing, only stepped to one side. Kang Jingming was about to speak again when a familiar voice rang out — it belonged to none other than Wei Zhao: "Kang Jingming, you and I are old acquaintances, and one might even say fellow disciples of a sort. So this time I'll spare you. I hope you'll refine those Energy Gathering Pills for me as soon as possible."
"Ah... Leader Wei Zhao, thank you so much..." Kang Jingming said the words, but in his heart he loathed Wei Zhao to death. Refine Energy Gathering Pills for you? I'll refine you an ultimate Energy Gathering Pill — and may it be the death of you!
"I won't see you out. Give my regards to Patriarch Xuanchen. Take Little One's corpse back with you. Frankly, I find him rather revolting. If you'd come alone, perhaps no one would have had to die." With that, Wei Zhao turned and left.
Kang Jingming knew of the grudge between Wei Zhao and Little One. Little One had once beaten Wei Zhao so badly he couldn't fight back, limp as a dead dog; that Wei Zhao would seek a chance to kill Little One was only reasonable.
Still, since Wei Zhao had released him, there was no reason for Kang Jingming to linger. He got into his car and sped away from the place...
The Five Luminaries Sect.
These past days, good news had come to Patriarch Xuanchen in steady succession. Word arrived from Kang Jingming's side that Wei Zhao had been imprisoned; and from Dr. Benjamin II came good news as well — the technical difficulties of the second-grade automatic pill cauldron had been overcome, a replica had now been produced, and it could be put into mass production.