Chapter 3500 — Zhang Naipao Arrives
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"I..." A surge of humiliation welled up in Xiao Che's heart. The Xiao family had been in decline for many years, sunk even below ordinary clans. If not for a stroke of rare fortune, he could never have cultivated his way to the peak of the late Heaven rank. He meant to make a stunning name for himself in the Heaven-rank trial, reach Cloud-Tier Island, ascend to the Heavenly Dao, and return to restore the Xiao family!
Until the Xiao family was restored, every humiliation could be endured. He drew a deep breath and slowly rose to his feet.
But just then, as Lou Taixie was about to explode, something unexpected happened...
Wei Zhao turned his head and gave Lou Taixie a calm glance, then said, "Brother Xiao Che, I've ordered rather a lot of dishes. Give me a hand carrying them, would you?"
"Ah..." Xiao Che froze, and then gratitude flickered across his face. Wei Zhao was getting him out of this—he simply did not believe that three people like Wei Zhao were incapable of carrying a few dishes themselves.
Wei Zhao nodded at him and gestured for him to come over. Truthfully, Wei Zhao had not wanted to form cliques, but seeing Xiao Che bullied, he decided to lend a hand—after all, Xiao Che had kindly warned him before.
Even if he hadn't needed the warning, it had been well meant. And now helping Xiao Che cost Wei Zhao nothing more than a lift of the hand, which was why he had spoken up for him.
Of course, Wei Zhao had no intention of growing close to Xiao Che at present. Before they reached Cloud-Tier Island, he still meant to keep as low a profile as possible.
Lou Taixie was somewhat taken aback, but he soon understood that Wei Zhao was deliberately helping Xiao Che. He sighed in resignation and left the dining hall with Tu Xiaoshou. He had no face left to stay there; though his heart seethed with hatred, there was nothing he could do.
Revenge on Wei Zhao? He dared not, nor did he have the strength for it. That being so, he could only slink away quietly and see whether he might cause Wei Zhao some trouble during the trial. He was a man who nursed grudges—outwardly he had submitted, but inwardly not at all. Given the chance, he would certainly teach Wei Zhao a bloody lesson.
Yet just as he stepped out of the dining hall, meaning to wander about and clear his head, he heard a commotion at the inn's entrance. Two trial takers, one on either side like doormen, pushed open the inn's doors, and then two figures strode in one behind the other, swaggering with importance!
These two were none other than Zhang Naipao and Zhong Yongliang, whom Wei Zhao had not seen in a long while! Zhong Yongliang came first, Zhang Naipao behind—by whatever measure one cared to sort them, Zhong Yongliang was both Zhang Naipao's leader and the Mad Dragon Patriarch of the Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow Sect, so naturally he walked in front.
It was worth noting that after a period of soul integration and bodily tempering, Zhong Yongliang had finally fully digested the original Mad Dragon Patriarch's legacy and once more set foot at the peak of the late Heaven rank. He meant to seize this trial as his opportunity: near the Cave of the Dragon of the Five Fiends, where the aura of the Five Fiends ran thick, he would use that pressure to force his potential to its limit and break through to Heaven-rank Great Perfection in one stroke!
Zhang Naipao, meanwhile, had already successfully overcome his inner demon and reached the peak Great Perfection of the late Heaven rank, becoming a true top-tier expert. He had come to this trial with two aims: first, to temper his ability to absorb and withstand the aura of the Five Fiends, and second, to work with Zhong Yongliang to do away with Wei Zhao!
As for the two who had opened the doors, one was unexpectedly the Dongfang family's Old Master Dongfang Badao, and the other was someone Wei Zhao did not recognize—no doubt a fine hand from some clan or other. RS