Chapter 3502 — Seeking Shelter and Stirring Trouble
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"Excuse me, would you mind registering first?" The shopkeeper in the Eight Trigrams robe came over cautiously. He had already confirmed the newcomers' identities, so he dared not be presumptuous.
"Register your mother's—! You think I'm an impostor?" Zhong Yongliang slapped the Eight Trigrams-robed shopkeeper sprawling with one blow! He was no ordinary Zhong Yongliang now, but Patriarch Mad Dragon Zhong Yongliang—the Cloud Terrace Island plan had been launched by him and Patriarch Xuanchen together back in the day. So only Patriarch Xuanchen himself could come and speak with him on equal terms; anyone else, and Zhong Yongliang would not give them so much as a glance!
The Tomorrow Upon Tomorrow Sect was an indispensable faction in opening Cloud Terrace Island! And Zhang Naipao was an indispensable man among them! Zhang Naipao's duty, like that of the other inheritors, was to absorb the Five Baleful Demonic Qi from the formation at the entrance to Cloud Terrace Island, easing the pressure on the inheritors defending against it!
Only a man like Zhang Naipao could absorb the Five Baleful Demonic Qi—which was why Zhong Yongliang had grounds for his arrogance! If Patriarch Xuanchen would not come to them, then Cloud Terrace Island could not be opened!
It was only that Patriarch Mad Dragon had later died, and the Tomorrow Upon Tomorrow Sect had declined somewhat, so Patriarch Xuanchen had begun to slight them. But now, Zhong Yongliang had returned to life!
"I wouldn't dare..." The struck shopkeeper in the Eight Trigrams robe wore a bitter expression. He had not expected the Tomorrow Upon Tomorrow Sect to be so overbearing, yet he dared not question them further and could only let them in—while secretly dialing Patriarch Xuanchen's number...
Zhong Yongliang led Zhang Naipao swaggering toward the dining hall, but halfway there Lou Taixie blocked their way. "Wait a moment!"
"What are you doing?" Zhong Yongliang frowned, displeased. "Whatever it is, it can wait until we're eating. Why block my way?"
"No, no—there's an important matter I must warn the Patriarch about!" Lou Taixie said. "In the dining hall, there's a ruthless man dining with his family right now, and he won't let anyone else in. Go in and you'll get a beating!"
"What?! Who's so arrogant as to hog the whole dining hall alone? Isn't that my usual trick?" Zhong Yongliang was instantly amused. "In all my years, I've met precious few who dared put on airs in front of me!"
"That's right, but this man is very arrogant." Lou Taixie nodded. "Just now, Tu Xiaoshou and I were both scared off by him!"
"What a pair of cowards—scared off just like that? Who's in there? I'd like to see whether he can scare me off too!" Zhong Yongliang sneered, speaking with complete indifference.
"Right, let's see who scares whom!" Zhang Naipao nodded as well. His divine art had just been perfected, and he was eager to show it off—and here someone with no sense had delivered himself right to his door.
"That man said his name is Wei Zhao..." Lou Taixie said weakly.
"Who cares what his name is—gah!" Zhong Yongliang stopped dead in his tracks and turned to look at Lou Taixie. "What did you say? His name is Wei Zhao?"
Zhang Naipao was taken aback too. He had not expected to run into Wei Zhao again so soon after arriving—truly, enemies are fated to meet on a narrow road!