Chapter 3554 — The Guide Envoy
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A sharp glint flashed in the man's eyes. He flicked his sleeve, and an invisible surge of force shot from his palm; Dongfang Badao was slammed flat onto the ground with a loud thud, where he thrashed about for a good while before he managed to scramble to his feet, his face crimson with shame—though he no longer dared to make a scene.
Anyone who could discipline a man from a distance like that had to be a cultivator of extraordinary caliber—one of a kind across the entire cultivation world. Even Wei Zhao could not have done it!
"Truly, pitifully weak." The man gave a cold snort, then said with a trace of impatience to Wei Zhao and the others before him, "I am the guide envoy of the northern island of the Heaven Rank. I am to take you to the Welcome Pavilion on the northern island to register. Among you newcomers, who will come with me?"
"Ah! Senior, Senior, I will!" By now Dongfang Badao had completely shed his earlier arrogance. He could no longer gauge this man's cultivation at all—clearly the fellow outranked him, and on top of that, he was here to escort them to some Welcome Pavilion. Now was certainly no time to make trouble.
"You old fool, what are you hollering about? You have already offended the guide envoy. Better that I go!" Kang Jingming spoke up at once. The flying spirit beast looked as though it could carry only two or three people—who knew whether it could even seat three—so he had to fight for his own chance.
"My spirit beast can carry only three," the man said mildly. "That being so, you two come up first."
"Ah, we are coming too!" Zhong Yongliang seized Wei Zhao by the arm and said to Kang Jingming and Dongfang Badao, "Surely you are not going to contend with us for the spots?"
Among those present, Wei Zhao's strength ranked highest, with Zhong Yongliang next. So with Zhong Yongliang pulling Wei Zhao along to board first, the others likely would not dare stand in their way.
"Zhong Yongliang, from what I know, you and Wei Zhao were enemies once! You were fond of Gu Mengyao, and this brat stole her from you. I was fond of Guan Xin, and he stole her from me too. The two of us ought to join forces against him! How about this: you and I team up, we board first, and we kick that old fool Dongfang Badao off!" Sensing trouble, Kang Jingming hurried to speak before Wei Zhao could get ahead of him.
Zhong Yongliang was just about to refuse when Wei Zhao gave a subtle shake of his head and shot him a look.
Wei Zhao meant for Zhong Yongliang to go on ahead and for himself to stay behind.
It was not that Wei Zhao was unwilling to leave. Rather, he reasoned that since there were people on this so-called northern island of the Heaven Rank, they could hardly be picking up only a few and abandoning all the rest. And of everyone here, the one on the worst terms with Wei Zhao was Kang Jingming. So Wei Zhao wanted Zhong Yongliang to keep an eye on the fellow and make sure he did not run his mouth off in front of that guide envoy.
"Well… all right then." Catching on at once, Zhong Yongliang leaped forward and jabbed a finger at Dongfang Badao. "Old man Dongfang, unless you fancy a spar with me, the Mad Dragon?"
"Hmph!" Dongfang Badao already knew that Zhong Yongliang was none other than the Mad Dragon Patriarch of the Tomorrow Upon Tomorrow sect from years past. The Mad Dragon Divine Art had dealt him grievous injury back in the mortal world, so he was no match for Zhong Yongliang. Reluctant as he was, he had no choice but to watch as Zhong Yongliang and Kang Jingming climbed onto the flying spirit beast.
"May I ask… what are we to do?" Dongfang Badao could not help asking.
"Do as you please. My task is to bring two outstanding talents back with me. The rest of you—this pack of the old, the weak, the sick, and the crippled—are too feeble. Wait here!" The man curled his lip and spoke with mockery.