Chapter 3592 — Sometimes Retreat Brings Peace
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Seeing Wretched Senior Brother at a loss, Dai Wuchang pressed on with a cold face: "Just because you're on good terms with some newcomer, you want to arrange for him to get a nice mining zone? Is this Spirit Jade Hall your family's business or something?"
"That..." Wretched Senior Brother was struck dumb by the retort.
Yet Dai Wuchang continued: "Wretched Junior Brother, don't think that just because I, your senior, came out of Qingyun Pavilion, I can recklessly favor our own people from Qingyun Pavilion. Quite the opposite—to keep the other two pavilions from getting any hold over us, I must be all the stricter with my own. The reputation and image of all Qingyun Pavilion is at stake here, so don't blame me for not sparing your feelings!"
The words were spoken with righteous indignation, dragging in even the reputation and image of Qingyun Pavilion, and Wretched Senior Brother was instantly left speechless. He had never been one skilled with his tongue; speaking up in opposition this time had already taken all the courage he could muster, and after such a sudden dressing-down from Dai Wuchang, he simply did not know what to say.
Meng Jueming watched the scene with a look of contemptuous satisfaction. A worthless thing is a worthless thing—if you're a salted fish, then don't ever dream of turning over!
"Since Senior Brother Dai has already put it that way, then we, as his own people, can hardly make things difficult for him over a little private gain, can we?" Meng Jueming feigned magnanimity, then looked coldly at Wei Zhao with a sneer: "Wei Zhao, I'll say it plainly—the contract for Mine No. 10 is yours. If you want to back down now and be a turtle pulling in its head, I won't blame you. After all, sometimes retreat brings peace—that's Wretched Junior Brother's favorite saying, isn't it? You've been running with him these past few days, so I'm sure you've picked up a bit of the essence, hahaha!"
The crowd chimed in with a chorus of jeering laughter. After all, it was Wei Zhao being thrown into the dead Mine No. 10; since it was no concern of theirs, they were naturally happy to enjoy the spectacle. In truth, the newcomers still harbored considerable grievances about being assigned to Mine No. 8 rather than the better Mine No. 7, but they dared not challenge Meng Jueming, so they could only seek a little psychological comfort in the even more miserable Wei Zhao.
Mocked and ridiculed in public like this, Wretched Senior Brother's face flushed bright red at once, but those few words he had spoken earlier had already exhausted all his courage. Now he dared not open his mouth at all, and could only look imploringly at Wei Zhao, hoping Wei Zhao would be wise enough not to suffer a loss in the moment and would hurry off with him.
Yet Wei Zhao only smiled, and looking calmly at the smug, arrogant Meng Jueming, said lightly: "Following Senior Brother Ku, at least I can still learn a thing or two. But following you, Senior Brother Meng—not only would I learn nothing, I might well lose the hen while trying to catch the chick. It seems following Senior Brother Ku is the better choice."
Lose the hen while trying to catch the chick! Meng Jueming's expression changed at once—Wei Zhao's words had struck right at his sore spot. He was still aching over those two pieces of spirit jade he had handed over yesterday, and now his gaze toward Wei Zhao turned wary and suspicious. He could not tell whether Wei Zhao's words were an innocent coincidence or a deliberate jab at his wound!
Of course, even if he knew Wei Zhao was deliberately picking at his scab, Meng Jueming would at most assume Wei Zhao had seen through yesterday's frame-up, and would never imagine that those two pieces of spirit jade had actually been stolen and hidden away in his jade pendant's space.
Wei Zhao paid him no further mind, and turning to Wretched Senior Brother said: "Senior Brother Ku, don't worry about me. I know what I'm doing."