Chapter 3743 — The Spirit Jade Card
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The shopkeeper's expression remained perfectly courteous, but his words were anything but. Yu Jiang knew full well that to step aside now would mean that the Star Ink Stone—that one-of-a-kind prize he had set his heart on—would go to Wei Zhao, while he would have to walk away empty-handed!
It meant that all his scheming and scrambling would end in nothing at all—worse than nothing. He would be left drowning in debt for his pains.
After all, the twelve hundred spirit jades he had borrowed were still piled up useless in his cave dwelling, but every single day he was paying enormous interest on them. He had held the loan for only a few days, and already the interest alone had reached a staggering three figures—and it would keep snowballing!
If he had managed to lay his hands on the Star Ink Stone, Yu Jiang would never have given a thought to such a paltry sum. Once he grew strong enough, those creditors would not only stop pressing him for repayment—they would come running to hand him more spirit jades, eager to make him their protector.
But now, that beautiful vision had shattered in an instant, and ruthless reality was all that awaited him. The loan sharks would come banging on his door for their money, and with his current strength he could not afford to offend them—these were not men of goodwill, not by any stretch!
Just how miserable his end would be, anyone with half a toe's worth of sense could figure out!
In a single instant he had plunged from heaven to hell. By now what surged in Yu Jiang's heart was not mere roaring fury, but hysteria—a descent into sheer madness!
And yet, for all the hysteria boiling inside him, Yu Jiang showed nothing on the surface. To those around him, he merely bit his lip in silent, sullen defiance—nothing more. Casting Wei Zhao a glance steeped in venomous hatred, he turned and stalked out of the private room.
This Star Ink Stone belongs to me alone, and no one will ever take it from me! A worthless rootless cultivator dares to contend with me? Clearly he doesn't even know how the word 'death' is written!
"Sir, when you leave the Hong Clan Trading Guild later, you had best be careful." Watching Yu Jiang's retreating back, the shopkeeper could not help warning Wei Zhao.
He had spent decades in the Hong Clan Trading Guild and had seen men beyond counting; scenes like this were old hat to him. A greenhorn like Yu Jiang could hide his feelings as deep as he liked—there was no hiding them from his piercing eyes.
"Many thanks for the warning." Wei Zhao smiled faintly.
In truth, he had needed no warning. That one look the man had given him a moment ago had already told him of the vicious killing intent behind it. Deep though it was buried, the venom in it was enough to send a chill down anyone's spine. If he could not even sense that, he would have to be far too dull-witted.
It looked like there would be some trouble once he stepped outside. Wei Zhao sighed to himself. Judging by the man's aura, his cultivation probably stood at around the mid Foundation Establishment stage—one level above his own. He had never feared fighting above his level, but the risk was far from small.
Still, it was only a bit of risk. Wei Zhao had carved his way up from the mortal realm, and he had never yet learned what fear was.
So what if the man was a mid Foundation Establishment expert? If he truly had more guts than sense and came looking for trouble, then a killing spree it would be! In the month and more since arriving on Cloud Tier Island, Wei Zhao had not yet killed anyone!
Seeing how calm and composed Wei Zhao remained, the shopkeeper's estimation of him rose another notch. Since Wei Zhao had made no effort to mask his aura, he could tell the young man was a peak early Foundation Establishment expert.