Chapter 3860 — A Friendly Reminder
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"Very well, then, if no one has urgent business, let us all summon a man's gallantry and help our junior sister Murong put up her hut!" Meng Jueming called out to the crowd.
"Right!" A thunderous chorus of assent went up at once. Eager to make a good impression on the lovely Murong, the Azure Cloud Pavilion newcomers vied with one another, rushing to be first and do their share, terrified of being left behind.
Xiao Che, Qiao Hongcai, and the others, however, did not immediately follow after the rest; they stayed behind to await Wei Zhao's instructions.
"Let us go too," Wei Zhao said with a faint smile. "Since we are all Azure Cloud Pavilion newcomers, we may as well lend a hand."
Much as he wished to have little to do with this Murong Zhen, they were all newcomers of the Azure Cloud Pavilion together. If only for the sake of appearances, this was a favor he could not refuse to do.
Of course, with so many already scrambling ahead, even if Wei Zhao and his companions went over, they would at most be going through the motions. Building a wooden hut was nothing but a trifle to cultivators like them.
In a mere half hour, thanks to the diligent efforts of the Azure Cloud Pavilion newcomers, a wooden hut had already risen on the open ground before the cave dwellings at the foot of the mountain. Crude as it was, and uncomfortable as it would surely be to live in, cultivators had few demands of their external surroundings beyond spiritual qi, so this was enough to get by on for the time being.
As for spiritual qi, given Murong Zhen's strength at the peak of the early Foundation Establishment stage, to say nothing of a little wooden hut, even the finest of the mountain-foot cave dwellings—Cave Dwelling Number One—was nowhere near sufficient for her cultivation needs. So in theory, for Murong Zhen, these cave dwellings and the wooden hut came to much the same thing: all of them nearly worthless.
Of course, the little wooden hut was only temporary for her. If she meant to take part in the challenge tournament to come, then when the time came, it was anyone's guess which unlucky soul would end up living in it.
On this point, the Azure Cloud Pavilion newcomers, utterly besotted with Murong Zhen, seemed not yet to have caught on. Their minds were wholly set on winning the favor of the lovely Murong.
So long as one could win Murong Zhen's favor, one would not merely gain the regard of a beauty but also acquire an extra patron. Why not do it?
Setting aside the profound background rumored to lie behind Murong Zhen, she was, in and of herself, a genuine peak expert of the early Foundation Establishment stage. With such strength, she could crush every last newcomer of the Welcome Pavilion on the spot—Wei Zhao included!
Even at the risk of looking like one who lives off a woman, if one could manage to latch onto such a sturdy leg, the prospect alone was enough to make one dizzy with delight!
After the wooden hut was finished for Murong Zhen, the Azure Cloud Pavilion newcomers—save for a handful with ulterior motives who wished to curry favor with her—quickly dispersed to their own affairs.
They still had to prepare for the next round of the challenge tournament; they still had to spend true qi nurturing the seeds of spirit herbs. There were any number of things demanding their attention, and not much time to waste.
As for this beauty who had dropped from the heavens, to most of them she was at best a feast for the eyes. Given their strength and circumstances, carrying off such a prize was wholly unrealistic. However inflamed their lust, they still possessed that much self-awareness.
As for Wei Zhao and his companions, before they went their separate ways, Wei Zhao took particular care to warn them: "This woman is no simple matter. If there is no need, everyone would do well to keep a little distance from her." RS