Chapter 3866 — Returning to the Welcome Pavilion
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"Is that so…" Xu Lingchong glanced at Nantian Guan, who betrayed nothing, and then said, "Since the Senior Brother himself has spoken, this young master must of course help with such a small favor. I will write a letter to Hu Yunfeng at once. After you arrive, have him cooperate with you as much as possible. You may also seek help from Kang Jingming—he should be fairly familiar with the newcomers."
"Thank you, Young Master Xu!" Yu Jiang said gratefully.
Nantian Guan rose to his feet and cupped his hands to Xu Lingchong. "Since everything has been discussed, if the Young Master Xu has no other business, I shall take my leave first."
"Take care, Senior Brother. I won't see you out," Xu Lingchong said with a calm nod.
Only after Nantian Guan and Yu Jiang had departed did Lou Tianyou speak up from the side. "Why do I get the feeling that this Nantian Guan is a tough nut who won't be buying your account, Young Master Xu?"
Xu Lingchong gave a cold snort; he had expected as much. "Be that as it may, this man is one of the renowned Three Heroes of the Nan Clan, and he has some backing over in Central Isle besides. A vital post like managing senior disciple won't be spat out so easily. Today was only a warning; next I'll give him a proper dressing-down. This young master trusts he is a sensible man."
"And if the fellow never comes to his senses?" Lou Tianyou asked curiously.
Xu Lingchong was indisputably the foremost young master of North Isle, but Nantian Guan was no weakling either—strong in his own right, backed by the even more powerful leader of the Three Heroes of the Nan Clan, and with connections in Central Isle besides. If the two sides truly came to blows, it would be a clash of Mars against Earth.
"Never comes to his senses? Then I'll beat some sense into him. The post of managing senior disciple is vital to my future prospects. Even if it costs me dearly, this young master will not shrink from it!" Xu Lingchong was determined to have it.
"Haha, then I almost hope this Nantian Guan turns out to have some backbone—things have been far too quiet around the Chongtian Pavilion for a long while," Lou Tianyou laughed heartily, utterly heedless of the consequences.
Watching the fellow's gleeful appetite for chaos, Xu Lingchong shook his head with a helpless, bitter smile. If Lou Tianyou were not his only die-hard brother in the Chongtian Pavilion, he would have fallen out with him and done away with him long ago.
Still, the fellow spoke without thinking. If Xu Lingchong truly went to the death with the Three Heroes of the Nan Clan, Lou Tianyou would never stand by and watch. He was, after all, a young master in his own right; when he got serious, he was no one to be trifled with.
Coming out of Huayang Residence, Nantian Guan's face was incomparably dark. He had come today to ask Xu Lingchong to pass along a message, yet from beginning to end he had been led by the nose, and a mountain had been laid upon his shoulders out of thin air.
Though Nantian Guan had shown no obvious sign of weakness before Xu Lingchong, the young master's influence within the Chongtian Pavilion was beyond dispute. Now that Xu Lingchong had set his sights on his post as managing senior disciple, it would be a lie to say the pressure was not great.
"Martial Uncle, when shall we go to the Welcome Pavilion?" Yu Jiang asked deferentially from the side.
"I have no time left to delay. We go now," Nantian Guan decided on the spot.
Nantian Guan and Yu Jiang set off for the Welcome Pavilion at once. By the time they arrived it was nearly noon, and as it happened, that very day there was a newcomers' challenge tournament.
Glancing over the personal letter from Xu Lingchong, Hu Yunfeng did not make things difficult for Yu Jiang this time. He simply nodded and indicated that Yu Jiang might act as he saw fit. After all, even setting aside Young Master Xu's letter, Nantian Guan himself was standing right there beside Yu Jiang.