Chapter 3971 — Seeking the Scrap King
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The proposal happened to suit Hu Yunfeng's wishes. Now that Miserable Senior Brother had risen to become first senior brother in charge of newcomers at the Qingyun Pavilion, the post of second senior brother seemed trivial and carried little real power—yet it was a rare nail to drive in, and in the present circumstances its role was irreplaceable.
One written order from Hu Yunfeng, and Murong Zhen was transformed on the spot into second senior brother (sister) in charge of newcomers at the Qingyun Pavilion.
Wei Zhao did not mind in the least. To his eyes these were all trifles not worth mentioning. His foremost priority now was to make a trip to the Qingyun Pavilion—naturally, to find the Scrap King.
Several months had passed since his agreement with the Scrap King. True, he had been beset by one thing after another, but Wei Zhao still felt rather apologetic toward the man.
Now that Meng Jueming's threat had been dealt with and no other pressing business remained for the moment, it was time to honor his promise to the Scrap King. Wei Zhao needed to raise the grade of the fine-steel staff as quickly as possible—otherwise, a heaven-tier divine weapon could not be used at the Foundation Establishment stage.
After making rough inquiries from Miserable Senior Brother about conditions inside the Qingyun Pavilion, Wei Zhao set out at once.
Alone, Wei Zhao soon arrived at the Qingyun Pavilion's own territory. The grounds of the three-tiered pavilions were generally heavily guarded—the Skyward Pavilion especially so. Last time Xiao Che had merely gone in to find someone and nearly been killed; only luck in running into Shangguan Lan'er had saved his life.
Yet though the three-tiered pavilions were nominally peers, the gap between them was vast as heaven and earth. Compared with the heavily guarded Skyward Pavilion, the Qingyun Pavilion was loose to the point of being utterly undefended. From first to last, not a single guard came to question Wei Zhao, this sudden unfamiliar face; he came and went with perfect ease.
Of course, Wei Zhao's destination this time was only the outer area at the foot of the mountain. Had he truly meant to enter the inner grounds at the core of power, things would doubtless have looked quite different.
"Excuse me, senior brother—does Wang Lanyue live around here?" Wei Zhao had learned from Miserable Senior Brother that the fellow seemed to live in a wooden hut at the foot of the mountain. But after scanning all around, he found no hut at all, and so had to ask those nearby.
"Wang Lanyue? Who's that? Never heard of him..." The man frowned and turned to go, then paused and suddenly turned back: "Never heard of any Wang Lanyue, but there's a famously down-and-out fellow round here called the Scrap King."
Wei Zhao was caught between laughter and tears. The Scrap King was none other than Wang Lanyue. How on earth had the fellow managed his affairs? People remembered only his nickname; his proper name they had never even heard.
"That's the one. Could you tell me where he lives, senior brother?" Wei Zhao asked at once.
The man looked around, then pointed in one direction: "The fellow used to live in a wooden hut not far that way, but he seems to have run into trouble lately. You can go take a look—whether you find him will probably depend on your luck." R1152