Chapter 3988 — The Little Senior Sister Arrives
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
Wei Zhao could only steel himself in secret vigilance. The situation had suddenly come to this—even Shangguan Lan'er appearing in person could not break the siege for him. He was truly riding a tiger now, and could only take one step and see what the next brought.
Yet at that very moment, Gongyang Jun glanced at Nantian Ba and said coolly, "Nantian Ba. What this seat needs to do—since when is it your place to teach me?"
One simple sentence. Nantian Ba and the others, who had been so pleased with themselves, saw their faces collapse in an instant.
Damn it—for a moment they had been so angered by this contemptuous brat that they had clean forgotten Gongyang Jun was not a man they could order about at will. If they truly started pointing fingers and offended Gongyang Jun's sensibilities, that little wretch Wei Zhao would likely come out unscathed, while disaster fell on their own heads instead.
And when it came down to it, the reason Nantian Yong's case had made no progress at all was in fact that Gongyang Jun had willed it so. He deemed the case of no consequence, and so no one went to investigate it—and naturally no result ever came.
Thus Nantian Ba's words just now had landed in Gongyang Jun's ears as nothing less than a face-to-face accusation of dereliction. Given Gongyang Jun's pride and domineering temper, there was no chance he would ever nod in agreement.
"Uh... no..." Nantian Ba hurried to explain, but before he could, Gongyang Jun suddenly rose to his full height without the slightest warning, and a vast, overbearing aura instantly bore down upon his head.
Caught off guard, Nantian Ba's knees buckled and he nearly dropped to his knees before the whole crowd. Gritting his teeth, he barely held his stance—but Nantian Guan and Yu Jiang behind him had no such strength. With a thud, both dropped flat, knees slamming onto the stone tiles in unison, coughing up blood in utter disgrace.
"No? Is it your 'no,' or this seat's 'no'?" Gongyang Jun gave him a cold look, then said with heavy meaning, "This is only a small warning. This seat has not such good patience, and cannot be bothered with these wretched, trifling affairs. The question I asked you before—give me your answer within three days. Otherwise, what the consequences will be, you should know well enough."
With that, Gongyang Jun rose and strode off, leaving the crowd the retreating silhouette of a man wild, overbearing, and utterly unrestrained.
This man was truly extraordinary! Even Wei Zhao could not help but feel a stir of admiration. To speak plainly, a man as forceful and arrogant as Gongyang Jun was truly rare in this world.
Yet what made Wei Zhao more curious still was this: what exactly was the matter between Gongyang Jun and Nantian Ba? In the space of a few short moments, it seemed to have been raised for the second time.
"Hee hee, so you've kicked the iron plate of the cold-faced ghost this time—serves you right!" Shangguan Lan'er gloated gleefully off to the side, and little Curly, who had come along with her and now hung about Wei Zhao's neck, also waved its paws at Nantian Ba and the others in a grand show of menace.
Nantian Ba was livid, his face the color of iron, yet for the moment he could not vent his fury. He could only give a cold snort and silently haul Nantian Guan and Yu Jiang up from where they knelt on the ground.
After all, this was Shangguan Lan'er's birthday banquet. A moment ago, because he had held the moral high ground, withholding courtesy from the young miss had been blameless enough—but to dare pull a sour face to her face now would be far too much of taking a mile after being given an inch. Should word of this reach Shangguan Tianxia's ears, there would surely be hell to pay.
"Let's go, little junior brother. Standing beside people who are handed face and only throw it back makes this young miss sick!" Without another word, Shangguan Lan'er promptly waved Wei Zhao along to leave. (To be continued) R752