Chapter 3990 — A Curious Calm
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Unexpectedly, Xu Lingchong's expression abruptly turned cold and indifferent. "The important personages downstairs have all arrived. Junior Sister Lan'er, if there is nothing further between you and this lowborn trash, you had best go down as soon as may be. We should not keep so many great personages waiting."
Watching Xu Lingchong's receding back, Shangguan Lan'er's pretty face flushed crimson with rage. When she had played along with Wei Zhao's act earlier, saying she disliked him had been her own affair—but for this odious Xu Lingchong to dare insult Wei Zhao to his face was simply unforgivable!
Unfortunately, the man was, after all, one of the few great young masters of the Chongtian Pavilion, and its managing senior disciple besides; even she, the eldest young lady of the Shangguan clan, could do little against him. Avenging Wei Zhao would not be easy.
"Junior Sister, I'm sorry. I've caused you trouble," Wei Zhao said with a sigh from behind her.
"Not at all! Don't you go reading too much into it, Junior Brother. I'd been wanting to fall out with that odious creature for a long while—it was only out of regard for Grandfather and the others that I never said so outright. Today is just as well; it saves him from pestering me at every turn hereafter." Shangguan Lan'er hastened to explain and console him.
Wei Zhao shook his head inwardly. Xu Lingchong was hardly the sort to give up so easily. To this young master of the Chongtian Pavilion, Shangguan Lan'er's allure had never been a simple matter of feminine beauty.
Even if Shangguan Lan'er had openly broken with him, he would not let go so readily—or more precisely, the family power behind him would never permit him to let go.
A situation like the one moments ago, had Xu Lingchong simply gone on raging out of control, might actually have been easier to handle. The guards here were strict and thick on the ground; if the man had come only for him, Wei Zhao believed he could have held out until the guards arrived to break things up—and by then Xu Lingchong would have found it awkward to extricate himself.
But look at how things stood now. Xu Lingchong had seemed to lose control, yet recovered his calm almost at once—and that was all the more terrifying. It proved that this Young Master Xu's depths far exceeded those of ordinary men. This present calm was precisely the herald of the coming storm!
"Junior Sister, I think you had best be careful from now on. When you deal with Xu Lingchong in future, it would be wise to keep your guard up," Wei Zhao warned.
After what had happened today, he, Wei Zhao, was bound to be the chief target of Xu Lingchong's revenge. But even with the protection of her grandfather Shangguan Tianxia, the young lady might not be entirely safe; let her vigilance slip but a little, and this scheming Young Master Xu might well turn to desperate measures.
Shangguan Lan'er was taken aback for a moment; then she brandished her fist, bared her two little canine teeth, and declared: "This young lady isn't afraid of him! If he dares harbor any crooked designs, I'll cut it off!"
Beside her, little Curly Bear obligingly mimed the motion of chopping something, which left Wei Zhao breaking out in a sweat. He had not realized before that this mistress and her pet were in truth a pair vicious enough.
Talking as they went, the two made their way downstairs. Since Xu Lingchong had said the important personages had all arrived, it would hardly be proper for the two of them to go on lingering alone together on the third floor. (To be continued..) R752