Chapter 4025 — A Daring Move
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If circumstances had allowed it, she would have wished to hide in this warm embrace for the rest of her life. But she had come on the pretext of questioning Wei Zhao about the origins of the pills. If she lingered too long, she would inevitably arouse suspicion. And if Zheng Tianjie found out that she had met Wei Zhao in the dead of night, Wei Zhao truly would be only a step away from death.
In the end, Wei Zhao watched from the darkness as Tian Chan departed with obvious reluctance. Yet his heart held none of the tender melancholy of parting. On the contrary, murderous intent now ran sharp through him.
To prevent trouble from multiplying with every passing hour, Wei Zhao had already made up his mind to kill that good-for-nothing Zheng Tianjie tonight. The man had already sent people to investigate him. If he truly managed to uncover some detail about Wei Zhao's background, then making a move afterward would risk exposing his own hand.
After putting on the Thousand-Thread Mask, Wei Zhao rose at once and headed for the Gathering Hall. The first problem he faced, however, was how to slip inside without alerting the guards.
According to what the Northern Guard had said before, Wei Zhao could actually have entered directly if he had come with Tian Chan. But this operation was of extraordinary importance; the slightest mistake could bring utter ruin. Wei Zhao did not want Tian Chan implicated in any way, so for now he could only find a way in by himself.
His early years as an assassin had taught Wei Zhao one thing long ago: there had never been a wall in this world through which no wind could pass. No matter how tight the security, patience would always reveal an opening.
And so it proved. Wei Zhao crouched in the shadows and waited for two full hours. At last, during the shift change among the Northern Guard, he seized a fleeting opportunity, unleashed his movement technique at full speed, and vaulted over the wall before the new guards had taken up their posts.
Once inside the Gathering Hall, the next question was how to find Zheng Tianjie. Of course, after that came the larger and more crucial question: how could he kill him?
One must not forget that Tian Chan had already said Zheng Tianjie, though an alchemist, was an unquestionable Golden Core expert, a formidable existence far above every Foundation Establishment expert. The powerful aura he had inadvertently revealed during the auction that day was proof enough.
Wei Zhao, by contrast, was merely at the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment. At most, among the newcomers of the Welcoming Pavilion, he could still be considered invincible. But here on North Island, standing before the Golden Core expert Zheng Tianjie, he was utterly incapable of putting up a fight. If they truly crossed hands, Zheng Tianjie might not even need a single exchange to crush Wei Zhao into dust.
"A Golden Core expert may be nothing in my eyes, but to you as you are now, even the most useless, watered-down Golden Core expert is still no trivial opponent. Boy, think this through carefully before you act." Even the Ghost Thing was deeply astonished by Wei Zhao's plan.
"Circumstances have forced my hand. I have no other choice. But with your vision, Senior, do you think the move I've been researching lately might be capable of instantly killing a Golden Core expert if I unleash it?" Wei Zhao replied within his mind.
"That... you've truly put me in a difficult position. As for a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator instantly killing a Golden Core expert, in all my years of experience, I have never even heard of such a thing. Under normal circumstances, it is simply impossible." The Ghost Thing paused, then continued, "That said, your move is certainly ingenious. A single true-qi bomb can instantly kill an expert at the peak of late-stage Foundation Establishment. This new move appears to be even more powerful. You should have some chance of success."