Chapter 4036 — Of Use at Last
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
Even among Gold Core experts, Nan Tianxiong was a troublesome and ruthless character. With only the meager strength of a frail old man like Hong Zhong and Wei Zhao's paltry cultivation, they could not possibly withstand a single move.
The only thing they needed to watch for now was not to let the two of them fall straight into the sea afterward. After all, the Star-Ink Stone and those rare treasures had not yet been obtained. If they killed the men and thus let the treasures slip through their fingers, that would be too great a joke.
And yet, in the face of Nan Tianxiong's astonishing killing blow, both Wei Zhao and Hong Zhong maintained the same calm and unruffled expression. Wei Zhao was still sitting cross-legged, healing his injuries, while Hong Zhong did not regard his opponent as worth his attention at all.
Watching the Life-Seizing Overlord Fist draw near his head, Hong Zhong at last lazily extended a hand and gave a light swat, as though swatting a fly. Then a giant golden palm abruptly appeared beside Nan Tianxiong and sent him flying with a single blow!
"Huh?" Nan Tianguan and Yu Jiang were dumbstruck at the same time. Nan Tianxiong, a Gold Core expert, had not only failed to kill his opponent in an instant—he had been sent flying by a single palm from Hong Zhong. What a shocking twist!
Fortunately, the two of them had been preparing all along to fish the corpses of Hong Zhong and Wei Zhao out of the sea, and now it came in handy—they managed to catch Nan Tianxiong just before he fell into the water. Otherwise, no matter how strong Nan Tianxiong was, once he fell into the sea he could only become feed for the sea beasts; there was no second possibility.
After being caught, staggering, by Nan Tianguan and Yu Jiang, Nan Tianxiong was left shaken to the core by that palm strike and took a long while to finally come back to his senses. When he looked at Hong Zhong again, his expression had unmistakably turned to unprecedented horror and dread.
As for Nan Tianguan and Yu Jiang, they now looked as though they had seen a ghost. Even Nan Tianxiong had been sent flying by a single palm—if it had been the two of them, wouldn't they have been swatted so hard their shit came out?
He was plainly nothing but a merchant. How could this unremarkable old man possess such appalling strength?
"Out of consideration that your uncle still has some ties with my Hong Merchant Guild, I will not kill you this time. But if there is a next time, if you come capering and prancing before me again, you had best come prepared to die." Amid Hong Zhong's placid expression, a murderous intent flashed that made one's heart pound with dread.
If, before this, he had still cared somewhat about Nan Tianxiong's background, then now, seated in the position of vice president of the Hong Merchant Guild, Hong Zhong was a person of real power even in the Central Island, where the great figures gathered. He could basically stand on equal footing with Zheng Dongjue and had no need to fear much at all.
Even if he did strike and kill Nan Tianxiong, there would not be much trouble—only that he had not yet returned to report for his new post, and being too conspicuous would easily invite criticism.
That way, though there would be little problem for himself, Wei Zhao, as a newcomer to the Yingxin Pavilion, might well bring disaster upon himself. Not only would the Law Enforcement Hall of the Santie Pavilion investigate him, but even the figures behind Nan Tianxiong would likely move against him as well—which would be counterproductive. R1152