Chapter 4069 — The Island Flower's Close-Range Guard
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Caught off guard, Little Curly Bear choked on the grip, and the moment Shangguan Lan'er released it, it promptly sprayed everything in its mouth back out, splattering the whole table—then finished with a satisfied burp.
"Uh..." Wei Zhao and the other two exchanged glances, all three with black lines of exasperation on their faces. They stared wordlessly at Little Curly Bear for a long while before sighing helplessly, "Let's just order another table. We haven't eaten our fill yet..."
Seeing Little Curly Bear's innocent, on-the-verge-of-tears expression, Ning Xuefei found it both funny and pitiful. She hurried to its rescue and changed the subject: "Since you, Wei Zhao, are so familiar with me and little Lan'er, why don't you be our guide? Take us around properly for the next few days. I've long heard there are so many scenic spots on the North Island. I've been here plenty of times before, but always in a rush—I've never actually taken the time to enjoy it!"
"I'd be glad to, but I'm a new disciple of the Welcoming Pavilion. According to the rules, I can't simply go out as I please..." Wei Zhao smiled bitterly.
True, he had Kublai—now the senior disciple in charge—to cover for him, so slipping away for a while to find Old Junk King to forge artifacts was no big deal; people would at most assume he was holed up in his cave dwelling in seclusion. But openly parading around with two young ladies? That would draw far too many eyes.
"Then what do we do? Little Lan'er, do you have any good ideas?" Ning Xuefei asked instead. Though she was the exalted princess of the West Island, every place had its own rules, and she was not the kind of ignorant little girl who thought everything revolved around her with no regard for others' lives.
"Hmm... let me think..." Shangguan Lan'er rolled her eyes, then smacked her own head. "No problem, I've got it! All we need is for my grandpa to arrange a position for you—then they can't say a word against you, right?"
"A position? What position?" Wei Zhao couldn't help but look bemused.
"I don't know either, but I'll definitely make Grandpa come up with something. We'll leave that headache to him. Hehe!" Shangguan Lan'er said carelessly.
"All right then..." Wei Zhao could only nod and agree, speechless. As for the artifact forging, he would have to set it aside for a couple of days. Old Junk King had said that letting this lukewarm period drag on a little longer might not be a bad thing, so it should do no great harm.
Having been frightened once already by Si Haitao, the two girls had little appetite for further sightseeing today. After this one meal with Wei Zhao, they quickly returned under the protection of the five core disciples of the Soaring Heavens Pavilion.
Early the next morning, a transfer order suddenly arrived at the Welcoming Pavilion, stunning everyone from top to bottom!
All the new disciples of the Third-Tier Pavilion were summoned into the hall to hear the appointment order. The whole process was conducted with full formality: a transmission steward responsible for conveying the Council of Elders' commands appeared in person, accompanied by a livid Hu Yunfeng.
"Following deliberation by the North Island Council of Elders, Wei Zhao of the Welcoming Pavilion is hereby appointed as Reception Steward for the West Island, tasked specifically with receiving the West Island's Miss Ning and overseeing all matters pertaining to her travels on the North Island. In any situation that arises, he may act at his own discretion without further consultation," the transmission steward read the order aloud before the assembly.
The moment the words left his mouth, the whole hall erupted in an uproar. Even Hu Yunfeng wore a look of inexplicable shock.