Chapter 4070 — Plotting Revenge
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 3
Seeing this, the two brothers hastily explained and deflected blame: "It's true, it's true! Looking back, it was all our fault—we shouldn't have rashly taken you to a place like that to drink ourselves senseless, or none of this would have happened. Actually, after we sent you back to the Hong Clan Merchant Guild the night before last, we both drank ourselves into a blackout. We woke up back home and it was already yesterday evening. When we heard you'd run into trouble, we asked around everywhere for news of you, but we could never find you!"
Hearing them out, Si Haitao's expression softened considerably. By yesterday evening, he had already gone off with the mysterious figure—so it made sense that the brothers could not find him.
"Very well, this old man will believe you for now. We'll let this matter drop. It's only by great fortune that this old man had a benefactor's help; otherwise, this time you two would likely have been collecting my corpse." Si Haitao spoke half in lingering fear, half in relief.
"Yes, yes, Steward Si, you've always had heaven's favor!" Nan Tianxiong and Nan Tianguan surreptitiously wiped the cold sweat from their brows. They had finally pulled the wool over the old bastard's eyes.
Their way of navigating the world had always been to fawn on the high and trample the low. When Si Haitao was prospering, they naturally wanted to draw close to him; as for whether they had gone looking for him when he fell on hard times—only they themselves knew the truth.
Seeing Si Haitao sitting in a specially made wheelchair, Nan Tianguan asked with a face full of concern, "How are your injuries, Steward Si? Shall the two of us go fetch you some miracle medicine for healing?"
"No need. This old man's injuries aren't especially severe—merely a few meridians severed. I've already taken a Fifth-Grade Great Meridian-Opening Pill; healing is only a matter of time. No need for you to trouble yourselves." Si Haitao paused, then ground his teeth and said, "Though these injuries will heal, this old man absolutely must have his revenge. Those two women aside, that Wei Zhao is the chief culprit behind this old man's tragedy. If I do not avenge this wrong, I swear I am no man!"
Nan Tianxiong and Nan Tianguan nodded repeatedly and chimed in, "Indeed! We must find a way to do away with that brat Wei Zhao. It's utterly infuriating how the petty man has gotten his way. But we hear he's always at the side of Shangguan Lan'er and Ning Xuefei now, with those five skilled men from the Soaring Heaven Pavilion guarding him as well. It won't be easy to strike at him anytime soon."
"There's plenty of time. What's a few more days of waiting? This old man has that much patience." Si Haitao's gaze was venomous. Then he said, "Now that this old man has made his comeback, I haven't yet had a proper celebration. Here on North Island, apart from you two, I have no other acquaintances. How about we go have a drink together and enjoy ourselves?"
"At Steward Si's command, how would we dare refuse!" The two promptly beamed with delight.
The three immediately sought out a top-grade tavern, where they raised their cups and chatted and laughed with ease. This time, however, Si Haitao had learned his lesson—he did not dare bring up anything about finding women again.
After all, he had been forced to take poison. If he fooled around all day and neglected his proper business, provoking the displeasure of the mysterious figure behind him, he would be finished.
"You two are the local snakes of North Island, deeply versed in every aspect of its affairs. This old man has a question I'd like to ask: have you ever heard of anyone with potential but a crooked heart?" Si Haitao chose his words carefully.
Nan Tianxiong and Nan Tianguan were taken aback, then blurted out, "Isn't that Yu Jiang?"