Chapter 4079 — The Mask Remade
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"Don't be surprised. This is a private favor. The old man and I took part in several trial missions together when we were young. He's one of us, reliable. If you have any business, Young Hero Lin, you can go to him. I'm only mentioning it ahead of time to be prepared. The odds of you going to the Middle Island for now aren't high, so it may not even come to that." Hong Zhong laughed.
"Whether I need it or not, Elder Hong's kindness is something I'll remember." Wei Zhao nodded gratefully.
After leaving the Hong Commerce, Wei Zhao escorted Shangguan Lan'er and Ning Xuefei back to Hualan Residence. Then he returned to Yingxin Pavilion to brief his miserable senior brother and the others before heading to the Rag King's secret forging base. He had no idea how long this trip would take, so he had to at least say his farewells in advance.
Yet the moment he stepped into the cave, Wei Zhao was startled by the sorry state of the Rag King: bruises mottled his whole body, and the white gauze wrapped around him still bore fresh bloodstains.
"Brother Wang, what happened to you?" Wei Zhao asked hurriedly.
The Rag King waved it off with an easy laugh. "Nothing much. A couple of days ago some people slipped in on me unawares. A few scratches, nothing serious. I'm used to it by now."
"It was Kang Jingming and his lot, wasn't it?" Wei Zhao guessed at once. The Rag King had always guarded this secret base with the utmost care, and for all these years no one had ever known of it. Only last time, because Wei Zhao had been careless, had Kang Jingming and his people tailed him, and the secret forging base became known.
"It's really nothing. Back when I was forging, I got burned by fire often enough, and blown up by faulty wares more times than I can count. Though that Kang Jingming of yours — his tricks are a bit peculiar. I've never seen anyone use pill fire as a combat technique, and the power's considerable. Still, it's nothing much. A few days' rest and I'll be right as rain." The Rag King laughed carelessly.
"That move must have been a pill-fire bomb. This is all my fault. I dragged you into it and got you hurt, Brother Wang. I'm truly sorry." Wei Zhao said with some guilt. These past few days he had been so busy escorting Shangguan Lan'er and Ning Xuefei around that he had neglected the Rag King's side, and never expected such a thing to happen. He had been far too careless.
With that, Wei Zhao moved behind the Rag King, placed one palm on his back, and circulated his cultivation method to heal him.
"Brother Lin, what are you doing?" Feeling the warm true qi flowing from Wei Zhao's palm, the Rag King was startled. Amid the comfort, he noticed the wounds all over his body beginning to itch — a sign of self-healing.
After a moment, Wei Zhao slowly withdrew his true qi. "Brother Wang, how do you feel now?"
"Eh? Much better than before. The wounds don't hurt at all anymore. Brother Lin, what kind of technique is this? It's amazing!" The Rag King moved his hands and feet, exclaiming in astonishment.
By his past experience, injuries like these should have ached for at least another month. He never imagined that a single treatment from Wei Zhao would heal them outright. It was simply inconceivable.
Wei Zhao chuckled. "Just a little trick. If you get hurt again in the future, Brother Wang, just tell me. A few small injuries are nothing to worry about."
"Good, good. There's no forging without getting hurt. I won't stand on ceremony with you anymore, Brother Lin." The Rag King scratched his head and laughed.
"By the way, I came this time to tell you, Brother Wang, that I'm about to leave on a trip to find that Life-Aspect Mushroom. As for when I'll be back, that's hard to say. So I'll have to trouble you to hold down the fort here alone for now." Wei Zhao stated the purpose of his visit.