Chapter 4097 — Swiftly Wanted
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 3
If Wei Shenjin still had feelings for Xue Li, how was she supposed to smoothly become his dual-cultivation partner? And beyond that, Wei Zhao's earlier accusation that she was a woman ridden by a thousand men had given her a genuine fright!
So no matter what, she had to find a way to silence that despicable pair for good before she could rest easy. Every day those two lived was one more day of deadly risk.
"How could we possibly let them go? Those two sluts must die! We'll go back right now and report to the sect, have them hunted throughout the city—let's see where they can run!" Wei Shenjin gnashed his teeth in hatred.
Situ Qian's heart leaped with joy at his words; they struck exactly the chord she wanted. She pressed on, "Yes, yes, we'll make sure they can't escape even if they grow wings. But what reason do we give when we report back?"
If he simply told the truth, Wei Shenjin would lose face utterly. He thought for a moment, then said, "We'll say Xue Li eloped with that wild man, and that before fleeing, they ambushed and wounded me!"
"Senior Brother is brilliant! That way she'll be a traitor to the sect—we won't even need to lift a finger. The higher-ups at the sect will absolutely hack that despicable pair to pieces!" Situ Qian praised him, bursting with delight.
The two settled on the plan and acted on it at once. Sure enough, when the Snow Sword Sect's higher-ups learned of the matter, they flew into a rage. Betraying one's sect was the gravest of crimes in any faction. They immediately mobilized the entire sect's strength to hunt Wei Zhao and Xue Li throughout the city!
After all, this was a sect that could hold its ground on Central Island. Once the Snow Sword Sect moved, it moved with the force of thunder. Within a mere half-hour, wanted notices were plastered throughout the city. They bore rough sketches of the pair's appearance and bearing, naming the man a coarse, boorish brute and the woman Xue Li, a serving girl of the Snow Sword Sect.
At the first glimpse of people putting up wanted notices ahead—and of all things, notices for the two of them—Wei Zhao and Xue Li were badly startled. They had never imagined the other side would react so quickly. Fortunately, they had been traveling through deserted alleyways all along, with few passersby about; otherwise their whereabouts would surely have been exposed long ago.
Wei Zhao quickly brought Xue Li to a halt, retreated back into the empty alley, and removed the Thousand-Silk Mask, revealing his true face.
At the sight of that familiar face of Wei Zhao's, a touch of warmth and tenderness came unbidden into Xue Li's eyes. She had known all along that he was Wei Zhao, of course, but facing a stranger's brutish visage and facing Wei Zhao's own features were, in the end, two very different things.
There was no time for her to dwell on it, however. As expected, the wanted notices covered the whole city outside, and she could not help but feel a little afraid and panicked. She lifted her face to Wei Zhao and said guiltily, "Wei Zhao, I'm sorry. It's all because of me that you're caught up in this."
"What nonsense are you talking about? You're my little, little, little, little, little wife—doesn't that count for anything anymore?" Wei Zhao said, deliberately putting on a stern face.
"Heh heh... you still remember that..." Xue Li lowered her head, both happy and bashful, a fetching flush spreading across her fair cheeks like the ripe luster of a blooming flower, stirring an unconscious fondness in anyone who beheld her. Even Wei Zhao stared, eyes fixed, utterly captivated.
"By the way, how did your strength become so formidable? You actually wounded Wei Shenjin, a Golden Core cultivator. Don't tell me you've already reached the Golden Core stage yourself?" Xue Li suddenly asked.