Chapter 4163 — One Round a Day
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 3
"True enough—so long as you can pull through, no trial is a bad thing. You've grown a great deal, Shenjin." Wei Feng regarded him with new eyes. His strength might be much the same as before, but the impression Wei Shenjin now gave was that of a man reborn, not to be underestimated.
Wei Shenjin smiled. Had none of this happened, he would never have been driven to submit himself to Wei Zhao. In the long view, to be connected to an aberrant genius like Wei Zhao—even as his underling—was something where the advantages far outweighed the drawbacks, a stroke of fortune to be sought after.
"Elder Situ probably won't dare to move against you for the time being. You only need to keep a little vigilance." Wei Feng offered a reminder, then suddenly lowered his voice: "By the way, the Sect Master gave a personal order just now—you're to visit the Heavenly Pill Pavilion often from now on. You understand what that means?"
"Rest easy, Uncle Feng. I understand." Wei Shenjin smiled knowingly. He had long since anticipated this. Having him visit the Heavenly Pill Pavilion often could only mean one thing: he was to serve as a bridge between the Snow Sword Sect's high-ranking figures and the great lord Di Xingdao.
Seen in that light, the impact of Di Xingdao's forceful return upon the power structure of Central Island had already begun to show. Even the Snow Sword Sect was taking the initiative to curry favour with him, and might draw even closer in the days to come. No doubt the other sects would each have their own response as well—this might well be the harbinger of a new round of reshuffling among the powers.
With the Sect Master's order as a shield, there was nothing the least bit improper about Wei Shenjin visiting the Heavenly Pill Pavilion again—no one could find fault with it.
Arriving at the Heavenly Pill Pavilion in impatient haste, Wei Shenjin reported the high council's decision to Wei Zhao, and at the end could not resist adding a sigh of admiration: "Everything is under control, just as you foresaw. You truly are a god among men, Chief Wei Zhao."
"Seeking advantage and avoiding harm is only human nature. At the level of a sect leader, face is merely a matter of price—before substantive interests, it can be cast aside at any moment." Wei Zhao laughed.
"That is because you see everything as though it were laid out before you, Chief. Had you not lent a hand, my situation would be unthinkable now—I would most likely be a corpse already, unable even to kill that cheap whore Situ Qian, let alone recover my strength and standing. For your great kindness, I shall be grateful beyond words as long as I live." With that, Wei Shenjin bowed three times to Wei Zhao with the utmost reverence, gratitude welling up from the bottom of his heart.
"There's no need for that. Now that your affairs here are settled, I intend to set out for the Northern Island in the next couple of days. In the future, you'll need to lend the Heavenly Pill Pavilion a hand as well. With Brother Di Xingdao holding the fort, trouble is unlikely in the ordinary course of things, but should some short-sighted minor character come stirring up trouble, we can hardly have the Vice Island Master of Central Island step forward to deal with it himself. Tian Chan and Xueli are women besides, and it isn't convenient for them to appear in public—so I'll need you to look after things with care." Wei Zhao instructed.
He could count his friends here on the fingers of one hand. Apart from Di Xingdao, there were only Cai Zhongxuan and Hou Guanqi, and both of those men were busy to the point of distraction—having them turn up at the Heavenly Pill Pavilion every day was plainly unrealistic. So the task could only fall to Wei Shenjin.