Chapter 4186 — Gongyang Jun's Decision
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At that moment in the little grove, Wei Zhao sat chatting idly with Shangguan Lan'er, while Huang Xiaotao was off to the side, being pestered into play by Little Curly Bear.
"Heh, Little White seems to really like playing with Xiaotao lately!" Wei Zhao raised an eyebrow in surprise. The little creature was not especially shy of strangers, but apart from Shangguan Lan'er and himself, it rarely took the initiative to get close to anyone. He had not expected it to hit it off so well with Huang Xiaotao.
"Oh, it's working so hard to curry favor with Sister Xiaotao, but its real intentions lie elsewhere," Shangguan Lan'er said with a giggle.
"What do you mean by that?" Wei Zhao asked curiously.
"Last time Little White played all afternoon with Sister Xiaotao's spirit bird, and then it fell in love with the feeling of riding a bird through the sky—it simply couldn't stop. I had to coax it for ages before I tricked it into going to sleep," Shangguan Lan'er said with a pout.
"Oh? So Little White is planning to become a flying knight—lofty ambitions!" Wei Zhao laughed heartily. "It's not a bad thing, though. It's far better than when it used to drag those big scissors around scaring people all day, isn't it?"
Ever since that last birthday banquet, when it had muddle-headedly snipped Xu Lingchong, Little Curly Bear had inexplicably taken a liking to those big scissors—it simply could not bear to let them go, refusing to put them down even for meals or sleep, which had given everyone quite a headache for a while. But now the little creature's interests had finally shifted.
"Hehe, I suppose so." Shangguan Lan'er stuck out her tongue, then suddenly changed expression. "Speaking of which, little junior brother, have you heard? Xu Lingchong is back."
"Mm, I've already heard people mention it. They say this young master Xu has changed a great deal—he's now an expert at the middle Golden Core stage. Quite formidable," Wei Zhao said with a nod, his expression unchanged.
"I wonder what that close-mouthed Gongyang Jun was thinking, actually lifting his wanted status. After offending this young lady, he's still allowed to come back and swagger about—it's simply infuriating!" Shangguan Lan'er said angrily.
"Lifting the wanted status—was that Gongyang Jun's own decision? Could it not have been Xu Yuanzheng or some other higher-up applying pressure?" Wei Zhao's heart stirred. The rumors in the streets all said it was Xu Yuanzheng's doing, but if Gongyang Jun had taken the initiative himself, then the implications behind it were rather intriguing.
"Uh, that I'm not clear on, but the close-mouthed one is the hall master of the Law Enforcement Hall. Without his nod, no matter what anyone else did, the wanted status could never have been lifted—that much is certain," Shangguan Lan'er said. Though she never concerned herself with such matters, she had picked up enough by exposure to understand the ins and outs clearly.
"Could it really have been Gongyang Jun's own nod?" Wei Zhao stroked his chin thoughtfully. He had dealt with Gongyang Jun before, and from what he knew of the man, he was extremely proud and self-confident. If he did not wish it, then even the King of Heaven himself would probably be unable to make him bow his head.
"Who knows. The most important thing right now is that Xu Lingchong has come back breathing fire this time—he's certainly up to no good where you're concerned, little junior brother..." Shangguan Lan'er said worriedly.
"That's no problem—when soldiers come, a general will stop them; when water comes, earth will dam it. We already made a high-profile appearance when we dealt with Su Zhaohe, so one more Xu Lingchong makes no difference. At worst, we'll just have another fight." Wei Zhao laughed. R1152