Chapter 4198 — That's Wonderful!
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Catching sight of the two of them, Shangguan Lan'er turned her head away in disgust, pretended not to see them, and made straight to walk past along the side.
At that moment, Xu Lingchong suddenly grinned and stepped forward to meet her head-on.
"Little junior sister Lan'er, it's been so long. How have you been lately?" Xu Lingchong greeted her with a smile.
"Well or unwell, what does it matter? Does Senior Brother Xu have business with me?" Shangguan Lan'er's eyelid twitched at once. This creature had not bothered her for quite some time—why was he sticking to her like chewed taffy again today? How revolting!
As Shangguan Lan'er spoke, the Little Curly Bear at her side dragged out that pair of great shears from before and, strutting with menace toward Xu Lingchong, went snip-snip-snip in a frenzy. Anyone with a slightly faint heart would likely have had their scalp go numb with fright at this little creature.
Xu Lingchong especially—last time it was this very pair of giant shears that had severed his family jewels. To see the scene replayed now was to rub salt into his wound; and not content with that, it was as if someone had sprinkled cumin on top for good measure!
Even Shangguan Lan'er herself was startled at the sight. She had never expected the little creature to dare provoke him so openly, and she hurried forward a step to shield it behind her—if Xu Lingchong flew into a rage and tried to kill the Little Curly Bear, with her strength she could not possibly stop him.
But greatly to Shangguan Lan'er's surprise, Xu Lingchong was not enraged in the least. Instead he smiled as though he did not mind at all, as if he had taken no offense whatsoever.
"If you ask about business, well, there is indeed a matter—one I feel it necessary for you to know about, little junior sister Lan'er. You had best prepare yourself first," Xu Lingchong said with feigned mystery.
"Oh? What matter?" Shangguan Lan'er frowned and glanced at him, thinking to herself: what trick is this loathsome creature trying to play now?
"I just came back from Wei Zhao's cave dwelling, and I found a woman on his bed—clothes already off, alas..." Xu Lingchong shook his head with feigned regret. "But don't be anxious, little junior sister Lan'er. Some men, once they have a bit of strength, always like to fool around and carry on. It's only human nature. Wei Zhao is a man too, and he has needs in that regard as well..."
The reason Xu Lingchong had deliberately told Shangguan Lan'er this was simple: his goal was nothing more than to create trouble for Wei Zhao. Since the woman in his cave dwelling was not Shangguan Lan'er, then he would use this to sow discord and let Shangguan Lan'er go make a scene herself!
By then, Wei Zhao would inevitably be too busy fending for himself to attend to anything else, and even if he took part in the inner-sect tournament, his condition would surely be greatly diminished.
To speak plainly, although Xu Lingchong was now a formidable mid Golden Core cultivator, riding high and returning in force, he had at least learned his lesson and gained some sense—he did not dare underestimate Wei Zhao.
Now that he cultivated in dual partnership with Meng Zhou, in a two-against-two they would certainly be invincible; of that there was no doubt. But in single combat, if he were to face Wei Zhao one-on-one, though he still had confidence in certain victory, he would still have to be careful and prudent.
After all, Wei Zhao had, by any account, slain Su Zhaohe of the early Golden Core stage in a single move—and that Su Zhaohe was no simple character. At the same level, Xu Lingchong freely admitted that he could not necessarily win with certainty. From this it was clear that Wei Zhao too was no ordinary figure and had to be guarded against!