Chapter 4228 — Is That What You Call Being Sensible?
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Looking down from afar at the bustling town ahead and below, Wei Zhao and Huang Xiaotao exchanged a glance, both their eyes carrying a measure of astonishment. From what they had learned beforehand, a place like the Wei Arc sea region was a den of mixed company and utter chaos, where at the slightest provocation great battles would erupt and blood would wash over whole quarters. They had assumed that even as a gathering place for cultivators, under such circumstances it could not be all that prosperous.
Yet the scene before their eyes now was unmistakably a thriving town laid out under unified planning, its grandeur and solemnity rare even on the North Island, with not the faintest sign of bloodshed having washed over anything. From this it was clear that the Wei Arc sea region was not so simple as outsiders imagined.
"Get ready, we're going down," Wei Zhao said softly. Huang Xiaotao nodded in understanding at his side; she knew what would happen once they descended, and of course she also knew what Wei Zhao meant by getting ready.
A moment later, the two drove their spirit bird down to land at the sea region dock of Wei Arc City. This was the dock expressly designated by Wei Arc City for entry and exit to the sea; whether traveling by air or by sea, one had to stop here. It was a rule unified among all the leading factions of Wei Arc City, and whether native or outsider, all had to comply strictly.
Otherwise, anyone who rashly drove a flying spirit beast into the skies above Wei Arc City would be regarded as provoking the entire city, and at the same time as challenging every faction within it.
That was no idle threat. In the past, a formidable expert from a great faction of the Middle Island had looked down on all others and broken this rule without authorization, and the final outcome was that he died in a manner most unclear. Even when the Middle Island's Law Enforcement Hall later intervened, they could not get to the bottom of it, and in the end the matter simply faded away.
From then on, no one dared defy this rule again. However lofty one's backing, one still had to enter and leave through the sea region dock. In the end it came down to that same saying: a strong dragon does not crush a local snake. The factions of the Wei Arc sea region, each going its own way, were indeed far from a match for the top-tier powers of the outer islands, but it was precisely for that reason that those with nothing to lose feared nothing.
Coming to this Wei Arc sea region, unless one could crush every faction here with a single hand, then a dragon must needs coil, and a tiger must needs lie low.
The two landed at the sea region dock, and at once an attendant came over to help lead away their spirit bird. No flying spirit beast, spirit birds included, could enter Wei Arc City, so the sea region dock maintained a dedicated keep. For a set fee in spirit jade, one could leave one's beast in trusted custody with no worries at all.
Yet Huang Xiaotao had only just given the spirit bird a few instructions and sent it off when she turned her head and saw Cheng Qitian blocking the way before them, a wicked grin on his face, accompanied by one servant and two women. Though she had been mentally prepared for this, seeing the man again so suddenly still made her heart lurch. Had Wei Zhao not been standing at her side, Huang Xiaotao might well have struck out on instinct.
"I thought you two would run away, but I never expected you'd actually come. I really don't know whether to call you bold or to call you sensible," Cheng Qitian sneered with a mocking look. "Of course, I hope you'll be the latter. After all, only sensible people live long. And it would be such a spoiling of the scenery if a fine beauty had to be taken by force—don't you agree?"
"My apologies, but I'm afraid you've overthought this, sir. By your logic, we hardly qualify as sensible people," Wei Zhao responded evenly, his expression unchanged.