Chapter 4236 — A Step Too Late
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Li and Guan shot Wei Zhao a contemptuous glance. They had had no wish to bother with him at all, but then they recalled Qi Wenmo's particular instructions before they set out, and in the end could only tamp down their impatience and speak.
"Xianpeng Island lies only a few dozen li from South Island. Not only does the miasma fog run thick there, but the skies nearby are ruled by a great many powerful and vicious avian spirit beasts. Should an ordinary flying spirit beast stray into their territory, it would very likely come under attack—and then it would be a living, breathing target, practically begging for death." Li Yanji curled his lip as he spoke.
"But surely the sea has its dangers too?" Wei Zhao could not help but start. The spirit beast clans were fearsome enough, but from what he understood, sea beasts were hardly lambs either.
"No. There is no danger in the sea." Li Yanji gave Wei Zhao a look of scorn before continuing his explanation. "Sea beasts may run rampant across the ocean, but they have never dared come near the waters around South Island. That is why, all this time, no sea beast has ever been known to appear in the seas near South Island."
"I see. Thank you for the guidance, Brother Li," Wei Zhao said with a nod of thanks.
Only then did Li Yanji's scornful expression ease a little. He gave a slight nod and said nothing.
Wei Zhao did not much mind. What occupied his thoughts at that moment was something the damn thing had once told him: the spirit beast clans might claim dominion over all the spirit beasts under heaven, and whether the powerful spirit beasts on the other islands acknowledged that claim was another matter—but at least on one point, they had never conquered the sea beasts.
The spirit beast clans and the sea beast clans kept to their own waters, each minding its own business. Since South Island was the stronghold of the spirit beast clans, it stood to reason that no sea beasts roamed the surrounding seas.
Still, the thought of the damn thing left Wei Zhao somewhat puzzled. Come to think of it, it had been quite a long while since he had last communicated with it. Yet he could sense that its present condition did not suggest anything amiss—it seemed rather to be in secluded cultivation, which was why it had remained cut off from the world all this time.
As for how a mere primordial spirit, lodged within the jade pendant's space, went about secluded cultivation—that was beyond knowing.
What Wei Zhao was intensely curious about now was this: with South Island so close at hand, what attitude would the damn thing take? It was, after all, an elder of the spirit beast clans. Even if it had not completed its mission, returning to its old haunts now ought to stir some thoughts in it.
But since the damn thing would not come out of seclusion of its own accord, Wei Zhao could hardly intrude on it rashly; he would have to wait until it emerged.
As they spoke, the sailboat, catching the wind, had already sped away from the harbor. What Wei Zhao did not know was that shortly after their departure, Cheng Qitian came chasing after them with his men.
"Where is that Ling Yi? Where is he?" Cheng Qitian swept his gaze left and right across the bustling harbor, but caught no sign of Wei Zhao, and demanded in a furious haste.
The Poison Eye Mercenary Corps was indeed a force not to be underestimated. From the moment Wei Zhao had begun using the alias Ling Yi, scarcely a few hours had passed, and he had not even used it openly all that much—yet already their underlings had ferreted it out.
He had just received word from his lackeys that this Ling Yi had, of all things, turned up again at the harbor!
Who would have thought the chance for vengeance would come so soon!