Chapter 4286 — Discovered
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"Very well." Chang Daoping gave a faint nod, and inwardly his opinion of Wei Zhao rose another notch. A man who could resist the temptation of Star Ink Milk was a rare thing in this world. What a pity he was not one of their own—otherwise there would have been no need to play tricks and cheat him out of his share.
As for the rest—Cao Shishi, Luo Tuoxiang, and the others—every one of them was gloating. Forced to travel with these two bumpkins of such meager strength, and then, when breaking the Moon Shadow Formation, even outsmarted to boot—they who had always thought so highly of themselves had been squirming with discomfort. But now, all at once, they felt balanced again, brimming with a sense of superiority.
Chang Daoping at once led the group down from the altar, and Wei Zhao and Huang Xiaotao had no choice but to follow. But before leaving, Wei Zhao had a thought and drew what remained at the bottom of the little stone basin into a spirit-jade bottle in his jade pendant's space.
Better than nothing. The dregs together amounted to no more than a tiny speck, but little as it was, it was still Star Ink Milk—better than none at all.
"Hm? What's that fluctuation of true qi?" Ahead of them, Chang Daoping suddenly stopped and turned around, frowning as he asked. The others exchanged looks as well, their gazes full of suspicion, until at last they all settled on Wei Zhao and Huang Xiaotao.
Wei Zhao started at the sight and gave a fright, cursing inwardly. Just as he had feared...
Drawing external objects into the jade pendant's space inevitably produced a ripple of true qi, though it was exceedingly faint and ordinary people could not detect it. But an expert of Chang Daoping's caliber, at such close range, had indeed caught a hint of it. He really had been reckless just now.
"My apologies, Brother Chang. I was a little angry just now and couldn't keep my feelings in check." Wei Zhao's expression turned flustered at once, yet he forced himself to look composed—a perfect match for the content of his words, leaving no room for doubt.
"Couldn't keep your feelings in check? Heh heh, then you'd better get moving, boy! I was really afraid you'd fly into a rage and take some reckless path! Hahahaha!" Luo Tuoxiang laughed wildly at this, utterly without restraint.
Cao Shishi and the others all wore mocking expressions too. A mere early Golden Core cultivator dared to be dissatisfied? The man didn't even know how the word "death" was written!
Only Huang Xiaotao, watching this scene, wore a strange expression beneath her veil. Given her closeness with Wei Zhao, even though he had never told her about the jade pendant's space, he had never deliberately hidden it from her either, and she could guess a thing or two.
All these people were completely in the dark, yet each one was so full of himself—it was simply exasperating.
And if it really came down to strength, apart from Chang Daoping, that Nascent Soul expert, who among those present was a match for her and Wei Zhao? They were all pitiful creatures who could be cut down in a single move—frogs at the bottom of a well who knew nothing of the heights of heaven and the depths of earth! (To be continued) R655