Chapter 4353 — Returning in Disgrace
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"Haha, gladly." Wei Zhao laughed heartily. The more he dealt with this young master, the more he found the man shared his own temperament. A true friend was the rarest thing in the world, and friends who passed Wei Zhao's discerning eye were few indeed.
While Wei Zhao and Qi Wenmo drank and chatted, on the other side Cheng Qitian, having returned from the Qingtian Escort Agency with his tail between his legs, had swallowed a bellyful of rage and wanted nothing more than to kill someone.
"Tiaozi, come here." Cheng Qitian pointed at one of the Golden Core consummation experts following behind him. Now that Old Kong was beaten into a coma, he had no choice but to replace him with a temporary lackey.
"Yes, young master, what are your instructions?" The man's real name was Chen Zitiao, but the Poison Eye Mercenary Corps generally called him Tiaozi.
"About that Ling Yi, and what happened at the Qingtian Escort Agency today—go find out everything. Remember, not one detail is to be missed, or I'll break your mangy legs!" Cheng Qitian said, stroking his chin.
The reason he'd gotten his nose bloodied today was that he hadn't gathered good intelligence. Had he known beforehand that Ling Yi was a man of merit rather than a traitor, he'd never have brought his people to the Qingtian Escort Agency—that was pure self-invited humiliation.
"Yes, young master, wait here. I'll be off." Chen Zitiao nodded at once and departed.
Half an hour later, Chen Zitiao returned and reported to Cheng Qitian, point by point, everything that had happened at the Qingtian Escort Agency that day. Word of it was already flying about, so it wasn't hard to find out—and besides, with the Poison Eye Mercenary Corps' eyes and ears, learning a thing or two in Weihu City was as easy as turning one's palm.
"What? That false information was all lies cooked up by those two cowards Li Yanji and Guan Zhiyuan to shirk responsibility? So sly and shameless—that rather suits my taste!" Cheng Qitian said, taken aback. Then he asked: "So where are those two now? Has Qi Wenmo killed them yet?"
"No. The two of them took three sword slashes and six holes, and were thrown out by the Qingtian Escort Agency. They should still be lying in the trash heap by now, though whether they're dead or alive, I couldn't say," Chen Zitiao replied.
"Mm. If they're dead, forget it. If they're still alive, send someone to scoop those two things up and keep them at our Poison Eye Mercenary Corps for now. They might come in handy later," Cheng Qitian said after a roll of his eyes.
"Yes." Chen Zitiao nodded in obedience, then added: "There's one more piece of news, about the entanglement between the Qingtian Escort Agency and the Hong Chamber of Commerce. The street rumors aren't entirely accurate, but the matter has already caused a great stir, and I reckon it's basically true. Young master, you might be interested."
"Oh? Let's hear it." Cheng Qitian's interest was immediately piqued.
"The rumor goes that the Qingtian Escort Agency's escort was robbed purely because that man Wei Zhaotong of the Hong Chamber of Commerce set a trap, landing Qi Wenmo and the whole Qingtian Escort Agency in it. Not long ago, Qi Wenmo brought his men to make trouble for Wei Zhaotong in a fury, but Wei Zhaotong sent him packing with a few words, and he came away with his nose bloodied," Chen Zitiao reported.
"There's such a thing?" Cheng Qitian bared his teeth in a grin. This sounded exactly like what had just happened to him! (To be continued) R655