Chapter 4359 — Requesting an Audience with the Director
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"Oh, cousin, what are you imagining? Am I that sort of man?" Wei Zhaotong waved his hands again and again, then smiled bitterly. "It's not that I don't want you to see him—it's that this Ling Yi is my enemy!"
"Your enemy?" Qin Deli was struck dumb, then looked Wei Zhaotong up and down with a strange expression. "I say, Brother Wei, has a donkey kicked you in the head? You want me to recommend an enemy of yours? If this fellow really is as heaven-defying as you say, aren't you afraid that once he's in the academy and his wings have hardened, he'll turn around and come for you?"
"Afraid? Of course I'm afraid. Even if he never enters Morning Star Academy, if he isn't eliminated early, I'll never sleep easy." Wei Zhaotong gave a cold smile. "That's precisely why I devised this scheme and asked you to help, cousin—to lure him into the trap!"
"Lure him into the trap? What exactly do you have in mind, Brother Wei? Tell me in detail," Qin Deli said, his interest instantly roused.
"Good. Think about it, cousin—whoever a man is, if he had the chance to enter Morning Star Academy, surely he wouldn't refuse?" Wei Zhaotong asked in turn.
"Naturally. How many geniuses have battered their heads against the door trying to get in, only to be turned away? Who would refuse an opportunity like that dropped into his lap?" Qin Deli nodded.
"Exactly, and that Ling Yi surely won't refuse either. But outsiders imagine Morning Star Academy as a holy land for cultivation, and few know that it's actually bristling with danger," Wei Zhaotong said. He had spent five whole years in the Gaolin Sea of the Eastern Continent and had often run over to Morning Star Academy; he knew its inner workings inside out.
"True enough. Many of the newly admitted genius disciples never imagined how dangerous it is inside. Otherwise, so many of them wouldn't meet an early death in their very first year," Qin Deli nodded.
"So all we need do is send Ling Yi into Morning Star Academy—which is really to send him into the tiger's mouth. Then, cousin, you put in a little effort to sow discord in secret, and let those tigers fix their eyes on this tender lamb Ling Yi. What do you think the result will be?" Wei Zhaotong said with a gloating smile.
"Why, he'll be set upon by the whole pack and die with no place to be buried!" Only now did Qin Deli finally understand. He clapped Wei Zhaotong on the shoulder and laughed heartily. "Hahaha, Brother Wei, you truly are a profiteering merchant—to think you could devise a scheme that kills without spilling a drop of blood! And with the Morning Star Academy's signboard hanging out front, even a man who knew the murderous intent behind it—even one who knew it was a pit—would most likely be unable to resist the temptation and jump right in. That Ling Yi, for crossing you, has truly had the worst luck of eight lifetimes!"
"What can I do? This hidden danger is too great—I can't sleep until he's gone." Wei Zhaotong smiled smugly, then grew serious. "This matter, cousin, I leave in your hands!"
"Consider it done. I help you, and I pick up a merit for free—two birds with one stone!" Qin Deli laughed.
Once the two had settled their plans, Qin Deli could hardly wait. He returned at once to the inn where Morning Star Academy was lodged and solemnly requested an audience with the director, Ling Yuanqing. (To be continued)