Chapter 4398 — Preparing for the Grand Gathering
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With Qi Wenmo present, he could not name the Central Chamber of Commerce outright, but Wei Zhao naturally understood his meaning. Given the terrifying strength the Central Chamber had displayed, a handful of people could never hope to shake it. Only if the entire Threefold Pavilion of the North Isle mobilized would they have even a shred of confidence to contend with it.
"Rest easy, Brother Lu. I know what I'm doing," Wei Zhao said with a nod. Though he often found himself locked in desperate struggles with others, at heart he was not a man who courted conflict. Before, he had not known any better; now that he knew full well the Central Chamber of Commerce was teeming with experts—that Xuan Ascension giants could be encountered at any turn—how could he go provoking them recklessly again? He was not a fool.
"Good. We'll meet again on the North Isle," Lu Bianren said, cupping his hands in farewell to Wei Zhao.
"Yes, until we meet again on the North Isle. No time to lose—Brother Qi, see Brother Lu off at once," Wei Zhao said.
"Right away. Brother Lu, follow me." Qi Wenmo led Lu Bianren out. As one of the five great escort agencies of the South Isle, the Qingtian Escort Agency naturally had its own dedicated logistics channels; secretly spiriting a single person out was a trivial matter, undetectable by any power or any person.
With Lu Bianren sent off, Wei Zhao had finally settled a weight on his mind. This had been his foremost purpose in coming to the South Isle; hunting down Wu Baoliang had been merely incidental.
Over the next few days, Wei Zhao stayed shut in his room and did not venture out. His sole occupation each day was to devote himself to cultivation. Seeing so many experts at the Central Chamber of Commerce this time—Xuan Ascension giants above all—had truly shaken him, and the pressure was self-evident.
He was not a man who reveled in strife, but he possessed an extraordinarily competitive spirit and had never been willing to lag behind others. Otherwise, he could never have reached the level he stood at today.
As things stood, reaching the Xuan Ascension stage in a short time was clearly unrealistic for Wei Zhao, and even if such a shortcut existed, he would not take it. Pressure was pressure, but steady, grounded accumulation was the true way. So the only thing for Wei Zhao to do now was to cultivate in earnest, lay his foundations as deep and solid as possible, and quietly await the moment of breakthrough.
Moreover, after the affair at the Central Chamber of Commerce, although he had the Thousand-Silk Mask to conceal his identity, prudence demanded that he not wander about outside at such a sensitive time.
After all, he had only put on the Thousand-Silk Mask on the spur of the moment when he was discovered. Earlier, when he had been roaming the first and second floors, he had shown his true face, and so many clerks had seen it. With the astonishing power the Central Chamber of Commerce had demonstrated, who could say whether they might be able to trace him?
Since there was nothing to do outside anyway, Wei Zhao simply stopped going out altogether, cultivating in seclusion while he waited in peace for the South Isle Escort Gathering to begin.
Beyond that, Wei Zhao made a point of warning Qi Wenmo as well: unless necessary, it would be best for him not to go wandering about outside during this period. Against a Central Chamber of Commerce so unfathomable, no amount of caution was excessive.
If the Central Chamber of Commerce truly could trace Wei Zhao's true appearance, then they could surely also find out that he had appeared together with Qi Wenmo. If that dragged Qi Wenmo into trouble, it would be terrible.
Qi Wenmo was somewhat puzzled by this, but he readily nodded in agreement. He assumed Wei Zhao was worried that the Poison Eye Mercenaries and the Dragon Boat Escort Agency might seize this critical juncture to make trouble and strike from the shadows. (To be continued…) R527