Chapter 4599 — Lan'er to the Rescue
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Once a nobody without a name, Ma Dangfeng had sworn from the day he soared to become a Nascent Soul cultivator that he would make everyone know his name—and this grandfather and granddaughter pair, Shangguan Tianxia and Shangguan Lan'er, had unknowingly shattered his heart to pieces...
"That's right, I am Ma Dangfeng. If Miss Shangguan is not too utterly ill-informed, she should know that the Azure Cloud Pavilion has recently produced a top rookie king of the Nascent Soul stage." Ma Dangfeng changed his tune at once, shedding his earlier fawning flattery of Shangguan Lan'er and turning brash and overbearing.
"Never heard of you." Shangguan Lan'er looked him over carefully and finally told him the truth.
Ma Dangfeng's mouth twitched again, and he forced down his rage. "Fine. Then Miss Shangguan has heard of me now, hasn't she? I may as well tell you straight—those words about Pavilion Master Shangguan having no eye for talent were indeed mine. And I'll do more than say it: I'll prove it, and let you all see plainly just who the true top genius is—me, or that shit-stain Wei Zhao!"
"You want to compare yourself with Junior Brother Lin?" Shangguan Lan'er couldn't help but show an incredulous expression. In her mind, Wei Zhao was utterly invincible among the Threefold Pavilion disciples—Shangguan Tianxia's own stance back then was proof enough. She hadn't expected to run into a sore loser today. No wonder the creature dared claim her grandfather had no eye for talent!
"How do you mean to prove it?" Lu Bianren, however, had seized on the crux of the matter. Ma Dangfeng's sudden declaration showed he must be after something.
"Simple. You all think I'm no match for that shit-stain Wei Zhao, don't you? Fine. I'll take on a trial mission to the South Island and beat him into a cripple with my own hands, then drag him back. We'll see what you have to say then!" With that, Ma Dangfeng gave a cold snort and strode off in a swagger.
He was making the best of a bad situation. Since Xu Lingchong had assigned him the task, he would have to go to the South Island and find Wei Zhao in any case; but to run errands for no good reason would invite contempt, and might even rouse suspicion in certain quarters. Now that this awkward predicament had fallen into his lap, declaring his intent before everyone served two purposes at once.
Not only did his trip to the South Island acquire a proper justification, he could account to Shangguan Tianxia as well. At least until the outcome of his duel with Wei Zhao was known, the Pavilion Master of Soaring Heaven Pavilion could hardly censure him—to do so would be to betray a guilty conscience and confirm the charge of having no eye for talent. And once he had successfully crippled Wei Zhao, Shangguan Tianxia would have even less hold over him. The response was nothing short of perfect.
Were it not for all the eyes upon him, Ma Dangfeng would have applauded his own quick wits. This was fucking brilliant!
Watching Ma Dangfeng's arrogant figure recede into the distance, Shangguan Lan'er stuck out her tongue in disdain. Lu Bianren, though, wore a worried frown. If Wei Zhao truly ran into this creature, his prospects would be grim indeed—the man was a Nascent Soul cultivator, after all! (To be continued...)