Chapter 4658 — Presenting the Golden Core
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"So that's how it is. Then stop sighing—I have a way." Something stirred in Wei Zhao's mind. He took a small wooden box from his bosom and handed it to Qi Wenmo. "With this, you needn't worry."
"What is it?" Qi Wenmo took the little box curiously and found that, plain and unremarkable as it was, the cool, fresh breath seeping from within lifted his spirits. He hastened to open it—and was thunderstruck. He knew good wares when he saw them. Within lay a Golden Core for Nascent Soul Formation!
"Given your strength and foundations, it's truly time you broke through. Take this Golden Core for Nascent Soul Formation, and barring the unexpected, it should see you safely into the Nascent Soul stage." Wei Zhao smiled faintly.
With Qi Wenmo's abilities, so long as his strength could stand on equal footing with hers, he would surely no longer feel inferior. After all, strictly speaking, though the Skysupport Escort Agency could not compare with the Treasure Ship Transport Company, it was by no means far behind—it was, after all, the hegemon of the South Continent escort trade.
"This... this is far too precious. Brother Ling, you'd best keep it for yourself. I'm in no hurry..." The Golden Core for Nascent Soul Formation was like a scalding hot potato in Qi Wenmo's hands; all at once flustered, he desperately pressed it back upon Wei Zhao.
"You're not in a hurry? You're not in a hurry, but the young lady is!" Wei Zhao shot him a glance and, exasperated, tossed the little wooden box back to Qi Wenmo. "She's the Ship King's daughter, don't you know—who's to say she won't be married off any day now? By then you'll be too late even to cry. And you say you're not in a hurry? Don't blame me, your brother, for not warning you: when a thing like this comes your way, you must seize it tight, or you'll regret it all your life!"
"I..." At Wei Zhao's words, Qi Wenmo was plunged into a dilemma. Of course he knew the principle; and from what he knew, many a young lord had his eye on this sweetheart of his. If he acted too late, he might truly regret it for the rest of his days.
But the value of a Golden Core for Nascent Soul Formation—Qi Wenmo knew it all too clearly, especially one of such superior quality. No amount of spirit jade might buy it. However close his friendship with Wei Zhao, he dared not rashly accept a thing so precious.
"What's there to hesitate over? I've never seen you so wishy-washy before. With the friendship between us, can you not even accept a paltry Golden Core for Nascent Soul Formation?" Wei Zhao feigned anger.
"Very well. Since you've put it that way, Brother Ling, I'll accept it. But let me say this first: whatever price you paid for this Golden Core for Nascent Soul Formation, you must take that much spirit jade from me, or I shall be unable to rest easy." Qi Wenmo nodded.
"Who told you I bought this Golden Core for Nascent Soul Formation?" Wei Zhao gave him a peculiar look and smiled faintly. "Have I never told you before that I am a genuine, bona fide alchemist? Every one of these cores was refined by my own hand."
"What?!" Qi Wenmo was stunned. An alchemist was nothing remarkable—there were alchemists of every description these days. But an alchemist capable of refining a Golden Core for Nascent Soul Formation—across all five Cloud Terrace Islands, you could count them on the fingers of one hand, could you not? (To be continued.) R1052