Chapter 4669 — Thunder Mystic Vine
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"No," Huo Yudie shook her head.
"If you didn't, how did you find out?" Wei Zhao pressed, his gaze sharpening.
"I overheard it when I secretly set her free! She looked so pitiful that I couldn't bear it. But I never saw her again after that." Huo Yudie pursed her lips as she spoke.
Phew! Only then did Wei Zhao let out a long breath of turbid air. He had thought this girl baffling, and had even been quietly on his guard against her; now his impression of her improved considerably, and the look in his eyes turned much gentler.
Whoever this mortal-world woman might be—whether his bosom friend Chen Xi, or Bing Tang, or Song Lingwei, or Tian Die'er, or even the Grand Elder of Snow Valley—Wei Zhao did not wish any of them harm, for every one of them was connected to him, directly or indirectly.
Besides, whatever the case, Huo Yudie had saved this woman's life. For that kindness alone, Wei Zhao could not go on treating her as coldly as before. Whichever of those women it was, he felt he owed Huo Yudie a debt of gratitude.
That said, even as secret gratitude welled up in Wei Zhao's heart, he was also profoundly shaken.
That woman had offended the Vice Principal's granddaughter, and for that she was locked up and subjected to ruthless torture—a telling glimpse of how treacherous the environment of the East Continent Academy truly was. And Huo Yudie had dared to set her free in secret. Did that not make her an enemy of the Vice Principal's granddaughter?
"You let her go behind their backs—did the Vice Principal's granddaughter not come after you for it?" Wei Zhao looked her up and down. From the very start he had guessed that this girl's background might be no simple matter; otherwise she would hardly have qualified to join the mission to West Island, still less dared to cross the Vice Principal's granddaughter.
"First, she never saw me set the woman free with her own eyes. Second, I am Liu Ziqi's personal disciple," Huo Yudie said flatly.
"No wonder!" Wei Zhao understood at once. Of the two reasons, the latter was the key. If the other side could slap a charge on anyone at will, then whether or not she had witnessed it made no difference at all. And the Liu Ziqi she spoke of was none other than the Vice Principal representing the Morning Pride Academy on this mission to West Island!
Cloud Terrace Island had always upheld its ancient customs. The status and importance of a personal disciple was in no way inferior to that of one's own flesh and blood—often it even surpassed it.
After all, one's descendants did not always amount to much, and those truly capable of inheriting one's mantle were fewer still. A personal disciple was different: such a one was destined to carry on the legacy. Every personal disciple was an heir into whom those great figures had poured countless effort and heart's blood, and this bond of transmission even took precedence over blood ties. The Sea Goddess of the East Sea and Wang Xinyan were a case in point.
As Liu Ziqi's personal disciple, it was only natural that Huo Yudie did not fear the Vice Principal's granddaughter. After all, if Liu Ziqi outranked that Vice Principal, the man would be the one fawning over her instead.
"Then why are you looking for me?" Wei Zhao asked instead. He had asked this question three times now in a very short span, but this time his tone was the kindest of all. If it was nothing too troublesome, he was genuinely willing to do her a favor.
"My current strength is the great perfection of the Nascent Soul, just one step from the final breakthrough," Huo Yudie said earnestly.