Chapter 4706 — You Two, Come Along
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He simply could not swallow the insult. Fuming, Kang Jingming was just about to launch into another round of sneering at Wei Zhao—but this time, before he could open his mouth, Xu Lingchong drove a foot into his back from behind. "Get on with the real work!" he snapped impatiently. "If you don't want to do it, take the armor off and hand it over!"
Ever since this operation had been planned, this Young Master Xu had been all but invisible. From start to finish it was Kang Jingming who took the lead—but over the course of the journey, Xu Lingchong had more or less figured out how the gear was meant to be used, and he was itching for a chance to try it himself.
If Kang Jingming proved unreliable, Xu Lingchong could snuff him out in a minute—no matter, he would simply step in himself. Even if he ultimately failed to marry Ning Xuefei, the princess of the Western Isle, so long as he could ruin Wei Zhao's plans, he would count his objective achieved. Everything else could be discussed.
"Yes, yes! Calm yourself, Young Master Xu!" Kang Jingming's heart lurched, and he hastily bowed his head in apology. He might throw his weight around in front of others, but he wouldn't dare give ten times the courage to talk back to this immediate superior of his—that was a good way to get himself killed. Kang Jingming was no fool.
After shooting Wei Zhao one last vicious glare, Kang Jingming had no choice but to swallow his resentment. He dared not linger a moment longer, and followed Xu Lingchong away with great care.
What on earth were those two up to? Watching Xu Lingchong's and Kang Jingming's backs, Wei Zhao rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
His instincts told him there was something fishy about the pair turning up here, though for the moment he could make no sense of it. Perhaps, like everyone else, they were simply there to harvest rare treasures from the Myriad-Year Grand Canyon?
"What are you thinking about?" Huo Yudie suddenly patted him on the back. Having suppressed her shock, she found that Wei Zhao was still the same Wei Zhao as ever. With a powerhouse like this for a teammate, her confidence in obtaining the Thunder Mystic Vine had soared a hundredfold—by now she could hardly wait.
"Oh, nothing." Wei Zhao shook his head, then turned to glance at Scarface, who had just lifted his head. Scarface promptly shuddered and buried his head again—the very opposite of his earlier murderous bluster.
Wei Zhao could not help but find it amusing. Having tasted bitter medicine, the man looked set to play the meek grandson for the rest of his days in Wei Zhao's presence. For a peak early-stage Profound Ascension expert of his standing, he certainly knew how to read the room.
Paying Scarface no further mind, Wei Zhao made ready to take Huo Yudie on to the Myriad-Year Grand Canyon. But at the last moment, as he turned his head, the corner of his eye caught sight of two familiar figures—Qi Wenmo and Xia Qianqian.
From the look of it, the two had only just arrived and were about to ask around for news. Just then they spotted Wei Zhao and Huo Yudie as well, and delight lit up their faces.
"Over here—you two, come with me," Wei Zhao called, beckoning to them from afar. Qi Wenmo and Xia Qianqian were hardly about to refuse. Though they had not yet fully grasped the situation, the mood in the air made it plain that this place was not going to be easy to get through.
Under the envious gazes of the rest of the crowd, Qi Wenmo and Huo Yudie—no, Qi Wenmo and Xia Qianqian—quickly made their way toward Wei Zhao, while Scarface and his gang of hangers-on, who stood between them and Wei Zhao, scrambled aside as if they had seen a ghost, terrified of accidentally displeasing Wei Zhao! (The Campus Belle's Close-Range Bodyguard web series launches on iQiyi on August 10th; for more news, follow Yuren's official account 22.) (To be continued)