Chapter 4721 — What Is a Bottom Line?
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"Huh? Pull them up by the roots? That doesn't seem right." Xu Lingchong hesitated. He might not be a good man at heart, but he was, after all, a properly trained disciple of North Island's Tri-Stack Pavilion, and the subtle indoctrination of a great, prestigious sect shaped his conduct. At the very least, he knew the unwritten rule of leaving a margin in all things.
"But we can't just go back empty-handed like that show-off, can we? These two vines may not be ripe, but if we cut them and bring them back, we've done our duty, and the higher-ups can't say a word against us. If we leave now and they blame us later, neither of us can afford that..." Kang Jingming urged.
At the thought of the punishment that mysterious figure might mete out, Xu Lingchong couldn't suppress a shudder. He had no choice but to nod in agreement. "All right, then. We'll do as you say."
That settled, the two made ready to dig up the two unripe Thunder Mystic Vines. Wei Zhao had nearly reached the exit, but when he sensed what they were about, he was startled. Had it been anything else, he truly would not have cared—but this touched on the interests of all West Island, and above all on Ning Xuefei's interests. There was no way he could stand idly by.
Were it not for that consideration, Wei Zhao would long since have transplanted all these Thunder Mystic Vines into his jade pendant's space. Who would have left any for Xu Lingchong and Kang Jingming then?
"Stop right there!" Wei Zhao appeared abruptly behind the two of them, giving Xu Lingchong and Kang Jingming a real fright. They had never imagined the man would turn back after leaving!
Xu Lingchong instantly fell into a posture as if facing a mortal enemy. For all that he was now a Nascent Soul cultivator himself, he had suffered far too many losses at Wei Zhao's hands before, and deep down he was thoroughly cowed. Facing Wei Zhao alone, his first instinct would absolutely be to turn and run.
This time, though, was different. Beside him was Kang Jingming, decked out in hyper-advanced tech gear, whose combat power rivaled a cultivator of the Mystic Ascension stage. Naturally he would not be so easily cowed by Wei Zhao.
"What do you want, show-off? Don't tell me you've changed your mind and want a share of the pie now. Let me tell you—not a chance!" Kang Jingming said loftily, brandishing his laser cannon at Wei Zhao with a look of utter contempt.
Xu Lingchong, meanwhile, warily edged backward. Kang Jingming made a ready-made human shield, so he wasn't worried about a surprise attack from Wei Zhao—but Xu Lingchong himself had no such protection. If blades truly came out, he might well be effortlessly annihilated in a single exchange. What a sorry end that would be.
"You won't even spare unripe Thunder Mystic Vines—you mean to dig them up roots and all. And to think you're disciples of North Island's Tri-Stack Pavilion. Isn't that a bit lacking in any bottom line?" Huo Yudie, who had appeared behind Wei Zhao, glared at the two of them in outrage.
"Bottom line? What's that supposed to be?" Kang Jingming burst out laughing, his face a picture of swaggering provocation that fairly said, 'Come and bite me if you dare.' Right now he was dying for Wei Zhao to make a move—just the chance to let this sworn enemy taste the laser cannon's power! (Day three of the School Beauty drama's release! Shooting straight to the top of the trending charts! Please follow Yuren's public WeChat account yuren22.) (To be continued...)