Chapter 4736 — So Famous?
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"Shangling, do you have any idea who this Wei Zhao really is?" Liu Ziqi asked, her face full of puzzlement. She simply could not imagine it—her precious disciple had actually chosen to stay in there for the sake of a strange man. At this very moment she felt an inexplicable emptiness in her heart, as though the flesh of her heart had been snatched away.
"Ha, Wei Zhao is indeed an exceptionally rare talent. Among the young generation that has risen on the five Cloudstep Islands of late, this boy can well be counted a standout." Ning Shanghe smiled and answered frankly: "To be honest with you, Ziyu, I actually think highly of him. He is one of the candidates I have my eye on for Feifei's husband."
"Is the boy truly that famous?" Liu Ziqi's face at once showed astonishment.
And who was Ning Shanghe? Lord of West Island—one of the very few top-tier existences in all the five Cloudstep Islands!
At her level and station, the so-called top geniuses were scarcely worth her notice. Even in a place as crowded with prodigies as the Eastern Continent Academy, young disciples whose names Ning Shanghe bothered to remember were few and far between—let alone one who could draw such high praise from her lips.
At least, so far as Liu Ziqi knew, this old friend of hers had never spoken of a young man in such terms. To be listed among candidates for her daughter's hand was tantamount to being half heir to West Island of the future. Was this Wei Zhao truly so extraordinary?
"I would not call him famous, exactly. If you truly go by renown, he is in fact far beneath those few from Mid Island and your Eastern Continent. But if you look carefully into what he has done, you will see how remarkable the boy is." Ning Shanghe spoke with a touch of feeling. Seeing that Liu Ziqi seemed unconvinced, she smiled and gave an example: "You know the West Mountain Heretics are the bane of West Island's heart. For years I have spent a great deal of manpower and effort watching their every move. Among them there is the Old Sect of West Mountain—do you remember them?"
"Of course. My beaten foe!" Liu Ziqi gave a cold laugh. By nature she stood firmly on West Island's side as a trusted ally; whenever the West Mountain Heretics stirred up trouble, she would rush over at once to lend a hand, and she had crossed paths with many of their top experts—among them this Old Sect of West Mountain, the second-ranked giant among their evil cultivators.
"To you he is a beaten foe, but even at the Mountain-Opening stage, the old thief counts as a rare and troublesome existence," Ning Shanghe said.
"Hm, the old thief is indeed no weakling. Last time I even came off slightly the worse against him," Liu Ziqi said indignantly. Granted, that setback had come from being caught off guard by a first strike, but the Old Sect of West Mountain was truly no easy mark; even in a fair one-on-one, frankly, she had little confidence of winning.
"According to our intelligence, after the Old Sect of West Mountain left the Heretics, they actually went to the South Continent sea. I had thought they were planning some great move, but never expected the old thief's rush to the South Continent sea was to kill a single man," Ning Shanghe said slowly. (3rd update—for more news follow the public WeChat account 22, where Yuren's updates are posted at any time.) (To be continued)