Chapter 4809 — A Conspiracy in the Private Box
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 3
A girl unversed in the ways of the world like Ning Xuefei was naturally there for the taking, but the crux of the matter was that she was the princess of the Western Island. Once an accident occurred, all of Xiangyun Academy would surely be thrown into upheaval, and to give the Western Island a satisfactory account, the matter would absolutely be investigated to the very bottom. Even the combined backing of Ren Zhongyuan and Yi Xiaotian might not be able to withstand it.
"Idiot! I already said it's an accident—what the hell kind of risk is there? It's only leaving her gravely injured anyway, not killing her!" Ren Zhongyuan curled his lip in disdain. So long as it was not irremediable, even if the Western Island got wind of it they would not cling to the matter forever. After all, Xiangyun Academy was no pushover either, with his old man and Yi Xiaotian's old man backing them up.
"That's right. So long as we handle it with the proper measure, this matter is no great problem," Yi Xiaotian nodded approvingly.
While the several men conspired and deliberated in the private box, they were utterly unaware that the very targets of their discussion were at that moment dining together in the box directly below them.
Of course, given the establishment's high-class design, the soundproofing could not possibly be so poor. Normally, no matter how keen one's hearing, it would be impossible to hear the conversation in the box upstairs. Moreover, the walls here had the effect of blocking spiritual sense—the proprietor had spent a fortune and gone to great expense for this, all to guarantee the guests' privacy, for only thus could they attract the elite clientele.
At that moment there were five people dining together: Wei Zhao, Ning Xuefei, Leng Rufeng, Yang Qianshuang, and even Chen Xinglan had been dragged along.
There was no need to speak of the four of Wei Zhao's group, but even with Chen Xinglan's strength, under normal circumstances she too could not hear the sounds from upstairs—unless she deliberately employed some technique of spiritual sense, and with her breeding she would never do such a thing for no reason.
Yet the fact that Wei Zhao and the others could not hear did not mean no one had perceived Ren Zhongyuan's conspiracy. At the very least, the ghost thing was perfectly clear on the matter, and their scheming fell into Wei Zhao's ears without a single word missing.
After hearing it all, Wei Zhao could not help but change expression. He truly had not expected Ren Zhongyuan to hate him so deeply, to the bone—that to deal with him he could even conceive of such a vicious, underhanded notion. Thank goodness the ghost thing had overheard it; otherwise the other side might well have succeeded!
"What's wrong?" Beside him, Ning Xuefei had been eating with great relish—a whole table of Eastern Continent specialties was enough to whet anyone's appetite—but she was still the first to notice something off about Wei Zhao. At her words, Chen Xinglan, Leng Rufeng, and the others all looked over as well.
"Oh, nothing." Wei Zhao smiled without betraying a thing, and with a flick of his hand produced an exquisite wooden box, which he pushed before Leng Rufeng and Yang Qianshuang. "This is the Beauty Pill. As for the Thunder Profound Pill, I still need to refine it on the spot, so you'll have to wait another two days."
Leng Rufeng was instantly overjoyed, and Yang Qianshuang's eyes lit up as though she had seen a lifeline. Yet she did not reach out to take it at once, but instead glanced somewhat sheepishly at Wei Zhao and Ning Xuefei.