Chapter 4892 — A Little Strange
The Blossom Guardian · Page 1 of 2
"Master Lin, our spirit is willing but our strength is spent—we truly dare not linger in this place. Forgive us, forgive us!" The crowd exchanged glances and spoke one after another.
"Oh, that is no trouble. Then you should all leave together and look out for one another on the way." Wei Zhao smiled. That so many of them should all choose to depart at once was, he had to admit, a little unexpected—but there was no point in forcing the matter. After all, to each his own ambition.
"Take care, Master Lin!" The crowd cupped their hands in farewell at once. On this expedition, Wei Zhao, as their temporary captain, had found every one of them a lightning tribulation site. Whether or not they ultimately succeeded in advancing, they would hold this favor in their hearts. Had it not been for Wei Zhao, they likely could not have seized even a single tribulation site, let alone made their assault on the Xuan Sheng stage.
"Take care, all of you," Wei Zhao said with a nod. When he saw Qin Chan withdraw along with the crowd—the two male disciples of Morning Star Academy still trailing at her side—he could not help but knit his brows slightly.
Yet Wei Zhao said nothing more. This was no time for questions; whatever secrets Qin Chan carried could wait until they were back at Morning Star Academy.
He watched the Morning Star Academy disciples depart. Then Huo Yudie, who stood nearby, suddenly wore a look of difficulty as well. After a moment's hesitation, she said, "I... I have to go back too..."
"What?" Wei Zhao was taken aback. He had assumed that, having met her here by rare chance, he might at last have time to spend with Huo Yudie—but now even she was leaving.
"Before I came out this time, my master warned me again and again that I must advance and retreat together with the disciples of Morning Pride Academy and Soaring Cloud Academy no matter what. Whether or not I succeed, I must withdraw as quickly as possible and not linger," Huo Yudie said with a bitter smile. She too wished to stay by Wei Zhao's side, but her master's command could not be defied.
"In that case, you had best head back first. There will be no shortage of chances to meet again. Be careful on the road," Wei Zhao said at once with a nod.
"Mm, you too." Huo Yudie gave Wei Zhao a reluctant, gentle embrace, then turned to bid farewell to Wang Xinyan and Huang Xiaotao. "You two must take good care of yourselves as well. Your little sister takes her leave first."
"Until we meet again! Come visit us at Morning Star when you have time!" Huang Xiaotao said with a laugh—but then she realized that Morning Star and Morning Pride were sworn enemies. Huo Yudie, as a prized disciple of Morning Pride Academy, could hardly come strolling into Morning Star Academy whenever she pleased! Would that not be inviting enmity for nothing?
Seeing her awkward expression, Huo Yudie could not help but smile. "Actually, you two could come to Soaring Cloud Academy when you have time. Feifei is there—the four of us sisters could get together nicely."
"That works. We would have enough for a mahjong table," Wang Xinyan said, casting Wei Zhao a glance full of allure. The man's luck with women truly defied description—barely two years on Cloud Terrace Island, and already he had gathered so many sisters, each of higher station than the last, each more stunning than the last. It left one at a loss for words.
Wei Zhao rubbed his nose a little awkwardly and gave an embarrassed chuckle. "By the way, Yudie, will you be staying at Morning Pride Academy after this, or will you be heading to the Xuan Terrace Sea soon?"
"Not that soon. Though early-stage Xuan Sheng experts generally do not linger long at Yellow Terrace academies, the Xuan Terrace academies in the Xuan Terrace Sea do not take in disciples whenever they please—one must wait for notice. Otherwise, going early would be of no use," Huo Yudie said with a shake of her head.