Chapter 4902 — Barely Trusting You
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Though she had come from the mortal world, after all this time she had long since grown used to Wei Zhao's bevy of beauties. After all, if one really thought about it, she herself was not Wei Zhao's first woman, and she would never bind him with the narrow notions of ordinary folk from the mortal realm. Had she lacked even this much magnanimity, she would never have become the Xuan Ascension cultivator she was today.
"I've never seen anyone do good deeds with that particular method..." Wei Zhao gave her a look that was half laugh, half tears, when his expression suddenly shifted, and he said rather oddly, "Whether we meet again in the future, I can't say. But we're about to meet again right now."
As the others were puzzling over this, they caught sight of Ni Caiyue from the corner of their eyes, doubling back, and she came up to Wei Zhao and said pitifully, "Young hero, could you take me out of here? I think I'm lost..."
"Gah?!" Wei Zhao and the others were instantly dumbstruck, staring at Ni Caiyue in disbelief. "Lost? Visibility here may be poor, but you're at least an early Xuan Ascension cultivator, aren't you? How do you get lost?"
This place was not, after all, one that fully severed divine sense, and unlike the vast open sea where not a single landmark could be found—normally, so long as one paid the slightest attention, the odds of getting lost were truly negligible. No matter how you looked at it, she was an early Xuan Ascension cultivator.
"I've just never been any good at finding my way!" Ni Caiyue said with perfect self-righteousness, pouting. "And before, I was too busy shaking off those pests to bother memorizing the route. By the time I came to my senses, Chang Laiting had caught up again, so I could only flee even more wildly, and I have no idea where I've ended up."
Wei Zhao and the others exchanged glances. It sounded forgivable enough—but on second thought, they could not help feeling that this girl was a complete counterfeit. Never mind an early Xuan Ascension cultivator; even an ordinary person ought to be able to memorize a route while fleeing. Was that not a common enough ability...
"We met by chance, and I've already helped you plenty." Wei Zhao shook his head, speechless. He had wanted to use this chance to wander the Road of Giants a while longer. He had no intention of going back now; after all, this place could only be entered once, and he would never have another chance.
"But... but I really can't get out! My master said the Road of Giants is very dangerous, that I mustn't wander about, and that once I broke through to Xuan Ascension I should hurry back. What am I supposed to do now..." Ni Caiyue was once again spinning in frantic circles.
The others felt their heads swim once more. Only when this girl spun did one catch a glimpse of an early Xuan Ascension cultivator's true strength—she was nearly a blurred ring of afterimages.
"Why don't we just help her?" Wang Xinyan and Huang Xiaotao both found it hard to bear. They turned to Wei Zhao.
Seeing Ni Caiyue look so pitiful, Wei Zhao honestly could not bring himself to just abandon her—but neither could he simply agree. After thinking it over, he said, "Then first tell me—what exactly does Chang Laiting want to snatch from you? Tell me that, and I'll take you out."
"That..." Ni Caiyue eyed Wei Zhao warily and abruptly took a step back, on her guard. "You want to rob me too?"
"If I wanted to rob you, I'd have made my move long ago. Do I look like I need to waste words on you?" Wei Zhao rolled his eyes.
"Maybe you're deliberately trying to lull me and make me drop my guard? My master said the world outside is full of treacherous, cunning villains. You can't trust bad people—and you can't trust good people even more!" Ni Caiyue declared with great conviction.