Chapter 4938 — Sending You All Back
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The Libation Officer in charge was frantic with anxiety. Wei Zhao might not be a Morning Star Academy disciple, but his standing within the academy was far more important than that of those disciples. If he perished on Leidong Plain Island, this Libation Officer could only return with his own head in hand; the academy's mighty ones would never let him off lightly. As for the chief alchemist, Qing Xuanzi, he would likely come after him for his life outright.
Fortunately, however, the news they had received so far went no further than the Alliance guard squad making arrests; they had not yet learned of Wei Zhao's subsequent life-and-death struggle with Zang Zili, that Giant of the Mountain-Opening Stage. Otherwise, the Libation Officer in charge would likely have fainted dead away from fright.
"There is no help for it. The only course now is to send word at once and seek instructions from the academy's three mighty ones. One way or another, we must find a way to ransom Master Lin back. We cannot leave him detained in a place like this—if anything were to happen to him, I would have no business serving as Libation Officer ever again." The Libation Officer in charge was like an ant on a hot pan, pacing in circles and muttering to himself.
Over in another corner of the ship, meanwhile, Bao Zuoliang and Su Kesheng, who had returned long ago, were gloating with secret delight. Had it not been for all the eyes watching aboard the ship, the two of them would have dearly loved to throw a victory banquet in celebration.
Ever since their failed attempt on the Giant's Road, which had cost them dearly for nothing, the two had been full of bile. Had they not retained a measure of self-awareness, they might well have kept scheming to do Wei Zhao in on the Giant's Road afterward—though such notions were mere fantasy.
Even if Bao Zuoliang acted on impulse, Su Kesheng would absolutely have stopped him. He had to—walking right into the lion's den was courting death.
But now all was well. The two of them did not need to rack their brains at all; that posturing, high-and-mighty Wei Zhao had kicked an iron plate all on his own. After coming out, he had actually dared to make a scene in public, rousing even the Alliance guard squad—could any good possibly come of that?
"Heh heh, the Alliance guard squad is notorious for its overbearing ways, and that Wei Zhao is the sort who looks down on everyone. Now he's done for—once he falls into the guard squad's hands, he'll be lucky to escape with only a layer of skin peeled off!" Bao Zuoliang whispered excitedly.
"From where I stand, it won't be as simple as losing a layer of skin. He may well lose his life this time," Su Kesheng said with a cold laugh.
"Surely not? Even the Alliance guard squad wouldn't kill just anyone. It shouldn't be that extreme, should it?" Though Bao Zuoliang dreamed of Wei Zhao's death, he had not yet sunk to self-deception.
"Ordinarily no, but this time it is certain—and I would say nine chances out of ten!" Su Kesheng declared with absolute certainty.
"Why is that? Tell me quickly!" Bao Zuoliang's eyes lit up at once.
"Young Master Bao, did you not hear what those people who passed by earlier said? The one Wei Zhao provoked this time is no ordinary person—it is Chang Laiting of Dingcheng Academy, a man of great renown. And he even overturned two of Dingcheng Academy's Libation Officers. With matters having gone this far, the breach is irreparable," Su Kesheng analyzed.
"But even so, that still should not be enough to get him killed outright, should it?" Bao Zuoliang was somewhat stunned.