Chapter 4951 — The Life-Debt Ghost
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"I know, of course I know." Su Kesheng nodded again and again, and explained, "I'm well aware how absurd this sounds, but it truly happened before the eyes of disciples from every academy. Both Master Zang and young Master Chang were wounded by a man named Wei Zhao. Whether they live or die right now is honestly hard to say..."
"What did you say?" Chang Minghui's eyes flew wide, and the immense pressure of his aura instantly crushed down on Su Kesheng until he could hardly breathe, leaving him nearly pressed flat against the floor. Half in doubt, the man said, "You mean Zhuang Yifan has laid hands on my wife and son?"
Confident as Chang Minghui was, before Zhuang Yifan he still had to yield a step or three. This Alliance president's strength was unfathomable, and his grip on power was overbearing and ruthless to a degree that beggared description. On academy alliance territory, from top to bottom, his was the only voice that counted. Thunder Plains Isle was where the Alliance branch was headquartered—without Zhuang Yifan's nod, how would that so-called Wei Zhao have dared lay hands on his wife and son?
"No, no, that's not it. Town Lord Chang, you've misunderstood. Wei Zhao is an outsider disciple from North Isle, not one of the Academy Alliance at all. Much less one of President Zhuang's men." Su Kesheng waved his hands frantically.
"A North Isle disciple? Since when has North Isle produced a disciple of the Mountain-Opening stage?" Chang Minghui eyed Su Kesheng with open suspicion. He did not believe anyone would be foolish enough to deceive him over such a matter—after all, the price would be their life—but to claim that a mere North Isle disciple possessed Mountain-Opening strength was simply too extravagant.
"No, no, Wei Zhao isn't a Mountain-Opening giant at all. He has only just finished the Road of Giants trial, and his publicly acknowledged cultivation is merely the early Mystic Ascension stage." Su Kesheng shook his head vigorously.
"Utter nonsense!" Chang Minghui was on the verge of erupting, and once more the vast reception hall was swept by gales on every side.
"Town Lord Chang, hear me out. Every word I have spoken is the truth—not one syllable of falsehood. Wei Zhao truly did defeat Master Zang with early Mystic Ascension strength. Many people witnessed it; ask anyone and you will know." Su Kesheng forced himself to remain composed.
Chang Minghui was silent for a long while, and at last he spoke slowly. "If that is so, then why have I received no word of it, and why must a Morning Star Academy disciple come running to bring me the news instead?"
At that, Su Kesheng let out a breath of relief. Thank goodness this great lord of Dingcheng Town was not as simple and brutish as his appearance suggested—at least he could still be reasoned with.
"That is because the two lead officiants of Dingcheng Academy were also finished off by Wei Zhao, so that side is headless, and naturally no one dares step forward to report to you." Su Kesheng spoke with reverence.
The moment the words landed, a dreadful killing intent abruptly filled the hall, invisible yet palpable, and only after a long while did Chang Minghui's voice come hissing out as though from the depths of hell: "Wei Zhao, is it? I'll go kill him."
Su Kesheng meant to add a word or two of agreement, but when he looked up, the space before him was empty—Chang Minghui had long since vanished.
On Thunder Plains Isle, the crowd was still steeped in the festive bustle of the victory feast when suddenly a violent wind arose outside, and a gigantic golden eagle with ghostly eyes took shape within the gale. What descended behind it was none other than Chang Minghui, town lord of Dingcheng Town.
"Hold, Town Lord Chang!" A host of Mountain-Opening experts from the Alliance guard detail appeared in an instant before Chang Minghui and barred his way. "This is a vital stronghold of the Alliance branch. Without President Zhuang's permission, no one may trespass!"