Chapter 4973 — Good News and Bad News
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
Of all the people he knew, Ning Xuefei and Shangguan Lan'er came from the best families, and neither was lacking in talent; had they applied themselves to cultivation, either could have made something of herself. It was only a pity that the two of them loathed nothing in the world so much as the dull grind of cultivation. Even the trifling strength of the Foundation Establishment stage had been drugged into them—what hope for anything more?
"Hmph! From today on, I've decided to shut myself away and cultivate!" Ning Xuefei gave a petulant little snort. Then, meeting Wei Zhao's and Huo Yudie's half-smiling looks, she thought better of it and hastily amended, "Fine—from tomorrow, then. Once you've gone I'll start working hard, and one day I'll astonish the both of you!"
"Is that so? Then you're giving up your research into formations and self-forging mechanisms?" Wei Zhao watched her, smiling.
"Er..." Ning Xuefei choked on that. Such things were far more interesting to her than cultivation. She hastily amended herself again: "Then I'll set aside half my time for cultivation—that's fair enough, isn't it?"
"Fine. You said it yourself—next time I come, if I find you've made no progress, you're getting a spanking," Wei Zhao said, smiling.
Ning Xuefei glanced at Wei Zhao's palm, and her pretty face flushed scarlet. She squirmed and said, "Then... should I take my clothes off for it?"
"Pff!" Wei Zhao, who had just taken a sip of tea, sprayed it all over her face, and even Huo Yudie choked. What on earth was going on in this girl's head?
Ning Xuefei could only wipe the tea from her face with a look of deep grievance. "I washed my face today. Thanks."
Wei Zhao was caught between laughter and tears. At last he stopped teasing the girl and made to say what was on his mind—when Leng Rufeng's voice suddenly called from the doorway, "Chief, Jiang Yuechuan is here."
"Good. Send him in." Wei Zhao nodded, then turned to Huo Yudie and Ning Xuefei. "You two go take a walk in the courtyard for a while. I have a few things to discuss with him—a private matter of his."
"All right." Huo Yudie and Ning Xuefei answered meekly and went out.
Once the two women had gone, Jiang Yuechuan hurried in. Dispensing with courtesy, he cupped his hands to Wei Zhao and blurted, "Brother Lin, how is Qin Chan?"
"The good news is, she went to the Giant's Path trial, and she's now a cultivator of the early Mystic Rising stage," Wei Zhao said mildly.
"Truly?" Jiang Yuechuan was overjoyed. He murmured in disbelief, "How could Qin Chan have advanced so fast? Back then she was even a notch weaker than me. It seems she met a renowned master at Morning Star Academy. Then I can rest easy. Wonderful—truly wonderful!"
Though Qin Chan had now left him far behind in strength, Jiang Yuechuan would not let so petty a vanity breed resentment in him. Instead he rejoiced for her from the bottom of his heart. In truth, whether one was strong or not was secondary; so long as Qin Chan was well, that was enough for him.
"No—she met no renowned master. Quite the opposite: over there she had no background or backing at all, and was bullied by one and all," Wei Zhao said, pouring cold water on him with something like pity.
"What? Then how could she..." Jiang Yuechuan was struck dumb. (To be continued.)