Chapter 2498 — Why Has He Come Back?

"Is that so..." Zhong Yongliang nodded. What Shen Yushu said was not wrong—it was indeed the truth. A man's name is like a tree's shadow, and Wei Zhao's fame certainly preceded him! Even the ** who had taken part in the Ice Palace trial would tremble at the name "Ling Yi"—though of course, that was what Zhang Naipao had told him.

Zhang Naipao's setback had forced him to truly take Wei Zhao seriously as an opponent. He would have to train hard and strive to defeat Wei Zhao the next time they met.

An Liwen... Zhao Qibing... Those two names made Zhong Yongliang a little uneasy. It was true that he was formidable and impressive now, but An Liwen and Zhao Qibing were no soft touches either. Their individual strength might be lacking, but behind them stood gangs and clans. The Fire Wolf Gang was packed with tough fighters, and the hidden Zhao family even had Heaven Rank experts. If Zhong Yongliang were to go looking for trouble with them, he still did not quite dare.

But he was also desperate to prove just how strong he was—so he had no choice but to come up with a plan.

"All right then, I'll go back and think it over, see how I can prove my courage. I'll be off now, Xiaoshu—please put in a good word for me with Yaoyao!" Zhong Yongliang said.

"No problem!" Shen Yushu nodded readily and waved him off. Then, once Zhong Yongliang was far away, she took out an earpiece and slipped it into her ear.

"Can this really uncover what they're up to?" Gu Mengyao sighed. She simply could not fathom why Zhong Yongliang had suddenly grown so powerful.

"It should work... They're discussing right now how to prove Zhong Yongliang's strength..." Shen Yushu said.

Indeed, at that very moment Zhong Yongliang and Gao Xiaofu were working out how to prove his strength.

"Brother Liang, how about you go give Zhao Qibing and An Liwen another beating?" Gao Xiaofu said. "Isn't that the simplest, most straightforward way?"

"Idiot!" Zhong Yongliang gave Gao Xiaofu a kick. "How are you still this dumb? So hot-headed about everything? Can't you learn from me and think before you act? Are Zhao Qibing and An Liwen so easy to beat up?"

"But Zhao Qibing—however tough he is, he can't be above Heaven Rank, right? At most he's an Earth Rank fighter. What's there to fear?" Gao Xiaofu said. "And An Liwen is just an ordinary man, isn't he? With the Golden Cicada undergarment on you, Brother Liang, as long as the other guy isn't a Heaven Rank expert, you're guaranteed to win, right?"

"You imbecile—Zhao Qibing has the hidden Zhao family behind him, and the hidden Zhao family has Heaven Rank experts! Sure, I could beat him up and then flash my identity as a ** of the Tomorrow After Tomorrow sect, and the hidden Zhao family definitely wouldn't dare do anything to me. The main problem is An Liwen! He may be an ordinary man, but do you have any idea that the Fire Wolf Gang is packed with tough fighters? Their strength is no weaker than our Tomorrow After Tomorrow sect?" Zhong Yongliang glared at Gao Xiaofu. "You think I don't want to move against An Liwen? The bastard cut one of my kidneys out! If I could, I'd be the first to send him to the Western Paradise. But I can't—they're not afraid of us!"

"Then let's start with Zhao Qibing?" Gao Xiaofu said.

"That's the only way." Zhong Yongliang nodded. "We'll give that Zhao Qibing a beating first, and we'll figure out the rest as we go..."

"Fine, then we'll go find Zhao Qibing in a bit!" Gao Xiaofu nodded.

"In a bit my ass—are you stupid? Going to the Zhao family to beat up Zhao Qibing is just asking for death!" Zhong Yongliang said angrily. "Either I hide my identity and beat Zhao Qibing, only to get beaten back by that old man Zhao, that Heaven Rank expert—or I declare my identity, and then there's definitely no fight at all."

"So what do we do?" Gao Xiaofu asked cautiously. He was discovering that his own wits were falling short—it seemed Brother Liang really wasn't the Brother Liang of old. He had become much more crafty! In truth, anyone who had been through great ups and downs would surely grow from it; it was just that Zhong Yongliang's natural aptitude was a bit sharper than most.

"We go back and find You Panhu. That thing definitely knows Zhao Qibing. Make him make a phone call and lure Zhao Qibing out. He knows our identity—he won't dare disobey." Zhong Yongliang said.

"Ah? That'll work too..." Gao Xiaofu thought it over and found that Brother Liang really was clever!

So the two of them turned back to find You Panhu. You Panhu had just come to. Though he and Yellow Hair and Purple Hair had all taken pills and no longer needed to go to the hospital, he was still badly hurt and could only rest in his seat.

The three of them were thoroughly miserable. They didn't even know Gu Mengyao or Shen Yushu, yet they had been beaten up for no reason—and the one who did it was a ** of the Tomorrow After Tomorrow sect. Revenge was out of the question. Even the people of the Mystic Pill Sect gave the Tomorrow After Tomorrow sect a wide berth, and for good reason: these people were far too sinister!

Take that Zhong Yongliang from before—he seemed to have little attacking power and a pitifully low combat index, yet he was extraordinarily tough. And there was a clear difference between him and the ** of the Golden Bell Sect: he simply had no cultivation at all, unlike those external-style experts.

That wasn't all. The iron rod in his hand was even more uncanny. An ordinary-looking iron rod that could pierce through true qi protection—it was downright eerie.

"What rotten luck. I thought things would quiet down for a few days once Wei Zhao left, and now out of nowhere comes this Zhong Yongliang. Damn him!" You Panhu was furious.

"Young Master You, did that guy maybe beat up the wrong people? We never bullied any Gu Mengyao—you were the one whose head got smashed open by that big-breasted girl beside Gu Mengyao. This is just too unfair!" Yellow Hair said indignantly.

"What can we do about unfair?" You Panhu said helplessly. "We can't exactly go get our revenge, can we? Forget whether we could even beat him—even if we could, do you think his backing is just for show? The Tomorrow After Tomorrow sect!"

"At least he didn't want to kill us. This whole thing will probably just blow over. We'll just be on our guard against him from now on, not provoke him—same policy we use for Wei Zhao." Purple Hair thought it over and suggested.

"Yeah, I think that works." You Panhu nodded in agreement.

"You Panhu, are you dead yet? If not, get out here!" Zhong Yongliang's voice rang out again at the classroom door.

"Oh, mother of god, why has he come back?" You Panhu was startled at the sound and nearly burst into tears.