Chapter 2893 — You Went to Wei Zhao

"Well, I wasn't all that sure back then either!" Little Nine said.

"Mm, right—this time it's all thanks to Brother A-Yi. Otherwise I'd have died in the Five Baleful Wastes, and there's no way I'd have gotten the claw of the Five Baleful Dragon." Yang Qiqi did not dwell on what had happened before; instead she shared everything that had taken place in the Five Baleful Wastes with Little Nine.

She described in particular how Wei Zhao had grilled fish for her and rescued her and brought her back, dwelling on every detail. Little Nine listened with no small envy: "Sister Xiaoqi, you're so lucky—you got to see Brother A-Yi. All I can do is hear his voice on the phone..."

"It's all right. Brother A-Yi has already promised me that he'll come find us before long, and then you two can meet as well! Perfect timing, too—he can see for himself that our Ninth Princess has grown into a young lady. I expect Brother A-Yi will be drooling. Aren't all boys fond of those cute cartoon-comic loli girls?" Yang Qiqi said.

"Oh, come on... it's just because of my health that I've stayed so small..." Little Nine said, a little embarrassed.

The two chatted happily together, while over on the other side, Tianchan had the innkeeper, Manager Sun, order Earth Drill Star to come and see her...

Earth Drill Star returned to the Xuandan Sect inn and looked at the young sect master lying unconscious on the bed, his heart full of gloom. Even Tianchan, the young sect master of the Xuandan Sect, had said there was nothing to be done—Earth Drill Star truly had no recourse left!

Dragging on day after day like this was no solution either, but the Loess Plateau Sect was located in the Western Regions, a long and arduous road away. If they made the long trek from here back to the Loess Plateau Sect, he feared Earth Overlord would not last the journey.

Still, even if the Loess Plateau Sect sent people, there was no way they could save Earth Overlord. Their only hope now was to trust that Tianchan's final remark about "finding a way" had not been a mere courtesy, but that she truly meant to find a way to help Earth Overlord.

Just as he was stewing in his worries, the internal line in the room suddenly rang. Earth Drill Star started slightly and picked up, unable to fathom who would be calling the internal line at such a time. Over these days he had seen enough of the fickleness of the world—their Loess Plateau Sect had offended Zhang Naipao, and the other cultivators all kept their distance from them, ducking out of sight the moment they met, let alone calling them.

So Earth Drill Star assumed it was a wrong number: "Who is this?"

"Is this Earth Drill Star of the Loess Plateau Sect?" the voice on the other end asked directly.

"This is he. And you are?" Earth Drill Star was somewhat taken aback. The other party actually knew who he was—so it was plainly a genuine call for him. But who would be looking for him?

"I am Manager Sun of the inn. Our young sect master of the Xuandan Sect, Miss Tian, wants you to come to the sect to see her at once!" Manager Sun said. "The young sect master says she has thought of a way."

"What! The young sect master has thought of a way?!" Earth Drill Star was both shocked and overjoyed, so excited that he could barely hold the phone steady. "Thank you, Manager Sun! I'll be right over—thank you so very much!"

"No need for thanks. I am merely the one passing on the message. You had best hurry along and not keep the young sect master waiting," Manager Sun said flatly.

"Yes, yes, I'm going right this very moment!" Earth Drill Star said in fearful reverence.

He hung up and, too elated to bother with the stairs, skipped them altogether and leapt straight out the window, making directly for the Xuandan Sect. He was afraid of angering Tianchan by keeping her waiting, so he dared not waste a single moment!

Earth Drill Star sped along the whole way. As a skilled expert of the mid Heaven Rank, he was extremely fast, and before long he arrived at the Xuandan Sect, where Little Peach Blossom led him to the room where Tianchan was.

"Earth Drill Star of the Loess Plateau Sect pays his respects to the young sect master!" Though he was excited and eager to learn what method Tianchan had thought of, he still greeted her politely first.

"Earth Drill Star, you've come. No need for formalities." Tianchan waved a hand and pointed to the seat before her. "Sit first. We'll talk it over slowly."

"Very well!" Earth Drill Star nodded and respectfully sat down opposite Tianchan, yet he dared not sit too casually—he kept his back ramrod straight like a schoolboy in class—and then asked cautiously, "Young sect master, you had Manager Sun tell me that you had thought of a way?"

"Mm, I have thought of a way, yes. But whether it can be carried out will depend on you," Tianchan said with studied hesitation.

"Young sect master, whatever the way is, please, you must tell me. Even if we must cross mountains and rivers and scale every ridge, our Loess Plateau Sect will find a way to save the young sect master," Earth Drill Star said hurriedly.

"Mm, actually there's no need to cross mountains and rivers. The person who can help you is far away in the heavens, yet close at hand..." Before Tianchan could finish, Earth Drill Star cut in excitedly.

"It's you, young sect master?!" Earth Drill Star leapt to his feet and dropped to his knees with a thud, crying out, "Please, young sect master, save the life of our Young Master Tu!"

"Ahem..." Tianchan had not expected Earth Drill Star to interrupt at just that moment and fall to his knees, and she was somewhat at a loss for words. "Earth Drill Star, get up first. The person I meant is not me..."

"Not the young sect master?" Earth Drill Star was instantly bewildered. "Then what were you saying, young sect master..."

"What I mean is, this person is also a trial participant from this trial, and is currently staying at the Xuandan Sect inn," Tianchan explained.

"So that's how it is. My apologies, I got too excited..." Earth Drill Star said, rising somewhat awkwardly and rubbing his hands together.

"Mm, it's all right. I understand how anxious you are to save your master," Tianchan said with a nod of understanding.

"Young sect master, may I ask who this person is..." Earth Drill Star asked, barely able to contain himself.

"This person is Wei Zhao. I don't know whether you've heard of him?" Tianchan asked.

"Wei Zhao?" Earth Drill Star shook his head blankly. After Earth Overlord was injured, he had taken him back to their room and had no further contact with the other cultivators, so naturally he knew nothing of Wei Zhao. "Which sect is he from? What is his cultivation level?"

"He is an independent cultivator, of late Earth Rank strength," Tianchan said. "As far as I know, he is the only one who can help you. But whether he will help you, that I cannot say."

"Oh? An Earth Rank independent cultivator?" Earth Drill Star found this rather novel. "He can help me?"

"Indeed." Tianchan nodded firmly.

"Then I'll go find him right now!" Now that he knew the answer, Earth Drill Star did not want to delay. He rose, cupped his hands in salute, and made ready to leave. "Thank you for the guidance, young sect master. I'll be on my way!"