Chapter 1342 — Coming to Kill at the Door
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Old Hei could only smile bitterly, while a sharp, cold light flashed in Lord Hao's eyes — this male thief truly did not know what was good for him!
Night in the barren mountains was silent. There were no plants here, only rock, and so almost no animals either; by day it had not seemed like much, but at night it was a stillness like death itself, quiet enough to make a man's hair stand on end.
Chen Yuxuan and Qiu Lingshan were resting, while Wei Zhao sat cross-legged, cultivating diligently.
General Mighty lay quietly at Wei Zhao's side; whether it was asleep or awake, no one could tell.
Suddenly Wei Zhao's eyes opened, and beside him General Mighty lifted its head as well.
"Don't go out. Hide in the tent and wait for me." Wei Zhao stroked General Mighty, giving it its instructions.
This was the card Wei Zhao kept to save his life; it could not be allowed to throw itself into battle at will.
The next moment Wei Zhao stepped out of the tent, without rousing Chen Yuxuan or Qiu Lingshan. The two of them were too weak to be of any help; their presence would only make him feel hobbled.
"Since you've come, there's no point hiding. Come out." Wei Zhao spoke mildly to the empty ground before the tent.
There was no sound.
"I don't suppose I need to drag you out myself?" Wei Zhao smiled faintly. "The color on your body is a shade different from the rock underfoot."
No sooner had the words left Wei Zhao's mouth than a man rose up from the ground not far away. "Not bad — the little whelp has an eye. Since that's so, you must know why this old man has come looking for you?"
"That Mr. Qiu today — you killed him?" Wei Zhao did not answer the man's question, only asked his own.
"No harm in telling you: I killed him. But what I've come for this time is to kill you." The man who called himself this old man laughed heartily, utterly brazen.
"Plenty of people want to kill me." Wei Zhao smiled. "And what brings you?"
"Before you die, I'll tell you." With that the man lunged at Wei Zhao, the vast true qi in his body churning into motion — and for the first time Wei Zhao saw this man's cultivation level!
He was indeed an Earth Rank expert. Though only at the early Earth Rank, the gulf between him and Wei Zhao was anything but small.
"Early Earth Rank?" Wei Zhao drew a deep breath, not daring to slacken in the slightest. This was an Earth Rank expert, unlike the experts he had faced before; he had never fought an enemy whose power so far outstripped his own, so he could not afford to be anything but cautious.
"You have an eye. To die at this old man's hand — you may consider that a fitting end!" The Earth Rank expert burst into laughter.
In a tent not far off sat two men, both wearing looks of anxious waiting.
"Little Simpleton, why do you think this Elder Yu wants to help me? What is in this ancient tomb that so moves them?" Inside the tent, the man who seemed the master frowned and asked.
"Boss, the Yu family is great and wealthy. Whatever in this ancient tomb catches their eye must be a treasure of the first order. But didn't they say as much? They'll take only one item and leave the rest — all of it ours..." Little Simpleton said cautiously.
"Yes, let us hope so. After this business, I'm afraid I'll be wanted by the Thief Sect. Having done such a thing, I'll have no face to stay in the sect any longer..." The boss sighed somewhat helplessly. "It's all my own greed. It's too late to turn back now, and the Yu family are not men who take kindly to words. If I go back on my word, they'd likely cut me down without a second thought!"
"Boss, we're only partners with the Yu family. If this business goes well, the treasures in the tomb will be enough for you to live on for the rest of your days. Then you can wash your hands of it all and go into honest business — that wouldn't be bad at all!" Little Simpleton said. "And with the Yu family's backing and care, things might even be better than they are now!"