Chapter 1618 — Something Is Wrong with the Snake Venom
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
Wei Zhao turned and walked over to Gu Mengyao, Shen Yushu, and Kang Xiaofeng. Over there, Gao Xiaofu had been bitten by a snake and Zhong Yongliang's lips had swollen into the shape of sausages. Naturally, no one had any desire to continue climbing the mountain, and they were busy discussing the prospect of heading back.
Though Zhong Yongliang and Gao Xiaofu appeared fine for the time being, both still intended to go to the hospital for a checkup first, wary of any residual venom left in their bodies that might cause trouble down the road.
So the whole group made their way down the mountain. After exchanging a few words with Kang Xiaofeng, Wei Zhao took Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu, got into his car, and drove back to Songshan City!
"Arrow Bro, aren't we going to play somewhere else first?" Shen Yushu was somewhat reluctant to let it end. It was rare enough that they got to come out and have fun, and now, because of the snake venom incident, their class gathering was being cut short in such a hurry.
"Little Shu, Wei Zhao seems a bit unwell — stop fussing for now." The young lady was more perceptive and had noticed the displeasure on Wei Zhao's face. She asked with concern: "Wei Zhao, what's wrong? Did you run into some trouble?"
"There's something wrong with that snake venom. My power is draining away rapidly — right now I'm only at the early stages of the Yellow Rank, and it's still dropping." Wei Zhao did not hide anything, telling Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu the plain truth about his condition.
With these two by his side, Wei Zhao saw no need for concealment. There was no way they would betray him.
"What!" Gu Mengyao gasped in alarm. "Your power is gone again? What do we do? Can it be recovered? You're not going to have to leave again this time, are you?"
"It should be recoverable. No need to leave..." Hearing Gu Mengyao's words, Wei Zhao was amused despite himself, and a trace of a smile broke through his dark expression. "But this poison is truly sinister. And who the other party is, or which faction they belong to — that's still not entirely clear."
"Well, that's a relief!" Gu Mengyao let out a breath. "That Chen Xi... you know her? Was she the one trying to harm you?"
It was hardly surprising that Gu Mengyao would suspect Chen Xi — the day's events had been far too coincidental. From every angle, it looked as though Chen Xi had been in cahoots to harm Wei Zhao!
"Yes, I know her, but it wasn't her." Wei Zhao was fairly certain Chen Xi was innocent. The one with the problem was Foreman Zhu, and Chen Xi was nothing more than a pitiful victim herself. So Wei Zhao told Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu the full story of how he had come to know Chen Xi...
"Oh, so that's how you met. She really is a pitiful girl!" Upon hearing Chen Xi's background, even Gu Mengyao could not help but feel sympathy. "And who is that Ying Ziyu?"
In the course of telling Chen Xi's story, Wei Zhao had mentioned a few things about Ying Ziyu, so Gu Mengyao asked about her as well.
"Ying Ziyu..." Wei Zhao could not help but sigh at the mention of that girl. "You probably know roughly what I used to do. My line of work was something close to that of a mercenary — otherwise Uncle Chu would never have hired me to protect you..."
"Right, I know — you're an assassin moonlighting as a bodyguard!" Shen Yushu nodded in confirmation.
"Heh, close enough!" Wei Zhao nodded. "Ying Ziyu's older brother was one of my subordinates when I was working as a mercenary. He was a comrade of mine — we fought side by side..."
Wei Zhao told Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu the story about the pangolin. In the past, these matters had been Wei Zhao's secrets — he would not have mentioned them to anyone lightly!