Chapter 1920 — Youpan Hu's Plans
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"Mm..." Wei Zhao knew he was in the wrong and did not dare say more.
The two of them came around to the front of the row houses, where Bai Weituo and their classmates were sitting about the camp in twos and threes, chatting and resting. Catching sight of Wei Zhao, Bai Weituo charged over; one look at the flush on Wang Xinyan's face and he understood everything. Once again he said with boundless admiration, "Boss, you really are something!"
"Watch your mouth!" Wei Zhao shot him a glare.
"I know, I know—only me, Zhao Shengji, and Song Xiaodao know. Nobody else does." Bai Weituo chuckled. "Though I'd bet most of the others have guessed already..."
Indeed, as the others watched Wang Xinyan and Wei Zhao emerge from behind the row houses, every face wore a knowing, suggestive look.
"That little bastard Wei Zhao's got it good—a pretty girl like that and he's already had her. She'd have made a fine cauldron for the young master You," Huang Mao said with a click of his tongue and a sigh.
"Hmph. Let Wei Zhao strut about for a while. Once I become a second-rank alchemist, I'll be able to take a seat as an elder of the You family. Then, even if I can't send the You family's finest to crush Wei Zhao outright, I can certainly do it in the shadows." Youpan Hu already hated Wei Zhao to the marrow. "Besides, once I'm a second-rank alchemist I can refine countless pills and make a killing at the hidden auction. By then, getting the Bloody Garment Yellow Springs Sect to finish him off won't be difficult at all!"
"Exactly, exactly!" Zi Mao nodded. "You're as far-sighted as ever, young master You—let this Wei Zhao be cocky for a while."
"Cocky? We can't match him by strength, but we can use other means to sicken him, give him a bit of trouble—and call it a bit of fun at school!" Youpan Hu said.
"But... aren't you afraid that if Wei Zhao's pushed too far, he'll come after us?" At the mere thought of Wei Zhao, Huang Mao felt a chill of dread.
"Heh heh, in Squad Leader Bai's class, if he dares lay a hand on me, he's slapping Squad Leader Bai in the face—and anyone who slaps Squad Leader Bai in the face won't get off lightly with that fellow from the Xuandan Sect either. You know what Squad Leader Bai's standing is... heh heh. If Wei Zhao dares touch a hair on my head, he's courting death. I'd love nothing more than for him to try!" Youpan Hu sneered. "What Squad Leader Bai hates most is family brats and sect disciples throwing their weight around in his class, using their backing to bully others..."
"Hiss..." Huang Mao and Zi Mao both knew Squad Leader Bai was no ordinary man—otherwise, given the hidden You family's strength, why would they send Youpan Hu here to study? But even they had not imagined that Bai commanded such influence, enough that even the Xuandan Sect respected him. Just what sort of person was this old man?
Naturally, Wei Zhao had no idea that Youpan Hu had once again grown tired of living and was cooking up trouble for him. Seeing the odd looks his classmates were giving him and Wang Xinyan, he had no choice but to take her back into the row house first.