Chapter 1991 — Thank You!
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"This is he. And you are...?" Feng Sanmang quietly went on his guard. The other man knew his name, yet he himself still had no idea who the caller was — this had to be someone he did not know. Anyone he knew, he would have had their number saved, and he would not have failed to recognize their voice.
"Xu Shilan's close guard?" Wei Zhao went on.
"Just who are you?" Feng Sanmang was more astonished still. That he was Xu Shilan's close guard was something no outsider knew — even Xu Shilan herself was unaware of it. So when Wei Zhao named his role outright, he was instantly alarmed.
"It seems my guess was right," Wei Zhao said. "I am Wei Zhao. Earlier, at the airport, a skilled man at the peak of the late Mystic Rank attacked us, and I crippled him. I had meant to bring him back for questioning, but he killed himself — and in a thoroughly revolting manner..."
With that, Wei Zhao recounted what had happened to Feng Sanmang.
Hearing that it was Wei Zhao, Feng Sanmang relaxed a little. Wei Zhao had seen through his strength before and knew he was Xu Shilan's close guard, so that was hardly strange. What shocked him was that someone had intercepted Xu Shilan at all — and that in the time since he had last seen him, Wei Zhao seemed to have grown even stronger. He could now casually cripple a man at the peak of the late Mystic Rank?
The last time he had seen him, Wei Zhao had been weaker than himself, not even at the peak of the late Mystic Rank. And now...
"I never would have thought it. Brother Lin, thank you for this!" Feng Sanmang said with earnest gratitude. "My flight is tonight — I'm flying to Donghai City. Please look after Miss Xu's safety in the meantime. I'm counting on you!"
When Feng Sanmang learned that Xu Shilan was coming to Donghai City herself, he had booked a ticket at once, but he still ended up one flight behind her: hers was at noon, and his would be in the evening. He had never imagined that trouble would find her in such a short window.
He had been sent by Feng Tianqi to protect Xu Shilan. If anything happened to her, Feng Sanmang could atone with his life and still not escape the blame — which was why he had gone straight to calling him "Brother Lin." That too was because of Wei Zhao's rise in strength: a man who could cripple someone at the peak of the late Mystic Rank had to be at least at that level himself.
"You're coming too? That's even better — you can look into where these people came from," Wei Zhao said. "As for Xu Shilan's safety, don't worry. With me at her side, nothing will go wrong."
"Understood. Thank you for the trouble!" Feng Sanmang said respectfully once more.