Chapter 2509 — You're Wei Zhao?
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Wei Zhao emerged from the back room behind the auction hall and, from a distance, caught sight of the exchange between Yang Qiqi and that Heaven-rank cultivator. Seeing Yang Qiqi squatting on the ground, weeping, Wei Zhao was struck by a feeling that was half laughter, half tears.
This girl was supposed to be an assassin, so why was she so fragile inside? And this was what they sent out on missions?
Shaking his head, Wei Zhao nonetheless walked briskly toward Yang Qiqi.
Hearing footsteps approach, Yang Qiqi lifted her head and saw that it was Wei Zhao. Her little mouth puckered, and she lowered her head again, crying all the harder. This man was truly awful—had he come running over now just to enjoy the spectacle?
"You still have blue crystals?" Wei Zhao asked.
He had overheard Yang Qiqi's conversation with the Heaven-rank cultivator earlier, and the fact that she could still produce blue crystals intrigued him greatly.
"What business is that of yours? Surely you're not going to rob me of my blue crystals too?" Wei Zhao would have been better off keeping quiet. The moment he spoke, Yang Qiqi took it as a sign that he meant to snatch her things again, and she jerked her head up, glaring at him in fury: "Don't think that just because you're stronger you can push me around. When... when... when my father gets back, he definitely won't let you off..."
"Pfft..." Wei Zhao nearly choked on a laugh at her words. So they were resorting to comparing fathers now, were they?
"What are you laughing at? I'll have you know my father is formidable—even his disciples could beat you half to death!" Seeing Wei Zhao laugh, Yang Qiqi grew angrier still, and she warned him viciously.
"Nothing." Wei Zhao shook his head helplessly, fished the vial of earth-element Heaven-rank spirit-beast blood from his pocket, and placed it in Yang Qiqi's hand.
"Huh? This is..." Yang Qiqi stared in disbelief at the little bottle Wei Zhao had given her, her eyes wide. She raised her head in shock: "You..."
"From now on, stop repaying kindness with enmity." Wei Zhao patted Yang Qiqi on the head and said, "Seems the story of Mr. Dongguo was wasted on you. You just never learn—not everyone is as good-hearted as I am."
"Huh?" Yang Qiqi was momentarily stunned. She raised her head with a peculiar expression, a flicker of doubt passing through her lovely eyes: "What do you mean?"
"There was a fool who rescued an injured young girl on the road. The girl had lost so much blood she was nearly dead, and the fool saved her life. Yet the girl wanted to kill him instead, simply because he had seen her body! And there was another fool who, in Blue Town, saw a young girl whose mission had failed and gave her a helping hand—and the girl seemed to hold a grudge against him still. Then some time later, this fool went to take the Ice Palace trials and ran into that girl again. She had had her rare treasures stolen by someone. So the fool helped her find a great many rare treasures and complete her mission—but some time after that, was this girl now going to steal his blue crystals too?" Wei Zhao recounted their several encounters in brief.
"Ah... you you you you you... you're that Wei Zhao?" After hearing his words, Yang Qiqi's already astonished expression turned even more extraordinary. She stared at Wei Zhao, speechless for a moment. Her heart was a tangle of complicated feelings; never in her wildest dreams had she imagined that this person... was the one who had saved her life time and again!
"All right, head back early. Here's my phone number—if you hear anything more about blue crystals, give me a call." Wei Zhao pressed a slip of paper into Yang Qiqi's hand and then said, "Of course, you're welcome to come seek revenge too, but not today. Leave as soon as you can. Someone's looking to cause me trouble."