Chapter 2515 — Straying into the Medicinal Garden
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"Very well, Vice President—mind how you go. I won't see you out," Wei Zhao said with a nod.
"Until next time!" The Heaven Rank vice president hoisted the lanky man's corpse and was gone as swiftly as he had come, vanishing from everyone's sight in an instant. Wei Zhao turned his head and looked toward Right Third and Right Pan'gao.
"Are you two still going to serve as my bodyguards?" Wei Zhao asked.
"That... Senior Lin's divine arts shield his body—naturally he has no need for the protection of small fry like us..." Right Third said awkwardly. His form of address had shifted from "Mr. Lin" to "Senior Lin," and after witnessing the marvel of Wei Zhao's true qi shielding his body, he knew all the better that there was no way he could do anything to Wei Zhao.
"Oh—what's that you're holding?" Wei Zhao pointed at the large leather case in Right Panhao's hands.
"This... it's money. From the auction—the money from selling the pills..." Right Third did not dare conceal it and told the truth.
"Oh. Since you two won't be protecting me anymore, doesn't that mean you owe me some compensation for my losses? Just hand the money over to me. It's a bit on the small side, but I can't be bothered to give you two a beating over it," Wei Zhao said.
"This... this has to be handed in to the Hidden You Family..." Right Third said with a bitter face. "If I give it to you, I won't be able to explain myself when I get back!"
"Oh? Then what about the pure yellow jade—you don't have to hand that in to the You Family? I've taken the pure yellow jade. How will you explain that when you go back?" Wei Zhao countered.
"I... I'll say Senior Lin robbed us of it—that we were powerless to stop you..." Right Third said.
"Then it's settled. Just say the money was robbed by me as well," Wei Zhao said.
"Ah? Is that so..." Right Third was momentarily stunned, but on reflection it really was a decent excuse. Since the pure yellow jade had already been taken, a little money from the pill sales hardly made a difference!
"What—is that not acceptable?" Wei Zhao's gaze toward Right Third turned cold.
"No, no—of course it's acceptable... Right Pan'gao, hand all the money over to Senior Lin!" Right Third started in fright and hastily agreed.
"Yes..." Right Pan'gao dared not defy Right Third's wishes. He carefully handed the case to Wei Zhao, then said, trembling, "Senior Lin, please accept it..."
"Oh, fine. Then you may go," Wei Zhao said, taking the leather case and waving them off impatiently.
"Very well, we'll be going then. Mind how you go, Senior Lin..." Right Third let out a breath, seeing that he had escaped disaster. He hastily seized Right Pan'gao's hand and went racing down the mountain.
Watching Right Third's receding figure, Wei Zhao secretly let out a breath of his own. It would be a lie to say Wei Zhao had not been nervous. He did have the ability to cripple Right Third, but that had to be built on the premise of a surprise attack; as things stood, there was no way Wei Zhao could have pulled off a complete ambush. Right Third and the Heaven Rank vice president alike had been on their guard, and in a real fight Wei Zhao would surely have given himself away. Yet a few words plus the killing of the lanky man had achieved a deterrent effect, leaving Right Third
and the Heaven Rank vice president both afraid to act rashly—and thus Wei Zhao had easily defused the crisis before him.
He stood in place and waited a good while. Only when he heard no further sound did Wei Zhao set off—but not down the mountain. He continued upward, intending to circle around before descending, so as to spare himself any further complications from someone lying in wait at the foot of the mountain.