Chapter 2739 — Kang Jinglong Seeks Help
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"Brother, why are you calling me in broad daylight? Aren't you at school?" Kang Jingming was rather surprised to receive Kang Jinglong's call. He no longer guarded against his cousin as he once had; the two of them had formerly contended for the position of young heir of the Kang family, but Kang Jingming's present standing had long since made that post beneath his notice, and so their relationship had returned to harmony.
"Zhaoming, your brother has lost face badly this time. You have to help me!" With that, Kang Jinglong recounted in detail everything that had happened the day before.
Hearing him out, Kang Jingming fell silent for a moment. He was furious as well, but he knew that at a time like this, for him to leave the Xuandan Sect and go make trouble for Wei Zhao was hardly realistic.
He was a Heaven-rank expert, true, but he was only an alchemist, with no real fighting strength. He did not believe he could do anything to Wei Zhao, and as for bringing a Heaven-rank expert along with him, Kang Jingming privately admitted he had not yet established himself firmly enough in the Xuandan Sect to enjoy such a privilege.
Outwardly he presented a strong and formidable front, but that was only outward. Within the Xuandan Sect, though he had already become the Eighth Elder, he had no personal followers of his own; he was an elder with no retinue—respected, yes, but in no position to order others about.
"Brother, what do you expect me to do about this? I'm so far away from you, there's no way I can help you," Kang Jingming said after a moment's hesitation. "I'm still a newcomer in the Xuandan Sect. Elder though I am, I can't leave at will—and even if I did leave, could I really teach Wei Zhao a lesson for you?"
"But..." Kang Jinglong's hot temper cooled the moment he heard this, though he was still unwilling to give up. "Then can't you at least bring a Heaven-rank expert over to put the fear of God into Wei Zhao? Not a late-stage peak Heaven-rank—a mid-stage one would do..."
"Brother, do you think Heaven-rank experts can be summoned so easily? Elder though I am, I have no personal followers, and besides, Heaven-rank experts generally answer only to the Ancestor, the Sect Master, the Young Sect Master, and the Grand Elders. The other elders can only command Earth-rank disciples; we have no authority to deploy Heaven-rank experts..." Kang Jingming explained with a bitter smile. "Don't you see, brother? Right now you can borrow our name, you can trade on the Xuandan Sect's banner, but to expect any substantive support from me is premature. I simply don't have that kind of power!"
"I understand..." Kang Jinglong was crestfallen. So that was it—no wonder Wei Zhao was not afraid of him. Perhaps Wei Zhao had long since anticipated this. Then again, it was hardly surprising: Wei Zhao's little wife was the Ice Palace's Vice Palace Mistress, and the rules within the ancient sects were probably much the same, so it was no wonder Wei Zhao knew them.
"Wait a while. Once I've established a firm footing in the Xuandan Sect, I'll deal with Wei Zhao. In the meantime, I'll do my best to cultivate good relations with the Young Sect Master of the Xuandan Sect!" Kang Jingming already had a plan in mind: he meant to lick the Heavenly Silkworm Transformation's boots, to serve as its running dog and hanger-on, in exchange for its support!