Chapter 2903 — Great Understanding
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"Then what are we to do?" For the first time, the Earth Drill Star realized that getting the young master of an ancient sect to accept a loose cultivator as his leader was no easy matter—and the difficulty lay not with the young master of the ancient sect, but with the loose cultivator himself...
"When is the man delivering the earth-attribute essence liquid supposed to arrive?" the Earth Tyrant asked after a moment's thought.
"Tomorrow, I should think. He's coming by private jet, so the travel time shouldn't be long," the Earth Drill Star said.
"Good, then tomorrow it is. While the earth-attribute essence liquid is being delivered, I'll explain to Senior Lin how to use it, and take the chance to acknowledge him as my leader and see how he reacts!" the Earth Tyrant said.
"That works," the Earth Drill Star said with a nod.
After leaving the Earth Tyrant's room, Wei Zhao did not return to his own quarters. Instead he went to Yang Qiqi's room and knocked at the door.
Yang Qiqi was on the phone with Xiao Jiu when she suddenly heard the knock. She found it odd—who would come knocking at this hour? Hadn't Wei Zhao gone to treat the Earth Tyrant?
"Who is it?" Yang Qiqi called out.
"It's me," Wei Zhao said.
"Ah!" Hearing Wei Zhao's voice, Yang Qiqi hastily lowered her own and whispered to Xiao Jiu, "Xiao Jiu, Brother A-Yi is here, I have to go—I'll get the door!"
"Mm..." Xiao Jiu sounded a little disappointed. She had wanted to ask Yang Qiqi to hand the phone to Wei Zhao, but then she thought: what could she possibly say if the phone were passed to him? Over the years her relationship with Wei Zhao seemed to have grown so distant—nothing more than the questions and answers exchanged between teammates. If she truly picked up the phone now, she would not know what to say.
Yang Qiqi opened the door, and at the sight of Wei Zhao her cheeks flushed before she knew it. "Brother A-Yi, you came..."
"Mm. I came by on the way from the Earth Tyrant's room to check on you," Wei Zhao said. "My name now is Wei Zhao. 'A-Yi' and the 'Ying' that came later were only code names. Just call me by my current name—I'm still not quite used to 'A-Yi'..."
"Sure." What Yang Qiqi liked was Wei Zhao the person, not the name A-Yi; whatever he was called made no difference—he would always be the childhood sweetheart of her heart. "But Brother Wei Zhao, your room is over that way and the Earth Tyrant's room is the other way. Coming here isn't exactly on the way!"
"Uh..." Wei Zhao had only said it in passing and had not expected Yang Qiqi to see through the flaw in his words. A little embarrassed, he said, "All right, I came specially to see you."
It was only a careless remark on Wei Zhao's part, yet it set Yang Qiqi's heart racing. Across her cool little face flashed a trace of bashfulness. "Is that so... Little Seven is so happy..."
"Mm, and there's something even happier. The earth-attribute essence liquid—I've secured it, two vials of it, and the Yellow Earth High Sect has promised to deliver it as soon as possible," Wei Zhao said.
"Really!" Yang Qiqi was thrilled. "Brother Wei Zhao, you cured that Earth Tyrant? They're so quick about it—Xiao Jiu is finally saved."
"Not cured—only kept alive. His meridians are still severed," Wei Zhao said with a shake of his head. "But even so, they're already very happy."
"Only that much?" Yang Qiqi was rather surprised. Was the Yellow Earth High Sect really so easy to satisfy? She simply did not know how important the Earth Tyrant was to the Yellow Earth High Sect.
"Mm. In a little while, go tell the Ninth Princess the good news and let her be happy too." The real reason Wei Zhao had come was to let Yang Qiqi and Xiao Jiu share in the joy a little sooner.
"Brother Wei Zhao, why don't you call her yourself? You have her contact information anyway," Yang Qiqi said.