Chapter 3169 — The Midnight Visitor
The Blossom Guardian · Page 1 of 2
"Wind Sage Bird pays his respects to Ancestor Yellow Springs, Ancestor Blood Garment, and Ancestor Gloom!" Once inside the room, Wind Sage Bird and his two companions hurriedly made their salutations.
"No need for such formality. Wind Sage Bird, Gloom has already told you the purpose of this visit, has he not?" Ancestor Yellow Springs waved a hand and asked.
"He has!" Wind Sage Bird nodded and said quickly, "Ancestor Gloom had us investigate Wei Zhao. But just now, we witnessed something strange—and it concerns Wei Zhao as well!"
"You are to address him as Master! Wei Zhao is henceforth the Master of our Blood Garment Yellow Springs Sect—do you hear me?" Ancestor Gloom frowned and scolded. "Now tell me, what news is there concerning the Master?"
"Ah? Yes, sir!" Though Wind Sage Bird was puzzled as to how Wei Zhao had suddenly become the Master of the Blood Garment Yellow Springs Sect, he dared not ask further. Seeing that these three Ancestors before him had clearly reached a prior understanding and all tacitly approved of this arrangement, how could he presume to object? So he hastened to say, "It's like this. Just now, outside the hotel, I saw two formidable experts at the peak of the late Heaven Rank—Ancestor Pure Yin of the Tomorrow Upon Tomorrow Sect and Dongfang Yinxing of the Dongfang family. And in the elevator, they mentioned Lin Guo..."
With that, Wind Sage Bird recounted to Ancestor Blood Garment and the others, word for word, what he had heard in the elevator.
"Oh? So, in your judgment, these two have come here most likely to deal with Wei Zhao?" Ancestor Blood Garment's expression turned grave as he asked.
"In theory, that should be the case. I dared not inquire further for fear of alerting them, but their presence here is very likely for that reason." Wind Sage Bird analyzed, "Shall I go and probe a little more?"
"Your strength is too low. Do not go." Ancestor Blood Garment waved his hand and said, "I shall go and probe them myself!"
In truth, Wind Sage Bird's strength was not low—he was an expert of the mid Heaven Rank. But compared to Ancestor Blood Garment and Ancestor Yellow Springs, he was far weaker, and moreover, Dongfang Yinxing and Ancestor Pure Yin both surpassed him in strength. If he went to probe, he would easily be discovered; but if Ancestor Blood Garment went in person, that would not happen. After all, an expert at the very peak of the late Heaven Rank, in full mastery of his powers, could conceal his strength and aura so thoroughly that, unless one were a cheat like Wei Zhao with his special advantages, no one weaker could possibly detect him.
Having spoken, Ancestor Blood Garment pushed open the window and drifted lightly out into the night. Since it was the side of the hotel tower, there was no one about outside, and so no one saw him.
Ancestor Blood Garment easily located the room where Ancestor Pure Yin and Dongfang Yinxing were staying. Clinging to the outer wall like Spider-Man, he could make out every sound within the room with perfect clarity.
Yet to Ancestor Blood Garment's great disappointment, after listening outside for some half an hour, he heard nothing of use—only the sound of the television and the laughter of Ancestor Pure Yin and Dongfang Yinxing.
Another half hour passed, and still there was nothing in the room but laughter and the television. Ancestor Blood Garment had no choice but to return first. On reflection, though, it was hardly surprising. Both of them were experts at the peak of the late Heaven Rank, and dealing with Wei Zhao, an early Heaven Rank expert, required no deliberation whatsoever—no strategy at all. They need only go out at night and make their move. The present hour was merely a tedious wait, and in this mundane world, where spiritual energy was so scarce that cultivation was impossible, what else was there to do but watch television?
With that thought, Ancestor Blood Garment waited no longer and returned to his own room.