Chapter 3241 — The True Qi Ring
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"This..." Wei Zhao mused for a moment, then made a decision. From the space of his jade pendant he took out the Gale Lightning Boots and set them before the Bloody Garment Ancestor. "Bloody Garment Ancestor, I cannot in good conscience take such a great advantage for nothing. These are a pair of Gale Lightning Boots—I trust they are no strangers to you, for they are the Bloody Garment Yellow Springs Sect's own. I now return them to their rightful owner!"
Truth be told, the Gale Lightning Boots were fine things too, but they had after all been seized from the Bloody Garment Yellow Springs Sect, and Wei Zhao did not know how to use them. Keeping them was useless, and there was no way he could ask the Bloody Garment Yellow Springs Sect how they worked!
The things were theirs to begin with—how could Wei Zhao bring himself to ask them how to use them? Would that not be a slap in their faces? To rob someone of their property and then ask them how to use it—that was a bit much!
Especially since Wei Zhao had since grown rather friendly with the Bloody Garment Yellow Springs Sect, it was all the harder to ask. Now, here was a fitting chance to return them, and Wei Zhao would not feel he owed the Bloody Garment Yellow Springs Sect too great a debt because of it.
But what Wei Zhao had not expected at all was that the Yellow Springs Ancestor, after a glance at the Gale Lightning Boots, said, "Oh, these things? Since they are your spoils of war, then they are yours. Sinister, copy down a set of the usage incantation for Mr. Wei Zhao!"
"Ah?" Wei Zhao was utterly dumbstruck. This... were the people of the Bloody Garment Yellow Springs Sect truly so kind? Or were they simply too loyal to old ties? To think they would not even take back what was theirs! Why did Wei Zhao feel as though he were dreaming, so unreal did it seem?
Seeing Wei Zhao's stunned look, the Sinister Ancestor was at a loss for words himself. The two Ancestors did not much understand the ways of the world—this was a bit too blunt, was it not? This was plainly favoritism toward Wei Zhao. How could Wei Zhao not read things into it?
Yet the Sinister Ancestor was a smooth man after all, and he soon found a reason to explain. "Mr. Wei Zhao, do not read too much into it. The ancient stratum is simply like this: you go to kill someone, fail, and get killed instead—then the things on their person naturally belong to the victor. Such is the rule of the ancient stratum, and we have no grounds to demand them back. That would be unjust!"
In truth, the rule the Sinister Ancestor spoke of was real enough, but those who truly observed it were the ordinary ancient sects. The powerful ones did not abide by it—they would still seek revenge.
But there was no need to tell Wei Zhao all that, so the Sinister Ancestor offered only this explanation, meaning for Wei Zhao to take it as a matter of course.
"So that is how it is..." Wei Zhao nodded. "Then I shall respectfully comply. Be that as it may, I must still thank you all."
"We help each other, that is all!" The Sinister Ancestor waved a hand. The usage incantation for the Gale Lightning Boots had already been written down—the thing was hardly complicated, only a few lines.
Wei Zhao took it and glanced it over, only then discovering how simple the Gale Lightning Boots were to use. He nodded and tucked it away carefully. But then, thinking of the true qi ring, he grew puzzled again and quickly asked, "By the way, three Ancestors, how am I to use my true qi ring?"