Chapter 3424 — Four Masters Come Knocking
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"Ah..." Qiu Lingshan could not help but sigh, then said, "How about this—let's put this matter aside for now, and you think it over carefully. Is it really worth offending the Mystic Investigation Bureau just to kill one man? You tell me to pretend I don't know, but that's impossible. You're my sister. If you really do kill him, my days as deputy director are over—and not only that, I'd face disciplinary action, and the Song family wouldn't fare well here either..."
"Hehe, Sis, I've already thought about all that," Song Lingwei said with an indifferent grin. "There are policies from above, and countermeasures from below! In a little while there's an ancient trial, isn't there? I'll be taking part too—the Overseas Cultivators Association has already secured my registration. And Wei Zhao will surely take part as well, because only the winners get the chance to join the Cloud Terrace Island Heavenly Dao Project. A man riding the crest of fame like Wei Zhao—how could he not join the Cloud Terrace Island Project? How could he give up the chance to advance to the Heavenly Dao? And if I finish him off during the trial, that doesn't break any rules! If you want to enter the trial, you have to follow the trial's rules. Dying in the trial—well, that's just his bad luck. No matter how powerful the Mystic Investigation Bureau is, it can't interfere with the ancient trial! That trial is jointly launched by countless ancient sects."
"What?" Qiu Lingshan was stunned. Her first thought was that Wei Zhao should not take part in that trial—but from what Song Lingwei said, this trial was the very gateway to the Cloud Terrace Island Project. Then Wei Zhao would surely go!
After all, many of the girls around Wei Zhao were inheritors, and all of them would take part in the Cloud Terrace Island Project. How could Wei Zhao possibly not go? Even if Qiu Lingshan tried to talk him out of it, Wei Zhao probably would not listen.
At this thought, Qiu Lingshan could not help but feel worried, yet she could hardly say so plainly to Song Lingwei. She could only say, "Then don't act rashly—better to think it over carefully! Wei Zhao is one of the Mystic Investigation Bureau's most important talents. If anything happened to him, then..."
"Oh, Sis, when did you become such a fussbudget?" Song Lingwei said with some impatience. "All right, all right, I'll think about it!"
Qiu Lingshan could only shake her head. From the look of Song Lingwei, her words had gone in one ear and out the other. "I'll think about it," she said—but in truth she had probably already tossed the whole matter to the back of her mind!
The two sisters were still talking when suddenly a tremendous roar came from the gate of the Song family compound!
"Hear this, you Song family people—you have one minute to roll out here, or you'll bear the consequences!"
The voice was deafening, shaking Qiu Lingshan so much that her head swam, and even Song Lingwei's expression turned grave! So it was... a master at the peak of the late Heaven Rank, at the level of Great Perfection! How had such a master come knocking at their door?
Song Lingwei did not believe the Song family could have offended such a master—if they had, the Song family would have ceased to exist long ago, and there would be no need to wait until now! She rose to her feet and walked quickly toward the gate, intending to see what was going on.
"Xiao Rui, what are you doing? Don't be rash!" Qiu Lingshan had also sensed the power contained in that roar, and said with sudden worry.
"Sis, I have to go and look. Didn't you hear? If we don't come out, we bear the consequences," Song Lingwei said with a bitter smile. "I suspect whoever's come means no good—and it may have something to do with me, or with Second Grandfather!"