Chapter 3455 — Here Comes Ergoudan!
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"I'm afraid they won't be getting back for a while. Come pick them up whenever you have time!" Kun Cun said, and was about to hang up. "All right, I won't keep you any longer. Goodbye, Mr. Wei Zhao!"
"Wait! What classmates of mine?" At Kun Cun's words, Wei Zhao immediately thought of Bai Weituo and the others, and asked hurriedly, "Speak more clearly!"
"Didn't your classmates come here to travel? I think they're called Zhang Duopan and Bai Weituo. If you're not coming to pick them up, then let them enjoy themselves here for now—it's not as if they'll starve!" Kun Cun said.
"Give me the address. I'll come find you." Wei Zhao drew a deep breath. "But before I arrive, you must guarantee their safety!"
"That's no problem. Our sect has its rules, and we won't drag ordinary people into this. You're a cultivator, and you're the one we're after," Kun Cun said flatly. "I'll send you my address in a moment. Come as quickly as you can!"
"Fine!" Wei Zhao nodded and agreed.
"Then I shall await the honored arrival of Mr. Lin with great anticipation. Once you're here, don't bother going back—hahahaha!" Kun Cun burst into laughter and hung up.
Wei Zhao stared at his phone and frowned. His plan had been to head straight for Island X, where he had trained as a child, and take Little Nine to the Loess Sect—but now it seemed plans could not keep pace with change. He would have to make a trip to Southeast Asia first.
Since something had happened to Bai Weituo, Wei Zhao had to inform Leader Bai, for both reasons of sentiment and of duty. So he decided to return to Donghai City first, and make his decision after that.
Since Kun Cun meant to use Bai Weituo to lure him to the Right Miao Sect in Southeast Asia, they should be safe enough before he arrived—and that set Wei Zhao's mind at ease.
The car drove on and finally stopped before the gate of his villa in Donghai City. It was evening now, and Wang Xinyan ought to be at home; the brightly lit living room of the villa seemed to confirm it.
Wei Zhao opened the door and walked in. Wang Xinyan was indeed at home—but seated in the living room were two people whose presence caught Wei Zhao somewhat by surprise!
"Leader, you're back!" Ergoudan rose joyfully from the sofa and ran over to give Wei Zhao a bear hug.
Beside him, Yu Yuanyuan also stood up and greeted Wei Zhao shyly.
"Ergoudan, what brings the two of you here?" Wei Zhao looked at him with pleased surprise. He had not expected the man to find his villa in Donghai City—though old man Wei must have told him the way.
"Well, the autumn harvest is done and there's nothing much to do, so I cured some bacon. Yu Yuanyuan happened to want to get out and about too, so we came. I brought the bacon for you, Leader—didn't you used to love the cured meats I make?" Ergoudan said.
"Ergoudan, you really are thoughtful!" Wei Zhao had not expected him to remember such a thing, and was touched. It might be a mere trifle of daily life, but it showed how much Ergoudan truly kept him in mind—curing the meat and bringing it all this way in person!
"It's nothing. Yu Yuanyuan wanted to see a bit of the world too. That place, West Star Mountain—it's just too small. How could a girl from the city stay cooped up there forever?" Ergoudan said with a laugh.
"Speaking of which, your way of talking has become much more standard. You used to open your mouth and out came 'me reckon' and the like—Yu Yuanyuan corrected that for you, didn't she?" Wei Zhao said with a smile.
"That's right, she's been teaching me to speak proper Mandarin!" Ergoudan scratched his head guilelessly—which itself showed just how much he cared for Yu Yuanyuan.
"So how have you two arranged things?" At the thought, Wei Zhao felt a headache coming on. He had meant to go straight to Southeast Asia upon his return, but now that Ergoudan had come, he could hardly fail to entertain them—and yet he could not possibly leave Bai Weituo unrescued. For a moment, Wei Zhao was truly at a loss.