Chapter 3504 — Repaying a Peach with a Plum
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"Someone was outside just now talking about Zhang Naihui—I heard them!" Xiao Che wasted no words and went straight to the point. "I heard that on his way here, Zhang Naihui clashed with the Wufa Boxer of the Divine Fist Hall. The Wufa Boxer wanted revenge for the disciple of the Divine Fist Hall who was crippled last time, but before the fight even began, Zhang Naihui subdued him in a single move and made him his follower!"
"Oh? The Wufa Boxer? Of the Divine Fist Hall? Became Zhang Naihui's lackey?" Wei Zhao frowned at once, somewhat astonished. He had only seen Dongfang Badao before; that Dongfang Badao would throw in with Zhang Naihui was understandable—after all, Wei Zhao had killed far more of their family than Zhang Naihui had, so shared hatred was only natural. But the other one was actually the Wufa Boxer of the Divine Fist Hall? Li Ciba of the Divine Fist Hall was Wei Zhao's own lackey—and now the Divine Fist Hall's Wufa Boxer had become Zhang Naihui's lackey? Truly ironic. "What is the Wufa Boxer's strength? How did Zhang Naihui manage it?"
Though Wei Zhao did not know exactly how strong the Divine Fist Hall's Wufa Boxer was, anyone who could join the Heaven-rank trial was surely no weakling. That Zhang Naihui could subdue him and make him a lackey was truly hard to fathom!
Could it be that, after the Bee-Absorbing Divine Art, the Thorn Divine Art, and the Hellish Yin-Demon Fist, Zhang Naihui had cultivated yet another formidable martial art or mental technique? Thinking about it, that was rather possible. After all, Zhang Naihui's devious tricks had always been endless; if he were not confident this time, he would not dare be so arrogant!
"A late-stage Heaven-rank, peak-strength, Great Perfection external-family expert! One of the top experts—even stronger than most internal-family Great Perfection cultivators!" Xiao Che said with a sigh. "As for how Zhang Naihui did it, I don't know the details. I only heard that Zhang Naihui casually patted the Divine Fist Hall's Wufa Boxer once, and the Wufa Boxer suddenly fell to the ground, rolling about in agony, wishing he were dead."
"What? Such an unbelievable thing happened?" Wei Zhao was stunned. Could it be that Zhang Naihui had now reached a realm where a mere flick of his hand could control experts of the same level? What was he relying on?
"This... well, it's only a rumor, but I think it's most likely true... Otherwise I really can't understand why the Wufa Boxer would get mixed up with them. The Wufa Boxer and the Tomorrow-and-Tomorrow Sect have deep, bitter hatred!" Xiao Che said quietly. "Besides, I suspect that Dongfang Badao was also subdued by Zhang Naihui, because he too is a late-stage Heaven-rank, peak-strength expert. There's no need for him to be a follower, currying favor like that! Look at how he and the Wufa Boxer treat Zhang Naihui—completely different from Lou Taixie. Lou Taixie is the clever sort, using others' strength against them, finding a patron. But those two seem genuinely afraid of Zhang Naihui..."
"Is your information reliable?" Wei Zhao nodded faintly. He had to admit that Xiao Che's analysis was quite accurate.
"Ha, I'm just a lone cultivator—what channels for information would I have? I just stepped outside earlier, heard people discussing it, and paid attention." Xiao Che said. "Brother Lin, just be careful. I'll be going now—I don't want to bring you trouble here. If Lou Taixie uses me to make trouble for you, that would be bad!"
Wei Zhao nodded and patted Xiao Che on the shoulder. His impression of this man was rather good.
Xiao Che stood up and quietly took his leave. Though Lou Taixie had noticed Xiao Che go out and come back, he did not make trouble. Now that Zhang Naihui had already set his sights on Wei Zhao, there was no point in Lou Taixie stepping forward to trouble Xiao Che! (Second update—begging for monthly tickets. If you have monthly tickets, please cast a few for Yuren, thank you! RS)