Chapter 3510 — Tang Zhi, Wei Zhao
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To say nothing of how useful Zhang Naipao was, Kang Jingming had also learned from Ancestor Xuanchen's inside information that Zhong Yongliang was possessed by the Mad Dragon Patriarch, which was why he addressed him as "Brother Liang"—a form of address that carried a fair measure of respect.
Seeing that Kang Jingming's attitude was passable enough, Zhong Yongliang stalked over with a haughty air and said, "All right, Brother Kang, let's hear it!"
Kang Jingming glanced at the distance and saw that Wei Zhao had not come over but had gone toward the inheritors. Delighted, he lowered his voice and said, "Brother Liang, I know you and Wei Zhao are sworn enemies, and I have a way to do away with him. It will need everyone's cooperation!"
The other trial participants' expressions shifted slightly at hearing Kang Jingming speak so bluntly of doing away with Wei Zhao, but they soon relaxed. Since Kang Jingming had said it in front of all of them, he was treating them as one of his own. So long as they stood firmly on Kang Jingming's side and did not go cozying up to Wei Zhao, this trial would most likely be smooth sailing.
At the very least, Kang Jingming would not make trouble for them. Having reasoned this out, everyone was quite pleased.
"Oh? Go on, then!" In truth, Zhong Yongliang had been afraid that the Five Luminaries Sect would interfere with him and Zhang Naipao moving against Wei Zhao during the trial. After all, this trial was unlike those of the past; its chief purpose was to protect the inheritors, not to play the lone hero.
But now, since Kang Jingming also wanted to deal with Wei Zhao, his own burden was much lighter—he no longer had to worry about certain things at all...
"When we set out for the trial, we need only do thus and so... and then, Brother Liang and Paozi, you two step in whenever needed..." Kang Jingming explained in this fashion...
"A brilliant scheme!" Everyone voiced their approval after hearing it. This was simply a grand boon that harmed others and profited themselves—there was no reason at all not to approve!
As for Wei Zhao, he made no move to ingratiate himself with Kang Jingming. That was plainly a thankless business, and Wei Zhao could not be bothered to go courting a cold shoulder. With Han Jingyi and Wang Xinyan in tow, he headed over toward the inheritors.
Tianchan was explaining to the inheritors the precautions for reinforcing the inheritance inside the mountain cave and resisting the oppressive pressure to break through and advance. Sensing someone come up behind her, she turned her head and saw it was Wei Zhao; she gave him a faint smile.
In that instant, her smile overlapped with the girl in yellow from Wei Zhao's memory. Wei Zhao drew a deep breath, and the echo of Tianchan's old catchphrase—"I'll kick you!"—seemed to ring in his ears. What he had never expected was that Tianchan was actually the young sect mistress of the Xuandan Sect.
In that moment, Wei Zhao suddenly understood why the Xuandan Sect had always treated him so ambiguously. Kang Jingming opposed him, yet the young sect mistress of the Xuandan Sect seemed to help him time and again. If the young sect mistress was Tianchan, then everything made sense.
"Tianchan, it's been a long time," Wei Zhao said as he walked over to her.
"Mm..." Tianchan answered faintly, as though she were not especially familiar with Wei Zhao. Perhaps she had long known of the relationship between Wei Zhao and the inheritors, and so did not wish to appear too close to him in front of them.
Or perhaps, just as she had said back then, after they parted in the Five Wretched Wilderness, she was she and he was he.
Wei Zhao drew a deep breath and said, "The inheritors' safety is in your hands."
The inheritors were all watching Wei Zhao with some astonishment now, not knowing how he came to know Tianchan. From the look of it, this was not their first meeting—they seemed quite well acquainted.