Chapter 3580 — The Retaliation Begins
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What were those two ill-intentioned creatures doing, bringing up his name for no reason?
Wei Zhao was frowning inwardly when Meng Jueming and the other man caught sight of him too. As though caught in the act of something, their expressions froze at once; then, after exchanging a glance, a trace of an eerie, sinister smile appeared on each face.
"Well, if it isn't the strongest newcomer of our Azure Cloud Pavilion? Don't tell me you've used up your spirit jade and come running to Junior Brother Kubi for comfort?" Meng Jueming said with a face full of mockery. "What a pity Junior Brother Kubi is nothing but a clay idol—he can't carry a great deity like you!"
"Greetings, Senior Brother Meng." Despite the sarcasm, Senior Kubi still dutifully cupped his hands in greeting, and Wei Zhao followed suit without betraying anything in his expression.
"Heh heh, strongest newcomer? More like the most ostentatious newcomer! Just wait till next month's ranking tournament—you'll make a fool of yourself!" Meng Zhou jeered from the side.
He had never gotten over Wei Zhao defeating him in a single move. And afterward, some busybody had actually saddled Wei Zhao with the title of Azure Cloud Pavilion's strongest newcomer on account of it—which rankled him no end!
"Hah... I haven't heard anything about this 'strongest newcomer' business, but at next month's ranking tournament, I do hope you won't be careless and underestimate your opponent again. Otherwise, if I accidentally defeat you in one move again and people start calling me ostentatious, I'll be very wronged." Wei Zhao answered with a smile.
"Hmph! Just you wait! There'll be a time for you to cry!" Having his wound picked at so, Meng Zhou's face stiffened at once.
Everyone in the Azure Cloud Pavilion, Meng Jueming included, believed Meng Zhou had lost to Wei Zhao only because carelessness cost him Jingzhou, but he himself knew that in that exchange he had gone all out to show off—there had been no carelessness about it. Which meant Wei Zhao's one-move victory over him had been a true reflection of their respective strength.
To be honest, Meng Zhou was actually a little afraid of facing Wei Zhao now. Fortunately, he had a patron like Meng Jueming at his back, to look after him openly and covertly, while Wei Zhao had publicly offended a great figure like Xu Lingchong and would be suppressed on every front. As one waxed and the other waned, so long as he cultivated well over the coming month, that would be enough to close the gap.
Besides, he, Meng Zhou, was, after all, a native Heaven-rank great-perfection expert—was he really going to be afraid of a country bumpkin from the mortal world like Wei Zhao? Next month's ranking tournament was the perfect chance to wipe out his former shame! Then he would show all the newcomers clearly just who the strongest newcomer of the Azure Cloud Pavilion really was!
Still, at the thought of the plan he had just discussed with Meng Jueming, Meng Zhou instantly grew smug again. So long as the plan succeeded, there would be no need to wait for next month's ranking tournament to watch that ostentatious fool Wei Zhao come to grievous ruin!
At this thought, Meng Zhou shot Meng Jueming wink after wink—he could hardly wait to see Wei Zhao fall.
Meng Jueming nodded in understanding and said to Senior Kubi with a solemn face, "It is already the fourth day now..."