Chapter 3607 — You Need a Backer on Cloud Step Island
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With the newcomers' change of heart, the mood on the spot shifted abruptly. This circle of people had gathered to laugh at Wei Zhao, yet now it felt as though they were cheering him on. Far from wishing to see him humiliated, they now hoped he would produce a pile of fine jade like yesterday and blind the dog eyes of Xu Lingchong and Meng Jueming and their ilk!
"Heh… so these fellows aren't entirely beyond saving after all." Wei Zhao smiled thoughtfully. He had assumed this batch of newcomers had already sunk to the level of Meng Jueming's lapdogs, but it seemed they still had a last spark of spirit that had not been ground away.
It was not only Wei Zhao—Meng Jueming, too, soon sensed the subtle shift. Seeing the newcomers' hostility turning, however faintly, toward himself, he was furious and at the same time could not help inwardly crying out at his misfortune.
He was a man bent heart and soul on currying favor and climbing high. A chance to rub shoulders with a young master like Xu Lingchong was a blessing earned over eight lifetimes—surely he could not give up such a golden opportunity over one remark? But then again, if he wanted to rise in the future, he had to hold on to his present post, and to hold on to the post of steward senior brother, he had to win over these newcomers. Yesterday had been a golden opportunity, and Wei Zhao's uncanny "dog-shit luck" had wrecked it. Today was another opportunity, and who would have thought he'd run into such a wretched dilemma.
If he did not rebut Xu Lingchong's mocking words just now, then he, Meng Jueming, would surely lose standing in the newcomers' eyes. Where dignity and backbone were at stake, that was deadly serious. Once such an image set, winning them over later would be all the harder.
But if he did rebut Xu Lingchong, that might gratify the newcomers—yet the consequences would be even worse. A single casual word from Young Master Xu to Hu Yunfeng, and Meng Jueming would never be able to turn himself around for the rest of his days!
Offend the newcomers, or offend Xu Lingchong—suddenly driven into such a dilemma, Meng Jueming would have happily hacked Wei Zhao to death on the spot. If not for coming to gloat over this unlucky wretch's misfortune, would he ever have landed in such an awkward spot? And now, of all things, before he'd even had his laugh, he'd become the unlucky one caught in the crossfire!
Yet at this moment Xu Lingchong seemed to perceive Meng Jueming's predicament. It was true that he took a dim view of Azure Cloud Pavilion, but he was a man of both ambition and intelligence. For all his usual arrogance and domineering airs, his scheming was in fact most meticulous.
Meng Jueming meant to attach himself to Xu Lingchong, and Xu Lingchong would naturally accept—how splendid it would be if all of Azure Cloud Pavilion's people became his underlings! Still, to make underlings loyal unto death, a master must give them their due face.
So he spoke mildly: "When I called Azure Cloud Pavilion trash just now, I meant only Wei Zhao, Xiao Che, and Qiao Hongcai and the like. Following a dead-end wretch like that, they're trash for certain. But following me and following Junior Brother Meng is a different matter. Even if you're trash, there's still a time for turning the tables—because on this Sky Tier North Island, what does it take to make a name for yourself? A backer! You're all fine hands of the Sky Tier, your aptitudes can't be poor, you all start from the same line, and what decides the race is cultivation resources. Following the right person matters above all. Otherwise, all you'll have to rely on in the future is dog-shit luck!"
Xu Lingchong's words set the blood of the Azure Cloud Pavilion disciples present racing! Yes—on this Sky Tier North Island, what was the contest really about? Was it not whose backer was the sturdiest?
Don't envy that Wei Zhao. Wei Zhao is simply lucky! RS