Chapter 3732 — Three Insiders
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
Able to afford losses, able to tolerate others, and on top of that possessed of deep background and lavish in spending—this Young Master Xu really did count as a wise lord!
Xu Lingchong smiled, then straightened his face and instructed: "Although we have ample opportunity to crush Wei Zhao to death as easily as pinching an ant, we must still learn from this lesson. Before dealing with him next time, we must first probe his depths thoroughly, lest some other mishap occur!"
Meng Jueming nodded repeatedly and pledged, thumping his chest: "Rest assured, Young Master Xu. When I return this time, I will have Meng Zhou, Li Zhengming, and the others find a way to sound out Wei Zhao's background and ensure the next plan is foolproof."
"Good. Then I shall look to your performance." Xu Lingchong nodded, then his gaze fell upon Shangguan Lan'er in the distance. What gave him a headache now was how to explain to this little junior sister his reasons for failing twice in a row!
As the illustrious young master of the Soaring Heaven Pavilion, to stumble again and again on Wei Zhao, a newcomer from the mundane world—this was truly hard to justify. It was fortunate that no other young masters were present; otherwise Xu Lingchong's face would have been utterly lost.
After hesitating for a long while, Xu Lingchong finally steeled himself and walked over to Shangguan Lan'er's side, explaining in a low voice with an awkward expression: "Junior Sister Lan'er, this time it was due to insufficient intelligence that Wei Zhao managed to exploit the gap. But rest assured, next time he won't have such luck. I will certainly give him a proper thrashing on your behalf, Junior Sister, and vent your anger!"
"Hmph!" Shangguan Lan'er gave a cold snort. She had originally meant to ignore him, but after thinking it over she added: "Next time, remember to inform this young lady."
"Certainly, certainly." Xu Lingchong nodded hurriedly in agreement. He had been afraid that Shangguan Lan'er would ignore him from then on; so long as the girl was still willing to come out with him, everything else could be discussed.
In that case, he really ought to thank Wei Zhao properly—otherwise it would not have been easy to invite the girl out. This was just the opportunity to make more contact, win the beauty's heart, and lay a solid foundation for carrying her home in days to come!
Little did he know, Shangguan Lan'er was purely thinking of Wei Zhao. If Xu Lingchong had some plan in the future, she could notify Wei Zhao in advance once she learned of it. True, just as in these two instances, Xu Lingchong was unlikely to tell her the specific details, but she could still learn the general outline and give Wei Zhao advance warning.
What Shangguan Lan'er did not know was that Wei Zhao had already successfully planted two insiders among Xu Lingchong's group—Zhong Yongliang and Li Zhengming. Counting her, that made three insiders, an intelligence team of unprecedented scale. If Xu Lingchong's group could still manage to get the better of Wei Zhao under such circumstances, the sun really would rise in the west!
In the space of half a day, all the newcomers of the Threefold Pavilion had finished their assessments. However, the second stage was not yet over—after all, so many newcomers were still carrying injuries that had not healed!
Until their injuries were fully recovered and the corresponding recovery points confirmed, the rules required them to remain in the main hall of the Welcome Pavilion. Otherwise, their recovery points would all be counted as zero.
Though this might seem somewhat inhumane, it was meant to uphold the most basic fairness. If these people were sent back to their respective cave dwellings before recovery was confirmed, setting aside the differences in spiritual qi density among the caves, what if someone secretly took a spirit medicine capable of healing injuries? (To be continued...)
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