Chapter 3781 — The Next Target
The Blossom Guardian · Page 1 of 2
"That's exactly the reasoning. Meng Zhou, just remember one thing: right now the pressing priority is points—that's the only thing that truly counts. Find every chance you can to overtake Wei Zhao, force him to panic, force him to blunder. That is the key; everything else is secondary."
Meng Jueming instructed him earnestly: "As for trash like Qiao Hongcai, just trample over him in passing and be done with it. There's no need to deliberately set your eyes on him. As an expert of the early Foundation Establishment stage, you must have the boldness and the vision befitting an early Foundation Establishment expert. Understand?"
"Yes, yes, Ninth Cousin Brother is the thoughtful one, as always. I, a distinguished early Foundation Establishment expert, treating a minor character like Qiao Hongcai as worth my attention—that would be flattering him far too much! I should just leave him hanging, let him think he's somebody, and then stomp him dead with one vicious kick!" Meng Zhou chuckled.
Meng Jueming laughed heartily, then lowered his voice and warned: "That Xiao Che knows which way the wind blows and conceded of his own accord, so there was no chance to strike at him. Nothing to be done about that. But this Qiao trash is a different matter. With that reckless Zhang Fei temperament of his, he'll definitely fight you even knowing he can't win. You must not let this opportunity slip—find the right moment and wipe him out in a single move. Leave no survivor. You know what I mean?"
"Understood. Rest easy, Ninth Cousin Brother. So long as I get matched against him, that punk is dead meat." Meng Zhou pledged, thumping his chest.
To sound out the depth of Wei Zhao's strength, and to clip away his two wings, Xiao Che and Qiao Hongcai—those were the goals Meng Jueming had set for this round of the challenge tournament.
The first goal was premature for now. After all, among the newcomers under his command, the only one with the strength to test Wei Zhao was Meng Zhou, this early Foundation Establishment expert; even a formidable newcomer like Li Zhengming was not qualified.
The second goal, however, was an urgent matter.
To eliminate Wei Zhao, first remove his wings—this was the policy Meng Jueming and Xu Lingchong had settled on together after discussion. After all, the previous several attempts to kill Wei Zhao had all ended in failure, and carrying on that way would likely yield no better results. Better to first find a way to finish off his two lackeys, Xiao Che and Qiao Hongcai—surely those two couldn't be as hard to deal with as Wei Zhao!
This would not only weaken his strength but also blunt his fighting spirit and goad him into a desperate corner—two birds with one stone.
Unfortunately, incisive as this intent was, the rules of the challenge tournament stood in the way. No matter how many newcomers Meng Jueming had under him, he could not deploy any human-wave tactic. Moreover, because both Xiao Che and Qiao Hongcai ranked very low in the cave-dwelling standings, the only person who truly had the right to challenge them proactively was, for the moment, just one: Meng Zhou.
Of course, with Meng Zhou's early Foundation Establishment strength, one man was quite enough to deal with those two underlings of Wei Zhao.
Yet what exceeded their expectations was that Xiao Che, ordinarily such a quiet, unobtrusive sort, proved so slippery—he gave Meng Zhou no opening at all, simply conceding outright.
But next came Qiao Hongcai. With that temperament of his, there was no chance he would soften up right from the start like Xiao Che. So what if he was allowed to gloat for one round? The moment he faced Meng Zhou, with nothing but Heaven-rank great-perfection strength, he was doomed beyond doubt.
That was fine too. Since Xiao Che had slipped away, they would use this Qiao trash as the knife's edge—blood would be drawn all the same!