Chapter 3859 — Something Fishy
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Even though she was rather embarrassed, Murong Zhen quickly regained her composure and cooed in a sugary voice, "From now on we'll all be newcomers to the Azure Cloud Pavilion together. I'm just a weak little woman, all alone with no one to depend on—Brother Lin, you must remember to look after me properly!"
Her honeyed, cloying tones seeped right into the marrow. Having gone so long without seeing a woman, even these cultivators of formidable self-control could not help but feel their hearts stir; each one wished he could swap places with Wei Zhao and at once gather this soft, boneless beauty into his arms and cherish her tenderly.
Wei Zhao's only response was a noncommittal smile. He had not the slightest intention of taking the bait and speaking with her.
This scene once again left the entire crowd dumbfounded. If before they had merely thought Wei Zhao a fool with a hole in his head who did not know how to appreciate a favor, then now no one held that view any longer.
Recalling the rumor that Wei Zhao had had countless girlfriends back in the mortal realm, a thought rose unbidden in everyone's minds: this lecherous starved ghost Wei Zhao probably did not mean to ignore the lovely Murong Zhen at all. Rather, while habitually putting on airs, he must be playing hard to get!
As lofty cultivators, even if they found it hard to win the favor of female cultivators of equal strength, their standing among ordinary folk was beyond question. If they truly wanted to, men like them would never lack for women—and naturally, they each had a trick or two for handling them.
Play hard to get—if the heat is controlled just right, this tactic not only leaves a deep impression on the other party's heart, but often proves far more effective than fawning all over someone.
The prerequisite for using this tactic, however, is that one must be attractive enough. In the cultivation world, where the strong are honored, that means having sufficient strength and, at the same time, a powerful backing—otherwise it only backfires.
As for strength, Wei Zhao, that arch-airs-putter, was indeed decent in the eyes of the Azure Cloud Pavilion newcomers, but only at the early Foundation Establishment stage, whereas Murong Zhen was a peak early Foundation Establishment expert—a notch above him!
As for backing, Wei Zhao was nothing but a grassroots newcomer from the mortal realm. Even though everyone present was a rootless rogue cultivator, their backing and strength were still far better than Wei Zhao's—after all, however down on their luck, as native cultivators they at least had relatives and connections.
What was more, the lovely Murong herself was rumored to be related to Elder Murong of the Soaring Heavens Pavilion. For anyone present, such backing was utterly beyond reach—let alone for a weakling like Wei Zhao who had come up from the mortal realm!
"Just watch—sooner or later that airs-putting fool will lift a rock and smash his own foot. When the lovely Murong tramples him, now that will be a sight!" Meng Zhou sneered with a cold chuckle.
Hearing this, Li Zhengming could not help but grin with amusement. Whether Leader Wei Zhao truly had designs on this Murong Zhen, he could not say—but of one thing he was certain: if it ever came to a real fight, Leader Wei Zhao could crush his opponent in an instant. Of that there was no doubt!
So in his eyes, Meng Zhou's self-fantasizing notion could be described in a single word: naive!
He obviously would not say such a thing to his face, though; he merely joined in with a cold chuckle—and the object of that chuckle was not Wei Zhao, but this newcomer, Meng.
Seeing that Wei Zhao still would not take her up on it, Murong Zhen was genuinely annoyed now. This creature—how could he refuse a face given to him!