Chapter 3920 — Let Her Go!
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At any time, mercy toward an enemy is cruelty toward oneself; examples of bitter lessons bought by a moment's softness are beyond counting, wherever one goes.
However much of a young miss Shangguan Lan'er might be, however little experience she had of the jianghu, Wei Zhao did not believe she could be ignorant of so simple and basic a truth—and even if she were, her grandfather Shangguan Tianxia would surely have made certain she knew it.
"I know. If Little Junior Brother hadn't come back in time, I'd already be dead," Shangguan Lan'er said with a solemn nod.
"Then you still want to spare her? If you don't kill her this time, next time she'll still find a chance to kill you." Wei Zhao rolled his eyes, speechless.
Human hearts are treacherous. Even if she were let off this once, a venomous woman like Murong Zhen would only grow worse. To imagine she would turn over a new leaf from now on could only mean this little senior sister of his was truly too naive.
Unexpectedly, Shangguan Lan'er persisted: "I know. But I still don't want her to die because of me. So, Little Junior Brother, let me be willful just this once—please spare her this time."
Hearing these words, not only Wei Zhao but even Murong Zhen herself could scarcely believe her ears.
In her understanding of the world, such a thing was laughably, childishly incomprehensible. Had it not been for the position she was in at that moment, she would long since have mocked it aloud.
Judging by the earnest expression on Shangguan Lan'er's face, it was not that she failed to understand the dangers of the jianghu—it was that even so, she wished to go on doing this naive, ridiculous thing, even at the cost of bearing the enormous risk of future retaliation.
If this was naivety, then this sheltered young miss Shangguan Lan'er seemed to have resolved to go on being naive.
Wei Zhao looked deeply at Shangguan Lan'er and let Murong Zhen wait in agonized suspense for a long while before he finally said, "Since she is your enemy, as long as you have that resolve, her life and death are yours to decide."
"Mm, mm. Thank you, Little Junior Brother." Shangguan Lan'er nodded emphatically.
"Fine." Wei Zhao raised no further objection and nodded earnestly.
Murong Zhen was overjoyed. To escape death this time was something she would not have dared even dream of. She had thought that even if this young miss Shangguan Lan'er was naive and childish, she herself might not get away—because that creature Wei Zhao would certainly not let her off easily.
What she had not expected was that Wei Zhao, that creature, would play the fool along with her and actually agree.
Murong Zhen sneered inwardly. This pair of shameless lovebirds really were naive and childish to the extreme. This humiliation today would be repaid a thousandfold, ten thousandfold in days to come—and just before you die, I'll let you fully taste what the dangers of the jianghu truly mean!
Yet just as Murong Zhen was gloating in secret, Wei Zhao released the right arm he had been holding—and in the same instant, his figure flickered, and he struck her on the back with one palm!
Pfft! Murong Zhen was blasted straight back more than a dozen zhang, spewing a great mouthful of blood. She turned, fixing a look of venomous hatred on Wei Zhao, her face hideous as she cried in unwilling fury, "Wh—why?" R1152