Chapter 4004 — A Strange Disappearance
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To suffer such a colossal blow—one that could change the entire course of his life—it would be no surprise for Xu Lingchong to do anything at all in his current state. But to vanish into thin air so silently and without a trace—on reflection, that was a little strange.
Even if Xu Lingchong could not accept reality for the moment, even if he were utterly despondent, once he came to his senses there were only two paths open to him: either give himself up to despair, or swallow his humiliation and bide his time.
But one thing was perfectly clear: whichever path he chose, Xu Lingchong would never let Wei Zhao and Shangguan Lan'er off so easily. He might still harbor some misgivings about dealing with Shangguan Lan'er, but as for Wei Zhao—a newcomer to the Qingyun Pavilion with no background whatsoever—in Xu Lingchong's current, deeply provoked state, there would be no such qualms at all.
Wei Zhao had even considered that, upon seeing the three of them return, Xu Lingchong might well throw caution to the wind and go on a killing spree. Even if he could not kill Shangguan Lan'er, Wei Zhao himself would surely be buried with him.
Yet he had never expected Xu Lingchong to vanish from the room without a sound.
After all, from the moment Wei Zhao had left the room until now, he had been standing at the only staircase entrance the whole time. Whether Xu Lingchong went up or down, as long as he left by normal means, he could not possibly have escaped his notice.
The only explanation was that the man had jumped out the window. But when Wei Zhao glanced outside, the guards above and below were deployed in such tight formation that there was scarcely a blind spot, and at this moment they showed no sign of anything unusual.
With so many guards, they might not dare to monitor the interior of the Huayang Residence, but if anyone broke out through a window, he could never escape their eyes and ears.
Never mind Xu Lingchong in his current wretched state—even at the peak of his great perfection of the Foundation Establishment stage, it would be very hard for him to slip past all these people completely and vanish into thin air.
This outcome left Wei Zhao utterly bewildered. After turning it over and over in his mind, the only explanation he could come up with was that the Huayang Residence might have other hidden compartments and passages that ordinary people simply could not discover.
"Hmph, turns out he's just a coward!" Shangguan Lan'er pouted in disappointment, then brightened again. "But this is good too—that pest has become a eunuch, so he'll never dare pester me again!"
Beside her, the little curly bear, which seemed to have begun returning to normal, obligingly made the snipping gesture again, wearing a ferocious look that said, Whoever dares provoke Shangguan Lan'er, I'll snip him off. Wei Zhao could not help but laugh.
Still, the prized possession of the illustrious Young Master Xu had been ruined by this little creature, and the little curly bear could indeed boast a brilliant battle record. Anyone who underestimated it might well end up like Xu Lingchong.
"Senior Sister, shouldn't you give your grandfather a heads-up about this first? If the other side uses it as a pretext to make trouble, it could get rather messy," Wei Zhao cautioned.