Chapter 4018 — The Reason We Do Not Acknowledge Each Other
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Wei Zhao could barely restrain his fury. He had already begun to suspect that this man was the true reason Tianchan had refused to acknowledge him all along.
Half a year had passed since he had ascended to Cloud Stair Island. It was neither a long time nor a short one. In this entirely unfamiliar and brutal cultivation world, anything could happen.
It was not impossible to understand why a woman from the mundane world might seek a powerful backer by getting involved with another man. Even Murong Zhen, a woman who had come from a village on Cloud Stair Island, had done as much, to say nothing of people from the mundane world. One only had to look at the way Kang Jingming groveled and fawned to understand.
But Tianchan was different. In Wei Zhao's eyes, there was absolutely no way she could do such a thing. Their feelings had been forged between life and death. They should not have been so easily corrupted.
And yet, looking at the scene before him, even Wei Zhao, who had always remained composed, could not suppress the towering fury erupting from the depths of his heart.
"Young Hero Lin, do not act rashly!" Hong Zhong instantly sensed Wei Zhao's change and hurriedly pressed him down with one hand. He did not know why Wei Zhao had suddenly become so agitated, but he knew very well that if Wei Zhao lost control here, even he would be unable to protect him.
With Hong Zhong's strength, suppressing Wei Zhao was effortless. Combined with Wei Zhao's own restraint, this prevented anyone else from noticing anything amiss.
"I am fine now." Wei Zhao regained his composure in an instant, because he had just seen Tianchan subtly evade the red-haired man. That at least proved she was not with him of her own free will.
So long as Tianchan was unwilling, everything else was nothing but drifting cloud and passing mist in Wei Zhao's eyes. It could not disturb his state of mind in the slightest.
"Good. As long as you are all right. Whatever you wish to do, Young Hero Lin, this old man will help you. But in all things, you must judge the circumstances clearly, act within your means, and wait for the right moment." Hong Zhong offered his words of counsel.
Warmth spread through Wei Zhao's heart at that. His relationship with Hong Zhong had originally been nothing more than one of mutual interest, but it had gradually developed into a friendship between men of different generations. For a merchant like Hong Zhong to say something so utterly selfless showed that the great favor Wei Zhao had done him had not been in vain.
"Manager Hong, do you know who that red-haired man is?" Wei Zhao asked instead.
Hong Zhong studied the man carefully before replying, "I saw him several times when I was at the Middle Island headquarters. His name is Zheng Tianjie, and he is a member of the Pill Hall. His grandfather seems to be a vice hall master of the Pill Hall. His seniority and connections are both extraordinarily deep, and he holds a very lofty position within the Pill Hall."
"Zheng Tianjie? Then he is another cultivator born into a family of cultivators, I suppose." Wei Zhao nodded thoughtfully.
With the arrival of the people from Middle Island, every faction had now taken its seat. Under Steward Song's resonant introduction, this rare Four Islands Auction Exposition finally entered its final prelude.
Generally speaking, at the beginning of any auction, the items put up for sale could only be considered appetizers. Anything truly valuable was inevitably reserved for the grand finale.
This Four Islands Auction Exposition, however, far surpassed all previous North Island auctions in both scale and caliber. Even the very first item brought out merely to set the stage was something extraordinary.
"A sea demon hatchling. The starting bid is three thousand spirit jades." The moment Steward Song finished speaking, the entire venue fell deathly silent. Every person stared blankly at the tiny, emaciated figure inside the cage.