Chapter 4053 — Is It Really Wei Zhao?
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Meng Zhou's eyes lit up at that. "So it really is Wei Zhao, no doubt about it? That makes sense—this place is so remote that no one would normally come here, and artifact forging is a matter of life and death. Taking on a false identity to stay hidden is perfectly understandable."
While they were talking, Wei Zhao had already gone straight to the Scrap King's secret base below. Right now his mind was entirely fixed on forging, and he had not the faintest inkling of anything strange overhead.
After watching Wei Zhao circle about outside for a good long while and then suddenly duck into a hidden cave, Kang Jingming and the others felt their hearts settle, and they all cried out in excitement, "That settles it—no mistake now! That cave must be where he does his forging!"
"Heh heh, we've caught him in such a glaring flaw—Wei Zhao's done for this time! Let's wait a little longer, and once he's started forging, we'll all strike together! Brother Meng Zhou here is already a Foundation Establishment expert, and with the rest of us on top of that, so many of us ganging up on him at once—I refuse to believe he can still get out alive!" Kang Jingming said with a sinister grin, his face alight with certainty of victory.
Meng Zhou, however, was in no hurry. He signaled Kang Jingming to bring the flying spirit beast down to land, then gave his orders: "No rush. This chance is too rare—we have to make absolutely sure there are no slip-ups. As we discussed before: Murong Zhen and I will keep watch here first. Kang Jingming, you go fetch Dongfang Badao and Zhong Yongliang. There's strength in numbers, and it saves us from him slipping away through some gap again."
"Fine, I'll go call them right now. This time Wei Zhao's asked for death himself—choosing such a narrow cave with no road to heaven above and no door into the earth below. Once the five of us block the entrance, he won't escape even in death!" Kang Jingming answered with a chuckle.
Kang Jingming was just about to lift his foot and leave when Murong Zhen suddenly spoke up: "We could also send word to Yu Jiang and Nantian Guan, and tell them that Wei Zhao is Lin Er! They're not exactly on our side, but they're all Wei Zhao's mortal enemies too. If we happen to slip up, having them come along gives us a second line of insurance."
Kang Jingming and Meng Zhou exchanged a glance and nodded. "Wahahaha, well said! Wei Zhao, today we're going to watch and see just how you die!"
The group set to work at once, each going his own way. When Zhong Yongliang received Kang Jingming's message, he was thrown into a panic. Of everyone involved from start to finish, he was the last to learn of it—he had already been preparing to make his move when these people finally came to inform him. Even if he wanted to warn Wei Zhao now, he no longer had the time or the opportunity.
Seeing Zhong Yongliang with his head lowered, his expression shifting this way and that, Kang Jingming narrowed his eyes and asked suspiciously, "What? You don't want to go?"
"Go! Of course I'll go! With such a fine chance for revenge, how could I not go!" Zhong Yongliang jerked his head up and said.
Though he could not warn Wei Zhao in advance, going was still better than not going—and if it came to the worst, he could always reveal his identity and strike a counterblow!
"Good, then. You go call that old bastard Dongfang Badao now. I'll head to the Heaven Piercer Pavilion first to pass word to Yu Jiang and Nantian Guan, and I'll be right back to take you all over." Kang Jingming gave his instructions, then immediately drove his flying spirit beast up into the sky.
Zhong Yongliang acknowledged him, but his heart could not help but fret secretly for Wei Zhao. He had had little contact with Wei Zhao of late and did not know what his current strength truly was, but the lineup of people preparing to surround and attack him was already no small force.