Chapter 4055 — Someone Else Has Come
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Dongfang Badao was scared stiff as well. He should never have come! Not only had he been a mere bystander from first to last, but now, at the very end, he was to be buried alongside them. What rotten luck.
Watching helplessly as Wei Zhao's hand reached for his throat, Kang Jingming scrambled backward for dear life across the ground. After rolling and crawling several zhang away, a sudden inspiration struck him, and he shrieked at the top of his lungs, "Wei Zhao, don't get cocky! Word that we came here looking for you has reached others too, and they're on their way right now! If you dare kill us, you won't escape punishment either—you'll be buried right along with us!"
At those words, Wei Zhao could not help but frown, and out of the corner of his eye he noticed that Zhong Yongliang, over on the other side, was also quietly nodding to him.
Had no one known, then killing them here would have been the end of it. But as things stood now, if he killed these people, he would have to follow them into the grave himself. That would not do.
Seeing the dreadful killing intent about Wei Zhao finally begin to subside, Kang Jingming gritted his teeth and scrambled to his feet. He dared not say any more nonsense to provoke Wei Zhao, and, before the man could change his mind, hurried to mount the flying spirit beast nearby and prepare to leave.
With Kang Jingming leading the way, Murong Zhen and the others all followed suit. Taking the dazed Meng Zhou along, they scrambled in frantic haste onto the flying spirit beasts to flee for their lives.
Watching them flee in such wretched disarray, Wei Zhao, though unwilling to let it go, could only hold back. If he did kill them, it would certainly be satisfying, but his own life would be forfeit as well—and even if Shangguan Tianxia stepped in then, he might not be able to save him.
"These people learning where I do my forging for no apparent reason—that's a bit of a nuisance, no small matter." Wei Zhao was somewhat vexed.
Because he had used so many exceedingly rare materials, there were few precedents to draw on, and even the Scrap King himself could not be certain just how long this forging would take.
Judging by past forging experience, it would surely not be a short stretch. If Kang Jingming and the others came back to make trouble, he truly could not afford to be careless.
The only good news was that the backers behind these people were either dead or missing. Relying on their own strength to face Wei Zhao, their fate could only be the same as today's—pure self-abuse. There was no need to take them too seriously.
Just then, several whistling sounds suddenly rang out overhead, and three figures descended from the sky, appearing before Wei Zhao with unfriendly expressions—none other than Nantian Ba, Nantian Guan, and Yu Jiang.
"Lin Er, this time we've caught you red-handed at last! My senior uncle and second senior uncle are here—now let's see how you escape! Wahahaha!" Yu Jiang laughed wildly and smugly.
Having suddenly received Kang Jingming's report earlier, the three of them had been somewhat skeptical. After what had happened on the Far North Island last time, though they still harbored resentment toward Wei Zhao, they had grown rather doubtful that Wei Zhao could be Lin Er. By comparison, Kang Jingming himself seemed the more likely suspect.
But now Lin Er stood right before them in the flesh. Whoever his other identity might be no longer mattered to anyone; all they needed to know was that Lin Er was the murderer of their third brother, Nantian Yong, and that Lin Er carried the Star Ink Stone—that was enough!
At the sight of the three descending from the sky, Wei Zhao's heart gave a sudden start. Kang Jingming had said only that others knew they had come here, but he had never imagined those others would be these three sworn enemies. This time the matter had truly turned serious!