Chapter 4115 — The Two Women Meet
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"To have met them in this life is truly my good fortune," Wei Zhao said, nodding with feeling as he gazed at the heartwarming scene.
He too had not expected the two women to get along so harmoniously. Still, he could guess that while their closeness owed something to compatible temperaments, another reason was that they were mindful of his feelings. After all, from Wei Zhao's standpoint, if the two women were to quarrel under the present circumstances, it would surely give him a tremendous headache.
"Heh heh, but Brother Wei Zhao, I must still play the spoilsport and say one thing: enviable as the blessings of two beauties may be, you must not play the mandarin ducks and forget the immortals—do not grow lax in your cultivation," Di Xingdao cautioned.
The land of beauties is the tomb of heroes. Through the ages, countless geniuses blessed with extraordinary talent had frittered it away in realms of tender indulgence, only to end up as ordinary men. Di Xingdao genuinely regarded Wei Zhao as one of his own, and he did not wish to see such a tragedy befall him.
"Rest assured, Brother Tian. I am well aware that strength is king. Without sufficient strength, no matter how many beauties I had, I could not protect them. So to me they are not obstacles on the path of cultivation, but rather the driving force that spurs me to ever greater heights," Wei Zhao said with a smile.
"Indeed. The saying that beauty is a source of trouble is no lie. Their peerless charms are your good fortune, Brother Wei Zhao, but like that Zheng Tianshuo, they will always draw all manner of trouble. Only great strength can truly shelter them," Di Xingdao said with a nod.
"By the way, Brother Tian, how did you manage it so quickly? Have you already settled things with Zheng Dongjue?" Wei Zhao asked, changing the subject.
"But of course. With me handling it personally, how would that old cur Zheng Dongjue dare say no?" Di Xingdao laughed heartily. "I saw through him long ago—he is the classic bully who fears the strong and preys on the weak. If I had gone to him meekly to discuss it, he might well have taken advantage and climbed all over me. But this time I went straight to him and tossed him one line: Tianchan is my sister, and I am taking her out to establish her own household. Guess what he did?"
"What did he do?" Wei Zhao asked, playing along with feigned curiosity.
"The old cur was scared stiff on the spot. He hemmed and hawed for ages before finally croaking out that since this was a family matter of Elder Tian's, naturally everything should be up to you. Haha, that ugly, bitter-melon face of his—just thinking about it makes me laugh," Di Xingdao said with a roar of laughter.
"That Vice Hall Master Zheng probably could not gauge your strength for the moment, and did not dare rashly tear off all pretense of civility with you, the legendary Vice Island Master of Middle Island. Full of schemes and plots, yet without the nerve to break openly—so he had no choice but to give way," Wei Zhao said, also amused.
Though he had met him only once, Wei Zhao could tell that a man like Zheng Dongjue was certainly not a pure, top-tier expert like Di Xingdao, but rather a sinister sort accustomed to playing with power and intrigue. The longer such people lived, the smaller their courage grew; that he was cowed by Di Xingdao's reputation was not surprising in the least.