Chapter 4147 — None of Them Dare to Make a Move
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At this, both Nan Tian Liuguang and Elder Xuanchen were at a loss for words. The terrifying strength of Xuan Ascension Grand Perfection—even compared with the monster Di Xingdao, it was likely only stronger, never weaker. To move against Wei Zhao on his own turf would be no different from tweaking a tiger's tail!
"Then this... we cannot move in Zhongdao, and we cannot move in Beidao—are we truly unable to touch that brat Wei Zhao?" Elder Xuanchen said, unwilling to accept it.
"Actually, it is not that there is no way." Si Haitao's eyes suddenly lit up. "We can strike on his way back to Beidao! He is a disciple of Sandie Pavilion in Beidao. Never mind that he is in Zhongdao now—I refuse to believe he will never return!"
"Exactly! If Wei Zhao stays in Zhongdao forever and never goes back, that amounts to betraying Sandie Pavilion of Beidao, and Yunjie Island will no longer have a place for him—even Shangguang Tianhua would not be able to shield him! So sooner or later he must return, and the road will be the perfect opportunity. Steward Si, this idea is brilliant!" Nan Tian Liuguang and Elder Xuanchen both voiced their agreement.
"In that case, let us begin preparations early. There will be only one chance, so we must prepare thoroughly and ensure nothing goes wrong." Si Haitao nodded, then added: "By the way, old friend Nan Tian, now that you have awakened, it is time you met the patron of our Central Merchant Guild. What do you say?"
"Very well. This time your Central Merchant Guild invested so much in me, and the result was a mess. To be honest with you, Steward Si, I have been uneasy about it and have long wanted to come and offer my apologies with a rod on my back." Nan Tian Liuguang said somewhat nervously.
The Central Merchant Guild was mysterious and unfathomable; the more one came into contact with it, the more one was alarmed by its power. Now that the matter had gone awry and he himself was gravely wounded, should he be judged to have lost his value, Nan Tian Liuguang greatly feared what unfavorable moves the other side might make against him. That was only human nature.
"Ha, old friend Nan Tian, you are overthinking it. Even the best rider may fall from his horse; no matter how well one prepares, there will always be mishaps. Our patron made his stance clear long ago—he does not blame you, old friend. Otherwise, I could not possibly have given you so many miracle remedies for your wounds." Si Haitao comforted him with a smile.
"That is good, that is good." Only then did Nan Tian Liuguang breathe a sigh of relief.
The next day, Si Haitao brought Nan Tian Liuguang to the Zhongdao headquarters of the Central Merchant Guild. Elder Xuanchen, as Nan Tian Liuguang's follower, was brought along as well.
Arriving at the Central Merchant Guild, Nan Tian Liuguang was soon granted an audience with the patron Si Haitao had spoken of—none other than the mysterious figure in black robes who had taken him in back in Beidao.
This man was strong! Nan Tian Liuguang gave a sudden shudder. Though he could not even make out the man's features, simply from the aura the man exuded, Nan Tian Liuguang could be one hundred percent certain that the man's strength was absolutely far above his own—at the very least, an expert of the mid Xuan Ascension stage or above!
The feeling he gave off was that his strength was even faintly on par with the Island Master of Zhongdao. The moment that thought surfaced, Nan Tian Liuguang startled himself.
Looking across all of Zhongdao, experts of the Xuan Ascension stage were never many to begin with, and those at the mid stage or above were even rarer. Nan Tian Liuguang had spent so many years at the cultivator academy that he knew essentially every prominent figure—yet this man before him was the sole exception, one of whom he had not the slightest recollection. R1152