Chapter 4158 — Go Take Your Revenge Yourself
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For a moment Wei Shenjin was so overcome that he could not even speak. He opened his mouth at Wei Zhao, yet did not know how to express his gratitude—and so, without a word, he dropped to his knees with a thud once more and knocked his head three times against the ground before Wei Zhao, each kowtow landing with a resounding thump.
"There's no need for that. Get up quickly." Wei Zhao hurried forward to help him to his feet. Though Wei Shenjin's meridians had been shattered just as Di Xingdao's had, his injuries were far lighter—not the chronic wounds accumulated over many years that Di Xingdao had suffered—so repairing them had been a light and pleasant task, costing him no great effort.
"Wei Zhao—no, Leader Wei Zhao, you are my second parent, my rebirth! These kowtows are no more than you deserve!" Wei Shenjin said with firm resolve. Never mind that Wei Zhao had already made him swallow the Heart-Devouring Gu Pill—even without it, he was not one to forget a kindness. His gratitude came from the bottom of his heart, with not a trace of playacting or pretense.
Wei Zhao smiled. Having seen countless people from the mortal realm to here, he could tell at a glance whether Wei Shenjin was sincere or feigning. Judging by this display alone, he could see that this fellow was a man of true blood and honor who repaid kindness—taking such a one as a subordinate was no loss at all.
"Leader Wei Zhao, I'll go back right now and butcher that wretch Situ Qian!" Wei Shenjin said, murderous intent surging from him, and at once he moved to take up his sword and go out the door. His meridians had only just been restored, but he was confident he could quickly recover his strength—killing Situ Qian would be as easy as turning over his hand!
"Hold on!" Wei Zhao spoke up to stop him. "If you go back and kill her just like that, then even as a core disciple of the Snow Sword Sect, you'll find it hard to escape punishment in the end!"
"Who cares!" Wei Shenjin paid no heed, raging on: "This woman brought me such utter humiliation—if I don't kill her, where is the justice in heaven? Before, I had no strength and could do nothing, so I could only drag out my days in shame. But now I can't hold back any longer. Even if I die, I'll drag that slut down to hell with me!"
"Is it worth it—dying alongside such a shameless wretch, keeping her company in the grave?" Wei Zhao regarded him coldly. "Don't forget—your life belongs to me now. I went to such great effort to heal you, and it was certainly not so you could go die together with a slut."
"But... but then what am I supposed to do, Leader Wei Zhao? I truly can't hold back!" Wei Shenjin finally calmed down a little, though he was still restless and eager.
He had already realized that he was no longer the same as before. A moment ago he had been a cripple without hope, for whom dragging Situ Qian down with him in death would have been pure gain. But now he had become once more a core disciple in the early Golden Core stage with boundless prospects—to still think of trading his life for the life of a slut like Situ Qian could only be called utterly foolish.
"Wait here for me a moment." Wei Zhao smiled, turned, and went out to prepare two kinds of medicine, then returned and placed them in Wei Shenjin's hands.
"This is... for me to poison that slut?" Wei Shenjin asked in surprise.
"Of course not. If it were merely poison, then once Situ Qian died it would still be easy enough to trace it back to you—what difference would that be from killing her outright? These two medicines I've given you are precisely targeted to the ailment. Even if Situ Qian dies in the end, I guarantee no suspicion will fall on you—without a sound, without a trace," Wei Zhao said with a smiling shake of his head.
"Targeted to the ailment? What do you mean?" Wei Shenjin was still utterly bewildered. R1152