Chapter 4163 — One Round a Day
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Wei Shenjin might be one of his own, but he was now a cripple. If Situ Guangzong truly meant to make trouble, a single word from him would be enough to put Wei Shenjin in the ground, and Wei Feng would never pit himself against an elder with real power for the sake of a broken man. When that time came, Wei Shenjin would simply have to fend for himself.
"Many thanks for the warning, Uncle Feng, but I'll say it again: since it isn't my fault, why should I shoulder the blame?" Wei Shenjin smiled calmly. If he truly were a cripple, then perhaps he really would have scraped along in hiding—but the situation was different now.
"Suit yourself, then." Wei Feng patted his shoulder helplessly, shook his head with a sigh, and turned to go. Even as he walked, he began to wonder whether the time had come to give up on Wei Shenjin entirely.
Yet barely a few days had passed—before he had even made up his mind—when a stunning piece of news arrived: Wei Shenjin's meridians had been repaired!
And what was even more shocking than the news itself was the meaning behind it. Wei Shenjin's meridians had been restored by the man at the very top of his game these days—the Vice Island Master of Central Island, Di Xingdao, with his own hands!
That was a matter ripe for speculation. Once a man rose to Di Xingdao's level, his every move carried profound implications. Even if he intended nothing by it, with so many eyes upon him, those watching would take it upon themselves to read meaning into his actions.
In an instant, the way the entire Snow Sword Sect looked at Wei Shenjin changed beyond all recognition.
First his meridians had been crippled, then he had been cuckolded by Situ Qian—his life seemed to be sliding to its lowest ebb. And then all at once everything turned around: not only was he completely healed, he had even forged a connection with a figure of Di Xingdao's calibre. Wei Shenjin's experiences were positively a roller coaster, plunging and soaring by turns.
Leaving aside the rumors flying about in private, the reaction of the Snow Sword Sect's many high-ranking figures was, surprisingly enough, entirely unanimous: restore Wei Shenjin's status and privileges as a core disciple, and at the same time, drop the pursuit of the martial artist Ling Yi!
This resolution was decided on the spot by the Sect Master and unanimously endorsed by the elders. The tide had turned; even the resentful Situ Guangzong, for all his shock, could only remain silent, not daring to raise a word in opposition.
Wei Shenjin had been a core disciple all along, so restoring his standing now that he was healed was only proper; as for dropping the pursuit of Ling Yi, that was a gesture of goodwill toward Di Xingdao, the Vice Island Master of Central Island!
After all, for the Snow Sword Sect as a whole, now that Wei Shenjin had recovered, the business with Ling Yi was a triviality—at worst it would earn them a little gossip. But currying favour with Di Xingdao was a matter vital to the interests of the entire sect.
If they kept hounding Ling Yi and continued to defy the Heavenly Pill Pavilion and Di Xingdao behind it, that would be a genuine lapse of judgement.
"Shenjin, after all the inhuman trials you've endured, you've finally seen the clouds part and the moon shine through. It gladdens my heart deeply." Wei Feng patted Wei Shenjin's shoulder with a smile, and was the first to relay the high council's decision to him.
"Many thanks, Uncle Feng. Trials drive a man forward. Had I not gone through all this, I might still be smug and self-satisfied to this day, never knowing that there is always a heaven beyond heaven and a man above man. Looking back, it wasn't really such a bad thing at all." Wei Shenjin shook his head with a rueful sigh.