Chapter 4179 — A Lifelong Matter
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
Yet before his admiration could end, the man in the bamboo hat, who should have been gradually stabilizing, suddenly began to scream even more piteously. The already raging true qi surged again and soared to an even more astonishing level.
The man in black's expression changed. Before he could make a single move, a muffled bang rang out, and the entire underground chamber was instantly splattered with blood and flesh, a horrifying sight—the man in the bamboo hat had exploded and died!
Shocked, the man in black turned at once and went upstairs to report to the mysterious woman.
"So this trial failed." The mysterious woman shook her head with some regret. This was an experiment that could overturn the power balance of Cloud Tier Island. She had long expected that the odds of failure were not low, but facing the reality now, she could not help feeling disappointed.
"In this subordinate's view, it cannot be called a complete failure. At least the serum truly can raise one's cultivation to the Nascent Soul realm; it is only that it cannot yet be kept stable," the man in black reported.
"Mm. I need to report this to headquarters. Go and dispose of the body." The mysterious woman gave the order and turned into the inner chamber, where she used her special channel to report to headquarters, while the man in black acknowledged and departed.
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In the inner street of the market, at the Hong clan's trading house, Wei Zhao, Shangguan Lan'er, Huang Xiaotao, and Hong Zhong sat together at one table, raising their cups in celebration, joyous and harmonious.
The reason they had all come here was actually Shangguan Lan'er's idea in the first place—to hold a victory banquet for Wei Zhao. Since Wei Zhao happened to want to see his old friend Hong Zhong, the group had naturally followed along to the Hong clan's trading house. As for why Huang Xiaotao was here, there was a different reason entirely.
"Hee hee, all right, now that we have celebrated our little junior brother, it is time to get down to business!" Shangguan Lan'er suddenly cleared her throat and said.
"Oh? What business?" Wei Zhao and Hong Zhong exchanged a glance, both utterly baffled. Only Huang Xiaotao beside them suddenly blushed and lowered her head slightly.
"If I am going to be all formal like this, then of course it is important business—and a lifelong matter, no less! Little junior brother, this is a wonderful thing for you, so you had better thank your senior sister properly!" Shangguan Lan'er said with a mysterious air.
"A lifelong matter? What is going on exactly?" Wei Zhao was even more puzzled.
"Hee hee, since you are so curious, I won't keep you in suspense. Listen carefully, little junior brother: Senior Sister Xiaotao likes you a lot, so you had better treat her well from now on!" Shangguan Lan'er announced with a teasing grin.
Yet for some reason, as she said this, a faint inexplicable sense of loss suddenly rose in her heart. Even someone as thick-skinned as Shangguan Lan'er could not help finding it odd—what was wrong with her?
At that moment, hearing these words, Huang Xiaotao's already flushed face turned red all the way to the tips of her ears. She buried her head even deeper, not daring to look up at anyone.
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