Chapter 4221 — A Disciple's Mission
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This was a post universally acknowledged as a gilded stepping stone—only the most outstanding prodigy disciples had ever had a chance to lay their hands on it!
"This came straight from Vice Pavilion Master Yu's own mouth. Senior Brother Ku, would you say it's true or not? Otherwise, why do you think I suddenly raised your strength a few days ago? Wasn't it all preparation for exactly this?" Wei Zhao said with a chuckle.
"Junior Brother Lin... Lin... what am I supposed to say to that... I..." Senior Brother Ku was so overcome with excitement that his words tumbled out in utter incoherence. He clutched tightly at Wei Zhao's arm, stammering, unable to string together a single complete sentence for the longest time.
If he had never met Wei Zhao, and with Vice Pavilion Master Yao and Lu Bianren, his two backers, vanishing one after the other, Ku Zhongle's present circumstances would most likely have never seen the light of day—would have been too wretched even to look upon. How could a windfall of such magnitude ever have fallen into his lap?
Every bit of this was owed to Wei Zhao!
"What's there to say? When it comes to something like this, if I don't look after my own people, am I supposed to hand it over to outsiders?" Wei Zhao patted Senior Brother Ku on the shoulder and gave a faint, indifferent smile.
"That may be so, but..." Senior Brother Ku was still so choked with gratitude that he could not speak.
"No buts. Senior Brother Ku, just make a good job of it. In the days to come I doubt I'll be spending much time in the North Island Pavilion. When that happens, Xiao Che and the others will all be counting on your care—don't let them be bullied," Wei Zhao cut in directly.
"Mm, I know that. Even if you hadn't said it, Junior Brother Lin, I would have done the same," Senior Brother Ku said with a heavy nod.
"Then it's settled. Make your preparations well tonight, and get ready to take up your post in glory tomorrow." Wei Zhao laughed heartily, and after that did not linger long in the Welcome Pavilion; he turned and left.
The next day, the news that Ku Zhongle had become the new Third Pavilion Master of the Welcome Pavilion spread swiftly through the Triple-Tiered Pavilion. The Azure Cloud Pavilion in particular buzzed with discussion from top to bottom.
The post of Third Pavilion Master of the Welcome Pavilion had stood vacant for so long—a succulent piece of meat that many a capable man had eyed with tiger-like greed. Who would have thought it would fall into the hands of an obscure nobody like Ku Zhongle? It was enough to make jaws drop.
Yet once everyone learned that this Ku Zhongle was an ironclad loyalist of Wei Zhao's faction, they stopped finding it strange. With the standing Wei Zhao now enjoyed in the Triple-Tiered Pavilion, he was truly at the blazing noonday sun of his power; there was nothing surprising about his pulling strings to land Ku Zhongle such a post.
At the same time, Xiao Che took over Ku Zhongle's former position and became the Azure Cloud Pavilion's managing senior brother for new disciples. This did not draw much attention—a minor matter after all, far less glorious than the post of Third Pavilion Master.
Yet on that very same day, another piece of news in the Triple-Tiered Pavilion drew enormous attention: Xu Lingchong, the great young master Xu, who had been defeated by a single move from Wei Zhao and then vanished with his life or death unknown, had finally returned!
Perhaps because his earlier defeat in the tournament had been too humiliating, this time Young Master Xu's return—though his injuries had fully healed—was nothing like the high-profile affair of last time. He slipped back into the Soaring Heavens Pavilion almost without a sound, and afterward stirred up no commotion at all.