Chapter 4226 — The Poison Eye Mercenaries
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So Wei Zhao was not about to sit and wait for death. After signaling Huang Xiaotao to steady herself, he immediately commanded the spirit bird beneath them to surge to its utmost speed. The other party seemed not to have expected Wei Zhao to accelerate so abruptly; caught off guard, they were left behind in an instant.
Yet before Wei Zhao could breathe a sigh of relief, the flying spirit beast behind them had already caught up again, and within mere moments it was flying neck and neck with their own spirit bird.
This truly startled Wei Zhao. After all, Huang Xiaotao's spirit bird was among the finest in speed for flying spirit beasts; only a very few birds of prey could ever surpass it. If their pursuers had been riding a raptor, that would have been one thing—but theirs was plainly an ordinary flying spirit beast!
Looking more carefully, Wei Zhao's eyes suddenly narrowed. He saw at once that the other party was not simply driving the flying spirit beast along. That middle-aged man of unfathomable strength had one hand laid upon the beast's neck, and whatever trick he was working through it had turned a docile creature into one with blood-red eyes and a ferocious aspect—clear signs of being forcibly goaded into a berserk state.
"Leaving in such a hurry—are you two headed for the Wei Arc sea region?" the sinister-looking man in the place of honor opposite them asked, arching an eyebrow with a haughty air.
"Indeed we are," Wei Zhao replied coolly. He was somewhat displeased, but there was no need to make enemies the moment he arrived—especially with a formidable Nascent Soul expert sitting across from him.
Besides, Wei Zhao knew that since the man could force a flying spirit beast into a berserk stampede, any hope of outrunning him with their spirit bird was now unrealistic. He could only swallow his anger for the time being and play along.
"I see. In that case, let your female companion come with me. I've taken a fancy to her," the sinister man said, still haughty, leering at Huang Xiaotao out of the corner of his eye.
Wei Zhao was stunned. After a moment's blankness, fury erupted in his heart. In the year or more since coming to Cloud Ladder Island, he had seen a fair share of spectacles—he had even been on brotherly terms with a legendary figure like Di Xingdao—but never had he encountered such an arrogant idiot!
Who the hell do you think you are? What makes you think you amount to anything? Out of nowhere, for no reason at all, one casual sentence and you expect Huang Xiaotao to go with you? Do you fancy yourself the king of heaven?
Seeing the sinister man's lecherous gaze sliding over her without restraint, the look of a man ready to devour her whole, Huang Xiaotao could not help but feel nervous and afraid. She shrank behind Wei Zhao; being eyed by this man made her sick.
"Sorry, but that's impossible," Wei Zhao said, forcing down his anger. However much he feared the man's strength, he would never let Huang Xiaotao fall into his hands—what would his conscience be worth then?
Wei Zhao had never been the meek, long-suffering type. From the mortal world all the way to here, his creed had always been: if no one provokes me, I provoke no one; if someone provokes me, I kill them!
Even when he did occasionally endure in silence, it was only to erupt all the fiercer later. Wei Zhao was not lacking in quick wits or adaptability, but one thing could not be denied—the times he truly held himself back were very few.
Once someone touched his reverse scale, he cared nothing for how strong they might be; he would fight them to the bitter end first and worry later. This hot-bloodedness was rooted in his very bones; it could never be changed in this lifetime—otherwise he would not be Wei Zhao.
Though Wei Zhao could still keep a calm face at this moment, the true qi within him was already stirring restlessly. The instant the other man made one overreaching move, Wei Zhao would strike first without the slightest hesitation.