Chapter 4337 — Enemies Upon Return
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Wei Zhao waved farewell to the crowd on the dock while sighing inwardly, though a trace of lingering dread rose in him as well. These people were simply too warm-hearted, and he was not made of the cold stuff that could truly hold others at arm's length. Had the Day of Heaven's Sacrifice not been drawing near—had the miasmic fog not been about to return and disrupt his journey—he reckoned they would have kept him there for a good month at least.
"Little Black, get over here," Wei Zhao said suddenly once the ship had left the dock and put out to sea.
"Yes, yes—what orders does the senior have?" The man in black dared not be the least bit negligent and hurried over at once.
"You haven't pulled any tricks on me these past two days, and you haven't tried to run. You know how to read the room," Wei Zhao said flatly.
"I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare—without the senior's orders, how would this humble one presume to make trouble?" The man in black nodded and smiled obsequiously, though inwardly he was cursing up a storm. Damn it, only a fool wouldn't want to run—but Xianpeng Island was entirely the Fang family's territory. Unless he forcibly seized a boat and put to sea, anywhere he fled would mean only one thing: death!
What was more, these past two days that Fang Biwu had deliberately set the Fang family's old steward to watch him—and that was a fine expert of the Nascent Soul stage. Under such a one's nose, how could he possibly slip away?
"Best that you have that much sense. It saves me the trouble of having to use force and kill you." Wei Zhao smiled meaningfully, then said, "Go sail the boat."
"Oh—yes, yes." The man in black nodded hurriedly, but then asked again, "May I ask the senior, where are we headed next?"
"Wei Arc City," Wei Zhao said flatly.
"Ah?" The man in black could not help but look troubled. Not only had he botched the task Wei Zhaotong had given him, but he had also made an enemy of the Qingtian Escort Agency at the same time. Whichever one he ran into, the outcome would be far from pleasant—so the one place he now least dared to go was Wei Arc City.
"What? You have an objection? That's fine too. I'll steer the boat myself, and as for you—you can go keep your three pirate brothers company." A flash of killing intent passed through Wei Zhao's eyes.
"No, no—no objection, absolutely no objection. Senior, please calm yourself; this humble one will do as told at once." The man in black shook his head vigorously and scurried off to sail the boat. To him, the Wei Arc sea region might be a den of dragons and tigers, but it still beat being killed by Wei Zhao right now. Circumstances were stronger than the man; he could only take things one step at a time.
Several days later, the cargo ship bearing Wei Zhao finally eased into the dock at Wei Arc City. Gazing at the bustling scene before him, identical to the one he remembered, Wei Zhao could not help but feel a stir of emotion.
When he had first come here with Huang Xiaotao, both of them had only been at the early Golden Core stage, strangers in a strange land, and trouble had piled onto them the moment they arrived—one might even say disaster had loomed over their heads. Yet now, barely a month later, Huang Xiaotao had already gone to the Morning Star Academy on the Eastern Continent, while he himself had broken through to the mid Golden Core stage. Truly, the fortunes of life were fickle beyond measure.
The man in black stealthily watched for Wei Zhao's reaction while secretly gathering his true qi, ready to strike the instant Wei Zhao showed the slightest lapse in attention.
Of course, he would never dare face Wei Zhao alone; he merely meant to create a bit of chaos and seize the chance to flee. After all, Wei Arc City was now a place of trouble for him—the sooner he escaped, the farther the better.