Chapter 4659 — Qi Wenmo's Beloved
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At this point, Qi Wenmo could hardly say anything more and merely nodded: "In that case, I won't stand on ceremony with you, Brother Ling."
"That's more like it." Wei Zhao smiled. In his eyes, Qi Wenmo was one of his own, just like his long-suffering senior brothers, and he had never been stingy with his own. If the Golden Core of Gathering Infants could help bring about a happy union, so much the better.
"Truth be told, I'm ashamed—ever since we first met, I've done nothing but receive favors from you, Brother Ling. If we're counting debts of gratitude, selling my life to you wouldn't be enough to repay them. It seems I can only serve you as an ox and a horse," Qi Wenmo said, half joking, half in earnest.
"With a perfectly good escort agency awaiting you as its young master, why would you want to be my ox or horse? Don't forget, Brother Qi, I still hold a thirty percent share in the Qingtian Escort Agency. Helping you is helping myself—call it a long-term investment, not some favor or debt of gratitude." Wei Zhao laughed heartily, dismissing the notion.
"Heh, if every merchant under heaven invested the way you do, Brother Ling, they'd all be drinking the northwest wind and never recover their capital in this lifetime." Qi Wenmo shook his head with a smile, then looked at the Golden Core of Gathering Infants in his hand and could not help growing excited. "Honestly, Brother Ling, this Golden Core of Gathering Infants is a gift in the snow. My father and I have been asking around for one for half a year, but there's simply none to be had in South Continent. You've resolved a pressing need of mine."
"Enough. Condense your Nascent Soul at once, then go win the heart of that Ship King's daughter. I'm waiting to drink at your wedding," Wei Zhao said with a chuckle.
"Rest assured. What you said just now opened my eyes, Brother Ling. Since fate has brought us together, I must seize it tightly. I will never let myself live in regret." Qi Wenmo's gaze instantly turned fervent again, now with a visible measure of resolve that had not been there before.
"That's the Brother Qi I know!" Wei Zhao nodded in approval and laughed. "Don't forget to send me an invitation when the time comes. I'll come no matter how far—I want to see for myself just how this daughter of the Ship King is so ravishing that she could enchant you."
"That..." Qi Wenmo lowered his head and rubbed his hands, a little embarrassed. "Actually, she's here this time too. If you really want to meet her, Brother Ling, you can in the next couple of days..."
"What? I didn't see her. Was she sitting with you just now?" Wei Zhao blinked. Earlier he had only had eyes for Qi Wenmo and had not paid attention to who was beside him.
"Yes. The main reason I came this time was to have more chances to be near her. She's mixed in with the South Continent delegation, but this is a secret visit—very few people know her identity," Qi Wenmo said with a bitter smile.
"Oh? Then I really must find a chance to get acquainted!" Wei Zhao laughed heartily. Seeing Qi Wenmo's bashful look, he teased: "So you and her are quite close, then—already walking together. Not bad, not bad!"
"Uh, you misunderstand, Brother Ling. There's nothing between us yet. We're traveling together this time mainly because our Qingtian Escort Agency is working with her family's Treasure Ship Transport Company," Qi Wenmo said, his old face flushing red again.
"What cooperation?" Wei Zhao asked, surprised.
"For this birthday banquet, the South Continent Escort Alliance has a huge shipment of goods to deliver to West Island. This used to be the Four Seas Escort Agency's business, but now it's fallen to our Qingtian Escort Agency. Not just West Island—basically all the long-distance escort business connected to the other Cloud Tier Islands will be handled by our Qingtian Escort Agency from now on," Qi Wenmo explained.