Chapter 4733 — He Is Not Going to Make It?
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"What? Yudie would stay behind for a man?" Liu Ziqi could not help knitting his brows. His gaze swept across the crowd, and finally came to rest on the three of them—Ren Zhongyuan, Yi Xiaotian, and Yao Jiali.
Liu Ziqi knew his precious disciple well. Though the girl was powerful and no longer young in years, she had spent the vast majority of these years in secluded cultivation; in temperament she was even more innocent than some ordinary girls.
At Chenjiao Academy, ordinary disciples would not dare strike up a conversation with someone of Huo Yudie's standing. Among all the academy disciples sent on this mission to West Island, the only ones who could truly hold a conversation with her were those three—Ren Zhongyuan above all, who had spent these years doing all he could to court Huo Yudie.
Had the two of them grown closer during this trial, and had Huo Yudie chosen to remain for Ren Zhongyuan's sake, Liu Ziqi might have found it somewhat understandable. But Ren Zhongyuan had long since returned—so for whose sake was she keeping watch?
Liu Ziqi could not help but begin to doubt: could the woman the two West Island guards spoke of not be his disciple Huo Yudie at all, but someone else entirely?
"You mean Sister Huo Yudie stayed behind of her own accord to look after Brother Wei Zhao?" Han Jingyi suddenly pressed forward and hurried to confirm with the West Island guards.
"Uh…" The two guards who had just emerged exchanged a glance. They were quite familiar with Han Jingyi, who had lived here for several years, and said with some uncertainty, "We don't know whether that man and woman were the Wei Zhao and Huo Yudie you speak of. We only know the man was badly wounded—a great hole punched clean through his belly. By the look of it, he is not going to make it."
"That's him, no mistake—that's Brother Wei Zhao!" Han Jingyi confirmed, then shot a glance at Ning Xuefei and Shangguan Lan'er, who stood nearby looking anxious, signaling that they could set their minds a little at ease.
If Huo Yudie was willing to stake herself as well and insisted on staying inside to keep Wei Zhao company, then it proved Wei Zhao was not yet dead—otherwise, what meaning would there be in her keeping vigil there?
In Han Jingyi's view, so long as her Brother Wei Zhao was not dead, there had to be a way for him to get out. This sort of thing could never stump Brother Wei Zhao!
Hearing Han Jingyi's words, Liu Ziqi could not help frowning again. She did not know why the other could be so certain, but from the look of things, it seemed the woman was indeed her precious disciple beyond any doubt.
That Huo Yudie was safe and sound did relieve her somewhat. But that her precious disciple should stay behind for a man—and a stranger she had never met before at that—now that was truly strange!
"What? Brother Ling is gravely wounded and won't survive? How can that be?" Not far away, Qi Wenmo was struck with shock at the words. He and Xia Qianqian had no greed for rare treasures; this trial had been more like an outing for the two of them, so they had come out early once they had gained something, and had been waiting all these days to reunite with Wei Zhao. Instead, this calamitous news was what they got!
Qi Wenmo's vision went black and he nearly fainted. Had Xia Qianqian not been there to steady him, he would hardly have kept his feet.
"Wenhan, don't panic yet. With Brother Ling's abilities, it's not certain he'll die. Let's get the facts straight first." Xia Qianqian comforted him softly. Her impression of Wei Zhao was excellent as well—especially since he was a great patron of Qi Wenmo's. If something had truly happened this time, then matters between her and Qi Wenmo would only gain another measure of uncertainty.