Chapter 4745 — The Thunder Mystic Vine Again
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"No, I just find it strange. How else do you explain this thing suddenly appearing? Don't you all agree?" Kang Jingming was startled by this and hastily dragged the others present in as a shield—after all, everyone else was just as curious as he was about how Wei Zhao and Huo Yudie could have suddenly appeared.
In truth, it was not only these people; even West Island's own higher-ups, Ning Shanghe and Yan Xinlan among them, found it inconceivable. To be teleported out after a full month and a half—such a thing had never happened before. This time it was truly an unprecedented first.
"Oh, so you really are curious about this. Then I shall graciously enlighten you—it was that Xuan Sheng stage expert who sent us out," Wei Zhao said with an airy, indifferent smile.
"What? Impossible! If he could send you out, why didn't he come out himself?" This time Kang Jingming's mind worked rather quickly, and he immediately spotted the flaw.
Everyone else wore expressions of doubt as well, especially Ning Shanghe and the others. They knew well how the teleportation array operated and knew that a Xuan Sheng stage expert could never activate it. They had tested it many times before, and not once had it ever succeeded.
"Heh, then go ask him yourself. That thing's been trapped in there for so many years—who knows what tricks he's figured out. There are plenty of strange folk these days," Wei Zhao said, fabricating irresponsibly off the top of his head. He had no wish to invite suspicion, so he simply made things up; no one could track down Scarface to verify it anyway. Whatever he said went—suspicion would be useless.
Huo Yudie nearly burst out laughing at this, though she quickly composed her expression. Since Wei Zhao did not want anyone to know, she would simply have to keep the secret with him until the end of time.
The crowd exchanged bewildered glances. They had all seen Scarface and the other trial participants. Was it really possible that such a greedy, brutal mountain king would suddenly develop a kind heart and send people out for no reason?!
But no matter how much they disbelieved, there was nothing to be done. Just as Wei Zhao had thought, this matter could not be verified at all. As long as Huo Yudie did not expose him, Wei Zhao was free to spout whatever nonsense he pleased, and in the end it would devolve into a meaningless unsolved case.
"Hmph!" Kang Jingming snorted coldly at Wei Zhao and said smugly, "So you got out—so what? It doesn't matter. You pose no threat to me whatsoever. I'll let you witness the moment of my final victory!"
"Oh." Wei Zhao smiled dismissively at this, too lazy to bother with the creature, and turned to call out to Ning Shanghe from afar, "Excuse me. Where do I register the spoils?"
Ning Shanghe gave a slight smile and nodded gently to the West Island disciple in charge of the matter. At once a judge came over to appraise Wei Zhao's spoils publicly.
"Heh heh, the outcome's been obvious for a long time now. What good treasure could a thing that can barely keep its own life produce? What a waste of everyone's time," Kang Jingming sneered from the side.
Most of the others shared that view as well—but once they saw clearly what Wei Zhao had brought out, the whole hall erupted. Thunder Mystic Vine—it was Thunder Mystic Vine again!
Ning Shanghe, Yan Xinlan, and the other West Island higher-ups could not help but twitch. Kang Jingming had already dug up one Thunder Mystic Vine earlier; that alone had been infuriating enough. Who would have thought Wei Zhao would now produce another one—was there no end to this, no living path left for the other West Island disciples?!
However, after examining the Thunder Mystic Vine Wei Zhao had brought out more carefully, the expressions of the West Island higher-ups softened considerably. This was a mature Thunder Mystic Vine, and it had not been uprooted—meaning it was entirely reasonable and proper, a far cry from Kang Jingming's case.