Chapter 4750 — Leaving Together
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The hall erupted in thunderous applause. The spectacle was over, and now it was only proper to give the hosts their due—no one wanted the mood to fall flat. Besides, many of the trial participants had witnessed Wei Zhao's strength firsthand and were thoroughly convinced of it.
"Wei Zhao, from this day on you must engrave this on your heart: you are not only a disciple of the North Island's Sandie Pavilion, but one of West Island's own. In all your conduct abroad hereafter, you will put West Island's greater interests first—remember that well!" Ning Shanghe admonished him publicly, then her tone shifted. "Of course, should anyone or anything provoke you, there is no need to swallow your anger. West Island may be all women, but we have never feared trouble. I, and the whole of West Island, will be your firmest backing."
At these words, everyone present was consumed with envy and jealousy, and Wei Zhao himself could not help but feel his heart surge—until this very moment, when a realization struck him, belated as it was.
On Central Island there was the Tianxing Dao; on North Island, Shangguan Tianxia; on West Island, Ning Shanghe; and add to that the old thing Gui Dongxi, former Azure Dragon of the spirit beast clan—and somehow, without his noticing, a formidable alliance of power had coalesced around him!
With a lineup this extravagantly magnificent, if it could truly be mobilized in full, it would be enough to fight a war for the ages on Cloud Terrace Island. Never mind the East Continent—in these other places, at the very least, he could walk wherever he pleased.
"I shall obey the Island Master's teachings!" Wei Zhao said at once, nodding gravely.
"Very good. You and Feifei are both still young—not yet of marrying age. But according to the rules passed down from West Island's forebears, I will arrange for the two of you to go together to the East Continent Academy for further study: first, to broaden your horizons; second, to strengthen your cultivation; and third, to cultivate your affection. I hope that when you return, having completed your studies, you will support and complement each other, and shoulder the responsibility of guarding West Island together!" Ning Shanghe instructed.
"That..." Wei Zhao could not help but mutter inwardly at this. Wouldn't an arrangement like that throw all his own plans into disarray? From then on he would be utterly bound to West Island, with no chance even to act freely?
Ning Shanghe saw the worry in Wei Zhao's eyes, smiled faintly without a word, offered a few more words of encouragement, and then formally brought this twist-and-turn West Island trial to a close.
The crowd dispersed one after another. Apart from the West Island guards stationed there, the side courtyard soon held only Wei Zhao and his companions. Wei Zhao's mind was full of cares; Ning Xuefei, blushing furiously, did not dare raise her head to look at him; while Han Jingyi and Shangguan Lan'er's gazes darted back and forth between their faces, staring hard enough to make flowers bloom.
"We finally got a happy ending, and you lot can't even spare a word to celebrate? Why is everyone so quiet?" Han Jingyi asked, puzzled.
"Exactly. Now that you're our little junior brother's fiancée, let me interview you, Feifei—do you have any acceptance speech?" Shangguan Lan'er produced a rolled-up sheet of paper from somewhere and held it out to Ning Xuefei like a microphone. The girl had spent over half a month with Han Jingyi, and had grown ever more familiar with the ways of the mortal world.
"What do you mean, acceptance speech?" Wei Zhao burst out laughing at that. Though gaining Ning Xuefei as a fiancée so suddenly left him somewhat at a loss, it was, after all, something long since agreed upon between them, and no formal marriage had taken place. So he was hardly truly uncomfortable with it—he merely found it rather novel.