Chapter 4924 — You Don't Even Share Your Father's Surname?
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"Good heavens! You don't even know my name, so what on earth are you remembering?" Wei Zhao nearly tripped over his own feet. Amid Wang Xinyan and the others' snorts of laughter, he could only smile helplessly and say, "My name is Wei Zhao."
"Wei Zhao? That sounds so ordinary. I thought it'd be something impressive!" Ni Caiyue pouted.
"Names can be impressive or not?" Wei Zhao was caught between laughter and tears. This was the first time he had ever heard such a novel and unique notion.
"Of course they can. But Wei Zhao will do, I've got it memorized." Ni Caiyue smiled faintly, then said, "Then let's meet again in the Mystic-Tier Sea Region. When we do, we can be friends..."
"Let's not. In my eyes, women can only ever be girlfriends, so forget it." Wei Zhao joked.
"Ah! You're teasing me again!" Ni Caiyue's pretty face flushed red at once, though with the veil on, others could not quite tell.
"You're far too sensitive, little girl. You call that teasing? Fine, off you go now—your academy people are all calling for you." Wei Zhao reminded her with a smile. Far off, someone on a treasure ship was waving in their direction, and judging by the flag, it was the East Glory Academy where Ni Caiyue belonged.
"Oh, oh, then I'm off. But no more teasing me next time, all right?" Ni Caiyue hurriedly waved back at the people on the treasure ship and was about to turn and leave in high spirits. But the moment she turned, she came face to face with a face dark as water, and she jumped in fright, crying out in alarm, "Chang... Chang Laiting!"
"Heh heh, surprised, aren't you? I've been waiting here for you all along!" Chang Laiting sneered. Behind him stood Old Xiao, though Old Li was absent—having taken that blow from Wei Zhao, comparable to a lightning tribulation, he had been spared death on the spot only by Wei Zhao's mercy, but there was no getting out of bed for him for several months.
It was Chang Laiting's sudden appearance here that rather surprised Wei Zhao. This fellow's injuries had not been as severe as Old Li's—after all, Wei Zhao had only been testing his moves on him at the time, and had stopped once he got through the four-attribute martial techniques.
But how many days had it been? This fellow was already lively as a dragon, and apart from some lingering scars, he moved about as usual. Clearly he must have swallowed some top-grade restorative pill like a seventh-grade Great Return Pill; otherwise, ordinary healing methods could never have brought him back so quickly.
"Don't come any closer!" Ni Caiyue, frightened out of her wits, instinctively ducked behind Wei Zhao.
Chang Laiting's already gloomy face turned blacker still. The academy disciples nearby who knew the inside story all began whispering among themselves. Ni Caiyue was not only one of the Three Fairies of the High-Descending Sea Region, but also Chang Laiting's betrothed dao companion. And now, to avoid Chang Laiting, she had fled behind another man—the scene was strange no matter how one looked at it!
There is never any shortage of gossipmongers anywhere. In mere moments, one freshly minted tale after another of anguished love triangles woven with love and hate was hot off the press and spreading through the whole crowd in an instant.
Listening to these absurd whispers, Chang Laiting was nearly bursting with rage. He pointed at Wei Zhao and bellowed, "You little bastard, I've finally found you! Fine—sneaking an attack on me in there doesn't count, but now you dare openly flirt with my dao companion in front of everyone! Do you even know who I am?!"
Bullying others with his power was not, in fact, Chang Laiting's usual style. Normally he would strike first and cripple the man, then flash his formidable background—only thus could he give full expression to the prowess of the Fourth Young Master of the Nascent Soul stage.