Chapter 4987 — The Undaunted Nantian
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"Master Zheng truly knows how to make friends. I feel the same way. You are renowned throughout the world of alchemy, and I have always regretted never having had the chance to meet you. Today at last a long-held wish is fulfilled," Nantian Jiguang said, seizing the moment to flatter him.
"Renowned? Hardly—merely an empty reputation. Vice Head Nantian flatters me," Zheng Dongyang laughed, then asked, "From what you just said, could it be that two years ago you competed for the post of vice island master against the Heavenly Dao Hall?"
"Yes. But at that time I had only just advanced to the early stage of the Mystic Ascension realm, and my cultivation was not yet stable, which was why I fell short at the final hurdle," Nantian Jiguang said with a bitter smile.
"And now? Since the Heavenly Dao Hall has gone to the Eastern Continent, his post as vice island master must be vacant, no?" Zheng Dongyang turned to look at Wu Che. In such matters, Wu Che, as standing vice island master, had the greatest say.
At these words, Nantian Jiguang's eyes lit up. The real reason he had gone to visit Wu Che today was precisely for this matter. If he could work things out properly on Wu Che's side, he might well regain the chance to compete for the post of vice island master!
"Master Zheng is right. The island master's pavilion must have one island master and four vice island masters in office—this is an ancient rule handed down through the ages, and no one may make an exception. If he had merely left for a month or two, that would be one thing, but this time the Heavenly Dao Hall has gone to the far-off Eastern Continent, and for something as perilous as assailing the Mystic Ascension realm. Who knows whether he'll come back alive?" Wu Che said with a cold laugh.
He had always been on bad terms with the Heavenly Dao Hall, and this time he certainly hoped the man would be struck dead by the lightning tribulation. Even if it failed to kill him, a domineering nature like his would easily stir up trouble in the Eastern Continent, where masters were as numerous as clouds; and once he provoked some formidable figure, it would be hard for him not to die.
"In other words, the Middle Island's island master pavilion is now one short of five. So Vice Head Nantian has a chance again?" Zheng Dongyang said with a smile, glancing at the restive Nantian Jiguang.
"You could say so. After deliberation by the island master pavilion, the Heavenly Dao Hall's post as vice island master is temporarily left vacant. If he can return to Middle Island within a short time, the post is still his. But if he comes back too late and the post has been taken by another, he'll have nothing to complain about. The chance is rare—Vice Head Nantian really can make a bid for it," Wu Che nodded.
"If I can win the post of vice island master, I will surely follow Vice Island Master Wu's lead in all things!" Nantian Jiguang hastened to pledge his loyalty.
As standing vice island master, Wu Che's voice in this matter was second only to the island master himself—he was precisely the man whose support Nantian Jiguang most needed to win. So long as Wu Che nodded, and adding his own backing forces, he would have at least a seventy-percent chance this time!
As for the island master, who had even greater say—Nantian Jiguang had originally been able to reach him, but unfortunately the island master he had gone to such pains to befriend was presently in seclusion. Another great figure was now temporarily exercising the island master's authority, and that great figure he could not even get to see, so naturally there was no way to work on him.
So now all his hopes rested on Wu Che. He had never expected that Zheng Dongyang, whom he was meeting for the first time, would actually be inclined to support him—and from the look of it, Wu Che listened closely to Zheng Dongyang. This was truly an unexpected delight!