Chapter 5146 — Continued Recruitment
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
For a man discarded by the higher-ups of the Snow Sword Sect, joining the Center carried no psychological burden whatsoever. Even if Dr. Glasses told him to move against the Primordial Alliance this very moment, he would do so without the slightest hesitation. As for control by drugs—that could not be helped; there was plenty of time ahead.
"Of course, being able to join the Center is fortune earned over several lifetimes. I needn't say more. In time you will come to know it for yourselves. Work hard." Dr. Glasses said smugly.
"So what do we do now? Shall we go make trouble for the Cangwu Sect of North Island directly—that Wei Zhao, that Lin Dongfang, and Leng Leng too. Best to kill them all!" Xue Jianming no longer dared harbor other notions and hastily corrected his attitude.
"Lin Dongfang..." At that name, killing intent could not help but fill Bing Wushuang's eyes as well. Back when he was only at the early Gold Core stage, he had been no match, and the old man had publicly beaten him down like a dead dog. Now that his strength had surged to late-stage Gold Core, of course he wanted to settle the score with his own hands.
Seeing the murderous air about the two of them, Dr. Glasses only gave a cold snort. "I spent such a great price to cultivate you—surely you don't think it was so you could settle personal grudges?"
"But..." Xue Jianming was startled. Ever since learning of the poison qi in his dantian, he had thoroughly corrected his attitude, knowing himself to be nothing more than a pawn before the other man, and dared not show the slightest arrogance. Now, seeing the sudden anger and change of expression, he panicked at once: "Sir... oh no, my lord..."
"Call him Superior," Brother Dafeng said, glancing at him from the side.
"Yes, yes. Superior, both of you—if you won't let us take revenge, then what would you have us do?" Xue Jianming asked cautiously. The man he used to be could never have stooped so low, but having been crippled twice in a row, his temperament was utterly changed from before; that old high-and-mighty spirit was gone for good.
"Our pressing task right now is to recruit more people. Building up our strength is the first priority. If you go off seeking revenge like this, you'll only alert the enemy and ruin the grand plan! I warn you—without my permission, the two of you must never display your true strength before outsiders, or it will rouse suspicion." Dr. Glasses said in a low voice.
"Are we to keep pretending to be cripples, then?" Xue Jianming asked.
"That won't be necessary. You need only announce that you obtained grade-five Great Return Pills through special channels from the Primordial Little Jianghu. At most people will gossip for a while; they won't grow too suspicious." Dr. Glasses said.
"That's no problem. If anyone asks, I can just pin it on my old man—he is the deputy sect master of the Snow Sword Sect, after all. With a bit of luck, obtaining two grade-five Great Return Pills wouldn't be strange at all." Xue Jianming nodded.
"How do we recruit more people?" Bing Wushuang suddenly asked.
"Good question. I need you to search among the various Primordial sects for disciples who harbor hatred and can be put to use. You yourselves are the best examples—I don't think I need to explain further, do I?" Dr. Glasses patted Bing Wushuang on the shoulder. (To be continued.)