Chapter 5147 — In the Same Rut
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"As for anyone who fits the bill—the more the better, naturally," Dr. Glasses said with a smile.
"And after that?" Bing Wushuang and Xue Jianming exchanged a glance. Though they had swallowed the Center's pills and become members of the Center, the two of them still knew next to nothing about it—let alone what the Center intended to do.
"What comes after can wait till after. Rest easy—you'll get your chance at revenge," Dr. Glasses said soothingly.
"Understood." Bing Wushuang and Xue Jianming shared no particular bond, and their temperaments were polar opposites. Yet in that moment the same thought rose unbidden in both their minds: since revenge was out of the question for now, they would wait for the Primordial Trials. Surely that would not tip anyone off.
Dr. Glasses added a few more warnings, then let the two go about their business, secretly delighted.
Step two of the Primordial Plan had so far gone unexpectedly smoothly. Not only had they secured Brother Dafeng as an "inside man," but they had also gained two fine Gold Core hands in Bing Wushuang and Xue Jianming—Bing Wushuang especially, who suited him perfectly. With talent like this beneath him, great things were within reach!
Little did they know, every move they made was crystal clear to Wei Zhao up in the heavens—no secret was secret at all.
"This approach seems to be in the same rut as Si Haitao's back then," Wei Zhao could not help but muse. Though he did not know the exact details, he could more or less piece it together: Si Haitao on Cloud Terrace Island had likely pledged himself to the Center in just this way. He had never expected that the Center's people in the mortal world would go about things in the same rut as Cloud Terrace Island.
What truly astonished Wei Zhao, however, were those two pills. To think they could have such terrifying effects—it was simply inconceivable. Even if, as Bing Wushuang said, taking them was in fact burning through one's potential, even so, this was a remarkable thing indeed!
Not even by Wei Zhao's standards was this an exception—he could not help but marvel that the Center was truly no trifling matter.
Back then, Xu Lingchong and his lot had shot up in strength at a frightening pace. Wei Zhao had racked his brains over it and never understood—but now, after seeing the living examples of Bing Wushuang and Xue Jianming, everything became clear at once.
These people had most likely taken this very kind of pill. On the surface they were still disciples of the Threefold Pavilion of North Island, but behind the scenes they had long since become the Center's lackeys.
The more he thought about it, the more even Wei Zhao could not help drawing a sharp breath. The Center's power had not only reached Cloud Terrace Island through the Central Merchants' Guild; in secret it had extended into every sect. There were people in the Threefold Pavilion of North Island, so there were certainly people in other sects too—perhaps they even secretly controlled a few sects outright. It was impossible to guard against!
Once he returned to Cloud Terrace Island, it seemed he ought to have a serious talk with the bigwigs like Shangguan Tianxia. They had to take precautions, or once the Center's hidden forces grew too entrenched to uproot, the consequences would be unimaginable.
But all that would have to wait. Having confirmed the Center's people's plans, Wei Zhao knew there was no need to keep watching in secret. For the time being the Center was only making small moves that could not stand the light of day; it would be enough to warn Xin Yi'an to be a little on guard.
As for launching a counterattack against the Center, that notion flashed through Wei Zhao's mind only briefly before he dismissed it.