Chapter 2521 — That Works Too?

Wei Zhao casually stuffed the thousand yuan into his pocket. He did not care about the money. He had only done this to disgust Zhong Yongliang, making him suffer for his own blunder while disguising the helplessness of having technically won yet effectively lost. That way, Zhong Yongliang would not seize the opportunity to pressure Gu Mengyao again.

Wei Zhao left with the money in hand. Zhong Yongliang was seething inside and cursing Wei Zhao as a coward, but he did not dare say it aloud in public. If he called Wei Zhao a coward, who knew what vile things the watching students might say about him?

After all, what everyone had seen was Zhong Yongliang losing. Wei Zhao's refusal to let him continue issuing challenges was perfectly reasonable. In their eyes, Zhong Yongliang was simply being a sore loser, so even the slightest sign of displeasure would make the onlookers think he could not accept defeat.

Thus, Zhong Yongliang no longer had the face to keep holding his challenge matches there. He and Gao Xiaofu hurriedly packed up, then slunk away from the platform beneath the contemptuous gazes of the watching students.

Once the two of them had gone, the other students dispersed as well. The farce had begun quickly and ended just as fast. The more enthusiastic students had already used their phones to post the battle report on the campus BBS forum, and Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu saw the result almost immediately.

"Yes! Arrow牌哥 really did not let us down. He knocked Zhong Yongliang down!" Shen Yushu said excitedly, pointing at the post on the computer screen.

Gu Mengyao was not nearly as excited as Shen Yushu. After reading it, she merely said helplessly, "Wei Zhao may look like he won, but in truth, he still lost. He really cannot do anything to Zhong Yongliang while that man is wearing the mid-grade Golden Cicada undergarment..."

"That's true. But, Sister Yaoyao, we should be satisfied. This outcome is much better than I expected!" Shen Yushu said. "At least Zhong Yongliang cannot use this as an excuse to pressure us into making him your personal guard, so we do not have to rack our brains for a reason to turn him down. Once I steal his precious treasure, he can just wait to be beaten up. Ho ho ho ho ho..."

"Xiaoshu, why does your laugh sound so creepy..." Gu Mengyao felt a chill run down her spine at Shen Yushu's laughter.

"It has been so long since Xiaoshu played a prank on anyone. Now that business has finally come knocking, I got a little excited," Shen Yushu said sheepishly.

As the two were talking, Wei Zhao called. Gu Mengyao answered. "Wei Zhao, are you back?"

"Yeah. I ran into Zhong Yongliang earlier..." Wei Zhao said.

Wei Zhao had not finished speaking when Gu Mengyao continued, "Yes, I know. I saw the live report on the campus BBS forum. You knocked him down..."

"What do you mean, knocked him down? Anyone else would have died. He did not even suffer a scratch. This mid-grade Golden Cicada undergarment really is bizarre!" Wei Zhao said with a bitter laugh.

"Arrow牌哥, do not worry. Leave what comes next to Xiaoshu!" Shen Yushu snatched the phone away and said to Wei Zhao, "You have always protected Xiaoshu before. This time, Xiaoshu is going to protect you!"

"You? Take care of it?" Wei Zhao asked, stunned.

Gu Mengyao explained Shen Yushu's plan to Wei Zhao: "Xiaoshu is going to switch out Zhong Yongliang's mid-grade Golden Cicada undergarment..."

"That works too?" Wei Zhao had never thought of using his own low-grade Golden Cicada undergarment to secretly replace Zhong Yongliang's mid-grade one. If they really succeeded, Zhong Yongliang would be spectacularly unlucky!

"Ho ho ho ho... Of course it will work." Gu Mengyao imitated Shen Yushu and gave an equally wicked laugh.

"..." Wei Zhao was momentarily speechless. "Young Miss, when did Xiaoshu infect you too?"

"What do you mean, infect me? We have always been very much alike, all right?" Gu Mengyao snorted.

"Fine, then I will leave it to you and await good news," Wei Zhao said. "I will head back first and come pick you two up tonight!"

It was the weekend. Although there were still people at school, they were only attending optional classes, which could just as easily be skipped. Normally, if Wei Zhao was not at home, Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu would come to school for class. If he was home, they would not come.

Although Wei Zhao had come to the school, he had no intention of attending an optional class. He had only just gathered the colored steel, pure yellow jade, and blue crystal. There was not much of each, but he wanted to go back and try refining the jade-pendant space.

Wei Zhao had been looking forward to this for a long time. Now that he had finally gathered all the materials, how could he not try it immediately?

"All right. See you tonight..." Gu Mengyao said.

Wei Zhao turned around and got into Han Xiaopo's car. "Let's go. Back to the villa in the Xue Shang residential complex."

"Yes, Leader." Han Xiaopo nodded and started the car.

Meanwhile, Zhong Yongliang and Gao Xiaofu fled to an empty spot and sat down in a pavilion, panting heavily and feeling thoroughly depressed.

This was a small grove on campus. In summer, its little pavilions were a paradise for young couples, students, and card players. In winter, however, no one came near them. Nobody was foolish enough to sit out there in the bitter cold.

"What a blunder. Who could have expected Wei Zhao to come back at a time like this?" Zhong Yongliang said resentfully. "My mid-grade Golden Cicada undergarment can defend against attacks from cultivators below Heaven rank, but Wei Zhao is still an expert at the peak of the mid Earth rank. He can send me flying!"

"Exactly. If we had known, we would never have held this challenge—or, when Wei Zhao arrived, we should have immediately changed the rules instead of letting him step straight onto the platform!" Gao Xiaofu nodded emphatically.

"Everything had been going smoothly. Once it was over, I could have pressured Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu into agreeing to let me become their personal guard. Whether they wanted it or not, once I became their guard, everything afterward would have been much easier! Wei Zhao was not exactly welcome back then either, was he?" Zhong Yongliang's plan had been quite sound. It was only the execution that had run into trouble.

"I wonder whether Gu Mengyao knows about this already." Gao Xiaofu hesitated before saying, "Brother Liang, why not call Shen Yushu and sound them out? What if they have already seen what happened—or Wei Zhao got to them first and said something inappropriate that put you at a disadvantage?"

"Good. That is an excellent suggestion. That brat Wei Zhao is incredibly underhanded. I have to call Shen Yushu first and tell her that Wei Zhao was the one who cheated in this match!" With that thought, Zhong Yongliang hurriedly pulled out his phone and dialed Shen Yushu's number.

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