Chapter 2777 — Xinyan Wakes

"So they watched Wei Zhao for that long and didn't hear a single thing?" The Yellow Springs Ancestor knew that the Yin森 Ancestor was only stating the facts; among all their past assassination targets, a freak like Wei Zhao had never once appeared.

"We did hear a little, it's true—but it was that fat follower of Wei Zhao's, Lai, who spread the word, and the intelligence team took it for idle boasting, just puffing Wei Zhao up to build his momentum!" The Yin森 Ancestor sighed and spread his hands. "Even you, Yellow Springs Ancestor—when you first heard Wei Zhao could kill Heaven Rank experts in a single blow, didn't you refuse to believe it too?"

"That much is true!" The Yellow Springs Ancestor nodded, then said with some disbelief, "It seems this Wei Zhao is truly formidable, then? To kill even a late-stage Heaven Rank expert in one strike—and three of them at once. That is no small ability."

"Indeed. If our people had not died, I would never have believed it!" said the Yin森 Ancestor. "Seen this way, it stands to reason that back when Wei Zhao was only at the Mystic Rank, he could wipe out three of our bronze-medal elite assassins at the peak of late-stage Mystic Rank in an instant."

"So to take revenge on Wei Zhao, I will have to go myself?" The Yellow Springs Ancestor mused for a moment before speaking.

"Yellow Springs Ancestor, the Heaven Rank Assembly draws nearer by the day. The Blood-Robed Yellow Springs Sect is already shunned by those ancient sects—they do not even wish to include us in that plan. If you go in person to kill him now, you will hand those ancient sects an excuse. The loss would outweigh the gain..." The Yin森 Ancestor hastily tried to dissuade him. "Do not be rash!"

"I was only speaking aloud." The Yellow Springs Ancestor nodded. "What grudge matters in the face of that great endeavor? Here is what we do: investigate Wei Zhao's family and loved ones, and strike at his family instead! Since he can slay Heaven Rank experts in a single blow, we will avoid his edge for now and go after his family!"

"Brilliant, Yellow Springs Ancestor!" The Yin森 Ancestor hurried off to order his subordinates to begin the investigation...

After Wei Zhao left Snow Valley, the Grand Elder fell ill. For a cultivator like her, illness had long grown rare, yet this time she was truly sick with fury—because it was all so stifling, so infuriating. In all her years as Snow Valley's Grand Elder, she had never once been so stifled. Truly, utterly stifled!

Yet there was nothing she could do. Mother Tang could neither be killed nor scolded. Leaving aside Tang Yun's connection, there was Mother Tang's other daughter, Bingtang—she too could not be offended, a being of equal strength to herself. That left her no room for any other scheme at all.

And so she fell ill. Yet even ill, the Grand Elder dared not tell anyone, for they would surely laugh at her. She could only tell the people of Snow Valley that she was entering seclusion...

On Wei Zhao's journey back this time, the road was smooth and clear. No one tried to intercept him again, and he made it all the way back to his villa in Donghai City, where he parked the car before the gate.

Gu Mengyao, Shen Yushu, and Han Jingyi had not yet returned. Wei Zhao had assumed Wang Xinyan had gone to school as well, but when he pushed open the door to his own room, he found Wang Xinyan lying asleep on his bed!

These past few days, Wang Xinyan had grown ever more drowsy, with no energy day or night, seldom awake at all. So Gu Mengyao had simply stopped sending her to school and let her sleep at home, waiting for Wei Zhao to return with the medicine.

The people at the Bai Ling agency knew of Wang Xinyan's condition too, so no leave of absence was needed, and there was no problem on that front.

As for Wang Xinyan sleeping in Wei Zhao's room, that was simply because she slept so much each day that Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu's schedules did not match hers, and they feared disturbing her rest—so they had let her sleep alone in Wei Zhao's room.

"Xinyan, I'm back..." Looking at Wang Xinyan, growing paler and thinner by the day, a deep guilt welled up in Wei Zhao's heart. If not for him, how could Wang Xinyan have come to this?

"Mmm..." Hearing Wei Zhao's voice, Wang Xinyan woke in a daze. These past days she had slept every day, and was no longer as hard to rouse as before; tired as she still was, she would wake whenever someone came home. Seeing Wei Zhao, she was overjoyed. "Wei Zhao!"

"Xinyan, I've brought the elixir back—I asked for four whole plants! I'll give you one to take right now!" As he spoke, Wei Zhao turned to fetch the Orchid Mustard Jade Spirit Herb from his backpack.

According to Old Man Wei, the Orchid Mustard Jade Spirit Herb was to be taken directly, so after washing it clean, Wei Zhao handed it to Wang Xinyan.

"This... I just eat it like this?" Wang Xinyan looked at the strange-shaped elixir in Wei Zhao's hand, at a loss as to how to bite into it.

"Yes, just like that. Close your eyes and eat it like a big radish!" Wei Zhao said with a laugh.

"All right, thank you!" Wang Xinyan was amused by Wei Zhao's words. This was a treasure of heaven and earth—how was it a big radish? Wouldn't that be a waste?

"Thank me for what? It's my fault you've been drained to this state in the first place. Finding medicine for you is only proper," Wei Zhao said.

"Oh..." Wang Xinyan blushed a little. What did he mean, "drained to this state"? She felt her cheeks burn at his choice of words, though she knew her mind had wandered somewhere it should not have. So she closed her eyes and began to eat the radish... no, the Orchid Mustard Jade Spirit Herb.

It had to be said, the Orchid Mustard Jade Spirit Herb was truly an ancient elixir—no wonder Snow Valley treasured it. When they had made the exchange, the Grand Elder had been most reluctant to part with it. With one herb down, Wang Xinyan's spirit improved at once; she was no longer yawning endlessly as before, and even got out of bed herself!

"You're feeling better?" Seeing Wang Xinyan rise, Wei Zhao was both startled and delighted.

"I... I need the bathroom!" Wang Xinyan said, blushing. She had just woken up and ought to have gone long ago, but seeing Wei Zhao return, her delight had made her forget—and now, after the elixir, she simply could not hold it any longer, and hurried out of bed for the bathroom.

"Uh... I thought you had recovered that quickly..." Wei Zhao broke into a sweat.

"I do seem to feel a little better..." Wang Xinyan dashed toward the washroom.

The washroom was inside Wei Zhao's room, and the urgent sound of running water set his imagination racing. But Wei Zhao had promised Kang Zhaolong that nothing would happen between him and Wang Xinyan, so naturally he would not put her in an awkward position.

In truth, this was merely a temporary balance of power. Once either Wei Zhao or Kang Zhaolong's faction grew stronger, the agreement between them would be nothing but a joke. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to visit Qidian (.) to cast recommendation votes and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation.)

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