Chapter 5081 — Contacting Old Man Wei
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"Good." Wei Zhao nodded. Leng Leng had actually told him about this before; now Fei Yangnian had confirmed it. Since he knew there was a way to be certain of finding her, he was in less of a hurry. For now, he would head back to Donghai City first.
Back at the villa in the Xueshang residential compound, of Wu Chengtian and the others, only Qiu Lingshan was absent, on duty at the Mysterious Investigation Bureau; everyone else had stayed. They were all crowded at the doorway, craning their necks in anticipation, and at the sight of Wei Zhao they surged around him with a whoosh.
"Boss, how are things at Snow Valley?" Wu Chengtian asked eagerly, beating the others to it.
"All sorted. It was the Qiangkun Sect of the Primordial Alliance kicking up a fuss this time. I gave them a beating and sent them packing." Wei Zhao smiled.
"Haha, the boss is mighty as ever!" Everyone cheered, and at once they clustered around Wei Zhao and headed inside.
But Wei Zhao suddenly stopped in his tracks and said to Fei Yangnian, who was trailing sheepishly behind the group, "You stand guard at the gate. And don't get any crooked ideas about running—I told you long ago I marked you with my divine sense. If you dare step one half-step outside that gate, I'll beat you to death on the spot."
"Yes, yes, rest assured, Senior, I absolutely won't run—not even if you beat me to death," Fei Yangnian swore to heaven at once, then nimbly scurried to the front gate and took up his post as guard.
Ying Ziyu burst out laughing at the sight and said to Wu Chengtian, "Grandpa Wu, you've got a new guard to take your place—you can go off duty now."
"Haha, I couldn't ask for anything better! Now I can go prepare dinner for everyone with an easy mind—just you all wait for a proper feast!" Wu Chengtian chuckled, then ducked into the kitchen and got busy. In truth, he had already been preparing this feast; before long the dishes were on the table, and the whole crowd sat around it, laughing and chatting. Apart from Gu Mengyao and the others who lay unconscious, the scene was nothing short of perfect.
Before dinner, Wei Zhao made a point of calling Lin Dongfang to report in. The old man, having earlier received word from Wu Chengtian and the rest, had already been preparing to come out of retirement once again; but on learning that Wei Zhao had returned in person, he promptly washed his hands of the whole affair, saying that if Wei Zhao couldn't even handle such a trifling bit of crap, had he spent his three years on Cloud Terrace Island eating shit?
Wei Zhao nearly choked to death on that. He knew Old Man Wei believed in his abilities, but he was more inclined to believe another reason entirely: the old man was having far too much fun in his little world with Aunt Qing. He was probably busy day and night with those adult matters unfit for the ears of the young—and even if he hadn't worn himself to death, his legs must surely be too weak to walk by now.
"Give my regards to Aunt Qing, and while you're at it, tell her to go easy—don't squeeze those old bones of yours dry!" Wei Zhao shouted into the phone.
"Get lost!" Old Man Wei's voice was as full of vigor as ever.
Wei Zhao laughed and hung up. By now everyone was waiting for him to take his seat, and the moment they saw him finish the call they crowded in, unable to hold back any longer: "Boss, how on earth did you get back this time? And why are you the only one?"
"Because the way I came back this time is rather special. It wasn't my true body transmitted back directly—I used a method of projecting my primordial spirit. It's rather taxing and has plenty of drawbacks, but being able to come back and see everyone is worth more than anything," Wei Zhao said with a smile. (To be continued.)