Chapter 2501 — Two Matters

"The next step... well, I haven't figured out the next step yet, so just sit tight for now!" Shen Yushu said. "Once I've thought it through, I'll let you know!"

"Is that so... then when can I be promoted to Mengyao's personal bodyguard?" Zhong Yongliang asked, a little impatiently.

"Listen here, little Liangzi, haven't you ever heard the saying 'hasty porridge burns the mouth'? Do you know how long Brother Arrowhead stuck by Sister Mengyao before she finally accepted him?" Shen Yushu gave a cold little sniff. "Couldn't you see it yourself? At the very beginning, Sister Mengyao couldn't stand Brother Arrowhead. At school, she even used your hands to teach him a lesson!"

"That's right!" Zhong Yongliang's face lit with sudden understanding as he recalled their school days. It really had been like that—back when he, Gao Xiaofu, and Zhang Naipao were making trouble for Wei Zhao, Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu had looked eager and delighted, as if itching to join in. In other words, it had taken Gu Mengyao a very long time to accept Wei Zhao as her guard, so if he wanted to take Wei Zhao's place, it wouldn't happen overnight either!

"So, little Liangzi, count yourself lucky. It's already good enough that I haven't egged Sister Mengyao on to find someone to harm you or block your rise. If you keep being this impatient, I won't help you anymore!" Shen Yushu threatened him.

"No, please, anything but that..." Zhong Yongliang really was frightened. "Sister Xiaoshu, you know me—I've always done what you say, back then and now too. Look, when you told me to go buy malatang skewers earlier, I went and bought them. I really do listen to you!"

"Mm, so I'll do my best to think of something, but you need to be up to the mark yourself. Go home and wait for news. Once I think of your next task, I'll tell you," Shen Yushu said.

"All right then, I'll be off, Sister Xiaoshu!" Zhong Yongliang nodded to Shen Yushu with the utmost respect before leaving with Gao Xiaofu.

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After hearing Gu Mengyao's account, Wei Zhao's head immediately began to ache! Zhong Yongliang had actually gotten a Golden Cicada Undergarment from the Tomorrow and Tomorrow sect? And it seemed to be a high-grade one at that, capable of withstanding attacks from ** practitioners below the Heaven rank. That was just too incredible!

That wasn't all—he also had an iron rod that could break through a ** practitioner's true qi shield. Wasn't that the legendary divine weapon of lore? Zhong Yongliang had really struck it rich. It seemed the Tomorrow and Tomorrow sect thought highly of him—or rather, thought highly of Zhang Naipao, and were showing favor on Zhang Naipao's account!

Could Zhang Naipao have recovered? Wei Zhao hadn't heard a word about Zhang Naipao for a long time. Last time, he had beaten him into a cripple. Could it be that after going back, his injuries had healed and he was able to continue **? At this thought, Wei Zhao's expression turned grave. It looked like the Tomorrow and Tomorrow sect could not be underestimated—an ancient sect after all, able to heal even injuries like Zhang Naipao's.

Of course, this was all Wei Zhao's speculation based on the matter with Zhong Yongliang. If Zhang Naipao weren't safe and sound, weren't able to continue **, then he was just a cripple, and the Tomorrow and Tomorrow sect wouldn't value him anymore.

"Zhang Naipao has actually become this formidable now?" Wei Zhao drew a deep breath. Though he said nothing, he felt a certain worry in his heart—could he handle him? True, he was currently at the Earth rank in strength, yet he could unleash martial techniques equivalent to a Heaven-rank expert.

"Yes. Wei Zhao, do you have a way to beat him?" Gu Mengyao asked. Though Shen Yushu could hold Zhong Yongliang off for a while, it certainly couldn't last long. Once Zhong Yongliang came pestering, it would ultimately have to be Wei Zhao who dealt with him.

"Hard to say." Wei Zhao frowned. "I don't know much about the Golden Cicada Undergarment either. I'll ask Han Xiaopo in a bit. But for now, don't provoke him—just let Xiaoshu string him along. Everything waits until I get back."

"All right, I understand. Xiaoshu can keep stalling him for a while yet, so there's no great rush. Don't worry too much," Gu Mengyao reassured him.

"Mm, I know. I'll think of something," Wei Zhao said.

"All right then, I won't keep you. You... take care of yourself!" Gu Mengyao said.

"Heh, will do." Wei Zhao smiled and hung up. Before him, the young miss still seemed a little reserved. She cared about him more than before, true, but Wei Zhao felt something was always missing. Intimacy? That seemed to be it. Between the two of them there was a certain excessive politeness, a lack of any real intimacy.

Wei Zhao turned and left the room. At present he had two things to do: one was to trade the Turtle-Saliva Ice Crystal for the blood of the earth-element Heaven-rank spirit beast in that Heaven-rank ** practitioner's hands; the other was to find Han Xiaopo and look into the matter of the Golden Cicada Undergarment.

Arriving at the door of Han Xiaopo's room, Wei Zhao knocked.

"Boss." Han Xiaopo saw Wei Zhao through the peephole and hurriedly opened the door. He hadn't expected Wei Zhao to come looking for him so soon; in his view, Wei Zhao would first deal with Yang Qiqi, then Yu Xiaoke, and that would probably take the whole night.

Wei Zhao stepped into Han Xiaopo's room, and Han Xiaopo closed the door after him, asking, "Boss, everything on your end sorted out?"

"Heh, sorted." Wei Zhao smiled. "There's something I'd like to ask you about."

"Boss, don't say that. If there's anything, just say it—I'll tell you everything I know and hold nothing back!" Han Xiaopo said quickly.

"It's about the Golden Cicada Undergarment. You know about this thing, right?" Wei Zhao asked.

"Of course. At the Hidden Family Summit, didn't you win one, Boss?" Han Xiaopo nodded.

"I did win one, but it's a low-grade Golden Cicada Undergarment—it can only defend against attacks from ** practitioners below the Earth rank." Wei Zhao nodded and continued, "Do you know of a Golden Cicada Undergarment that can defend against attacks from ** practitioners below the Heaven rank?"

"Oh? You mean the mid-grade Golden Cicada Undergarment, Boss? The mid-grade can withstand attacks from experts below the Heaven rank!" Han Xiaopo said. "But that thing is a treasure—only those formidable artifact refiners of ancient times and Heaven-rank Golden Cicada spirit beasts could make it."

"The mid-grade Golden Cicada Undergarment..." Wei Zhao nodded. "Then I suppose there's a high-grade one too?"

"Legend says there is. Once you put it on, you're invincible beneath the Heavenly Dao. Of course, that's only legend—whether it exists at all, and who might have it, I've truly never heard." Han Xiaopo smiled wryly. "After all, this thing defies heaven itself. I imagine if such a treasure ever surfaced, it would trigger a bloody frenzy of contention!"

"Mm... that's true!" Wei Zhao too drew a sharp breath in astonishment!

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