Chapter 3428 — The Trump Card Is Played

(A reader asked why Song Lingrui did not recognize Wei Zhao. Note that earlier, when Song Lingrui was looking through the files, it was never mentioned that there were photographs attached.)

"Rest easy, Grandpa Song. I will do all I can, but I won't be foolish enough to fight head-on." Wei Zhao nodded as he spoke. In truth, this was exactly how he had planned things when he came here. Had it been Qiu Lingshan in trouble, he would have fought to the bitter end. But this was Song Lingrui, Qiu Lingshan's younger sister, and she was nowhere near as close to Wei Zhao.

Wei Zhao had never even met her before, and moreover, she had been sent on orders to kill him. Wei Zhao bore her no grudge, but neither would he throw his life away for her. He had come only after careful calculation; danger there would surely be, but not pointless death.

"That's good to hear." Song Xiangwen nodded.

"Ling Yi, let me take you to find a room so you can settle in and rest a while," Qiu Lingshan said.

"All right." Wei Zhao nodded.

At any other time, Song Lingrui would certainly have gone to Wei Zhao to pester him with questions, and might even have challenged him to a match to test his mettle. But now, how could she have the heart for any of that? Instead, she found herself thinking that this brother-in-law of hers was a man of honor and loyalty.

For all her dismissive talk, which sprang from a nature that refused to yield, in her heart she was thinking that Ling Yi's feelings for her sister were genuinely good. Never mind the mistresses and the other women—at least he had come to help when her sister was in trouble...

And so Wei Zhao settled in at the Song household. On the first day, the four of them did not come to make trouble, but the whole Song family wore grim, worried faces. Even when Wei Zhao went to the dining hall for his meals, they spoke very little, and seemed not to know what to say. As soon as they finished eating, they hurried back to their own affairs.

"Wipe out the Song family?" Wei Zhao took the lead, riding his Wind-Thunder Violet Lightning Beast as he appeared at the gate of the Song residence. "That's like a toad yawning—what a big mouth you have! Today, if you want to take Xiaorui away, then it's a fight to the death!"

"And who might you be?" Fire Wolf War God Number Five was momentarily taken aback. He had not expected a Cheng Yaojin to come charging out of nowhere, but he was not afraid either. The four of them were all top-tier fighters; even one more top-tier fighter could not tilt the outcome of the battle.

Even if this man had brought a spirit beast, it was only a beast at the peak of the late Earth-rank—nothing to fear.

"A man come to lend a fist," Wei Zhao said coolly, and let his mid-Heaven-rank strength show in full!

"I thought you were some kind of expert. A mere mid-Heaven-rank nobody, and you dare to bluster in front of me? You truly have never seen the world—or are you just a fool with nerve?" Fire Wolf War God Number Five was somewhat baffled. Did this man before him not know the strength of him and his companions?

With that thought, Fire Wolf War God Number Five waved a hand, and he and the other three fully unleashed their strength at the peak of the late Heaven-rank, the great perfection.

"Mm. Generally speaking, my contracted spirit beast and I can merge man and beast into one. And then you're dead, dead, dead!" Wei Zhao nodded as he spoke.

"What?! You're from the Qianshan Sect? You can actually merge man and beast?" Hearing Wei Zhao's words, Fire Wolf War God Number Five was finally moved. He had heard of the Qianshan Sect—a small sect, but one that did possess the man-beast fusion technique!

But he had never heard of a spirit beast of such high grade paired with a disciple of the Qianshan Sect. What was this man's background?

"Enough talk. Either get lost or fight—pick one, and don't waste my time," Wei Zhao said flatly.

"..." Fire Wolf War God Number Five was somewhat speechless. What kind of person was this, looking so full of confidence? Was he really that formidable? Yet in his view, even if Wei Zhao could merge man and beast, that would at most raise him to the level of one expert at the peak of the late Heaven-rank, the great perfection. Song Lingrui was one, Song Xianghua another, and one more could strike from the shadows—this was a sure win!

So he subconsciously concluded that Wei Zhao was putting on airs to bluff them. With a cold snort, he said, "In that case, if you want to die, I'll oblige you! But can a punk like you speak for the Song family? I'd say eight or nine out of ten of them don't want to die!"

"The Song family feels the same. If we are no match, I will of course go with you. But to lose without a fight is not Song Lingrui's way. Since you've come all the way here, you must know something of me," Song Lingrui said coolly.

"Haha, fine. Everyone get ready—one each. I'll keep my eye on Song Lingrui. Number Six, you watch that old man Song Xianghua. Number Seven, you take the man-beast merger. Number Eight, you stay mobile and strike from the shadows!" Fire Wolf War God Number Five quickly assigned the combat tasks.

Song Lingrui and Song Xianghua tensed. With Fire Wolf War God Number Five's assignments made, if a fight broke out, the losing side would surely be their own. Just as they hesitated, they heard Wei Zhao say, "You really are a good man. I was just about to assign tasks myself, and you've done it for me—saved me the trouble! All right, Little One, come out. That Number Eight fellow is yours!"

Though Wei Zhao spoke thus aloud, in his heart he addressed Little One, the puppet clone of the ghost thing in the jade pendant space, with respect: "Senior Ghost, I'll have to trouble you to take the field this time!"

"Mm..." Little One gave a nod, and then suddenly emerged from the jade pendant space to appear before Fire Wolf War God Number Five and the others!

Everyone present was startled. Where had this man come from? It was as if he had appeared out of thin air! And... the aura around this man was so powerful... he was actually another expert at the peak of the late Heaven-rank, the great perfection!

And the situation on the field had in an instant shifted from four against three to four against four. Who would win and who would lose was now truly hard to say—if Wei Zhao really could merge man and beast!

Song Lingrui and Song Xianghua were both excited now. This Ling Yi, Qiu Lingshan's boyfriend, was indeed no braggart—he truly had a trump card!

"Hmph, so what if you have a helper? Attack!" Fire Wolf War God Number Five glanced at Little One, but was not overly worried. Four against four—he felt certain Wei Zhao would be the first to fall. Once one was down, the rest would be easy to handle!

Song Lingrui and Song Xianghua, who had been worried at first, were now full of fighting spirit. One each, they locked onto Number Five and Number Six! These were duels between top-tier experts, and soon the four of them were locked in battle.

Little One, meanwhile, went to attack Number Eight. But what somewhat disappointed Wei Zhao was that Little One could no longer unleash his former martial techniques at all; now he simply relied on brute force to attack Number Eight!

Number Eight was the weakest of the group. By rights, Little One, a disciple of Ancestor Xuanchen of the Five Luminaries Sect, should have been able to crush him completely. But now it was not so—without his martial techniques, Little One could at best fight Number Eight to a draw! (To be continued..)RT

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