Chapter 3503 — Zhong Yongliang's Challenge

At this moment, Tu Xiaoshou had to admit that Lou Taixie was a master of sowing discord. In just a few sentences, he had shifted all the hatred and conflict onto Zhang Naipao! Zhang Naipao and Wei Zhao already had their grievances, and now that he was saying they would not be allowed into the restaurant to eat, if Zhang Naipao could still hold his temper, then he truly would not be Zhang Naipao!

Sure enough, before Zhang Naipao could even get angry, Zhong Yongliang beside him was already furious: "Paozi, let's go in and take a look. If it really is our old acquaintance Wei Zhao, we must at least say hello and get reacquainted—it's been so long!"

Last time at West Star Mountain, he had been scared witless by the Twin Vajras. Held in check by that deterrent, he had not dared to go looking for trouble with Wei Zhao—after all, the Bloody Garment Yellow Springs Sect was under the Twin Vajras' protection, and Wei Zhao was a hired hand of the Bloody Garment Yellow Springs Sect, so Zhong Yongliang had had no choice but to give them some face.

But a hired hand was, in the end, still just a hired hand. The Bloody Garment Yellow Springs Sect belonged to the Twin Vajras, but Wei Zhao did not. Showing them face back then had already been the height of benevolence and duty.

Besides, clashes during the trial were simply unavoidable. Would the Bloody Garment Yellow Springs Sect really fall out with him over a single employer? Obviously not.

"Good!" Zhang Naipao nodded and followed behind Zhong Yongliang, swaggering toward the restaurant.

Dongfang Badao, the Fistless Boxer, Lou Taixie, and Tu Xiaoshou followed behind them in turn.

"Bang!" Zhong Yongliang kicked the restaurant door open.

Wei Zhao was eating with Han Jingyi and Wang Xinyan when the sudden noise gave them a start. Wei Zhao turned his head and saw Zhong Yongliang and Zhang Naipao walking in.

"If it isn't Mr. Wei Zhao!" Zhong Yongliang laughed heartily. "It's been a long time. I wonder if you still remember this old classmate of yours... the one who's supposed to finish you off at all times?"

Wei Zhao gave Zhong Yongliang a faint glance. Peak late Heaven Rank strength? This fellow certainly leveled up quickly. He wondered what heavenly treasures the Tomorrow Upon Tomorrow Sect had fed him to let him advance so rapidly.

And Zhang Naipao had actually already advanced to Great Perfection! Last time, during the Xuandan Sect trial, he had suffered a backlash from Wei Zhao's moves and developed an inner demon. Who would have thought he would climb out of that pit so quickly—truly a martial prodigy!

Wei Zhao was growing more and more suspicious that his coming to Songshan City was a trap set by someone behind the scenes! Otherwise, how could there be such coincidence—every girl around him a successor, every classmate around him a martial prodigy?

Still, whoever could see through the whole chessboard from the very start was truly a master hand. What extraordinary foresight that would require—perhaps even Shen Yushu could not compare.

Yuyan Shu was already formidable, but compared to this person, she was utterly outmatched.

"Zhong Yongliang, is there something you want?" Wei Zhao asked indifferently.

"Haha, actually, it's nothing much. Do you know why I've come this time? I'll tell you—I've come for Gu Mengyao! Once the Cloud Terrace Island matter is settled, I'm going to take Gu Mengyao. If I can't win her heart, then having her body will do just as well. I'm no longer the Zhong Yongliang of old—I am now the Mad Dragon Zhong Yongliang!" Zhong Yongliang laughed heartily, issuing his threat to Wei Zhao.

In the past, he had always wanted Gu Mengyao to fall in love with him, so he had used only gentle, conciliatory methods. But after merging with the Mad Dragon's nature, Zhong Yongliang's character had gained a measure of ruthlessness and decisiveness, and his thinking had matured considerably.

Gu Mengyao was nothing more than a beautiful woman. Once she was taken and brought into the Tomorrow Upon Tomorrow Sect, time would do the work of stirring up affection. What was the point of courting her? Strength was what represented everything!

"Did you go to the Tomorrow Upon Tomorrow Sect and get your brain addled by demonic qi, turning you into an idiot?" Wei Zhao glanced at him. "If you want to die, just say so—I'll send you on your way. Before, for the sake of our being classmates, I didn't kill you. But I'm no longer the Wei Zhao of old—I'm Wei Zhao, the one who can kill! I've already killed quite a few of the Five Luminaries Sect's finest. One more from the Tomorrow Upon Tomorrow Sect won't make a difference!"

"Fine, very fine. Do you dare to have a challenge with us during the trial?" Zhong Yongliang was instantly somewhat enraged. Ever since he had become the Mad Dragon Ancestor, who besides the Twin Vajras would dare show him disrespect?

"How boring. Is there something wrong with you? I'm going to the trial, not to beat you up. If you want a beating, go tell the inn and withdraw your registration—I'll beat you up first!" Wei Zhao said flatly. He did not want to leave Elder Xuanchen any grounds to hold against him. Once one checked into the inn, it meant no open private fighting in the run-up to the trial. In the past it would not have mattered, but this time Wei Zhao absolutely had to take part in the trial—if not for his own sake, then for the sake of those few successors!

So Wei Zhao tried his best not to stir up trouble, but Zhong Yongliang's endless chatter was getting on his nerves, and that was why he had spoken as he did.

"No problem at all. I didn't register when I arrived, so I'm not considered to have entered the trial yet. If you're not convinced, let's have a spar!" Zhong Yongliang said outright.

"Are you sure?" Wei Zhao looked at Zhong Yongliang with a rather odd expression. Had this fellow's brain short-circuited? Peak late Heaven Rank strength daring to challenge Great Perfection strength?

In truth, what Wei Zhao did not know was that Zhong Yongliang, as the Mad Dragon Ancestor of the Tomorrow Upon Tomorrow Sect, could hardly be without some abilities. Zhang Naipao had those bizarre and wondrous techniques at his disposal; there was no way Zhong Yongliang did not.

Moreover, although Zhang Naipao had failed in the trial, in order to placate the Tomorrow Upon Tomorrow Sect and have them do everything to awaken Zhang Naipao, they had had to pay out a Marrow-Cleansing Bone-Refining Pill to Zhong Yongliang.

After taking the pill, Zhong Yongliang expelled all the sludge and toxins from his body and successfully merged with the Mad Dragon Ancestor's soul inheritance. His cultivation method was, in fact, a most bizarre and unholy thing!

"That's right! But to avoid hard feelings, let's pull our punches—we can injure each other, but no ruthless blows!" Zhong Yongliang said. In truth, he was also afraid Wei Zhao might simply land a vicious blow that caught him off guard.

"Heh..." Wei Zhao laughed. So after issuing his challenge, Zhong Yongliang had started backing down? In truth, Wei Zhao did not really want to kill Zhong Yongliang. Although the man said he had not yet registered, he had after all already arrived at the inn. If Wei Zhao really did kill him, Elder Xuanchen and Kang Zhaoming would join forces to spin their twisted logic against him, and Wei Zhao truly did not want to waste breath and time arguing with them. "Fine, then wait for me a while. Let me finish my meal first."

"Good!" Zhong Yongliang gritted his teeth. Wei Zhao certainly knew how to put on airs. Still, Zhong Yongliang gave a cold laugh—everyone thought Zhang Naipao had a hidden card up his sleeve, but he, Zhong Yongliang, had one too! (First update; second update in advance.) RS

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