Primordial Cultivator

While Yang Wei and the rest of the group boarded on Grand Elder Huo's flying treasure, news of their forfeit had spread like wildfire.

At the same time, the imperial court went into an uproar when a guard relayed one information that shocked them.

"Are you sure the Wolf Gang had failed to capture Meng Yan?" One of the elders from the Phoenix Sky Sect asked in disbelief.

The guard nodded its head.

"Yes, I have confirmed it with the guards from Ling City. The Wolf Gang had created an explosion in the Flowery Restaurant in hopes of capturing Meng Yan. However, someone by the name Yang Wei had intervened and stopped them from doing so." The guard said solemnly.

BANG!

A loud bang was created as some debris fell off from the armrest chair.

The elders quickly stopped their discussion as they glanced at the person sitting in the center, Meng Pao.

Meng Pao held a fierce expression at the mere mention of Yang Wei.

"Yang Wei this Yang Wei that… Why is he always in the way of my goal?" Meng Pao screamed in anger as he exuded a ferocious aura.

"Sect Leader Meng Pao, please calm your anger." One of the elders said.

"Calm my anger? Do you know how much money we spent to hire the Wolf Gang? Half of our wealth in a single year and one Yang Wei had ruined everything." Meng Pao roared as the chair he was sitting on shattered into multiple pieces.

The chair was no longer able to endure the frightening aura from Meng Pao.

"Aiyah, there goes our golden chair that was crafted in real gold…" The elder sighed softly as he knew this would have happened.

Hence, he was telling Meng Pao to calm down so that he wouldn't destroy the chair, and not because he wanted him to remain calm about the situation.

"Hmph, just some chair made with real gold. They can always be remade and golds aren't even worth anything in my eyes." Meng Pao snorted coldly as he glared at the guard.

"You, tell me everything that had happened and how the Wolf Gang managed to fail to capture Meng Yan." He ordered.

The guard quickly recounted everything he knew from start to finish.

Of course, since he wasn't on the scene, there was at least some information that he missed.

Nevertheless, his recount is more or less the same outcome as the actual event.

"Where is Chen Qing then?" Meng Pao asked.

"C-Chen Qing said that he would need to re-plan with his other members, so he can't meet with the Sect Leader yet…" The guard said nervously.

Suddenly, a large surge of spiritual qi slammed upon him as he turned into meat paste.

With one move, Meng Pao had killed the guard.

"Hmph, a worthless piece of shit guard that can't even do a single job correctly." Meng Pao scoffed coldly as he glanced at the other elders.

"What should we do now? The Envoy is fast approaching here, and if I still can't bring Meng Yan back to him, then our plan in gaining a foothold in the Central Zone would be gone."

The elders were helpless as they could only glance at each other.

Their action made Meng Pao more frustrated at the current situation.

'Yang Wei, you may have survived the Misty Forest incident, but I won't let it end there.' Meng Pao exclaimed inwardly as he left the imperial court in a huff.

Sometime later, Meng Pao arrived at a dark area as he activated a screen projection.

He cupped his fist and showed a respectful expression. "Greetings to the Envoy."

"Un, have you finished preparing your gift?" The Envoy asked.

Meng Pao began sweating nervously as he slowly shook his head.

"T-There's been a mishap and some interruption." Meng Pao stuttered.

"Hmph, as expected of the people in a small kingdom. A gift can even be stalled for this long. At this rate, your hopes of getting a foothold in the Central Zone will be difficult, Meng Pao."

"T-This Meng Pao understands, Envoy. Rest assured, I had already hired the Wolf Gang to take care of this matter, and they promised to do everything smoothly this time."

The Envoy showed a surprised expression. "I see… the Wolf Gang huh, maybe you are still a bit useful if you were able to hire them. After all, they don't just take jobs from just anyone."

Afterward, the Envoy gave a final warning to Meng Pao that he better work fast. Otherwise, he can forget about dreaming about the Central Zone.

"Rest assured, Envoy. I will not disappoint you the second time," Meng Pao said respectfully as he waited for the Envoy to disconnect the projection screen.

Once the projection screen turned black, Meng Pao sneered coldly at the Envoy.

"Hmph, such a big attitude for a mere Envoy. If it weren't because your status is higher than mine at the moment, then I wouldn't have bowed my head to you." Meng Pao clenched his fist.

"Once I gained a reputation in the Central Zone, I will definitely remember this debt."

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Back on the flying treasure, Yang Wei was surrounded by everyone.

"So this is the so-called chess that Xiao Yan had kept telling me about?" Grand Elder Huo said with a curious expression.

He picked up a knight chess piece with an intrigued expression.

"The design and meticulous woodworking of this particular chess piece are way too good."

Yang Wei chuckled softly at Grand Elder Huo's attitude.

"You had the exact same reaction when I showed it to Meng Yan back then." Yang Wei said.

"Hey, don't expose me like that." Meng Yan pouted angrily.

Everyone began laughing aloud when they saw a dignified princess-like Meng Yan was acting like a little girl.

Sometime later, Grand Elder Huo's curiosity could no longer be contained as he begged for a match.

"Yang Wei, have a match against me." Grand Elder Huo asked.

Yang Wei was dumbfounded as he showed a worried expression.

"Are you sure, Grand Elder Huo? I'm the strongest player here, and you are just an amateur."

"Hmph, to understand a game, one must fight the strongest. Since you are this arrogant, then make sure you don't cry when I beat you."

"I don't just battle anyone, Grand Elder Huo." Yang Wei shook his head.

"I always make a bet whenever someone wants to fight against me." He added.

Grand Elder Huo twitched his mouth when heard Yang Wei's words.

He wasn't naive nor dumb enough to not understand his meaning.

"You stingy brat… you really want to scam all of my wealth huh?" Grand Elder Huo said in annoyance.

Yang Wei shrugged his shoulders.

"What can I do, Grand Elder Huo. I need money to support my woman." Yang Wei smiled cheekily as he tried to hold Jing Feng's hand.

Alas, Jing Feng was smart enough to not let him take advantage of her in public.

She even made sure to send a mental transmission to warn him not to reveal anything about their relationship in front of Grand Elder Huo.

Thus, Yang Wei could only reluctantly make up an excuse that the woman he mentioned was a joke.

Of course, Grand Elder Huo wasn't going to believe him, but he wasn't going to expose him either.

"Fine, what kind of bet do you want, Yang Wei?" Grand Elder Huo gave in to his request.

Yang Wei rubbed his hand in excitement as he began calculating what sort of things to steal from him.

'Spiritual treasures? No… I already have Lightbane. Medicinal herbs? No… Senior Fan Ping has a bunch available for me.' Yang Wei pondered over what he really needed.

However, a long time had passed, and Yang Wei still hadn't figured out what he wanted to extort from Grand Elder Huo.

After all, he already has everything he needs available for him.

"Elder Jing, what do you need?" Yang Wei decided to refer to her as Elder Jing for now because of Grand Elder Huo's presence.

Jing Feng rubbed her chin slightly as she thought about what they needed.

"I suggest a few formation runes wouldn't be so bad. After all, our Swift Feather Wind Sect does need an upgrade in terms of defense mechanism." Jing Feng said.

Meanwhile, Grand Elder Huo felt like vomiting blood as they were practically saying how he was definitely going to lose the chess match.

"Uncle Huo, I believe in you." Meng Yan suddenly said as she gave a thumbs up to Grand Elder Huo.

Grand Elder Huo smiled blissfully when his favorite niece believed in him.

"Xiao Yan, it's good that you are on my side at least." Grand Elder Huo said.

However, he regretted speaking too early when Meng Yan continued her wording.

"Our Swift Feather Wind Sect will have our defense improved thanks to your contribution in donating the formation runes." Meng Yan said cheerfully.

Grand Elder Huo's face quickly turned ashen white whereas the rest of the group began laughing at his misfortune.

"You guys are such bullies." Grand Elder Huo cried aloud.