CH 480

480: Caesar and Zo

No one noticed the brief non-verbal communication between Zo and Ai Lin.

“Caesar!” Zi Cheng never expected to see Caesar there. There were a lot of guys who were impressed by her, but she wasn’t interested in any of them. Caesar was the one exception. She was really happy to see him there.

“What a coincidence! You’re here too!” Caesar stepped forward.

“Yes, what a coincidence.” Zi Cheng smiled.

“Miss Zi Cheng, how nice to see you.” Zo gave a tepid greeting.

There was no way Zo would be happy to see Zi Cheng. Ai Lin was willing to bet on that.

“Hello Master Zo.” Zi Cheng greeted Zo with a friendly attitude. The fact that she had zero favorability points with him made her wonder.

It was a real mystery! She was sure she had never offended him before, so she didn’t understand the extremely low score. Did Zo hate her?!

She didn’t know where the problem lay, so she was going to ask Caesar when she had the chance.

“Xiao Cheng, who are these people with you?” Caesar looked at Ming Xi and the others. Each individual was imposing and unlike ordinary adventurers. He had a guess where they were from.

“These are my classmates and seniors from school. I heard rumors about a treasure materializing in the desert, so I tagged along.” It was impossible for her tell him about their mission.

She couldn’t share that detail right away him no matter how big a crush she had on him. Besides, the mission was a secret. Aside from them, only a few other teachers even knew about it. Zi Cheng couldn’t share information about the mission in such a public place with so many people around. She wasn’t stupid.

“Then we have the same goal.”

All the major families knew about the Heart of Wood and the seal’s expiration. The Heart was set to reappear soon and many were interested in getting it. The Heart was equivalent to a saint level or god level item.

None of the families wanted their rivals to get it.

“Feng Wu!” Zo hadn’t seen Feng Wu since the sea god’s tomb. They had been separated and he never got the chance to repay her for her grace in saving him.

“Zo. . . ?” Feng Wu tilted her head a little puzzled. “You’ve become amazing.” She offered the praise after sizing him up for a few seconds.

Zo wondered what was up with her relieved expression. Did she feel like an elder? Zo was a little embarrassed. They hadn’t seen each other in a while, but she was still the same.

Feng Wu wondered why Zo wasn’t happy. Every time she got stronger, what she liked most was her master praising her. Didn’t Zo like being praised too?

Feng Wu lowered her eyes in disappointment.

Seeing Feng Wu unhappy, Zo didn’t dare remain silent. “Thank you, you’ve become even more powerful.”

Sure enough, her eyes lit up immediately.

Feng Wu: I’ve been complimented, so happy!

Feng Wu pursed her lips and a glow of happiness shone all around her.

“Zo, it’s been a while. Your strength has grown a lot.” Ming Zi had also met Zo and knew Zo was a friend Feng Wu had made while in the sea god’s tomb. If it weren’t for Feng Wu’s guardianship, it was unlikely the teenager would have survived the tomb.

He had learned that Zo couldn’t cultivate despite coming from a family of cultivators. The teen had to be under immense pressure even if his family cloth and fed him well.

In a world were force was respected, it was difficult for a young man like that to not become dark.

“Ming Xi, you are here too. I apologize, I hadn’t noticed until just now.” Zo said a little embarrassed. His attention had been focused on Zi Cheng and Ai Lin initially. After that he was distracted by the sight of Feng Wu, so he hadn’t noticed Ming Xi until Ming Xi spoke.

Apparently Zi Cheng could still rattle him. Even though he knew she wasn’t a major player on the continent yet, he was still unnerved by her presence.

“It’s no matter.” Ming Xi didn’t mind. “You’ve made a lot of progress. It’s hard to imagine how far you’ve come since we last saw each other.” Ming Xi remembered when he first met Zo. Back then, the teen wasn’t strong enough to defend himself and had to rely on others for protection.

Now there was a certain strength emanating from Zo. Ming Xi guessed Zo must have found an opportunity, but he didn’t ask for details. Who didn’t have secrets? As the prince of the Ancient Silver Moon kingdom, Ming Xi didn’t need to pry into other people’s business and be envious.

“I found some opportunities back when we were in the sea god’s tomb. It allowed me to have the strength I have now.” Zo left it vague and didn’t go into details. The Heart of Water was important and the fewer people who knew, the better it was.

The Heart of Water not only gave him affinity for water, it mutated his talent into ice magic. Unexpected, but welcome since ice was more powerful than water.

“So it was.” Ming Xi nodded with a smile.

Caesar brought more than a dozen people, all of whom were strong members. Amongst them were a few ladies who were romantically interested in the brothers. Daggers flew when the ladies saw Zi Cheng and Feng Wu interact with Caesar and Zo. If looks could kill, both girls would have already died a dozen times over.

“Master Caesar, Master Zo, we’ve cleaned a place for us to rest. Please go and rest for a while.” Two beautiful girls came over. The sweet shyness in their eyes when they looked at their masters disappeared the moment they looked at Zi Cheng and Feng Wu. It was replaced with a look of bitter hate, the kind reserved for enemies.

Zi Cheng:. . . What did I do?

Feng Wu:. . . Hm?