Chapter 3069 — A New Assignment

Arriving at Feng Shihua's room, Feng Tianqi quickly opened the door and strode in.

"Father, you've come!" Feng Shihua did not seem to regard house arrest as any particular hardship; on the contrary, he had settled in and was cultivating in peace. Seeing Feng Tianqi enter, he nodded to him and continued his cultivation.

"Shipian, there is something I must discuss with you! Help me analyze it—what further precautions should I take?" Ever since Feng Shihua had returned safely from the Xuandan Sect trial, Feng Tianqi had sensed that his son was no ordinary man. He was a good man, yes, but not a foolishly good one.

"Oh? What is it? Still about Nitian?" Feng Shihua at once ceased his cultivation and looked up to ask.

"It's like this—that good-for-nothing mother of yours, she can't accomplish anything but spoil everything. She's landed me in trouble again!" Feng Tianqi said bitterly. "The situation is this..."

When Feng Shihua heard what his mother Dongfang Xiaocui had done, he too frowned. He did not approve of her conduct, but could only offer a helpless smile. "Father, don't be angry. Mother is just the way she is—you knew that well enough. From the very day you married her, you understood this..."

"Alas! Indeed. Back then, if I hadn't been so weak-willed, I would have refused that marriage, but I..." Compared with Feng Tianlong, Feng Tianqi was a weak man. His elder brother had been able to refuse the marriage and go in search of true love—something Feng Tianqi admired but dared not do.

Only now it was too late for regrets. He could do nothing but take things one step at a time.

"Thankfully, I have you for a son. You haven't disappointed me!" This was the one thing Feng Tianqi could count as a blessing.

"Father, let's set that aside for now. So how do you intend to deal with it?" Feng Shihua waved his hand and asked, "Sister Shihan is in danger. The opponent is a skilled fighter of the early Heaven-rank. Only if I go myself can we hold out against him. But I cannot leave just now... If I were to go, Second Uncle would likely refuse and pin the charge of fleeing in fear of punishment on me. I couldn't bear that..."

"That is exactly what I wanted to discuss with you!" Feng Tianqi said. "It's like this—I've found Shihan a guardian, an expert of the early Heaven-rank..."

"What!? An early Heaven-rank expert? Father, are you sure you haven't made a mistake? An early Heaven-rank expert—going to serve as someone else's guardian?" Feng Shihua immediately felt this was utterly impossible; the whole thing was simply too absurd.

What early Heaven-rank expert would neglect his own cultivation to earn a guardian's wages in the secular world? Even if he were to take service with someone, he would go to a great family as a retainer or disciple to obtain cultivation resources!

"At first, I found it odd myself. But the other party spoke with such confidence..." With that, Feng Tianqi recounted the whole affair to Feng Shihua.

After hearing it, Feng Shihua too found something strange about it. "It doesn't sound like a swindler, but I still can't make sense of it. This business is probably not so reliable! By your account, even if this man is an early Heaven-rank expert, he is likely nothing but a lone cultivator. To think of dealing with an early Heaven-rank expert of the Dongfang family—that is absolutely impossible! You know, once one reaches the Heaven rank, the gaps between cultivators become very pronounced—especially between lone cultivators and those who have come up through these great families."

"That... that is true..." Feng Tianqi could not help frowning. Indeed, Feng Shihua was right. Could a Heaven-rank expert of the secular world compare with a Heaven-rank expert of an ancient sect?

Never mind the secular world—even a Heaven-rank expert of an ancient sect and one of a hidden family were not the same!

At this thought, Feng Tianqi, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, grew tense again. "Then what should we do? Shipian, this is the only method I can think of right now. Finding a formidable Heaven-rank expert in a short time is hardly realistic..."

"I do have a suitable candidate in mind—only, I don't know whether he will agree to help..." Feng Shihua hesitated, then spoke. Though he was somewhat embarrassed to ask this favor, for the sake of his sister he had no other choice.

"Oh? Who?" Feng Tianqi asked at once.

"Captain Wei Zhao!" Feng Shihua said.

"Wei Zhao?" Feng Tianqi was slightly taken aback.

"Exactly! If Captain Wei Zhao would take the field, killing that early Heaven-rank expert in an instant would be no problem at all!" Feng Shihua nodded and said with certainty, "When Captain Wei Zhao was at the peak of the late Earth-rank, he could already slay mid-Heaven-rank experts in a single strike. Now that he has advanced to the early Heaven-rank, dealing with an early Heaven-rank expert would be nothing at all!"

"Shipian, then can you persuade Mr. Wei Zhao to come?" Hearing this, Feng Tianqi immediately realized that Wei Zhao was the most suitable choice. An ordinary early Heaven-rank expert would certainly be no match for an early Heaven-rank expert of the Dongfang family, but Wei Zhao could kill the man in an instant—even higher-ranked Heaven-rank experts would be no trouble for him. If a figure of such caliber could be brought in, would Xu Shilan not be safe?

"I'll give it a try, but I can't guarantee anything!" Feng Shihua said after a moment's hesitation.

"Good. Then call Mr. Wei Zhao at once. As for remuneration, we won't shortchange him by a single cent. Whatever conditions he has, let him state them freely!" Feng Tianqi said hurriedly.

"I'll call him now." Feng Shihua nodded, took the phone Feng Tianqi handed him, and dialed Wei Zhao's number. Only, the line on Wei Zhao's end was busy.

At that moment, Wei Zhao was on a call with Old Man Wei!

"Xiao Yi, I've found you a job!" Old Man Wei's voice rang out from the other end of the line.

"Oh? What job?" Old Man Wei's abrupt words left the just-answered Wei Zhao momentarily puzzled; he did not know what the old man meant. "I say, old man, what are you talking about?"

"Xiao Yi, didn't you ask me to find you jobs so you could earn money?" Old Man Wei retorted. "Don't tell me you're not short of money now?"

"I am short! What job is it?" Only then did Wei Zhao remember with a start—he had indeed asked Old Man Wei to find him work. It was just that he had been at ease for too long and hadn't caught on right away.

"A guardian job!" Old Man Wei said. "The pay is a monthly salary of one hundred fifty million!"