Chapter 3246 — Infernal Affairs

"Among the younger generation of the Ancient Feng family, I'm the only heaven-rank expert. Sixteen years old... younger than me, even. How could I not know?" Feng Shihua explained with a bitter smile.

"I see... All right, then. Keep an eye out for me too." Wei Zhao frowned. So Feng Tianhu had hidden Cheng Yiyi away! What puzzled Wei Zhao was how Feng Tianhu had gotten a hold on her.

By rights, someone of Cheng Yiyi's strength was formidable enough to break free on her own, well beyond Feng Tianhu's power to control.

"No problem. I'll definitely keep an eye out for you, Boss," Feng Shihua said.

"If I stormed the Ancient Feng family and killed Feng Tianhu outright, do you think you could find Cheng Yiyi?" Wei Zhao asked after a moment's thought.

"Don't..." Feng Shihua said hastily.

"Don't? Why not?" Wei Zhao was slightly taken aback.

"Boss, competition within the Feng family isn't forbidden—it's something my grandfather has tacitly allowed. Everyone knows by now that you're my boss. If you came to the Feng family and killed my third uncle, it would put me in an impossible position... Colluding with an outsider to assassinate a family member—I'd be driven out of the Ancient Feng family..." Feng Shihua said with a bitter smile.

"And Feng Tianhu can hire assassins against Xu Shilan?" Wei Zhao shot back.

"That was done in secret. And to be honest, the Ancient Feng family has never acknowledged my sister's place. If she died, my grandfather wouldn't say a word. But if you came directly to the family, Boss... that's different..." Feng Shihua was an honest man, and he could never bring himself to do such a thing.

"Then we'll leave it for later," Wei Zhao said, shaking his head.

In truth, even if Wei Zhao went to Feng Tianhu, a man that ruthless might not give up where Cheng Yiyi was hidden. Wei Zhao had only spoken offhandedly—he was not yet absolutely certain he could stand against the ancient-tier powers. Once he made the Ancient Feng family his target, it would inevitably draw the wary eyes of the Ancient Dongfang family and the Mingri Fu Mingri sect. If the three joined forces, he would be finished.

After hanging up, Wei Zhao looked at Cheng Yiyi, whose face was full of disappointment, and consoled her: "Yiyi, don't be anxious. These things have to be taken step by step. Your brother should be in no danger while he's in Feng Tianhu's hands. For now, just play along with him. Whatever he asks you to do, discuss it with me first, and I'll tell you how to handle it."

"All right." Cheng Yiyi thought it over and had to agree. It had been years already; a little more time would make no difference. And Wei Zhao was right—as long as she kept working for Feng Tianhu, he had no reason to harm Feng Shihua. Let Feng Shihua probe from the inside first, and once they had a solid lead, it would not be too late for Wei Zhao to act. So she said: "Just now, Feng Tianhu called and told me to come... seduce you, then sound out your attitude and see whether you meant to move against him..."

"Oh?" Wei Zhao was slightly taken aback. He had not expected Feng Tianhu to be behind what had happened earlier. It seemed Cheng Yiyi had followed half of Feng Tianhu's suggestion. After some thought, Wei Zhao said: "Then report back to him. Say you weren't very successful—I got slightly hurt today, and I had just broken through, so nothing happened between us... that. But say you've won my goodwill, and that I won't move against him for the time being, because I sought Feng Shihua's opinion. Just repeat Feng Shihua's exact words to him."

"All right, I understand..." Cheng Yiyi nodded, her cheeks faintly flushed.

"Good. Go on back. Call Feng Tianhu, then get some rest early. Don't think too much," Wei Zhao said reassuringly.

"Mm!" Cheng Yiyi nodded and stood up—but she did not leave. After a moment's hesitation, she suddenly bent down and pecked Wei Zhao's forehead like a chick pecking at rice, and the view at her chest once again came into Wei Zhao's sight...

In truth, with Wei Zhao's strength he could easily have dodged, but Cheng Yiyi meant no harm, and in his heart Wei Zhao... was not entirely unwilling. So he accepted it...

Seeing that Wei Zhao had not dodged, Cheng Yiyi was somewhat delighted, yet she dared not push further, afraid Wei Zhao would drive her away. So she ran out of his room ahead of him...

Wei Zhao watched her retreating figure and shook his head. In truth, Cheng Yiyi was not a girl with deeply calculated schemes.

Back in her room, Cheng Yiyi called Feng Tianhu.

"So soon?" Feng Tianhu had been holding his phone the whole time, waiting for Cheng Yiyi's news—otherwise he could not rest easy, could not even sleep. If Wei Zhao truly meant to move against him, he would have to start planning his escape.

"Mm... I took off all my clothes. Wei Zhao is somewhat interested in my body, but he was injured today, and he had just broken through and needed to consolidate his strength, so he only held me and talked, nothing more." Cheng Yiyi reported to Feng Tianhu without any need for concealment, speaking entirely in a matter-of-fact tone.

"Oh? Wei Zhao is injured, and he broke through?" Feng Tianhu was startled, somewhat astonished.

"Yes. Wei Zhao fought the Black Horse Society's grand elder earlier and was injured, but he also broke through to the peak of the early heaven rank," Cheng Yiyi said.

"Motherfucker!" Feng Tianhu cursed in frustration. "At early heaven rank he could already kill a peak late heaven rank grand-master expert—and now he's leveled up again. Doesn't that mean he can kill peak late heaven rank grand-master experts in an instant?"

"That I don't know. Setting that aside, Wei Zhao is only interested in my body right now—he doesn't truly like me yet. Even if he did, he might not tell me the limits of his strength." Cheng Yiyi spoke plausibly enough, leaving Feng Tianhu all the more convinced and utterly bewildered, racked with doubt and alarm.

"That's true..." Feng Tianhu nodded. "Does Wei Zhao know that I was the one who moved against him?"

"He knows. Before the Black Horse Society's grand elder died, he sold you out," Cheng Yiyi said.

"What?! That old bastard—and he called himself a grand elder! Not the least bit reliable, the worthless thing!" Feng Tianhu cursed in fury. Was the man trying to drag someone down with him even in death? Still, he quickly asked: "So does Wei Zhao mean to come after me?"

"He does. But he called Feng Shihua, and Wei Zhao said he wanted to storm over and settle accounts with you—only Feng Shihua stopped him..." Cheng Yiyi said.

"Why?" Feng Tianhu was puzzled. His own nephew was actually protecting him?

"Feng Shihua said competition within the Feng family isn't forbidden—it's something his grandfather has tacitly allowed. Everyone knows by now that Wei Zhao is his boss. If Wei Zhao came to the Feng family and killed his third uncle, it would put him in an impossible position!" Cheng Yiyi repeated Feng Shihua's exact words to Feng Tianhu.