Chapter 915 — I Just Can't Let Her Go
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"I know... I know... but I truly cannot let her go..." A clear tear slid down the face of Palace Mistress Wan'er before she could stop it...
"Young lady, there is something this old servant does not know whether he ought to say..." Elder Li hesitated a moment.
"Uncle Li, whatever you have to say, say it. What could there be that cannot be said?" Palace Mistress Wan'er looked at him, puzzled.
"Young lady, the truth is that the Supreme Elder is simply exasperated that you will not live up to your potential. If you truly break through to the Heaven Rank within ten years, our Night Palace will have two Heaven Rank masters, and we will hold a place at the Heaven Rank Assembly. Then, when you take the young miss back, who will be able to mock the Night Palace? Who will dare mock the Night Palace? I fear even the Supreme Elder will have nothing more to say," Elder Li said after a moment's hesitation.
"But breaking through to the Heaven Rank — easy to say, and how hard to do?" Palace Mistress Wan'er nodded, then gave a faint sigh.
"The young lady is gifted and clever, and carries the blood of the Dark Phoenix clan besides. I would say the Heaven Rank is within reach," said Elder Li.
"Uncle Li, keep watching over her affairs for me..." said Palace Mistress Wan'er.
"Rest easy, Miss. Looking after the young miss is also this old servant's duty!" Elder Li nodded and answered.
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After seeing Tang Zhi off, Wei Zhao drove back to the villa district.
On the way, he thought to give Gu Pengzhan a call; he had important matters to settle with Gu Pengzhan. But before he could dial, Gu Pengzhan's call came through first.
"Hello, Uncle Chu!" Wei Zhao answered.
"Mm... Xiaoyi, where are you? Yaoyao says you went on a date with Tang Zhi?" Gu Pengzhan asked, probing.
"I'm on my way back to the villa. What is it?" Wei Zhao did not catch Gu Pengzhan's undertone; he was eager to tell Gu Pengzhan about his strength being exposed, so he gave no thought to the meaning behind the words.
"Nothing much. We'll talk when you get back, shall we? Have a good talk?" Hearing that Wei Zhao was already on his way back, Gu Pengzhan said no more.
"All right! I wanted to talk with you too." Wei Zhao was slightly taken aback, then nodded in agreement. He did not know what Gu Pengzhan wanted with him, but surely it had to do with the loss of his strength.
Wei Zhao parked the car in the villa's courtyard and pushed the door open. The moment he stepped inside, he saw the eldest young miss and Xiaoshu sitting on the living room sofa watching television. The program, however, was the housewife training show they ordinarily could not stand...
And at that moment, the two of them were actually watching with keen relish...
Wei Zhao found the tastes of these two girls hard to fathom; they jumped around a little too much.
The sound of Wei Zhao opening the door drew Gu Pengzhan's attention. Gu Pengzhan came out of Wei Zhao's room and nodded to him. "Xiaoyi, you're back?"
"Yes, Uncle Chu. Shall we talk in my room?" There were things Wei Zhao did not want Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu to know, lest it give the two of them cause for worry. He had not expected Gu Pengzhan to have the same idea!