Chapter 919 — The Xiao Family Makes Its Move
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"Young Master Bing, this is Xiao Ji of the Xiao family!" Xiao Ji remained very respectful toward Zhao Qibing. As a man of a clan, he naturally knew that behind Zhao Qibing stood a hidden clan, a family even greater than a clan. Zhao Qibing might be an illegitimate son, but his family was formidable!
"Oh, Uncle Xiao. Might I ask what business Uncle Xiao has in calling me?" Zhao Qibing asked, feigning ignorance.
"This is how it is: I heard that something has happened on Gu Pengzhan's side?" Xiao Ji had previously asked Young Master Bing about Gu Pengzhan, and between the lines had revealed a measure of his hatred for the man. At the time he had wanted to sound out Young Master Bing's attitude: if Young Master Bing meant to protect Gu Pengzhan, then Xiao Ji could never have set his sights on Gu Pengzhan. But unexpectedly, Young Master Bing and Gu Pengzhan were enemies as well, and so Xiao Ji had expressed his intentions without the slightest scruple.
"Mm, so it is this matter that Uncle Xiao is asking about?" Zhao Qibing thought to himself: truly impatient, are they not? But good, very good. The more people there were dealing with Wei Zhao and the Gu family, the happier he was. So he said, "That is right. I had someone test them. Li Fu's wounds are severe and he has not recovered, and that Wei Zhao has lost all his strength, turned into an ordinary man through and through! Uncle Xiao may deal with them without worry!"
"Haha, is that so? So it was Young Master Bing who tested them personally?" Xiao Ji was overjoyed. He had feared the news might be inaccurate, but now that he heard Zhao Qibing had tested it himself, he set his heart at ease.
"You know of the grudge between Wei Zhao and me. Now that such a great thing has befallen him, I want to deal with him as well!" Here Zhao Qibing paused deliberately. "Zhen Dazhou extorted so much money out of Gu Pengzhan, two hundred and fifty million, and I am deeply envious! So I thought it over, ran a test of my own, and now I am preparing to go get a share of the spoils too!"
"So that is how it is. Heh heh, very well then. Thank you, Young Master Bing!" Xiao Ji hurriedly hung up, then said to Xiao Ben with barely restrained impatience, "Second Brother, it was Zhao Qibing himself who had someone test Wei Zhao! He found that Wei Zhao has lost every shred of his strength, and that Uncle Qing's life or death is likewise unknown! Now Zhao Qibing is also very jealous that Zhen Dazhou extorted two hundred and fifty million from Gu Pengzhan, and he wants to get a share of the spoils too. So we must act quickly as well!"
"Oh? Is that so? Then if that is the case, we truly must act quickly. Otherwise, once Gu Pengzhan is squeezed dry, who will be left for us to demand money from?" Xiao Ben nodded again and again at the news. "Zhao Qibing is sure to open his jaws wide. We must beat him to it..."
"Exactly. In any case, I have already given Zhao Qibing a hint. When the time comes, we go for the money first, and he will not hold it against us!" Xiao Ji said. "Shall we go right now?"
"Fine. Let us take Uncle Pi and go find Gu Pengzhan this very moment!" Xiao Ben gritted his teeth. "If we do not make a decision at once, the money will be gone!"
In Gu Pengzhan's office, a man of about forty had arrived, a man who looked for all the world like an immortal sage of the Dao. He wore a gray Daoist robe and cut a most impressive figure.