Chapter 922 — So This Is Your Helper?
The Blossom Guardian · Page 1 of 2
"Heh heh, Xiao Ji, you said it yourself — the Xiao family is not what it once was. With terms like these, there is no need for us to keep talking. Please see yourselves out." Gu Pengzhan spoke calmly. If the Xiao family's appetite was this vast, then there was nothing for it but to remain enemies and see how things played out.
Gu Pengzhan's reasoning was this: the Xiao family might be wealthy and powerful, one of the old established houses, but they were still newcomers to Songshan City, and the Gu Group was by no means certain to lose to them.
"Gu Pengzhan, don't push your luck!" Xiao Ji slapped his thigh and leapt to his feet. "What are you putting on airs for? The Xiao family may not be what it once was, but how much better off are you? Do you still think you are the Gu Pengzhan of a while back? Do you know why we came to see you now? Do you know why?"
Gu Pengzhan frowned, and his heart gave a faint, involuntary lurch. So his guess had been right after all. But this Xiao Ji really was arrogant.
"That driver of yours, Li Fu — he was beaten half to death, wasn't he? Still hasn't woken up, has he? And that Wei Zhao fellow — he's injured too, isn't he? Lost all his strength, hasn't he?" Xiao Ji went on, spilling one revelation after another. "We held off from coming to you before because we had our misgivings. Now that we have come, it means we have you exactly where we want you. If you know what is good for you, pay up and avert disaster. Otherwise, the trouble Zhen Yingjun can bring down on your house is nothing compared to the far more thrilling trouble we can bring!"
"So you had this planned all along!" Gu Pengzhan's face turned livid with rage. The Xiao brothers had indeed come to take advantage of him in his hour of weakness.
"So what if we did? Gu Pengzhan, the world is a very unsafe place these days. You and your daughter had better watch your step, or you may end up dead in the street. Otherwise you will have money and no life left to spend it with!" Xiao Ji said coldly. "These days, there are far too many cases with no head to them!"
"Mr. Wei, see them out!" Gu Pengzhan glanced at Wei Zhizun on the sofa. Thank goodness he had prepared in advance; otherwise the Xiao family really would have had him at their mercy.
Wei Zhizun rose to his feet with tremendous swagger. Add a musical score, and this was the sort of shot television dramas always used for the moment the tide turns and the master makes his entrance.
"You three ignorant little brats, get out of here at once! If you dare make trouble here again, Wei will take your lives!" Wei Zhizun waved his hand with great panache, looking down on the Xiao brothers and Pi Bo with contempt.
Wei Zhizun's sudden appearance did startle the Xiao brothers. They had not noticed him before, and had certainly not taken him for anyone of consequence.
"And what are you supposed to be?" Xiao Ji looked at Wei Zhizun and asked with a trace of scorn.
"A Xuan-rank supreme master! Get out now, or Wei will send you to the Western Paradise!" Wei Zhizun looked at Xiao Ji with immense pride, his words dripping with disdain.
"Ha? Gu Pengzhan, I wondered why you were putting on such airs — so you have a new helper!" Xiao Ji looked Wei Zhizun over, then burst out laughing. "But this is rich. I have never in my life heard of any Xuan-rank supreme master. Pi Bo, have you ever heard of such a thing?"
"No. In all my years I have never heard of any Xuan-rank supreme master," Pi Bo said flatly.
"Ignorant brat, you dare mock Wei? Wah yah yah yah, I will kill you all!" Wei Zhizun, ignored so utterly, flew into a towering rage.
"Pi Bo, shut him up," Xiao Ben said, glancing at Wei Zhizun.
"Yes, Second Young Master!" Pi Bo's body moved in an instant, his hand striking out at Wei Zhizun.