Chapter 1348 — Temporary Forbearance
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"It is nothing... I was badly hurt just now!" Wei Zhao smiled wryly. "To survive under the hand of an Earth-rank adept is no small feat..."
True enough! Qiu Lingshan and Chen Yuxuan both felt a chill at heart. This was Wei Zhao alone — any other man, even one at the peak of late Mystic-rank, would be a weakling in the eyes of an Earth-rank adept. How could he have escaped? Let alone threaten the adept and bargain with him!
Seeing Wei Zhao's performance, Qiu Lingshan and Chen Yuxuan could not but feel admiration. Apart from Wei Zhao, there truly was no one who could do such a thing on Mystic-rank strength alone.
"Will you still be able to go tomb-robbing tomorrow, then?" Qiu Lingshan asked with some concern.
"It is fine. A night's rest and I will be about right." Wei Zhao smiled. "Let us go. Hold me up and hurry me back — do not let anyone see."
"Mm." Qiu Lingshan nodded, and she and Chen Yuxuan supported Wei Zhao on either side, walking him swiftly toward their own tent.
As for Old Yu, he too was eager to find a place to heal, and had no mind to linger and observe Wei Zhao. He found a dark corner, sat down cross-legged, and began to cultivate...
But he had scarcely sat down before his phone rang. He had thought it would be the hidden Yu family calling, but the number displayed was that of the mundane Yu family.
"Hello?" Old Yu answered without hesitation. "Shuixing, is that you?"
"Elder brother, it is me!" Yu Shuixing said hurriedly. "Brother, you have come out of the Yu family by now, haven't you? How goes it — the mission went fairly smoothly, I hope..."
"Not very smoothly. There is a junior, a Mystic-rank adept, but a most uncanny one — he actually wounded me!" Old Yu said. "Shuixing, did I not tell you not to call me at random? This mission is confidential, and I disclosed it only to you. Even so, the less we contact one another the better. If the Arbitration Association learns of it, the hidden Yu family will be punished."
"I see. Then, brother, once you have finished your business there, you still cannot come lend our Yu family your support?" Yu Shuixing sounded disappointed. "Our mundane Yu family has gone from bad to worse ever since you left. If you do not return to overawe those petty scoundrels, I fear our standing at the Great Clan Gathering will not be preserved."
"No. I have told you already — I slipped out in secret this time. If the Arbitration Association learns of it, it will mean great trouble, and I cannot show myself openly outside." Old Yu said. "It would implicate not only the hidden Yu family, but myself as well..."
"But... our Yu family truly is in peril right now..." Yu Shuixing said, unwilling to let it go.