Chapter 1374 — Showing No Mercy
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"Ah? Grand Elder, you mean... poach him?" Elder Li was dumbstruck.
"Did you not tell me that this man has promise and is worth recruiting?" the Grand Elder said blandly.
"But... what of the little miss?" Elder Li was taken aback, feeling he had rather overreached and dropped a stone on his own foot. Now it had come to this: the Grand Elder had taken notice of Wei Zhao and wanted him recruited into the Dark Night Palace. Then what would become of Gu Mengyao's safety?
"Do you want to recruit talent, or do you want to fret over the safety of one little brat?" The Grand Elder was somewhat angered. "Enough. Get out. A man like you, worrying over this and that every day, head turned by tender personal feelings—you never give a thought to the Dark Night Palace's future. All you care about is one little brat! If that little brat could raise the Dark Night Palace to the rank of a first-rate ancient sect, I would serve as her slave myself. Otherwise, there is nothing to discuss!"
"Then I shall take my leave..." Elder Li sighed, helpless, yet not daring to say more. The Grand Elder was an extremist: if it was for the good of the Dark Night Palace, if it could advance the Dark Night Palace, she would stake her very life on it; but anything of no benefit to the Dark Night Palace—she would not yield on it even if beaten to death.
And Elder Li also feared that if he said too much, the Grand Elder would insist on recruiting Wei Zhao into the Dark Night Palace. If that happened, where in the world would Gu Pengzhan find another guard so formidable? So it was best that Elder Li leave first, and he turned and departed from the Grand Elder's residence.
In the Xiao family villa, Pi Zhifeng sat gravely in the master's seat of the living room sofa. Seated beside him were Xiao Ji and Xiao Ben, while Xiao Wangba and Xiao Wangdao stood respectfully to one side.
By now Xiao Ji and Xiao Ben had also learned of what had happened earlier, and both were greatly shaken. They had assumed that with Jin Wudi taking the field, Wei Zhao's whole family was certain to die. Yet in the blink of an eye, it was Jin Wudi whose death was certain—and even the eldest young master of the Pi family had bowed his head. Was the Xiao family not now in dire peril?
"Young Master Pi, you cannot abandon the Xiao family now. This time we offended the Gu family precisely to help the Pi family win that property. Now that trouble has come, you cannot simply wash your hands of us!" What Xiao Ji feared most now was that the Pi family would let go all at once. They were a hidden family—they could simply up and walk away, and could Wei Zhao really come after them?
But the Xiao family was different. The Xiao family had to stay here and make its way. Unless they moved to another city and lived under a false name, giving up all claim to the title of an aristocratic family, Wei Zhao would always be able to find them, should he want his revenge.