Chapter 1395 — The Pi Family's Plan
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Though a completed example of the pattern already lay on the ground, reproducing the same design on the stone door was no easy task! The pieces numbered close to a hundred in all; otherwise Yu Xiaoke and Old Black could never have wasted so much time on it earlier.
In the hidden Pi family's stronghold, Pi Jiake and his son Pi Zhifeng sat together in a secret chamber, conferring on something.
"So you heard it all - that Er Goudan is no skilled fighter at all, but merely boosted his strength through some special secret method, and once that strength is spent, he is no different from an ordinary man?" Pi Jiake asked, his expression grave.
"Yes, Father!" Pi Zhifeng nodded. "Moreover, from my observation, after Er Goudan exhausted his strength, he turned out to be even weaker than an ordinary person. He was injured besides, lying bedridden and unable to move." Pi Zhifeng went on, "This man poses no danger whatsoever now."
"So what do you suggest?" Pi Jiake nodded and asked.
"Father, I believe our Pi family has lost three fine fighters to Wei Zhao and his underlings in succession. We cannot simply swallow this insult, or the other great families will think our Pi family too weak and incompetent!" Having learned that Er Goudan was no true fighter, Pi Zhifeng had already begun to harbor thoughts of revenge.
"Naturally we cannot swallow this insult. But as for what others think - what does that have to do with our Pi family?" Pi Jiake waved his hand. "Zhishan, you are still too young and hot-blooded. Though your conduct and dealings are decent enough, you still cannot escape those four words: young and hot-blooded. Do not be so concerned with others' opinions. So what if they laugh at our Pi family? Our Pi family will not lose a thing over it!"
"Yes, Father - your lesson is well taken!" Pi Zhifeng's heart lurched, and he hurriedly admitted his fault. "Father, I have learned my lesson. I was too concerned with saving face!"
"Good. Remember, if a hidden family wishes to stand firm - or rise even higher - it must learn the ways of thick and black: a thick enough face and a black enough heart. We must not concern ourselves with how others see us; what matters is how we deal with them." Pi Jiake continued, "Although, as you said, Er Goudan may be nothing more than an ordinary man who used a secret method to boost his strength, the fact that he could beat Jin Wudi to death demands our attention. Had we been rash back then and gone to avenge our two fallen fighters, it would have been members of the Pi family who died instead! And the same applies now. We assume Er Goudan is finished - but what if we go after him and he has recovered his power? And behind him stands Wei Zhao; who knows what his true origins are? Such people we may regard as enemies, but we must not provoke them with our own hands. Are there not plenty of hot-headed folk about? Let them avenge us instead."
"That makes sense... Father, you mean to leak this information, let others probe that Er Goudan, and we sit back and watch the dragon and tiger fight?" Pi Zhifeng nodded and asked.