Chapter 1396 — Uncle Zhu's Elder Brother
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"Haha, little brother, you do not know! Yesterday, by the rarest chance, your elder brother grasped the heavenly mysteries and broke through in one stroke to become an Earth Rank expert! I am now an early-stage Earth Rank expert!" the newcomer said. "The clan head said that the day I broke through to Earth Rank, I might return to the clan and see you as well. But the task on my end admits no last-minute substitute, so I only asked the clan head's leave to come and look in on you. Otherwise, how would I have known you were here?"
Only then did Uncle Zhu set his heart at ease. Indeed, had his elder brother not gotten word from the Zhao family, how could he have known of his whereabouts here? Yet even as Uncle Zhu rejoiced for his brother, sorrow stirred in his own heart: his strength had fallen greatly, and what remained to him was likely no more than Yellow Rank.
"Little brother, how is your strength now? Have you made any progress?" the newcomer asked cheerfully.
"I... do not speak of it..." Uncle Zhu sighed, his face turning somewhat ashen. "It is a long tale. First, let me introduce you — this is Master Zhao Qibing, son of the young patriarch. I serve him at present!"
"Master Zhao, my respects!" Hearing that this was a Zhao family scion, the newcomer at once cupped his fists in greeting. He had heard of this bastard son Zhao Qibing, but a son of the Zhao family was a son of the Zhao family nonetheless; the Zhaos set great store by their male offspring, unlike the girls, who were all used as pawns for marriage alliances...
"Leader Zhu, you are too kind. Congratulations on becoming an Earth Rank expert!" Zhao Qibing was in truth delighted. If this Zhu family leader was an Earth Rank expert, did that not mean an Earth Rank expert had come to stand at his side? He was Uncle Zhu's brother; surely he would not leave Uncle Zhu's affairs alone. And since Uncle Zhu had been wounded on account of Wei Zhao, then perhaps there was a chance...
"You are kind... By the way, little brother, you were saying — what exactly happened to your strength?" Leader Zhu suddenly recalled that his brother's face had looked off earlier, and asked quickly.
"Earlier I fought someone and took grave wounds. I have just recovered now, but my strength has fallen a great way. At present I am only a mid-stage Yellow Rank expert..." Uncle Zhu said with a sigh.
"Were you not at early Mystic Rank before? How..." Leader Zhu's expression changed. "What happened? Who did this? Tell your elder brother, and your elder brother will take revenge for you!"
"Never mind... it was Wei Zhao. This ***, you have likely heard of him too; lately his underling has been riding high, having just beaten Jin Wudi to death..." Uncle Zhu would not let his elder brother go risk himself. Wei Zhao was hateful, and Uncle Zhu loathed him to the bone, but the underling's strength spoke for itself, and he had no wish to send his brother into danger.
"Wei Zhao?" Leader Zhu was taken aback, and at once his teeth ground with itch. How could he not have heard of Wei Zhao?