Chapter 1429 — To See Zhao Qibing
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"Father is wise indeed!" Zhao Guangyin said, his voice trembling a little with excitement at his father's words.
"Guangyin, this boy Qibing—this time I acknowledge him. Of course, if the Qi Gathering Pill proves genuine, then I will give him what he deserves," said Old Master Zhao. "In our house, reward and punishment have always been plain and fair; a man who has done us a service will never be left out in the cold."
"It should be genuine enough! What Yu Huoxing risked his life to obtain cannot be a fake," Zhao Guangyin said. "Only, the Yu family..."
"As for the Yu family, keep it from Xiaojin for now. Yu Huoxing is no fool; he will not breathe a word of it himself. Xiaojin may be your wife, but she is a Yu after all," Old Master Zhao said mildly. "Of course, if it cannot be hidden, then there is no need to hide it. We did not steal, we did not rob—we obtained it in a fair exchange. What can the Yu family do to us? If they choose enmity, then enmity it is! To me, this Qi Gathering Pill matters far more than a marriage alliance with the Yu family. Once I break through to Heaven rank, our Zhao family's strength will rise another level!"
"Father speaks the truth!" Zhao Guangyin let out a breath of relief. What he had feared was that once the Yu family got wind of it, the Zhao family would shift the whole blame onto Zhao Qibing and hand him over. But now that Old Master Zhao had spoken, it meant the old man would shoulder all the responsibility himself.
"Very well, Little Bi, come in a moment!" Though Old Master Zhao's face was calm, in his heart he could scarcely wait any longer. It was, after all, the Qi Gathering Pill—a supreme elixir that could raise him to Heaven rank! The sooner he took it, the sooner he would become a Heaven-rank master.
"Patriarch!" Old Bi came in quickly and saluted Old Master Zhao and Zhao Guangyin with respect.
"Little Bi, you and Guangyin go to Songshan City together and bring Zhao Qibing home! See to it that his safety is protected!"
"Yes!" Old Bi accepted the order.
"Father, there will be no trouble with Old Bi and me going to Songshan City, will there? What about the Clan Arbitration Association..." Zhao Guangyin was a cautious man; the wild affairs of his youth had cost him dearly. Had he not married into the Yu family, he might never have taken the seat of young patriarch! Though he was the eldest son, his other brothers were no less gifted, and all of them were now late Mystic-rank masters, so Zhao Guangyin had no choice but to tread carefully.
"That is no concern. You are going to bring your son home, not to do anything else; the Arbitration Association will not meddle in such matters," Old Master Zhao said with a smile. "Guangyin, in the years I have been in seclusion, you have grown a little too cautious. That is not the bearing a future patriarch ought to have! If I truly step into Heaven rank, I shall manage the family's affairs even less thereafter—I mean to pursue a higher Way. And you should be able to hold up the Zhao family. The Arbitration Association forbids people of the hidden clans—Earth-rank masters above all—from entering the mundane world at will; that is because they fear clashes between hidden clans and the great families that would upset the balance. But you are going on a private errand—there is no problem in that."
"Yes, Father, I understand!" Zhao Guangyin could not keep the wild joy from surging in his heart. Truly, after all these years the daughter-in-law has at last become the mother-in-law! Just as his father had said, once he stepped into Heaven rank, he would no longer manage the family's affairs, and by then he himself could slowly take over the Zhao family and become its true patriarch!
Zhao Guangyin and Old Bi did not linger. Each went back to pack, and then they set out for Songshan City...