Chapter 1640 — A Surprise for You
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"You... don't force yourself..." Tang Zhi was still a little worried.
"I won't." Wei Zhao waved a hand. "When do we leave?"
"Probably within the next few days," Tang Zhi said.
"Then that's fine, I'll make it in time!" Wei Zhao nodded. The real reason he had agreed was to seek a chance at recovery. Several times before—in the Ice Palace, at the resort—he had strangely stumbled upon the opening he needed for a breakthrough. Perhaps this time too, something unexpected might turn up...
And so the matter was settled. Wei Zhao went back to his room and continued condensing energy spheres. This time... he was only a hair's breadth away... He meant to bring his strength back up a little before going to the Hidden Tang family, so he did not dare slacken for even a moment, and drove himself all the harder.
Over at the Zhao family, when they heard that Wei Zhao had also crossed the Hidden Yu family, they were naturally delighted. This time they need not rush to the fore themselves. Who knew whether the Hidden Yu family would make a move?
Zhao Guangyin took the phone Zhao Qilei handed him and put it away. He mused for a moment, then said, "By the way, why don't we spread the word that Wei Zhao has been struck by the Five-Step Qi-Dispersing Powder? Then we'll see—if any of Wei Zhao's enemies go after him, so much the better. We won't have to lift a finger; let them go make trouble for Wei Zhao!"
"That's hard to say. What we know, how could the other hidden clans not know? It's only those ordinary clans that are still in the dark—but they're about to hold the Clan Assembly, so who among them has the mind to deal with Wei Zhao?" Zhao Qilei said, naturally unwilling to stir up trouble for Wei Zhao.
"Even so, what if there's one that doesn't know?" Chief Zhu was still unwilling to let it go. "I'll put the word out. I hear the Hidden Pi family's relations with Wei Zhao are none too good, and in this trial, they say, the Hidden Pi family's juniors were cleared out in the very first round of screening. They likely don't know how formidable Wei Zhao is. Maybe this time it's they who'll play the fool!"
"Right!" Zhao Guangyin nodded. "The Hidden Pi family is a suitable choice. Very well, spread the news and see how they react."
Zhao Qilei did not wish it so, but there was nothing he could do. There was little he could help with; he had already done all he could.
After the Zhao family council ended, Zhao Qilei told Wei Zhao what had been discussed, and also told him of the efforts he had made in vain: "Chief Wei Zhao, I've done all I could. But my standing in the family is still not equal to Zhao Qibing's, so... I could only keep the Zhao family from acting for now. As for whether the Hidden Yu family and the Hidden Pi family will make a move, that is beyond my power to stop..."
"Heh, it's fine. This is already very good." Wei Zhao nodded. He wasn't worried about the Yu family for the moment—with Yu Bing maneuvering on his behalf, the Hidden Yu family would not likely move against him just yet. Their own internal strife wasn't even resolved; who had the mind to trouble him?
Chief Yu had kept the Qi-Gathering Pill for himself. If that ever came to light, it would certainly stir up a storm inside the Hidden Yu family. But Wei Zhao had overlooked one thing: Yu Bing could not contact the Hidden Yu family for the time being.
So that matter was destined to stay hidden for now. Fortunately, the Yu family's old ancestor had already gotten to the bottom of things and had no intention, for the moment, of making trouble for Wei Zhao—letting him escape this calamity. Otherwise Wei Zhao would have had no choice but to stake everything on his top-grade energy spheres.