Chapter 1865 — The Big Star's Call
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When he was small, Old Man Wei, while teaching Wei Zhao medicine, would often mix together completely unrelated herbs and have Wei Zhao identify what was in them. This had honed Wei Zhao's keen sense of smell—according to Old Man Wei, only in this way could one guard against being poisoned to death.
The sound of a car came from the courtyard. Wei Zhao looked up—the Grand Cherokee had driven back. Wu Chengtian, the young miss, and Xiaoshu had all returned, and out of the car with them came General Weiwu and the Thunder Pig; Grandma Sun, however, had not come along. Wei Zhao set aside what he was doing and stepped out of the room. Gu Mengyao happened to be coming in, so Wei Zhao asked, "Yaoyao, didn't Grandma Sun come with you?"
"No. She said that when we go to Donghai City she'll come with us, but for these few days she'll still stay in the old house. She's lived there for many years and has grown attached to it—she can't bear to leave just like that," Gu Mengyao said.
"That's fine too." Wei Zhao nodded. Taking Grandma Sun away had also been out of fear that living there alone, she might draw retaliation from the Yu Liu and You Shisan families. A lone woman could hardly cope with that, but at least for now, before those families had time to react, Grandma Sun was in no danger.
"Wu Tieshou, come help me carry the boxes!" Xiaoshu had begun unpacking the things brought over from her villa.
"Right!" Wu Chengtian nodded without a word and ran off to help Xiaoshu with the work. A fine expert of peak late Mystic rank, accomplished in both internal and external cultivation, reduced to a porter—only around Wei Zhao would such a thing happen!
Of course, this was in the secular world. In the ancient sects it would be nothing unusual—the outer disciples of the Ice Palace, apart from their cultivation, spent every day doing odd jobs.
Wei Zhao returned to his room and continued studying the formula of that weight-loss medicine, when his phone suddenly rang.
He picked up the phone and, looking at the name on the screen, felt a flicker of surprise.
"Xu Shilan? Why is she suddenly calling?" To be honest, Wei Zhao and Xu Shilan were not exactly close, though not exactly strangers either—after all, everyone around him was crazy about her: Xiaoxiao, Yaoyao, and Xiaoshu, and... who else was it? Wei Zhao paused at the thought, then shook his head helplessly.
"Wei Zhao, I heard Guandafu Pharmaceuticals has run into trouble? I just got back from doing promotions abroad and only just heard the news—is there anything I can help with?" Xu Shilan asked.
As the spokesperson for Guandafu Pharmaceuticals, and a frequent buyer of its painkillers, she naturally paid close attention to the company. She had heard the news the moment she returned, and so had called Wei Zhao at the first opportunity.
"For now... no need. I can handle it." Wei Zhao had not expected Xu Shilan to call, which surprised him somewhat. Given his relationship with Xu Shilan, they were hardly close enough for that, were they? And yet Xu Shilan and Xiaoxiao and the others were indeed on good terms.
"Mmm... that's all right. If you need anything, just say the word..." Xu Shilan said.
"Need anything?" Listening to Xu Shilan's lovely voice, Wei Zhao suddenly found his thoughts wandering... Xu Shilan's soft voice made it hard for any normal man not to let his imagination run wild, especially when the words were so ambiguous.