Chapter 2090 — A Shift in Attitude
The Blossom Guardian · Page 1 of 2
"True enough. We'll take them down a peg first, make them lose their nerve before the fight even starts!" the old master of the Pi Family spoke up as well.
"You go and tell Qibing. Let him handle this. Have him wait in the shadows for now—once the Hidden Han Family people are truly out of patience, then let him step out and bring them in!" Old Master Zhao said to the ** who had carried the message.
These days Old Master Zhao was deliberately training Zhao Qibing, which was why he liked to send Zhao Qibing out for such matters. In the end, it all came down to the single Qi-Gathering Pill that Zhao Qibing had offered up.
"Yes, sir!" The ** accepted the order and withdrew.
Zhao Qibing was just then looking into the matter of the racing competition. When he received the **'s summons, he happily followed him off to put on airs at the manor gate! After all, putting on airs was Zhao Qibing's specialty and his greatest pleasure. Lately, keeping a low profile in the Hidden Zhao Family, he had found no chance at all to show off—with his own family, he had to maintain a humble and gentle manner, and this was for Old Master Zhao and Elder Bi to see. After all, if he acted arrogant and domineering within the Zhao Family as well, he would easily fall out of favor!
Zhao Qibing followed the ** who had carried the message to the guardhouse at the manor gate. He did not go out directly, but sat inside, leisurely playing a game on his phone, while the ** who had carried the message walked out with a cold face.
Han Xiaohu had waited here nearly twenty minutes, and at long last the ** who had carried the message returned. He hurriedly asked, "Can we go in now?"
"I'm sorry, your identities remain to be verified. We suspect your invitation was stolen or picked up, so we must verify who you are first!" the ** who had carried the message said coldly. This was also what Zhao Qibing had taught him to say.
"What? Remain to be verified? We are the Hidden Han Family—what is there to verify?" Hearing the **'s words, Han Xiaohu grew anxious at once.
"Xiaopo, don't be rash!" Han Tianba had caught a hint of something. Sitting in the passenger seat, he first snapped at Han Xiaohu, then said to the **: "I am Han Tianba, head of the Hidden Han Family. May I ask what we must do to prove our identities?"
"Han Tianba? Your Hidden Han Family comes with so few people and a single car—is that even possible?" The ** sneered. "Other hidden families come with four or five cars, three at the very least. And you call this coming to a competition?"
"Taking part in a competition doesn't require a crowd. Please find someone who can verify our identities," Han Tianba said, unwilling to bandy words with this lackey. This watchdog had surely been put up to it by the Hidden Zhao Family, deliberately making things difficult for them here!
"Naturally we'll find someone. But the people who can verify you are all busy. You'll have to wait a while!" the ** said indifferently.
"You—" Han Xiaohu had not expected even a gatekeeping ** to be so arrogant. He was truly furious, smoke rising from his seven orifices. But before he could speak, the ** had already stopped paying them any mind, stepping aside on his own to keep guarding the gate, treating their whole carload as if they were air.
"Alas, weak in strength and low in station!" Han Tianba sighed. "Xiaopo, don't be angry. They're deliberately picking a quarrel—what can we do about it? Bear it for now. When the competitions come, Mr. Lin will win our face back for us!"
Dog-eyed snobbery! That was Wei Zhao's first impression of the Hidden Zhao Family. Wei Zhao rolled down the car window and said impatiently to the **: "Ten counts. Bring out someone who can verify us, or we're leaving. We'll skip this Hidden World Family Summit altogether! Ten—nine—eight—seven—"
Wei Zhao paid no heed to what the ** might say, and simply began counting down at him.