Chapter 2114 — So Infuriating!
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Old Master Tang handed over the Antidote Pill, and Wei Zhao traded back a pill of his own—better to have such a thing on hand. He would keep it at home; should he ever be away and the young lady or little Shu be poisoned, they could simply take it themselves.
"Wei Zhao, I too would like to exchange something with you. Would that be acceptable?" Old Master You hesitated a moment, then said to Wei Zhao, "You may keep the Foundation Establishment Pill—I will trade other things for that Jade Bracelet of Concentrated Spirit and Calm Heart in your possession."
"You're third place. Setting aside that you have no right to trade at all—even if you were second, I wouldn't trade with you! Day in and day out you put up junk as stakes. Had you offered something decent beforehand, I might have sought you out myself, but now I'm not interested!" With that, Wei Zhao swept the stakes into his storage.
Had Old Master You not brought it up, Wei Zhao would never have thought of any use for the Jade Bracelet of Concentrated Spirit and Calm Heart; it had merely seemed a little familiar. But the moment the old man asked to trade for it, Wei Zhao recalled that Zhang Lifeng's notes on alchemy seemed to mention the item—it helped an alchemist stabilize the consistency of his pill fire.
Naturally, Wei Zhao could not possibly trade such a treasure to the You family. Even if he had no use for it, Han Jingyi was waiting her turn in line.
"This..." Old Master You was choked with anger. Had he known Wei Zhao held the Foundation Establishment Pill in such contempt, he would never have put it up as a stake! But who could have foreseen that Wei Zhao would win match after match, and even come out on top in this poison-identification contest?
"I'm off to bed. Quite a haul!" Wei Zhao gathered up his things and turned to leave.
Han Tianba and Han Xiaohu chuckled and followed Wei Zhao out.
"***!" Old Master You could not help cursing. It was simply too maddening—what humiliation! Across so many contests, not one of his people had won a single match, while Wei Zhao won again and again.
"Something's uncanny about this!" Old Master Tang frowned as well. "How is this Wei Zhao so formidable?"
"Let's wait and see! Tomorrow's contest may not play to Wei Zhao's strengths!" With that, Old Master Zhao looked toward Diamond and An Mingyue.
"Quite right. When it comes to a contest of endurance, no one takes a beating better than the men of our Golden Bell Sect!" said Diamond.
"Heh heh, my people are tough to beat down as well!" An Mingyue had lost a match earlier. Though she had been compensated afterward, she had still lost face and hoped to shine once more.
"Good. In that case, tomorrow we absolutely must not let Wei Zhao win again!" Old Master You nodded. "You two, whichever of your families takes the victory is fine by me—only Wei Zhao must not win again! Carry on like this and we shall lose all face indeed!"
"No problem!" Diamond nodded.
"Heh heh, naturally!" An Mingyue smiled and nodded as well.
The night passed without incident. Han Tianba and Han Xiaohu had grown used to winning. The next morning, after breakfast, the disciples of the Hidden Zhao family came to the venue once more...(To be continued)