Chapter 2159 — Utterly Alarmed
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"Oh, so that means I have to heal him too, do I?" Wei Zhao said with a trace of amusement. "Then tell me—do you want to save the man, or do you want to pledge yourself to a leader? Pick one."
"I..." Pi Zhifeng's mind raced as he weighed Wei Zhao's question, but it did not take him long to grasp what Wei Zhao meant. Wei Zhao was testing him—was he truly sincere about pledging himself, or was he merely using this chance to have Pi Zhitao treated?
Truth be told, pledging to Wei Zhao as leader had been no more than a passing impulse on Pi Zhifeng's part. But then he thought of the awe-inspiring might of the Hidden Han Family—Han Xiaohu, once such a weakling, had not only suddenly become a skilled hand of the early Earth Rank, but now carried himself with more swagger than Pi Zhifeng himself—and his heart was moved.
And once the words were out, there was no reining Pi Zhitao in; he was burning to attach himself to Wei Zhao. Who was Wei Zhao? A man who gave headaches to the old masters of so many hidden families and the sect masters of so many factions. If the Hidden Pi Family threw in their lot with such a man, they would surely not come out the worse for it.
Besides, the Hidden Pi Family was not quite the same as the Hidden Han Family. The Hidden Pi were an old-line clan, and by the constraints of the ancient stratum and the Hidden Family Arbitration Association, no family could move openly against another. That was why those people had resorted to the Hidden World Family Summit to deal with the Hidden Han Family. If dealing with the Hidden Han required such elaborate effort, how much more so would it be with the Hidden Pi?
Most important of all, the Hidden Pi Family had backing in that ancient stratum as well—an advantage even greater than the Hidden Han's. Even if the Hidden You and Hidden Yu Families wished to destroy the Hidden Pi, they would have to weigh the balance of interests among the masters behind them. The Divine Fist Hall was no pushover either.
"Of course I mean to pledge myself to you as leader!" Pi Zhifeng had thought it through clearly. Once he had pledged, what need was there to fret over saving the man?
"Oh. I will think it over, and observe you for a while," Wei Zhao said. Until he had a clear picture of the Hidden Pi Family's true intentions and temperament, Wei Zhao would not agree lightly. He did not accept every pledge of allegiance that came his way—what sort of allegiance was it that came without sincerity?
"Very good, thank you, Leader Wei Zhao!" Pi Zhifeng pressed his advantage and addressed him directly as Leader Wei Zhao. "Leader Wei Zhao, when you leave with the Hidden Han Family shortly, shall our Hidden Pi Family travel with you?"
"Hmm..." Wei Zhao pondered a moment, then said, "Not for now. Since that is how things stand, keep yourselves hidden. I have some confidence in getting out this time. Your Hidden Pi Family can still gather intelligence for me."
"That works too—we will do as Leader Wei Zhao says!" Pi Zhifeng said. "This is my mobile number. When you leave the estate, Leader Wei Zhao, if you run into trouble, call me, and our Hidden Pi Family will come to your aid!"
"Good," Wei Zhao answered indifferently.
After hanging up, Wei Zhao saved Pi Zhifeng's number in his phone, then looked toward Han Tianba and Han Xiaohu and said, "Pi Zhifeng tipped us off. When we leave in a while, those families of the Hidden Zhao and the rest really do mean to move against us!"
"Leader, what are we to do then?" Han Xiaohu had caught fragments of the phone conversation. "This Pi Zhifeng coming to pledge allegiance—is it in earnest or in deceit?"