Chapter 2166 — Still a Failure
The Blossom Guardian · Page 1 of 2
After Wei Zhao put on the jade bracelet, he once again began to attempt the refinement, only to have hope turn to disappointment every single time. The pill fire he had already refined was by now very stable andFaint Light of Old Dreamss of almost no use at all—when converting fire-element pill fire into water-, wood-, metal-, or earth-element pill fire, so long as the temperature and the force of the flame were not changed, the conversion could proceed smoothly; but the moment either was altered, the pill fire would inevitably be snuffed out.
In other words, whether Wei Zhao wore the thing or not made hardly any difference at all.
He shook his head. He had originally intended to give this thing to Han Jingyi. It seemed he could not do everything after all—possessing the Xuanyuan Dragon-Taming Art had already given Wei Zhao an advantage over others in many respects, and to want to master pill refining as well was a little too greedy.
He was just about to resume his cultivation when a phone rang. Wei Zhao picked it up and found that it was Pi Zhifeng calling! It seemed that after Wei Zhao had sent him a single text message earlier, he had saved the number.
"Leader Wei Zhao, you've arrived safely, I take it?" Pi Zhifeng's voice came through.
"I've arrived. But it seems those people's plans have changed?" Wei Zhao asked.
"Yes, leader, I never expected you to pull out such a devastating move—setting the hidden Yu family and the hidden Zhao family at each other's throats just like that. Once those two families were fighting, they naturally had no mind to intercept you, leader!" Pi Zhifeng said. "After that, the hidden You family and the hidden Tang family began to waver, and this is what my grandfather said at that point..."
Pi Zhifeng recounted to Wei Zhao everything that had happened after Wei Zhao left—in truth, he had come to claim credit as well, for after all, the hidden Tang family and the hidden You family backing down owed a great deal to Old Master Pi.
"Then I have you to thank for that. I was wondering why those two never showed up—so it was Old Master Pi's doing!" Wei Zhao said in sudden understanding.
"Heh heh, you're the leader of me and Pi Zhitao now, so there's no need for such courtesy!" Pi Zhifeng laughed. "All right, leader. I won't disturb your rest. I'll hang up now—if there's any news, I'll contact you at once!"
"Very well," Wei Zhao said mildly. He knew what Pi Zhifeng was after, but he was in no hurry to agree to treat Pi Zhitao. The hidden Pi family and the hidden Han family were not the same, and there had been some bad blood between Wei Zhao and them before, so even if Wei Zhao were to heal Pi Zhitao, he would have to play it carefully. He could not simply agree outright.
Pi Zhifeng was somewhat disappointed, but it was within his expectations, and he was not discouraged. He resolved to keep in close contact with Wei Zhao—so long as Wei Zhao accepted him, then the day Pi Zhitao was cured would not be far off.
After hanging up, Wei Zhao began to cultivate, and the night passed without a word. Early the next morning, Wei Zhao walked out of the bedroom fresh and clear-headed, intending to go to the kitchen to make breakfast, when he caught sight of Granny Sun. Only then did he remember that he no longer needed to make breakfast.
He had come back too late the night before; Granny Sun had probably already gone to bed, and Wei Zhao had quite forgotten she was there.
"Granny Sun, do you need a hand?" Wei Zhao asked.
"No need, it's almost ready!" Granny Sun said with a smile. "Mr. Lin, you're back!"
"Yes, I'm back. Then you go ahead and cook. I'll go next door and call Han Jingyi and the others over to eat with us." Wei Zhao reflected that Han Jingyi and her brother ate instant noodles every day, and now that he was back, it would do no harm to invite them over for a proper breakfast.