Chapter 2266 — A Call for Help
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But when she dialed the number, all she got was a recorded message saying the line could not be reached at present. There was no cell signal in the Ulonghot Mountains, so it was only natural that Wei Zhao could not take the call.
"Can't get through?" Wu Chengtian could tell from Gu Mengyao's expression that the call had failed. He sighed. "If it really comes to it... there's only one option left!"
"What option?" Gu Mengyao asked quickly.
Although the one abducted was Wang Xinyan, Gu Mengyao was still quite anxious. If anything happened, Wei Zhao would surely be unhappy.
"The hidden Pi family!" Wu Chengtian said. "Pi Zhifeng of the hidden Pi family is one of the lead underlings too. This time, if we can persuade the Pi family's old master to step in, there may still be a turning point."
"Will Old Master Pi help?" Though Gu Mengyao knew what had happened at the Hidden Families Assembly, this matter was rather dangerous after all—Wu Chengtian had been beaten badly wounded. Would the Pi family wade into these troubled waters?
"For now, all we can do is try..." Wu Chengtian said with a bitter smile.
What surprised Wu Chengtian, however, was that when he got through to Pi Zhifeng, the man was incredibly enthusiastic! Wu Chengtian explained the trouble he had run into and what he planned to do, and after only a moment's hesitation, Pi Zhifeng said he would go ask Old Master Pi and then call Wu Chengtian back.
Wu Chengtian breathed a sigh of relief. At the very least, Pi Zhifeng had not refused outright, which meant there was still hope of a turn for the better.
After taking Wu Chengtian's call, Pi Zhifeng did not dare delay either. He went straight to Old Master Pi's room and hurriedly recounted to him everything that had happened in Donghai City.
"Wu Chengtian was wounded with a single blow, and even the Wind-Thunder Purple-Lightning Beast was no match? It seems our enemy is quite a handful!" Old Master Pi knitted his brows.
"Indeed. But this is also an opportunity for our Pi family..." Thinking of his younger brother, who still lay in a coma, Pi Zhifeng felt a pang in his heart. He had made overtures to Wei Zhao, yet Wei Zhao had not so easily accepted him as a follower. The Pi family had no choice but to keep Pi Zhitao's injury stabilized for the time being and wait for Wei Zhao to treat him.
Old Master Pi nodded. How could he not know this was an opportunity? If he stepped in, Wei Zhao would surely remember the favor. And more than that, from then on the Pi family would stand in Wei Zhao's camp, just like the Han family; when they ran into trouble they could not solve, they too could ask Wei Zhao to act!
"We set out for Donghai City tonight!" The ever-cautious Old Master Pi finally made his decision, embarking on the greatest gamble of his life! This gamble concerned the Pi family's future. If he truly rescued Wang Xinyan, the Pi family's rise to glory would be only a matter of time, rising alongside Wei Zhao's own ascent!
But if the gamble was lost, not only might Old Master Pi be wounded or even killed—the family might well make a powerful enemy for itself!
Still, with the opportunity right before his eyes, Old Master Pi had no choice but to take it.
"Agreed!" Pi Zhifeng nodded firmly as well. In his view, those minor figures who had attached themselves to Wei Zhao had all prospered, while of those who opposed Wei Zhao, how many had come to a good end? Were Zhang Naipao and Feng Nitian not formidable? Both had been reduced to cripples, yet Wei Zhao was still alive and well. That alone was enough to justify the Pi family's gamble!
After making the call, Wu Chengtian waited patiently. Though he would not die just yet, his mind was on the Pi family's reply, and his brows remained tightly furrowed.
As for Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu, having seen Han Jingyi and Han Xiaochao off, they now sat on the sofa, their faces clouded with worry.