Chapter 2329 — Back to the Villa
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
Wei Zhao nodded. Combining kindness with severity, he had succeeded in winning Brother Dafeng over—and planted a nail inside Red Conch for the future! Wei Zhao knew as well that tracking down news of the Pangolin could not be rushed; it must be done step by step. Especially since Red Conch headquarters still had a Heaven-rank expert holding the fort—Wei Zhao had to be all the more careful. Without a foolproof plan, he could not act rashly!
True, the Third Master, a peak late Earth-rank expert, was weak—not even as formidable as Tagan Long—but Wei Zhao could not afford to underestimate that Heaven-rank master of his.
Two days later, Wei Zhao received the Minor Qi-Gathering Pill Han Xiaohu had mailed him, and again summoned Brother Dafeng to hand it over.
By now Brother Dafeng had received a firm assurance from his backer: if he truly had the Minor Qi-Gathering Pill and could smoothly advance to Earth-rank, then he could take the seat of top boss at the Red Conch branch.
The news left Brother Dafeng both startled and delighted, and the Qi-Gathering Pill Wei Zhao gave him was joy upon joy!
Brother Dafeng had never imagined he would become an Earth-rank expert so smoothly. With the Minor Qi-Gathering Pill in his hand at this moment, he could already feel himself on the verge of breaking through!
"Thank you, Brother Eagle!" Brother Dafeng bowed deeply to Wei Zhao. "From now on I'll gladly dash my brains out and spill my liver for you—nothing will be too much!"
"Never mind dashing your brains out. Just keep yourself safe and don't die—I'm still counting on you to find that man," Wei Zhao said.
"Yes. Rest assured, Brother Eagle, I'll keep my identity well hidden," Brother Dafeng said hastily.
"That photograph I showed you before—don't let it slip out. But if you get the chance, help me find out whether there's any word of this person at the poison-refining base!" Wei Zhao said.
"Understood." Brother Dafeng would of course carry out Wei Zhao's orders to the letter.
"All right, take care. You have your things, and I should be going." Wei Zhao clapped Brother Dafeng on the shoulder. Anxious about matters at home, he could not linger.
After bidding Brother Dafeng farewell, Wei Zhao got into the Grand Cherokee and drove off toward home with Sun Jingyan...
The journey back was uneventful. Wei Zhao returned to Donghai City without a hitch, first dropping Sun Jingyan at the hotel where she had stayed before, then driving back to the villa in the Xueshang residential compound.
Wei Zhao had not taken Sun Jingyan straight home; he had to discuss it with Uncle Qing and Granny Sun first. The matter was too weighty for him to decide on his own.
It was daytime when Wei Zhao reached the villa. Gu Mengyao and the others were all at school attending classes; at home there were only Granny Sun, Wu Chengtian, Pi Zhifeng, and Old Master Pi. Pi Zhitao had just been brought to Donghai City but had not moved into the villa—he was staying at the nearby Xueshang Business Hotel.
After all, Old Master Pi could hardly lodge his whole household of invalids in Wei Zhao's home.
Wu Chengtian and Old Master Pi were injured, so Pi Zhifeng had become the eldest miss's temporary bodyguard, responsible for driving them to and from school each day and minding his grandfather and Wu Chengtian at the villa by day. When he heard the sound of a car at the villa gate, Pi Zhifeng paid it no mind at first—but then the doorbell rang, and he started! (To be continued.)RQ