Chapter 2342 — Concealed for Now
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"Heh heh..." Back when Gu Pengzhan was hospitalized, Qing Bo had known that Wei Zhao's relationship with Sun Jingyan and Qiu Lingshan was somewhat ambiguous—otherwise the two would not have kept running to the hospital. At the time Qing Bo had not thought much of it, and now he still would not. "Jingyi was not raised by Luo Yue and me from childhood. In truth, I have no right to interfere in her decisions. So long as she is happy, that is enough."
"Heh heh..." Wei Zhao could only smile bitterly. Then, after a laugh, he quickly changed the subject. "By the way, on Jingyi's side—should we tell her **?"
"For now, best not to tell her..." Qing Bo mused for a moment, then shook his head. "Though she and I long to recognize each other, you yourself said the enemy is too powerful. If she and I acknowledge each other, I fear it would not only bring trouble to her, but great trouble to me and to Luo Yue as well—and in the end that trouble would surely fall on your head. So, to be prudent, it is better not to acknowledge each other for now!"
"Mm... that's true enough, but isn't it a bit unfair to Jingyi?" Wei Zhao had often seen Sun Jingyan's loneliness and desolation, and it had to do with her family circumstances—a childhood without parents, and little regard in the Sun family, with an uncle who was distant and grandparents who did not care. So if possible, letting Sun Jingyan learn news of her parents would be a good thing.
Yet Qing Bo's misgivings were exactly Wei Zhao's own! Sun Jingyan had shown her true face before Tagan Long, and there was no guaranteeing they would not investigate her background. If they did and found she was a Sun, they would only suspect her of being a relative of Sun Luo Yue—they would hardly suspect her of being Sun Luo Yue's daughter. After all, her surname was Sun!
This was the same mistake Wei Zhao had made before by failing to consider this point—falling into the trap of assuming that relatives simply looked alike.
And even if the Tagan family's people found Sun Jingyan, as long as she had not acknowledged Qing Bo and Granny Sun, there would be no flaw to follow, and no way to implicate Qing Bo and Granny Sun. Their foes were too strange and too powerful; there was no harm in being careful.
Only, Tagan Long would have to wake up first. Of those who had seen Sun Jingyan, Lazi had fled, and no one in the Tagan family knew where Sun Jingyan had gone. Finding her from a single painting alone would be no simple matter.
"It is indeed unfair, but there is no help for it. If it were traced back, Luo Yue and I would both be in danger. After all, Luo Yue has no strength at all, and my own strength is not enough to protect mother and daughter..." Qing Bo said with a sigh.
"Mm, all right, then. We'll leave this matter for later," Wei Zhao nodded. "As for strength, we'll build it up slowly. Here—take this Small Qi-Gathering Pill, Qing Bo. Take it and raise yourself to early Earth-rank first!"
"Small Qi-Gathering Pill? For me?" Qing Bo was slightly stunned, then took the pill Wei Zhao handed him with some excitement. Such a thing was nothing special among the ancient sects, but in Qing Bo's hands at this moment, it was a miracle drug!
In the past, Qing Bo had had that treasure for his **, and had naturally disdained to use such pills.