Chapter 2353 — Zhao Qilei's Conversation
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"Alas!" Old Master Zhao heaved a long sigh, a flicker of alarm passing through his eyes. "Wei Zhao... is he truly that formidable? Just what level of expert is he? Has he advanced again?"
"No. He is still mid Earth rank," Zhao Qibing said with a firm shake of his head.
He was a cultivator himself, and when Wei Zhao made his move, he had seen the man's strength clearly. Mid Earth rank, beyond doubt.
"Mid Earth rank... no wonder he claimed he had the strength to fight Heaven rank. It was no boast!" A cold sweat broke out over Old Master Zhao's body. Before this, had it not been for Old Master Yu's outburst, he would have gone looking for trouble with Wei Zhao the moment the Hidden Household Summit ended...
Now it seemed that if several Heaven-rank experts joined forces, they might still manage. But what he feared was each harboring his own designs, none of them going all out when the time came—and then it would be they who suffered the misfortune!
"Indeed, Grandfather. I never imagined the man on the other side would be Wei Zhao..." Zhao Qibing said with a bitter expression.
"This is not your fault." Old Master Zhao sighed. He was not an unreasonable man. Lei Daming had helped the Zhao family rake in money in East Sea City, and when trouble arose, the Zhao family naturally had to show up and back him. But who could have guessed that Han Xiaohu had not come to champion an outsider, but to serve as someone's lackey!
Wei Zhao had been in the private room; Han Xiaohu's appearance there was nothing strange. It was only that they had misjudged Han Xiaohu's position, and so the present situation had come about.
"Patriarch... I... I was wrong..." Lei Daming knew this trouble had been stirred up by him. Now that Old Master Zhao did not blame Zhao Qibing, did that not mean he meant to make an example of him? Terrified, Lei Daming dropped to his knees with a thud.
"Lei Daming, get up. This is not your fault either. But since you have offended Wei Zhao, you are no longer suited to make your way in East Sea City..." Old Master Zhao waved a hand. "I will arrange for you to go to Jidun City, near here. It is a small city, with few family powers. Once you are there, use the Zhao name and build something for yourself."
"Thank you, Old Master Zhao!" Lei Daming was both startled and delighted. Being sent to a remote little city amounted to exile by the Zhao family, but that his responsibility had not been pursued was already the best of luck, and he let out a breath of relief.
"Qibing, Guangyin, for the time being the two of you had best lie low. As for that seafood restaurant—if Wei Zhao wants it, let him have it." Old Master Zhao spoke mildly. "If Wei Zhao keeps kicking up such a fuss, sooner or later someone will take a disliking to him and deal with him! Our Hidden Zhao family has only me as a Heaven-rank expert at present, and my realm is not yet stable. We must do our utmost to avoid any further conflict with him!"
"Understood!" Zhao Qibing and Zhao Guangyin answered at once.
"Spread the news that Wei Zhao wounded Old Bi with a single move, and let those hidden families feel a little sense of crisis. Once these people realize something is off, someone will not be able to resist making a move against him!" Old Master Zhao meant to play the trick of borrowing a knife to kill.
"Yes!" Zhao Guangyin nodded.
Old Master Zhao said no more, but turned and walked toward the room where Zhao Qilei was under house arrest. Whether Old Bi could recover from his injuries this time now depended on Zhao Qilei...
"Qitan!" Old Master Zhao pushed open the door and entered Zhao Qilei's room. Though guards stood at the door, Old Master Zhao, as the former patriarch of the Hidden Zhao family, passed without hindrance—a privilege Zhao Guangyin did not enjoy.
"Grandfather..." Zhao Qilei rose abruptly from his chair and turned around. In his eyes as he looked at Old Master Zhao there was excitement, and there was unwillingness...