Chapter 2400 — Rather Than Lay Our Cards on the Table
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"What?!" Zhao Guangyin was instantly startled. "Old Sixth Pu was a late Earth-rank peak expert who had mastered both internal and external arts, and Pu Huotai was a naturally gifted fighter as well. Neither of them managed to stop Wei Zhao?"
"It seems they really didn't..." Zhu Lingtou asked, "Young Family Head, what should we do about Chen Xi?"
"Stay with Wei Zhao and bring Chen Xi back first. Your identity hasn't been exposed, so it doesn't matter." Though Zhao Guangyin was seething with frustration and anger, he had no choice but to say, "When you return, we'll discuss this at length. Tell Father and me exactly what happened!"
"Yes!" Zhu Lingtou hurriedly answered.
Thus, the moment Wei Zhao stepped out of the villa, he saw Zhu Lingtou standing at the entrance. Zhu Lingtou, for his part, pretended to have just arrived. "Gasping for breath" and drenched in sweat, he said, "Wei Zhao... Is Little Xi with you...? I asked around everywhere and finally found out where you lived... This place was really hard to find..."
Zhu Lingtou truly was a convincing actor. Of course, he had been putting on an act in front of Chen Xi all along.
"Grandpa Zhu, you're all right! That's wonderful!" Chen Xi was clearly delighted to see him.
"Little Xi, Grandpa Zhu is fine. It's just that you were suddenly knocked unconscious and carried away by several people. Alas, Grandpa Zhu was useless and couldn't protect you..." Zhu Lingtou spoke with a helpless air.
"It's all right. Brother Wei Zhao rescued me." Chen Xi did not suspect his words in the slightest.
"Little Xi, go back inside the villa first. I have a few words to discuss with your Grandpa Zhu." Since Wei Zhao had found Zhu Lingtou, naturally he would not let him leave so easily.
"Huh?" Chen Xi was momentarily taken aback, but because she trusted Wei Zhao, she still nodded. More importantly, she practically obeyed his every word. "Then... I'll go back inside the villa first..."
Chen Xi did not know why Wei Zhao wanted to speak with Grandpa Zhu, but she did not ask any questions. She simply turned around and went back inside.
"Mr. Wei Zhao, I really have you to thank..." Zhu Lingtou said, putting on an affected show of gratitude.
"All right, Old Zhu, stop pretending. Get in the car and let's talk." Wei Zhao pointed toward his vehicle.
"Huh? What do you mean, Mr. Wei Zhao?" Zhu Lingtou's heart tightened, but he still pretended not to understand.
"You know perfectly well what I mean. I killed those people from the reclusive Zhao family. Don't you want to know how they died?" Wei Zhao spoke in an indifferent tone.
"The reclusive Zhao family...? I don't know what you're talking about." Zhu Lingtou's heart gave a leap, but he continued to ask with a bewildered expression.
"Heh. If you don't want to die, get in the car, Earth-rank early-phase cultivator." Wei Zhao did not bother saying anything more. Instead, he exposed Zhu Lingtou's cultivation level in a single sentence.
Zhu Lingtou's expression changed. He had never expected Wei Zhao to see through his cultivation level as well. It seemed Wei Zhao truly knew something; otherwise, he could not have spoken with such certainty. And the fact that Zhu Lingtou himself was a cultivator was suspicious enough...
"Fine." Zhu Lingtou's expression shifted several times before he nodded and got into the car with Wei Zhao.
"What is your relationship with Uncle Zhu, the man at Zhao Qibing's side? Is he your elder brother?" Since Wei Zhao had already guessed that Zhu Lingtou was connected to the reclusive Zhao family, and since he was also surnamed Zhu, it was only natural that Wei Zhao would think of Uncle Zhu.
"That's right. He's my younger brother!" Zhu Lingtou gritted his teeth as he answered. He knew that hiding anything from Wei Zhao now was pointless. Wei Zhao had already uncovered his identity.
"Why did you go to Chen Xi and stay by her side? What exactly happened today? What is the reclusive Zhao family planning?" Wei Zhao asked.