Chapter 2594 — The Return of Leader Zhu
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As he spoke, Zhu the Second circulated his own internal-energy heart method—and was astonished to find his strength rising rapidly. Threads of pure, refined true qi surged into his body through his pulse gates; as his heart-method mnemonic circulated, they cycled through his body and were converted to his own use!
Zhu the Second was utterly aghast. Never before this had he heard of strength being raised in such a way. Was this not a furnace-cauldron? Yet it differed from a furnace-cauldron: a furnace-cauldron generally sacrificed its own strength to complete another, but Wei Zhao was plainly not so foolish as to give his strength away for nothing. So the only possibility was that Wei Zhao's own strength would not be lost, and yet he could raise the strength of others. To think what a terrifying prospect that was!
Zhu the Second's injuries had only just healed, so there was originally not much true qi in his body; but with Wei Zhao helping him level up like this, in the blink of an eye he was already an expert at the peak of late-stage Yellow rank, just one step away from Mystic rank!
Fast—truly far too fast! Zhu the Second was circulating his internal-energy heart method, so Zhu the Leader could see his strength as well. Zhu the Leader stared wide-eyed at Zhu the Second, whose strength had soared so violently; his heart was glad, and yet there was a trace of envy in it too. But Wei Zhao had also said just now that he was an Earth-rank expert, and it seemed he could not raise the strength of Earth-rank experts. So Zhu the Leader could only pray that Wei Zhao would soon set foot in Heaven rank, and then be able to raise his strength.
Over the course of a single morning, Zhu the Second went from a cripple to having his strength surge all at once to the peak of late-stage Mystic rank. Then Wei Zhao gave him another Small Qi-Gathering Pill, and under the guardianship of Zhu the Leader and Wei Zhao, he swallowed it successfully and became an early-stage Earth-rank expert.
"Leader, I... I..." Zhu the Second was so overwhelmed he could not speak. Though Zhu the Leader had told him before that Wei Zhao could not only heal injuries but also raise strength, Zhu the Second had been half-doubting; only after experiencing it himself did he know the wonder of it. He did not even know how to thank Wei Zhao properly.
"All right, you've been out a long while. Take these two doses of medicine back with you, and this pill—take it now, ahead of time." Wei Zhao handed a pill and two sealed packets of medicine to Zhu the Leader. He had just prepared them.
"Yes, many thanks, Leader!" Zhu the Leader took the things Wei Zhao handed over and said excitedly.
"Mm. What comes next will depend on you two yourselves. But if you operate according to the method Little Shu described, there should be no problem," Wei Zhao said. "The medicine I've prepared—ordinary people won't recognize it, and neither will Medicine King Zhao."
"Of course we trust you!" By now the two Zhu brothers placed unreserved trust in Wei Zhao.
Wei Zhao drove off to the school, while the two Zhu brothers returned to the Hidden Zhao family. Zhu the Second, who had been so full of vigor a moment ago, at once reverted to that decrepit look from before. His disguise was still well executed: unless one examined the meridians within his body, no one could tell that his injuries were fully healed and his strength raised.
Of course, the Medicine King, with nothing better to do, was hardly likely to go examine his meridians.
Zhu the Leader and Zhu the Second quietly returned to the Hidden Zhao family, and Zhu the Leader hurried off to meet the Zhao family's old patriarch, Old Master Zhao.