Chapter 2650 — News of Zhao Qiwu
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"According to Yubing, after taking the pills, Zhao Qiwu's strength surged from the peak of the late Profound Rank all the way to the peak of the late Earth Rank. At this very moment, he's in seclusion, attempting to break through to the Heaven Rank..." Yushan exaggerated somewhat. Zhao Qiwu had indeed found a ten-thousand-year-old heavenly treasure, and the Ice Palace Master had indeed rewarded him with some pills. After taking them, his strength could indeed rise to the peak of the late Earth Rank.
But the claim that he was in seclusion to break through to the Heaven Rank was something Yushan had invented. Even if those pills produced their best possible effect and made Zhao Qiwu a practitioner at the peak of the late Earth Rank, how could someone who had only just reached that level immediately break through to the Heaven Rank?
Zhao Qibing, however, was too anxious to think clearly. He also had no idea how powerful those lost pills truly were, and the moment he heard this, his face went pale. "What? He's trying to break through to the Heaven Rank? Wouldn't that make him stronger than my grandfather..."
Zhao Qibing was frightened. Old Master Zhao was only an early Heaven Rank practitioner. If Zhao Qiwu also reached the early Heaven Rank, and continued to support Zhao Qilei, how could there possibly be any place left for Zhao Qibing?
"Exactly. That's why I told you the moment I received the news!" Yushan said. "Little brother Qibing, I felt an extraordinary affinity with you that day. And I would very much like to see you rise to power. I don't want that Zhao Qiwu or Zhao Qilei gaining the upper hand."
"But... what should I do? Big Brother Yushan, you must have some way to counter this, or you wouldn't have told me, would you?" Zhao Qibing asked hurriedly.
"I don't actually have a solution." Yushan shook his head. "Unless you raise your own strength as well, there truly isn't anything you can do. I told you only so you could prepare in advance and avoid being caught off guard when the time comes."
"What?" Zhao Qibing was dumbfounded. He had been brimming with confidence before this, but who could have imagined that Zhao Qiwu would become so formidable?
"Little brother Qibing, actually, I feel that if our Hidden Yu Family supports you, then even if Zhao Qiwu reaches the Heaven Rank, he won't be anything to fear." Only now did Yushan finally voice what he had intended to say, disguising it as a spontaneous observation. "Our Hidden Yu Family has two Heaven Rank practitioners, one of whom is even at the peak of the early Heaven Rank. Add Old Master Zhao, and that makes three Heaven Rank practitioners. Three against one. Surely we could defeat Zhao Qiwu?"
"That is true. But why would the Hidden Yu Family support me?" Zhao Qibing frowned slightly. "Unless Yu Ning marries me, your grandfather and the others would never involve themselves in the affairs of our Zhao Family..."
"As for Yu Ning, I'm afraid there's nothing I can do. You'll have to rely on yourself." Yushan gave a "bitter smile."
"By the way, Big Brother Yushan, you and Yu Ning are brother and sister. Don't you have any good ideas for helping me win her over?" Zhao Qibing's heart stirred, and he quickly asked the question.
"An idea? What idea could I have..." Yushan spoke with feigned "helplessness." "You know that before I became a cripple, I was also a strong contender to inherit the position of Family Head of the Yu Family. Any woman I took a fancy to either threw herself at me or was taken by force. I never had to pursue anyone..."