Chapter 2690 — For No Reason At All?
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"Is that so?" Wei Zhao smiled. "An ancient sect, is it? I understand. I will not ask now which ancient sect it is, but before Yuning is married off, I hope you will tell me. I will ask her with my own mouth whether it is her wish."
"That... that is no problem." The Yu Old Ancestor thought it over and nodded in assent for the time being. The present Wei Zhao was not someone he could afford to provoke!
Though Yuning's betrothal was something he had invented on the spot, the truth was not far off, so the Yu Old Ancestor felt no flush of shame at stretching the facts.
"In that case, I shall take my leave." Wei Zhao said coolly. "Since Old Master Yu does not wish for much dealings with me and would treat me as an outsider, there is nothing left for me to stay for. Until we meet again."
"Young Master Lin, in thanks, this old man will give you some heavenly treasures you may need. What would you like?" asked the Yu Old Ancestor.
"Oh—do you have any of these: colored steel, pure yellow jade, or blue crystal powder?" Wei Zhao asked.
"Oh? We do have some colored steel, but none of the others. Young Master Lin wants only colored steel?" The Yu Old Ancestor found it odd—what would Wei Zhao want with such a thing? It was not a particularly useful material.
"Yes." Wei Zhao nodded.
"Very well." The Yu Old Ancestor asked no more, only beckoning to Yu Ba at the door. "Yu Ba, go find Yu Yi and have him bring that piece of colored steel from the house."
"Yes, Old Ancestor!" Yu Ba nodded and went to see it done.
Before long, Yu Yi arrived, carrying a small box—no doubt the colored steel.
The Yu Old Ancestor took it and handed it straight to Wei Zhao. "Young Master Lin, see whether this is the thing you want?"
Wei Zhao opened the box and glanced inside. It was indeed a piece of colored steel—and larger, no less, than the one he had obtained from the Hidden Han family. That gave him some pleasant surprise. Though Yuning's betrothal had left him deeply unsettled, this piece of colored steel was an unexpected delight!
"Good, this is the very thing. Then I shall not decline." Wei Zhao accepted the colored steel without ceremony.
Since the Yu Old Ancestor was straining to draw a clean line between them, there was no need for Wei Zhao to cling to any connection with him. Wei Zhao had come to see it clearly: everything else was empty; only strength mattered. With strength, all things could be discussed; without it, all talk was hollow.
In the past, before Wei Zhao had the strength to kill Heaven-rank experts in a single strike, would the Yu Old Ancestor have spoken to him so politely? Plainly not—driving him out would have been leniency; he might well have taken the opportunity to finish Wei Zhao off!