Chapter 2955 — Who Is This Visitor?
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Old Master Zhao was taken aback, but he did not try to hide the truth. He merely nodded and said, "That's right. If I hadn't deceived you, how could I have made you turn against your own family so completely? Wei Zhao must have been heartbroken when his own subordinate betrayed him! Hahaha!"
"So that's how it was. You were using me..." Zhao Qilei's expression darkened, and he lowered his head.
"Zhao Qilei, have you ever stopped to think what you are? You already betrayed the Zhao family once. How could we possibly entrust you with any real responsibility? With a brain like yours, you actually thought you could compete with me for the position of family head? How could that ever happen?" By now, Zhao Qibing had finally understood the truth as well. He could not help gloating as he mocked Zhao Qilei. "Have you accepted it now?"
"So no matter how hard I tried, in your eyes I was still inferior to Zhao Qibing!" Zhao Qilei sighed. "Aren't you afraid I might turn around and join Wei Zhao's side again?"
"Oh? Do you think you can?" Old Master Zhao looked at Zhao Qilei with a half-smile. "Do you really think that if you go back and speak to Wei Zhao, he will still accept you? Don't forget whose hand it was that he broke!"
Zhao Qilei's face instantly turned ashen, yet a spark of unwillingness still flickered in his eyes. "Why? I brought back a third-grade pill as well."
"There is no 'why.' A family head must be willing to sever all personal ties when necessary. Zhao Qibing is better at that than you. That is all." Old Master Zhao spoke evenly. "But if you insist on an explanation, then here it is: Zhao Qibing is Zhao Guangyin's son. His taking the position better suits the Zhao family's need for stability at present. As for you, setting aside whether Zhao Guangyin would agree, even his own direct followers would never want to see you take power."
"I see!" Zhao Qilei nodded in disappointment. In truth, he was merely putting on an act. "I understand now. I don't need the position of family head. From now on, I can live freely as a spoiled young master. That would be quite comfortable too."
"Exactly. Isn't it much better once you look at things that way?" Seeing Zhao Qilei lose heart, Zhao Qibing finally relaxed. Although his grandfather clearly favored him, it would still be troublesome if Zhao Qilei kept stirring up trouble. "You could be a spoiled young master like I used to be. There is nothing wrong with bullying men and preying on women."
"I understand..." Zhao Qilei rose to his feet and turned away, leaving at once, as though he had no desire to say anything more.
Old Master Zhao and Zhao Qibing exchanged a smile. This was the best possible outcome. If Zhao Qilei no longer fought or competed, they could simply let him be. The Zhao family was not short one person, after all.
"Keep a close watch on the news from Wei Zhao's side. Find out what the Hidden Yu Family is really planning!" Old Master Zhao ordered.
"All right. These next few days, I'll stay at the Fuli Bar. It's very close to Wei Zhao's home, so I can gather information there." Zhao Qibing nodded.
What reassured Wei Zhao somewhat was that, after so much time had passed, the news should have spread far and wide. Yet not a single hidden family had come seeking revenge. Instead, the two brothers from the Hidden Zhuang Family had been drawn here.
"Wu Chengtian, our leader was injured. Why didn't you tell the two of us? Did you think our strength was too low, or what? The Hidden Zhuang Family may not have any Heaven Rank experts, but you shouldn't look down on us like that!" Zhuang Niaopao glared at Wu Chengtian angrily.
"This..." Wu Chengtian gave a wry smile. "My family doesn't have any Heaven Rank experts either. Perhaps our leader didn't invite you because the Zhuang Family is farther away?"
"What about the Pi Family?" Zhuang Niaopao was still unwilling to let it go. "Isn't the Pi Family even farther from here than we are?"