Chapter 2964 — Tian Chan's Reason
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"Let's go!" the black-clad elder ground his teeth and hauled Zhao Qibing away with him, departing that place of heartbreak. What did it mean to lose the lady and the troops besides? This was the textbook case. Had the black-clad elder not been so insatiably greedy—had he simply taken the Zhao family's Great Restoration Pill and returned to the Dark Night Palace with Zhao Qibing—none of this trouble would ever have arisen.
The two of them were both earth-tier experts; leaving was the work of a moment.
Only once the pair had vanished completely into the distance did Wei Zhao speak in gratitude: "Many thanks to Young Master Tian for upholding justice!"
"Mm. If there's nothing else, I'll be going." Tian Die'er nodded, turned, and drifted away—slipping off quietly, taking not a wisp of cloud with her... just as quietly as he had come.
"Chief, do you have some connection with Young Master Tian?" Han Xiaohu asked, somewhat puzzled.
"No. First time we've met." Wei Zhao shook his head. If anyone had a connection, it was Zhao Qilei—back at the Xuandan Sect inn, the Silkworm Mutation had come looking for Zhao Qilei.
But news of the Zhao family's Zhao Qilei and his feigned defection had not yet been made public. So if the Silkworm Mutation was showing favor, it ought to favor Zhao Qibing—a member of the Zhao family—not Wei Zhao. Could the Silkworm Mutation truly have come to uphold justice?
"Then that's odd. Young Master Tian was clearly partial to us—otherwise he wouldn't have handed us the Great Restoration Pill in the end..." Pi Zhifeng was equally perplexed by the Silkworm Mutation's conduct.
"Never mind. The minds of these exalted figures from the ancient sects are not ours to fathom. Since the trouble is over, that's all for the best." Old Master Pi waved a hand and said to Wu Chengtian, "Push Mr. Lin back inside. The wind is strong out here!"
"Yes!" Wu Chengtian nodded and wheeled Wei Zhao back.
After Tian Die'er left, she naturally went to report back to Tian Chan. The black-clad elder, meanwhile, returned to the Dark Night Palace with Zhao Qibing—only to stew in gloom until the Grand Elder flew into a rage! That rage, of course, was not aimed at them, but at the Xuandan Sect!
"The Silkworm Mutation goes too far! So Wan'er didn't marry your father back then—is that any reason to suppress our Dark Night Palace like this?" The Grand Elder laid every one of the Silkworm Mutation's bizarre actions today squarely at Wan'er's feet! She glanced at Ye Rou'er, who sat to one side in silence, and said, "Ye Rou'er, it was your mistake back then that reduced our Dark Night Palace to a third-rate sect. And look at this—the Silkworm Mutation is actually helping that little bitch and her lot to suppress us!"
Zhao Qibing, however, was utterly thunderstruck—for here he had actually laid eyes on a grown-up version of Gu Mengyao! And the Grand Elder kept saying "little bitch"—could that mean Gu Mengyao? There had to be a hidden story behind all this!
Having stumbled upon this secret, Zhao Qibing felt as though his whole body had been injected with stimulant, brimming with power! This was a major discovery. It seemed the Grand Elder was deeply displeased with Wei Zhao and Gu Mengyao. So once he became a disciple of the Dark Night Palace, as long as he curried favor with the Grand Elder, couldn't he scheme against Wei Zhao and Gu Mengyao and their crowd?
At that thought, Zhao Qibing sneered inwardly. Wei Zhao, oh Wei Zhao, bet you didn't see this coming—I, Zhao Qibing, have found myself allies here! Next time, it'll be you on your knees begging for mercy, not me!
As for Ye Rou'er, though Zhao Qibing guessed she must have some deep connection to Gu Mengyao, what of it? He had already seen the truth clearly: in the Dark Night Palace, the Grand Elder's word was law, and Ye Rou'er, the palace master, was nothing but a puppet with not a shred of real power.