Chapter 2978 — Zhao Qilei the Betrayer
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"All right, I understand," Zhao Qilei said with a nod. "Since that is how it is, I won't keep you any longer. Go back early, both of you. I'll wait here a while longer for Sister-in-law Xiaoxiao. This Minor Qi-Gathering Pill is of no use to me—Leader Wei Zhao already has one, so Qijiu, you may as well take it yourself. It should be just the thing to push you through to the Earth Rank."
"Very well then." This time Zhao Qiwu did not decline; he took it straight back. Since Zhao Qilei had said Wei Zhao already had a Minor Qi-Gathering Pill, there was no need for him to make a fuss about it.
Yu Bing and Zhao Qiwu took their leave of Zhao Qilei and returned to the Ice Palace. Both of them were stewards of the outer court, and it would not do for them to be gone too long. After they had gone, Zhao Qilei came down to the inn's front desk.
"Steward Li, might I ask—why has Vice Palace Master Feng not come?" Zhao Qilei inquired.
"That I cannot say. I reported directly to the Palace Master that Mr. Zhao wished to see Vice Palace Master Feng, but whom the Palace Master chooses to send is the Palace Master's affair—I have no say in it," said Steward Li. "I can make another inquiry on your behalf."
"Then I am much obliged to you, Steward Li," Zhao Qilei said in thanks, and went back upstairs to keep waiting.
"Is that so..." Zhao Qilei could not tell whether what Bintao had said was true or false, but since Steward Li had conveyed it thus, he had no grounds to doubt it. He could only nod and say, "In that case, I shall take my leave first. I will leave a letter for Vice Palace Master Feng—if it is convenient, Steward Li, please be so good as to pass it on."
"That I can do," Steward Li answered.
Zhao Qilei wasted no time. He took up his brush and wrote a short letter at the desk in his room, setting out the difficulties Wei Zhao now faced and asking whether Feng Xiaoxiao had any effective and proper solution, then signed his name, sealed it, and handed it to Steward Li.
Steward Li said nothing more. Right there in front of Zhao Qilei, he tied it to a carrier pigeon's leg and released it toward where the Ice Palace stood...
That very afternoon, Zhao Qilei set out on the road home, heading in the direction of Donghai City...
Only, Zhao Qilei did not drive straight through to Donghai City. In a city near Donghai City, he casually left his car in a parking lot for safekeeping, then went to a nearby dealership and carelessly bought a car worth a few tens of thousands, took out a temporary license plate, and drove on toward Donghai City!
His return this time was to be entirely quiet and concealed—he did not want the Zhao family to know. This was a matter of timing: he meant to make the Zhao family mistakenly believe he was still at the Ice Palace and had not come back.
When Zhao Qilei's car came to a stop before Wei Zhao's villa, he was overcome with emotion. He had already opened the car door, yet could not bring himself to step out. His heart was exceedingly heavy; he felt he had failed Wei Zhao, and did not know how he was to face him.
True, at the Zhao family's treacherous banquet, Zhao Qilei had stepped forward of his own accord and thereby saved Wei Zhao's life. But when all was said and done, Wei Zhao's injuries had all been brought about by Zhao Qilei. Had it not been for Zhao Qilei, Wei Zhao would never have gone to that Zhao family banquet at all...
Shen Yushu noticed a brand-new car with no plates parked at the gate of her villa and found it rather strange. There seemed to be someone still inside, yet no one got out. Judging by the time, Han Xiaochao would soon be back from school; with the car blocking the villa gate like that, his BMW X5M would not be able to pull in. So Shen Yushu went outside to give a word of warning: "You can't park here... Eh?! Zhao Qilei!?"
Shen Yushu suddenly realized that the person sitting in the driver's seat was none other than Zhao Qilei!
"Whoosh!"