Chapter 3478 — The Modification of the Medicinal Cauldron
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"Half an hour, then... all right!" Right Panhu had no real choice in the matter, but he nodded and agreed all the same. The Right family's information network was fairly sharp; Wei Zhao had been scouring the Primordial Tier for ingredients to refine Qi-Gathering Pills for some time now, and the Primordial Tier had been swallowing their outrage in silence. So what standing did Right Panhu have to dare challenge Wei Zhao?
So after hanging up on Wei Zhao, Right Panhu sought out Right Zhentian to discuss countermeasures. They called it discussing countermeasures, but in truth there were no countermeasures at all—they merely swapped accounts of Wei Zhao's recent formidable deeds across the Primordial Tier. Then Right Panhu said, "Uncle, Wei Zhao is truly formidable now. We cannot afford to offend him—you've seen how even the whole Primordial Tier dares not speak, only fume in silence!"
"Indeed, that is just what I was thinking. For the Right family to keep a low profile and have us join Wei Zhao's Cultivators' Alliance Association would be no disgrace, and we would gain his protection in the future. I say it is a rather good thing!" Right Zhentian mused for a moment before speaking.
"Right, right, right, so shall we agree to his terms?" Right Panhu asked.
"Agree—this is a good thing, so why not?" Right Zhentian said. "Other families would leap at the chance to join and have none!"
Right Zhentian had turned a bad thing into a good one—that was a shift in mindset, and in truth, a decision born of helplessness.
In fact, if Wei Zhao demanded it of Kang Jingming right now, Kang likely would not dare refuse. But if the man simply played for time, Wei Zhao would truly have no recourse. Besides, Wei Zhao did not wish to tear all pretense with Old Ancestor Xuanchen just yet.
He could threaten to keep those inheritors from joining the Inheritance Plan. But if Old Ancestor Xuanchen, in desperation, simply refused to open the plan at all, then Wei Zhao would be well and truly screwed.
If he never got onto Cloud-Tier Island, never found Zhang Lifeng, what would become of Yu Xiaoke and the Pangolin?
So Wei Zhao had no choice but to maintain this somewhat delicate relationship with Old Ancestor Xuanchen, and could not let things turn too sour.
Right Panhu delivered the third-grade medicinal cauldron before long. Valuable as such a thing was, the Right family owned more than one. In the past they had withheld it for fear the Xuan Dan Sect would accuse them—but now? Did the Xuan Dan Sect dare say a word?
If the Xuan Dan Sect had the ability, let them take up the matter with Wei Zhao themselves. They likely lacked the nerve.
Once the cauldron was brought over, Right Panhu laid eyes on Han Jingyi and Wei Zhao again, and could not help sighing, "So, Leader Wei Zhao, you have already taken Han Jingyi for yourself, living that shameless life of sin together, eh? No wonder I haven't seen you around at all lately!"
"..." Wei Zhao was somewhat taken aback. When had he ever lived together with Han Jingyi? Still, he did not deny it. He nodded and said, "Then stop pestering her from now on. Otherwise, you know the consequences."
"Haha, of course, of course. A gentle maiden is a gentleman's delight—before, the flower had no master, and now she has one, so naturally I can no longer pursue her!" Right Panhu rubbed his bald head and laughed heartily. "Leader Wei Zhao, consider me a member of your association, then. You can shelter our Right family from now on—we will run errands for you, but see that you keep others from giving us trouble!"
"Naturally." Wei Zhao nodded. "Upon joining, you will also receive protection. You have heard of the matter with the worldly Song family and the hidden Tang family? So many skilled hands went there—all heaven-tier masters, beings on par with Great Perfection—and every one of them perished."