Chapter 2930 — Deceiving Zhao Qilei

"The thing is, Elder Kang, I've heard you and Wei Zhao are enemies?" Old Master You asked.

"What do you mean by that? What exactly are you trying to say?" Kang Jingming's nerves pulled taut, and he asked in a low voice.

"Elder Kang, I merely mean to say that right now there's an opportunity to be rid of Wei Zhao!" Old Master You, hearing that Kang Jingming seemed angered, hastened to explain: "As things stand, the hidden Zhao family's Old Master Zhao wants to deal with Wei Zhao, and intends to use poison... the situation is like this..."

Old Master You held nothing back, and told Kang Jingming the whole business of how Old Master Zhao meant to use Zhao Qilei as bait to invite Wei Zhao to a meal and then poison him.

"Oh? And why tell me? If the Zhao family wants to be rid of Wei Zhao, then let them be rid of him—I'd be all the happier for it." Kang Jingming was rather puzzled. Had Old Master You called him just to tell him this, so he could gloat?

"No, that's not it. The situation now is that the hidden Zhao family has no poison capable of doing Wei Zhao in, so they've come to our hidden You family for help. But our hidden You family isn't confident we can keep Wei Zhao from detecting the poison either—after all, Elder Kang, you know as well as anyone that Wei Zhao's attainments in medicine are considerable!" Old Master You said. "So I wanted to ask whether Elder Kang's side might have a suitable poison, and then Old Master Zhao's side could put it to work..."

In all his words, Old Master You said only that the hidden Zhao family wanted poison to be rid of Wei Zhao; he never said he wanted Wei Zhao dead himself! Framed that way, he seemed merely to be building a bridge for the hidden Zhao family.

"Oh, so that's how it is. Fine, I understand. Let me look into it and I'll get back to you." Kang Jingming understood Old Master You's meaning, but did not agree on the spot—after all, this had to be discussed with Ancestor Xuanchen first.

"Very good, Elder Kang. Then I'll await your good news!" Old Master You said hurriedly.

After hanging up, Kang Jingming concealed nothing and told Ancestor Xuanchen everything Old Master You had said, leaving the decision to him.

"This is a good thing, isn't it?" After hearing it out, Ancestor Xuanchen showed no objection—on the contrary, he approved: "That way, someone else will be rid of Wei Zhao for us, and we won't have to lift a finger. It saves us the trouble."

"But the poison..." Kang Jingming himself had no idea how to formulate any poison.

"As for the poison, I'll have to consult some materials. Wei Zhao is no simple man—an ordinary poison could never fool him. We must contrive something special!" Ancestor Xuanchen said after a moment's thought.

"Very well, Master. Then shall I call Old Master You back first and tell him we'll help?" Kang Jingming asked.

"You may, but this matter must be kept secret. Say nothing to anyone else," Ancestor Xuanchen instructed.

"Rest easy, Master. This enemy is ours alone, master and disciple—it has nothing to do with anyone else. I certainly won't go around talking about it," Kang Jingming nodded and pledged.

Kang Jingming went off to call Old Master You, while Ancestor Xuanchen went to consult the materials on poisons. And it was at this moment that Old Master Zhao had just returned to the hidden Zhao family!

When he learned that Zhao Qilei had actually come back at such a time, he was briefly startled. He threw a look at Zhao Qibing, who had been driving, and said, "Qibing, go to your room first. For the next few days, play along—whatever you do, don't make a mess of things!"

Fearing that Zhao Qibing, in his ignorance of the truth, might cause trouble in the coming days, Old Master Zhao had laid out his plan to his driver Zhao Qibing on the road: they would be rid of Wei Zhao by Zhao Qilei's hand. So for these few days Zhao Qibing might pretend to "kick up a fuss," but he was not to stir up anything else! Because the position of young heir would still be his in the end!

"Rest easy, Grandfather. I know my limits." Zhao Qibing nodded and went off to his room, while Old Master Zhao walked toward Zhao Qilei's room.

Knock, knock, knock!

Standing at the door of Zhao Qilei's room, Old Master Zhao rapped on the door.

"Who is it? Come in!" Zhao Qilei said offhandedly.

The door was pushed open, yet no one spoke. Zhao Qilei blinked in slight surprise, and when he looked up and saw Old Master Zhao, his astonishment only deepened!

Old Master Zhao had come to his room in person? Beyond his surprise, Zhao Qilei felt almost flattered—after all, he had been a kept man under house arrest in the hidden Zhao family, and Old Master Zhao had long since ignored him, so much so that Zhao Qilei had grown used to it.

"Grandfather... why is it you?" Though Zhao Qilei was utterly disillusioned with Old Master Zhao, the man was still his grandfather, so he retained his respect.

Old Master Zhao said nothing. After entering the room, he sat down on the sofa and regarded Zhao Qilei in silence.

"Grandfather?" Zhao Qilei grew even more perplexed. What did Old Master Zhao mean by this? Coming in without a word?

"Qitan... you passed the trial and came back?" Old Master Zhao finally spoke, looking at Zhao Qilei with complicated eyes.

"Yes, Grandfather, I'm back..." Zhao Qilei thought to himself, isn't that obvious? But he answered respectfully all the same.

"Qitan, was this trial dangerous? Wei Zhao... he's quite capable, isn't he, to have brought you through such a perilous trial?" Old Master Zhao's words only baffled Zhao Qilei further; he could not tell what the old man meant by them.

"Grandfather, you came to see me..." Zhao Qilei was a little dazed. "I obtained the Great Return Pill and completed the task set before me, but Elder Bi... isn't he already dead? What are you..."

"The Great Return Pill is yours by your own getting, so how it's used is naturally yours to decide. Even if Elder Bi hadn't died, it would still be for you to say!" Old Master Zhao waved a hand. "I hear Wei Zhao has become quite formidable?"

"Formidable?" Zhao Qilei started. "He's... not bad... Grandfather, what exactly do you mean..."

"Qitan, I misjudged you before. Compared with Qibing, you are the true young talent of our Zhao family. Don't be angry about the past—I looked on Zhao Qibing with special favor because he brought back a Qi Gathering Pill!" Old Master Zhao said. "But now you've brought back a Great Return Pill. Both are third-grade pills, so the two of you are even, and therefore..."

"Grandfather, you can't mean..." Zhao Qilei was greatly startled and stared at Old Master Zhao in disbelief! Could it be that Old Master Zhao's thinking had truly changed?

"Indeed. Wei Zhao grows more formidable by the day, and I have seen it with my own eyes!" Old Master Zhao sighed. (To be continued)

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