Chapter 664 — What Level of Strength?
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Wei Zhao pushed the door open and walked in. Gu Pengzhan was not at all sure of Wei Zhao's medical skill; when Xiaoshu had called Wei Zhao earlier, Gu Pengzhan had assumed it was simply a case of a panicked patient turning to any doctor she could find, and had never truly believed Wei Zhao could cure his daughter. Qing Bo, however, was deep in thought. He knew Wei Zhao's abilities were no simple matter — two Yellow-rank experts had died at his hands, so how formidable must his skills be?
At first, Qing Bo had suspected Wei Zhao of possessing late Yellow-rank strength. But a few days ago he had heard that Wei Zhao had exchanged a palm strike with Uncle Zhu, the man at Zhao Qibing's side, and Qing Bo had been stunned on the spot. Qing Bo had naturally heard of Uncle Zhu's reputation: in his early years, Zhu Laoliu had been a name to be reckoned with in the martial world, possessing early Mystic-rank strength and all but without a rival.
Later it was said that a certain family had taken him in, and he had unexpectedly become one of Zhao Qibing's men. A fighter of that caliber, even if he had made no breakthrough in the past dozen years, could not possibly have regressed — early Mystic-rank strength was a certainty. Yet after exchanging palms with Wei Zhao, the man had seemed utterly unaffected, showing no sign of injury at all. That was what astonished Qing Bo.
Just what was Wei Zhao's level of strength? Could he too be an early Mystic-rank expert? Only an expert of the same Mystic rank could go head-to-head with Uncle Zhu like that! Of course, if Wei Zhao were of mid Mystic rank, then even though a head-on clash would not leave him unscathed, he would certainly be able to kill Uncle Zhu.
But now Uncle Zhu was not dead, and Wei Zhao was not injured — which was rather strange! If Wei Zhao's strength truly far exceeded Uncle Zhu's, then emerging unharmed was possible. But if Wei Zhao's strength truly far exceeded Uncle Zhu's, could Uncle Zhu have survived? He would surely have died long ago, wouldn't he?
A capable fighter of the middle Mystic rank could kill an opponent in a clash of brute force like that, though he would surely be wounded too. Yet Wei Zhao was unharmed and had not killed Zhu Bo. The only explanations were either that Wei Zhao had not gone all out, or that his medical skill was so extraordinary that he had healed himself.
And most important of all, Wei Zhao had indeed been injured that night and had even tended his wounds at Fatty Lai's home. Qing Bo had not witnessed the scene and had no idea how badly Wei Zhao was hurt, but from inference alone he could conclude it was likely no light matter.
It was precisely for this reason that Qing Bo suspected Wei Zhao's medical skill must also be highly accomplished.
When Gu Pengzhan saw Guan Xuewen enter together with Wei Zhao, he was at once somewhat delighted. After all, Guan Xuewen was known as Doctor Guan; if he could examine his daughter, perhaps there was still hope. But Gu Pengzhan quickly noticed that Guan Xuewen seemed to defer to Wei Zhao, always trailing half a step behind him with a most respectful expression on his face, which left Gu Pengzhan rather puzzled.