Chapter 807 — Wei Zhao's Background
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"Brother Tian, you know my position is awkward enough. My father may be the Zhao family's young master, but above him there is still the old master. Unless the old master speaks, my father can't very well mobilize Earth-rank experts against Wei Zhao..." Zhao Qibing smiled bitterly. "And our family's late-stage Mystic-rank experts have all been sent into seclusion at the old master's command, seeking the opportunity to break through from Mystic-rank to Earth-rank. So I truly don't know how to deal with Wei Zhao..."
"I see..." Yu Haitian said nothing aloud, but inwardly his brows knitted. He did not believe for a moment that the Zhao family would swallow such an insult. This was no small matter — a hidden family had two Yellow-rank experts killed by a nameless brat, one Mystic-rank expert wounded, and even the legs of its bastard son broken. If word of this got out, would it not be a colossal joke? How could the Zhao family possibly let it pass without a word? There had to be something hidden here!
Perhaps Zhao Qibing did not know — perhaps Zhao Guangyin had not told him. Or perhaps Zhao Qibing did know, but had not told him the truth.
Either way, Yu Haitian was now on his guard, and he resolved that when he reported to his second uncle, he must be exceedingly cautious.
"For now, I ask nothing more than that this great deity Wei Zhao not come looking for trouble with me of his own accord — just let me make my money in peace. If Brother Tian can deal with Wei Zhao, I'll certainly lend you a hand! Whatever you need, just say the word, and I won't refuse!" In his heart, Zhao Qibing hoped the Yu family would step forward and eliminate Wei Zhao. He himself was out of options, but the Yu family was powerful; even this secular branch possessed late-stage Mystic-rank experts, and killing Wei Zhao ought to be no problem for them.
"Hmm... what background does this Wei Zhao have? Whose man is he?" Yu Haitian asked, betraying nothing in his expression.
"That I'm not too clear on," Zhao Qibing said with a shake of his head. "My father once looked into it and even asked others from the hidden families, but no one seems to know where Wei Zhao comes from. From what we can see now, this Wei Zhao is a follower of Gu Mengyao, daughter of Gu Pengzhan of the Gu Group. He lives together with Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu every day — it seems Gu Pengzhan hired him?"
"Hired? A Mystic-rank expert serving as a follower to the daughter of an ordinary businessman? That does sound a little incredible," Yu Haitian said, thinking that a Mystic-rank expert came awfully cheap these days.
"That's the fact of it — everyone in Songshan City knows as much!" Zhao Qibing said. "At the very start, I tasked Li Cihua with dealing with the Gu Group. I won't hide it from you: I had my eye on the Gu Group's wealth and wanted it for myself. Every time I moved against Gu Mengyao, it was this Wei Zhao who interfered and made my plans fail! If Wei Zhao isn't Gu Mengyao's follower, no one would believe it — otherwise, why would he meddle in such affairs?"
"Now that is strange..." Yu Haitian frowned as well. "Wei Zhao's background really is a little odd! From what you've told me, there seems to be nothing formidable behind him at all — even Gu Pengzhan could hire him, so how much backing could a mere Mystic-rank expert have? And yet, how could an ordinary man ever become a Mystic-rank expert?"
"That I couldn't say..." Zhao Qibing shook his head. "Brother Tian, I've told you everything I know, and that's the long and short of it. If you need any help at all here in Songshan City, just say the word — your little brother will spare no effort! Wei Zhao is our common enemy now, so it's only right that I lend a hand!"