Chapter 1404 — Yu Xiaoke's Heart
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"Heh... no." Wei Zhao had not imagined she would ask him that, but he still did not lie to her; he told her the plain truth.
"What? You are not? Then why are you called the Husband-and-Wife Bandits?" At Wei Zhao's answer Yu Xiaoke's heart gave an unaccountable leap, and surprise and delight mingled in her once more.
"Lao Hei's tomb-raiding crew is called the Red Pagoda - do you suppose he looks like a pagoda?" Wei Zhao said with a wry smile. "I have a girlfriend of my own. I came tomb-raiding this time to find a medicine to cure her!"
"Oh... you have a girlfriend..." Yu Xiaoke had been rather glad to hear that Wei Zhao and the Female Thief were not husband and wife, but the very next instant she learned that Wei Zhao already had a girlfriend, and she deflated at once. "Is it the Fire Spirit Sacred Fruit you mentioned before?"
"Yes. I am counting on this little creature to help me find it," Wei Zhao said, pointing at the Sky-Thunder Pig.
"So that is how it is... No wonder you risked coming back into the ancient tomb. You really do care for your girlfriend," Yu Xiaoke said with a touch of envy. She was thinking how wonderful it would be if Wei Zhao were ever this good to her, too.
"It is her only hope. Only if I find the Fire Spirit Sacred Fruit can she live; otherwise..." Wei Zhao stopped there and did not go on. "Enough of that. Let us rest a while."
"Oh..." Yu Xiaoke nodded.
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Zhao Fafa had at last wrested from his father the contact details of his distant cousin Zhao Qibing. The two had met before, though only ever across a banquet table; Zhao Qibing had said he would look after him, but afterwards Zhao Fafa had never once got in touch.
This time, Zhao Fafa had simply reached the end of his patience. He had earlier sent his underling Sun Xiaoxing to frighten Wei Zhao, and not only had Wei Zhao not been frightened in the least, he had turned the tables and given them a beating they would not soon forget! That was too much. Lately Zhao Fafa's self-esteem had swollen to the bursting point; to be humiliated like this, how could he swallow it down?
In Zhao Fafa's eyes there was nothing in Songshan City that he, Zhao Fafa, could not settle. As the foremost of the newly christened Four Young Masters of Songshan, he felt he had to reclaim his face: go to Wei Zhao, have it out with him, teach him a lesson, and make him hand Tang Zhi over!
So, the moment he had Zhao Qibing's contact details in hand, Zhao Fafa set off at once for the Geili Fuyun Bar.
Zhao Qibing had been in very good spirits these past few days, for no other reason than that he had gained, out of nowhere, the arm of an Earth-rank expert - like a tiger grown wings. Although Leader Zhu had not come right out and declared his support, things now looked all but settled; given time, he was confident, Leader Zhu would throw in his lot with him and become one of his most formidable commanders.
"Young Master Bing, there is a fellow outside driving a Ferrari sports car who claims to be your cousin and asks to see you. What should I...?" Su Jiaonang walked in and asked.
"My cousin?" Zhao Qibing blinked. "I'm a fucking bastard son - where the hell would I get a cousin? He's not some scammer, is he? What's his name?"