Chapter 1519 — Revealing My Identity: "Every Word I Said Was the Truth!" Zhao Qilei said innocently. "These days, is a man not even allowed to speak the truth?"
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"Mm. Since you insist on making me your leader, there are certain matters I ought to tell you first. When I have finished, you may decide whether you still wish to make me your leader." Wei Zhao pondered a moment, then resolved to tell Zhao Qilei his identity.
Whether Zhao Qilei chose to keep following him was, of course, Zhao Qilei's own affair. At any rate, the man did not dare raise a hand against him now—Wei Zhao could snuff him out at any moment. So Wei Zhao had no fear that Zhao Qilei would do anything foolish.
"Oh? What matter is that?" Zhao Qilei was taken aback. "What matter could possibly stand in the way of my making you my leader?"
"My name is not truly Ling Yi. It is Wei Zhao," Wei Zhao said.
"Wei Zhao? I think I have heard that name..." Zhao Qilei found the name somehow familiar, as though he had heard it somewhere before.
"I am an enemy of your Hidden Zhao family. I was the one who broke Zhao Qibing's legs, and I was the one who wounded Uncle Zhu and the Medicine King." Wei Zhao said. "And now—do you still want me as your leader?"
"Gah!" At Wei Zhao's words, Zhao Qilei was so startled he nearly leapt into the air. "No wonder it sounded so familiar—so you are that legendary Wei Zhao everyone speaks of, the one who is said to be so formidable!"
"The very one you have heard of," Wei Zhao nodded.
"Then why would I not? Hwahaha—if that is how it is, then I want you as my leader all the more!" Zhao Qilei was overjoyed. Wei Zhao and Zhao Qibing were enemies! He had been fretting over how to persuade Wei Zhao to help him deal with Zhao Qibing, and now he need not even raise the subject, for they were enemies to begin with. This was simply the best news in the world!
"You seem rather pleased. Is Zhao Qibing not your brother?" Wei Zhao narrowed his eyes at Zhao Qilei. His guess had been right after all—this fellow Zhao Qilei was indeed at odds with Zhao Qibing.
"Yu Shan was Yu Bing's younger brother, and you crippled him—yet Brother Yu Bing here seemed quite pleased about it, did he not?" Zhao Qilei said, with pointed meaning. "We are all sensible men here. As for Zhao Qibing and me... heh heh!"
"In that case, there is no problem. Let us be on our way." Seeing that Zhao Qilei's expression held no pretense, Wei Zhao set his mind at ease.
"Leader, you were truly magnificent! That Zhao Qibing really does not know when he is beaten—daring to provoke even you. Crippling him was letting him off lightly. Leader, why did you not simply finish him off?" Zhao Qilei said with some regret.
Yu Bing's mouth twitched twice. This fellow was far more ruthless than he was; it seemed the struggles among the other great families were fierce indeed. Those outstanding sons of theirs, not one of them was content to be overlooked. He himself had been too merciful! Had he not heard that Yu Shan meant to finish him, he would never have resolved to let Wei Zhao act.
"Do I need you to teach me what to do?" Wei Zhao glanced at Zhao Qilei and asked mildly.
"Uh... no, of course not. I only spoke off the top of my head!" Zhao Qilei said, startled, and hurriedly added: "Do not be angry, Leader. I merely meant that Zhao Qibing has now taken a master and gained himself a patron, which will make dealing with him rather harder!"
"A patron? He has taken a master?" Wei Zhao was startled in turn.
"Leader, you did not know of this?" Zhao Qilei was startled too, and then it came to him—how could Wei Zhao possibly know the affairs of the Zhao family? So he hastily recounted to Wei Zhao the matter of Zhao Qibing taking Elder Bi as his master.