Chapter 1588 — Someone Starts Trouble
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"What? He passed too? He actually didn't stay there to cultivate?" Zhao Qibing's eyes went wide with disbelief.
"Young Master Qi, this Zhao Qilei is probably afraid that if he stays behind to cultivate in the Ice Palace, you'll seize the initiative and claim the position of family head!" Li Cihua said. "You can't afford not to be on guard. This fellow has always been ambitious, but back when you didn't have the strength, Young Master, we didn't care. But now, you're the legitimate candidate for family head!"
"Damn!" Once Zhao Qibing grasped Zhao Qilei's intention, he was thoroughly displeased. "So you're telling me it's a foregone conclusion that Zhao Qiwu will become an Earth Rank expert?"
"You could say that." Zhu Bo had just finished his cultivation session and now spoke up. "In the Ice Palace, as long as one works hard, breaking through to Earth Rank shouldn't be much of a problem."
"Then what do you think I should do? If I put in the effort, catching up to Zhao Qilei wouldn't be an issue, but Earth Rank... I'm afraid I can't reach it in the short term!" Zhao Qibing asked anxiously.
"Young Master Qi, you needn't worry too much! After I took the Meridian-Opening Pill, not only did my injured meridians fully recover, but my strength was restored as well! What's more, those injured meridians, nourished by the Meridian-Opening Pill, have grown much sturdier than before. I'm already showing signs of a breakthrough -- I'm on the verge of reaching the peak of early Mystic Rank!" Zhu Bo said. "Besides, with Elder Bi's favor toward you, Young Master Qi, our supply of spirit medicine won't run short. Given some more time, I'll break through to Earth Rank as well. In truth, for us cultivators, apart from those blessed with extraordinary talent, our constitutions are basically the same. The real question is who has the most spirit medicine!"
"That's great! Ha ha!" Zhao Qibing beamed with delight. "Rest assured -- your spirit medicine will never run short!"
"Mm, and if all else fails, my elder brother will stand firmly on your side, Young Master Qi. He's also an Earth Rank expert with a solid place in the Zhao family!" Zhu Bo said.
"Right! How could I have forgotten that?" Zhao Qibing's face lit up. "Big Brother Zhu is an Earth Rank expert after all! Even if Zhao Qiwu breaks through to Earth Rank, so what?" He nodded, finally breathing a sigh of relief.
But the very moment he let out that breath, a tremendous crash suddenly echoed from outside the bar!
"What's going on?" Zhao Qibing nearly leapt out of his skin and barked, "What the hell is happening out there?"
No sooner had Zhao Qibing spoken than Su Jiaonang rushed in in a panic. "Young Master Qi, Brother Cihua -- bad news! Someone's here to crash the party! The bar's front door has been smashed!"
"The front door? Isn't it made of iron?" Zhao Qibing froze.
The iron gate at the bar's entrance hadn't even been opened yet this early in the morning -- how could it have been smashed to pieces?
"It's someone we don't recognize. He came calling you out by name, saying he's here to smash the place and demanding that Young Master Qi and Uncle Zhu come out to take a beating," Su Jiaonang said cautiously.
"Someone we don't recognize?" Zhao Qibing frowned at once. "How could he be so powerful? Could he be a cultivator?"
"I don't know, Young Master Qi. What should we do?" Su Jiaonang asked.
"Come on, Uncle Zhu -- come with me and let's see who's got a death wish, daring to wreck my turf!" Zhao Qibing had just broken through to early Yellow Rank and was riding high on a surge of hot-blooded zeal. With no sparring partner in sight, this was perfect -- someone had volunteered to walk right into his hands, and he certainly wasn't about to let the opportunity slip!