Chapter 1833 — The Yu Family Makes Its Move
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"Ah?" Yu Huoxing was struck dumb for a moment, doubt rising in his heart. Had Yu Bing lost his mind? What tomb robbery had Wei Zhao ever taken part in? And it was not Wei Zhao who stole the Qi-Gathering Pill—he himself had presented it to the Zhao family. How could Yu Bing have endorsed his story?
Previously, though Yu Huoxing had set his mind at ease, what he feared most was trouble from Yu Bing's side!
If Yu Bing were to set the record straight, the Yu family would surely believe Yu Bing over him. So Yu Huoxing had counted on Yu Bing being unable to write freely from the Ice Palace—but never had he expected that Yu Bing really would reply, and what was more, that Yu Bing would actually confirm his words!
Had Yu Bing taken leave of his senses?
Yet for all his bewilderment, Yu Huoxing was overjoyed at this moment! Whatever Yu Bing's reasons, his confirmation of the matter worked in Yu Huoxing's favor. So after a brief moment of astonishment, he hastened to say, "That is exactly how it was! That Wei Zhao is utterly despicable—not only did he destroy our mortal Yu family, he even came to seize the Qi-Gathering Pill that belonged to you, Family Head. His crimes are monstrous!"
"Indeed, Wei Zhao is truly despicable. That is why, after I petitioned my father time and again, he has finally agreed to send men to avenge our mortal Yu family!" Yu Xiaochen said, ever skilled at winning hearts.
"My thanks to the family head and the patriarch!" A surge of excitement rushed through Yu Huoxing. The mortal Yu family existed in name only now, and Yu Huoxing burned with resentment—but when he heard that Wei Zhao had advanced to become an Earth-rank expert, he had lost all stomach for revenge!
If the hidden Yu family would not help, then unless he himself advanced to a higher rank, he had no hope of touching Wei Zhao! And he was, besides, a man who feared death above all things; until he possessed strength that could utterly overwhelm Wei Zhao, he would never dare make a reckless move.
"No need for thanks. This is only what our Yu family ought to do. The mortal Yu family may lack successors at present, but you can raise up a few more maternal relatives. I hear that Yu Haitian is quite capable—let him and Yu Kun manage the family together!" Yu Xiaochen said. "But from now on, the Yu family will go into business. No more involvement in cultivation!"
"Yes..." Yu Huoxing let out a heavy sigh. If the mortal Yu family no longer cultivated, how were they any different from ordinary merchants? It meant that the mortal Yu family would be utterly marginalized from now on, never to know their former glory again.
Still, this was the only and the best solution. At least the hidden Yu family would continue to support them—otherwise, whether the Yu family could even survive was doubtful. Without a cultivator to hold the seat, any family with a cultivator could trample them at will!
"This time, I intend to send Yu Liu to seek out Wei Zhao and take revenge. Is there anything else you wish to say?" Yu Xiaochen asked.
"I... no, I leave it all to the family head's arrangements!" Yu Huoxing had wanted to say that he wished to join the vengeance himself, to cut Wei Zhao down with his own hand and avenge the mortal Yu family—but in the end, he lacked the courage to speak the words, because he feared death! He feared that Wei Zhao's coma was a pretense, and even with Yu Liu, a peak mid-stage Earth-rank expert, going along, he feared that Yu Liu might not be able to guarantee his safety!
And so, when the moment came, Yu Huoxing gave up after all. (To be continued)