Chapter 1861 — A Lucky Escape
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Though he had killed three Earth-rank experts in one move today, Wei Zhao's head was not turned by victory. He knew his own measure. Even standing up to the Hidden Families was a stretch for him now, let alone a colossus like the Fire Wolf Gang. Of the three Earth-rank experts who had appeared at the courtyard gate today, Wei Zhao recognized one and had heard of another, but the origins of the strongest among them he did not know. Of course, that man was now ashes—there was no asking him.
Yu Liu—Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu had said he was the one who had pursued them that day. As for You Shisan, Wei Zhao had crossed hands with him. The only one Wei Zhao did not know was Zhao Guang'er.
The Hidden Yu family and the Kang family...
Wei Zhao sighed. He had never been willing to face the Hidden Yu family, never willing to oppose them openly. Part of that was because of Yu Bing, but the greater reason Wei Zhao knew all too well in the depths of his heart... it was because of that girl...
But now he had wiped out the worldly Yu family and killed Yu Liu. The feud was sealed. Though it could not be called irreconcilable, unless Wei Zhao produced some means absolutely certain to dissolve the grudge, it would not be lightly set aside.
As for the Kang family—now it was time to strike back.
The news that Wei Zhao had wiped out three Earth-rank experts spread to every household as if on wings.
Old Master Liu Zhenhu of the Liu family naturally beamed with joy upon hearing it, while Liu Jinghan looked at her embarrassed father and smiled without a word.
Liu Tianyi, too, let out a long breath. Though he had his father's support, the entire fortune of the Liu family had been staked on Wei Zhao—a gamble that was truly too risky.
Old Master Wu Gonggao of the Wu family and the Sun family's old master, however, slapped their thighs in a mix of regret and vexation. Had they known Wei Zhao liked to play this trick of feigning illness and disguising himself as a pig to eat the tiger, why had they wavered this time? At the last great gathering of the families, even Wei Zhao's underlings Chen Yuxuan and Wu Chengtian had learned to feign illness and play the pig to eat the tiger—so why had they not believed that Wei Zhao was doing the same this time?
But aid in the snow is precious, while icing on the cake only looks absurd. Though Wu Gonggao and the Sun family's old master wished to make amends, how could they do so now? Once Wei Zhao awoke, would there be any place left for them to offer their help?
Wu Gonggao and the Sun family's old master could only telephone Wu Chengtian and Sun Jingyi, urging them to do their utmost to cultivate good relations with Wei Zhao. Yet Wu Chengtian and Sun Jingyi were helpless at heart. Though they despised their own old masters' conduct, even if the old men at home had said nothing, they would have cultivated good relations with Wei Zhao all the same.
Fatty Lai, Kang **, Sun Jingyi, Wu Chengtian, Chen Yuxuan, Qiu Lingshan, and even Guan Xuewen all came together to the First People's Hospital, to Gu Pengzhan's ward. Though they did not know where Wei Zhao was, in their view, the moment Wei Zhao awoke he would surely come to the ward first.
Kang ** had arranged to go traveling with Xiaofen during the summer vacation and had only just returned, only to find that such a great upheaval had befallen the family!