Chapter 2067 — How to Prove It
The Blossom Guardian · Page 1 of 2
So what if there are hidden families backing him? The common-world Yu family was wiped out all the same, and the common-world Xiao family and Kang family are hardly faring well either. And all of it is thanks to Wei Zhao—who told them to make an enemy of him?
But Han Xiaohu was not the young heir of the hidden Han family, and some matters were still beyond his authority to decide. For the moment, then, he found himself in a bind. In his own view, if the hidden Han family stood at Wei Zhao's side, the advantages would outweigh the drawbacks—but that was only his own opinion, and how his grandfather saw it, he could not yet be sure.
Yet the opportunity was a singular one. If he turned it down now, then in all likelihood Wei Zhao would not be of much help to the hidden Han family in the future; and once this Hidden World Summit ended, the ties between them would fade as well.
"Elder Lin, the hidden Han family does have no shortage of cultivation records and rare natural treasures, but when it comes to cultivation itself, what we lack is a renowned master to guide us!" In the space of a single instant Han Xiaohu made up his mind. Since he could not decide the hidden Han family's stance, his own stance he certainly could decide, and so he said at once, "If Elder Lin does not find me unworthy, then take me as your disciple. On the path of cultivation, I beg you to guide me well!"
Han Xiaohu's reaction took Wei Zhao by surprise. What Wei Zhao had not expected was that Han Xiaohu would, right from the first, ask to be taken as a disciple—which truly left Wei Zhao at a loss for what to say.
Seeing Wei Zhao say nothing, Han Xiaohu assumed his declaration had left Wei Zhao less than satisfied, but he could only explain with a bitter smile, "Elder Lin, though this disciple is a direct descendant of the hidden Han family, he cannot decide the great affairs of the hidden Han family either, and for the time being cannot make the whole hidden Han family answer to Elder Lin's command! But this disciple swears that one day, should he sit in the position of head of the hidden Han family, he will follow none but Elder Lin!"
Wei Zhao nodded noncommittally and said, "You want to take me as your master?"
"Yes. The hidden Han family I belong to, though sustained by ancient relics, has no renowned master to guide it on the path of cultivation—we are groping in the dark!" Han Xiaohu made no attempt to conceal it. "This disciple's strength is only the mid Huang rank. I know that such strength could never catch Elder Lin's eye, but even this strength was forced up only after this disciple took Spirit-Gathering Pills..."
"Spirit-Gathering Pills?" Wei Zhao had heard of that kind of elixir. Most of the hidden families' young were fed such elixirs to raise their strength—Yu Bing was the same! Wei Zhao could not help but sigh. Even the scions of the weakest hidden family, the hidden Han family, had such fine things to take, while he, Wei Zhao, had back then clawed his way up breakthrough by breakthrough, bit by bit!
Compare man to man, and truly there is no comparing them! Though he was now a skilled hand of the Di rank, when he thought back to his Huang-rank days, how difficult it had been to break through to the Xuan rank? And yet a Xuan-rank hand was commonplace among the hidden families' scions!
"Indeed. In the ancient relics we found a number of Spirit-Gathering Pills and Spirit-Gathering Elixirs. The elixirs were all taken by our elders, which is why they possess Xuan-rank strength, while we of the third generation were allotted only Spirit-Gathering Pills. This disciple's aptitude is considered rather good—it took only three Spirit-Gathering Pills to raise me to mid Huang rank..." Han Xiaohu gave a bitter smile. "But the Spirit-Gathering Pills and Elixirs are nearly exhausted, and the hidden You family will not sell to us, so... for the path of cultivation ahead, I am deeply worried..."