Chapter 2099 — The Second Contest
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"Gah!" Old Master Zhao nearly choked on his own blood hearing Wei Zhao's words! So Wei Zhao didn't want the five-hundred-year mint flower after all? Had he known earlier that Wei Zhao intended to trade for something from the hidden Pi family, why would he have parted with two Minor Qi-Gathering Pills? The Pi family's elixir was precious, true, but it was absolutely not worth two Minor Qi-Gathering Pills—one at most!
Unwittingly, Old Master Zhao had paid double the value to obtain the five-hundred-year mint flower!
"I say, old man Zhao, I'm conducting a trade with someone else—what are you butting in for? Cawing and squawking like that, startling everyone—even if you're the host, the family presiding over the Hidden Family Summit, you can't meddle in every last thing, can you?" Wei Zhao said deliberately.
"I..." Old Master Zhao was beside himself with fury, cursing only his own impatience.
"Among these things, this Meridian-Unblocking Pill isn't bad. It's yours, the Pi family—in exchange for that elixir!" Wei Zhao scanned the treasures in his hands. Among them was a Meridian-Unblocking Pill, seemingly contributed by the hidden Yu family or perhaps the hidden Tang family. To Wei Zhao, the thing was utterly useless!
The Meridian-Unblocking Pill could repair up to one-third of an injured person's meridians—that is, if the damage to the meridians was within one-third of the whole body, the pill could restore them; otherwise it had no effect, not even if one swallowed two.
But Wei Zhao—forget one-third; even if his meridians were completely destroyed, he could restore them with the Xuanyuan Dragon-Taming Art. This Meridian-Unblocking Pill was little more than chicken ribs to him.
Old Master Pi was rather speechless. What use did he have for a Meridian-Unblocking Pill? The hidden Pi family was a lineage that cultivated external martial arts; even with their meridians wholly ruined, their cultivation would not be hindered. This Meridian-Unblocking Pill was even more worthless than chicken ribs to them!
But the third place had no right of choice. If the first place wanted to trade, he could only trade. So he handed the elixir to Wei Zhao and took back a Meridian-Unblocking Pill. Old Master Pi thought he would simply have to stake it in the next round...
Wei Zhao had asked for this body-tempering elixir on Wu Chengtian's behalf. Wu Chengtian cultivated both internal and external arts; in the internal arts Wei Zhao could help him, but in the external arts, Wei Zhao could not help much. This body-tempering elixir of the hidden Pi family was clearly a fine thing—something the worldly Wu family could certainly never obtain.
Once the stakes were divided, the old masters of each family led their juniors back to their guest rooms to rest and prepare for the next round of competition!
Every family had its own affairs, and Old Master Zhao was in a foul mood besides, so naturally he held no banquet. Instead, he had the kitchen prepare some exquisite dishes and sent them to the guest rooms of each hidden family.
"Haha, Boss, today was absolutely thrilling!" Back in the guest room, Han Xiaohu crowed with delight, his face alight with excitement. "Earlier, I saw that Zhao Qibing's car looked modified, and I was worried to death, afraid you'd lose, Boss—but who'd have thought that Zhao Qibing was so hated by heaven and man alike that even the heavens helped us and blew out his tire outright, haha!"
"Heh... hated by heaven and man alike?" Wei Zhao smiled faintly. "His car underwent strict inspection before the race. How could a tire blow out so easily?"
"Huh?" Han Xiaohu was stunned. A strange light flashed through his eyes as understanding dawned. "Could it be..."
"Xiaopo, some things are better left known but unspoken!" Han Tianba waved his hand, cutting Han Xiaohu off before he could continue.
"Mm, mm!" Han Xiaohu nodded excitedly, now even more confident that Wei Zhao would keep winning...