Chapter 2142 — The Pi Family's Choice
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"For the two-person arena challenge, second place goes to the hidden Zhuang family, third place to the hidden Yu family!" Old Master Zhao announced. "The families ranked fourth and below are each entitled to one challenge. Is there any family that wishes to challenge?"
This challenge proposal stirred something in the hearts of the Pi brothers! Wei Zhao was injured at the moment—if they challenged the first place, might they win? Or would Wei Zhao, too hurt to fight, simply concede?
At that thought, Pi Zhifeng lifted his head and glanced at Old Master Pi.
From Pi Zhifeng's eyes, Old Master Pi read his thoughts at once. He pondered for a moment, then slowly shook his head. "Zhishan, our hidden Pi family has a thin foundation and cannot afford upheaval. To my mind, I am no match for Wei Zhao. If Wei Zhao concedes now and takes revenge afterward, our hidden Pi family is finished!"
"Yes, Grandfather, I was rash!" Pi Zhifeng's heart went cold, and he immediately saw the possibility too! Indeed—Wei Zhao might concede now, but a moment's satisfaction would buy the family utter annihilation!
Seeing the sorry state of that spirit wolf and Woking Dao, Pi Zhifeng did not doubt for an instant that Wei Zhao could wipe out the entire hidden Pi family! With only his grandfather, a single early-stage Heaven-rank external expert, they could not withstand Wei Zhao's devastating might!
"An enemy need not remain an enemy forever. He bears our Pi family no blood feud—those we lost were merely some ordinary disciples and distant kin!" Old Master Pi said mildly. "Look at the hidden Yu family: their Qi Condensation Pills were seized, the secular Yu family was wiped out, and still they endure."
"Mm..." Pi Zhifeng nodded, but then another thought struck him. Lowering his voice, he said, "But can Wei Zhao survive this afternoon's additional match? Would the Qian Mountain Sect's Master Wo really let Wei Zhao leave alive? Even if we beat Wei Zhao, we'd need him to live long enough to take revenge, wouldn't we?"
"Zhishan, to become the head of a family, one must look far ahead and tread carefully—neither arrogant nor given to reckless ventures. Anything that could plunge the family into eternal ruin must not be touched!" Old Master Pi said. "Our hidden Pi family is not the strongest of the hidden families, but it is the steadiest. Why? Because we seek growth through stability, unlike those families that seek fortune through peril! Earlier, when Wei Zhao's underling beat Jin Wudi to death, you made the right choice—you decided on the spot and hurried the family home. But today, how did those bets go to your head?"
"That..." Cold sweat broke out on Pi Zhifeng's forehead. Yes—these past few days, the bets had indeed made him a little red-eyed.
"Look: before any given match, who favored Wei Zhao? And what was the result?" Old Master Pi said. "What are these bets worth? So long as our hidden Pi family stands, we can seek such things slowly. But once we offend that Wei Zhao, do you think we'll have any peace? Even if Wei Zhao dies, if that underling of his comes and raises hell, who could bear it?"
"Yes!" Pi Zhifeng thought of the might of that Ergoudan and nodded hurriedly. "Grandfather, I understand!"
"Mm. If Wei Zhao survives this by some luck—heh, then things will get interesting!" Old Master Pi glanced at Han Tianba not far away, and with a note of envy and resentment said, "The hidden Han family truly has good fortune!"
"The rankings for the two-person arena challenge are now set. First place, the hidden Han family; second place, the hidden Zhuang family; third place, the hidden Yu family. Will the three families come up to the stage to collect their wagers!" Old Master Zhao announced.
Though Wei Zhao was off healing himself, the others could not be held up on his account; the procedure of collecting the wagers still had to be observed.