Chapter 2144 — Stirring Restlessly
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"If Wei Zhao truly is this weak, there will be ample chance for revenge later... heh..." Old Master Zhao gave a sinister chuckle. "This Wei Zhao holds certain trump cards—at the Mystic Rank he could slay experts below the Earth Rank, and at the Earth Rank killing experts below the Heaven Rank would be no difficult feat either. But... if several experts at the peak of the late Earth Rank fought him at once, I daresay..."
"Have you forgotten the killing move with which Wei Zhao struck down Ma Dashen?" Old Master You threw cold water on the notion. "That move—never mind several experts at the peak of the late Earth Rank; add a Heaven Rank and I still would not wager they could withdraw unscathed. They would likely be wounded!"
"If only we could take this chance to kill him..." Jin Gangzuan had at some point come to stand behind the group, and he spoke mildly, a note of instigation in his words.
"Kill him now? At the Hidden World Clan Summit—barring an accident during a match, do you dare kill at will?" Old Master Zhao sneered. "If we move, we wait until this Hidden World Clan Summit is over. I am the host; to kill a man here, I could hardly clear myself of involvement!"
It was not that Old Master Zhao did not wish Wei Zhao dead, but that killing him now was simply not worth it—to bring down the sanctions of the ancient sects upon himself would be to lose more than he gained. So by no means could he let anyone move against Wei Zhao during the Hidden World Clan Summit!
He hated Wei Zhao, yes, but this was a shared hatred—why should the hidden Zhao family alone bear the blame? If it came to that, the charge of mishandling the Hidden World Clan Summit would be laid at the hidden Zhao family's door, and to be marked by the ancient sects was in no way a good thing!
The ancient sects of today were not the ancient sects of thirteen years ago, when they had passed through that great upheaval. A new generation of Heaven Rank experts had sprung up like clouds, and experts at the peak of the late Heaven Rank had emerged in no small number. In their eyes, an early Heaven Rank expert like Old Master Zhao was truly not worth much!
This too was why he insisted that no move be made against Wei Zhao before the Hidden World Clan Summit ended! Besides, the Qian Mountain Sect had already taken it upon itself to deal with Wei Zhao, and there was still the final added match—how splendid it would be if Wei Zhao were killed then by the Qian Mountain Sect's ancient spirit beast?
No one would bear responsibility, no trouble would be drawn down upon anyone—that was the most perfect outcome. Why risk it now?
"Indeed, Sect Master Wo of the Qian Mountain Sect has already agreed to set a trap in the final match. Let us not be hasty," Old Master Yu said mildly. After all, Old Master Zhao was his in-law, and at such a moment he could hardly refrain from speaking on his behalf.
And most importantly, as Old Master Yu watched Wei Zhao's meteoric rise, his alarm only grew! To have the strength to challenge an early Heaven Rank expert while at the peak of the early Earth Rank—such a genius was rare even among the ancient sects!
How splendid it would be if the hidden Yu family could ally with Wei Zhao—but plainly that was impossible. Old Master Yu shook his head. He had considered the matter of his family's grievance with Wei Zhao more than once, and turn it over as he might, there was no solution.
First, the affair between Wei Zhao and Yu Ning was the greatest obstacle. Yu Ning could not marry; she must remain a virgin—that place had warned of it time and again!