Chapter 2158 — The Pi Family Sends Word
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"You flatter me—I only did what I had no choice but to do!" Old Master Zhao laughed heartily, then said, "Well then, everyone, let us dine first. Once we've eaten our fill, we'll have the strength to deal with that Wei Zhao soon enough!" Under Old Master Zhao's lead, the assembled company raised their cups one after another. Whether or not they took part in the campaign against Wei Zhao, they were all losers at this Hidden World Summit of Clans, and so they could hardly oppose Old Master Zhao's plan—with the exception, of course, of the hidden Pi family!
What Old Master Pi was turning over in his mind now was not merely how to withhold support from Old Master Zhao's plan, but how to make that plan fail.
"Zhishan, Zhihai is injured and still in his room. Go back and look in on him—there's nothing more for you to do here!" Old Master Pi turned and gave Pi Zhifeng a wink. He trusted that a man of Pi Zhifeng's cunning would grasp his meaning.
"Yes, Grandfather, I'll go at once!" Pi Zhifeng nodded. When he saw Old Master Pi wink, he was momentarily taken aback, but then, recalling what had passed before, he understood what Old Master Pi wanted him to do—to carry word to Wei Zhao!
The hidden Pi family had never found an opportunity to curry favor with Wei Zhao; let this serve as a beginning. Both Old Master Pi and Pi Zhitao understood that this could only soften relations with Wei Zhao a little—if they wanted Wei Zhao to step forward and save a life, such a bargaining chip was plainly too small.
None of those present saw anything amiss in Old Master Pi's conduct. After all, Pi Zhitao was injured, and there was nothing improper about sending Pi Zhifeng back to look in on him. When Pi Zhifeng left, no one paid him any mind.
Once out of the dining hall, Pi Zhifeng walked briskly toward the hidden Pi family's temporary quarters. Who knew whether the hidden Zhao family's disciples had eyes watching him? He could not go straight to the hidden Han family's lodging to carry word—that would expose him.
Following his original plan, Pi Zhifeng returned to their quarters and checked on Pi Zhitao, who was still unconscious. Plainly that inexplicable true qi within his body had driven him to a deviation of his cultivation! External-school cultivators did not cultivate true qi to begin with, so their resistance to it was naturally weak; even a trace of true qi had left him insensible.
Of course, this was also Pi Zhitao's ill fortune—the Wind-Thunder Violet-Lightning Beast happened to possess such a power. Otherwise, other cultivators could project true qi in tangible form only if they were Heaven Rank experts, and even then not all Heaven Rank experts were capable of it.
Watching Pi Zhitao's condition, Pi Zhifeng's resolve to reconcile with Wei Zhao only grew firmer! Pi Zhitao was the hope of the Pi family's generation and the right arm Pi Zhifeng leaned upon. He hoped that after he himself assumed the headship of the hidden Pi family, he and Pi Zhitao could join forces to make the hidden Pi family strong and great!
After a moment's pondering, Pi Zhifeng realized he had no way to contact Wei Zhao—but he did have the contact for Old Master Han of the hidden Han family. The heads of every hidden clan kept records of one another's contact details.
Pi Zhifeng found Han Tianba's number and dialed it without hesitation. Han Tianba's voice came through from the other end: "Hello, who is this?"
"Old Master Han, this is Pi Zhifeng of the hidden Pi family. I have an important matter to report to Mr. Wei Zhao!" Pi Zhifeng said.
Here in these temporary quarters, he was not afraid of anyone overhearing their conversation; the soundproofing was first-rate, beyond even a Heaven Rank expert's perception. After all, this was a guest's privacy, and the hidden Zhao family handled such matters well, leaving no room for reproach.