Chapter 2340 — Mental Preparation
The Blossom Guardian · Page 1 of 2
"I have friends coming over in a bit to discuss some matters, so you'll have to figure out breakfast on your own," Wei Zhao said. "Grandma Sun has things to do as well!"
Since Grandma Sun would be involved in what was happening shortly, these people's meals were essentially left hanging.
"All right, no problem—we'll head out and grab something to eat. We've been in Donghai City so long and haven't properly looked around!" Old Master Pi, wise with age, naturally understood that Wei Zhao had something to keep from them. Even if they didn't eavesdrop, staying in the house would be awkward, so it was better to leave.
"I'll call you once things are settled here," Wei Zhao said. The implication was: I won't be calling, so don't come back yet.
"No problem!" Pi Zhifeng agreed readily.
So Wu Chengtian, Pi Zhifeng, and the others wasted no time and went straight out of the villa. Old Master Pi had come by car, but it was parked in the residential compound's public lot—there was no room here by the villa.
"Mr. Lin, what business could there be with me?" Grandma Sun asked, looking at Wei Zhao with some puzzlement after Wu Chengtian, Pi Zhifeng, and the others had left.
"Yes, there's something concerning you and Uncle Qing, but it involves some private matters, so it can only be discussed in private," Wei Zhao said. "I'll go to the back courtyard first to check on the Heavenly Thunder Pig and the Wind-Thunder Purple Lightning Beast. When Uncle Qing arrives, just come and call me."
"All right." Grandma Sun nodded. She didn't know what it was about, but if Wei Zhao put it that way, it must be something important.
Wei Zhao strolled to the villa's back courtyard. After the Heavenly Thunder Pig had returned yesterday, it had gone to find the Wind-Thunder Purple Lightning Beast and General Weiwu to recount all it had seen and heard on its journey. When Wei Zhao arrived, it was still chirping away excitedly, telling the Wind-Thunder Purple Lightning Beast and General Weiwu something or other...
Only when it saw Wei Zhao did the little creature fall silent, though Wei Zhao could guess it was probably about the Fire Lion clan and the Spider clan.
"Xiao Feng, while I was away, I've put you to trouble over Wang Xinyan's matter!" Wei Zhao walked over, stroked the Wind-Thunder Purple Lightning Beast's head, and spoke kindly.
"Roar!" The Wind-Thunder Purple Lightning Beast gave a bashful smile, seeming embarrassed by Wei Zhao's courtesy.
Wei Zhao nodded. The Wind-Thunder Purple Lightning Beast was his contracted spirit beast, and helping him was simply its duty—naturally it would not presume to take credit. So he said no more on that, but asked: "Xiao Feng, how did you manage to send your true qi into Pi Zhitao's body? Could I do the same?"
"Roar, roar..." The Wind-Thunder Purple Lightning Beast pointed at itself and nodded, then pointed at Wei Zhao and shook its head.
"What does that mean? You can, but I can't?" Wei Zhao roughly understood the Wind-Thunder Purple Lightning Beast's meaning.
"Chirp, chirp..." The Heavenly Thunder Pig was able to translate for Wei Zhao. On a patch of fine sand it began writing characters: "Xiao Feng says this is a special ability of certain spirit beasts. Because their true qi is not obtained by circulating a mental technique and mnemonic chant, it can be transmitted to others—but human practitioners cannot do this."
"Not even me?" Wei Zhao felt he should count as rather special.
"Roar..." The Wind-Thunder Purple Lightning Beast shook its head, then roared twice more at Wei Zhao in explanation.