Chapter 2354 — The Yu Family's Phone Call
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"Heh..." A trace of cold ruthlessness flickered through Zhao Qilei's eyes. His own grandfather—and he cared for him less than Wei Zhao, a leader with no blood tie to him at all. He knew that Wei Zhao's recent search for him was not to pry into the Zhao family's affairs, but to make good on the benefits he had promised—or perhaps because he had found he could no longer reach him, and so had acted as he did.
At that thought, Zhao Qilei instead grew calm, and said lightly, "Very well. I will enter."
Old Master Zhao nodded and turned to leave the room, yet a strange gleam flashed through his eyes. Wei Zhao must be eliminated! With him around, Zhao Qilei might well turn the tables. In that final look of Zhao Qilei's, he had seen the young man's decision.
So, after leaving Zhao Qilei's room, Old Master Zhao dialed the hidden Yu family directly—the number of Old Master Yu.
"In-law..." This was the first call Old Master Zhao had made since the two families had fallen out.
"Hmph. Old Zhao, you still have the nerve to call?" Old Master Yu gave a cold snort. But some time had passed since the affair, and his anger had largely cooled, so he did not hang up outright.
"Old Yu, that matter is over and done with. If we keep fighting, are we not just making a spectacle for others? Besides, it was not the hidden Zhao family who snatched it—Yu Huoxing offered the pill up himself. If such a bargain had fallen into the hidden Yu family's lap, would you not have taken it?" Old Master Zhao asked.
"Hmph." Old Master Yu snorted, though in his heart he knew well enough that if the situation had been the Yu family's, the Yu family would have done the same. So he said directly, "Say your piece. What is the purpose of this call?"
"Elder Bi has been crippled by someone. In a single move," Old Master Zhao said.
"Elder Bi? Crippled?" Old Master Yu was taken aback. "Old Zhao, you are not saying this in hopes that the hidden Yu family will avenge you, are you? What has this to do with us?"
"The one who injured Elder Bi is Wei Zhao," Old Master Zhao went on.
"Wei Zhao?" Old Master Yu frowned and sank into thought... A storm rose in his heart. He had acknowledged before that Wei Zhao was formidable, but never had he imagined Wei Zhao could be formidable to such a degree—crippling Elder Bi in a single move. Elder Bi was a master at the peak of the late Earth rank, a mere half step from Heaven rank, and yet such a man had been crippled by Wei Zhao in one blow?
Thinking of the strength Wei Zhao now possessed, Old Master Yu felt a certain conflict. On one hand, he wondered whether Wei Zhao might be won over, and whether he might use him to soar to new heights. On the other, he thought of that place behind the scenes, which required Yu Ning to keep her virginity and undertake a task of great importance... and Old Master Yu knew that this was a dead knot!
As for Yu Ning's fate, Old Master Yu knew a thing or two. It might bring the Yu family soaring, yes, but Yu Ning's sacrifice would be anything but small! RQ