Chapter 2608 — Elder Wei Is Domineering
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What was he to do? Fighting was out of the question—he could not win, not even if he staked his life on it. For a moment Wei Zhao's mind was a tangled mess, and he felt utterly helpless.
All along, apart from that time he had been reduced to a cripple, Wei Zhao's road had been perilous but never fatal; however daunting the danger, he had gritted his teeth and pushed through. He had never known fear like this. But this time, Wei Zhao truly felt that his own strength fell short.
At that moment, Wei Zhao even felt a touch of envy for Zhong Yongliang—a man of mediocre ability who went around stirring up trouble everywhere, yet no one dared do anything to him. Why? For no other reason than that he had a powerful master. If he provoked someone he could not afford to provoke, he would invoke his master, and when they saw he was the disciple of Pure Yang Heavenly Venerable, leader of the Tomorrow-Upon-Tomorrow Sect, they could only let him go.
Wei Zhao, by contrast, had only himself. As for backing, it was a false one he had manufactured himself, making his enemies believe a great expert stood behind him so that they dared not act rashly. Everything else he had fought for with real blades and real blood.
But now that no longer worked! The little bit of fake backing he had built might mean nothing at all to these people, and if he clashed head-on with them, the one who died in the end would certainly be Wei Zhao! Not "if"—but "certainly." And if he could not win, then he could only run. Though Wei Zhao had two Heaven-and-Earth Nets, and according to what Sun Jingyan had said, only two experts had come this time, a man and a woman, and Wei Zhao could certainly use the nets to snare them for a while.
But what good would that do? Once he had netted them, where would he run? If they could track him to Donghai City, could they not track him somewhere else? Wei Zhao could not hide forever.
In fact, when Wei Zhao learned that his enemies were Tagan Long and his lot, he knew the situation had turned dire! It had slipped beyond his control. If only he could invoke a master now—what a fine thing that would be.
Helpless, Wei Zhao could only dial Elder Wei's number. Under normal circumstances, Wei Zhao would not go to Elder Wei unless it was something he could not solve himself.
"Xiao Yi, what is it? If it's nothing, I'm hanging up—I'm on my way to see a patient!" Elder Wei's somewhat impatient voice came through the phone.
"Old man, I'm in trouble!" Wei Zhao drew a deep breath and said it in front of Wang Xinyan, without avoiding her.
"Oh? What trouble have you stirred up now?" Elder Wei was slightly taken aback. Wei Zhao rarely spoke to him in such a helpless tone, so Elder Wei's voice turned serious as well.
"I've provoked two experts I can't afford to provoke..." Wei Zhao said with a bitter smile, briefly recounting the situation to Elder Wei, and stressing that he was no match for them at all.
"Heh, I thought it was something serious..." Elder Wei laughed, a relaxed laugh.
"What are you laughing at? I'm asking you, old man, is this funny? Can you solve it?" Wei Zhao was a little annoyed, but still asked with some hope: "Everyone these days relies on invoking their master. I don't have a master to invoke, do I?"
"Actually, you could invoke one too... it's just... mm, never mind that. You're in Donghai; I definitely can't solve it from here, but I have other ways," Elder Wei said.
"What ways?" Wei Zhao asked quickly, paying little mind to what Elder Wei had said before—after all, his master had been missing for over ten years; how could he invoke him?
"Run. Take Han Jingyi, and that whole harem of wives of yours, and go back to West Star Mountain Village," Elder Wei said.