Chapter 2789 — Where Has Zhao Qibing Gone?
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Zhao Qilei was badly startled too, never expecting Wei Zhao to suddenly ask such a question. Wasn't this an open falling-out with his grandfather? But this was the Hidden Zhao family's own ground—if it came to a fight, could he and Wei Zhao stand against the Zhao family? Yet old master Zhao's answer left Zhao Qilei dumbfounded.
"This..." Old master Zhao's face froze, and he stared at Wei Zhao in amazement. "Young Hero Lin jests. You and I have no grudge against each other—why would you kill me..."
"No grudge, is that so?" Wei Zhao smiled and paid him no further mind, only pulling Zhao Qilei along as they walked out of the Zhao family's reception hall together.
Watching the receding figures of Wei Zhao and Zhao Qilei, old master Zhao finally let out a breath of relief, clutched at his heart, and sat down on the sofa.
"Old Master, are you all right?" Old Mian was also drenched in cold sweat.
"I'm fine. Ah, who could have imagined Wei Zhao would be so formidable now? The pressure he put on me just now was simply too great. Whether Zhao Qilei's going with him to the trial this time is a blessing or a curse is still unknown..." Old master Zhao said with some worry.
"This... perhaps, Old Master, we should change our strategy? Toward Qitan..." Old Mian was not Old Bi; he held no particular fondness for Zhao Qibing, nor any particular dislike for Zhao Qilei. In his view, whoever was more useful to the Hidden Zhao family should be the one raised up—that was only natural.
"But that would be unfair to Qibing..." Old master Zhao was conflicted. In the past, facing Wei Zhao had not carried such pressure as now, but meeting him today had truly been more than old master Zhao could bear.
"But it's obvious Wei Zhao dislikes Zhao Qibing and is closer to Zhao Qilei!" Old Mian said cautiously.
"Ah, let me think it over," old master Zhao said, waving his hand helplessly.
Wei Zhao and Zhao Qilei left the Hidden Zhao family together. Zhao Qilei was full of curiosity about what had happened today, and once in Wei Zhao's car he could not help asking, "Boss, why does my grandfather seem so afraid of you?"
"I can kill him in a single blow, so of course he's afraid," Wei Zhao said with a smile. "You've probably had no other channels for news these past days, and don't know what's been happening out there."
"That's right, boss. You can kill my grandfather in a single blow? My grandfather is an early-stage Heaven Rank expert—could it be that your strength now..." Zhao Qilei's eyes went wide with shock. "You're a Heaven Rank expert too?"
"No, I'm only late-stage Earth Rank," Wei Zhao shook his head. "But I have the strength to kill Heaven Rank experts in a single blow. I can more or less kill any expert below mid-stage Heaven Rank outright."
"My god, boss, you're that incredible? Then aren't you the number one below Heaven Rank?" Zhao Qilei said in astonishment. "No wonder my grandfather was so afraid. No wonder they haven't been making things hard for me lately—so that's the reason!"
Zhao Qilei had been puzzled for a while now as to why the Zhao family no longer troubled him as they once had. He had assumed they simply meant to leave him to sink or swim and wanted nothing to do with him; it had never occurred to him that it was probably thanks to Wei Zhao.