Chapter 2928 — The Campaign Against Wei Zhao
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The reason Old Master Zhao was not at home was that he had arranged a meeting with several important personages that day; at that very moment he was holding a secret conference in the council chamber of the Hidden You Family.
Ever since Zhao Qilei had been taken away in person by Wei Zhao, Old Master Zhao had been unable to sit still or sleep soundly. If Wei Zhao dared to kill him, there would be nothing he could do but stare helplessly! Old Master Zhao absolutely could not watch such a dangerous lurking threat hovering before his eyes!
And when word came back that Zhao Qilei had successfully passed the trial, Old Master Zhao felt as though doomsday had arrived. Zhao Qilei had returned home, and with Wei Zhao backing him, what was he to do? When the time came, if Wei Zhao insisted on making Zhao Qilei the head of the family, forced him to abdicate, and forced Zhao Qibing to give up his claim, what then?
Thus Old Master Zhao finally could hold back no longer. He sent invitation letters to several hidden families and sects that bore grudges against Wei Zhao, to discuss together how to rid themselves of this scourge, Wei Zhao!
The families Old Master Zhao invited were the Hidden You Family, the Hidden Yu Family, the Qianshan Sect, the Golden Bell Sect, and the Fire Wolf Gang! All of these were families and sects that harbored intense hatred for Wei Zhao—only the Hidden Yu Family did not come.
Old Master Zhao had known the Hidden Yu Family would send no one, and he had not taken it to heart; he merely assumed that the Yu Family and the Zhao Family had fallen out over the matter of Zhao Qibing and Yu Ning, and were unwilling to attend a secret meeting convened by the Zhao Family.
In truth, when Old Master Yu saw the words "deal with Wei Zhao together" on the invitation, he had simply thrown the letter away. Though he had no intention of informing Wei Zhao, he had even less interest in attending!
Imperceptibly, through a gradual and silent process, Old Master Yu had already begun adjusting the Hidden Yu Family's future plans and policies. Especially after Yu Ning's misfortune, Old Master Yu's attitude toward Wei Zhao had undergone some subtle changes.
Of course, these things were unknown to Old Master Zhao.
In the meeting room, apart from Old Master Zhao, there now sat Old Master You of the Hidden You Family, Sect Master Wo of the Qianshan Sect, Sect Master Jin of the Golden Bell Sect, and An Mingyue of the Fire Wolf Gang.
The reason the meeting was held at the You Family was that the last Hidden World Families Summit had been hosted by the Zhao Family, so this time they had simply changed venues.
The Qianshan Sect and the Golden Bell Sect were both situated deep in the mountains and were rather inconvenient to reach, while An Mingyue of the Fire Wolf Gang was merely a regional chief in Eastsea City and had no headquarters to speak of. Thus the Hidden You Family had become the best place to hold the meeting.
The Qianshan Sect and the Golden Bell Sect both hated Wei Zhao to the bone and wished they could butcher him on the spot for vengeance. Whether it was Sect Master Wo or Sect Master Jin, the important figures of both sects had all died at Wei Zhao's hands—and what was more, the Qianshan Sect's guardian spirit beast had been spirited away by Wei Zhao!
As for the Fire Wolf Gang, they had always wanted to do away with Wei Zhao, so An Mingyue had likewise come here without hesitation.
As for the Hidden You Family, they actually coveted Zhang Lifeng's alchemist's notes. If Wei Zhao died, then Han Jingyi would be easy to deal with; so long as You Panhu won Han Jingyi over, everything would unravel of itself. The key problem was that if Wei Zhao did not die, Han Jingyi would never accept You Panhu.
So these people could be said to have hit it off at once!