Chapter 2930 — Deceiving Zhao Qilei
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"The thing is, Elder Kang, I've heard you and Wei Zhao are enemies?" Old Master You asked.
"What do you mean by that? What exactly are you trying to say?" Kang Jingming's nerves pulled taut, and he asked in a low voice.
"Elder Kang, I merely mean to say that right now there's an opportunity to be rid of Wei Zhao!" Old Master You, hearing that Kang Jingming seemed angered, hastened to explain: "As things stand, the hidden Zhao family's Old Master Zhao wants to deal with Wei Zhao, and intends to use poison... the situation is like this..."
Old Master You held nothing back, and told Kang Jingming the whole business of how Old Master Zhao meant to use Zhao Qilei as bait to invite Wei Zhao to a meal and then poison him.
"Oh? And why tell me? If the Zhao family wants to be rid of Wei Zhao, then let them be rid of him—I'd be all the happier for it." Kang Jingming was rather puzzled. Had Old Master You called him just to tell him this, so he could gloat?
"No, that's not it. The situation now is that the hidden Zhao family has no poison capable of doing Wei Zhao in, so they've come to our hidden You family for help. But our hidden You family isn't confident we can keep Wei Zhao from detecting the poison either—after all, Elder Kang, you know as well as anyone that Wei Zhao's attainments in medicine are considerable!" Old Master You said. "So I wanted to ask whether Elder Kang's side might have a suitable poison, and then Old Master Zhao's side could put it to work..."
In all his words, Old Master You said only that the hidden Zhao family wanted poison to be rid of Wei Zhao; he never said he wanted Wei Zhao dead himself! Framed that way, he seemed merely to be building a bridge for the hidden Zhao family.
"Oh, so that's how it is. Fine, I understand. Let me look into it and I'll get back to you." Kang Jingming understood Old Master You's meaning, but did not agree on the spot—after all, this had to be discussed with Ancestor Xuanchen first.
"Very good, Elder Kang. Then I'll await your good news!" Old Master You said hurriedly.
After hanging up, Kang Jingming concealed nothing and told Ancestor Xuanchen everything Old Master You had said, leaving the decision to him.
"This is a good thing, isn't it?" After hearing it out, Ancestor Xuanchen showed no objection—on the contrary, he approved: "That way, someone else will be rid of Wei Zhao for us, and we won't have to lift a finger. It saves us the trouble."
"But the poison..." Kang Jingming himself had no idea how to formulate any poison.
"As for the poison, I'll have to consult some materials. Wei Zhao is no simple man—an ordinary poison could never fool him. We must contrive something special!" Ancestor Xuanchen said after a moment's thought.
"Very well, Master. Then shall I call Old Master You back first and tell him we'll help?" Kang Jingming asked.
"You may, but this matter must be kept secret. Say nothing to anyone else," Ancestor Xuanchen instructed.
"Rest easy, Master. This enemy is ours alone, master and disciple—it has nothing to do with anyone else. I certainly won't go around talking about it," Kang Jingming nodded and pledged.
Kang Jingming went off to call Old Master You, while Ancestor Xuanchen went to consult the materials on poisons. And it was at this moment that Old Master Zhao had just returned to the hidden Zhao family!
When he learned that Zhao Qilei had actually come back at such a time, he was briefly startled. He threw a look at Zhao Qibing, who had been driving, and said, "Qibing, go to your room first. For the next few days, play along—whatever you do, don't make a mess of things!"