Chapter 2954 — Zhao Qilei Is Deceived
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In the Hidden Zhao Family, after Zhao Qibing and Zhao Qilei returned, they sat respectfully in the Zhao Family's conference room, waiting for Old Master Zhao to announce the next move.
Soon Old Master Zhao entered the conference room, glanced at Zhao Qibing and Zhao Qilei, and asked mildly, "Well? Everything go smoothly after you sent Wei Zhao back?"
"Don't even mention it. I meant to finish off that little wench Shen Yushu, but who could have guessed that Yu Yi of the Hidden Yu Family would step in and stop me from laying another finger on anyone close to Wei Zhao!" Zhao Qibing said bitterly.
"What?! The Yu Family actually interfered?" Old Master Zhao's brows knit at once at Zhao Qibing's words. What was going on here? Did the Yu Family in fact disapprove of killing Wei Zhao? Or was it... that Yu Ning of the Yu Family had swayed Old Master Yu's thinking?
"That I don't know. I rather regret not finishing Wei Zhao off right there on the road. If the Hidden Yu Family is going to interfere, then Wei Zhao's enemies really won't dare act rashly anymore—even the Hidden You Family would find it hard to make an enemy of the Hidden Yu Family!" Zhao Qibing said with some regret.
"If you'd killed him, fine, I'd be all for it. Once he's dead, Wei Zhao's ancient-plane underlings come looking for revenge—and just in time, I'm the family head," Zhao Qilei said with a curl of his lip, taunting.
"Qitan, that's enough!" Old Master Zhao suddenly waved a hand.
"Grandfather, what are you..." Zhao Qilei was slightly taken aback.
"Qitan, after much careful thought, I've decided the position of young family head still ought to go to Qibing. After all, I promised it to him first. As for you—you have a history of betraying the family, and now you've betrayed the leader as well. That is not enough to command respect. So if you keep your head down and behave, here in the Hidden Zhao Family, I can arrange for you a Cotton Elder's seat in the future." Old Master Zhao dumped a basin of cold water right over Zhao Qilei's head!
Zhao Qilei's expression changed. It was not that he cared about the position of young family head—he had been playing the double agent all along. What he had not expected was that his grandfather would be so heartless, that even the competition he had promised him was a sham!
Most likely this was no "careful thought" at all. Old Master Zhao had made up his mind long ago, intending to kill the donkey once the grinding was done after the Wei Zhao affair. He had never once considered making Zhao Qilei the young family head. It had all been a deception!
Sure enough, a man so frenzied and devoid of conscience no longer deserved to be counted among Zhao Qilei's kin. And now, at last, Zhao Qilei steeled his heart and cut all ties with the Hidden Zhao Family! In the past he had always harbored some illusions, but after this business—and recalling how Old Master Zhao had treated Leader Zhu and Zhu the Second—Zhao Qilei felt that he was nothing more than a pawn at Old Master Zhao's side, to be used.
When there was use for him, fine-sounding promises were made; when there was no more use, he was cast aside! Cotton Elder? Perhaps in the eyes of the Zhao Family's other disciples, a Cotton Elder was the very pinnacle of existence—but that was not a post for direct-line descendants of the Zhao Family. Zhao Qilei was a direct-line descendant. What glory was there in sinking to a position like Cotton Elder, waiting on others? (To be continued. For the wonderful novel [Net], remember our website: