Chapter 2958 — Zhao Qibing Takes a Master
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Nor did they dare be careless or arrogant. Could this man have come to settle accounts on Wei Zhao's behalf? But that made no sense either—Wei Zhao knew full well that he himself was an earth-rank expert, so what would he want with another expert at the peak of the late earth rank? To send him to his death?
Think as they might, they still hurried to the gate. Old Master Zhao saw the black-clad man standing there, a face entirely unfamiliar to him, and could not help asking, "May I ask what brings you here?"
"Are you the one in charge of the Hidden Zhao family?" the black-clad elder glanced at Old Master Zhao and asked.
"Yes, I am the head of the Hidden Zhao family. And you are?" Old Master Zhao frowned. The man did not seem to be here to settle accounts for Wei Zhao—so what was he here for?
"I will keep it brief. Wei Zhao has a younger brother named Zhao Qilei, correct?" the black-clad elder asked. "He is a member of your Hidden Zhao family, is he not?"
"Yes..." Old Master Zhao hesitated a moment, then nodded in assent. After all, this could not be concealed; whether Zhao Qilei belonged to the Hidden Zhao family could be learned with a single inquiry. But now he was puzzled again—had this man come because of Wei Zhao after all?
"Wei Zhao and his younger brother, during the trial at the Xuandan Sect, robbed our Dark Night Palace disciples of their trial spirit medicines. The Supreme Elder of our Dark Night Palace is greatly enraged and has sent me expressly to inform you: hand over the Third-Grade Great Return Pill obtained by illicit means, and our Dark Night Palace may show leniency and let bygones be bygones. Otherwise—heh heh!" The black-clad elder spoke with menace.
"What?! The spirit medicines Wei Zhao and Zhao Qilei won in the trial were robbed from your Dark Night Palace?" Old Master Zhao was struck dumb. He knew of the Dark Night Palace—an ancient sect. But the Xuandan Sect's trial, though he had never taken part, he knew to be a place where status and background counted for nothing; whatever happened inside was left to fate. Who had ever heard of settling scores after the fact? What was the matter with this Dark Night Palace?
"That is correct. Hand over that Third-Grade Great Return Pill at once, and I guarantee you will come to no harm!" the black-clad elder urged with some impatience.
Old Master Zhao and Zhao Qibing exchanged a glance. Though they did not know why the Dark Night Palace would violate the rules and come here demanding pills, Zhao Qilei had already given the Third-Grade Great Return Pill to Old Master Zhao, and Old Master Zhao naturally had no intention of handing it over.
True, Zhao Qilei had surrendered the Third-Grade Great Return Pill in exchange for the status of a candidate for young family head. That status no longer existed, but Old Master Zhao pretended not to know this and had pocketed the Great Return Pill himself.
"Wei Zhao has more than one younger brother besides Zhao Qilei, and Wei Zhao himself also holds a Third-Grade Great Return Pill. You can go demand it from Wei Zhao!" Zhao Qibing urged slyly.
"Wei Zhao was injured by you lot and swallowed a Great Return Pill—wasted it! If I could get it from him, would I need to waste words on you? Enough of that. If you do not wish to taste pain, hand over the Great Return Pill quickly, before I lose patience and break your dog legs!" Seeing that the Hidden Zhao family was so obstinate, the black-clad elder flared up at once.
"Break my legs? Even so, I will not hand it over! Go on, break them if you dare!" Zhao Qibing's eyes lit up, and he spoke with defiance.
"You think I do not dare?" The black-clad elder was furious too. He swept a kick straight at Zhao Qibing's legs and bellowed, "Thousand Legs—Third Form!"
"Bang—crack!"