護花近衛 - 第2990章 見風使舵 - 翰墨軒

"Good. Very good!" Elder Zhao nodded. "I always suspected there was something wrong with you, which was why I never made you the heir to the position of family head. Instead, I sent you off to the Ice Palace. And now, look at you. Just as I expected, you really are a traitor!"

"Heh. Say whatever you like. My intentions in following Wei Zhao have never changed," Zhao Qilei replied.

"Indeed, say whatever you like. Do you really think that you and that crippled Wei Zhao can exact justice? Neither of you will be leaving this place alive today!" Elder Zhao threw back his head and laughed.

Elder You, Sect Master Jin, and Sect Master Wo also found the situation rather strange. Wei Zhao had been crippled, yet he had come here with Zhao Qilei to exact justice? Wasn't that simply courting death? The two of them certainly did not look like idiots.

So, believing that anything out of the ordinary must have a hidden cause, Elder You, Sect Master Jin, and Sect Master Wo did not step forward or say anything. They merely watched, waiting to understand the situation before making a move.

"Elder Zhao, do you really think the two of us are the only ones who came today?" Wei Zhao spoke up. He snapped his fingers toward the space behind him, and in an instant Elder Pi, Elder Han, Pi Zhifeng, Wu Chengtian, Han Xiaohu, Zhuangniao Qiang, Zhuangniao Pao, and the others all poured into the conference room.

"I was wondering how the two of you could possibly be so stupid. So you brought reinforcements after all. Clever." Elder Zhao gave a cold laugh. "Under ordinary circumstances, if this group of yours came knocking, our Zhao family truly would have no way to deal with you. With an expert of the Heaven Rank like Elder Pi among you, our family would be turned upside down! But you chose the worst possible moment to come here today. Do you know who is sitting in this room? You may not know Zhao Qilei, but surely you know Wei Zhao?"

"So Elder You, Sect Master Wo, and Sect Master Jin are here as well," Wei Zhao said calmly.

"That's right. We are here to discuss the second phase of our plan to deal with you, Wei Zhao. We were just about to go to your home and make trouble, and now you have delivered yourselves to our door. This time, I doubt any of you will be making it back! Since you came here looking for trouble of your own accord, no one on the ancient level could fault us for wiping you out. Elder Pi, Elder Han, you two can die with them as well!" Elder Zhao threw his head back and laughed arrogantly. "Hahahahaha!"

"Oh? Is that so? In other words, Elder You, Sect Master Jin, and Sect Master Wo are all on Elder Zhao's side and intend to oppose us?" Wei Zhao looked toward the three men with a half-smile.

"Naturally!" Elder You, Sect Master Jin, and Sect Master Wo all nodded in reply.

"Oh. Then I suppose I won't be holding back." Wei Zhao suddenly rose from his wheelchair. He circulated the formulas of his inner cultivation method, and the full might of his early Heaven Rank strength burst forth without restraint.

"Gah!" Elder Zhao stared in astonishment.

"What?" Sect Master Jin and Sect Master Wo were both horrified.

Elder You, however, was the quickest to react. He hurriedly said, "Naturally... that is impossible! I haven't finished speaking! I am firmly on Senior Wei Zhao's side. After all, Senior Wei Zhao and my son You Panhu were classmates, and they have an excellent relationship. So I came here today to condemn the Hidden Zhao family's vile act of poisoning Senior Wei Zhao!"

"Is that so? Since when have You Panhu and I had such an excellent relationship?" Wei Zhao asked with a smile, turning toward Elder You.

"How could it not be excellent? Panhu often gave you wonderful treasures. Have you forgotten? The medicine cauldrons, the alchemy materials, and all the rest?" Elder You said hurriedly.