Chapter 2993 — Someone Got Away
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
Although the three men were not especially powerful, dealing with the far weaker disciples of the Hidden Zhao family had been as easy as slaughtering chickens.
"Senior Lin, we've finished what you asked us to do. May we leave now?" Old Master You asked.
"Leave? There's no hurry. Since all of you admire me so much, why don't we take a photograph together here at the entrance to the Hidden Zhao residence? Old Master Zhao, with all his disabilities, can serve as a fine backdrop." Wei Zhao smiled.
"What? A photograph too?" Old Master You froze, then his expression darkened. How could he not understand what Wei Zhao meant? Now that the Hidden Zhao family had been destroyed, if the three of them went home and spread rumors, presenting a united story, Wei Zhao might find himself facing some minor trouble. After all, he still could not stand above the ancient world. If the ancient factions came demanding answers, Wei Zhao would have difficulty dealing with them.
But now Wei Zhao was forcing Old Master You, Sect Master Jin, and Sect Master Wo to pose beside the crippled Old Master Zhao. That meant they would all be implicated in what had happened today. Unless the three men had lost their minds, none of them would go home and stir up trouble over it.
Even if Old Master Zhao went to the ancient sects and claimed that Wei Zhao had destroyed the Hidden Zhao family, the three men would stand up and testify that he had not.
"And how else can we prove our friendship if we don't take a photograph?" Wei Zhao countered mildly.
"Well... all right. A photograph, then. We'll take one." Old Master You nodded helplessly.
And so Old Master You, Sect Master Jin, and Sect Master Wo stood with Wei Zhao before Old Master Zhao and took a photograph together. None of the three was particularly pleased, but to humor Wei Zhao, they could only force smiles onto their faces. After all, they were afraid of dying too.
Once the photograph had been taken, Wei Zhao waved a hand. "All right. You may leave. Behave yourselves when you get home, and don't entertain any foolish ideas. It won't do you any good."
"Understood, Senior Lin. We'll keep our heads down and conduct ourselves properly when we return!" Old Master You and the other two hurriedly assured him.
Wei Zhao nodded and led his followers away from the Hidden Zhao residence. The once-bustling great family had become eerily deserted in the space of a moment. Some were dead, and the rest had fled. As for the aftermath, Old Master Han would naturally handle it; matters involving a hidden aristocratic family were not something ordinary people could interfere with.
However, just as Wei Zhao had left the Hidden Zhao residence and was preparing to head home for a celebration, his phone suddenly rang. An ordinary ringtone would normally have been perfectly unremarkable to him, but for some reason, this time it filled Wei Zhao with a sudden, inexplicable dread.
He glanced at the caller ID and was surprised to see that it was Ying Ziyu. Puzzled, Wei Zhao quickly answered. "Ziyu? What is it?"
"Brother Wei Zhao, this is bad! Your little lover has been kidnapped!" Ying Ziyu shrieked frantically through the phone.
"What little lover of mine?" Wei Zhao was utterly bewildered. He had no idea what Ying Ziyu was talking about.
"Xiao Xi! Xiao Xi has been kidnapped!" Ying Ziyu exclaimed.
"Chen Xi? How was she kidnapped? Who took her?" Only then did Wei Zhao understand whom Ying Ziyu meant by "little lover," but he had no time to argue about that. He could only ask urgently, "Who took her?" (To be continued.)