Chapter 3028 — Little Shu's Phone Call (Urgent Summons for the [Moon] Ticket—Ranking Has Dropped Again!)
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And if he refused Mount Flaming Flame, that would amount to offending an ancient sect. Wei Zhao was not afraid of offending people, but for no reason at all, it was better to avoid forming enmity if he could—just as Little Shu had said, if Fire Burning Cloud could not wait for Wei Zhao to appear, he would leave on his own, and that would be best of all.
So after a moment's thought Wei Zhao said, "All right, I'll wait a while before going back. But keep an eye on this man for me. If he really means no harm, it's fine for me to go back early—helping or not, after all, is up to me."
"Okay! But from what I can see, he's a bad man. Little Shu will report back to Arrow-Brand Bro with news from here anytime!" Shen Yushu said.
After hanging up, Wei Zhao shook his head. How had this man from Mount Flaming Flame come looking for him? Was this business a good thing or a bad thing? Still, at the thought of Mount Flaming Flame, Wei Zhao decided he would call Uncle Qing and ask about it.
After all, Uncle Qing's sect was also a fire-attribute sect, and it might well have some connection or tie to Mount Flaming Flame. That way Wei Zhao could indirectly learn more about the sect.
With that in mind, Wei Zhao dialed Uncle Qing's number directly.
"Xiao Yi?" These days Uncle Qing was busy from dawn to dusk, utterly swamped. The new company had put down roots in Donghai City, and he had earlier handed over a large sum of money to Fatty Lai, so he and Gu Pengzhan had no choice but to work even harder to earn money—he did not even have time to go see Sun Jingyan. "What is it? I'm in a meeting..."
"Is that so? I wanted to ask about some matters concerning the ancient sect Mount Flaming Flame. If you're busy, Uncle Qing, just call me back in a little while!" Wei Zhao said.
"It's fine, I'm not busy!" The moment Uncle Qing heard Wei Zhao's question, he knew Wei Zhao must have something important to ask, so he quickly stood up and walked out of the meeting room. "It's just me and Mr. Gu and a few others, it doesn't matter. Go ahead and tell me first!"
"All right, Uncle Qing. Here's the situation: do you know of the ancient sect Mount Flaming Flame?" Wei Zhao did not stand on ceremony and asked directly.
"Mount Flaming Flame, of course I know it. Why? Do you have a grudge against this sect?" Uncle Qing asked after a slight pause.
"No, here's how it is..." Wei Zhao then told Uncle Qing what Shen Yushu had said—that Fire Burning Cloud had come to ask for his help against the Tomorrow Upon Tomorrow sect.
"Oh, so that's it!" Uncle Qing clearly breathed a sigh of relief. "As for Mount Flaming Flame, it actually shares a not-so-shallow origin with my own sect!"
"You're both fire-attribute sects, I roughly guessed that much..." Wei Zhao nodded.
"My sect is actually called the Fire Lion Sect. Its founder was, in fact, the younger brother of a former sect master of Mount Flaming Flame! The two brothers fell out. There was a conflict, and the younger brother left the sect to establish his own. But be that as it may, there has always been a bond of affection between the two sects, and in the years since, there has been contact between them as well," Uncle Qing said.
"Huh? So in that case... Uncle Qing and this Fire Burning Cloud ought to be relatives?" Wei Zhao could not help being a little surprised.
"Not relatives, exactly. Among the ancient sects, some pass the position of sect master to their most outstanding disciple, while others pass it from father to son. Though both Mount Flaming Flame and the Fire Lion Sect are the father-to-son kind, over a thousand years of transmission there have been no few sect masters without heirs—and such is the case with our Fire Lion Sect..." (To be continued.)