Chapter 3174 — The Shocked Zhong Yongliang
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"Jinxing, pull yourself together!" Though Dongfang Badao dimly understood that matters were dire and that Dongfang Yinxing had most likely met with foul play, he could not allow his own people to lose their heads now. He slapped Dongfang Jinxing hard across the face, snapping him back to his senses!
Without waiting for Dongfang Jinxing to say a word, Dongfang Badao snatched the phone away and spoke into it: "Feng Tianhu, is that you? This is Dongfang Badao. Tell me everything you know, in detail—what on earth happened!"
"Ah... Elder Dongfang, is it...? Truth be told, I don't know much myself. I only heard the rough outline from an informant over there..." As he spoke, Feng Tianhu relayed what he knew to Dongfang Badao. In truth, he was ignorant of the particulars; all he had was the outcome.
"So you're saying that Wei Zhao not only has the power to kill two experts at the peak of the late Heaven Rank in an instant, but can even hold his own against a master at the absolute pinnacle of the late Heaven Rank?" Dongfang Badao asked urgently.
"Exactly!" Feng Tianhu nodded. "Elder Dongfang, the deed is done now, and the evidence is irrefutable—those two are truly dead. Our next step should be to discuss how we might protect ourselves! This affair was led by our two houses. If Wei Zhao really comes knocking, my Feng family cannot withstand him, and your Dongfang family are no less than goods to be felled with a single blow of Wei Zhao's hand!"
"This..." Dongfang Badao's expression was exceedingly grim. Though Feng Tianhu's words were harsh to the ear, he had no choice but to admit it—Feng Tianhu was right! Wei Zhao could annihilate two experts at the peak of the late Heaven Rank at once and walk away without a scratch, completely unharmed. That alone was proof enough of Wei Zhao's fearsome power!
So the situation was clear enough now. If Wei Zhao wanted revenge, no one could stop him—the Dongfang family would suffer, and the ancient Feng family would suffer too! The matter at hand was no longer about taking revenge; it was about preventing Wei Zhao from taking his.
Yet old age had made Elder Dongfang crafty. Rather than give in to baseless panic, he pondered for a moment and then said, "From what I know, Wei Zhao has many enemies, yet he rarely goes out of his way to stir up trouble with others. He acts only when he has no choice. In the several assaults our Dongfang family launched, Wei Zhao was merely striking back—that proves the point. I have also investigated Wei Zhao before. Unless absolutely forced to it, he will not move against anyone of his own accord. In all this time, the only ones he ever took the initiative against were the Yu family of the secular world and the hidden Zhao family..."
"That may be so, Elder Dongfang, but have you considered what the secular Yu family and the hidden Zhao family each represent? One belongs to the secular plane and one to the hidden plane! Wei Zhao is killing a chicken to warn the monkeys. Perhaps the next one will be my ancient Feng family or your Dongfang clan!" Feng Tianhu had studied Wei Zhao as well, and this was the conclusion he had drawn.
"That was because they pushed him too far! As things stand now, not a single person at Wei Zhao's side has died or been wounded, while our Dongfang family has lost several fine experts. I doubt he will come trouble us—so long as we endure quietly and do not provoke him, that will be enough." Dongfang Badao spoke calmly. "To bear it for a while—that is nothing."
Hearing Dongfang Badao's tone, Feng Tianhu ground his teeth in fury, yet there was nothing he could do! When all was said and done, the Dongfang family were merely hired blades; the whole affair had begun with him, Feng Tianhu. If Wei Zhao sought revenge, he would certainly be the first under the knife, whereas the Dongfang family need only lower their heads and offer an apology and they would surely be fine—after all, Wei Zhao had lost nothing.