Chapter 2952 — The Injury Is Severe

"Hmph!" Rain One merely gave another cold snort by way of answer to Zhao Qibing.

At that, Zhao Qibing was truly at his wit's end. He could only turn, climb into the car, and say to Zhao Qitan, "You drive. My head's split open."

"Serves you right. Who told you to stick your nose in?" Zhao Qitan climbed into the driver's seat with a jeer, started the car, and sped away...

"Mr. Rain One, why did you help me? Was it because of Xiaoning..." Though injured, Wei Zhao was not so badly off that he could not speak. Curious, he asked.

But Rain One gave Wei Zhao no answer at all. He turned and drifted away...

Rain One's sudden arrival, his help, and his sudden departure left Wei Zhao utterly baffled. Yet among those present, one person understood why Rain One had acted—and that person was Shen Yushu.

Shen Yushu, however, could not possibly show anything. She crouched down and took Wei Zhao's hand. "Shield Bro, how are you doing?"

"That's right, Wei Zhao, how did you get hurt this badly? Let me carry you back to your room to tend your wounds!" Gu Mengyao said hastily.

"All right..." Wei Zhao smiled bitterly. Even if he returned to his room, he could not heal himself. Without being able to circulate the mnemonic of his mental cultivation method, how could he possibly heal? Even with General Mighty and the Thunder Pig—two spirit beasts of the same school—present, with his mnemonic suppressed, there was no way for him to draw pure energy from them.

It was practically a dead knot. Had Zhao Qibing not proposed shattering Wei Zhao's dantian, Wei Zhao could simply have used a Qi-Gathering Pill to level up and break through to the earth rank, then taken a Minor Restoration Pill to restore part of his meridians, and finally circulated the Xuanyuan Dragon-Taming Art to fully repair them.

Even without a Major Restoration Pill, he could have recovered through General Mighty or the Thunder Pig. But Zhao Qibing had wrecked Wei Zhao's plan. It had to be said that Zhao Qibing was rather vicious, leaving Wei Zhao in a most awkward predicament.

Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu bustled about and carried Wei Zhao back to his room, both at a loss for what to do. Wei Zhao, however, smiled and comforted them. "Xiaoshu, why are you wearing the mid-grade Golden Cicada Undergarment?"

Wei Zhao remembered that after returning from the Xuan Dan Sect trial, he had put the mid-grade Golden Cicada Undergarment away. He had not expected Xiaoshu to take it out and put it on—though thank goodness she had, or she truly could not have withstood that punch from Zhao Qibing!

True, Rain One had afterward stopped Zhao Qibing, but it had to be said that the mid-grade Golden Cicada Undergarment had played a decisive role.

As for Rain One's appearance, Wei Zhao did not understand it, but he was deeply grateful. Had Rain One not shown up, Zhao Qibing, having failed to harm Shen Yushu, would surely have turned his spearhead on Gu Mengyao. Shen Yushu had the mid-grade Golden Cicada Undergarment; Gu Mengyao did not. If Zhao Qibing had truly struck Gu Mengyao, the consequences would have been unthinkable.

"I don't know either—Xiaoshu just thought it would be fun, so she put it on. Who'd have thought the prophecy of Shu would turn out so formidable!" Shen Yushu still did not know that Wei Zhao could not recover, so her tone was light, without a trace of sorrow.

"So that's how it was..." Wei Zhao suddenly recalled that before he went to the hidden Zhao family banquet, Shen Yushu had told him to be careful. At the time he had not taken it seriously. Now it seemed that Shen Yushu's gift of prophecy was truly...

At this thought, Wei Zhao felt some regret. He should not have trusted Zhao Qitan so much, for Zhao Qitan too had his moments of misjudgment! Only this time, Old Master Zhao had been willing to sacrifice two hundred million to pledge allegiance—Wei Zhao had truly never imagined he could still play such tricks.

"Shield Bro, Yao Yao and I will be going now. You rest quietly and tend your wounds. Once you're better, you can tell us what actually happened today," Shen Yushu said.

"All right..." Wei Zhao nodded.

Shen Yushu took Gu Mengyao's hand and was about to leave, but Gu Mengyao stopped short. "Wait!"

"What is it, Yao Yao?" Shen Yushu blinked.

Gu Mengyao turned and looked at Wei Zhao. "No—Wei Zhao, are you hiding something from us? Your injury... is it very serious?"

The young lady was clever. When Wei Zhao had been hurt before, apart from that one time he asked to resign, he had always recovered quickly afterward. Even if he could not fully recover, at least his broken limbs would mend. But Wei Zhao had been home for quite a while now, and his injuries showed not the slightest sign of improvement—moreover, he had not called General Mighty or the Thunder Pig over. That set Gu Mengyao to doubting!

Wei Zhao's injuries were perhaps far more serious than she had imagined!

"That's right!" Shen Yushu caught on at once as well, knitting her brows. "Shield Bro, what actually happened?"

Seeing the expressions on the young lady's and Xiaoshu's faces, Wei Zhao knew he could hide it no longer. The two of them had already begun to suspect, so he could only tell the truth. "You're right. This time it's far more serious than you'd imagine! For the time being... I'm more or less crippled..."

To these two girls closest to him, Wei Zhao held nothing back, for he knew that even if the Zhao family could deceive and betray him, Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu never would. So he told them both what had happened that day...

When Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu heard of Wei Zhao's poisoning, both wore expressions of shock and alarm. A poison that even Wei Zhao could not overcome—what were they to do? And his dantian was shattered besides, so no pill would have any effect. It was as good as being on the road to death!

"Don't worry, you two. Serious as this is, it may not be as bad as it seems. There may still be a way out!" Seeing their silent, sorrowful faces, Wei Zhao smiled and consoled them. "Do me a favor—call Professor Guan Xuemin, and call Teacher Bai, the white-collar chief, and have them come to the villa to think of something! As for these external wounds of mine, with Grandpa Guan's medical skill they'll be no trouble for him. The recovery may be a bit slow, but it should be nothing serious in the end. As for my meridians and dantian, we'll have to trouble Teacher Bai to help think of something. Cracking the poison is all but hopeless—I can't get the food and dishes from Zhao Qibing's hands, so there's no way to analyze it."

"That's right, who'd have thought Zhao Qitan would turn traitor too!" Gu Mengyao complained. "If not for him, you wouldn't have gone to the banquet!"

Zhao Qitan? At Gu Mengyao's reminder, Wei Zhao suddenly thought of Zhao Qitan. Yes—Zhao Qitan might appear to have turned traitor, but in truth he was playing the part of the Infernal Affairs mole. If there was any chance, Zhao Qitan ought to help him get a portion of that food and dishes back!RS

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