Chapter 2955 — Who Is This Visitor?

Old Master Zhao was taken aback, but he did not try to hide the truth. He merely nodded and said, "That's right. If I hadn't deceived you, how could I have made you turn against your own family so completely? Wei Zhao must have been heartbroken when his own subordinate betrayed him! Hahaha!"

"So that's how it was. You were using me..." Zhao Qitan's expression darkened, and he lowered his head.

"Zhao Qitan, have you ever stopped to think what you are? You already betrayed the Zhao family once. How could we possibly entrust you with any real responsibility? With a brain like yours, you actually thought you could compete with me for the position of family head? How could that ever happen?" By now, Zhao Qibing had finally understood the truth as well. He could not help gloating as he mocked Zhao Qitan. "Have you accepted it now?"

"So no matter how hard I tried, in your eyes I was still inferior to Zhao Qibing!" Zhao Qitan sighed. "Aren't you afraid I might turn around and join Wei Zhao's side again?"

"Oh? Do you think you can?" Old Master Zhao looked at Zhao Qitan with a half-smile. "Do you really think that if you go back and speak to Wei Zhao, he will still accept you? Don't forget whose hand it was that he broke!"

Zhao Qitan's face instantly turned ashen, yet a spark of unwillingness still flickered in his eyes. "Why? I brought back a third-grade pill as well."

"There is no 'why.' A family head must be willing to sever all personal ties when necessary. Zhao Qibing is better at that than you. That is all." Old Master Zhao spoke evenly. "But if you insist on an explanation, then here it is: Zhao Qibing is Zhao Guangyin's son. His taking the position better suits the Zhao family's need for stability at present. As for you, setting aside whether Zhao Guangyin would agree, even his own direct followers would never want to see you take power."

"I see!" Zhao Qitan nodded in disappointment. In truth, he was merely putting on an act. "I understand now. I don't need the position of family head. From now on, I can live freely as a spoiled young master. That would be quite comfortable too."

"Exactly. Isn't it much better once you look at things that way?" Seeing Zhao Qitan lose heart, Zhao Qibing finally relaxed. Although his grandfather clearly favored him, it would still be troublesome if Zhao Qitan kept stirring up trouble. "You could be a spoiled young master like I used to be. There is nothing wrong with bullying men and preying on women."

"I understand..." Zhao Qitan rose to his feet and turned away, leaving at once, as though he had no desire to say anything more.

Old Master Zhao and Zhao Qibing exchanged a smile. This was the best possible outcome. If Zhao Qitan no longer fought or competed, they could simply let him be. The Zhao family was not short one person, after all.

"Keep a close watch on the news from Wei Zhao's side. Find out what the Hidden Yu Family is really planning!" Old Master Zhao ordered.

"All right. These next few days, I'll stay at the Fuli Bar. It's very close to Wei Zhao's home, so I can gather information there." Zhao Qibing nodded.

What reassured Wei Zhao somewhat was that, after so much time had passed, the news should have spread far and wide. Yet not a single hidden family had come seeking revenge. Instead, the two brothers from the Hidden Zhuang Family had been drawn here.

"Wu Chengtian, our leader was injured. Why didn't you tell the two of us? Did you think our strength was too low, or what? The Hidden Zhuang Family may not have any Heaven Rank experts, but you shouldn't look down on us like that!" Zhuang Niaopao glared at Wu Chengtian angrily.

"This..." Wu Chengtian gave a wry smile. "My family doesn't have any Heaven Rank experts either. Perhaps our leader didn't invite you because the Zhuang Family is farther away?"

"What about the Pi Family?" Zhuang Niaopao was still unwilling to let it go. "Isn't the Pi Family even farther from here than we are?"

"Enough, Zhuang Niaopao. The reason our Pi Family came is that we have a Heaven Rank expert among us. Since we've arrived, we might as well work together to protect our leader. There is no point in dwelling on this." Pi Zhishan stepped in to smooth things over.

"That's true." Zhuang Niaoqiang gave Zhuang Niaopao a meaningful glance, signaling him not to keep dwelling on it. In his heart, he had already guessed the likely reason. Perhaps because the Hidden Zhuang Family had been the last to pledge allegiance to Wei Zhao, Wei Zhao still did not fully trust them subconsciously, and so had not called for them.

But the more that seemed to be the case, the more eagerly the two brothers, Zhuang Niaoqiang and Zhuang Niaopao, pressed forward. Ever since they had begun cooperating with Zou Tiandi, the brothers often met with Zou Tiandi and Zou Ruoguang. They were always hearing the two men praise Wei Zhao as extraordinarily powerful. In Songshan City, the Zou Family had survived one crisis after another only because they had continued following Wei Zhao without wavering. Those who had been fickle and thought themselves clever, families such as the Golden Bell Sect, had all perished.

The Hidden Zhuang Family had therefore been influenced little by little. They came to believe that following Wei Zhao was the best choice. Thus, when they heard that Wei Zhao had been injured, their first thought was not of the Zhuang Family's future, but of coming immediately to protect him.

In their eyes, Wei Zhao's recovery was a certainty. They had not taken his injuries particularly seriously at all.

Still, the arrival of the two Zhuang brothers allowed Wei Zhao to breathe a sigh of relief. It seemed that his subordinates were still dependable after all.

Just as Wei Zhao was feeling pleased by the loyalty of his men, the villa received the first piece of bad news since his injury.

A sudden roar erupted outside the villa, deafening in its force. "Is this the residence of that junior named Wei Zhao?"

Disdain and contempt dripped from the voice. Wu Chengtian and the others were startled and hurried out through the villa's gate, only to see a middle-aged man dressed in black standing arrogantly before the entrance. His eyes were raised high, his nostrils pointed toward the heavens, and his entire bearing proclaimed that he alone stood supreme beneath the sky.

"Who are you, and what are you doing here?" Wu Chengtian sized up the man's strength. He was a peak Earth Rank late-phase expert. But Wu Chengtian had been at Wei Zhao's side and had even seen Heaven Rank experts. Why should he fear a mere peak Earth Rank late-phase cultivator?

"Are you that junior Wei Zhao?" The man in black glanced at Wu Chengtian, then snorted through his nose before asking.

"What business do you have with our leader?" Zhuang Niaopao found the man's arrogant attitude highly offensive. He might be a peak Earth Rank late-phase cultivator, but there were several Earth Rank cultivators on their side, not to mention Old Master Pi, a Heaven Rank expert.

"Your leader? Then you are all that junior Wei Zhao's lackeys?" The man in black looked at Zhuang Niaopao and the others in surprise. He had not expected Wei Zhao to have so many subordinates.

"Who are you, exactly? You keep calling him a junior, yet you are nothing more than a peak Earth Rank late-phase expert. Don't you find it embarrassing to talk like that in front of me?" At that moment, Old Master Pi stepped out as well!

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