Chapter 1606 — Young Master Bing's New Plan

Damn it, is this not screwing himself over? If Brother Gun were trading blows with a first-tier internal-style expert, he'd still be a sure bet — but going head-to-head with an internal-style expert one tier above him? That was practically suicide! However capable he was, a full tier of difference made it all meaningless! He didn't have the ability to fight above his level!

It was just like playing an online game: your level was right there for everyone to see, and trying to kill an opponent above your level was nearly impossible! Of course there were exceptions — say, if the skills you'd cultivated were stronger than theirs, or your gear was better than theirs.

And Wei Zhao, in gaming terms, was exactly the kind of player who had top-tier skills and equipment — plus a jade pendant, a cockroach pill. How was anyone else supposed to compete?

So Brother Gun, wearing a thoroughly miserable expression, was sent flying by Wei Zhao — landing a full ten meters away, right on a bowling lane! And as if on cue, someone at that very moment hurled a bowling ball that struck the utterly weakened Brother Gun square on the head, knocking him out cold!

"Late peak of the Profound Tier... how is that possible!" Blonde and Purple stared at Wei Zhao in horror, unable to fathom how he had suddenly become a late-peak Profound Tier expert. "You were hiding your true strength all along?"

"What do you think?" Wei Zhao couldn't be bothered to answer them. Let them figure it out themselves.

And what Blonde and Purple were thinking was this: perhaps Wei Zhao had indeed been hiding his strength from the start! If he could hide it the first time, he certainly could hide it the second time — so what about the third? Could it be that late peak of the Profound Tier wasn't even Wei Zhao's real strength?

At that thought, Blonde and Purple broke into a cold sweat. But then again, the tier above Profound Tier was Earth Tier — and Hidden Clans, restrained by the Arbitration Association, couldn't appear casually in the mundane world! With that, they relaxed once more.

"Crossing the Hidden You Clan is a decision you'd better think through carefully!" Blonde spat out the threat, but had no nerve to stay. If even Brother Gun wasn't Wei Zhao's match, what chance did they have of keeping him here? So he yielded to Young Master You's wishes and hurriedly prepared to leave. As for Purple, he slung Brother Gun over his back, and the group vanished from the entertainment center.

Throughout it all, Young Master You hadn't uttered a single word. His heart was seething with hatred, yet he had no outlet for it! He knew all too well the gulf between a late-peak Profound Tier internal-style expert and an external-style one — and with Brother Gun already injured, he was even less of a match for Wei Zhao.

As for having made an enemy of the Hidden You Clan, Wei Zhao didn't dwell on it. Once the feud was set, there was no possibility of reconciliation. From here on, they would take things one step at a time.

"Yao Yao, are you all right? They didn't do anything to you, did they?" Wei Zhao looked at Gu Mengyao, who seemed a little weary.

"I'm fine... thank you... but won't this cause trouble?" The young lady had also seen that those people were far from ordinary, which was why she had merely played along earlier rather than losing her temper outright.

"Hah, why thank me? Wasn't I always supposed to be your enforcer?" Wei Zhao laughed.

"Aren't we friends now?" Gu Mengyao countered.

Wei Zhao paused briefly, then nodded. "Yes, friends. So there's no need to thank me."

"Good." Hearing Wei Zhao say that, Gu Mengyao seemed rather pleased.

The incident with Young Master You and Brother Gun had drained what little enthusiasm the three of them had left — they had even less desire to keep the night going. They left the activity room directly, heading back to their rooms to rest.

Wei Zhao didn't actually share a room with Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu — that would be inconvenient and invite gossip. Little Shu wouldn't mind, but he feared scandal might follow the young lady, so he went to Kang **'s room instead.

Watching Wei Zhao leave, the young lady's face betrayed nothing — no joy, no sorrow...

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Inside the Geili Fuyun Bar, Medicine King, Uncle Zhu, Leader Zhu, Zhao Qibing, and Li Cihua sat huddled together, hatching some scheme.

"Wei Zhao went to his class reunion. If I'm not mistaken, they'll definitely go mountain climbing tomorrow — that's the activity everyone who visits a resort picks for the second morning," Li Cihua said. He ran the entertainment industry himself, so he was well acquainted with how these places worked.

"Then we strike tomorrow morning!" Leader Zhu nodded, but cast an uneasy glance at Medicine King. "Medicine King — is what you said true? A normal venomous snake, after taking this Five-Step Qi-Scattering Powder, becomes lethally toxic while remaining unharmed itself?"

"I've studied medicine for this long — why would I deceive you?" Medicine King replied. "Besides, we're all Young Master Bing's people. This isn't just about avenging Second Brother Zhu — it's also about venting Young Master Bing's anger!"

"Good!" Leader Zhu nodded. "Anyone who takes this poison will have their true qi scattered, with no cure? And I hear Wei Zhao is some kind of divine doctor — what if he can neutralize the poison?"

"Of course there's a cure. But even though Wei Zhao's medical skills are impressive, in that remote little town, where would he obtain the ingredients? By the time he rushed back to Songshan City and found a cure, his true qi would have dissipated entirely, turning him into an ordinary person — and neutralizing the poison would be meaningless!" Medicine King said.

"Oh? This poison has no effect on ordinary people?" Leader Zhu asked.

"None. At most it stings a little and the wound swells for a few days — no real damage. That's exactly why a normal snake can take it without harm." Medicine King explained.

"Excellent! Tomorrow I'll find an opportunity to get Wei Zhao poisoned and turn him into an ordinary person — then dealing with him will be a breeze!" Leader Zhu nodded approvingly.

"Big brother, but doesn't Wei Zhao seem able to recover his strength? Last time, I heard his meridians were completely destroyed and he became a cripple — yet his meridians healed and he regained his power!" Uncle Zhu reminded him.

"Damaged meridians? There's the Meridian-Opening Pill — they can certainly be restored! Once the meridians heal, the strength returns with them. But this Five-Step Qi-Scattering Powder is completely different — it disperses every bit of true qi in the body, turning the person into an ordinary human!" Medicine King explained. "Second Brother Zhu — aren't you living proof of that yourself?"

Uncle Zhu thought about it and realized it was true. His worries immediately eased.

"Then it's settled. Tomorrow I'll find a way to have one of those Five-Step Qi-Scattering Powder snakes bite Wei Zhao!" Leader Zhu said with a vicious grin. "Once Wei Zhao's true qi is gone, he's a tiger without teeth — and then we can trample him however we please!"

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