Chapter 1607 — A Very Important Person

Seeing his younger brother — who had once had such a bright future ahead of him — reduced to a cripple just like that, how could Foreman Zhu swallow this bitter pill? But with Bi Lao and Zhao Guangyin's prior warnings, he didn't dare act rashly. This time, Zhao Qibing could no longer hold back, and the two of them hit it off perfectly!

To take out Wei Zhao without confronting him head-on, the Medicine King had come up with this insidious scheme.

It had to be said, these people did have some brains. Although the plan looked hard to pull off, if executed properly, Wei Zhao would be utterly ruined. So a bit of extra trouble was well worth it.

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Deep within the Hidden Tang Family, in the training chamber of Old Master Tang, the family's elder patriarch, a young disciple in his twenties sat bolt upright in a chair, waiting for the old master to finish his cultivation.

Had Wei Zhao been present, he would surely have recognized this young man — one of the trial-takers who had participated in the Ice Palace trials, and one of the poor souls whose haul Zhang Naipao had led a gang to rob on the very first day!

So he had simply failed the trial and returned down the mountain to the Hidden Tang Family with his regrets.

Of course, no one could blame him. How could a hidden clan ever compete with the people of an ancient sect? So when this Tang disciple recounted his ordeal to the clan elders, no one held it against him. Even his second uncle's family — who had always been at odds with him — didn't say a word of criticism.

This Tang disciple was named Tang Yuyu, the legitimate heir of the Tang family. After returning to the clan and reporting the situation to the elders, he hurried straight to an audience with Old Master Tang, the family's founding patriarch — because this matter was something only Old Master Tang could decide!

Tang Yuyu was a shrewd young man. He understood the gravity of this matter only too well, and knew that if his suspicions proved true, it would bring an immeasurable impact upon the Tang family. So he had told no one — not even his own father, the current head of the Tang family — and had gone straight to Old Master Tang's chamber.

Still, Tang Yuyu was the legitimate heir of the Tang family, so coming in person to see Old Master Tang was no breach of protocol, and no one would fault him for it.

After completing a set of the Tang family's internal cultivation method, Old Master Tang withdrew his qi and nodded to Tang Yuyu, who had been sitting and waiting in the chair. "Yuyu, how did the trial go? Did you gain anything from it?"

Tang Yuyu held nothing back. Reverently, he repeated the same account he had given to his father and the grand elder of the clan: "Grandfather, that person is a disciple of the Tomorrow Upon Tomorrow Sect. Your grandson did not dare cross swords with him! Had I insisted on asserting myself over a moment's pride, not only might I never have returned, but I could have brought disaster upon our Hidden Tang Family! So I had no choice but to give up this opportunity."

"Yuyu, you did the right thing. The ancient sects and the hidden clans exist on entirely different levels. Yielding to them is the wisest course." Old Master Tang nodded. "Our Tang family's internal cultivation method has always leaned toward the icy cold attribute. The whole reason I sent you to the Ice Palace was to have you stay on as an outer disciple and make some progress in such a uniquely favorable environment... but never mind. Some things simply cannot be forced, and there is no need to try."

"I understand, Grandfather. That's precisely why I didn't want to waste the chance. I stayed at the foot of the Ice and Snow Spirit Mountain and cultivated for a period of time before coming back. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth there is extraordinarily dense — it allowed me to break through my previous bottleneck. I've now reached the peak of the middle stage of the Profound rank!" Tang Yuyu said.

"What?! You've already broken through? Ha ha, excellent!" Old Master Tang exclaimed with delight. "Outstanding, truly outstanding! At your age, to already possess the strength of a peak middle-stage Profound rank expert — give it time, and reaching the Heaven rank is not out of the question! Yuyu, you came straight to see your grandfather the moment you returned. Could it be that you're here to claim credit? Your father and the others don't know about this yet, do they?"

"I'm sorry, Grandfather. They truly don't know — I haven't had the chance to tell them yet!" Tang Yuyu hurriedly apologized.

"Sigh, I know. You have always wanted to be the young clan head, but I have not given my approval. Are you at this again now that you're back from the trial?" Old Master Tang sighed, then asked.

"Grandfather, let us set that aside for now. The reason I came in such a hurry is about something else entirely..." Tang Yuyu was suddenly torn between laughter and tears. He did want to become the young clan head, but this visit was genuinely about something else!

"Oh? Something else?" Old Master Tang was taken aback.

"It is a matter of the utmost importance!" At this point, Tang Yuyu lowered his voice. "Grandfather, shall we go to the secret chamber?"

Although no one dared eavesdrop outside Old Master Tang's training chamber, the clan's Heaven rank experts were no slouches. If they overheard even a single word of what Tang Yuyu was about to say, it would cause an absolute uproar. Until Old Master Tang gave his nod, Tang Yuyu dared not speak freely.

"The secret chamber?" Old Master Tang grew even more puzzled. "What matter could be so important that it must be discussed inside the secret chamber?"

One had to know — the secret chamber was only ever opened when matters concerning the Tang family's grand development or the selection of the next clan head were to be discussed. In all other circumstances, Old Master Tang would not set foot inside.

"I met someone — someone who can, I believe, change the standing of our Tang family! If my guess is right, the rise of the Tang family is right around the corner!" Tang Yuyu said. "But until this news is confirmed, I can tell you and you alone, Grandfather."

"Oh? You met someone who could change the Tang family?" Old Master Tang furrowed his brow. But seeing how cryptic Tang Yuyu was being, he pondered for a moment before finally nodding. "Very well. You come with me."

With that, Old Master Tang turned and walked toward an ancient painting hanging beside the bookshelf. He gently manipulated the hidden mechanism on the painting's frame, and at once a series of creaking sounds echoed through the room. Where the bookshelf had stood, a secret passage now gaped open!

Although everyone in the Tang family knew about Old Master Tang's secret chamber, the only person the old master had ever summoned inside was the current head of the Hidden Tang Family — Tang Yuyu's own father.

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