Chapter 2163 — Xiao Shu Shows Her Might

Because when Wei Zhao had left the manor, he had already compressed a true-qi bomb—compressing it from before, and even now it still lay in his palm, unreleased. This was Wei Zhao's other trump card!

A rumor about a Qi-Gathering Pill, a true-qi bomb, a Wind-Thunder Violet-Lightning Beast—if these three could not get him out of danger, then it would prove Wei Zhao was truly too unlucky.

The true-qi bomb: use it only when absolutely necessary. Use such a thing too often and it loses its mystery; only by saving it for the very last resort could it achieve a surprise victory.

"Boss, what on earth were Sect Master Wo and Sect Master Jin trying to do earlier?" Han Xiaopo heaved a sigh of relief too, secretly counting himself lucky at this narrow escape. It was just that he had not figured out what trick Sect Master Jin and Sect Master Wo had been playing at the end—sending off the spirit beast?

"Sect Master Wo wanted to turn the spirit beast against us, and the Diamond was his helper, but the attempt failed. It's as simple as that," Wei Zhao explained.

"So that's how it was—I knew they were up to no good!" Han Xiaopo said. "By the way, boss, what was that about the Qi-Gathering Pill you mentioned to Old Master Yu of the hidden Yu family? Did you take their Qi-Gathering Pill?"

"Heh, no. The situation was like this..." Wei Zhao did not hide anything, and recounted to Han Xiaopo the matter of obtaining the Qi-Gathering Pill in the ancient tomb.

"Haha, so that's it! Now the hidden Yu family and the hidden Zhao family are at each other's throats—they'll have no time to come make trouble for us!" Han Xiaopo said in sudden understanding. "But why didn't anyone from the hidden You family or the hidden Tang family come? Why only these two, the least dangerous of them all?"

"That I'm not too clear on. Perhaps Old Master Pi put in some effort—we can ask him later." Wei Zhao was puzzled as well. Why had Old Master Tang and Old Master You not come to ambush him? If the two of them had come, things would have been somewhat more troublesome—at the very least, it would not have gone so smoothly.

"But never mind all that. After this, our hidden Han family should be able to enjoy a long period of rest and recovery!" Han Xiaopo said. "In any case, boss, thank you for this time!"

"Heh, no need to mention thanks. I've also gotten quite a few treasures this time." These things were far more than what he had brought with him—enough to fill an entire small chest, which sat in the car's trunk: all manner of heavenly materials, earthly treasures, and wondrous elixirs.

The Wind-Thunder Violet-Lightning Beast was clever enough. Wei Zhao glanced out the car window and found that it deliberately chose to travel through uninhabited places, and at great speed, so that no one had discovered it. It truly was an ancient spirit beast of high intelligence.

"Mr. Lin, shall we return to the hidden Han family first, or will you go straight home?" Han Xiaopo asked as he drove.

"Let's go home. I've been away so long." To be honest, Wei Zhao was still very worried about things at home. Although he had exchanged text messages with the eldest young lady every day, Wei Zhao still wanted to get back as soon as possible. Living together day after day, he had not felt anything special, but now that he was away, he rather missed her and Xiao Shu.

And for Wang Xinyan and Han Jingyi, Wei Zhao also felt a trace of concern in his heart. He had not told Wang Xinyan about going to the Hidden World Families Summit—he wondered whether she would be anxious?

As for Han Jingyi, though Wei Zhao had not told her either, she lived close to Gu Mengyao, so she had probably known long ago.

"Very well, Mr. Lin. Where is your home?" Han Xiaopo asked.

"In the Xueshang residential compound, not far from Donghai Engineering University," Wei Zhao said.

"All right." Han Xiaopo smiled. "Just the right chance to learn where your door is."

The journey passed without incident, and they arrived back at the gate of Wei Zhao's villa in the Xueshang compound. The Wind-Thunder Violet-Lightning Beast darted out from somewhere and ran to Wei Zhao's side, crouching affectionately at his feet.

"Come in and sit for a while?" Wei Zhao invited.

"Heh, no. Boss, we won't disturb your rest—we'll be on our way..." Han Xiaopo glanced at Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu coming out of the villa, smiled slightly, and did not intrude. In his heart, though, he thought: the boss keeps beauties hidden in his golden house—a single moment of spring night is worth a thousand in gold. To bother him now would be to lack all sense of tact, wouldn't it?

Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu had heard the car at the gate and come out to welcome him. They had already received Wei Zhao's text message earlier saying he would return tonight, so neither was surprised.

Han Xiaopo got into the car and sped off with Han Tianba in a flash, leaving only Wei Zhao and the Wind-Thunder Violet-Lightning Beast at the villa's gate.

"Yaoyao, Xiao Shu." Wei Zhao looked at Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu standing at the villa door and suddenly had a very strange feeling—as though wives were welcoming home a husband returning from a long journey. Except... the wife had become two.

"Gum Guy, you're back! Did you bring Xiao Shu something nice?" Shen Yushu came bounding over. Seeing the Wind-Thunder Violet-Lightning Beast beside Wei Zhao, she was a little curious. "Wow, this big dog looks so strange—it even has horns on its head. Is it a crossbreed?"

"Roar!" The Wind-Thunder Violet-Lightning Beast was close to Wei Zhao, but that did not mean it was close to others. Although it could tell that this person before it surely had a deep connection with Wei Zhao, to slander it like this—calling it a big dog, a crossbreed—how could it endure that?

So it suddenly let out a great roar, not only to express its displeasure but also to frighten Shen Yushu a little and make her behave.

"Damn! You lousy dog, putting on airs now!" Shen Yushu was angry too. Gum Guy brought you back, so you must be Gum Guy's underling spirit beast—and you dare show off to me, his little wife? So Shen Yushu shouted, "General Weiwu, come out quick! Gum Guy's little wife is being bullied by a lousy crossbreed dog!"

"Woof woof!" A dark shadow suddenly darted out from behind the villa, and beside it was a chibi little pig.

"Roar?" The Wind-Thunder Violet-Lightning Beast suddenly saw two high-tier spirit beasts at the peak of the late Mystic Rank, and its eyes went wide with fright. Watching these two stand to either side of Shen Yushu like guards protecting their mistress, the Wind-Thunder Violet-Lightning Beast was instantly dumbfounded.

"Woof woof!"

"Oink oink!"

General Weiwu and the Sky-Thunder Pig glared at the Wind-Thunder Violet-Lightning Beast, as if to say: looking for a beating, are you? You dare bully Shen Yushu?

"...Roar roar..." The Wind-Thunder Violet-Lightning Beast smiled awkwardly, as if to say, I was only joking... At last the creature understood why this little girl was so cocky, and why she dared call it a lousy dog. Compared with these two spirit beasts, it really was the most worthless of the lot. If it wasn't lousy, who was?

You have to understand—among spirit beasts, the hierarchy of rank is the strictest of all!

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