Chapter 2687 — They Would Not Dare

Wei Zhao naturally took Yuning by the hand and led her out of the room, and the two of them rode the elevator down together.

Once outside the hotel, the cold wind struck Yuning and cleared her head considerably. "Wei Zhao, how did you get here so fast? Aren't you over in Songshan City?"

In Yuning's mind, things were still frozen at the time Wei Zhao had been in Songshan City. After he went to Donghai City, she had essentially lost all channels of contact with the outside world, so she had no idea he had gone there.

"I'm attending university in Donghai City now," Wei Zhao said. "As for how I got here, someone told me. I'll tell you, but you mustn't tell anyone else."

"Mm, mm." Yuning nodded hurriedly. If Wei Zhao wanted her to keep a secret, then of course she would never go around talking about it.

"It was Zhao Qibing's lackey. He's actually one of my men," Wei Zhao said.

"What? You've already planted one of your people inside the hidden Zhao family?" Yuning stared at Wei Zhao in astonishment.

"Heh, actually I've got one in the hidden You family too," Wei Zhao said with a smile. "But none of that matters. Let me take you back first."

"Mm, all right." Even as Yuning marveled at the reach of Wei Zhao's power, she could not help feeling that he had far too many enemies. If he was planting nails inside these families, did that not mean he was on hostile terms with all of them? So she could not help worrying. "Have you offended all of these families?"

"You can't say I've offended them. They're the ones who insist on opposing me. There's nothing I can do about it." Wei Zhao shrugged and led her to a quiet spot near the hotel.

Yuning was puzzled. What had Wei Zhao brought her here for? Just as she was about to ask, she saw him beckon, and a strange spirit beast came rushing over.

Having grown up among the hidden families, Yuning was naturally no stranger to spirit beasts—she even had one of her own, which she had kept by her side since childhood. But though that beast had always been healthy, over the past while it had inexplicably fallen ill, looking as though it had suffered a grave injury that would not heal. Yuning was worried sick, yet there was nothing she could do.

After all, no one in the hidden Yu family knew the first thing about raising spirit beasts, and when the Yu family's old ancestor saw the creature's condition, he said nothing at all, leaving Yuning utterly helpless.

"A spirit beast?" Yuning's own beast was far smaller than the Wind-Thunder Purple Lightning Beast, but that did not stop her from recognizing it as one.

"Mm. His name is Little Wind. He's very fast—that's how I was able to get here from Donghai City so quickly," Wei Zhao said.

"Ah, so you have a spirit beast!" Yuning was even more astonished. She had never imagined that when she met Wei Zhao again, he would have a spirit beast of his own. It was almost as if she no longer recognized him.

"Mm. This beast originally belonged to the Qianshan Sect. Back at the Hidden World Family Summit, they tried to use it to kill me, but in the end I took it for myself. Your grandfather was furious at the time." Wei Zhao smiled. "Back then, at the summit, they couldn't keep me there. Now they'll have even less luck."

"Wei Zhao, aren't you only at the peak of the mid Earth rank?" Yuning asked in surprise. "Back then... they just let you take this spirit beast away?"

"Heh, my strength really is at the peak of the mid Earth rank... but some things you'll come to understand in time. It's a long story. In short, I can fight above my level." The things that had happened to Wei Zhao could not be explained in a few words.

"Mm!" Yuning wrapped her arms around Wei Zhao's waist and sat behind him on the Wind-Thunder Purple Lightning Beast, her forehead resting gently against his back, quietly savoring the happiness of that moment.

What had happened today gave Yuning an unreal feeling, as though happiness had come too fast and too suddenly. She was afraid of losing it, and only by holding Wei Zhao and leaning against him could she clearly feel that he was really there.

"Little Wind, take us to Tianyu Town. Here's the map." Wei Zhao pulled up the navigation map on his phone and showed it to the Wind-Thunder Purple Lightning Beast.

"Roar, roar—" The Wind-Thunder Purple Lightning Beast nodded after looking, indicating that it had memorized the route, and then raced off in the direction of Tianyu Town...

At the hidden Zhao family, Uncle Zhu did not drive this time. Instead, he found a friend of the hidden Zhao family who was familiar with the area and borrowed a private plane to send Zhao Qibing back to the hidden Zhao family estate.

Much as he would have liked Zhao Qibing to be turned into a eunuch—or better yet, to drop dead—he was a nail Wei Zhao had driven into the hidden Zhao family. Until he was exposed, he had to do his utmost for Zhao Qibing and avoid arousing suspicion.

Especially after this incident—if Zhao Qibing did not suspect him of leaking information, that would be stranger still. So Uncle Zhu put on a show of great zeal.

The Zhao family's old master had learned early on from Uncle Zhu's own mouth that Zhao Qibing had been kicked into a eunuch by Wei Zhao. Shocked and enraged, he and the Medicine King hurriedly brought Zhao Qibing into the hidden Zhao family estate.

"Grandfather... I never thought Wei Zhao would actually go... hiss... it hurts so much..." Zhao Qibing said, grimacing in pain.

"Medicine King, examine Qibing's injuries!" Though the Zhao family's old master was deeply worried, he still gave the order with a calm face.

"Yes!" The Medicine King nodded hurriedly and began examining Zhao Qibing's injuries...

It was only then that the Zhao family's old master said, "Uncle Zhu, what happened? How did Wei Zhao learn of this matter?"

"That... I have no idea either!" Uncle Zhu looked utterly bewildered and indignant. "Who knows how that Wei Zhao found out? It's truly bizarre. I only learned the truth of the matter the moment before I set out on the mission to seize Yuning—could someone else have known before I did? A mole, there must be a mole, absolutely! Old Master, I think there's something fishy about this whole affair. We have to investigate, investigate ruthlessly!"

"A mole?" The Zhao family's old master had originally suspected Uncle Zhu of selling them out, but hearing him say that he had only learned the truth the moment before seizing Yuning made him hesitate again. And looking at the man's righteous indignation, he did not seem like the one who had leaked the information. Could there really be a mole?

Only Yushan, himself, and Old Mian knew of this matter—and, of course, Zhao Qibing, the party involved. He and Zhao Qibing could not possibly have leaked it. Yushan had taken part in the operation, and leaking it would have done him no good whatsoever. That left only Old Mian. Could something have gone wrong with Old Mian?

At this thought, the Zhao family's old master turned to look at Old Mian.

"Old Master, you must believe me! There's absolutely no way I would leak anything. I've been at your side the whole time—how would I even have the chance to leak it?" Old Mian was startled and hurried to explain.

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