Chapter 807 — Wei Zhao's Background

"It's a long story..." Zhao Qibing proceeded to tell Yu Haitian the whole origin of his feud with Wei Zhao: how Wei Zhao had toppled his building, and how, when he had it built a second time, Wei Zhao had blown it up.

Yu Haitian listened, dumbfounded. This Wei Zhao was quite something! If what Zhao Qibing said was true, then the one who had beaten Yu Kun so badly was most likely Wei Zhao! Given Wei Zhao's utterly reckless ways, he had dared to break the legs of a Zhao family bastard, let alone Yu Kun of the Yu family.

And Yu Haitian finally understood why Zhao Qibing had been swallowing his anger and not going after Wei Zhao again. He had gone after him, but had failed to do anything to Wei Zhao, and had only brought disaster upon himself.

"So it sounds like Wei Zhao is pretty tough?" Yu Haitian had not come this time to be Wei Zhao's enemy; he had come purely to gather information, so whether Wei Zhao was formidable or not mattered little to him. Because of his constitution, he could not practice martial arts, so he had been put in charge of the Yu family's business affairs and intelligence gathering.

"You could say that." Zhao Qibing said nonchalantly. "Brother Tian seems very interested in Wei Zhao?"

"Oh, well, this isn't exactly a secret." Yu Haitian sighed. "My cousin Yu Kun was crippled by someone, right here in Songshan City."

"What? Your cousin? Yu Kun?" Zhao Qibing was taken aback. "As I recall, Yu Kun was a late Yellow Tier master, wasn't he? How did he get crippled... It wasn't Wei Zhao, was it?"

It was no surprise that Zhao Qibing thought of Wei Zhao immediately, since the entire conversation with Yu Haitian had been about Wei Zhao.

"It's not clear yet, but from what you've said, it's all but certain." Yu Haitian shook his head. "To be honest, Young Master Bing, the only reason I came to Songshan City this time was to gather information."

"Right. With your cousin Yu Kun's late Yellow Tier strength, an ordinary person couldn't have crippled his martial arts. I think in Songshan City, only Wei Zhao could have done it!" Zhao Qibing said. "None of the other experts are as powerful as Wei Zhao. Our Zhao family had two Yellow Tier masters, and Wei Zhao killed them!"

"Oh? Your Zhao family lost two Yellow Tier masters to Wei Zhao as well?" This time Yu Haitian was rather surprised. Wei Zhao had wounded Zhu Bo and wounded Zhao Qibing too. Arrogant as that was, in the end it was only injuries, and it hadn't yet touched the Zhao family's bottom line.

After all, for a hidden aristocratic family to emerge into the world to settle scores for an illegitimate son and a Profound Tier master was a little hard to justify. But when Wei Zhao actually killed two Yellow Tier masters, that was a different matter entirely.

Although Yellow Tier masters counted for little in the eyes of the hidden aristocratic families, in the secular world they were the best of the best. Even among hidden families, one more Yellow Tier master meant one more measure of strength. How could they not care?

And after Wei Zhao killed two Yellow Tier masters, the Zhao family had actually made no response at all. That struck Yu Haitian as rather baffling.

"Those two were originally Li Cihua's men, one early Yellow Tier and one late Yellow Tier..." Zhao Qibing said with a bitter smile. "Li Cihua sent them to take out Wei Zhao, but they went missing. Later they were found at the bottom of a cliff, dead in the wreckage of their car..."

"Mm... that serious?" Yu Haitian was somewhat startled. "So the Zhao family intends to let it go at that?"

"You know my position is awkward, Brother Tian. Although my father is the young patriarch of the Zhao family, there is still the old patriarch above him. Unless the old patriarch speaks, my father cannot mobilize Earth Tier masters to deal with Wei Zhao..." Zhao Qibing said with a bitter smile. "And our family's late Profound Tier masters have all gone into seclusion at the old patriarch's request to seek an opportunity to break through from Profound Tier to Earth Tier. So I truly don't know how to deal with Wei Zhao anymore..."

"I see..." Yu Haitian said nothing out loud, but inwardly he frowned. He, for one, did not believe the Zhao family could swallow this so easily. This was no small matter. A hidden aristocratic family had two Yellow Tier masters killed by an unknown nobody, a Profound Tier master wounded, and even an illegitimate son's legs broken. If word of this got out, wouldn't it be the greatest joke in the world? How could the Zhao family simply ignore it? There had to be some hidden reason behind it!

Perhaps Zhao Qibing really didn't know, because Zhao Guangyin hadn't told him. Or perhaps Zhao Qibing did know, but hadn't told Yu Haitian the truth.

Either way, Yu Haitian was already on his guard. He resolved that when he reported to his Second Uncle, he would have to be very cautious.

"Right now, I'm not asking for anything else. I only hope that almighty Wei Zhao doesn't come looking for trouble with me, and lets me make a little money without a hitch. If Brother Tian can deal with Wei Zhao, I'll certainly lend you a hand! Whatever you need, just say the word, and I won't refuse." Deep down, Zhao Qibing hoped the Yu family would step in and eliminate Wei Zhao. He was out of options himself, but the Yu family was powerful; even this secular branch of theirs possessed late Profound Tier masters, so killing Wei Zhao should not be a problem.

"Mm... what is this Wei Zhao's background? Whose side is he on?" Yu Haitian asked without changing his expression.

"I'm not too clear on that!" Zhao Qibing shook his head. "My father once investigated him and even asked people from other hidden aristocratic families. It seems no one knows Wei Zhao's origins. As it stands, Wei Zhao is an attendant for Gu Mengyao, the daughter of Gu Pengzhan of the Gu Group. He lives with Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu every day. It seems Gu Pengzhan hired him?"

"Hired? A Profound Tier master serving as an attendant to the daughter of an ordinary businessman? How does that not sound bizarre?" Yu Haitian couldn't help thinking that this Profound Tier master had to be dirt cheap.

"It's the truth. Everyone in Songshan City knows it!" Zhao Qibing said. "At first, I instructed Li Cihua to go after the Gu Group. I won't hide it from you: I had my eye on the Gu Group's wealth and wanted to take it for myself. Several times I made moves against Gu Mengyao, and every time Wei Zhao got in the way and ruined my plans. If anyone claimed Wei Zhao wasn't Gu Mengyao's attendant, no one would believe it. Otherwise, why would he bother poking his nose into such business?"

"That's strange..." Yu Haitian frowned as well. "Wei Zhao's background really is a bit odd. Based on what you've said, there seems to be nothing impressive about his background. If even Gu Pengzhan can hire him, what kind of background could this Profound Tier master possibly have? But then, how could an ordinary person become a Profound Tier master?"

"I don't know about that..." Zhao Qibing shook his head. "Brother Tian, I've told you everything I know. In short, if there's anything you need help with in Songshan City, just tell me directly. I, your younger brother, will not shirk it. Wei Zhao counts as our common enemy anyway, so it's only right that I put in some effort."