Chapter 961 — Even More Ruthless Than You

"Then... we just let it go?" Yu Feng asked, taken aback.

"Little brother, I know you want revenge for me and for Father, but Second Uncle is right. We cannot act rashly now!" Yu Kun, though just as eager for vengeance, understood all too well that this was no moment for haste.

"Xiao Feng, you are still young and impulsive!" Yu Shuixing nodded. "Right now, Wei Zhao is plainly playing the pig to eat the tiger. His strength never vanished at all—it has advanced even further. And that is not all. Even the dog at his side has become a cultivating dog! What sort of power, vast enough to blot out the sun and sky, must stand behind him to make such a thing possible? That dog—Xiao Kun had already beaten it to the brink of death back then. To heal it would have required how many heavenly treasures? Never mind other clans—even our Yu family could not say for certain whether we could produce so many. And to spend such things on a dog? Beyond that, training a dog into a cultivating dog—even training a person is no easy feat—yet they produced a cultivating dog. Is it that they have treasures with nowhere to spend them, or too many capable hands with nothing better to do than amuse themselves?"

Hearing his father's words, Yu Feng lowered his head in silence. His father was right. From these faint traces alone, one could see how formidable Wei Zhao's backing was. How could he possibly act rashly?

"Then what are we supposed to do now? Just swallow it?" Yu Feng asked, suddenly deflated.

"For now, we can only endure in silence. Remember this: whoever would accomplish great things must learn to endure. Did not King Goujian of Yue sleep on brushwood and taste gall? Are not such men the very emblem of forbearance?" Yu Shuixing said. "As for this matter, I must contact your eldest uncle and see what he advises. So long as the hidden Yu family will step forward for us, we have nothing to fear. My only worry is that those on that side will not act lightly."

"Ah, then we can only endure for now!" Yu Feng nodded.

The news that Wei Zhao had not lost his strength spread as though on wings, and the father and son Zhen Dazhou and Zhen Yingjun learned of it at the very first moment.

The moment the two heard that Wei Zhao had not lost his strength, they panicked outright. They were terrified that Wei Zhao would come knocking at their door.

"Master Ma, when will your master come down from the mountain? Wei Zhao has not lost his strength—I hear he is hunting down his enemies right now!" Zhen Dazhou said to Ma Zhu, ashen with fright. "People have died in both the Yu and Xiao families. The Medicine King and Zhao Qibing have each been wounded to varying degrees. What are we to do? Is Wei Zhao's next target us?"

"What? Wei Zhao actually recovered his strength?" Hearing this, Ma Zhu too found it hard to believe, and then a wave of sorrow followed. Had Wei Zhao also been crippled, his own heart would have been lighter. But now Wei Zhao was perfectly fine, while he himself had become a cripple. How could Ma Zhu bear the imbalance?

"Yes, I fear Wei Zhao will come for revenge against us!" Zhen Dazhou said, deeply worried. He had already begun to regret provoking Wei Zhao. Now his son's line was ended, and Ma Zhu too was gravely wounded.

"Hmph! Let him dare. Once my master arrives, his only fate is death!" Ma Zhu sneered. In his eyes, Wei Zhao might be no simple matter, but before his master he was nothing at all.

"Then when can Master Ma's master come? Could it be sooner? I fear that before he arrives, Wei Zhao will already be at our door..." Zhen Dazhou said anxiously.

"My master is an Earth-rank expert. But according to the rules of the Hidden Clan Arbitration Association, Earth-rank experts may not appear at will in the mundane world unless there is an unavoidable reason. He has already applied to the Arbitration Association..." Ma Zhu said, frowning.

Ma Zhu knew his own house's affairs best. He knew that the rules of the hidden clans applied only to those hidden clans. To the great sects, they were useless. Before those top ancient sects, these hidden clans were trifles.

The hidden clans could not control them at all—they did not even have the qualifications to know the affairs of those ancient sects.

But Ma Zhu's sect was small, no more than a newly founded one, and such minor sects were naturally bound by the Hidden Clan Arbitration Association.

"I see..." Zhen Dazhou nodded. "Then what do we do now?"

"My master says we should endure in silence for a time. Once he arrives, it will be easy to handle," Ma Zhu said.

No sooner had Ma Zhu's words fallen than a knock came at the door of the room.

"Who is it?" Zhen Dazhou asked instinctively.

"Wei Zhao," Wei Zhao said mildly. He had already learned from Zhao Qibing which hotel room the father and son Zhen Dazhou were staying in.

"Wei Zhao!" Zhen Dazhou was badly startled, nearly collapsing to the floor. He looked at Ma Zhu in terror. "Master Ma, what do we do?"

"Did I not tell you to endure for now? Once my master arrives, dealing with him will be easy and pleasant, will it not?" Ma Zhu frowned impatiently. Though he too hated Wei Zhao bitterly, he knew that with his current strength he could not possibly do anything to Wei Zhao.

"Oh..." Trembling, Zhen Dazhou walked over and opened the door, forcing himself to sound calm. "Wei Zhao, what are you doing here? We are already even, are we not? Master Ma has been wounded by you, and my son has been crippled. What more do you want?"

"Oh, last time's matter is settled. But my visit this time is a new matter, unrelated to last time," Wei Zhao said with a smile, very calmly.

"A new matter? What do you mean?" Zhen Dazhou was taken aback.

"Last time you extorted me. This time it is my turn to extort you!" Wei Zhao said.

"Extort me?" Zhen Dazhou's expression changed.

"Five hundred million, let us say. I am a man who generally likes to repay double. You extorted two hundred fifty million from me, so it is not much for me to extort five hundred million from you, is it?" Wei Zhao smiled at Zhen Dazhou, his smile seeming utterly harmless. "If you do not pay, I will go kidnap your son, then go to Donghai and smash up all your businesses. I am best at tearing down houses and toppling towers. I have already brought down two of Zhao Qibing's towers. Is it not good fun?"

Zhen Dazhou's expression turned even uglier. Wei Zhao was threatening him—a naked threat! Wei Zhao was even more ruthless than he was. At least he had kidnapped Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu before demanding ransom from Gu Pengzhan. Wei Zhao had not even kidnapped anyone yet, and already he was demanding five hundred million, threatening that only if he refused to pay would he go and kidnap someone!

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