Chapter 1429 — To See Zhao Qibing

"Father is wise indeed!" Zhao Guangyin said, his voice trembling a little with excitement at his father's words.

"Guangyin, this boy Qibing—this time I acknowledge him. Of course, if the Qi Gathering Pill proves genuine, then I will give him what he deserves," said Old Master Zhao. "In our house, reward and punishment have always been plain and fair; a man who has done us a service will never be left out in the cold."

"It should be genuine enough! What Yu Huoxing risked his life to obtain cannot be a fake," Zhao Guangyin said. "Only, the Yu family..."

"As for the Yu family, keep it from Xiaojin for now. Yu Huoxing is no fool; he will not breathe a word of it himself. Xiaojin may be your wife, but she is a Yu after all," Old Master Zhao said mildly. "Of course, if it cannot be hidden, then there is no need to hide it. We did not steal, we did not rob—we obtained it in a fair exchange. What can the Yu family do to us? If they choose enmity, then enmity it is! To me, this Qi Gathering Pill matters far more than a marriage alliance with the Yu family. Once I break through to Heaven rank, our Zhao family's strength will rise another level!"

"Father speaks the truth!" Zhao Guangyin let out a breath of relief. What he had feared was that once the Yu family got wind of it, the Zhao family would shift the whole blame onto Zhao Qibing and hand him over. But now that Old Master Zhao had spoken, it meant the old man would shoulder all the responsibility himself.

"Very well, Little Bi, come in a moment!" Though Old Master Zhao's face was calm, in his heart he could scarcely wait any longer. It was, after all, the Qi Gathering Pill—a supreme elixir that could raise him to Heaven rank! The sooner he took it, the sooner he would become a Heaven-rank master.

"Patriarch!" Old Bi came in quickly and saluted Old Master Zhao and Zhao Guangyin with respect.

"Little Bi, you and Guangyin go to Songshan City together and bring Zhao Qibing home! See to it that his safety is protected!"

"Yes!" Old Bi accepted the order.

"Father, there will be no trouble with Old Bi and me going to Songshan City, will there? What about the Clan Arbitration Association..." Zhao Guangyin was a cautious man; the wild affairs of his youth had cost him dearly. Had he not married into the Yu family, he might never have taken the seat of young patriarch! Though he was the eldest son, his other brothers were no less gifted, and all of them were now late Mystic-rank masters, so Zhao Guangyin had no choice but to tread carefully.

"That is no concern. You are going to bring your son home, not to do anything else; the Arbitration Association will not meddle in such matters," Old Master Zhao said with a smile. "Guangyin, in the years I have been in seclusion, you have grown a little too cautious. That is not the bearing a future patriarch ought to have! If I truly step into Heaven rank, I shall manage the family's affairs even less thereafter—I mean to pursue a higher Way. And you should be able to hold up the Zhao family. The Arbitration Association forbids people of the hidden clans—Earth-rank masters above all—from entering the mundane world at will; that is because they fear clashes between hidden clans and the great families that would upset the balance. But you are going on a private errand—there is no problem in that."

"Yes, Father, I understand!" Zhao Guangyin could not keep the wild joy from surging in his heart. Truly, after all these years the daughter-in-law has at last become the mother-in-law! Just as his father had said, once he stepped into Heaven rank, he would no longer manage the family's affairs, and by then he himself could slowly take over the Zhao family and become its true patriarch!

Zhao Guangyin and Old Bi did not linger. Each went back to pack, and then they set out for Songshan City...

At the Geili Fuyun Bar, a black Audi A8L pulled quietly into a parking space before the entrance. The driver got out and swiftly opened the passenger and rear doors. The first to step out of the front passenger seat was, naturally, Old Bi, and after him came Zhao Guangyin.

After all, Zhao Guangyin was the future patriarch of the Zhao family, and Old Master Zhao's words today had revealed a thing or two besides. Old Bi naturally accorded him the respect that was due.

Old Bi and Zhao Guangyin entered the Geili Fuyun Bar one behind the other. The bar was already open for business, and the clamor within rose and fell in waves.

Old Bi frowned. Such surroundings were plainly not to his liking, though he said nothing.

"Where is your boss?" Zhao Guangyin asked, casually beckoning a waiter over.

"You are looking for the boss? One moment, please!" The waiter was not surprised; everyone knew that many people came to the bar to reach the Medicine King through the boss. So he spoke into his walkie-talkie at once: "Boss Su, someone is asking for you!"

Su Jiaonang came out of the inner room before long and walked to the front, where he saw Zhao Guangyin and Old Bi. He knew neither of them, and merely stepped forward and said, "I am Su Jiaonang, the man in charge of this bar. What business do you have with me?"

"Su Jiaonang? Is Zhao Qibing here?" Zhao Guangyin wondered how the man's name could be so comical—a match for Li Cihua's, no less.

"You are looking for Young Master Bing? Might I ask who you are..." Su Jiaonang could not read their intentions, nor tell whether they had come to make trouble or to seek medical help, so he asked tentatively.

"I'm his old man!" Zhao Guangyin said with some impatience. "Hurry up and call Zhao Qibing out here!"

Su Jiaonang was taken aback. His first instinct was to take these two for men who had come to cause trouble; after all, when someone suddenly appears and loudly declares himself Zhao Qibing's father, it was only natural that Su Jiaonang should misunderstand.

"Brother Cihua, somebody's here to cause trouble!" Su Jiaonang quickly switched on the walkie-talkie and called for help from Li Cihua, who was in the back room.

Zhao Guangyin was about to explode with rage. He had come here to fetch his son and had instead been taken for someone who had come to cause trouble? What sort of reasoning was that!

He was just about to erupt when he saw Li Cihua come charging out from the inner room, a few of his boys trailing behind him. Li Cihua said as he walked, "Who dares to make trouble here? Tired of living, are you?"

"Brother Cihua, it's him! He claims to be Young Master Bing's father!" Su Jiaonang said, pointing at Zhao Guangyin.

"Boss?" Su Jiaonang did not know Zhao Guangyin, but Li Cihua did! Seeing that Zhao Guangyin had actually come here in person, Li Cihua was badly startled. He kicked Su Jiaonang and said, "You idiot, this is the big boss—are your eyes good for nothing? He is Young Master Bing's father!"

"Ah?" Su Jiaonang froze, and his face turned ugly at once. How was he supposed to have known that this was Zhao Qibing's father?

"Enough. Bring Zhao Qibing out—I'm taking him with me!" Zhao Guangyin could not be bothered to waste words on a nobody like Su Jiaonang; he simply waved a hand, gesturing for Li Cihua to go and fetch the man.

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