Chapter 1557 — Wei Zhao's Sigh: "Good, Really Good, My Good Disciple, Where Did You Learn Such Medical Skill?" The Strange Man Was Both Shocked and Delighted: "Yes, You Must Have Gone to Study Medicine When You Saw How Much Your Master Suffered; No Wonder Your Master Could Not Find You!"

"Yes, Master..." Wei Zhao answered with a bitter smile.

"Li'er, you are so good to your master! I am truly gratified!" The strange man laughed heartily, and after laughing for a while, he suddenly said, "Li'er, wait here for me. Let me go fetch something for you!"

With that, without another word, the strange man leapt up and rushed out of the cave, vanishing into the vast wind and snow, gone without a trace in an instant! When a Heaven-rank master moves at full speed, a Profound-rank master simply cannot follow him with the eyes.

"Whew..." Seeing the strange man leave, Wei Zhao let out a long breath of relief, and Zhao Qitan felt the same, only more so — he had nearly been scared to death!

"Boss Wei Zhao, you are the capable one, fooling that old madman so easily!" Zhao Qitan said with lingering fear, his arms hanging limp.

"Do not talk nonsense. Be careful he might hear you." Wei Zhao said calmly, "He is a pitiful man too. His disciple was killed, which drove him mad..."

"That is true... By the way, boss, what am I to do about my arms..." Zhao Qitan was a cultivator, and this pain was nothing to him, but he could not just go around with his arms dangling — he would not even be able to drive.

"Let me treat you." Wei Zhao walked over, activated the Xuanyuan Dragon Control Art, and placed his hands on Zhao Qitan's wounds!

"Ah!" Zhao Qitan stared with wide eyes in disbelief as his injured spots miraculously improved — his arms, which had been twisted out of shape, quickly returned to their original form!

"Done." Wei Zhao released Zhao Qitan's arms and said.

"No way? Boss Wei Zhao, how are you so amazing?" Zhao Qitan raised his hands, astonished beyond words. Before, when he had watched Wei Zhao treat the strange man's headache, he had not thought much of it, because it was no secret in the Zhao family that Wei Zhao was a divine doctor — he had even made a fool of the Medicine King, so it was only normal for his medical skills to surpass the Medicine King's.

But this feat of Wei Zhao's now went beyond anything Zhao Qitan could comprehend. Wei Zhao could actually use true qi to heal another person's wounds — it was simply unimaginable that in such a brief moment, his arms had been restored!

"I know some healing-type cultivation methods." Wei Zhao did not explain much, attributing it to healing-type methods.

"Healing-type methods? Awesome!" Zhao Qitan gave a thumbs-up. "That idiot Zhao Qibing actually dares to compete with you, boss. He is simply overestimating himself!"

"Do you want to become the head of the hidden Zhao family?" Wei Zhao glanced at Zhao Qitan and asked.

"Huh!" Zhao Qitan froze for a moment. Although this was common knowledge, hearing Wei Zhao say it so bluntly still left him uneasy. After an awkward pause, he nodded. "Well... of course. Which outstanding disciple of the hidden Zhao family would not want to be family head? But I am not a direct grandson, so I do not have much advantage... If Zhao Qibing had not appeared, I might have been able to work hard and take the position of young family head, but now..."

"No need to explain so much. If you want it, I will find a way to help you. If not, then let the matter drop!" Wei Zhao said lightly.

"Of course I want it. Boss, do you have a good plan?" Zhao Qitan's eyes lit up as he asked hurriedly.

"Not yet." Wei Zhao said, "But I will think about it. Since you have acknowledged me as your boss, I will naturally do my best to help you. But if you betray me in the future, I will certainly not spare you. So think it over now — do you still want to acknowledge me as your boss?"

From this affair with the Ice Palace, Wei Zhao had felt his own insignificance. Before the vast Ice Palace, he had not the slightest room to resist! Even if he became a Heaven-rank master in the future, though he might earn the right to speak before the Ice Palace Master, he would still lack the strength to truly stand as an equal with the Ice Palace!

If he wanted to face these ancient families and ancient sects head-on, it would be absolutely impossible without power of his own. These aristocratic families and hidden families could become Wei Zhao's support — as long as he drew them into his camp, his influence, though still unable to contend with the ancient sects and ancient families, would at least have the strength to challenge them, and he would not be as passive as he was today!

This was the first time Wei Zhao had thought of winning over allies. When he had come to Songshan City before, he had only meant to carry out his mission and had never intended to get too deeply involved, but now he had no choice but to plan for the future!

For himself, and for his loved ones and friends, Wei Zhao had already set foot on a road of no return. This road had veered from the course he and even Old Wei had once envisioned. Now Wei Zhao was like a boat sailing against the current — to stop advancing was to fall back. Only by pressing ever forward on the path of the strong could he better protect himself and protect his loved ones and friends!

In the past, Wei Zhao had never imagined he would one day step onto this road, yet before he knew it he had gone further and further along it, and when he suddenly stopped, he found he could no longer turn back.

And the first step Wei Zhao had to take was to confirm the usable resources under his command! As for the loyalty of Yu Bing, Wu Chengtian, Chen Yutian, and Qiu Lingshan, that went without saying. Now Wei Zhao wanted to see what Zhao Qitan was thinking. If he was only thinking of using each other, Wei Zhao would still help him, only he would not bring him into his core camp.

Hearing Wei Zhao's words, Zhao Qitan immediately fell into deep thought.

Though he was a slick man, he was no fool, and he naturally understood what Wei Zhao meant by asking this now. He did not agree outright, for that would have seemed too false, and this was not a matter to be blind about!

He knew Wei Zhao's methods — toward enemies, they were always utterly ruthless. His illegitimate brother was proof enough of that. So Zhao Qitan would never do something like agreeing first and going back on it later.

He had to think it through carefully! Wei Zhao was asking him to take a stand, and Zhao Qitan knew that once he nodded now, he would henceforth be a man of Wei Zhao's camp, and going back on it would cost him dearly!

To bind himself, and even the hidden Zhao family he might control in the future, to Wei Zhao's chariot — he had to deliberate long and hard!

"Yes, I have made up my mind!" After a moment of hesitation, Zhao Qitan gritted his teeth and nodded firmly!

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