Chapter 80: Chapter 80: The Zhao Family is Shaken

"Dad, it’s Xiaoxiang calling," Zhao Kun said, glancing at his phone.

Hearing this, Zhao Qianxing’s expression turned cold. "This must be about the situation with Zheng Qian and Li Yang."

Under his father’s gaze, Zhao Kun answered the call.

"Hello, Xiaoxiang."

After just a few words, Zhao Kun’s expression suddenly changed. Then, it began to shift continuously.

"Alright, Xiaoxiang, I understand," Zhao Kun finally said in a heavy tone.

"What is it?" Zhao Qianxing asked, frowning slightly as he looked at Zhao Kun.

He was clearly displeased with Zhao Kun’s display of emotion. The Zhao Group would be in Zhao Kun’s hands one day, and as the leader of such a corporate behemoth, he needed to remain inscrutable, no matter the situation.

"Dad, Xiaoxiang just said that Li Yang left the base. Zhao Xiang immediately moved on him, but Li Yang revealed the strength of a Celestial Level Cultivator. Zheng Qian was no match for him!" Zhao Kun said, clutching his phone.

Upon hearing Zhao Kun’s words, Zhao Qianxing—who had just been displeased with his son’s lack of composure—felt his own expression change dramatically.

"What did you say? Li Yang has the strength of a Celestial Level Cultivator?" He stared at Zhao Kun, as if he had misheard.

Zhao Kun continued, "After being defeated by Li Yang, Zheng Qian immediately had Sun Yunqiang, a Late Heaven Level Cultivator, help him. They joined forces, and Li Yang was no match for them, so he fled immediately. Zheng Qian and his partner couldn’t catch him..." Zhao Kun quickly recounted the entire incident.

He couldn’t hide the shock in his eyes.

’Li Yang, my own nephew, is a Celestial Level Cultivator? How is that possible?’

Although he hadn’t paid much attention to Li Yang himself, he had always kept an eye on his parents, Li Guohai and Zhao Rou.

’Li Guohai lay in a hospital bed with cancer for over a year. If Li Yang had this kind of power, would his father have had to go through that? It makes no sense at all.’

Zhao Qianxing fell silent, his expression shifting constantly.

"How can this be?"

He said nothing, but a storm was raging in his heart.

’The Celestial Level he had dreamed of, the Celestial Level he so desperately craved... their Zhao family had one all along. And it was his own grandson!’

’A Celestial Level! The very kind of expert they had spent so much effort trying to please. Twenty-odd years ago, the Zheng family only had one Celestial Level cultivator—Zheng Qian’s father.’

’And back then, it was precisely because of that single Celestial Level expert that he had driven Zhao Rou out of the family for choosing Li Guohai over Zheng Qian. That just showed how much weight such a powerhouse carried!’

"Dad."

Zhao Kun looked to Zhao Qianxing, awaiting his orders.

Previously, even though Li Yang was a Cultivator, they had still chosen to keep their distance. The Zheng family was simply too powerful, and it wasn’t worth completely offending them over Li Yang.

But now, Li Yang was also a Celestial Level cultivator—and one even stronger than Zheng Qian.

Zhao Qianxing remained silent. After a good thirty seconds, he finally spoke. "Have your brother, Zhao Hao, go take charge of our work in Coastal City. And have him reconnect with Xiaorou while he’s there."

Zhao Rou had two older brothers: the elder, Zhao Kun, and the second, Zhao Hao.

Zhao Kun detested Li Guohai, but Zhao Hao bore him no ill will. He had even asked Zhao Qianxing to buy an Anticancer Agent for Li Guohai before.

And now, Zhao Qianxing planned to have Zhao Hao take the initiative to visit Li Guohai and Zhao Rou and smooth things over.

Zhao Kun was taken aback by his father’s words.

Zhao Qianxing said gravely, "Li Yang is Xiaorou’s child, which naturally makes him part of the Zhao family. For now, let’s start by mending the relationship."

Now that he knew Li Yang was a Celestial Level cultivator, he wasn’t sure how to feel. Elated? Shocked? Or did he perhaps wish Li Yang didn’t possess such power?

After all, he had constantly dismissed and given up on Li Yang. Now, the power Li Yang had revealed was a resounding slap in the face.

But for a man like Zhao Qianxing, saving face meant nothing. He only did what was best for the family.

As for why he was only sending Zhao Hao to mend ties, and not making any bigger moves himself, it was because of the massive conflict that still existed between Li Yang and the Zheng family.

Zheng Qian was no match for Li Yang, but behind Zheng Qian stood a King Level expert—Zheng Hu!

Although King Level Cultivators weren’t supposed to attack those below their level at will, they had heard of incidents where a King Level Cultivator had indeed killed a Celestial Level one.

If Zheng Hu truly went for the kill and eliminated Li Yang, then the Zhao family rushing to cozy up to him would be tantamount to suicide.

Having misjudged Li Yang’s strength once already, Zhao Qianxing was now being far more cautious.

If Li Yang survived this conflict with the Zheng family completely unscathed, he would even go to Coastal City himself to formally apologize to Li Guohai and Zhao Rou.

However, Li Yang was still in grave danger.

He was still placing most of his bets on the Zheng family.

Hearing his father’s plan, Zhao Kun nodded. "I understand, Dad."

...

In the Zhou family home, Zhou Yao was in her room, staring irritably at a book.

Her phone, computer, and other devices had been confiscated, and she was currently confined to her room.

Back at the plaza, a conflict had broken out between Li Yang and Zheng Yi. Zhou Yao had actually stepped forward to help Li Yang. Then, after Li Yang injured Zheng Yi, the Celestial Level Cultivator Zheng Qian had arrived, furiously intending to attack Li Yang. When news of all this reached the Zhou family, it sent them into a panic.

The Zhou family didn’t have a single Cultivator to their name. They had no way to forge ties with powerful Cultivators even if they wanted to, yet because of Zhou Yao, they had somehow managed to provoke the Zheng family!

The Zheng family had a Celestial Level and a King Level expert!

How could a family like theirs, with not a single Cultivator, possibly afford to provoke them?

Therefore, the enraged Patriarch of the Zhou family had ordered Zhou Yao to be confined, forbidding her from going anywhere and even confiscating her phone and computer to prevent her from contacting that Li Yang.

In the living room, Zhou Yao’s father, Zhou Tianbo, couldn’t stop himself from speaking to an elderly man. "Dad, Yaoyao is still so young. It won’t be good if something happens to her while you have her locked up like this."

Zhou Yao’s father couldn’t bear to see his daughter confined.

Hearing this, Zhou Guoyu roared, "What could possibly happen to her? Could it be any worse than provoking the Zheng family? Don’t you know our family’s situation? The other top-tier wealthy families all have one or two Cultivators, but our Zhou family doesn’t have a single member with any Talent for it. And in this situation, she goes and provokes the powerful Zheng family?"

He glared at Zhou Yao’s second uncle, Zhou Tiantao, who was sitting to the side, not daring to speak. The mere sight of him made his anger flare. "Zhou Tiantao, you’re good for nothing but causing trouble! Yaoyao caused such a huge mess this time, and you were right there but couldn’t even stop her!"

He was so angry his mustache was quivering.

When Zhou Tiantao returned home this time, he had even taken a cane and given him a harsh beating.

Zhou Tiantao was clearly terrified of Zhou Guoyu and didn’t dare say another word, lest he get beaten again.

In the midst of his fury, a middle-aged man rushed in and said urgently to Zhou Guoyu, "Dad, some big news just came from the island."