The two fell into each other's arms once more, both knowing that perhaps from now on it would not be so easy to meet again, and both treasured this beautiful moment.

"All right, let us go out!" Wei Zhao let go of Feng Xiaoxiao and said to her.

"Mm!" Feng Xiaoxiao held Wei Zhao's hand, unwilling to let go.

The two walked out of the guest room, yet saw neither the Ice Palace Master nor Xiaoqing. Just as Wei Zhao was puzzled, he looked up and saw two figures, one green and one white, drifting in from afar!

Clearly the two had walked far away before and had not eavesdropped on Wei Zhao and Feng Xiaoxiao's talk, only turning back now after seeing from a distance that they had come out.

Wei Zhao rather admired their honorable conduct. It seemed that although the Ice Palace was overbearing, it utterly disdained such base behavior.

"Palace Master, Elder Qing!" Wei Zhao cupped his fists to them and said, "Thank you both for saving Xiaoxiao and waking her."

"It was nothing." The Ice Palace Master waved her hand faintly and said, "How have your discussions gone? Is there a result?"

"There is naturally a result, but before that, I must get some things clear. I hope the Ice Palace Master will tell me the truth!" Wei Zhao said.

"What do you wish to know?" The Ice Palace Master frowned slightly at Wei Zhao's attitude. When he had begged for the Fire Spirit Holy Fruit, he had been utterly humble, yet now he spoke to her in a questioning tone, which annoyed her. She had a mind to humble him and make him recognize his own strength!

In an instant, a powerful aura surged up around the Ice Palace Master, aimed straight at Wei Zhao, filling his whole body with a bone-piercing chill that sank icy-cold into his meridians!

This time, however, Wei Zhao did not yield. He shielded Feng Xiaoxiao behind him, raised his head proudly, and stared straight at the Ice Palace Master with no hint of submission. Though the chill made him shiver uncontrollably, he still circulated the Xuanyuan Yulong Art, striving to dissolve it!

This was the first time Wei Zhao had truly looked the Ice Palace Master in the face. Though he had seen her before, he had never dared to gaze at her so boldly! Only now did he find her even more beautiful than he had remembered, yet strangely, she gave him a sense of familiarity, as if he had seen her somewhere before?

But it was only a fleeting instinct. When he looked more closely, he could be certain that he should never have met her!

Seeing Wei Zhao meet her gaze without fear and shield Feng Xiaoxiao behind him at the first moment, the Ice Palace Master understood how much Wei Zhao cared for Feng Xiaoxiao! He would even offend a Heaven-rank master like herself for her sake!

Of course, the Ice Palace Master took no further action against Wei Zhao. After all, her aim was to have Feng Xiaoxiao join the Ice Palace, and to truly clash with Wei Zhao now would be unwise and make matters beyond repair!

Since the show of force had no effect, the Ice Palace Master withdrew her aura. In an instant, the chill on Wei Zhao's body scattered, leaving a comfort like spring warmth and blossoms!

"Phew..." Wei Zhao breathed a sigh of relief, and only then brought Feng Xiaoxiao out from behind him again.

A Heaven-rank master was indeed far from ordinary. The pressure brought by aura alone was enough to crush a Profound-rank master whose will was not resolute!

"You need not shield her. My cold has no effect on her." Having spoken, the Ice Palace Master turned and walked into the guest room. "Whatever you wish to ask, come inside and ask. I will tell you."

"Young man, well done!" Xiaoqing admired Wei Zhao more and more, patting him on the shoulder. "You are the first who has dared to provoke the Ice Palace Master. Not even the sect masters and grand elders of the other ancient sects would dare!"

"For Xiaoxiao, I had no choice..." Wei Zhao said with a bitter smile. Fortunately he knew that with Xiaoxiao here, the Ice Palace could not truly break with him, or he would never have held his ground against a Heaven-rank master.

When all had entered the guest room, the Ice Palace Master glanced at Wei Zhao, then at Feng Xiaoxiao, and said, "Sit down, all of you. Since I will take a disciple on behalf of my master, I will henceforth be Xiaoxiao's senior sister, so you need not call me Palace Master anymore! Let me introduce myself. My name is Bingtang. You may call me Senior Sister Bing or Sister Bing."

Bingtang? Wei Zhao was slightly startled. What a sweet name, yet he could see not the slightest sweetness in the Ice Palace Master, only ice.

"It is a little early to say such things. I must get several questions clear before I can entrust Xiaoxiao to you with peace of mind!" Wei Zhao said. "Otherwise, even if it means death, we will die together!"

"Very well, ask!" The Ice Palace Master nodded and said to Wei Zhao.

"Does the Ice Palace value Xiaoxiao merely because she has the Yin-cold constitution?" Wei Zhao asked.

"Yes," the Ice Palace Master said firmly.

"Then why must she receive the inheritance, rather than cultivate in the ordinary way?" Wei Zhao countered.

"For her constitution, the inheritance can reach the Heaven rank far faster. By cultivation, even a genius aided by ice cultivation methods and heavenly materials and earthly treasures would not be very fast!" the Ice Palace Master said. "I cultivated from childhood, yet it was not until I was eighteen that I reached the peak of the late Heaven rank, and that was already considered very fast!"

"What if I insist on not letting her receive the inheritance, and only let her cultivate in the ordinary way?" A look of resolve appeared on Wei Zhao's face.

"Then you will only harm her!" the Ice Palace Master said. "You would turn a genius into a good-for-nothing!"

"Is that so?" Wei Zhao said coolly. "All I know is that courtesy without cause hides evil intent. There is no love without reason in this world. You value Xiaoxiao and want her to receive the inheritance for more than just her aptitude, is that not so? Otherwise why insist on not letting her cultivate normally? So I still advise the Palace Master to speak the truth!"

The Ice Palace Master exchanged a glance with Xiaoqing, then after a moment's thought, nodded and said, "Aunt Qing, you tell him!"

"In doing this... we do indeed have a purpose!" Xiaoqing spoke only after receiving the Ice Palace Master's assent. "Our Ice Palace urgently needs an inheritor to do something for us!"

"What is it?" Wei Zhao asked, his expression turning grave. So there was indeed something behind it, just as he had guessed!

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