Chapter 1545 — Hard to Meet Again

At that moment, only Wei Zhao and Feng Xiaoxiao were left in the room.

"Hubby Wei Zhao, after you go back, you won't forget Xiaoxiao, will you..." Feng Xiaoxiao fell into Wei Zhao's arms and said sorrowfully, "I am afraid two years will wear away the feelings between us..."

"How could that be? You and I have been through so much together, it would be no exaggeration to call it a love of life and death. How could I ever forget you?" Wei Zhao said with a smile, "What I fear is that after cultivating some ice-attribute art, you will turn out just like that Bingtang, cold as ice all day long!"

"Hee hee, that will never happen!" Feng Xiaoxiao said, "Oh right, how are Sister Tang Yun, Sister Yaoyao, and my old partner doing?"

"Mm, they are all well, and the college entrance exams are coming right up, only you won't be able to take part..." Wei Zhao sighed, "But no matter what, surviving is what matters, and besides, you will become a Heaven Tier master!"

"Yes, the next time you see Xiaoxiao, Xiaoxiao will be a Heaven Tier master!" Feng Xiaoxiao sighed, "It really is hard to imagine, almost unbelievable, that I could become a cultivator too!"

"Life is like that, full of surprises. In the depths of despair, the path suddenly turns." Wei Zhao said, "It seems I will have to work hard too... a Heaven Tier master... I can't let my own woman surpass me, can I?"

"Male chauvinist!" Feng Xiaoxiao stuck out her tongue and made a funny face.

"Ha ha, I was only joking!" Wei Zhao laughed as well.

"Hubby Wei Zhao, hold me again, I want to feel it well and remember it in my heart forever!" Feng Xiaoxiao said.

"Mm..." Wei Zhao held Feng Xiaoxiao tight.

Neither of them spoke, quietly savoring the warmth and stillness of this moment. Sometimes, communion of hearts surpasses all words...

Time slipped away second by second, and Aunt Qing appeared once more in the doorway of the guest room.

"Xiaoxiao, everything is ready for the discipleship ceremony, it is time for you to formally take a master..." Aunt Qing said, then turned to Wei Zhao, "Wei Zhao, I must see you out of the Ice Palace as well..."

"Ah... so soon..." Hearing that Wei Zhao had to leave, Feng Xiaoxiao was instantly reluctant to part, clutching Wei Zhao tightly and refusing to let go.

Seeing the two of them so unwilling to part, Aunt Qing felt boundless emotion in her heart...

"All right, Xiaoxiao, two years is not really that long. Besides, who knows, I might refine the Ice-Heart Jade-Bone Pill within two years?" Wei Zhao patted Feng Xiaoxiao on the back and said to her.

"Mm..." Only then did Feng Xiaoxiao release Wei Zhao, though her expression still held endless attachment...

"If love between two can last long, why need they stay together day after day?" Wei Zhao gave Feng Xiaoxiao one last look and said, "Xiaoxiao, take care. I am leaving!"

"Mm..." Feng Xiaoxiao nodded.

Just then, the Ice Palace Master walked in and urged, "Xiaoxiao, come with me, everyone is waiting for you now!"

"Oh..." Feng Xiaoxiao had no choice but to follow the Ice Palace Master toward the door, looking back every few steps all the same.

"Be happy, cultivate hard, and break through to the Heaven Tier soon. The Ice Palace should have plenty of heavenly materials and earthly treasures, so eat lots of them when the time comes. They are free anyway!" Afraid Feng Xiaoxiao would be sad, Wei Zhao could not help cracking a joke.

"Okay, I will definitely eat lots. If I can't finish them, I will hide them away and save them for you!" Feng Xiaoxiao said.

Hearing this exchange, the Ice Palace Master stumbled and nearly fell flat on her face. Did these two take the Ice Palace for their own backyard garden? Though she knew they were mostly joking, she was still thunderstruck enough.

Watching Feng Xiaoxiao's figure grow distant until it vanished from sight, Wei Zhao finally left the guest room together with Aunt Qing and walked toward the exit of the Ice Palace...

"Wei Zhao, I can only see you this far, you will have to go down the mountain on your own!" Aunt Qing saw Wei Zhao to the entrance of the Ice Palace and said to him, "You must work hard too, don't let Xiaoxiao overtake you!"

"I know, thank you for the reminder, Aunt Qing!" With that, Wei Zhao scooped up the Heavenly Thunder Pig at his feet, for on the way down he would have to move fast, and the Heavenly Thunder Pig might not be able to keep up.

"This little thing is quite cute, what kind of spirit beast is it?" Aunt Qing glanced at the little creature in Wei Zhao's arms and asked.

"I don't know, they say it is called the Heavenly Thunder Pig." Wei Zhao did not explain much about the Heavenly Thunder Pig's abilities. Though Aunt Qing was likely trustworthy, Wei Zhao understood the danger of possessing a treasure. The fewer people who knew about such a heaven-defying divine beast, the better.

Aunt Qing nodded and asked no more, and Wei Zhao took his leave and turned away, racing swiftly down toward the foot of the snowy mountain...

At the foot of the mountain, Wei Zhao looked up once more toward the summit. The vast snow mountain was already empty of people, and even the disciples on patrol had all disappeared.

Perhaps they had all gone to attend Feng Xiaoxiao's discipleship ceremony!

Taking a disciple in the master's name was, for the Ice Palace, a matter of the utmost importance, no less than a grand celebration, so it was only natural that everyone in the Ice Palace would be present.

Wei Zhao seemed to see Feng Xiaoxiao, led by the hand by Bingtang, that little cold girl, kowtowing before a portrait of the Ice Palace's founding master, and seemed to see as well the trace of resolve in Feng Xiaoxiao's eyes to become a Heaven Tier master...

In choosing to stay, besides seeking a cure, was Feng Xiaoxiao not also doing it so she and Wei Zhao could be together forever?

Wei Zhao sighed softly. Perhaps they would not meet again for a very long time...

Although the Ice Palace treasured Feng Xiaoxiao, it did not necessarily treasure him. The courtesy shown to him now was only for Feng Xiaoxiao's sake, otherwise a mere Mystic Tier master like himself would truly count for nothing in their eyes!

So Wei Zhao knew his own weight well. He feared he would not set foot on Icesnow Spirit Mountain again before becoming a third-rank or higher alchemist, or before Feng Xiaoxiao received the inheritance, advanced to the Heaven Tier, and took full control of the Ice Palace!

Having spoken such proud words, Wei Zhao could not shamelessly come back to the Ice Palace to ask to see Feng Xiaoxiao.

At least Wei Zhao knew that Feng Xiaoxiao would face no danger before that great undertaking, that the Ice Palace would cherish her beyond measure, and that was enough! The time that remained was for Wei Zhao to improve himself!

At this thought, Wei Zhao could not help giving a bitter smile. Number one of the Mystic Tier... If he were number one of the Heaven Tier, would that little cold girl still treat him with such an attitude?

By then, she would likely have to obey whatever he said!

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