Chapter 1520 — The Fire Spirit Sacred Fruit Discovered
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By the look of it, the Ice Palace had incorporated modern electronic equipment. From this, one could also tell that its people were hardly rigid, not the sort to cling to convention! This actually gave Wei Zhao a little more confidence. If he truly could not find the Fire Spirit Sacred Fruit, then so long as he obtained the exchange right for heavenly treasures, he might still be able to trade for what he wanted.
Yet toward evening, the Thunder Pig suddenly grew restless, flinging itself onto Wei Zhao and squealing without pause.
Of course, Zhao Qilei and Zhao Qiwu had no idea what the Thunder Pig was about; they took it for nothing more than the creature fawning on Wei Zhao.
But Wei Zhao understood what the Thunder Pig meant. Its meaning now should be plain enough—it must have sensed the whereabouts of the Fire Spirit Sacred Fruit!
"This little thing needs to relieve itself. I will take it out!" Wei Zhao shrugged and said, somewhat helplessly.
"..." Zhao Qilei was rather speechless. "Good heavens, a spirit beast that has to hide from others just to relieve itself?"
"Heh..." Wei Zhao smiled and said no more. Holding the Thunder Pig, he went straight behind a snowdrift.
"Up there. I can sense it!" The Thunder Pig swiftly wrote its meaning in the snow.
"Up there? You mean, inside the wall?" Wei Zhao looked up at the summit of the Ice-Snow Spirit Mountain; that was where the Ice Palace sat!
"Chirp chirp!" The Thunder Pig nodded.
"Just as I thought." Wei Zhao sighed. It seemed now that his guess had been right: the Fire Spirit Sacred Fruit had been claimed by the people of the Ice Palace. Searching for it himself was out of the question; he could only hope to trade with the Ice Palace after winning the trial.
Wei Zhao carried the Thunder Pig back and nodded to Yu Bing, Zhao Qilei, and the others. "The trial is nearly over. Everyone, take a rest. Up there is the Ice Palace's domain, and there are no more heavenly treasures to be found."
Yu Bing, Zhao Qilei, and the rest all nodded, then sat down on the ground. Since Wei Zhao said they should rest, they naturally obeyed him; besides, the heavenly treasures the group carried were already enough to win this trial, so searching further was pointless.
They had not been there long when Xiaoqing of the Ice Palace came drifting over. Behind her followed a crowd of white-robed Ice Palace disciples, and once she arrived, Xiaoqing spoke out in a clear, ringing voice: "Attention, all trial participants. The trial period has ended. All participants, please report to the mountaintop!"
Xiaoqing's inner strength was profound. Though her voice did not seem especially loud, reinforced by inner strength it could carry very far—everyone on the whole mountain could likely hear it!
Not long after Xiaoqing finished speaking, trial participants arrived here one after another. These people had in fact been hiding nearby all along; they had merely caught sight of Wei Zhao here from afar and not dared approach, keeping their distance one and all. Who knew whether Wei Zhao might make a move and snatch away their heavenly treasures?