Chapter 1818 — Heartless
The Blossom Guardian · Page 1 of 2
"If you agree, then our deal takes effect right now!" the Grand Elder said. "If not, I won't stand in your way either."
Tang Zhi smiled bitterly. The Grand Elder might say that, but did she really have a choice? What had she come here for? Now that such a stroke of fortune had fallen into her lap—she could cultivate and save Wei Zhao at the same time—why on earth would she refuse?
"How could I refuse at this point?" Tang Zhi glanced at Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu. Her heart was reluctant—staying in the Snow Valley would make it hard to see Wei Zhao again, and who knew when they would next meet...
Yet by the same token, this was a chance that came once in a thousand years. If Tang Zhi let it slip, then aside from failing to save Wei Zhao, even setting that aside, she would never want to miss such an opportunity.
After all, becoming a skilled cultivator had always been her dream.
Still, though everyone present had been fairly confident Tang Zhi would agree, hearing her affirmative reply, their faces lit with joy and relief.
"Since you have agreed, I shall open the sacrificial hall and accept a disciple on behalf of the founding patriarch!" the Grand Elder said. "Your constitution is an extraordinary existence; only the founding patriarch could share a constitution like yours. I accept you as a disciple in the patriarch's stead. Though in name you are my nominal disciple, once you complete your training, you will be the Snow Valley's Grand Elder, standing on equal footing with me and Little Li!"
A flush spread across Tang Zhi's face, born of inner excitement. She had never expected that while Feng Xiaoxiao received the finest treatment in the Ice Palace, she herself would be treated the same way in the Snow Valley. She could not help asking curiously, "Grand Elder, may I ask... what exactly is my constitution? And what happened to me earlier? Didn't you examine my constitution before? Wasn't there nothing special about it?"
"Your constitution is the Hidden Ice Heart Jade Bone constitution. Such a constitution—not to mention me, even if the founding patriarch were here, might not be able to detect it!" The Grand Elder then explained in detail to Tang Zhi her constitution and what had happened earlier. Now that Tang Zhi had agreed to join the Snow Valley, there was no need to conceal anything further.
"Ah!" Tang Zhi was astonished at the Grand Elder's words. She had never imagined she possessed such a constitution, one that could only be triggered under special circumstances—no wonder it had not been detected before. Had it not been for a fortuitous coincidence, Tang Zhi might never have known she possessed such an unparalleled, unique constitution!
"Oh! I knew it—Sister Yunyun gets stronger the colder she gets! Once she's frozen, her special constitution comes out!" Shen Yushu said.
"You could put it that way!" Unexpectedly, the Grand Elder nodded in agreement with Shen Yushu. "This constitution can indeed only be triggered in this kind of freezing environment!"
"Then... how long until... I finish my training? After that, can I go back?" This was what Tang Zhi cared about most. If she stayed here, how long would it be before she could see Wei Zhao?
"What do you mean by 'go back'?" the Grand Elder asked in return.
"I mean... how long until I can freely meet... meet him?" Tang Zhi pointed at Wei Zhao beside Shen Yushu, speaking with some reserve.
"Meet him? I'm afraid that's impossible!" the Grand Elder said.
"That... why?" Tang Zhi was startled and asked hurriedly.
"I remember you saying that you and he are a couple, is that right?" the Grand Elder asked.
"Yes..." Tang Zhi nodded nervously.