Chapter 1906 — Resolute Renunciation
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"Oh... I see..." Feng Xiaoxiao was somewhat reluctant at heart, but she also knew that if she told Wei Zhao the truth, it would in fact be doing Wei Zhao and Tang Zhi harm. Given Wei Zhao's temperament, he might very well do something outrageous!
Think back to when Wei Zhao had brought her to the Ice Palace—even before Bingtang he had not yielded an inch, and had proposed the two-year pact. So when it came to Tang Zhi, how could Wei Zhao possibly let the matter drop?
"Yes, I've already spoken with Yaoyao and Xiaoshu. From now on, you... take good care of him for me. Perhaps one day we really will meet again, but when that time comes... I'll be watching you from behind, quietly, silently blessing you both!" Tang Zhi said.
"Ah!" Feng Xiaoxiao shook her head helplessly and said nothing more. Though her heart was filled with every difficulty imaginable, this was Tang Zhi's decision and she could only comply. Besides, she knew that perhaps this was the best solution for both Wei Zhao and Tang Zhi. "Don't worry. I'll get in touch with Sister Yaoyao and Xiaoshu, and together we'll help you keep it hidden..."
"Yes, thank you, Xiaoxiao," Tang Zhi said sincerely.
"Thank me for what? It's I who should be thanking you... If not for your forbearance, there might be no Xiaoxiao as she is now," Feng Xiaoxiao said with feeling. "If I weren't Wei Zhao's little wife, I wouldn't be here in the Ice Palace either..."
"We're family—no need for two sets of words. Though I can't contact Wei Zhao anymore, I can still contact you. If there's any news of him, remember to tell me..." Tang Zhi said.
"Mm-hmm!" Feng Xiaoxiao nodded hurriedly. "I will. I'll call Sister Tang Zhi the very first moment I hear anything."
"All right then... let's leave it there for now. We'll keep in touch at all times..." Tang Zhi said.
After hanging up, Tang Zhi silently handed the satellite phone back to the Grand Elder.
"Ah, this is your decision, and I have no way to stop you. But, Tang Zhi, tell me—are you truly ready?" the Grand Elder asked gravely, taking the phone.
"Yes, I'm ready." Tang Zhi nodded heavily. "Even if the road of cultivation ahead is all pitfalls and thorns, I will face it with composure, because I hold him in my heart. As long as I think of him, I will have the courage to face every hardship!"
"Since you've chosen to walk on, then persevere..." The Grand Elder nodded. "This is only the beginning; the future will be harder still. But I believe you will see it through, because you are the second person since Snow Valley's founding to possess the Ice Heart Jade Bone constitution. Perhaps with your constitution, there's no need for the Emotion-Severing herbal draught at all—because you were right. The founding master did not take the Emotion-Severing draught."
"Thank you, Grand Elder!" Hearing the Grand Elder openly concede for the first time that she no longer needed to sever her emotions, Tang Zhi was both astonished and delighted.
"Don't thank me. The road was your own choosing..." The Grand Elder shook her head. "However, there is one thing I must warn you of in advance..."
"Please speak, Grand Elder..." Tang Zhi said.
"The Heartless Art—though it is the mental method and mnemonic the founding master created, she herself never cultivated it to the tenth layer of great perfection... Her lifelong achievement stalled at the peak of the ninth layer and went no further," the Grand Elder said. "Perhaps that is also why she never took the Emotion-Severing draught..."
"What?" Tang Zhi was taken aback. "The Heartless Art was created by the founding master herself, and yet she never cultivated it to the tenth layer of great perfection?"
Tang Zhi could not help but find it incredible. A person had created a mental method and mnemonic, yet had not cultivated it to great perfection—then how had she created it in the first place?