Chapter 3335 — Of Course It Is So
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"I..." Bingtang was at a loss for words. Yes, she had acknowledged it with her own lips back then. To go back on it now—she was, after all, the mistress of a palace, and she could not bring herself to say such a thing. Yet to just up and marry Wei Zhao like this—she was somewhat unwilling, too. Those had been words spoken in anger, after all, with no foundation of feeling behind them. In the past she had looked down on Wei Zhao from a lofty height, because in her eyes he had been a weakling. But now he had transformed into the Ice Palace's savior, stronger even than Bingtang herself—how could her heart possibly accept such a reversal all at once?
Yet unbeknownst to her, Bingtang's feelings toward Wei Zhao had already undergone an earth-shaking change. The Wei Zhao of now inspired no more contempt in her—only a certain timidity.
In the past, when faced with his questioning, she could have brushed him off with any excuse she pleased. But now she did not dare speak carelessly...
Fortunately, Wei Zhao had no intention of pressing her too hard. Instead he turned to matters of business. "Bingtang, let's talk business first. I will do my utmost to refine the Ice Heart Jade Bone Pill for you. But as for Xiaoxiao—I agree to let her accept the inheritance as well!"
Wei Zhao's words left Feng Xiaoxiao dumbfounded. She could not understand why he had suddenly agreed to let her accept the inheritance—had his attitude not been one of firm refusal before? Yet now, when Wei Zhao had the strength to speak with Bingtang on equal terms, the power to change this matter, he had compromised. What on earth was the reason?
Of course, Feng Xiaoxiao had not been in contact with Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu during this time, so she was still unaware of what had happened back home.
"Ah?" Bingtang was puzzled too. She could not understand why Wei Zhao, having agreed to refine the Ice Heart Jade Bone Pill for her, would also consent to Feng Xiaoxiao's matter. It made no sense to her at all.
"Bingtang, I'm going to say a few words to Xiaoxiao next. I hope you won't spread them around." Wei Zhao glanced at Bingtang in reminder—given her strength, even if he retreated to one side to talk, the content would not escape her ears.
"As if I care. Do you take me for such a gossip?" Bingtang curled her lip.
"Heh..." Wei Zhao turned to Feng Xiaoxiao. "Xiaoxiao, before this, I was actually dead set against this whole business of Inheritors, because the dangers you face are all unknown. But now... the truth is, everyone around me has become an Inheritor, and I must change my thinking from before. And I have the ability to protect you all. So as for this Inheritor business—you are all Inheritors, and you are all my girlfriends. Facing danger together and looking out for one another may not be such a bad thing after all."
"Ah?" Feng Xiaoxiao was startled. She had thought Wei Zhao already knew about Tang Zhi—after all, the people around Wei Zhao were Inheritors, and they were his girlfriends too. If not Tang Zhi, then who?
Naturally, she did not know that Gu Mengyao had already set out for the Dark Night Palace.
"You haven't been in contact with home during this time, so you may not be entirely clear on things. Yaoyao has now become the Metal-element Inheritor and currently holds sway over the Dark Night Palace." Wei Zhao paused there and smiled faintly. "In the Dark Night Palace her word is law. The grand elders there delegate authority far more readily than your senior sister here does..."