護花近衛 - 第1522章 你多保重 - 清風書屋

Yu Bing and Zhao Qiwu chose to remain in the Ice Palace and become its outer disciples. Unlike Wei Zhao, and unlike Zhao Qilei, Yu Bing felt no urgency to return now that the Yu family was free of Yu Shan's threat. Besides, Yu Shan had just been injured, and even if the affair had not begun because of him, some responsibility surely lay with him. Yu Bing did not believe Yu Shan would refrain from tattling, and in his anger his grandfather might well punish him!

But to stay and cultivate in the Ice Palace changed everything. Once he broke through to the Earth Rank and returned to his family, all troubles would have subsided, and his succession to the seat of young family head as an Earth Rank master would be a foregone conclusion.

Of the top ten trialists, all except Wei Zhao, Yang Qiqi, and Zhao Qilei chose to stay in the Ice Palace and become its outer disciples! In their eyes, to join the trial merely for an exchange right for heavenly treasures was not worth the trouble.

"Take care!" Wei Zhao patted Yu Bing on the shoulder and smiled. "I cannot interfere with your choice, but if you find no hope of breaking through here, you can come back and find me!"

This was a promise Wei Zhao gave to Yu Bing. Wei Zhao was not a man who promised lightly, but what he promised he generally fulfilled! Once Wei Zhao broke through to the Earth Rank, he might well be able to create Earth Rank masters in batches, and helping Yu Bing raise his strength then would be nothing difficult.

"You too. As for your conflict with the Yu family, I will do my best to mediate for you. For Xiao Ning's sake, I hope you will endure it a while!" Yu Bing nodded and said solemnly.

"Good! If the Yu family does not come seeking trouble with me, I will not provoke them." Wei Zhao said.

"I knew you would say that!" Yu Bing sighed. Whether the Yu family would provoke Wei Zhao of its own accord, Yu Bing could not be sure. He was not yet the young family head and could not decide the affairs of the Yu family.

"Those trialists who will stay in the Ice Palace as outer disciples, follow Xiao Li now to complete your entry formalities, and those who choose the heavenly treasure exchange right, come with me!" Xiao Qing said. "The rewards for the top three of the trial will be selected from the heavenly treasures obtained in this trial and issued as soon as possible."

At this moment Wei Zhao could only bid farewell to Yu Bing. After this parting, none knew when they would meet again, yet the two men merely nodded to each other, with everything understood without words.

The innkeeper led away first those trialists who were staying in the Ice Palace, while Xiao Qing went on to address the remaining trialists who had not prevailed. "The trial is over, and you may all return. But I must remind you of one thing: do not stir up trouble within the territory of my Ice Palace. Once you are out of Ice Snow Spirit Town, do as you please!"

"Yes!" Those trialists nodded repeatedly upon hearing this. How would they dare disobey Xiao Qing's words?

Xiao Qing led Wei Zhao, Yang Qiqi, and Zhao Qilei toward the Ice Palace, while those other trialists all dispersed.

"As for your heavenly treasure exchange rights, will you redeem them now, or go back and discuss before deciding?" Xiao Qing brought the three of them to a reception room on the outer edge of the Ice Palace, then asked. "If you exchange now, just state your request. If you go back, I will give you a token of the Ice Palace!"

"I will not exchange for now. I must return to my family first." Zhao Qilei said.

"Very well, take this. When you need it, you may bring this token to Ice Snow Spirit Town and seek out the innkeeper Xiao Li directly." Xiao Qing handed a strange stone tablet to Zhao Qilei.

Zhao Qilei hurriedly took it and put it away with care.

"Why have you not left yet?" Xiao Qing frowned when she saw Zhao Qilei still lingering here after receiving the stone token.