Chapter 1625 — Fabricating Lies
The Blossom Guardian · Page 1 of 2
"Palace Master, Tang is a common surname around here. In this whole town, plenty of families bear that name — it isn't necessarily the Hidden Tang family. That's why, back then, we never once thought in that direction." Xiao Qing waved a hand in explanation. "When we saw that surname, Tang, the old palace master named you Bing Tang — because he had seen your constitution and wished to take you as his last disciple, to inherit the Ice Palace one day! That is why you were given the Ice Palace's surname!"
"So that's how it was..." Bing Tang nodded, and said, a little self-mockingly, "In that case, let us go and meet this old gentleman of the Hidden Tang family, who may or may not be my grandfather..."
Xiao Qing nodded silently. She understood what was in Bing Tang's heart — especially after hearing of the events of those years, which had left Bing Tang's feelings harder than ever to settle.
The appearance of Bing Tang and Xiao Qing gave Old Master Tang and Tang Yu a real fright! It could only be described as appearing without the slightest sound, standing quietly before them like that — not even Old Master Tang, a fine hand at the early Heaven tier, had sensed a single breath of them!
Bing Tang aside — a master of peak late Heaven tier strength, formidable by nature. But Xiao Qing was only a mid Heaven tier expert, and yet Old Master Tang had failed to sense her as well. That made Old Master Tang understand: his own early Heaven tier skill was merely the first step through the door, and he was still far, far beneath them!
When Old Master Tang beheld Bing Tang in the flesh, he was deeply stirred! Though the woman before him could not be said to look exactly like Xiao Ming, the resemblance was striking! Excitement surged in his heart: if the Palace Master of the Ice Palace truly was of the Hidden Tang family, then might the Hidden Tang family not one day become the Ancient Tang family?
"This Tang pays his respects to the Palace Master of the Ice Palace!" Though his heart was racing, Old Master Tang's face betrayed nothing as he cupped his hands in salute. She might be his granddaughter — but for now she was not. Not yet.
"Tangtang... is that you..." Xiao Ming's gaze upon Bing Tang grew hazy; this young woman stirred in her an inexplicable feeling of closeness! She resembled Xiao Ming in her youth by seven or eight parts!
"You are..." A stormy sea rose in Bing Tang's heart. Seeing the woman before her, she too felt a strange familiarity — but because of the resentment she bore over what had happened back then, her manner stayed exceedingly cold.
"You're Tangtang... you must be Tangtang..." Paying no heed to whether the other was a master of peak late Heaven tier strength, Xiao Ming ran over and threw her arms around Bing Tang, making Old Master Tang and Tang Yu break out in a cold sweat! Such an insolent gesture — if the other party took offense, they would have no way out!
Bing Tang frowned, but in the end did not strike Xiao Ming away! In that instant she pressed the resentment in her heart down to its depths. Whatever Old Master Tang's designs might be, this woman's feelings were utterly genuine!
Bing Tang was a Heaven tier master — how keen was her spiritual sense? Xiao Ming was only an ordinary person; had there been the slightest trace of pretense in her, it could not have escaped Bing Tang's eyes. This Xiao Ming's feelings for Bing Tang came from the bottom of her heart, from her very marrow!
How could such a person be the cruel-hearted parent who had abandoned her all those years ago? Bing Tang was no fool; there must be something hidden in all this. She glanced at the deferential Old Master Tang, then at the overwrought Xiao Ming — comparing the two, Bing Tang understood it all in her heart.