Chapter 1647 — Bing Tang's Boyfriend
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At Wei Zhao's blunt candor, Bing Tang was caught rather awkwardly. In the old days it would not have mattered; why should she ever have cared what Wei Zhao thought? But things were different now. With her junior sister Feng Xiaoxiao present, Bing Tang at least owed Feng Xiaoxiao some face. And now, with Tang Zhi added to the reckoning, Wei Zhao was effectively her brother-in-law twice over — with such a standing, Bing Tang really could not afford to belittle him too freely.
"And what if it is? To tell you the plain truth, as things stand, your strength is not good enough for Xiaoxiao." But Bing Tang was a proud woman, and with Feng Xiaoxiao and Tang Zhi both out of earshot, she saw no reason to hold her tongue.
"Then, by your standards, what sort of man would be worthy of Xiaoxiao?" Wei Zhao asked, laughing rather than taking offense.
"The peak of the late Heaven stage — or an alchemist of the third rank or above in the Yellow stage," Bing Tang said.
"Oh? And what sort of person would be worthy of you?" Wei Zhao could not let Bing Tang needle him without answer; at the right moment he would needle her in return.
"Someone who surpasses me in strength, and who is a first-rank alchemist of the Profound stage," Bing Tang said.
At this, Wei Zhao could not help but find it faintly amusing. Bing Tang was already a master standing at the very peak of the late Heaven stage; to surpass her would mean stepping into the legendary Heavenly Dao — and whether any grades existed beyond that, even Wei Zhao was not quite certain. As for a first-rank alchemist of the Profound stage, that too was the stuff of legend; whether such a creature had ever existed in the real world was anyone's guess.
"Heh heh..." Wei Zhao smiled faintly.
"Is it funny?" Bing Tang had only meant to ruffle his feathers a little. She knew perfectly well herself that a person like that was virtually impossible to find. But she had no thought of taking a partner at present; her ultimate aim was the pursuit of the Heavenly Dao. Once she crossed into the Dao, her lifespan would be lengthened — and even then, any companion she took would have to be of the same grade, or they could not hope to share her life to the end.
"By my reckoning, I'm the only one who can reach that level. You had better start praying — if I can't, you'll be a widow for the rest of your days," Wei Zhao said, looking faintly troubled.
"Pfft..." Bing Tang all but choked with laughter at what she had heard: "Ha ha ha... Wei Zhao, you really are insufferably conceited, aren't you?"
"What about me?" Wei Zhao said, with perfect gravity.
"And you mean to take every last one of the sisters, do you? Senior sisters and junior sisters, paternal cousins and maternal cousins — quite the catalogue you're compiling..." Bing Tang curled her lip.
"I keep this household ranked by the order in which each one entered the door. Senior sister or cousin on either side — I don't care. Once you're through the door, you're little-little-little-little-little wife," Wei Zhao said.
"Good... very good..." Bing Tang was so enraged by Wei Zhao that she burst out laughing instead: "Then I shall simply wait for the day I become little-little-little-little-little wife!"
"Actually, you are rather pretty when you smile. The rest of the time you are nothing but ice — no fun at all." Wei Zhao was gazing at the little dimples that had appeared on Bing Tang's face.
Bing Tang's smile vanished. She said coolly, "The joking is over. Wei Zhao, remember what I have told you — Xiaoxiao cannot wait for you forever. And the Ice-Heart Jade-Bone Pill you promised me: if you cannot produce it, then the only choice left is for Xiaoxiao to serve as the inheritor!"