Chapter 1676 — Another Parting
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"I never expected you to open my eyes today. You even dared to strike someone from the Mystic Elixir Sect. Aren't you afraid they'll retaliate afterward?" Bingtang found Wei Zhao increasingly difficult to understand. At times, this man could set aside his status and dignity for certain things, even begging for her sympathy on behalf of Feng Xiaoxiao.
Yet at other times, he would rather die than submit. He would rather oppose the Mystic Elixir Sect than bend himself to seek safety. In any case, Wei Zhao had done it all for Feng Xiaoxiao, for the woman he loved. That made Bingtang regard him in a new light, and she no longer felt that Wei Zhao was unworthy of Feng Xiaoxiao.
At the very least, everything he had done was worthy of Feng Xiaoxiao's devoted love.
"If they retaliate, it'll be against you. I'm only a minor figure. For the time being, they won't come looking for me." Wei Zhao spoke calmly. "Besides, do you really think that envoy from the Mystic Elixir Sect will go back and tell them what happened today? He lost face on a massive scale, and that wasn't merely his own problem. It was a matter of the Mystic Elixir Sect's reputation. If he reports what happened, the sect will be put in an awkward position. If they go reclaim their honor, they'll have to face the Ice Palace, yet they aren't confident they can swallow that confrontation. But if they do nothing, won't that amount to admitting defeat? So as long as that envoy isn't an idiot, he'll keep silent. As for the hidden Tang family and the hidden You family, no one there would dare spread the word either. That means I'm still perfectly safe."
"It seems you had already thought everything through. You're not the sort to act recklessly without considering the consequences after all." Bingtang nodded. Wei Zhao was right, and she had reached the same conclusions herself. "But your identity as an alchemist has been exposed all the same."
"All I revealed was a level equivalent to a first or second-grade Yellow-rank alchemist. It's neither high nor low. With that little strength, even the You family wouldn't think much of me, let alone the Mystic Elixir Sect. At most, they'll wonder whether I have some expert guiding me from behind the scenes. But the more they suspect that, the more mysterious my identity becomes, and the less willing they'll be to act rashly." Wei Zhao explained.
"Good. At least you understand that." Bingtang was fairly satisfied with his answer. "Tonight, I'm taking Xiaoxiao back with me. Good luck. I hope that the next time I see you, you'll have enough strength to make me look at you with new respect."
"Don't worry, my little, little wife!" Wei Zhao said with a grin.
Bingtang drew in a deep breath. She wanted to tell him to get lost, but in the end she held it back. She did not want to crush Wei Zhao's spirit, so she might as well leave him with something to hope for. As for becoming a first-grade Profound-rank alchemist or reaching a level beyond Heaven rank, Bingtang had never once imagined that Wei Zhao could achieve either.
So whether she rejected him now or not made no difference at all.
Wei Zhao, Tang Zhi, Tang Zhi's parents, and Xiaoming parted ways with Bingtang, Feng Xiaoxiao, and Xiaoqing in the small town.
Feng Xiaoxiao watched Wei Zhao and Tang Zhi with evident reluctance to part. Their brief stay of several days had made her feel as though she had returned to her school days, as if she were once again spending every day carefree, playing with Wei Zhao, Tang Zhi, and the others. But reality and imagination were not the same.
Every dream eventually reached the moment of awakening, and Feng Xiaoxiao had to accept that reality.
"Husband Wei Zhao, you have to work hard too!" Feng Xiaoxiao knew better than anyone that if she broke through to Heaven rank while Wei Zhao did not, the tragedy of the two of them remaining together would be unbearable. When the time came to go to Cloud Stair Island, Feng Xiaoxiao did not want to be alone.