Beauty and the Bodyguard

Chapter 1496: Disappointed Sect Master

After all, not just anyone could become the Sect Master- one had to be raised for this. This person had to have the ability to manage the entire Ice Palace!

It wasn’t known just which the Ice Palace Sect belonged to, but looking at the Sect Master herself, she was more than young- she was especially pretty as well, striking contrast between Qing and her as they stood side by side. Qing looked less than twenty as well, but had a very common physical appearance- the Ice Palace Sect Master, on the other hand, really looked like her name and position, like a cold ice princess that was elegant and superior. One look would remain memorable in anyone’s eyes.

Of course, among the practitioners, no one dared treat this Sect master with disrespect- even though she was a beautiful woman, only those with the qualifications dared to appreciate that beauty. For them, even taking one more look at this Sky class late phase peak sect master was too much!

Seeing the sect master’s appearance, Lin Yi stood there, stunned- not because she was a beautiful girl, but because of her age! She really did seem like she was younger than twenty- at the very least, she wouldn’t be older than twenty-five!

This was different from Qing- Lin Yi could accurately judge that the sect master didn’t use any elixirs that preserved her youth- she really was just that young! Possibly, she’d reached Sky class when she was less than twenty, and her appearance was preserved because of that!

“Aunt Qing, maybe you should tell them, I’m just here to take a look...” The sect master said as she put her eyes on the only female participant, Yang Qiqi. She couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed. The girl did look quite cool, with a sort of cold demeanor, but she wasn’t the one she was looking for! Her constitution wasn’t suitable for practitioning the practitioner’s arts of the Ice Palace.

So, after making sure that Qiqi wouldn’t work, she wasn’t interested in staying much longer.

Aunt Qing?! Everyone there was even more shocked- Qing looked young enough as she was, but the sect master was calling her aunt- just how old was this sect master? Could she really be younger than twenty, just like her appearance?

Lin Yi wasn’t too shocked there- he’d thought of that earlier, after all. That one “Aunt Qing” was just proof of his conjecture.

She was pretty much the same age as him. Lin Yi could only smile bitterly at the fact that she was Sky class late phase peak. They really weren’t in the same world- fighting with the common houses, Lin Yi had a clear advantage- but when it came to hidden houses, using his talent for practitioning and his trump cards, he was basically tied with them. On the level of ancients, however... Lin Yi had nothing he could use against them. Ancient sects truly were a whole different world.

No wonder the old man back home said that ancient sects were beyond his grasp- it seemed like Lin Yi was on his own here!

But he didn’t give up. Though he was clearly much weaker than these guys in terms of battle power, judging by his practitioning speed these few months, that monster Naipao was pretty much the only one who could match him. Who else could jump so many levels in just a couple of months?

When the Ice Palace sect master finished speaking, she turned and floated away. Qing knew her personality, so she didn’t mind.

The sect master had grown up in the sect since her youth and had become the isolated disciple of the old elder, destined to be the next sect master. Her childhood then was a lonely one. She had no friends and o people to play with- all she knew was just practitioning. It was why her personality became so cold.

“As such, I will be announcing the test rules and rewards!” Qing said as she eyed the audience. “Practitioners aren’t allowed to drive- with me leading; we will walk to the ice mountain on foot. During the test, spirit beasts can be used- but these beasts must not be over Mystic late phase peak, or the participant will lose his participation rights. Followers and servants can be brought as well, but they must not be over Golden class, and the followers and servants must not participate themselves. They are not allowed to fight, and they are not allowed to hurt the followers and servants of other participants! Attacking spirit beasts is permitted, but taking them is not allowed!”

These rules were there since the last tests, so the participants just nodded. Spirit beasts weren’t owned by too many families- plus, if they weren’t strong enough, they’d just be baggage. As for followers and servants, no one would bring any- they weren’t young masters or young misses, and didn’t need servants following them around.

In actuality, these rules were targeted towards the old tests- if someone were to get killed in the test, the servants and followers would be able to bring the corpse back home. But this fact alone made the accompaniment of servants during the test a rather negative prospect- nobody brought any because of that.

Plus, the rules were changed- they couldn’t kill anymore, so the servants were even less necessary.

“If there are no disagreements, I’ll announce the rewards. In the test, the top three scoring participants will receive bonus rewards from the Ice Palace. The right to choose between the treasures and elixirs gathered during the test!” Qing said. “The top ten scoring participants would have the right to become outer disciples of the Ice Palace sect, or receive one exchange right for treasures of the sect! Any questions?”

“No...” The crowd shook their heads- they already knew about this from the letters, so there weren’t questions. They were all aiming to become outer disciples, pretty much.

“Alright. All of you pack your things- we leave in one hour!” Qing nodded. “I will be waiting for you here!”

“Yes!” The crowd nodded.

Not being allowed to drive wasn’t much for Lin Yi, but what about Xiaoxiao?

Fortunately, this place was cold to the bone- even without that ice container, it should be fine for her. But how was he supposed to bring her?

From the looks of it, the best way was to tie her to his back using rope, but then he’d have to be especially careful in the test and avoid attacks from other people. Getting Xiaoxiao killed would be the end of that- he could have his revenge all he wanted, but it’d be too late for her.