Li Xiang the Immortal

39 - Meeting II

"He's been a long time." Xiao Xing Fu muttered. He had been waiting outside the inn. Beside him was a new innkeeper. That person was friendlier and kinder than the previous guard.

"Have your friends not returned yet?" Remark.

Xiao Xing Fu smiled wryly, "Not yet. He's a long time."

"Very awful. I saw it for myself, his hands and one leg were cut off and his other leg was struck by a sword. Besides, his mouth was torn. I can't even blink when I see it."

"Who could have committed such a terrible murder? Is there a black flow cultivator here?"

"Let's know, the cultivator who happened to be here was intending to investigate it. They say he's probably dead by night."

Xiao Xing Fu immediately glanced towards the two citizens who passed by him. "Excuse me. Sorry distracting. I overheard your conversation earlier. Has there been a murder here?"

The two citizens who were near Xiao Xing Fu instantly stopped. They turned their bodies and looked at Xiao Xing Fu. "Em. He was found inside the house. The place is not far from here. You just need to go straight and turn right, then there you will find a crowd of cultivators. They wanted to investigate it to make sure that the person who did it was not from a black flow cultivator."

"A-ah, I see. Thanks for the information. Sorry to interrupt." Xiao Xing Fu smiled.

The two men immediately left.

Xiao Xing Fu looked at the innkeeper, "A-ah, I want to go to where they said. If my friend comes out and looks for me, tell me I'll be right back. You'll easily recognize him, because he has white hair and golden eyes. Can you help me tell her that?"

The guard nodded when he heard Xiao Xing Fu say, "I'll say it. But are you gonna be okay, little brother? You heard it earlier, how the victim's condition." Said doubtful.

Xiao Xing Fu smiled, "I know. But don't worry about me. I'll be fine. Please give my word to my friend, will you?"

"Alright if you say it like that. Be careful." Say Guard.

Xiao Xing Fu nodded. He also went straight away.

After arriving at the place said by the two citizens earlier, Xiao Xing Fu found some cultivators who were inside an unclosed house. He just went inside immediately.

"Heh, little boy, why did you go inside?" Said one of the cultivators.

Xiao Xing Fu smiled awkwardly, "I just want to see the corpses that people say. I'm curious."

"The view is better not to be seen by a child like you." The cultivator looked at Xiao Xing Fu from top to bottom, "You're a cultivator. Your power seems to be above me." He said after observing.

"So, can I see him now? Just for a little while, after that I'll be gone."

"Haish.you forced it once. It's up to you. But you better not see it for too long."

Xiao Xing Fu nodded. He went inside and finally he could see the victims of the murder that occurred at night. "He's.." His eyes were round in surprise when he saw the face of the corpse. He was the guard yesterday who was fired. His body looked horrible, like what the citizens said.

His mouth was torn, both hands were cut off, as well as one leg. While the other leg was stuck by a sword that was stuck through the floor. There was a lot of blood around him. Especially in the body parts. So horrible.

Xiao Xing Fu closed his mouth. He felt like vomiting and was not strong enough to see it. "Whoever does it, he's cruel." He immediately came out of the house.

"You're out? Can't you bear to see it?" Said the cultivator whom Xiao Xing Fu met earlier.

Xiao Xing Fu lowered his hand and stopped while staring at the cultivator, "The conditions are terrible. I can't see it much longer."

Xiao Xing Fu was speechless when he heard the cultivator's words. "Are seniors going to come looking for the culprit like everyone else here?"

"Yes, that's.. Because I also wonder who did this. So I'd better find out, too."

Xiao Xing Fu started chatting with the cultivator in the front yard of the house. He asked a few things about cultivators. Because honestly, he doesn't know anything about this.

Elsewhere, Li Xiang had just walked out from within the inn along with Xiao Lei. Both of them gave the keys to the reception. Originally Xiao Lei was going to stay at this place. But he did not do so and preferred to go with Li Xiang, as well as he wanted to see Xiao Xing Fu.

"Why isn't he here? I told him to wait outside. But why isn't he there?" Said Li Xiang while watching the surroundings.

"Um.. That's. little brother, are you looking for your friend?" Said the guard doubtfully.

Li Xiang stared at the new guard from top to bottom, "Hm. I'm looking for my disciple."

The guard was astonished. "Murids? Do you have students? What are you teaching?"

"Of course I have it. Did you see him? I told him to wait for me outside. But he doesn't exist."

"Maybe what he meant was the kid. After all, the boy said that his friend had white hair and golden eyes. Rarely do people have such hair and eye color. No mistake, it must be him." Inner guard. "But why did he say disciple? While the boy said friend."

"What are you thinking?" Li Xiang said.

The guard standing in front of Li Xiang came to a realization from his daydream. "A-ah, there's nothing." He smiled awkwardly.

"All right, I'll ask you one more time. Did you see my student?"

"Y-yes, he said he was going to go to where the murder was. Then I was asked to tell you."

Li Xiang frowned, "Murder? Is there murder here? Why would he go to such a place? Then where's the place?"

The guard pointed to the direction where the citizen had also pointed at Xiao Xing Fu. "There. You can definitely find him. Because it said there gathered some cultivators."

After hearing that, Li Xuang immediately left without saying anything. Xiao Lei clicked his tongue. "Thank you for the information." He followed Li Xiang.

Eventually, the two reached the place they were told. They saw Xiao Xing Fu was chatting with a cultivator. "Gosh, I thought you were gonna disappear. If you had just disappeared, I'd be troubled to make an announcement to find you." Said Li Xiang while approaching Xiao Xing Fu.

Both Xiao Xing Fu and the cultivator who was with him similarly turned their heads towards Li Xiang. "Ck! I'm not a kid who disappeared and had to be searched!" The Upset Xiao Xing Fu.

Xiao Lei's eyes became glassy when he saw Xiao Xing Fu. Moreover, his face that was so similar to his son, made him become very homesick. He immediately approached Xiao Xing Fu and hugged her, "Fu'er.."

Xiao Xing Fu was surprised that he was suddenly embraced by an unknown person. He immediately forced his way out of the grip of the old man without seeing how his face. "Don't just come hug me! I don't know you!"

Xiao Lei instantly let go of his embrace. He looked at Xiao Xing Fu softly.

Xiao Xing Fu was shocked when he saw the face of the person who was hugging him. "Uncle.. wasn't that uncle who was with the teacher?"

Xiao Lei nodded, "Fu'er.I am your grandfather."

"..." - ".Xiao Xing Fu had no expression when he heard it. But a few moments later, "W-what do you mean?"