XIAO SHUXIANG'S

100 - Discrimination [Revised]

Feeling himself threatened, the Pirate Chief immediately dodged Xiao Shuxiang's attack. As a result, the swords in both of the boys hands hit the ground.

Xiao Shuxiang reinserted Nie Shang's sword in its sheath and slipped it around the waist. He then took his sword that had slashed the neck of the pirates, and attacked the leader again quickly.

The trail!

Among the pirates, only their chief could already understand the current situation. His other partner was still drunk.

They also tried to attack Xiao Shuxiang, but instead they were hit by an incision in the arm and a slash in the neck.

Xiao Shuxiang clucked in annoyance and grumbled. Though these pirates were cultivators yet so weak just because they were under the influence of wine.

"So proud of your power will only bring evil."

CRAASH!

Xiao Shuxiang slashed at one of his fellow pirates without any significant difficulty. True to what he said, these pirates were too proud of their strength.

In addition, they were also so proud of the efficacy of the Ghost Grass. Because so far there had never been a cultivator who could wake up so quickly after being given the ghost grass liquid. And because it is also what makes their vigilance weakened.

If only they were not drunk. Naturally Xiao Shuxiang would find it difficult, it could even be that he would lose.

The pirate chief was pouring Qi on his greatsword. He then darted and attacked Xiao Shuxiang.

THE TRAANG!!

The two Xiao Shuxiang swords clashed with the pirate chief's sword, he quickly gave a kick to the Pirate Chief's chin and tipped back.

The Pirate Chief spat out blood, looking as if one of his teeth had come loose from being hit by a kick.

"LACK OF TEACHING!!" The Pirate Chief gave off his murderous aura, immediately Xiao Shuxiang took a safe distance so as not to be exposed to the murderous aura.

"You Won't Run, Hik!!" The Pirate Chief immediately shot towards Xiao Shuxiang while slightly hiccupping.

"Did? Who wants to run?!" Xiao Shuxiang flashed the two swords in his hand as a diversion, he then clenched his right hand while collecting Qi.

He had never used Fire Breathing during his first life in due to his Poenix Fire Dantian. However now it was different, even though the current practice of Xiao Shuxiang was only at the 3rd level Forging Qi, in fact he could expend fifteen percent of his original strength.

Xiao Shuxiang shot out, looking like a smoldering red radiance that instantly burst into the murderous aura belonging to the Pirate Chief. He shot out at a speed that the human eye could not follow.

Only after a loud thud along with the sound of cracks rang out could Xiao Shuxiang be seen setting his foot on the ground. The body of the Pirate Chief himself was thrown quite far and only stopped after hitting the walls of the residents' houses.

The Pirate Chief's body was only scuffed and still intact, but his head was shattered. Xiao Shuxiang exhaled, he looked at his trembling fist.

Her eyes looked shiny and slightly watery, she immediately closed her eyes while holding back the trembling feeling in her hands.

"This.. Just incredible..! I've long since missed this feeling.." Xiao Shuxiang smiled widely. Really, the thrill of committing murder with your own hands without the help of a weapon is unbearable!

He wants again. With her innocent face, she began to turn her head towards the remaining pirate comrades.

Suddenly, Xiao Shuxiang's originally brown pupils turned bright red.

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"Hmm..?"Jing Mi started to open her eyes, she and Nie Shang started to yawn while rubbing her eyes.

"What time is it..?"

"Where are we..?"

Jing Mi and Nie Shang started staring around. They remember eating together, then their eyes blackened and they no longer know what happened.

"Brother Xiao..?" Jing Mi looked at Xiao Shuxiang who was like burning something. His nose immediately smelled the burning smell of flesh. He walked over to his brother.

Nie Shang looked at some wooden cage and there were many people fainting inside. He also saw several houses as burned down and former battles.

Nie Shang then followed Jing Mi to where Xiao Shuxiang was sitting while looking at the fire in front of her.

"Hm, Brother Jing, Nie Shang. Are you awake? Come on over here." Xiao Shuxiang smiled faintly and asked his two friends to sit down with him.

Jing Mi slightly flinched when she saw there was a trace of blood in Xiao Shuxiang's mouth. His face looked worried. "Brother Xiao, you're bleeding..! What happened to you?!"

"Brother Jing, I'm fine. And this is not my blood.." Xiao Shuxiang recounted the incident when Jing Mi and Nie Shang fainted. Of course, there were some things he did not say clearly.

Hearing Xiao Shuxiang's story, Jing Mi breathed a sigh of relief. He did not know what would happen if his brother did not wake up.

Jing Mi made a soft voice, "So, there are no Demonic Beasts here.."

Nie Shang, "We were tricked, so..?"

Xiao Shuxiang nodded, he was actually curious about the identity of the pirates he killed. While searching their bodies, he did not find anything that could be used as a clue.

"They're like voyagers, but how did they get to this village..?" Xiao Shuxiang rubbed his chin and tried to think. Only, he felt that he did not need to find out things that he thought were not important.

Xiao Shuxiang, "You two let's help me give this concoction medicine to those who faint."

Jing Mi nodded, but then remembered something. "Brother, then where is the corpse of the pirate..? I only saw the traces of the fight and some bloodstains, but did not see the corpses of the pirates who had bound us before."

"You were with me when you saw them, why ask now?" Xiao Shuxiang gave the medicine he had made to one of the girls.

Jing Mi and Nie Shang gasped, the two of them could not believe that Xiao Shuxiang burned the corpse of the pirate.

Jing Mi's face paled, "Brother Xiao, I wasn't actually surprised when you said fight alone against them, because I believe you can. But I can't believe that, other than killing you, you burned their bodies, too.."

So far, Jing Mi had never met anyone who had actions like her Brother Xiao.

"My brother.." Jing Mi found it hard to find a word, she gulped and her premonition did indeed say that she really should get used to seeing this kind of thing.

When making sure that the condition of the citizens of the Jade Lotus Village was fine, Jing Mi, Nie Shang, and Xiao Shuxiang flew back with swords towards the Sky Sword Sect.

Flying is the safest way to avoid danger and is also the fastest alternative to getting to your destination. Only, the experience gained from walking is much more than flying like this.

Upon arriving at the Sky Sword Sect, Jing Mi, Nie Shang and Xiao Shuxiang were greeted by Hou Yong and Zhi Shu. The faces of both of them looked tense and like they wanted to say something.

Zhi Shu, "Brother Jing... Brother Xiao..."

Hou Yong, "Brother Xiao. You're finally home,"

Xiao Shuxiang frowned, "What's wrong with you guys?"

Jing Mi was also astonished, "You guys why...?"

Hou Yong, "Report your mission first. We'll talk later..."

"Well, I'll go first."

After Jing Mi reported about her mission, Hou Yong and Zhi Shu immediately invited them to go to the back of the Rest Hall building.

"What exactly is this why?" Xiao Shuxiang was astonished.

Hou Yong, "You'll find out soon enough..."

Up behind the Hall of Rest building, it turned out that there were already Yi Wen, Feng Ying and Bao Yu waiting. Yi Wen was seen grumbling and continued to curse at someone who made her this regretful.

Xiao Shuxiang, Jing Mi and Nie Shang looked at each other, the three of them completely clueless about the present situation.

Not long after, Hai Feng came and started telling his circumstances to his other friends. This turned out to be related to the sword they were about to inherit as well as the punishment that Ro Wei had obtained.

During Xiao Shuxiang's stay in the Mother Mountain, the development of the Butterfly Sect disciples' practice was so rapid. And it was because of this that they were given a prohibition against improving the practice by absorbing Qi directly from nature.

Yi Wen and his friends could only absorb the Qi on the spirit stone that was shared every month. Not only that, they were also subjected to discrimination by the outer sect disciples and disciples of the Sky Sword Sect.

"Brother Xiao, you don't know this. Much has changed, including their treatment of us..." Yi Wen recounted, "Me and our other brothers are children who are familiar with the Punishment Hall. Even at this moment Ro Wei had just undergone a whip sentence on the underground floor. All I can say is, they don't like us."

Hai Feng, "I have also heard, teacher Lan Gaozu is very against us inheriting those eight swords on the grounds that we are not part of the Sky Sword Sect."

Yi Wen snorted when he heard Hai Feng's remark, he also often heard that from the other disciples of the Sky Sword Sect, "Everything is because of Lan Gaozu. From the beginning I noticed, he was not a good teacher...!"

"So, where is Ro Wei now..?" Xiao Shuxiang began to slightly understand the state of his friends.

Bao Yu, "Ro Wei is undergoing treatment by Grandma Nian."

Immediately, Xiao Shuxiang went to see Ro Wei's condition. Jing Mi and the others followed.

Ro Wei's circumstances were really severe. At the age of almost 10, he had to feel fifty lashes from the Punishment Hall. His white skin now became purplish red.

In addition to the lash that Ro Wei received today, in fact Xiao Shuxiang also saw another lash mark that was like a long time ago.

The girl who tried to hold back the pain from the potion belonging to Grandma Nian was barely aware of the presence of her friends.

Yi Wen clenched his hands. It was extremely outrageous of the punishment given to Ro Wei. Not only Yi Wen, but Jing Mi, Zhi Shu, Hou Yong and the others were also furious.

Xiao Shuxiang touched Ro Wei's back and tried to check her condition. As expected, the wound came from a special lash whose scars would not disappear and was difficult to heal with Qi or ordinary herbs.

Xiao Shuxiang, "They are very unmerciful to you..."

Ro Wei slightly turned his head towards Xiao Shuxiang. Despite the pain, he still tried to smile. "This. mom-it's not a problem..."

"You're a strong boy, Ro Wei." Xiao Shuxiang took out a storage pouch from under his clothes, he took out a pitch-black pill and asked the girl to eat it.

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Jing Mi, Nie Shang and Hou Yong gasped in shock. They hoped that the pill Xiao Shuxiang had given him was not his strange pill.

Ro Wei unsuspectingly, started to open his mouth when Xiao Shuxiang gave him the pill.

No scent came out of the pill, but when it touched the tongue.. He could feel small explosions in his mouth. The pill given by Xiao Shuxiang had a bitter and sweet taste simultaneously, a taste that Ro Wei had never felt before.

"It's a. good medicine.."

Xiao Shuxiang smiled as he rubbed Ro Wei's head, "Hm. I knew very well the taste of the medicine was very bitter, so I made a medicine that had a different taste."

Xiao Shuxiang, "You go to sleep. The effect of the pill I created will work after five minutes. And you guys, let's get out. We should let Ro Wei rest."

When you are outside. In fact, in addition to Ro Wei, it turns out that Xiao Shuxiang's friends also have the same lash mark.

Yi Wen showed Xiao Shuxiang the lash marks on his calf, "Not only does the lash mark on the calf, but on my back have the same mark."

Xiao Shuxiang, "Actually, you guys are being punished for what? There's no way they'd give this kind of punishment for no apparent reason.."

"Brother, we have always followed the sect rules well. But some of the disciples always trap us, no one wants to believe.." Hou Yong said, "One of the female seniors of the Sky Sword Sect is so good at making me wrong in everyone's eyes."

Hou Yong continued, "If we fight, then it will be punished. But if we just surrender, we will always be oppressed..!"

"And the most frustrating thing was, teacher Lan Gaozu was unwilling to accept the explanation. As if all the mistakes were ours..!" Jing Mi also said she had heard that they should not be in the Sky Sword Sect.

Bao Yu, "During this time Lan Gaozu's teacher blatantly asked the patriarch for us to return to the village.."

"Bao Yu, don't call him 'Teacher'. Lan Gaozu is not our teacher..!" Yi Wen felt like he was about to explode, he had already too patiently accepted this unfair treatment. Though, their beginnings came.

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