XIAO SHUXIANG'S

101 - Nauseating Human Nature [Revised]

"Haaah, they just envy your power. It was all commonplace in life" Xiao Shuxiang said, "Every time someone gets stronger. There will be people who don't like it. The more you grow up, the more people you want to hit. Therefore, if anything makes you upset.it just hit and tear his stomach."

Xiao Shuxiang also said, that tearing one's stomach is more fun than directly slashing his neck.

Jing Mi, Nie Shang and Bao Yu shuddered. They were during missions, always trying to avoid a fight with humans or other cultivators.

And even though it had often killed demonic beasts, in fact Jing Mi, Nie Shang and Bao Yu would instantly slash their heads without ever thinking of splitting the belly of a demonic beast first.

Unlike Jing Mi, Nie Shang and Bao Yu. Yi Wen and the others were like keeping Xiao Shuxiang's words in their minds.

"Something's bothering me, isn't grandpa helping you?" Xiao Shuxiang felt that Yang Shu should help his students when facing problems.

Yi Wen replied, "Teacher is very difficult to meet. His work is so much in the Level Nine Pagoda and we don't want to bother with it either."

Xiao Shuxiang's. "You guys don't worry, I'm used to going in and out of the Level Nine Pagoda. Let me go see grandfather and maybe I'll meet the Second Patriarch. Since the patriarch brought us here, he must solve this matter."

Xiao Shuxiang requested that his friends guard Ro Wei, while he was going to the Level Nine Pagoda.

Jing Mi, Yi Wen and the others nodded. They immediately entered the Rest Hall.

The moment Xiao Shuxiang entered the Nine Level Pagoda, he did not see Yang Shu. It feels strange, because usually Yang Shu is always on the first floor while sitting on a bench and taking care of various documents that do not know what it is.

Xiao Shuxiang then climbed up the stairs towards the second floor. While passing through several rooms, he accidentally crossed paths with Lan Guan Zhi.

Lan Guan Zhi despite his expressionlessness, he still felt astonished to see Xiao Shuxiang was here. Is it possible that Xiao Shuxiang wants to meet Lan Xiao again..?

"Lan Guan Zhi, have you seen my grandfather?"

"No."

Xiao Shuxiang puffed his cheeks, he felt puzzled as he did not also find Yang Shu.

"Where is Old Bangka actually..?"

?!

Xiao Shuxiang slightly flinched when he heard the sound of footsteps along with the voice of someone who was talking.

Although Xiao Shuxiang had not been in the Sky Sword Sect for a long time, he could clearly remember the voice of the person who had spoken to him.

"Patriarch Lan and... Grandpa Beard Thick..!"

Xiao Shuxiang immediately grabbed Lan Guan Zhi's hand and invited her to hide into one of the rooms.

In this room there is a wooden bulkhead that separates the room into two parts.

One has a table with several chairs that are commonly used for eating and receiving guests, while the other part is a bed.

It was a pity that the room that Xiao Shuxiang had chosen was actually entered by Patriarch Lan and Lan Gaozu.

Immediately, Xiao Shuxiang pulled Lan Guan Zhi to hide behind the wooden bulkhead.

Lan Guan Zhi himself felt puzzled, yet he could see the look on Xiao Shuxiang's face that looked solemn.

"Are we gonna get caught?" Xiao Shuxiang half whispered, he was very confident that he would not be able to hide from the Second Patriarch or Lan Gaozu.

Lan Guan Zhi then formed a seal and it was a Barrier that hid the existence of himself and Xiao Shuxiang.

This barrier was a special technique that Lan Guan Zhi created himself, he was certain that Lan Gaozu would not be aware of his presence, but not with Patriarch Lan.

"Lan Guan Zhi, you're great..." Xiao Shuxiang was amazed that Lan Guan Zhi could create a Barrier, he himself had never learned about this before.

"You should teach me sometime, Lan Zhi.." Xiao Shuxiang nudged slightly onto Lan Guan Zhi's arm.

"Hhh, it won't."

Xiao Shuxiang pouted, "You mustn't. Don't be stingy about sharing your knowledge with others, let alone sharing it with me..."

Xiao Shuxiang's attention was then sidetracked upon hearing Lan Gaozu discuss about the disciples of the Butterfly Sect.

Lan Gaozu said she disagreed over the selection of the eight Yang Shu disciples as Heirs of the Eight Swords.

He demanded that Patriarch Lan speak to the Grand Elder for the cancellation.

Lan Gaozu, "There are many talented disciples in our sect, why should we choose children who are in the outer sect?! I represent the teachers, strongly opposed to it."

Xiao Shuxiang looked frowned, he and Lan Guan Zhi continued to listen to Lan Gaozu's conversation with Patriarch Lan.

Lan Gaozu said, "You shouldn't have made the other Sect Elders and his disciples stay here. The neutrality of the Sky Sword Sect can be questioned because of it. I might be able to accept them if the Elders of the Butterfly Sect as well as his disciples were willing to become part of the Heavenly Sword Sect and release the name of their own sect."

"Sister, but it's impossible..."

"Xu Jian, why are you so privileging to them? Who exactly was the Grand Elder of the Butterfly Sect until you did this..?"

Lan Gaozu was apparently unaware that Yang Shu was the Emperor of the Northern Continent. Indeed all along, Yang Shu had never said his surname to anyone, except the Grand Elder of the Sky Sword Sect and Patriarch Lan.

Lan Gaozu, "The presence of that elder of the Butterfly Sect who stayed here for a long time is very reasonable raises questions from the teachers as well as the disciples of the Sky Sword Sect. I myself feel that the elders of the Butterfly Sect are treated special. Even at the beginning of his arrival, he was instantly placed in the Level Nine Pagoda."

Lan Gao Zhu again said, "If judging from his level of practice, he is not a special cultivator and can instead be categorized as a cultivator with the slowest practices. His age was old and he had yet to reach the Foundation Master stage. Then what makes it so special including being honored by you and the Grand Elder?!"

Patriarch Lan simply continued to listen, she did not even interrupt Lan Gaozu in the slightest in her respect.

Lan Gaozu, "I don't understand your line of thought, Xu Jian. But you must understand this, the elders and disciples of the Butterfly Sect cannot stay here any longer, unless they are willing to give up the name of their sect. If the elders and disciples of the Butterfly Sect were unwilling then they should leave along with the cessation of Ethics Training."

Xiao Shuxiang let out a slow breath. "The Sect of the Neutral Stream does have the right to protect the sects who ask for their help, regardless of which stream they come from. However, that did not mean that the sect could stay within the surroundings of the Heavenly Sword Sect, let alone stay for a long time. That Thick Beard Grandfather was indeed right,"

After Lan Gaozu finished taking out all the things on her mind, she took a break and started walking away from the room.

Patriarch Lan began to turn his head towards the wooden bulkhead behind him. He had already learned that his sister and Xiao Shuxiang were hiding behind the bulkhead. Merely, Patriarch Lan preferred not to catch them.

The moment Patriarch Lan left, Xiao Shuxiang and Lan Guan Zhi started to come out from his hiding place.

Xiao Shuxiang then said goodbye, he wanted to see his friends immediately and tell them what he had just heard.

Lan Guan Zhi did not stop Xiao Shuxiang, after all he also wanted to see his older brother, Patriarch Lan.

When Jing Mi, Yi Wen, Bao Yu and her friends heard the story of Xiao Shuxiang.

No more annoyed looks were seen, Yi Wen felt that right now he and his friends were becoming a burden to the Sky Sword Sect.

Bao Yu, "So what now? Do we have to give up the name of our sect?"

No one answered Bao Yu's question, they were indecisive in each other's minds.

Silence for a long time, Yi Wen finally started to talk. "I don't want to, it's not just a matter of giving up the sect's name or not. Have we not experienced it? What's their treatment like all this time."

Xiao Shuxiang nodded, "In short, there is no place for you to live among them. You have talents they don't have and that's why they hate you. Hah, that kind of human nature is the most nauseating..!"

Xiao Shuxiang snorted, clearly he knew of it. During his lifetime, he had seen many different human traits. He also met many cultivators who had different traits.

Xiao Shuxiang, "There is no guarantee that their nature will be good despite frequent Heart Demon Cleansing, including being in the White or Neutral Stream once."

"Then, what should we do? Honestly speaking, I also don't want to be part of a sect that has rules as strict and as much as this." Hou Yong rubbed the head of Ro Wei who was currently asleep.

Xiao Shuxiang held onto his pony hair as he was thinking, "You guys should now be able to endure until Ethics Training is complete. Although it's not easy, but it's time we find a place to build our own sect."

!!

Jing Mi and the others were surprised, but not for long did they nod in agreement. If the Heavenly Sword Sect was unwilling to accept them, then it was better to build a sect of its own.

Xiao Shuxiang, "All you need to do is improve the practice as soon as possible, there is no need to obey the rules of that thick-bearded old jackfruit..! I'll teach you a technique, where your original practice is covered and all who see only know that your practice is mediocre."

Yi Wen, Hou Yong and Jing Mi were so excited, they thought that Xiao Shuxiang had been taught many things by the Third Patriarch.

Xiao Shuxiang and his friends agreed that when taking missions, they would also look for a suitable place to build their sect. Xiao Shuxiang said, A good place is to have Qi density and be slightly hidden from the outside world.

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