XIAO SHUXIANG'S

113 - Hibernation [Revised]

A BAAAM!!

Hou Yong and Bao Yu's bodies hit the ground violently, they felt that there was a bone cracking.

Not even a moment to scream, Xiao Shuxiang directly attacked them again.

Immediately, Hou Yong and Bao Yu rolled over to dodge Xiao Shuxiang's attack. The loud thumping sounds were heard again.

A BAAAM!!

"Brother Xiao, That's Enough..! Let Us Istarahat First..!" Hou Yong was not strong anymore, he requested that Xiao Shuxiang allow him to rest.

Not only Hou Yong, but also Yi Wen, Zhi Shu and the others. For an entire week, they had to fight with Xiao Shuxiang nonstop.

"Sa-Brother Xiao, you must not be this cruel. At least let us rest.. Huh.. Huh.. Just for a second, please.."

Jing Mi was already unable to get up anymore, her entire body was bruised and covered in wounds, several times she coughed up blood.

"Brother Jing, my cruelty has not even begun. Come on Get Up..!" Xiao Shuxiang began to envelop his sword with Qi.

But when he wanted to strike back, the eight friends threw their swords everywhere, as if to say that they really could no longer.

Xiao Shuxiang exhaled, "Haaah.. All right, I'll give you a day's rest. Tonight, we'll continue training again..!" he sheathed his sword and started throwing one pill at a time at Jing Mi and the others.

Seeing Xiao Shuxiang leave, Jing Mi and her friends began to gather. They were complaining about the way Xiao Shuxiang was training.

"I don't want to anymore" Hou Yong asked Jing Mi to persuade Xiao Shuxiang. Merely, Jing Mi wasn't sure that her brother could be persuaded.

"Although we cooperate even once, in fact, not a single attack has managed to injure Brother Xiao. Either he's too strong or we're too weak,"

"I thought that what I was fighting was not human. Brother Xiao's sword technique is too savage and difficult to guess.." Yi Wen massaged his forehead, "I remember my neck being slashed several times by Brother Xiao,"

Bao Yu, "Brother Xiao is so serious about fighting and not afraid of hurting us is because he is an Alchemist. It's like playing with all of our lives."

Bao Yu again said, "Brother Xiao has never trembled to seriously wound me. Since he believes in his pill, I can be cured.."

"Bao Yu, I understand what you're saying. Indeed it was the truth, I also felt the same way," Jing Mi rubbed her stomach and neck, "Lifetime.. This is the first time I've ever felt like I'm on the verge of death."

Hi Feng, "How about we just run, I'm really not strong anymore..!"

Feng Ying, Zhi Shu and Hou Yong nodded in agreement with Hai Feng's words. It was better for them to go as far as possible in order to avoid being trained by Xiao Shuxiang.

Their intentions were indeed so, but when smelling the aroma of the extremely delicious cuisine, suddenly they all ran with all their might towards the source of the scent.

"Haaahs.. Brother Xiao is outrageous..!" Hou Yong was about to cry, he saw Xiao Shuxiang preparing a lot of food for all of them.

"I don't think you guys have any more energy..? Good, come and eat..!" Xiao Shuxiang was so excited about explaining each of his homemade dishes.

"I also made a new recipe, I'll get it..! Why are you quiet? Come sit..!"

Zhi Shu and Feng Ying immediately scrambled for a seat, both of them wanting to be next to Xiao Shuxiang.

Jing Mi and Hou Yong also took their seats, followed by another brother.

"Our brother... Like different people. Before he trained us without mercy at all, now he cooks us food with such pleasure. I was very confused by Brother Xiao's persona.." Hou Yong let out a slow breath as he slowly chewed the food in front of him. The next second, Hou Yong ate so voraciously and quickly.

"The way of training Brother Xiao made my heart hurt, but his cooking treated the wounds in my heart. Brother Xiao is very evil.." Yi Wen cried as she continued to eat, "I... Feeling played by him. He is. hyx, like the Devil and the Angel in one body.hiks, the cooking is very good."

Zhi Shu similarly sobbed, "On the one hand he makes us want to run as far away as possible, but on the other he pulls us in to stay. He's outrageous,"

Xiao Shuxiang brought along the cooking that had just been cooked, he was a little jolted as his friends were already about to finish the food that was on the table.

"Based on the brat, they ate and did not wait for Xiao Shuxiang. Ck ck.." Xiao Shuxiang put down his cooking, he noticed Jing Mi and her friends eating so voraciously.

Inwardly, Xiao Shuxiang nodded. At first he planned to train his friends for a few days. But after seeing their gluttony towards his homemade cooking, Xiao Shuxiang decided to extend their training time.

All Xiao Shuxiang dishes are made from herbs and vegetables that are 50 to 100 years old. Very effective with the strengthening of bones, muscles and blood circulation.

After the meal was over, Xiao Shuxiang asked his friends to take a bath. "Other times before eating, you should clean yourself up first."

"The smell of your cooking is too good, brother.." Jing Mi scratched her forehead, she looked embarrassed for wearing a dirty uniform while eating earlier.

Xiao Shuxiang shook his head, he then walked away and allowed his friends to take a bath as well as rest.

Ping Gou remained the pool divider as Jing Mi and her friends bathed.

Bao Yu proposed, "It is better that we make a wooden wall of separation between the baths of girls and boys because there is no way Ping Gou should continue like this."

Hi Feng, "You guys make a fence around the pool.."

Bao Yu nodded in agreement, "I do have a plan as it says, Brother Hai"

The conversation of his friends now led to their uniform. As they continued to fight with Xiao Shuxiang, their new clothes were torn apart.

Bao Yu noticed her clothes that were on the edge of the pond, she sighed. "Our uniform is really badly damaged. Though uncle Thian Zai explained that the uniform belonged to the type of heirloom that could withstand the attacks of cultivators with practice in the 15th level of Forging Qi."

Hai Feng, "Forging Qi level 15 instead of being called a Late Stage Silver Level Foundation Master?"

Bao Yu, "True, it's him. Can it be torn apart just because of brother Xiao-isn't it mean that our brother's practice level is higher than forging Qi level 15?!"

Mi Jing. "Impossible, Brother Xiao can't be that great..!"

"I can't believe it either, Brother Jing. But as seen earlier, Brother Xiao was able to tear our uniforms apart," When Hou Yong still wanted to speak, an exclamation jolted him.

It was Xiao Shuxiang's voice calling out to them.

Jing Mi and her friends immediately sped up their bath. After putting on the uniform, they met Xiao Shuxiang.

Their training resumed, but this time Xiao Shuxiang invited them to hunt Demonic Beasts. He taught Jing Mi and her friends how to kill properly.

Jing Mi, Hou Yong and his friends goosebumps in horror as Xiao Shuxiang breaks one by one the bones of the Deer Horned Dog, a 100-year-old Demonic Beast.

The groan of Demonic Beast pain made Ro Wei and Bao Yu close their eyes and close their ears because they could not stand it.

It was not their bones that were broken, but they felt the pain that the Demonic Beast was experiencing.

!!

Not to lose the shock of Jing Mi and her friends, they were again surprised by the actions of Xiao Shuxiang who tore the Demonic Beast's stomach while removing one by one his internal organs.

"... Lastly, you guys just slashed his head. Understood..?" Xiao Shuxiang revealed his frightening smile, he managed to make the bodies of his companions limp.

"Whoever your opponent, never give them a chance to strike back. And do as I show you..!" Xiao Shuxiang threw the organs within the Demonic Beast towards his companions.

He also said that the feeling of tearing the skin and breaking the bones of the opponent using his own hands without the help of a weapon is very pleasant.

"... If you get used to it, you will be able to hear the melodious singing of their cries and moans of pain..!" Xiao Shuxiang smiled happily as he expressed his feelings.

"I'm not afraid of killing, but of doing the killer as Brother Xiao said, it feels.." Jing Mi had trouble swallowing, she then glanced at Hou Yong and Bao Yu.

Jing Mi's eye gaze then led back to Xiao Shuxiang. ".. It feels like Brother Xiao educated us to become Monsters."

Xiao Shuxiang, "I've shown it to you guys, now... Yi Wen, you were the first to try it..!"

Yi Wen clenched both hands, he then nodded steadily and started darting away in search of the Demonic Beast.

He looked happy when fighting a Demonic Beast that was stronger than him.

Yi Wen's fight lasted quite a long time. Some trees, shrubs, and the ground turned messy due to the fight he did.

When he defeated the Long-Tailed Bear Demonic Beast, Yi Wen began to practice the teachings of Xiao Shuxiang.

Jing Mi and her other friends did not look as happy as Yi Wen. They had not gotten used to killing in this kind of brutal and horrible manner.

Xiao Shuxiang continued to train his companions for almost two whole months. Make them all into children who never hesitate to separate the opponent's body.

One thing that stood out greatly from the result of training Xiao Shuxiang was the indescribable smile and a wide grin on the faces of Jing Mi and the others when slashing the Demonic Beast's body.

"Interesting, each of their movements is different but can complement each other. Now it's just a test, whether they'll act the same if they're human.." Xiao Shuxiang watched his companions from above the tree.

The next day, Xiao Shuxiang is seen sitting on top of Ping Gou's head starting to explain about the mission that his friends must run.

He threw a scroll at Jing Mi, and asked the eight children to look for the thing written there.

"... Ping Gou, aided by his followers, had marked all the places where these objects were possible. Your top priority is the Phoenix Lantern, this is the first mission you have to complete."

Ro Wei raised his hand, "One question! Brother Xiao, the usefulness of things?"

Xiao Shuxiang, "You will soon know when everything is gathered. Feng Ying, especially for you.. I want you to visit the Third Patriarch every three days and clean up the residence, bring the Patriarch an urn of wine that I prepared.."

Xiao Shuxiang again said, "You should also visit the First Patriarch, Lan Guan Zhi and Lan Xiao. Bring herbs as Lan Xiao's food. You can, right?"

Feng Ying nodded steadily.

Xiao Shuxiang then conveyed that all this time he had invested a lot of capital and helped Jing Mi and her friends.

".. The relationship with uncle Thian Zai was a long-term business relationship. Zhi Shu and Hai Feng, you guys will be in charge.."

"Good Brother Xiao..!"

Zhi Shu and Hai Feng had been assigned as the spokesperson and liaison between Xiao Shuxiang and Thian Zai.

Although not very good at trading, but compared to his friend.. Zhi Shu and Hai Feng were the ones who were up to the task.

Xiao Shuxiang was handing out tasks to his friends, naturally making them curious. The first time they felt that something was strange was when Feng Ying accepted her task.

As of now, it was Xiao Shuxiang himself who every time always went to the place of the third Patriarch, the First Patriarch and visited Lan Guan Zhi as well as Lan Xiao.

Giving such a task to Feng Ying, naturally raised questions from his friends.

Their questions were answered when Xiao Shuxiang said he was going to hibernate. His words certainly make his friends confused.

"Hibernation? What's that..?" Feng Ying looked at Bao Yu, she did not know what hibernation meant.

"That means, Brother Xiao will sleep long.."

"Did he die..?"

!!

Bao Yu flinched, she slowly gave an explanation that Feng Ying could understand.

"My brother's not an animal, why would he hibernate? Brother Xiao, I am still confused. What are you hibernating for and for how long..?" Hou Yong scratched his head.

Xiao Shuxiang let out a slow breath. "I've never slept enough all this time and my energy has also drained away. You're still a kid, so you don't understand what I mean."

Bao Yu blinked. She after whispering, "He alone isn't still a 'Son'?"

Hai Feng, "I guess because it takes too long to get along with adults like the Third Patriarch and First Patriarch-the thoughts of Brother Xiao so come of age,"

Bao Yu, "Well, I did,"

Xiao Shuxiang, "Obviously, during my sleep, you guys have to carry out the mission I gave you earlier and make this place better. I do not want to wake up later, the situation of you and this sect is the same or even turn bad. If that happens, I'll make sure you see my true cruelty,"

"Brother Xiao, how long will you sleep for..? We will take care of you.." somehow Zhi Shu sensed that she would not meet Xiao Shuxiang in a short time.

Xiao Shuxiang, "I will sleep for three to five years. You don't have to take care of me. But you and the others can visit, only you are forbidden to speak or wake me up. Understood?"

"Five Years?!"

"Li-Five Years?!"

Jing Mi was surprised, five years was not a short time, and there was no way one could sleep that long. Animals only usually only fall asleep during the winter, but this brother instead..

"Brother Xiao, you're not kidding, are you? You're not a bear..!" Yi Wen was similarly shocked, was that brother bullying them now?!

"Do I look like I'm kidding? I don't have much time, just do what I said. Come on, Ping Gou..!"

"Sau-Brother Xiao..?"

Yi Wen shook his head, he looked at Ping Gou who slowly started to leave by carrying Xiao Shuxiang.

"He's not kidding at all, does that mean we won't see Brother Xiao again..?" Yi Wen looked at his friends, he was waiting for an opinion from them.

"It seems like it is, but I still don't understand why Brother Xiao did it.."

Jing Mi, Bao Yu, and the others had still not moved from their places. Jing Mi then opened the scroll given Xiao Shuxiang to her, in the paper written the object that their brother wanted and the location of the object.

!!

"There's a short message from Brother Xiao..!"

Yi Wen and Zhi Shu immediately noticed more clearly Xiao Shuxiang's handwriting. Their brows furrowed because Xiao Shuxiang's writing was very difficult to read.

"... 'I don't care how you guys get it'.."

"Brother Xiao gave a difficult mission," Hou Yong explained, "Look. Some locations were in the Black Stream region and some were in the region that was famous as the Land of Death."

Mi Jing. "I think Brother Xiao wants to test our strength. That's why he gave this kind of assignment,"

Yi Wen agreed with Jing Mi, Xiao Shuxiang couldn't possibly give them a mission carelessly without any purpose behind it.

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