XIAO SHUXIANG'S

114 - Running Mission From Xiao Shuxiang [Revised]

Ping Gou took Xiao Shuxiang to his place, for it was only this place that was far from the hustle and bustle of the outside world.

"Sir, you don't feel worried? The mission you give can kill them."

"Ping Gou, only the strong can survive. If they were killed with just this mission, it would mean that they were weak..! I don't want to have weak followers..!"

Xiao Shuxiang leaped down from Ping Gou's body, he then walked over and began to sit on the black jade cot.

Xiao Shuxiang, "You should guard this place and not make any noise. If those kids come to visit, make sure they don't make a sound let alone wake me up."

"Good, Sir."

Ping Gou watched Xiao Shuxiang who started to lie down and slowly closed his eyes. With just three breaths, a thin black smoke enveloped his body.

Hibernation is one way to reduce thirst for bedding.

During Xiao Shuxiang's sleep, Jing Mi and her friends began to divide up the tasks. Zhi Shu and Hai Feng utilized the business relationship with Thian Zai to obtain the Phoenix Lantern.

While visiting Thian Zai, the two of them had apparently been awaited by a 17-year-old girl who referred to herself as the son of the Association's owner, Liu Xi Ling.

She had dark purple hair with light green colored eyes, hair color and eyes that were rarely seen by Zhi Shu and Hai Feng.

Liu Xi Ling was curious about the person who had made one of his Association branches so famous.

The meeting between shareholders yesterday was very stirring, because the financial statements provided by Thian Zai increased dramatically and were very difficult to believe.

Liu Xi Ling finally decided to come alone and examine the truth.

It was shocking, cultivators, merchants and ordinary warriors were scrambling with each other in order to buy the pills sold by Thian Zai.

"Finally, pills were reserved for cultivators. Not many suitable pills were consumed by ordinary humans, even some pills could burn their bodies if they were reckless to eat them. Seeing that a young genius was in business with us, it would be very disrespectful to ignore him."

"......"

"......"

Zhi Shu and Hai Feng looked at each other, the two of them completely did not understand the intent of Liu Xi Ling's words.

Zhi Shu, "Hmm... We want to drop off the order at the same time let you know that this is the last. We won't be working together anymore."

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Zhi Shu's words must have surprised Liu Xi Ling and Thian Zai. The two of them directly asked Zhi Shu and Hai Feng a lot of questions.

Thian Zhai, "Why Miss?!"

Liu Xi Ling, "Has our treatment already offended Miss and Young Master? Or maybe there is something Miss and Master don't like? I-"

Hai Feng's. "Wait, Miss Liu..! You don't need that big. We were treated well. But as per the contract, this is the last..."

Liu Xi Ling certainly felt anxious, "Haah... Gosh darn. Although the Peacock Stork Association is large. Yet giving up a business relationship with an Alchemist was a huge loss."

Liu Xi Ling politely persuaded, "Miss and Young Master. What if we continue this partnership? We can offer five percent of the Association's shares to you if you continue to bond with us, how?"

Thian Zhai, "Miss and Young Master please think carefully."

"......"

Zhi Shu and Hai Feng did not really understand about stocks, but the plan both worked.

Smiling, Zhi Shu explained. "Actually the reason we don't want to extend the contract is because my brother and I will be busy on the Phoenix Lantern hunting mission. Brother, want us to get the lantern."

Liu Xi Ling was not surprised at all, he nodded instead. "I'll help find that Phoenix Lantern. We'll try to get it for Miss and Young Master,"

As Zhi Shu and Hai Feng were still conversing with Liu Xi Ling. Elsewhere, Jing Mi and Yi Wen were entering a building called the Swallow Peaches.

They intended to carry out an escort mission, because one of the explanations in the scroll gave Xiao Shuxiang asked them to become part of the Protective Swallow Swordsman.

In contrast to his four friends, Hou Yong and Bao Yu immediately rushed home to the Farm Village to retrieve the Phoenix Lantern embedded in the outskirts of the village.

Meanwhile, Feng Ying-According to Xiao Shuxiang's request, he visited the Third Patriarch's place and cleaned the residence as well as taking care of his plants.

He also visited the First Patriarch and then went to the Sky Sword Sect to deliver food to Lan Xiao as well as meet Yang Shu.

The first three months, Jing Mi and her brothers were still able to get together. But the next month, they had to separate far away in order to complete the mission given by Xiao Shuxiang.

Third Patriarch Zhou Yan had only learned that the one who had been cleaning the residence and taking care of the plants was not Xiao Shuxiang.

He also asked the whereabouts of the boy to Feng Ying. And after hearing Feng Ying's words, he immediately rushed over and headed to Ping Gou's place.

Originally Ping Gou did not allow Zhou Yan to check on his master's condition, he even intended to fight if only Zhou Yan was still stubborn.

Zhou Yan was certainly surprised, Feng Ying's remark was indeed correct. Xiao Shuxiang was asleep.

There was no longer any thin smoke visible on Xiao Shuxiang's body. He looked like a boy who fell asleep on his back so quietly.

While checking the condition of Xiao Shuxiang's body, he felt an oddity. The child's heart only beats once for two minutes.

His blood flow stopped and what took over was the Qi that continued to be sucked into Xiao Shuxiang's body and filled his dantian.

Zhou Yan did not know what had happened to the boy. In his heart he wondered, could it be that this kid learned a new technique..?

Zhou Yan then left, he felt he had to visit Bai Wu Dang. The answer to Xiao Shuxiang's condition must be in one of Bai Wu Dang's collection books.

The next six months, the Butterfly Sect already had a new disciple. When Ro Wei returned from a mission, he brought two boys who had no place to live. Both were trained by Ro Wei himself.

Yang Shu had only been picked up after the Butterfly Sect had ten new disciples. Just like Zhou Yan, upon hearing his grandson do a long-sleeping-Yang Shu was so shocked.

He wanted to wake Xiao Shuxiang up, but Ro We, Zhi Shu, and Hai Feng forbade.

Ping Gou who was in charge of guarding Xiao Shuxiang, he was so meticulously inspecting everyone who came to visit. He forced them to seal his own voice in order to meet Xiao Shuxiang.

Among her friends, only Jing Mi and Yi Wen never came home. The two continued to wander and often had to fight with the Black Stream cultivators who were also eyeing the Phoenix Lantern.

Jing Mi and Yi Wen did not know the benefits of the Phoenix Lantern, but seeing the many cultivators eyeing it - meaning it was no ordinary lantern.

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Two years had passed, the disciples of the Butterfly Sect were growing. Initially, many children did not pass the examination of his dream sect and then looked for the Butterfly Sect as a last resort.

Ro Wei actually felt annoyed, let alone the children who came to register were mostly disrespectful and pretended like a boss.

Ro Wei's patience was thoroughly tested. It could be seen from the three disciples he had already marked would be slashed down one day.

These three disciples often acted spoiled and looked face to face in front of Yang Shu.

When there was a new child joining the sect, the three of them made him a slave and were treated cruelly.

Ro Wei could not take care of everything by himself. Especially now that Hou Yong and Bao Yu had never come home either.

Zhi Shu and Hai Feng might still come often, but the two of them could not linger because of having affairs in the Association.

While Feng Ying was busy taking care of the Third Patriarch's plants, feeding Lan Xiao and visiting the First Patriarch to make the Patriarch a sweet meal that Xiao Shuxiang had previously taught him.

Xiao Shuxiang advised Feng Ying that the relationship with the First Patriarch should continue.

He also asked Feng Ying to occasionally visit the other patriarch hill, visit Nian's grandmother, as well as the Cleansing Guard of the Sky Sword Sect.

During those two years, the occasional First Patriarch and Third Patriarch saw Xiao Shuxiang's condition.

The Third Patriarch had always stuffed a grain of his homemade pill into Xiao Shuxiang's mouth. The pill instantly melted together with the more smoothly the Qi flow inside Xiao Shuxiang's body.

Lan Guan Zhi himself, only once a month did he visit Xiao Shuxiang along with the Moon Tiger, Lan Xiao.

He felt astonished when he realized Xiao Shuxiang's heartbeat was so strange. Very similar to the state of an animal that is hibernating.

For two years, things were fine. However the following year, word was heard that in the Empire of the Rising Sun, the Demon Wolf Sect was at war with the Silver Bamboo Sect.

It was a pity, the war made the Silver Bamboo Sect suffer a lot of losses. There was one of their disciples who betrayed, making the Silver Bamboo Sect have to suffer defeat.

This war just happened, they did not have time to ask for help. While the other party was aided by the Scarlet Shadow.

The reason for the outbreak of such a war was because the Demon Wolf Sect wanted their heirloom which turned out to be the Phoenix Lantern.

Ro Wei, Zhi Shu and Hai Feng who heard this news-On the one hand felt anxious about Xiao Lu's state, but on the other hand they were curious about the true usefulness of the Phoenix Lantern.

Contested until having to sacrifice many lives, surely the lantern is not an ordinary lantern.

"I have to hide it, if they know we have two Phoenix Lanterns.. Then the Butterfly Sect will be attacked.." Ro Wei wrapped the lantern made of black gold, shaped like a small box, having carved the Phoenix body on the edges of his glass with a blue light.

One more lantern had a golden-yellow glow, and it was like there were flashes of lightning inside.

Ro Wei wrapped the two lanterns carefully, and immediately brought them to Ping Gou's place. He felt, only that place was the safest to keep it.

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