XIAO SHUXIANG'S

125 - They Are Both Strange Children [Revised]

Xiao Shuxiang rubbed the sweat pouring down his forehead, his face looking dirty.

Every day forging, made almost his entire body smell of iron powder and charcoal. Duan De continued to pay attention to him and would hit his buttocks if Xiao Shuxiang stopped forging.

Xiao Shuxiang had actually long wanted to rebel and slash at Duan De's head, yet he held back from still having to learn from this Long Bearded Grandfather.

Xiao Shuxiang thought that what he was doing was not in vain. It was possible that he could make a sword that was much stronger than his Night Star Sword. Imagining that, Xiao Shuxiang's spirit came back excited.

Duan De while drinking the wine that Xiao Shuxiang--She had brought was always paying attention and assessing the nature of this boy.

In his opinion, Xiao Shuxiang was a lousy child and was always overwhelmed by failure. He compared Xiao Shuxiang to himself while still learning to forge swords.

In the past, he made an ordinary little dagger and succeeded within a day. When he forged the sword, it took him only three days to finish. It was very different from Xiao Shuxiang.

The child had no sword forging talent. Every time there is a finished sword, the sword has a strange shape and is not worth wearing.

Duan De had almost given up giving direction to Xiao Shuxiang. He once made a sword with the boy, but when he gave the final process to him-The sword instead looked like a roll of waves.

"Haaahs.. Even the most lame child, could definitely make a normal-shaped sword. But this kid is..."

Duan De shook his head, he went back to drinking wine and continued to pay attention to Xiao Shuxiang. Although not talented, in fact Duan De was always interested in paying attention to him.

Xiao Shuxiang was a slow-learning child. In trying any skill, he needed to practice thousands of tries.

If humans were normal, they would definitely give up and consider themselves as untalented, then look for other skills.

Yet for Xiao Shuxiang, before he was successful-He would never give up. Even in every experiment, he continued to grumble and complain about many things.

"Yet failed..!!" Xiao Shuxiang threw the iron he had long plastered, he shuffled his hair in frustration and tried to forge again.

It had been five days since he trained the entire disciples of the Butterfly Sect, Xiao Shuxiang had no intention of going home before successfully making a single sword.

Living together with the Destroying Star, made Duan De realize one thing. Xiao Shuxiang was a child who could be familiar with anyone.

Duan De was sure, if Xiao Shuxiang could get a good upbringing.. This child would be able to unite an entire cultivator in the Three Streams.

"It's very difficult to change a heart that's as close as night. This kid needs someone precious that he wants to protect.."

While drinking wine, Duan De gasped when he realized that someone had come to his shop. "Son, you continue your work. I'll be right back."

Xiao Shuxiang looked at Duan De who was starting to walk out. At last.. He can rest.

"Crazy..! Forging swords was very different from cooking and making pills..! Xiao Shuxiang had never felt this tired." Xiao Shuxiang drank the Linglung Children's wine and began to think about the mistakes in each forging.

Duan De walked in along with someone beside him. He gasped as Xiao Shuxiang drank his wine.

Duan De instantly snapped Xiao Shuxiang's head and scolded him all out. He apparently did not know that Arak Anak Linglung was made by the boy.

Xiao Shuxiang was also unwilling to say it, as it was possible that Duan De would not teach him forging anymore and continue to force him to make wine every day.

Xiao Shuxiang had just realized that Duan De was with another person who turned out to be Lan Guan Zhi. Soon she ran to wash her face and change her clothes for the better.

Duan De was astonished at the actions of Xiao Shuxiang who left just like that, while Lan Guan Zhi inwardly gasped. He so thought Xiao Shuxiang did not want to meet him.

Only after Xiao Shuxiang returned with a more presentable look did the two understand what had happened to this child.

Who wants to look bad when a guest arrives?! Moreover, the guest was someone that Xiao Shuxiang was very familiar with. Want to put where his handsome face if his own friend saw him in a shabby state.

Xiao Shuxiang looked at the ceiling of the room, he wanted to say that that was not him but.. Xiao Shuxiang did not want to lie.

"Damn.. So embarassing.."

Inwardly, Xiao Shuxiang cursed Duan De who brought Lan Guan Zhi to this place. That Long Bearded Grandfather should have entertained Lan Guan Zhi just outside..!

Duan De repeatedly looked at Xiao Shuxiang and Lan Guan Zhi in turn. There was something strange between these two people.

Xiao Shuxiang had never behaved as he did now when Duan's guest was someone else.

During his stay together with him, whenever there was his guest who came and saw the room forging his sword.. Xiao Shuxiang only glanced slightly and was nonchalant towards the Duan De guest.

"... They're this.." Duan De rubbed his long beard, for some reason the atmosphere in this place became different.. Feels so awkward.

"You two.. Don't you know each other?" Duan De finally spoke up, and immediately answered a nod by Xiao Shuxiang and Lan Guan Zhi.

"If you know each other, why don't you two say hello to each other..?" Duan De watched Xiao Shuxiang who kept staring at the ceiling of the room. He asked Xiao Shuxiang to look at him and Lan Guan Zhi.

Xiao Shuxiang said that he did not want to, but Lan Guan Zhi chimed in with his words by saying that Xiao Shuxiang was ashamed.

".. He didn't want to be seen in a shabby look."

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Xiao Shuxiang flinched upon hearing Lan Guan Zhi's remark, immediately he protested and said that it was not true.

"That's right."

"No!"

"true."

Duan De felt he was not among these two people. Xiao Shuxiang and Lan Guan Zhi were like having a world that no one else could enter.

"They're both weird kids.." Duan shook his head slowly.

Lan Guan Zhi's arrival turned out to be to give the letter of request of making fifty flying swords to Duan De.

Xiao Shuxiang had just found out the Sky Sword Sect ordered a sword at this place. His actions were very right to continue to stay and study on Duan De.

When Lan Guan Zhi left, Duan De specifically asked him to come and teach Xiao Shuxiang some things.

He felt that Lan Guan Zhi was suitable to help him change the character of the brat.

Every two days, Lan Guan Zhi always came to Duan De's place to teach Xiao Shuxiang and help him memorize the rules of the Heaven Sword Sect.

Xiao Shuxiang continued to rebel and try to escape. He really doesn't like to sit for long while listening to the hospitality that keeps in touch with world peace or whatever.

Unfortunately Xiao Shuxiang could not escape because Lan Guan Zhi used a seal that made him unable to sense Qi.

And I don't know what Duan De did to him, so Xiao Shuxiang couldn't move. Duan De was just sitting next to him with his left hand placed on his right knee, yet Xiao Shuxiang felt his knees, feet, and buttocks as if they were stuck on the floor.

"You two are outrageous. I want to forge a sword, please let me go.."

"Son, you must be quiet or I will have Young Master Lan seal the Prohibition of Talking to you."

Xiao Shuxiang instantly clenched his mouth, he was very sure Lan Guan Zhi would definitely do that if he continued to be chatty.

"Okay, we go on again.."

Xiao Shuxiang screamed in his heart. His whole life he was never treated like this.

"There's something wrong in both of them's brains..!"

Lan Guan Zhi not only explained, but also told Xiao Shuxiang to memorize and apply the rules of the Sky Sword Sect at all times.

Xiao Shuxiang held his breath when he heard it, It is absolutely impossible..!! Only an insane person could apply the 5000 rules of the Sky Sword Sect. And why must she be herself?! Just ask someone else!!

Learning to forge a sword for two months, Xiao Shuxiang was finally able to make a sword that had a normal shape. The sword is just a normal weapon.

While forging, Xiao Shuxiang memorized the rules of the Sky Sword Sect as it continued to be urged by Lan Guan Zhi and Duan De.

Grandfather Long Beard said that rather than Xiao Shuxiang continuing to grumble because the result of his forging failed, it was better for the grunts to be replaced by memorizing the rules of the Sky Sword Sect.

Unknowingly Xiao Shuxiang actually did so, yet he could only memorize ten of the 5000 rules in existence. Even so, he is still often mispronounced.

Duan De's shop was now one of Xiao Shuxiang's residences other than the Butterfly Sect and Zhou Yan's residence.

Every once a week, Xiao Shuxiang was always willing to just look at the state of his sect, bring the Third Patriarch arak, look at the state of the First Patriarch, and meet Lan Xiao.

He did that as an entertainer from his saturation forging a sword. When he arrived at the Butterfly Sect, apparently Bao Yu, Hai Feng, and Zhi Shu had returned.

His third face looked bad, Zhi Shu was unceasingly crying. He was trying to be calmed down by Ro Wei, Yi Wen, and Li Qian Xie.

Hai Feng told him that the Silver Bamboo Sect no longer existed. They were attacked by the Demon Wolf Sect which turned out to be aided by the Scarlet Shadow and the Blood Skull Sect.

Hearing him made Xiao Shuxiang surprised. The headquarters of the Blood Skull Sect was in the Middle Sun Empire, while the Demon Wolf Sect was in the Rising Sun Empire.

The two of them were both from the Black Stream, but Xiao Shuxiang was not sure the relationship of the two sects was very good until helping each other out like this.

".. And for the Scarlet Shadow.. I don't know who they are.." Xiao Shuxiang rubbed his chin, he asked Hai Feng to tell him a story again.

This time, Hai Feng's story made Xiao Shuxiang know the reason Zhi Shu was crying. He said that Xiao Lu was kidnapped by a cultivator who came from the Scarlet Shadow.

"Are there no cultivators from other sects helping Brother Zong?"

"They all arrived late, Brother Xiao. I was so angry to hear that.."

Hai Feng clenched both of his hands tightly. He said that the White Stream sect that came to help only consisted of a few level 7 Forging Qi cultivators, it looked like they had no intention of seriously helping the Silver Bamboo Sect.

"We have to save Big Brother Lu Yang Beautiful, I am very scared and worried about his circumstances.."

"Calm Zhi Shu. We're gonna save the chatty girl soon..!" Xiao Shuxiang requested that Zhi Shu stop crying, he then asked Hai Feng back.

"What other news did you bring?"

This time the one who answered Hai Feng's question was Bao Yu, he said that Zong Ming heard that one of the cultivators of the Demon Wolf Sect was going to attack the Butterfly Sect.

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"What?! You sure you didn't hear wrong?!"

"I'm very sure, Brother Xiao. Looks like they know that we have the Poenix Lantern."

Xiao Shuxiang snorted, however.. The news that their sect had the lanterns would definitely be heard.

"Brother Jing, you tell grandfather and arrange preparations to welcome the uninvited guest..! I'll go to Grandpa Long Beard's place..!!"

Xiao Shuxiang immediately left after giving Jing Mi an assignment. He did not say that the task was his backup plan.

".. Before those who come to this place, we will attack them first..!!"

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