XIAO SHUXIANG'S
138 - Surgery [Revised]
In the Star Sky city, right on the third floor of a largest inn called the Thousand Year Inn, the Middle Sun Empire.
The two masked foxes looked like men and women in dark purple clothes. At first glance it looks like both are 34 and 33 years old, but their actual age is even a hundred times that.
The taller one with the posture of a man named Xou Junyan, while the woman beside him was Bian Que. Both of them were cultivators from the Scarlet Shadow.
Xou Junyan and Bian Que were watching their friend who seemed to be sitting cross-legged on a couch. Before long, his second friend was immediately jolted with blood dripping behind his mask.
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Xou Junyan and Bian Que were slightly jolted when they saw their friend's mask suddenly split in two and fell down.
"That kid killed one of my lives,"
A voice full of annoyance along with the sound of a clenched hand was quite clearly heard from Xou Junyan and Bian Que's friends.
The mouth of this man was bleeding, but strangely--He had neither eyes nor a nose. If Xiao Shuxiang saw this, he would not mention Lan Guan Zhi, 'Face of the Flat Board' again.
"How, Zhiye? Is that the kid we're looking for?"
Xou Junyan asked as he took out a fox mask from under his clothes, he then threw the mask which was immediately captured well by his comrade despite having no eyes.
"It's certain that he's the one, the blue flames and his fighting manner are the same as the Elder said," Fa Zhiye wore the mask he had captured from Xou Junyan. Fa Zhiye's voice was very similar to the person Xiao Shuxiang was fighting against, as well as his posture.
"I need a new face, the boy managed to kill and burn one of my precious body collections." Fa Zhiye stood up and invited his two comrades to immediately return to their headquarters.
Bian Que asked, "What about Bing Mei Si?"
Fa Zhiye, "He's dead and won't be able to come back to life."
Bian Que grunted. "Good, at least one of my rivals is gone."
Fa Zhiye and Xou Junyan shook their heads, both of them completely clueless about the competition between women. For a long time they knew that Bian Que and Bing Mei Si had never had a relationship that got along, for some reason.
Bian Que lightly shook his hair with his right hand. "Now what we are waiting for is the work of my beloved pet. That kid must be in a lot of pain right now,"
True to what Bian Que said, Xiao Shuxiang was currently groaning while occasionally spewing blood. It was clear that veins on his forehead and neck were formed.
Repeatedly Xiao Shuxiang curled up and rolled around indistinctly, something was eating away at his heart.
One thing is certain, the fight between him and the fox masked man is the root of his pain now.
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"Brother Xiao?!"
Yi Wen and Jing Mi entered in a hurry, both of them were shocked when they saw Xiao Shuxiang curling up as he continued to press his chest and groan in pain.
Jing Mi immediately picked up Xiao Shuxiang and placed it on the cot belonging to the Third Patriarch.
With a hoarse voice and trying to endure the pain, Xiao Shuxiang called Yi Wen. He whispered something in Yi Wen's ear that made his brother surprised.
"Brother Xiao..." Yi Wen looked at Xiao Shuxiang, his brother's face so pale with cold sweat pouring down his temples and forehead. His brother must have felt a great pain.
"Brother Jing! Hold tightly to both hands," Yi Wen saw that Bao Yu and Hai Feng had just entered the room, he then called for the two brothers to come help.
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Bao Yu and Hai Feng did not know what was really going on, but seeing Xiao Shuxiang screaming in pain made the two directly follow Yi Wen's direction.
"Hold Brother Xiao's Legs Strong!"
Bao Yu and Hai Feng nodded, both of them firmly gripping Xiao Shuxiang's legs.
Yi Wen was helped by Jing Mi removing Xiao Shuxiang's clothes until her upper body was visible. Both of them were somewhat troubled while doing so as Xiao Shuxiang continued to move and groan in pain.
"I will do it, Brother Xiao." Yi Wen drew his sword, he looked at his brother who told him to act quickly.
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Jing Mi, Hai Feng and Bao Yu were surprised instead of playing as Yi Wen sliced slowly into Xiao Shuxiang's stomach.
What Yi Wen did was a request from Xiao Shuxiang. He was asked to take out a moving object that was gnawing at Xiao Shuxiang's heart.
Xiao Shuxiang's legs and hands emitted a thin black smoke, once the jolt from his feet made Bao Yu and Hai Feng bounced almost into the wall.
"Aakhs! Hurry Yi Wen!"
"Calm down!"
Yi Wen began to dip his hands into Xiao Shuxiang's body, the Third Patriarch's couch was now filled with fresh blood.
Jing Mi had only first seen the human dissection before her eyes, she was also seen sweating with all her might holding onto Xiao Shuxiang's hands.
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"Let'soooo!" Yi Wen shouted, something was like eating his fingers, he then pulled his hand quickly.
"What's That?! I feel like there's a sharp-toothed beast around his heart?!"
Simultaneously when Yi Wen was about to do it again, Feng Ying walked in with Lan Guan Zhi and Xiao Lu.
"What happened to Xiao'Er?!" Xiao Lu was wide-eyed, he was so shocked when his sister screamed with blood on her chest and stomach.
Lan Guan Zhi also looked surprised, she immediately helped Jing Mi to hold onto Xiao Shuxiang's hand.
Yi Wen, "There is a sharp-toothed animal inside his body, he is like eating Brother Xiao's heart..!"
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Both Xiao Lu, Lan Guan Zhi and the others were shocked instead of playing. However, they soon regained their senses when Xiao Shuxiang shouted back.
"I couldn't get it out, the animal bit my fingers. We must get him out immediately before Brother Xiao dies from losing a lot of blood or dies from having his heart eaten by that animal!" yi Wen's breathing was wheezing, he felt his hands burning.
Lan Guan Zhi looked at Xiao Lu for the girl to help Jing Mi hold Xiao Shuxiang's hand. He then raised the sleeves of his uniform and began to insert his right hand into Xiao Shuxiang's body which was split by Yi Wen.
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Lan Guan Zhi also felt her hand being bitten, but she tried to hold it in. He heard Xiao Shuxiang keep shouting and told him to take out the beast.
Lan Guan Zhi got it! He slowly took out his hand and threw the beast into the wall.
Jing Mi and her brothers were surprised, Xiao Shuxiang's blood-soaked beast was a medium-sized spider, its belly shaped like a human heart with a small size.
"He's alive!" Jing Mi exclaimed when she saw the spider move and wanted to escape from them. "Yin'Er...! Kill the animal."
Feng Ying immediately chased after the animal. At the same time, Xiao Shuxiang finally calmed down. He no longer groaned in pain, the problem now was that his body was spitting out a lot of blood.
"How do I close the wound?!" Xiao Lu was so worried, he could even see a little bit of his sister's internal organs.
Lan Guan Zhi was just about to seal Xiao Shuxiang's wounds using his Qi, but he was stopped by Xiao Shuxiang.
"No... No need Lan Zhi. This wound will close and heal on its own. L'm... I just need a break,"
Lan Guan Zhi nodded, he requested that Jing Mi and the others keep Xiao Shuxiang, while he would help Feng Ying to kill the spider.
Xiao Lu looked at Xiao Shuxiang who had closed his eyes, "I'll go to fetch some water as well as a change of clothes."
The spider that Feng Ying was trying to kill was so nimble and powerful as well. When Feng Ying's sword touched her body, it sounded like swords clashing against each other.
Not only that, the spider even spouted a poisonous liquid as red as its body color.
The liquid had almost hit Feng Ying's eyes and face had it not been protected by Lan Guan Zhi's uniform.
"Thank you, Young Master Lan."
Lan Guan Zhi nodded, he then darted to attack the spider but still, the animal did not die either.
Lan Guan Zhi felt something strange about this spider, even though its attack was already very strong. He then pulled the ribbon on his forehead.
The ribbon that was so long and seen being toyed around by the wind slowly hardened and formed a dragon-patterned spear with two pointed ends.
He did not make any movement other than holding the spear with his right hand.
As the handle loosened-quickly the spear darted and pierced the spider's stomach until its body turned to ashes.
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Feng Ying was astonished when she saw him, she did not think Lan Guan Zhi's forehead ribbon could turn into a weapon. He so thought of what might all the forehead ribbons of the Heaven Sword Sect disciples be able to change?
Unfortunately, not all the forehead ribbons of the Heaven Sword Sect disciples could change shape. Only the forehead ribbons belonging to the Grand Elder and Lan Guan Zhi alone could. It was both a murder weapon as well as a spirit purifier.
The spear returned to Lan Guan Zhi's hands and changed into its original shape. Feng Ying so wanted to touch and hold the forehead ribbon.
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Elsewhere, Bian Que gasped when he felt his pet was dead. He chuckled in annoyance, "I condemn anyone who has killed my pet to never marry any girl if the perpetrator of the murder is a man. And if it's a girl, she'll marry a short, long-bearded old man!"
Both of Bian Que's comrades did look calm, but they actually gasped when Bian Que suddenly cursed.
The spider that Lan Guan Zhi killed was a Heart-Eating Spider, this animal managed to get into Xiao Shuxiang's body through the poisonous smoke that Fa Zhiye threw at him.
If Fa Zhiye's poison affected Xiao Shuxiang, then the spider would die and would not enter his body, and vice versa.
The Heart Eating Spider is initially only as small as a grain of dust, but when it enters the body through the mouth or nose.. He slowly turned a little bigger and it will get bigger according to the size of the heart he ate.
Xiao Lu and Yi Wen had just finished cleaning their bodies and changed into Xiao Shuxiang's clothes. Their brother had not yet woken up and did not react at all when his body was touched.
Something is strange! Xiao Shuxiang did not respond even as Xiao Lu called out a name and pinched his arm. Feeling worried, Xiao Lu checked Xiao Shuxiang's pulse and breathing.
"I don't feel his pulse!"
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Xiao Lu's remarks clearly made his brothers shocked including Lan Guan Zhi and Feng Ying.
"Sister Lu, don't joke!" Yi Wen went to check, he even placed his ear on Xiao Shuxiang's chest to hear his heartbeat, only that he did not hear any sound.
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"Sa-Brother Xiao?!" Yi Wen started to worry, he patted Xiao Shuxiang's cheek gently and continued to call out his name.
Jing Mi, Bao Yu and Hai Feng went to check. Xiao Shuxiang's body was warm, yet it was just as Xiao Lu and Yi Wen had said. The three of them did not feel a pulse or hear Xiao Shuxiang's heartbeat.
"Did he die?"
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Feng Ying's words made her friends shocked. Immediately they reprimanded Feng Ying for not saying anything non-existent.
Yi Wen yelled, "Brother Xiao can't possibly die, don't talk carelessly!"
Feng Ying pouted as Yi Wen snapped at her, she then grabbed onto Lan Guan Zhi's arm and gave a pitying look for help.
Lan Guan Zhi patted Feng Ying's head gently, he then walked towards Xiao Shuxiang who was still lying down to check on her body condition.
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Lan Guan Zhi felt the flow of Qi and blood in Xiao Shuxiang's body smoothly, only his heart was not beating.
Long enough he examined Xiao Shuxiang's body and finally Lan Guan Zhi understood that his friend's heart only beats once every two minutes.
Lan Guan Zhi looked at Xiao Shuxiang deeply, he became curious as to who this Xiao Shuxiang really was.
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