XIAO SHUXIANG'S

141 - Mischief [Revised]

For five days, there were already thirteen veins inside Dai Chan's body that Xiao Shuxiang had managed to return to where he was.

The pain when the treatment process was already so familiar with Dai Chan. He was often regretful and discouraged when he felt excruciating pain in his body.

Dai Chan should be able to endure the cries and also the cries because if not, then the pain will get worse. Unfortunately, whenever the treatment--- process-He would definitely scream.

Sometimes, memories of him hurting others are often imagined during the treatment process. Given how harsh and cruel his treatment had been all along, it made Dai Chan curse himself who indeed deserved punishment from the heavens.

"Sister Xiao... You don't have to do it anymore. After I recover, everything will be the same. They .... will never accept me.." he said.

Dai Chan was aware. If his father was not the founder of the sect, he would have heard a lot of insults and curse from the people he had hurt.

"... I've done too much crime. The unforgivable sins. You go Brother Xiao, don't waste your time .... It's gushing at me."

The look in Dai Chan's eyes was like that of a person who had lost his spirit of life, he was already not strong enough to endure the pain anymore. More than that... His innermost heart said that even if he was healed, everyone would still hate him.

Xiao Shuxiang took a breath and exhaled slowly, he then looked at Dai Chan, "It's good that you feel guilty, but you shouldn't lose that spirit. Nothing changes if you give up on living, everyone will still hate you. You're young, so it's not too late to start a new beginning. Once this treatment is over, try to improve your attitude toward others,"

"But... I don't know how to start..." Dai Chan looked at Xiao Shuxiang from the tail of his eyes, this older boy of himself-Either why he felt more comfortable than when he was with his own father and brother.

His father and brother's attitude was too rigid that he was always difficult to talk to them. Only after he was disabled could his brother and father soften a little. But in the end it made him less comfortable.

"You can start with 'sorry'. Speak sincerely to the people you have hurt, after that your job is done. Whether your apologies are accepted or not, it all depends on them."

Xiao Shuxiang did not think before saying so, everything seemed to just pop out of his mouth. He was silent for a long time and reflected on his words just now.

"But I'm afraid, Brother Xiao.." Dai Chan's remark resuscitated Xiao Shuxiang back.

While rubbing his nape Xiao Shuxiang asked Dai Chan not to worry or even think about anything else, "We can talk about it again after this treatment is over."

After seeing Dai Chan nod, Xiao Shuxiang again started his treatment. Day after day he passed by in the Lotus Root Sect, all the disciples and people outside the sect started to recognize him.

Xiao Shuxiang often strolled outside the Lotus Root Sect, he visited one of the sword forging grounds to hone his skills.

His familiarity with the disciples of the Lotus Root Sect allowed him to know a lot of information, including the sword forging place and the residence of the famous healer in this valley.

The healer was not a cultivator, she was just an ordinary 96-year-old woman with long white hair, slightly bent, an already wrinkled face with the smell of medicines mixed with burial ground on her body.

The one thing that made Xiao Shuxiang stunned was that the old female healer was still able to freely walk without the help of a cane, even though her body remained bent.

The residence of the disciples of the Lotus Root Sect actually could not be considered calm. Within a week, the residents living outside the sect had already been attacked three times by the Demonic Beast in the form of a 500-year-old hedgehog hairy bear.

The absence of Grand Elder and Dai Chen had originally become a problem for the disciples of the Lotus Root Sect and the concerns of the citizens. However they were finally able to breathe a sigh of relief from having the help of Xiao Shuxiang.

His way of fighting that was so agile and impressed that no dear life was accompanied by a wide smile on his face, for some reason made the spirit of the Lotus Root Sect disciples peak.

All this time they had never fought with a smile that continued to expand on the face, seeing Xiao Shuxiang made a sense of admiration grow in their hearts.

Unfortunately, the admiration did not last long until they saw Xiao Shuxiang skinning the bear's body alive.

Although this bear has spiked skin like a hedgehog, but he can not jump the thorn to attack the opponent. He was only able to harden the thorns on his body then rolled towards the opponent.

To Xiao Shuxiang, fighting a 500-year-old bear was no big deal. He had once fought the Hairy Bear Hedgehog in his first life. You could say, he was quite familiar with this one Demonic Beast.

Xiao Shuxiang's skinning manner was no joke. After successfully paralysing the bear, he began to pluck one by one his durians.

The bear groaned so heartbreakingly, he was already severely injured and his suffering was even more compounded. Xiao Shuxiang had no pity at all for his moans, instead laughing happily and so eagerly plucking his thorns back.

"Well, at least you can cheer me up a little bit.." Xiao Shuxiang half-whispered, he again plucked the bear's thorn so slowly that the pain increased many times.

After being content to pluck out the bear's thorns, Xiao Shuxiang started skinning his skin. He made the citizens who watched goosebumps in fear, the senior disciples of the Lotus Root Sect immediately stopped themselves before actually revealing a terrifying spectacle.

"Stop, Brother Xiao. That's enough,"

"Don't stop me! Wh-wait! Release him! I'm not done having fun! Hey-hey..!" Xiao Shuxiang rebelled when he was separated from the unfinished bear on his skin, almost harming the Lotus Root Sect disciples if one of them did not call for Dai Chan to seek him out.

Xiao Shuxiang finally resignedly covered in a sack of rice, along the way he continued to grumble. Until a grin appeared on Xiao Shuxiang's face, "Right as well, there's still Dai Chan who can comfort me."

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Dai Chan who was lying on his bed somehow felt uneasy, like something dangerous was targeting him.

Aaaaakh...!

At night, the pain of Xiao Shuxiang's treatment doubled. Dai Chan felt his veins being twisted several times before being placed on the actual path.

Xiao Shuxiang was too mischievous, already knowing Dai Chan was about to give up on his life but he instead added to the pain that Dai Chan had suffered as an entertainer himself..!

If Dai Chen had heard his sister's agonizing voice because of Xiao Shuxiang, he would have been very angry. Unfortunately, Dai Chen had only returned after twenty days.

That's Dai Chan's laugh..!

The door slid almost silently, she could see her sister leaning on the bed laughing so cheerfully and occasionally responding to the story of the person sitting on a nearby chair.

Dai Chen could see that the person who had made his sister's face come to life was Xiao Shuxiang.

Xiao Shuxiang recounts his experiences during his second life to Dai Chan, ranging from the donkeys who were afraid of him, to him who was almost slapped by the donkey's tail, until his first encounter with the strange children of the Butterfly Sect.

Dai Chan was interested in the personality of the Butterfly Sect children, let alone Xiao Shuxiang telling plainly the bad habits of all of them.

"Sister Xiao, I want to hear a story about you. You just told me a little bit,"

"I..? But I won't tell you about my bad habits,"

"Sister Xiao cheated. You tell your brothers bad habits, but you yourself don't want to tell them your bad habits. I haven't even heard stories of their kindness. Brother Xiao, you actually hate your fellow students, huh?"

Xiao Shuxiang raised next to his eyebrows, he nodded while saying that he did not hate his fellow students. Just when he wanted to tell me back.. Xiao Shuxiang was aware of Dai Chen's arrival.

"Sister?! You're home yet?!" Dai Chan also just realized, she was so happy when she saw her brother back.

Dai Chen walked up to his sister, he sat on the edge of the bed and smiled gently at her. "So, you're coming home to see you, you look better now."

"Yes, even though my body still hurts. But I was finally able to move both of my hands better."

Dai Chen could not bear to hug his sister, but he was immediately stopped by Xiao Shuxiang while saying that the crack on Dai Chan's bones had not been fully restored.

"You talk first..." Xiao Shuxiang stood up and then walked out leaving the Dai brothers.

While outside the Grand Elder building, Xiao Shuxiang directly jumped on top of the building and climbed a lotus flowering tree.

He plucked a fruitful one and began to sit cross-legged with his back propped up on a tree trunk. He was curious about the taste of this lotus.

When trying one, a voice sounded like Xiao Shuxiang was eating a small pebble. This lotus seed was so hard yet he still chewed it.

Long enough that he sat on the tree branch, there were already five lotuses he had eaten with hard seeds. Xiao Shuxiang then saw Dai Chen coming out of the Grand Elder building, immediately he threw the empty lotus fruit towards Dai Chen.

Dai Chen spontaneously caught what Xiao Shuxiang threw, he immediately jumped up to come up to where the boy was.

"It's over with your sister..?" Xiao Shuxiang plucked another lotus fruit and went back to eating it.

"That's no ordinary lotus, you won't be able to chew it."

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Xiao Shuxiang regardless of the warning Dai Chen again ate the lotus seeds, the sound of his teeth like chewing pebbles made Dai Chen shudder.

"Are you deaf, huh? It was a Jade Lotus, rich in benefits but could only be consumed by an Earth Stage Grand Master and above. Your teeth will really fall out if-"

"Dai Chen, I've eaten a lot of it. And you see? My teeth are still intact," Xiao Shuxiang was even more engrossed in chewing on the lotus seeds.

Dai Chen, "I'm so wondering about your practice right now. I read your practice of currently being at the 8th level of Forging Qi, but how could you chew a lotus seed like that. You don't eat much, your body can explode if you don't hear me..!" Dai Chen tried to snatch the lotus fruit that Xiao Shuxiang was holding, but his hand was immediately brushed off.

"Dai Chen, an ordinary cultivator cannot afford to eat more than one Jade Lotus seed, but not for me. It's best not to try to imitate me with your practice now, wait until you're in the practice you mentioned just mimicking Xiao Shuxiang."

"I don't plan on imitating you, stop your chewing, you make me uncomfortable."

Xiao Shuxiang finally stopped eating the Jade Lotus seeds, he then asked Dai Chen to report the state of his sect.

"How is my sect?"

Dai Chen sighed, "The Butterfly Sect is in a stable condition. I was quite amazed by your sect that although it looks simple but has something that other sects do not have. Your siblings are so well-rounded and strong. There are two people who have good relations with the Peacock Stork Association and your relationship is also good with the future Grand Elder of the Sky Sword Sect,"

Dai Chen did not hide anything to Xiao Shuxiang, he said many things about the state of the sect of the boy along with the dangers that threatened him.

"... The only shortcoming of your sect is its place of foundation. You need your own territory,"

"I know that. It must be Lan Gaozu coming to my sect again, right?"

Dai Chen nodded. "really. Ever since I was in the Butterfly Sect, Lan Gaozu had already come twice and urged your grandfather to leave the Mother Mountain immediately. Lan Gaozu's facial sharpness did not look good when she found out that your grandfather was supported by the First Patriarch and the Third Patriarch of the Sky Sword Sect. But I guess, he won't stop until your sect leaves his territory."

"You told my grandfather to stay and not leave the Mother Mountain until I return. Have them all face Lan Gaozu. I wonder how long he'll keep pushing us away."

Xiao Shuxiang tossed some peeled lotus seeds into his mouth, the sound as his teeth chewed made Dai Chen's ears ache.

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