XIAO SHUXIANG'S
158 - Citizen of Cold Cloud City [Revised]
A BAAAM!!
"Brother, Relax! Quiet Yourself..!!" Jing Mi tried as much as possible to avoid Xiao Shuxiang's attack, the tree she stood on immediately fell down after being hit by her brother.
"Brother Jing. It's not me you should calm down, it's Yinng xiong! This insane sword keeps pulling me to attack you!"
It was fortunate that Xiao Shuxiang had more stamina after going crazy with the corpses.
If the one wearing Yinng xiong was an ordinary cultivator, he would have already fainted from exhaustion. And Yinng xiong will be even more crazy.
A TRAAANG!
The Xiao Shuxiang Sword clashed violently with the Lan Guan Zhi Sword. The clash of the two swords produced a shock flash.
Dai Chen and Jing Mi also resisted Xiao Shuxiang's attack. Although Dai Chen's root creeping also helped, in fact they still had a hard time stopping it.
"Where did you get your sword?!" Dai Chen gritted his teeth. He indeed favored Qi, but continuing to fight Xiao Shuxiang quickly and endlessly still made him tired.
A BAAAM!
Dai Chen was thrown backwards as the three roots crept over him, which held back Xiao Shuxiang's sword attack burst forth.
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In just a split second, Xiao Shuxiang's sword almost pierced Dai Chen's face if Lan Guan Zhi did not immediately give Xiao Shuxiang a kick.
A BAAM!
Xiao Shuxiang hit one of the walls of the house until the wall made of wood collapsed.
"Good, Lan Zhi." although her body was sick, but quickly the pain disappeared. Xiao Shuxiang was again attacked by Lan Guan Zhi so seriously.
The two exchanged attacks, Lan Guan Zhi was not allowed to loosen his attacks, his body also had to move nimbly to dodge and fend off Xiao Shuxiang's sword attack.
THE TRAANG!
Xiao Shuxiang and Lan Guan Zhi fought until several houses had to be affected. They even seem to be unconscious fighting on the roof of the people's house.
THE TRAANG!
Surprisingly, Xiao Shuxiang's sword was getting faster and faster. Surprising again was that the sword gave off a dense Killing Aura.
Lan Guan Zhi had already taken out his Swordsman Aura. But indeed the Killer Aura Yinng xiong was stronger to the point of slowing down his movements.
Dai Chen and Jing Mi realized Lan Guan Zhi was starting to struggle, both of them then darted to help her friend.
THE TRAANG!
Jing Mi exclaimed, "Brother Xiao! Are you actually holding that sword or not?! Your attack is wild..!"
Only this time did he feel his energy and mentality quickly drain away. He had to continue paying attention to Xiao Shuxiang's attack. Just a little he let his guard down, then he will be eaten by Yinng xiong.
"Brother Jing! I hold..! You're the only one who doesn't know my position right now..!"
Xiao Shuxiang cursed in his heart, his sword turned out to be imperfect. It would be very dangerous if this sword was not stopped immediately, he had to do something.
"If only the sword could be sealed.." Dai Chen seemed to have reached his limit. Not only him, but Jing Mi felt the same way.
Dai Chen's words made Xiao Shuxiang flinch, it was a pity that he did not master the science of sealing. Lan Guan Zhi called for Xiao Shuxiang to give Yinng xiong's sword sheath to him.
THE TRAANG!
Lan Guan Zhi and Xiao Shuxiang's swords clashed again. With great difficulty finally Xiao Shuxiang was able to take out his sword sheath from the Spatial Ring and throw it at Lan Guan Zhi.
Dai Chen and Jing Mi used all their strength to restrain Xiao Shuxiang while giving Lan Guan Zhi time to seal the scabbard.
Both Jing Mi's legs and her entire body were already very heavily moved, especially now coupled with Yinng xiong's Killer Aura, making her even more difficult.
Lan Guan Zhi used the tip of his sword to carve the seal, his hand movements were quick yet softened simultaneously.
After he finished, he immediately darted to where Xiao Shuxiang was. He repelled several attacks while looking for the perfect moment to put Yinng xiong back in his scabbard.
"Now Lan Zhi!" Xiao Shuxiang called out, he drew out his sword which Lan Guan Zhi quickly greeted.
When the xiong could finally be sealed, Xiao Shuxiang and Lan Guan Zhi almost collided because of the sword.
Xiao Shuxiang with a breath of breath, tried to sit down. He could see Dai Chen and Jing Mi also starting to catch their breath. The four of them had actually fought all night.
"Huh, huh..! This sword is terrible, I still have to perfect it.." Xiao Shuxiang calmed down first before taking out a few pills from his Spatial Ring.
He threw one pill at Jing Mi, Dai Chen, and Lan Guan Zhi. He also ate a grain that can restore energy even though not too much.
The sunlight was rising, a sound made Xiao Shuxiang and his companions flinch.
Jing Mi breathed a sigh of relief as the voice turned out to belong to a girl of around 6 years old.
"The wicked have been defeated..! The wicked have been defeated..! Great brother!"
Some people started to come out of their homes. Even the house whose walls and roof were damaged due to the fight Xiao Shuxiang and his friends were apparently inhabited by some people.
They dug up the soil inside his house and covered the hole with planks. The residents smeared their clothes and bodies with mud and cattle dung.
Seeing the many citizens that started to appear made Xiao Shuxiang dumbfounded. Their disguise of totality once, is well deserved if he cannot smell a human let alone be aware of their presence.
Xiao Shuxiang and Lan Guan Zhi jumped down from the roof. The two joined Dai Chen and Jing Mi.
One of the residents whose clothes and body were dirty thanked Xiao Shuxiang and his three friends.
Just now the citizens that Jing Mi had spoken to wanted to answer, but one of the women said that they should all clean up first.
"I also agree," Xiao Shuxiang and his three friends were actually not in a clean state either.
The living corpses they attacked had a pungent smell, indeed they should have cleaned themselves.
A 17-year-old boy escorted Xiao Shuxiang and his three friends to a bathhouse. It was located inside one of the buildings, about 20 meters from where their fight had been.
Like everyone else, there was no one in the building. But this place is so clean and well maintained.
"Executor, you should not be confused. Every night of the full moon, we were always bathed in mud and cattle dung, then buried ourselves inside the house. It's the only way we've got to avoid these dead bodies."
The young man named Mo Huai explained that his city could change since their mayor married a traveling warrior.
"Broker, I'll tell you again after you guys clean up. Please.." Mo Huai opened a wooden door, looking at a large pool that turned out to be a hot pool.
Surrounded by white rocks and a bit of grass bush. This pool produces steam that can envelop vision.
"Brother Mo, aren't you bathing together?" Jing Mi invites Mo Huai to take a bath, but the man rejects her on the grounds that her body is full of mud and cattle dung.
".. There's a river near here. We always clean the body in that place. Swordsman please use this pool at will, then excuse me first.."
"Hm, okay." Xiao Shuxiang closed the door and invited Jing Mi to soak, she was a little jolted because Dai Chen and Lan Guan Zhi were already in the pool.
"You two are so fast.." Xiao Shuxiang and Jing Mi took off all her clothes and took a dip with her other two friends.
The temperature of this water was completely appropriate, as if the burden on Xiao Shuxiang's shoulders was lifted all over and his entire body became light.
Xiao Shuxiang completely plunged himself into the water, he held his breath for about a minute then appeared again.
Jing Mi shook her head at her brother's behavior, secretly doing the same.
Xiao Shuxiang then said that he had finished bathing, he did not particularly like lingering in the water.
Just about to step out of the pool, Jing Mi instantly exclaimed like she was surprised to see something.
"Brother Xiao, your back..!"
"Hm? What's?"
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Dai Chen and Lan Guan Zhi also saw him, on Xiao Shuxiang's back just suddenly appeared a painting of a Phoenix. Similar to the Phoenix that Hai Feng and Zhi Shu won in the auction back then.
"Just let my back get hot.." Xiao Shuxiang was not too dizzy with the Phoenix tattoo on his back, he then invited his friends to immediately get out of the pool, they should immediately continue on their way.
Dai Chen, Jing Mi, and Lan Guan Zhi took out a change of clothes from within their storage pouch, while Xiao Shuxiang took them out from within his Spatial Ring.
The Fire Phoenix tattoo on Xiao Shuxiang's back only appeared when it was hit by water, he also only found out when Jing Mi said it.
After getting dressed, the four of them met Mo Huai and the citizens. They were treated with a lot of food and treated with respect.
"Don't hesitate, Swordsman. This is as our gratitude.." a middle-aged man smiled kindly and requested that the four cultivators taste the food they made.
Xiao Shuxiang who started first, he tested whether the food contained poison or not. After all, the four of them were not familiar with the citizens of this city.
"Alright, you can eat it.." after Xiao Shuxiang made sure there was no poison, he allowed his friends to eat.
Lan Guan Zhi ate a chop of rice and then stopped, while Dai Chen only ate five chopsticks and also stopped.
It was different from Jing Mi and Xiao Shuxiang. These two beings enjoyed the dishes so much, they forgot to ask about Duan De.
Fortunately there was Dai Chen and Lan Guan Zhi, both of them listening intently to the middle-aged man's explanation of the person they were looking for.
It was true, Duan De's physical features were well known to the citizens of Cold Cloud City. The grandfather had a childlike body shape with a beard so long, and himself along with a man who often looks striking.
".. His style of speech is very strange, so we can remember it clearly,"
"That must be Siu Yixin, not wrong anymore." Xiao Shuxiang rubbed his stomach that had been filled to the brim, his ability to consume food in a short period of time making some residents shudder in horror.
The reason, Xiao Shuxiang's body was not as big as Jing Mi. They wouldn't believe it if they didn't see it for themselves.
"You sure the food didn't come out of his back?"
"I guess.. He's eating with an invisible creature,"
"Food is for a hundred people. But.."
The thoughts of the citizens were different, they saw that the muscular and large-bodied Jing Mi was only able to spend 20 servings of food, the rest was wiped clean by Xiao Shuxiang.
Dai Chen and Lan Guan Zhi were also inexhaustible, these two friends of theirs were extremely shameless.
After getting enough information, the four of them began to continue their journey. Their destination was the residence of the mayor, Mo Huai volunteered to escort Xiao Shuxiang and his three friends.
Just walking a few steps, Mo Huai suddenly cried out in pain until he fell on the ground. Xiao Shuxiang and the others were so shocked, moreover Mo Huai's cry grew even more terrifying.
He clawed at his chest, his clothes almost torn as it continued to be clawed. Dai Chen and Jing Mi immediately held Mo Huai's hand against injuring her own body, they tried to calm Mo Huai down.
"YYYOO! SAAAKIIIT!"
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Jing Mi panicked, she saw the look on Mo Huai's face stiffen, her eyes bulging sharply, and blood coming out of her mouth that kept screaming. There was something inside Mo Huai's body that left him in pain like he was about to die.
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