XIAO SHUXIANG'S

167 - Shao Nu [Revised]

Xiao Shuxiang sat down in front of Yun Phenjiao's batch of rotten meat, he looked at his sword covered in blood and poison liquid so seriously.

"Brother Xiao, you-"

"Wait, Brother Jing. I have to praise myself first before we talk." Xiao Shuxiang gently rubbed his chest, sighed softly, and began to close his eyes.

Since using the Revival Style, only this time he felt grateful for getting the Rooted Dantian. Had he risen with all his strength, perhaps he would never have become an Alchemist or learned to forge with Duan De.

".. I will never learn to cook either. My life will definitely be poor again and though I am lazy to admit it, I probably won't have many friends. In ten births, only this time Xiao Shuxiang could live a little more quietly. Geez, I don't know what compliments I have to give myself.. Haaah.. Xiao Shuxiang's.. You are so amazing..!"

Xiao Shuxiang stroked over his pony hair in style, he was unceasingly amazed until Jing Mi and Dai Chen could only shake their heads at his actions.

"It's been enough to praise yourself, now save Mo Huai." Dai Chen snapped Xiao Shuxiang's head and asked him not to joke anymore.

"You don't need to envy Chen'Er, but yah.. Other people do deserve to be envious of Xiao Shuxiang, because I am amazing..!"

Dai Chen seemed to twitch, only this time he saw someone who was so praising him to the level of terrible, ck ck.. Very shameless.

Hu Li also seemed to shake his head, he only knew that his master had this kind of nature. Whereas in the past, Xiao Shuxiang was a serious, talkative, and cold person.

".. It seemed, Master had changed a lot since living among the White Flow cultivators. Master also has good friends. Thank goodness.." Hu Li though was happy, but there was still something stuck in her heart. It was a question whether his master, Xiao Shuxiang still wanted to destroy the Eastern Continent or vice versa.

Xiao Shuxiang and Jing Mi started looking for a scarf that had Mo Huai's body motif. While Dai Chen, Lan Guan Zhi, Siu Yixin and Hu Li picked up another patterned cloth.

Things are starting to get serious. Jing Mi gulped several times, there were sweat dots on her forehead. He was breathing so slowly, his face showing great worry.

"Be careful, Brother Xiao. If you mishandle him, Brother Mo will die. Be careful, Brother Xiao..!"

"Tsk, you're noisy. I could totally get me wrong if you kept on bothering me."

Xiao Shuxiang rubbed the sweat on his face, he asked Jing Mi to hold onto Mei Ning's cloth well. He started to channel Qi into his hands and slowly cut the fabric of Mei Ning that was patterned on Mo Huai's body.

Xiao Shuxiang and Jing Mi held their breaths, both of them could not even hear the sound of their heartbeat. Once they made a mistake, then Mo Huai's life was at stake.

Although Mei Ning had died, but the cloth was still moving despite slowing down. The texture of this cloth feels like the intestines of a living creature, slippery, and beats like a heart.

Dai Chen, Lan Guan Zhi, Hu Li, and Siu Yixin were also focusing on slowly cutting the fabric belonging to Mei Ning. They were trying to bring out the Scarlet Shadow disciples that could still be saved.

Xiao Shuxiang and Jing Mi were finally able to breathe a sigh of relief after successfully removing Mo Huai. His friend was unconscious, but he was fine.

"Mo Huai is safe, carry him and continue the journey." Xiao Shuxiang intended to step deeper into this building, but Jing Mi called for that they had not saved the others.

"There are many humans that we must remove from this cloth, my brother. Save them first just continue on the journey." Jing Mi looked at Xiao Shuxiang meaningfully, she said it was impossible to just leave them alone.

"Heah.. Brother Jing, you see this face of mine. Is there any pity you see? Did I show you care?"

Jing Mi shook her head, she then told her brother not to joke. Their purpose in coming to this place was indeed to save Duan De, but that did not mean they had to ignore the Scarlet Shadow disciples, let alone have been made clear that those disciples were still alive.

Xiao Shuxiang thought for a moment, he felt Jing Mi was too kind. Unwilling to waste time, he asked Jing Mi to accompany Siu Yixin and Hu Li to save the Scarlet Shadow disciples. While himself would continue the journey with Lan Guan Zhi and Dai Chen.

".. If you're done, follow us soon. How's it?"

Jing Mi nodded in agreement, she asked her brother to be careful. Be Xiao Shuxiang, Lan Guan Zhi, and Dai Chen continue the journey without his other companions.

There was an oddity that Xiao Shuxiang, Lan Guan Zhi, and Dai Chen felt while walking deeper in this building. As if each room had its own inhabitants.

Just like now, where they were in a room that was all green decorated with many flowers.

About six meters in front of them, sat a young girl in golden-yellow clothes.

Her face was smooth white with a slight red hue on both her cheeks, her hair wavy and long unravelling. Although she looked down, Xiao Shuxiang was sure that she was a beautiful girl.

The girl was holding a red fox mask, she slowly moved her head and looked towards the three men who had just entered her room.

Xiao Shuxiang was about to dart away to directly attack him, but Lan Guan Zhi and Dai Chen immediately restrained himself by saying the girl had no intention of fighting.

"Don't act rashly, pay attention to the situation first." Dai Chen warned, making Xiao Shuxiang snort. Don't tell me that his two friends are fascinated by the beauty of the girl.

"Mn, you're prettier."

!!

"I'm a Boy, Lan Zhi..! Do I have to show you my 'surge pillar', huh?!" Xiao Shuxiang tightened his hairband, he had never heard of the forbidden word for the past few years, unexpectedly Lan Guan Zhi even said it so clearly.

Actually, Lan Guan Zhi was intent on joking around as a diluent. But the way of delivery is so serious, especially assisted by the face and gaze of his eyes that there is no humorous element at all.

Even Xiao Shuxiang before protesting with Lan Guan Zhi's words earlier, the tip of his ears met with red even for a second.

Dai Chen too, almost choked on his own breath when he heard Lan Guan Zhi's praise of Xiao Shuxiang earlier. If the words were intended by the girls, their cheeks would have been as red as tomatoes.

The girl in front of them smiled faintly, she was the arrival of an unusual guest. Immediately, he put on the fox mask in front of him and began to slowly stand up.

Xiao Shuxiang, Lan Guan Zhi, and Dai Chen were immediately on guard. They saw the girl bowing respectfully and then started to bend her body like dancing.

"What's wrong with her? Does he not want to fight with us?" Xiao Shuxiang tilted his head, he slightly licked the blood on his right hand and muttered something.

Dai Chen patted Xiao Shuxiang's arm roughly, "You're disgusting, spit it out now."

"You're slow, I've swallowed it anyway now I'm hungry.."

Dai Chen stared in disbelief at Xiao Shuxiang, there was something inside him that said that this friend of his was worth watching out for.

Lan Guan Zhi did not care about what was happening with the two friends beside her, her eyes focused on seeing the dance moves of the girl in front of her.

Xiao Shuxiang also noticed, the way this girl danced was too strange. After arriving at the final move, the girl again bowed respectfully to Lan Guan Zhi and Xiao Shuxiang.

"That dance.. Is your key to getting to Duan De's place."

!!

Xiao Shuxiang and Dai Chen were shocked to hear the girl's words. Lan Guan Zhi started walking over, followed by his two friends.

"My name is Shao Nu, I am the lower pillar that occupies the fourth seat, replacing Senior Siu Yixin.." Shao Nu explained that his dance moves had to be mastered by Lan Guan Zhi, Xiao Shuxiang, and Dai Chen if he wanted to meet Duan De.

"Why do you want to help us?"

Shao Nu took off her mask, her face was so beautiful and looked like she was only 17 years old. He smiled sweetly at Xiao Shuxiang and softly said that he was following Tianqi Mao.

".. I can no longer be saved for betraying the Elder. The room was where the third pillar was. Don't show your emotions or your face will be taken away. You may not believe it, but Tianqi Mao is my sworn brother. His decision to betray the Elder angered me, but in the end I knew he had made the right decision."

Xiao Shuxiang still could not believe the girl in front of him. His nose sniffed a little and there was indeed no scent of lies he smelled.

"You're this.. Demonic Beasts too?"

Shao Nu shook his head, he was just a cultivator from a sect that had been wiped out from the Eastern Continent.

Xiao Shuxiang scratched his cheeks softly as he was stared at by Shao Nu. He then pulled Lan Guan Zhi and Dai Chen to go to where this girl was saying.

"Be careful,"

Xiao Shuxiang turned his head back, he saw Shao Nu sitting back down and started to lower his face. Xiao Shuxiang let out a single little blue flame that instantly floated to where Shao Nu was.

Shao Nu saw a small blue flame floating slowly in front of him, he then cupped the fire with both hands while smiling faintly.

"That's.. Indeed you.. Senior Xiao,"

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