XIAO SHUXIANG'S
186 - Impression
Ling Qing Zhu was wearing the clothes of the Heaven Sword Sect, his face was covered by a thin transparent veil, the color of his blue eyes was not as bright as usual, he was certainly still grieving over his uncle's death but still trying to hold back tears.
In this Punishment Hall, Patriarch Lan gave him some questions, yet he just kept quiet.
GrandElder, the Third Patriarch, Lan Guan Zhi, and Lan Gaozu still looked calm. They were not like Xiao Shuxiang who was several times clucking in annoyance and cursing at Ling Qing Zhu for not wanting to talk.
".. Is your mouth just a display, huh?! Never mind, don't ask him again..! Just punish him..!" Xiao Shuxiang spoke so incisively as he crossed his hands and stared sinisterly at Ling Qing Zhu.
Xiao Shuxiang clearly felt annoyed, there were already ten questions that Patriarch Lan had thrown at Ling Qing Zhu, but the girl just kept quiet.
Xiao Shuxiang was not as patient as these people from the Sky Sword Sect, if the girl remained unwilling to talk, then she was not needed. It was better to kill him now by splitting his stomach.
".. Or drag him out on the street and throw him with a stone until he's dying, then nail his body on the board so that everyone knows that it's in return for someone who dares to look for trouble with the sect.."
Lan Guan Zhi gently rubbed Xiao Shuxiang's back and asked him to calm down. His friend's proposal just now was very inhumane, let alone Xiao Shuxiang connecting his words by saying he would heal Ling Qing Zhu, then repeating the same punishment until the girl no longer breathed.
".. If you don't want to dirty your hands, then let me do it,"
"Shuxiang, don't act recklessly. This sect is not yours, we have rules and you are not allowed to interfere..!"
Lan Gaozu stared intently at Xiao Shuxiang, the young man's proposal towards the punishment that would be inflicted on Ling Qing Zhu was not the way of a White or Black Flow cultivator, much less for the Neutral Flow, of course it's unacceptable.
Lan Gao Zhu then looked at GrandElder and asked him to forgive Ling Qing Zhu, because the girl had already obtained her punishment.
Hearing Lan Gaozu's request made Xiao Shuxiang surprised, he immediately protested and reminded of the incident caused by the annoying girl.
".. Don't be so naive..! Forgiving this girl is tantamount to giving her a chance to avenge, think carefully."
Lan Gaozu understood what Xiao Shuxiang was saying, but he thought it was too cruel to punish a girl who had lost her spirit like Ling Qing Zhu.
".. He deserves a second chance,"
Lan Gaozu explained that Ling Qing Zhu was a resident of the Middle Continent, the daughter of the Ling family. He knew that the Sky Pagoda Sect had a great influence in the Middle Continent.
If they were to kill Ling Qing Zhu, then the worst would be that the cultivators of the Sky Pagoda Sect would come here to demand revenge, an intercontinental war could likely occur.
"Why should you be afraid?! Don't be a coward, Grandpa Thick Beard..! Just let them come and show their strength to this Xiao Shuxiang. Hm.. I've never seen a war between continents, it would probably be nice if it really happened.. All right, it's decided. That shitty pretty girl has to die,"
Lan Guan Zhi noticed Xiao Shuxiang's hidden grin, his friend's eyes were glittering, he knew what this young man was thinking, and it wasn't a good thing.
Lan Guan Zhi was not going to let it go, he turned his attention towards GrandElder and asked him to ease Ling Qing Zhu's punishment, at least the girl was not allowed to leave.
"Lan Zhi, you should be the one who's angrier at him. That guy almost killed you,"
"Everyone deserves a second chance. You are too.." Lan Guan Zhi looked at Xiao Shuxiang, he could see there was a stifled anger in his friend's eyes.
Compared to being angry, Xiao Shuxiang instead looked disappointed. This was what he disliked from the White and Neutral Flow cultivators, they had always been easy to forgive the mistakes of others, too naive.
The First Patriarch and the Third Patriarch stared strangely at Lan Guan Zhi and Xiao Shuxiang, Lan Guan Zhi's last words sounded ambiguous to them.
If Xiao Shuxiang's eyes could be read easily, then Lan Guan Zhi's eyes were not.
What was in the minds of the two right now was that Xiao Shuxiang and Lan Guan Zhi had a special relationship that they could not explain.
Yu Changhai and Zhou Yan looked at Patriarch Lan, both of them blinking a few times when they saw Lan Xu Jian smiling meaningfully.
"I can't believe you're doing this, Lan Zhi." Xiao Shuxiang clenched his hands together, the next second he disappeared and instantly arrived in front of Ling Qing Zhu with his right hand gripping the girl's neck.
Xiao Shuxiang's actions were so sudden, even though Lan Guan Zhi was aware of it.. But he was late moving. He managed to tightly grip Xiao Shuxiang's wrist and asked his friend to release the grip of his hand from Ling Qing Zhu.
Xiao Shuxiang did not care about the pain Lan Guan Zhi gave his hands, his gaze still turned to Ling Qing Zhu as he said coldly to the girl.
"They may forgive you, but not me. Death is even too good for you, hmph! Remember this well, implant it in your little brain. The man who killed your uncle won't let your life settle down, Miss Beautiful,"
Xiao Shuxiang let go of Ling Qing Zhu's neck, the girl almost fell down if Lan Guan Zhi did not quickly hold her back. His face was completely pale and there was cold sweat on his forehead.
Lan Guan Zhi could even feel the body of this girl limp and tremble, he could also see the trace of Xiao Shuxiang's grip on Ling Qing Zhu's neck.
Lan Guan Zhi looked at Xiao Shuxiang, a gaze that seemed to hint that his friend's actions just now were outrageous.
Ling Qing Zhu was not put to death as he wished.. Xiao Shuxiang decided to leave the Punishment Hall. He climbed up the flying sword and headed to the Blood Skull Sect to vent his frustration.
Lai Kuan Ye was currently sitting quietly outside his residence while enjoying the calming atmosphere in the late afternoon. For the first time he could rest, his students had not caused much trouble so far.
"Hm? Who's that..?" Lai Kuan Ye narrowed his eyes when he saw that there was a small, fast-moving dot in the sky, his eyes only grasped that it was a young man dressed all in black.
"Xiao'Er..?" Lai Kuan Ye had just clearly seen that the young man was apparently Xiao Shuxiang, his eyes suddenly widened when suddenly Xiao Shuxiang attacked his biggest building.
A BAAAAM!
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All the disciples of the Blood Skull Sect jumped in shock, they immediately drew the sword and headed to the origin of the loud thumping sound.
"Xiao'Er, W-What Are You Doing?!"
Xiao Shuxiang did not answer Lai Kuan Ye's question, he simply continued to attack the GrandElder building and hit whoever the disciple approached him.
Lai Kuan Ye immediately stopped the patriarch and his disciples, he gave the order for everyone to immediately board the flying sword.
"But the Elder"
"Do it!!"
The Patriarch and all the disciples of the Blood Skull Sect followed Lai Kuan Ye's orders, they noticed Xiao Shuxiang who was punching hard on the GrandElder building from above.
"Chairman, what really happened..? Who's that young man?"
"Do we have to stand by and watch him destroy the sect?"
Lai Kuan Ye rubbed his face slowly, lucky that his stubborn daughter was now not in the sect, could-can.
Lai Kuan Ye exhaled, he told the patriarchs and his disciples not to look for trouble with this young man they saw.
".. She's worse than my daughter. He did have a habit of attacking my residence when he was upset, his habits had not changed at all.."
Lai Kuan Ye massaged his forehead slowly. It should be a relaxing day for him. He did not expect the arrival of the adoptive nephew who immediately messed up.
Xiao Shuxiang only stopped after the GrandElder building had only half left, he wiped the sweat on his forehead and exhaled a long breath.
Lai Kuan Ye slowly descended and started to approach Xiao Shuxiang. But he did not ask, the young man asked him for food.
Xiao Shuxiang was truly shameless! It had already made damage to the Lai Kuan Ye residence for no apparent reason, and was now even asking for food!
".. If you were my son, I would have broken your hands and feet by now..!" Lai Kuan Ye tried to contain his anger, he then patted Xiao Shuxiang on the shoulder and invited him to one of the disciples' buildings.
"The two are very strange.. Obviously the guy's been looking for trouble, but it's still good for him.."
"You're right. His level of practice was even lower than mine, but the Elders were as disinclined as he was. Who exactly is she..?"
The disciples of the Blood Skull Sect could only see the backs of Xiao Shuxiang and Lai Kuan Ye who had already gone far away.
In Lai Kuan Ye's student building.. Xiao Shuxiang was so fond of eating the chicken soup that the servant Lai Kuan Ye was serving, they were also actually astonished and annoyed at this handsome young man.
"You're really why? Messing in my place for no apparent reason,"
"Uncle, you don't seem to know Xiao Shuxiang. I was upset with Lan Zhi, the boy was defending the girl who was clearly attacking his sect, even he almost lost his life because of the girl. She's so pissing..!"
Lai Kuan Ye did not hear of any attacks in the Sky Sword Sect, it seemed like the information was kept secret so well.
"Haaahs.. I would probably act right away knowing they were weak, but the sect had a relationship with this child. Xiao'Er will not remain silent,"
Lai Kuan Ye continued to be a listener to Xiao Shuxiang, occasionally advising the young man to control himself including emotions.
".. You can hurt the people closest to you if you continue like this. Try to apply some rules of the Sky Sword Sect that can control your emotions,"
"I don't like to read the rules of the sect, it feels like my stomach always hurts when I do.."
Xiao Shuxiang's face was slightly pale, he remembered Lan Guan Zhi and Duan De had always forced him to sit down and study the rules of the Sky Sword Sect.
".. I'll never forget how restless my ass is sitting without moving,"
"You do deserve it, indeed" Lai Kuan Ye gave Xiao Shuxiang a glass of water and asked what this young man would do next.
Xiao Shuxiang said he would not go to the Sky Sword Sect for the next few days, he always wanted to skin Ling Qing Zhu when he saw her. He obviously hated the girl.
Xiao Shuxiang had just left the Blood Skull Sect at night, himself climbed a flying sword and returned to the Butterfly Sect to receive his betting reward from Yi Wen.
Jing Mi, Hou Yong, and Bao Yu pressed their ears against the pool wall, the three of them trying to hear Xiao Shuxiang and Yi Wen talk.
"If they do something in there.. We have to report it to Master when he comes home,"
"I agree with you, Brother Jing."
Hou Yong focused more on his hearing, he suddenly gasped when he heard Xiao Shuxiang's voice asking Yi Wen to come closer to him.
Jing Mi, Hou Yong, and Bao Yu looked at each other. The next moment they were too excited to think of a way to peek at their Xiao brother without being caught.
In the pool itself.. Xiao Shuxiang leaned his field chest on the lip of the pond while closing his eyes.
"Do it harder, Yi Wen..! You're like a soft girl,"
"Do I need to wear Qi to massage your back? It's already strong, Brother Xiao." Yi Wen spoke softly, but his voice while massaging Xiao Shuxiang was like a straining person.
Yi Wen was panting heavily, he had already massaged Xiao Shuxiang's shoulders and back for seven minutes nonstop and it was exhausting. He did not even have time to ask about the image of the Fire Poenix on his brother's back.
"Brother Xiao, I'm tired.. When are you gonna let me go?"
"Hmm, until I'm satisfied. Continue again, you must not lose to Ping Gou. The massage is incredible,"
Yi Wen swung her lips, her clothes wet from having to go inside the pond to massage Xiao Shuxiang's back. Feeling too tired.. He leaned directly on his brother's back while staring at the stars in the sky.
"What are you doing, Yi Wen? Stay away from me.." Xiao Shuxiang though told Yi Wen to stay away, but his voice did not sound angry at all, even seeming weak from trying to sleep.
"I'm tired, Brother Xiao. Oh yeah, how's that girl doing now? Was he chopped up by the GrandElder of the Sky Sword Sect?"
Xiao Shuxiang opened his eyes, he said Ling Qing Zhu was not put to death and Lan Guan Zhi instead blatantly defended the girl right in front of him, naturally he was annoyed.
"Brother Xiao, don't hate that girl too much, you might like her. The proof was Beautiful Big Brother Lu Yang, he originally hated Dai Chen so much but somehow.. They both end up being lovers and you get them married. You're probably gonna end up"
"Impossible, if there's someone I should marry, then it's Ying Liu, not that annoying girl.." Xiao Shuxiang gently nudged Yi Wen's arm with his elbow, he asked Yi Wen to stop leaning his back.
"Brother Xiao, do you really like Ying Liu? Everyone knows the girl likes Brother Zong, you don't stand a chance. And again, why do you like him? I never even saw you approaching or greeting Ying Liu.."
"I like his name. I know he likes Brother Zong, but they are not married yet, so Xiao Shuxiang still has a chance. I don't need to go near it, let the sky decide. Hurry up and continue your work.."
Yi Wen back massaged Xiao Shuxiang's back, he was perplexed when he heard this young man say like to Ying Liu because of his name. Feeling something is wrong.. Yi Wen tried to test his thoughts.
"Brother Xiao, if my name were Ying Liu.. Are you gonna like me?"
"Yes,"
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Yi Wen asked Xiao Shuxiang to turn around, his eyes looking incredulous at the young man's reply.
".. Do you like someone by name? What if the one named 'Ying Liu' was a man?"
Xiao Shuxiang rubbed his chin, he did like the name 'Ying Liu', but there was no way he would marry a man, he was still normal.
"Brother Xiao, let me tell you. You wouldn't have possibly married Ying Liu, he liked Zong Ming. It is better to marry me alone," Yi Wen smiled as she blinked one eye.
"Dad, you're beautiful. But I don't want to marry a brother. Stop talking about this, I still have no thoughts in that direction. If you don't want to massage me again, you better go. Let's just go ahead next time,"
Xiao Shuxiang stood up, lucky that he was wearing long white pants until he was only half naked. He then threw himself while being stared at by Yi Wen who was currently sitting by the poolside.
"Brother Xiao, if no girl wants to marry you, then just come to me. This Yi Wen will accept you wholeheartedly,"
"You don't keep teasing me, Yi Wen. Is it worth discussing marriage in a place like this? You-!!"
Xiao Shuxiang and Yi Wen turned their heads towards the wall, both of them hearing whispers that seemed to be coming from their fellow classmates.
Yi Wen and Xiao Shuxiang had actually noticed that there was a person behind the wall, but both of them let them off because they felt that their friends were going to leave by themselves.
".. It was unexpected that even more and more were eavesdropping," Xiao Shuxiang walked out of the pond, she grabbed her clothes and along with Yi Wen walked up to the wall.
Xiao Shuxiang could hear the voices of Hou Yong and Jing Mi. They also heard the voices of Feng Ying, Zhi Shu, and the others. Their friends like they have no other job and instead steal the listen.
Xiao Shuxiang took out three of his smelly pills, then threw the pills which instantly caused a commotion across the wall.
One of Xiao Shuxiang's smelly pills accidentally swallowed Hou Yong as he yawned, his friends tried to make Hou Yong spit out the pill.
"Geez, it must have stunk so bad. I didn't eat it, but.." Yi Wen held back his vomit, he pulled Xiao Shuxiang to immediately leave this place.
The next day, Xiao Shuxiang visited the building of the organization Peaches Swallow. He intends to register as one of the Protective Swallow Swordsman to win himself.
Since Xiao Shuxiang was a cultivator, he was instantly accepted to be one of the members of the Protective Swallow. After receiving the seal on his forehead, Xiao Shuxiang began to sit down and wait for the mission to be given to him.
"Brother Xiao..? Is that you..?"
?!
Xiao Shuxiang turned his head when he heard his name called, he saw a young man dressed in green and holding a fan in his hand.
Xiao Shuxiang watched this young man more thoroughly from top to bottom, the long-haired youth with the aura of a rich merchant in front of him turned out to be Nie Shang. He greeted his old friend.
The two chatted for quite a while, Nie Shang apparently intended to hire some Protective Swallow Swordsman to escort himself to his fiancee's place in a city.
"You're getting married?"
"Yes-well that's how it is.." Nie Shang tells her that she was betrothed by her parents, she has seen the girl and she likes her.
Xiao Shuxiang only smiled awkwardly, yesterday he discussed marriage with Yi Wen, and now he discussed that again with Nie Shang. Is this a sign that he should start a family soon?
"Haaahs.. I'm not gonna do it for now. So, Nie Shang? Have you chosen a warrior who will escort you?"
"Hm, I've found her and she's talking to me right now.."
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Xiao Shuxiang pointed to himself who was directly nelled by Nie Shang, "You sure? But I don't have a group yet,"
"It's okay, I feel safe to have a bodyguard like you, Brother Xiao. I'm not a person who can get along with strangers either, you're all I know in this place.."
Nie Shang continued to persuade Xiao Shuxiang to escort him, it did not take long until Xiao Shuxiang agreed to his request.
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