XIAO SHUXIANG'S
203 - Yi Wen
Xiao Shuxiang was just about to step up to look for the kitchen, he intended to take some cooking utensils to put in his Spatial Ring, but his steps came to a halt when some female disciples of the Butterfly Sect came carrying food.
Xiao Shuxiang's eyes looked at a 36-year-old woman. The woman's face was still the same as the one Xiao Shuxiang had seen the day she managed to use her Resurrection Skirt.
The woman was Xiao WeiWei, Xiao Shuxiang's mother. He just noticed clearly, his mother turned out to be a very beautiful woman.
Xiao WeiWei's face was pure white, being noticed more thoroughly would appear thin pink veins on his cheeks.
His eyes were the same as Xiao Shuxiang's, brown in color and when exposed to the sunlight it looked like there was a flower blooming inside, yet Xiao WeiWei's eyes were filled with affection.
It was fitting that Jing Mi admired the mother of her siblings, Xiao WeiWei looked like a goddess.
The Xiao sisters' mother was wearing purplish-white clothes, patterned in water Phoenix and dragon, a type of heirloom cloth. His practice was at the 13th level of Forging Qi, or the Early Stage Silver Level Foundation Master.
It was indeed slow, considering he had not improved his practice by relying on resources like pills.
Arguably, the entire disciples of the Butterfly Sect and the Silver Bamboo Sect who were now the Xiao Shuxiang family no one took pills to improve their practice.
Xiao Shuxiang only gave a wound healing and body cleansing pill. The pill is different from the pill that is sold or often carried, which has one efficacy only.
None of the disciples improved the practice by absorbing the Qi on the Demonic Core, they had to absorb it directly from nature.
This training was useful so that all of them would not rely on any resources, besides their dantian would also become stronger.
At the wedding of the Chagrin Girl, Xiao Shuxiang only briefly saw her mother, she also never spoke for long to her, eating together like this made her feel awkward.
Hun Fung loved Xiao WeiWei's cooking, in this place.. The mother of his senior was a priceless beauty. He felt always serene and happy when he saw Xiao WeiWei, even some of the Silver Bamboo Sect disciples often climbed the wall just for the sake of seeing the beauty of Xiao Shuxiang's mother.
".. But I must admit, Senior cuisine is better than Aunt WeiWei's.."
Xiao Shuxiang heard the slow muttering of Hun Fung sitting next to him, he then said his cooking would not be able to match a mother's cooking.
Xiao Shuxiang only realized, since then he had not seen Hou Yong, Bao Yu, or any of his other close friends. Hun Fung replied that his seniors always go to recruit new students.
".. Senior Zhi Shu and Senior Hai Feng have many jobs in the Association, the only ones remaining are Senior Ro Wei and Aunt Nu,"
During this time, outside of Qi Xuan and Xiao Lu-the second-generation disciples of the Butterfly Sect only numbered nine people including Xiao Shuxiang, they began to build the Butterfly Sect on the Mother Mountain.
When Xiao Shuxiang woke up from hibernation, there were 29 people who became new members of the Butterfly Sect. The other additional disciples were Shao Nu and the fifteen Scarlet Shadow disciples.
The greatest disciple recruit happened when they attacked the Sky Pagoda Sect, Xiao Shuxiang and his companions brought home more than 200 mostly young disciples.
The Butterfly Sect could clearly be an Intermediate Sect when viewed from the number of disciples, but Yang Shu and Xiao Shuxiang had promised to help the Silver Bamboo Sect rise again.
As a result of the attack on the sect long ago, many of their disciples were killed, only twenty-one people were still able to sustain their lives until now.
An additional one hundred and ninety more disciples of the Butterfly Sect made them return to the Intermediate Sect, moreover now they were starting to be much stronger than before.
After finishing eating together, Xiao Shuxiang invited his mother to take a walk around the Butterfly Sect. He listened more and only occasionally replied to Xiao WeiWei's words, it felt really awkward as well as somewhat thrilling.
"What are you.. Um.. I mean Mom, do you feel comfortable living in this town..?"
Xiao Shuxiang knew very well, the Farm Village that was in the outskirts of the Rising Sun Empire was a little safer than in the Cold Cloud City, but it was extremely difficult to survive in such a remote place, sometimes there are wild animal attacks.
Xiao Shuxiang said, in terms of place and survival, the Cold Cloud City is much better, but the danger is enormous.
"You're right, but hiding isn't a good thing either. Nothing will change if we just wait, before deciding to live in this city, all the villagers already know the risks and we accept it all,"
The words from his mother just now made Xiao Shuxiang think of something. All this time, ordinary humans would always fall victim when warriors and cultivators fought.
The humans without such fighting talent could not fight back, all they did was plead while crying to be allowed to stay alive.
"Cities whose inhabitants never fear death. I'll make a city like that,"
Xiao Shuxiang said he wanted to see Ro Wei and Shao Nu, there was something he had to talk to them about.
"But you're gonna leave, right?"
Xiao WeiWei still wanted to talk to her son, moreover her husband had not met Xiao Shuxiang yet. Although the child is an adult and prefers to be outside, there should still be time for family.
Xiao Shuxiang said he would stay a little longer, after all he also wanted to see the training of his juniors and find out the extent of the development of the Silver Bamboo Sect disciples. Many plans he had prepared before coming to Lan Xu Jian to practice using his heavenly heirloom.
Ro Wei and Shao Nu were inside one of the large buildings, both of them along with Yang Shu. They seemed to discuss the function of every building in the sect as well as the training agenda of the disciples.
While he was tightening it, a Butterfly Sect disciple knocked on the door of the room and reported the arrival of Xiao Shuxiang. Hearing him made Yang Shu immediately ask him to call his favorite grandson here.
Xiao Shuxiang had grown bigger and stronger since the last time he saw her, his granddaughter's face was also getting more handsome and sweet. The problem was, Yang Shu's praise made Xiao Shuxiang goosebumps amusedly.
Xiao Shuxiang was in the meeting. He had indeed once told his fellow students that he was the law in this place, but the rules of the Butterfly Sect were not made by a Xiao Shuxiang, a.s.sin, but rather the result of meeting two different GrandElder Sects and the help of Patriarch Lan.
The rules of the Butterfly Sect were not as disciplined as the rules of the Sky Sword Sect, but the training in this place was not playful.
When seen in plain sight, the daily activities of the Butterfly Sect disciples were simply planting herbs, vegetables, fruits and beautifying their sect by planting flowers. Their training was only limited to playing chases and 'Keeping Treasure'.
However, there are days when they will train very hard. It was the moment that Yi Wen came. The junior disciples dubbed him as Senior Demon, he was the cause of the nightmare of the entire Butterfly Sect disciples and the biggest troublemaker in the Silver Bamboo Sect.
Yi Wen did not have as great a regeneration as Xiao Shuxiang, but his training manner almost matched that of his Xiao brother. Even though he was nicknamed Senior Demon, in fact many disciples still admired him.
Some of them even openly proposed to Yi Wen including visiting his parents who lived in one of the buildings in Cold Cloud City.
This meeting only discussed some agenda, quickly finished because it was held by four people with Yang Shu's opinion as the end of the decision.
Xiao Shuxiang asked Ro Wei to gather the existing disciples of the Butterfly Sect, he wanted to test the extent of the abilities of his fellow brothers.
After cleaning himself and changing his clothes, Xiao Shuxiang was now in the presence of the 86 disciples of the Butterfly Sect.
Xiao WeiWei was seen watching his son greet his fellow students, so friendly and friendly. Only Hun Fung and his pale-faced disciples saw Xiao Shuxiang's smile.
Some of the former disciples of the Sky Pagoda Sect who had witnessed Xiao Shuxiang's battle prowess during the raid also looked pale. Only a few of the disciples looked excited and could not wait to train with Xiao Shuxiang.
The location of their training was the Mother Mountain, Xiao Shuxiang used his Moving Mirror and invited his fellow students to come along.
Yi Wen, Bao Yu, and Hou Yong had just returned home in the afternoon. The three brought ten street children to be disciples of the Butterfly Sect.
Feng Ying had only come home at night, she had always visited the residence of the Second Patriarch and the First Patriarch of the Sky Sword Sect. A few hours after he came home, Zhi Shu and Hai Feng also returned. Both brought three children aged 13-15 years to be new members.
Zhi Shu and Hai Feng looked exhausted, the entire day the two just continued to sit at Liu Xi Ling's place, and on the way home they met three street children.
Yi Wen and the others waited for Xiao Shuxiang as well as their juniors in the vast courtyard of the Butterfly Sect. Clearly they were interested in what Ro Wei had informed earlier. While the 13 new disciples were invited to rest by Shao Nu, they were well served.
Sunlight began to appear, along with the formation of water grains that solidify and turn into a mirror. One by one the Butterfly Sect disciples came out from the mirror, they looked extremely exhausted with pale faces.
Yi Wen could see the clothes of his juniors were filled with sword incisions, dirty, and full of blood and sweat. Even the blood dripped on some of his junior hairs as if they had just returned home from the creepy bathhouse.
The right hand of the juniors Yi Wen held a formless-looking sword, while their left hand held a lump of flesh somewhat similar to an internal organ. Not the heart or the heart, it's the head of the animal.
Eighty-six disciples, all of them fared the same fate. Obviously they just went through hell training.
The more they ran up the Mount Master, the thinner the air supply they felt. The mountain was indeed dense with Qi, but Xiao Shuxiang told them not to use that Qi to be their helper.
With just three drops of Xiao Shuxiang's blood.. The Demonic Beasts came with great hunger, some of them were 800-1,500 Years old.
Xiao Shuxiang was only watching from a distance as his juniors teamed up against the Demonic Beasts, he was only helping out when any of the disciples of the Butterfly Sect were close to death.
They were required to capture this Demonic Beast alive, their cooperation was enough to impress Xiao Shuxiang.
After giving an example of how to skin the Demonic Beasts alive by thinly slicing each of their flesh.. Xiao Shuxiang taught his juniors to feel the softness of the flesh hidden within the rigors of the skulls of these beasts.
Not until there, the next exercise was to survive the attack of Xiao Shuxiang. The entire night of the Mother Mountain was full of fighting, moans of pain, and blood.
Feng Ying was already not at the Mother Mountain at the time of the incident, while the Third Patriarch despite hearing the sound of the sword clash.. He doesn't care, because it's not in his territory.
No one else idolized Xiao Shuxiang after being trained by him. Their senior this one was even worse than Yi Wen.
Especially when fighting, Xiao Shuxiang purposely provoked them, issuing condescending words, insulting them all-out. Their mental and physical condition are thoroughly tested.
"I don't want any more.. I want to move to the Silver Bamboo Sect only.."
"Until when do I have to touch this thing.."
Most of the Butterfly Sect disciples looked more willing to die than to become warriors, they were not afraid to look at the pieces of meat as they had gotten used to the training that Yi Wen had given them, but the words that Xiao Shuxiang spoke caused their spirit flames to be extinguished.
'There is nothing more deadly than words', a phrase suitable to describe the current state of the 86 Kupu-Kupu sect disciples.
"Hmph, you're just dirtying my place. Why not just die? Junk people like you should never have been born, so go and die.."
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Yi Wen, Zhi Shu, Ro Wei, and the other four friends were shocked to hear Xiao Shuxiang say. The brother said it with a cold tone and a condescending look, clearly they knew not only was this remark thrown from Xiao Shuxiang's mouth.
Xiao WeiWei who also witnessed this only had a calm face, he looked at the Butterfly Sect disciples who were sitting on the ground while trying to catch their breath.
Xiao Shuxiang walked away, he only briefly turned his head towards Yi Wen and his friends.
After their Xiao brother left, Zhi Shu and the others began to help calm their juniors.
"Brother Xiao is so outrageous! As if his butt was talking like that, who did he think he was?! That's super..!"
"Brother Wen, can't you calm them down just so much that you're upset? Look at these brothers.. They're like losing the will to live,"
Zhi Shu gently rubbed the head of one of his juniors, saying Xiao Shuxiang did indeed have such a nature, but he was actually a good person.
".. I don't know what Brother Xiao has said, but what you should know.. He said such a thing so you could prove his words wrong.."
Zhi Shu used Qi while talking until all his junior disciples could hear him, Zhi Shu's voice was soft and soothing.
"If you are upset by my brother's words, be strong and kill him. Make Brother Xiao a real piece of trash,"
"Ying'Er.."
Yi Wen looked at Feng Ying deeply, he touched his brother's forehead which turned out not to be hot. Where did he learn to talk like this? Has anyone taught him?!
"I learned from Brother Xiao,"
Hun Fung knew the reason Xiao Shuxiang had said such a thing to him, he was only worried about the inner condition of the new Butterfly Sect disciples.
"Remember, before becoming a butterfly, a caterpillar is a disgusting animal, a pest for plants, and a dislike for humans. The life of a caterpillar is very difficult and full of obstacles, but its life spirit is very large and even dare to change. If you do not know the meaning in the name of our sect ludicrous, then you better go and enter the neighboring sect.."
Yi Wen used the look in his eyes to point at the dividing wall between the Butterfly Sect and the Silver Bamboo Sect. He explained to his juniors that he did not like Xiao Shuxiang either.
".. As long as you know, I am ambitious to marry Brother Xiao in order to trample and kill him. It's been my heartache all along, but huh.. He's very hard to conquer, probably because I'm not trying harder.."
Yi Wen instead poured out his heart, his words were so clear even Xiao WeiWei heard them as well. Jokes or not, but this surprised them.
"Brother Wen, you will die if Brother Xiao knows this.."
"She has known for a long time, and Brother Xiao encouraged me.." Yi Wen used her hands to gently flick her shoulder length hair, she smiled proudly.
Zhi Shu and his friends were not at a loss with Xiao Shuxiang. How could the young man even support someone who was clearly intent on killing him, their brother Xiao's ears must be troubled.
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Hou Yong and his friends gasped as they smelled a good scent. It was already Xiao Shuxiang's custom, after giving training to his fellow students.. He cooks for them all.
The aroma of his cooking even smelled to the neighboring sects. That day, Xiao Shuxiang made many good problems for both sects.
Xiao Shuxiang's father, who had always lived in his residence as mayor, also came here immediately when he smelled spices, he felt his wife was cooking.
Yang Hao did not expect this to be his son's cooking, even Xiao Shuxiang was very expert. This food can restore stamina, cleanse toxins in the body, calm nerves, and smooth blood flow. There would be no denying that Xiao Shuxiang had earned the title of Alchemist Chef.
"Brother Xiao, you are handsome and very talented. I love you more, marry me.." Yi Wen showed her sweetest smile as she blinked one eye at Xiao Shuxiang, she was a beautiful girl.
It was not the male disciples of the tempted Silver Bamboo Sect, but it was their faces that were met with red. While Xiao Shuxiang only smiled hearing Yi Wen's words and said he liked Ying Liu.
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Ying Liu was shocked to hear that. Indeed when Xiao Shuxiang was 14 years old.. His friend once said he liked him, but he thought it was just a joke.
But Xiao Shuxiang was now an adult, his words were definitely no longer a joke, let alone he said it so seriously while staring and smiling gently at him. In front of this many people and with a clear voice, anyone would definitely be embarrassed.
Zong Ming nearly choked on food when he heard Xiao Shuxiang say, he watched Ying Liu from the tail of his eyes, the girl looking down with her left hand tightly gripping her light green clothes.
"Brother Xiao, you don't corner..! I liked Miss Liu first, you already have a child with Young Master Lan, so don't be flirtatious."
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Xiao Shuxiang choked on his food when he heard Hou Yong's words just now. She originally wanted to tease Zong Ming and Ying Liu, but why did she turn to him instead?!
Yang Shu rubbed slowly on the back of his favorite grandson, Feng Ying also helped this brother sitting beside him, he gave drinking water to Xiao Shuxiang.
"Hou Yong, you're rude. I don't have that kind of relationship with Lan Zhi, I'm still sane..!"
"seen right? You call it by its beloved name. No one has ever dared to ruin Young Master Lan's name by calling her that, only you. It's already proven your relationship with him,"
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Everyone gasped including Xiao Shuxiang. He instantly got a strange look from everyone who was currently eating with him. Hou Yong and Bao Yu secretly clashed at each other's fists, clearly Xiao Shuxiang's tempting plan succeeded.
"It's Brother Xiao, everyone knows your true relationship. Look at Uncle's face, he can't believe you're his son.."
"Bao Yu, you crazy kids. Whether what forbidden book you read, Lan Zhi and I are just friends. My relationship with him is the same as mine with you. Even if there are more, only limited to Grandpa and Grandson or Uncle and Nephew. Just brother, don't think that's not it.."
Bao Yu who did not know the true age of Xiao Shuxiang instead felt the words of his strange brother, Lan Guan Zhi was only two years older than his Xiao brother, how could it be called the relationship of 'Grandfather and Grandchild', how could it be called', it doesn't make sense.
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