XIAO SHUXIANG'S

215 - Xiao Shuxiang II

Xiao Shuxiang and Ling Lang Tian looked at each other. For about three minutes, none of the two had started talking.

"I don't know why, but my feeling is that 'if I turn my face first, then I'll lose'"

Lan Guan Zhi watched his loyal friend look at Ling Lang Tian, he then walked up to the Third Patriarch and asked Ling Qing Zhu.

Patriarch Lan exhaled softly upon seeing Xiao Shuxiang's mannerisms. He felt that the young man was currently acting childishly again, the thing he needed to be aware of was the young Alchemist's remark that was likely to ignite Ling Lang Tian's irritation.

"Xiao'Er, what are you doing? Come here, quickly,"

The Third Patriarch called Xiao Shuxiang, he needed the Dragon Emperor Arak to clear his mind. Of course he would not say that directly, because Lan Xu Jian was here.

The young man he summoned even seemed to not listen to him, Xiao Shuxiang just continued to focus on looking at him while putting on a dislike face towards Ling Lang Tian.

It was only after Lan Guan Zhi pulled the collar behind him.. Xiao Shuxiang finally stopped staring at Ling Lang Tian. He grumbled because his friend had made him lose, but Lan Guan Zhi only put on a calm face as well as did not understand the meaning of this young man's words.

The Third Patriarch then asked about the truth of Xiao Shuxiang's rude and mischievous treatment of Ling Qing Zhu. The young alchemist justified and did not feel any guilt at all.

Seeing Xiao Shuxiang's sinless face made the Third Patriarch immediately nag him. It was because of this young man that Ling Qing Zhu's mind was shaken.

They were thus unable to get any information about the Scarlet Shadow, and this was all Xiao Shuxiang's fault..!

"Chairman Three, you have the heart. What have I done..?"

"Do I need to remind you of your mistake?"

Xiao Shuxiang blurted his lips, saying no need to be reminded, he already knew.

The Third Patriarch then said that this was the last time Ling Qing Zhu checked, tomorrow morning he would return with his brother to the Middle Continent. Hearing him made Xiao Shuxiang protest.

".. Didn't he decide to stay or not was the White Cat?"

"Do you think Miss Ling will settle down in a place that has people like you?"

Ling Qing Zhu himself had yet to give his decision. The uncle that he admired and always looked after him like his own father was now gone on this continent.

He did not know which one to choose, whether to just leave with deep regret or to stay and bear the burden.

The two of them did not make Ling Qing Zhu's heart calm at all, he seemed to have lost the light in his life.

Ling Lang Tian was indeed her brother, yet they were not really familiar. In fact, it could be said that Xiao Shuxiang's harsh treatment was better than Ling Lang Tian's.

At least, the young man who had killed his uncle still showed mixed emotions, not like his brother.

"I still refuse. After everything he did, it was so good that he just wanted to leave. No, I'll never let it,"

"Do you think you can stop me from bringing my own sister home?"

!

Ling Lang Tian gave a gaze that seemed to say that even the entire Heavenly Sword Sect cultivator would not be able to prevent himself if he wanted to forcefully remove his sister from this place.

"Hmph, you want to try it?"

Xiao Shuxiang and Ling Lang Tian were about to take out their respective Swordsman Auras when Partriarch Lan said the two did not need to fight because the decision was in Ling Qing Zhu's hands.

".. You're just gonna do a lot of damage. Miss Ling, you go get some rest,"

Patriarch Lan had his sister escort Ling Qing Zhu to the Rest Hall. He prevented Xiao Shuxiang from coming along as well.

After Lan Guan Zhi and Ling Qing Zhu left the room, Patriarch Lan began to ask Xiao Shuxiang for information about the Scarlet Shadow.

As it was known, Lan Guan Zhi and Xiao Shuxiang had once gone to save Duan De. On returning, they brought sixteen members of the Scarlet Shadow and made him a member of the Butterfly Sect.

".. Duan De once told me that one of the members of Scarlet Shadow seemed to have an unusual relationship with you. Can you tell me..?"

Xiao Shuxiang stared strangely at Patriarch Lan, the tone of the voice of this older brother of his friend made him feel like he was being tried for being caught cheating.

Just look, Lan Xu Jian's gaze looked like that of a father-in-law who was suspecting his son-in-law.

".. M-maybe it's just my feeling,"

Xiao Shuxiang rubbed his nape and suggested that they should sit quietly first. This story will likely be very long.

Patriarch Lan exhaled, it is indeed worth them to talk about it while sitting down.

Together with Lan Xu Jian, Zhou Yan, and Ling Lang Tian.. Xiao Shuxiang began to tell what he knew about the Scarlet Shadow from the information Shao Nu gave.

".. The next story will probably change your views on me,"

Xiao Shuxiang clenched his hands together, he was actually heavily revealing his identity, as it could be that he would be attacked by these two Patriarchs. And it would likely also be helped by Ling Lang Tian.

".. I've actually said it a lot, but no one believes it and instead thinks I admire something so much that I consider myself to be him.."

Xiao Shuxiang took a slow breath, gave a slight pause, then continued his words. He then recounted his relationship with Mu Zan, one of the pillars under Scarlet Shadow that was meant by Duan De.

There was no special connection between him and Mu Zan. Xiao Shuxiang said they were just comrades, a fondness for any form of slaughter made them adventure together.

".. Maybe you won't believe in reincarnation, but that's what happens. Due to his greed for the Heavenly Heirloom Sword, he became a traitor. Merely, Mu Zan had not managed to obtain it. I fell into the sea with the sword,"

Xiao Shuxiang's face was slightly pale as he recalled the sea, his stomach suddenly ached. He liked the water the most. To be clear, he did not like the deep sea, lakes and rivers, it made him feel like he was going to drown.

".. That was the last time we met, and the next meeting was in my present life. When she has become part of the Scarlet Shadow,"

"So you're the real Destroying Star?"

Xiao Shuxiang looked at the Third Patriarch, it was hard to tell how Zhou Yan's expression was now as his face was covered by a thick veil.

Just the look in his eyes, yet still contained calmness. Xiao Shuxiang nodded confirming, he said knowing very well the father and mother of the Third Patriarch.

".. When I first saw the Three Elders face, I was shocked. Your face is very similar to my Senior, he is the first friend as well as the person I admire. He was also the one who made me have relationships with the White and Neutral Sects. But yeah.. You guys must know how it ends.."

There was a feeling of relief in Xiao Shuxiang's heart when he said that. For some reason, it was as if a burden on his shoulders disappeared instantly. He would likely be hated by the current Third Patriarch, it could be that the son of the senior he admired attacked him now in order to avenge his father's death.

Zhou Yan had only seen one painting of his father when he was seven years old. Her mother had died a day after giving birth to her, she was finally taken care of by her grandfather who was also absent when little Zhou Yan was 7 years old.

The loss of those closest to him kept Zhou Yan confined himself inside the house for approximately ten years. All he did every day was read his father's collection books and practice alone.

The Third Patriarch actually already knew the identity of Xiao Shuxiang. Lan Xu Jian told himself. At first he did not believe it, but Patriarch Lan was so serious about it.

"So what's your reason for making a mess? Even to the point of making many cultivators die because of you?"

".. For the sake of peace, cultivators must disappear, that's what I believe. I think the destruction of the Eastern Continent is my dream. But after all my memories came back.. I finally know, this turns out to be a mission.."

Patriarch Lan frowned, she could see there was anger in Xiao Shuxiang's eyes. He then asked more clearly, but the young man in front of him said he could not tell him.

".. I'm sorry, but there are some things that should be a secret, though,"

Xiao Shuxiang exhaled softly, he had already said what the two patriarchs should know. He was prepared to accept the hatred of these two men.

"What do you think, Young Master Ling?"

Ling Lang Tian looked at Xiao Shuxiang as he got a question from Patriarch Lan. Reincarnation was impossible to believe, but now it was really in front of him.

".. If a person reincarnates with his past memories remaining along with his strength, then it is certain that he will be unmatched. 'Resurrection Path' should not have an heir let alone fall into the hands of the wrong person,"

!!

"You turned out to be a good person, even though I didn't like you. I didn't plan on lowering this style on anyone and I won't be wearing it again,"

Xiao Shuxiang then turned his gaze to Patriarch Lan and Patriarch Zhou, he asked for the opinions of the two. If they break with him now, he will accept it.

"I hate you. Not because you killed my father and caused chaos on this continent, but because of your reincarnation. You should have died too, vanished with the man you've hurt. The fact that you got a second chance is proof of how important you are, and I hate it,"

The Third Patriarch stood up, he walked over to Xiao Shuxiang and touched the young man's head.

!

".. If I was 17 or 18, we might have fought it out. The age at which a person will not be able to control his emotions.."

Xiao Shuxiang flinched as the Third Patriarch turned out to gently rub his head. He looked at Zhou Yan with disbelief.

"Chair Three.."

"I hate you so much, you're making me lose Dad. However, my father trusts you so much that he is still with you when he knows the real you. They are good people, Xiao'Er. Li Fu Chen, Bai Wu Chang, Liu Xuling, even Guan Wei.. They already consider you family.."

The Third Patriarch said he did not directly know what kind of cultivator nature he mentioned by name just now, however the Two De who had a longer lifespan than him had told him what the characters of Bai Wu Chang, Li Fu Chen, and Liu Xuling looked like.

".. And I think you know Guan Wei better because he's in the Black Stream,"

"Not really, my relationship with all of them wasn't for a year, it was about six months until the war happened,"

The Third Patriarch gently patted Xiao Shuxiang's shoulder and sat back down in his place. He said that in fact he was not sure this young man in front of him was the Destroying Star.

".. Is your nature always like this? That innocent face of yours does not look at all like a bad person, not even your personality. You're just a little naughty, but you don't look like a villain. Or have you been pretending all this time?"

"I do have a handsome and charming face, that is undeniable. And this is indeed my true nature, there is no pretense in it. I'm not the one who ever lied, no, not even once,"

At the time Xiao Shuxiang was still together with the two patriarchs and Ling Lang Tian at the Rest Hall, precisely in one of the rooms.. Wen Tian and his two friends were taken care of by the three senior cultivators of the Sky Sword Sect.

Lan Guan Zhi and Ling Qing Zhu initially gasped when they saw that there were other sect cultivators whose bodies were covered in wounds, even the three of them arrived in critical condition.

Lan Guan Zhi helped his seniors to treat Wen Tian. Ling Qing Zhu also helped, despite only bringing warm water to these three cultivators of the Red Cloud Sect.

"Not one of the three of them is aware. You keep them, I'll look for the Third Patriarch,"

One of the disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect immediately rushed over, he was really curious as to what exactly happened to the three cultivators from one of the sects in the Rising Sun Empire.

Simultaneously when he arrived in front of the Level Nine Pagoda.. The two Patriarchs were seen walking out together with Xiao Shuxiang and Ling Lang Tian.

Xiao Shuxiang really did not expect that Patriarch Lan and Patriarch Zhou were not angry at him at all. Yet he had already prepared himself to receive an infinite hatred from them. What are the hearts of these two patriarchs actually made of?!

While thinking about it, a disciple of the Heaven Sword Sect approached them and told of the presence of the three outer cultivators who were now in a critical state in the Rest Hall.

".. Please save them, Patriarch,"

"Let's go,"

The Third Patriarch immediately darted towards the Hall of Rest, he was followed by Lan Xu Jian, Ling Lang Tian, Xiao Shuxiang, and the senior disciples of the Sky Sword Sect.

It didn't take long until the five arrived at their destination. Xiao Shuxiang long enough remembered the face of one of the cultivators lying on top of this bed.. He was shocked when he started to recognize her.

"He's a kid with good eyes, Wen Tian.."

Xiao Shuxiang watched the way the Third Patriarch checked on Wen Tian's condition. He then took out a pill from his Semestal Bracelet that turned out to be a God Eye Pill.

Xiao Shuxiang could see every single nerve vein in Wen Tian's body including the location of the young man's internal organs, the heartbeat, and also his dantian.

His forehead shriveled as he looked at the black liquid flowing like a stream of blood within Wen Tian's body, it was poison.

".. There's a shield around his heart, this kid can do it, too,"

Xiao Shuxiang blinked along with the effect of his Divine Eye Pill ending. He was certain that Zhou Yan was able to overcome this, himself then walked to Tou Li's bed.

It only took about three hours until Wen Tian's condition and his two friends improved. The first to come to his senses was Tan Bao, with a weak voice.. He said the current state of the Rising Sun Empire.

".. Justjust please.. Please save.. Save them.."

!!

Xiao Shuxiang and the others were shocked, if that was the case, then the Rising Sun Empire was in a state of chaos at the moment.

".. I just came from there, how can I?! Don't tell me that mess just happened after I left.."

Simultaneously when Xiao Shuxiang thought about it, a small blue flame of his appeared suddenly. This flame floated up and down as if it was telling him something.

!

"I'll be right back,"

Xiao Shuxiang walked out of the room, his face looked serious, he walked so hurriedly.

"You said Huan Mei was kidnapped? Where did you get this information?"

Xiao Shuxiang's little blue flame was the flame left on Qi Xuan. The fire said an arrow with a letter shot out quickly and blew up one of the buildings in the Butterfly Sect. The letter contained information about Huan Mei's abduction.

"What do they really want? If the one being targeted was me, why didn't you just come right away?! I'd be happy to blow their hearts out,"

After being behind the Resting Hall, Xiao Shuxiang began to form his Transferring Mirror seal. He along with his little blue flames entered the mirror which instantly led them to the front courtyard of the Butterfly Sect.

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