XIAO SHUXIANG'S
216 - Towards the Empire of the Rising Sun [Revised]
Author's Note :
Don't forget, this work contains elements of BROMANCE. Not gay, especially YAOI. Please to be able to tell the difference and this Xiao Shuxiang has exciting friends to be invited to joke around crazy. You guys who are uncomfortable may play less far. Sankyuu for his understanding
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Qi Xuan, Hou Yong, and Yi Wen were just about to board a flying sword when a mirror appeared in front of them.
The three saw a young man dressed in white walking out of the mirror, they immediately recognized him.
"Brother Xiao,"
Yi Wen, Qi Xuan, and Hou Yong walked over to Xiao Shuxiang. Seeing the look on his brother's face, they realized that this young man had found out.
"Yi Wen, call your other six brothers,"
"Hm? But we've had enough, why-"
"There's something I have to say," Xiao Shuxiang interjected, "This information is even worse than the news of Huan Mei's abduction."
Yi Wen nodded, he immediately carried out Xiao Shuxiang's request. It took him about 5 minutes to gather his six brothers consisting of Ro Wei, Jing Mi, Bao Yu, Feng Ying, Zhi Shu, and Hai Feng.
Zhi Shu, "I was just about to go to the Association, why gather us like this, Brother Xiao?"
Xiao Shuxiang looked at Zhi Shu without answering the question of the beautiful girl in the pink butterfly wing patterned uniform.
He noticed one by one the faces of his brothers. They have all grown up, both physically and in their ways of thinking.
Xiao Shuxiang, "I'll explain it briefly. Previously there were three cultivators who were injured and were being treated at the Hall of Rest, the Sky Sword Sect. One of them had just come to their senses and told a shocking news story,"
Xiao Shuxiang said, "At this moment of chaos in the Rising Sun Empire, the three cultivators who were helped by the disciples of the Sky Sword Sect were Wen Tian and his two friends. They're the ones who brought this news,"
Yi Wen was not very familiar with Wen Tian, yet the name was as if he had heard of it. He only found out when Xiao Shuxiang explained that they had met and even fought together with Wen Tian while on a mission in Green Stone Village.
"You have a good memory, my brother.."
"Of course, it's because I'm amazing. All right, now you guys understand how things are. So, just get ready and we'll go to the territory of the Rising Sun Empire as soon as possible,"
Yi Wen and his friends nodded, they immediately left to take more supplies. Fulfill their storage bags with pills, water, clothes and food.
They did not yet know how big the chaos in the Rising Sun Empire was, but it was not impossible that they would encounter people who were starving and severely injured. It is much better to prepare everything now.
"Brother Xiao, I should go first. You can catch up later,"
"No Qi Xuan, we go together. Using the Moving Mirror will get us there faster,"
Xiao Shuxiang asked Qi Xuan to wait for him for a while, he said he should change his clothes.
The white color uniform would look extremely terrifying when exposed to a lot of blood, Xiao Shuxiang was not good at killing neatly without dirtying his clothes in the slightest, he was not Lan Guan Zhi.
It didn't take long until Xiao Shuxiang and his friends regrouped.
The reason why only those who left were the fears of traps from the enemy. After all they did not know as yet what the situation in the Rising Sun Empire was right now.
Xiao Shuxiang was indeed more comfortable in black clothes, he tightened his hair tie and then formed a hand seal.
The water spots began to gather, solidify, and form a mirror as tall as an adult. Hu Li who heard his master back also wanted to come along, but Xiao Shuxiang forbade him.
The master gave him the task of guarding the Butterfly Sect, as well as informing the Grand Elder of the Silver Bamboo Sect and waiting for Yang Shu to return home. Someone had to tell them about the news of this mess.
Instead, Xiao Shuxiang left his little blue flame to accompany Hu Li. With this Hu Li could preach it if anything happened.
The first to step inside the mirror was Hou Yong, followed by Jing Mi, Qi Xuan, Xiao Shuxiang and their other companions.
These ten cultivators appeared in the backyard of the Rest Hall. They then invited Xiao Shuxiang to meet Patriarch Lan as well as inform them of their departure.
Lan Xu Jian had also prepared it, he gathered eight senior cultivators who were considered capable of helping Xiao Shuxiang and his friends, these eight people were the heirs to the sword.
Jing Mi greeted one of the senior cultivators of the Sky Sword Sect. Because they have fought together, it is no longer difficult to build communication and battle strategy later.
Lan Xu Jian said he could not get more detailed information from the three Red Cloud Sect cultivators who were still lying down, Tou Li who had previously regained consciousness.
They should not be rash in addressing this issue, hence before everything is clear.. Lan Xu Jian would only prepare reinforcements and would send them if Xiao Shuxiang and his friends needed them.
Qi Xuan and the others thanked him, giving them the help of the eight people of the Heaven Sword Sect cultivators was also enough. They were also immediately saying goodbye.
"You be careful,"
"Are you worried about me, Lan Zhi? Sweetness~"
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Xiao Shuxiang immediately got a loud tell from Qi Xuan, Hou Yong, and Yi Wen. He also got a look of disbelief from his other friends. Still had time for their Brother Xiao to joke at a time like this?! Basic embarrassing!
"Brother Xiao, did you hear what Young Master Lan said? He said 'You guys.' so it's not just you, you're overconfident.."
"Hou Yong, it's just his hypocritical guise. Isn't that right, Lan Zhi?"
Xiao Shuxiang got a hard pinch from Zhi Shu and Yi Wen when he saw himself blink one eye at Lan Guan Zhi.
The faces of Hai Feng, Bao Yu, Hou Yong, and Qi Xuan turned pale, while Ro Wei and Feng Ying somehow felt ashamed of themselves.
Jing Mi herself held back her smile, she noticed the look on the faces of everyone including Lan Guan Zhi. The young man who had just become a victim was still calm-faced, just that his hands were slightly clenched.
"Then we go first, see you later.."
Xiao Shuxiang embraced Yi Wen and Zhi Shu, he flanked the two girls on his armpits and dragged them out. He nagged these two beautiful girls for daring to give him a hard pinch.
"That's because you're too flirty, even on bars..! You don't want us to have any strange thoughts about your relationship with Young Master Lan, but your attitude just now could make anyone misunderstand. Uhh! My breath's tight,"
Yi Wen tried to break away, but still could not. His neck was warm from being flanked by Xiao Shuxiang's armpits, lucky to smell like milk and the scent of lotus flowers, it was soothing but his neck was sore at the same time.
Qi Xuan shook his head at Xiao Shuxiang's actions, he then followed his friend from behind. Naturally Jing Mi, her fellow disciple, and the eight senior disciples of the Sky Sword Sect caught up with them.
The Third Patriarch was only able to blink after Xiao Shuxiang and his companions left. He could not believe that the Destroying Star had such a nature.
Ling Lang Tian and Ling Qing Zhu, although still calm, were in disbelief. The young man dressed in black with the butterfly wing pattern earlier was an interesting person.
"LanLan, are you okay?"
Patriarch Lan only realized Lan Guan Zhi was still speechless, she could see his sister's eyes were not as calm as usual.
"Lunian.."
"I.. It's so bad to slap her ass,"
Lan Xu Jian rubbed his sister's back slowly. He actually also had a trait that was like Xiao Shuxiang, but what he was teasing about was Huan Fei, the GrandElder of the Lotus Flower Sect. He will only do that when seen by others.
Outside the room, Xiao Shuxiang said he would not let go of Yi Wen and Zhi Shu if the two girls flanked by him did not give him a reasonable explanation.
".. I only teased Lan Zhi, but instead you guys were upset. What's up, huh? Brother Jing alone is not jealous of me,"
"Brother, this Jing Mi is actually jealous. What do you consider our relationship..? My heart aches to see you cheating right in front of my eyes,"
Hou Yong and Bao Yu looked at Jing Mi inside, both of them then turned their gazes towards Xiao Shuxiang.
There was no feeling whatsoever that they felt when they saw Brother Jing and Brother Xiao they were teasing each other. It was far different when he saw Xiao Shuxiang with Lan Guan Zhi.
".. It's really weird,"
"Is Shuxiang always like that in your sect?"
Feng Ying nodded confirming when one of the Sky Sword Sect Senior disciples asked her, she said the mannerisms of Xiao Shuxiang and Jing Mi these were commonplace they had seen.
".. We never felt there was any strange connection between Brother Xiao and Brother Jing even though the two were teasing each other. But when he saw her with Young Master Lan, the story would be different.."
Xiao Shuxiang was completely unaware of being talked about by Feng Ying and the disciples of the Sky Sword Sect behind him, he was too focused with Zhi Shu and Yi Wen.
"Brother Xiao, you already have me. I once said that I would give my body and heart to you, so stop your forbidden relationship with Young Master Lan, I am much better.."
"Zhi Shu, you shameless girl. What do you mean give your body to Brother Xiao, huh? He's not like any wild animal out there.."
"Brother Wen, I've already said it. Ever since Brother Xiao gave me the heirloom I wanted, that very second I decided to give myself to him. Why do you want to marry Brother Xiao?"
"Of course to step on his head and make him kneel down to worship me. At once gave him the most painful death,"
Xiao Shuxiang shook his head slowly when he heard these two girls. Yi Wen's boldest words, he reminded the fellow-colleague that he was here, the target he wanted to kill.
".. You two have never liked me from the bottom of your heart, huh? Just like the pretty, shy girls out there,"
"Brother Xiao, I like you from the bottom of my heart. You take it easy, 'the love can be intertwined with time,'"
Xiao Shuxiang felt like he had heard the words that Zhi Shu had uttered. He then let go of these two girls flanked by him and scratched his cheeks slowly.
"Give up, but you need to remember, I'm not marrying a sibling, so forget it.."
"Brother Xiao, what lack do I have for you? My face is beautiful, my body is also good, and I have a lot of skills. You will never regret marrying me, this Yi Wen will definitely make you happy,"
"You don't listen to this wild girl. If you marry her, your descendants will become bloodthirsty humans, you two are very unsuitable. For a young man like you, the most suitable to be your wife is a gentle and graceful girl like me.."
Xiao Shuxiang so did not focus on taking out his Transferring Mirror seal. He exhaled softly and then looked at these two beautiful fellows with the thought that when looked at.. They can stop talking.
The problem was, Yi Wen and Zhi Shu did not understand the meaning of Xiao Shuxiang's gaze. The two of them did not even hear Hou Yong, Qi Xuan, and Ro Wei asking them to stop talking for a while.
"You both are beautiful and have a good body, and have the skills of each sword. But just so you know, I like girls who are good at cooking, brave, don't become a burden and don't make me worry about it. And most importantly, he's never afraid of me leaving,"
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Yi Wen and Zhi Shu were clearly shocked. Where is there such a girl?! Especially with Xiao Shuxiang's last words. That doesn't make any sense..!
".. I'm adventurous, so I don't like troublesome girls and always make me worry about them. Rather than having such a partner, I better choose that bar. Brother Jing, you want to?"
"Brother, I'm still normal. My heart and soul are dedicated only to Aunt WeiWei. Don't you have Young Master Lan? Just ask him, I'll give you my blessing even though this heart will come back sore,"
Hai Feng and Qi Xuan punched slowly on their forehead, both of them were mindless of having friends like Xiao Shuxiang and Jing Mi. Their joking way is in a distorted flow.
Xiao Shuxiang himself felt happy to have a friend like Jing Mi. This muscular young man was not as strong and serious as the other friends.
After Zhi Shu and Yi Wen stopped talking.. Finally he was able to refocus with his Moving Mirror seal.
Xiao Shuxiang took Yinng xiong out of his Semestal Bracelet, he then stepped first into the Mirror of Transference and was followed by his other companions.
Their location was in the Demon Wolf Sect. The carcass-like piercing aroma instantly filled the olfactory senses of Yi Wen, his fellow compatriots, and the eight Senior disciples of the Heaven Sword Sect.
There were many traces of battle in this place, the large building belonging to the Demon Wolf Sect seemed empty, not illuminated by a single lantern and felt gripping.
Many pieces of bodies and corpses were intact but rotting and filled with maggots, this incident clearly surprised them.
"W-what's really going on here..?"
"It's awful, I'm gonna throw up, like,"
Yi Wen held onto her stomach, she was already used to seeing pieces of body, but when there was a small animal twitching around inside the rotten flesh.. He certainly can't stand it.
Ro Wei did not even want to see her, she hid behind Jing Mi and invited her friends to leave immediately.
"Geez, it's my fault. I forgot to clean it up,"
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Qi Xuan and the others gasped, immediately they looked at Xiao Shuxiang. From the speech of the young man dressed in black, it can be ascertained the perpetrators of this terrible sight they saw.
Xiao Shuxiang let out his four little blue flames, immediately the flames shot out and burned every piece of corpse meat that was scattered about.
"I thought the Lotus Flower Sect disciples were going to clear everything up, yet it didn't seem like they were coming.."
"Brother, where are you going?"
Jing Mi called Xiao Shuxiang when she saw her friend stepping towards the building of the Demon Wolf Sect.
He and the others did not know what kind of expression to have when they heard Xiao Shuxiang saying that he would check the treasure storage of the Demon Wolf Sect.
".. No cultivator of the Lotus Flower Sect has come here yet, I smell good luck. Come on over here,"
"Brother Xiao, we did not come plundering treasures. Did you forget why we came here?"
Xiao Shuxiang smiled towards one of the disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect, he said not to forget at all, but at this moment it was better to put aside their mission first.
".. Let's just say it's an early payment before giving a helping hand to a lot of people,"
Xiao Shuxiang rubbed his hands, he became very excited when it came to treasures. Feng Ying instead went along, herself racing with her Brother Xiao to go deeper into the most massive building of the Demon Wolf Sect.
The moment Xiao Shuxiang and his companions explored every room and took away the precious treasures of the Demon Wolf Sect.. Chaos still occurred even unstoppably in every sect that existed in the Empire of the Rising Sun.
One of them was the Lotus Flower Sect. Somehow, the protective seal of their sect was destroyed just like that. Huan Fei and his disciples had been overwhelmed against their own people.
The trail!
Huan Fei saw one of his disciples resisting the attacks of his fellow students, he tried to resuscitate his brother but still his efforts were in vain.
THE TRAANG!
"Conscious, Son..!"
Huan Fei repelled the attack of one of his disciples. He was the first to notice that there was an oddity in the aroma of the spice that suddenly smelled from the front yard of his sect.
He immediately used Qi to help him hold his breath even though it was difficult. Huan Fei also told his other students, unfortunately only part of it he was able to tell.
"It would be so bad if this continued,"
THE TRAANG!
The Peacock Stork Association branch that was in the Rising Sun Empire also did not escape the attack. Cultivators from the place tried to tell of an attack by using a ball that was thrown into the sky, but the ball did not explode at all, this was increasingly alarming.
THE TRAANG!
"Why hasn't the person who went to seek help yet returned?! Are they dead?!"
"Don't Talk So..! You're scaring me even more,"
THE TRAANG!
THE TRAANG!
The attack was even in the palace of the Rising Sun emperor, not a single bodyguard was able to get out of the palace and ask for help.
The trail!
In the Demon Wolf Sect, after draining all the treasures he found.. Xiao Shuxiang and his companions started to form two groups.
Yi Wen, Qi Xuan, Hou Yong, Zhi Shu, and the four senior cultivators of the Sky Sword Sect shot out using their flying swords heading towards the Lotus Flower Sect.
While their other comrades followed Xiao Shuxiang to help the nearby sect from this place.
Previously, they had all obtained fifteen items of Dragon Breath Pills and Night Dew Pills from Xiao Shuxiang as supplies. Qi Xuan's group was also accompanied by his brother's two small blue flames.
After Qi Xuan's group left, Xiao Shuxiang also started to dart. He said he would not hold back his speed, so as much as possible his group of friends should try to keep up with him.
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Xiao Shuxiang gasped at the sight of many ordinary humans wielding weapons and attacking each other. He also saw Black and White Flow cultivators doing the same.
Without the slightest hesitation, Xiao Shuxiang held onto the powerful Yinng xiong and at high speed himself slashed at the seven cultivators with just a single swing.
Their bodies were slashed from the right hip and continued to climb up to the chest, even the last victim Xiao Shuxiang got a slash wound on the face until it split his head.
"Son?! What Are You Doing?! They're All Controlled, Why You Killed Them!! Look It Well!"
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Xiao Shuxiang was shocked when he got a reprimand from a senior cultivator who was already covered in wounds all over his body.
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