XIAO SHUXIANG'S

248 - Learning Another Talent

Getting the Protective Light Cloak from his mother was indeed very easy for Xiao Shuxiang. Now the Three Treasures of Heaven were upon him.

Xiao Shuxiang did not waste any time. While his friends were helping the citizens repair the imperial territory, he went to visit Thian Zhai.

The old man who was one of the employees of the Peacock Stork Association also survived the war incident against the Scarlet Shadow and the Wyvern dragon.

Currently, Thian Zhai was inside a room and appeared to be calculating the losses from the Association branch he was responsible for.

The building where he lived had also just finished being beautified. The items here were already fully included, but there was absolutely no visible smile on Thian Zhai's face.

Xiao Shuxiang apparently wanted to ask to be taught to sew clothes. Thian Zhai tore his ears a few times because he felt that he had misheard the words of the young man sitting in front of him.

Xiao Shuxiang said it once again, he had indeed come to learn sewing.

He now had a forging talent, already had the best cooking ability, his Alchemist talent did not need to be asked anymore, and he was also an expert in making poison, now there was only one more.. And that is sewing talent.

"But I only have the ability to count money, no sewing talent.."

"At least help me find someone who's talented and can teach me.."

Xiao Shuxiang did not want to tell Thian Zhai, but before he left the Eastern Continent.. He wanted to refine the heirloom uniform of the Butterfly Sect.

Thian Zhai thought for a moment before finally issuing his opinion. As far as he was concerned, there were two people who might be able to help Xiao Shuxiang.

".. First was Patriarch Ming Mei of the Sky Sword Sect, He was good at making clothes but his flaws were always based on books. Second is the Mayor of Dewun Bunga, he is also talented at making clothes, but has shortcomings on the part of the material.."

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Xiao Shuxiang had forgotten that Tianqi Mao was a Demonic Beast that could help him, but he was surprised that Ming Mei had talent that he had not expected.

After saying goodbye to Tian Zhai, he immediately went to meet the Fourth Patriarch of the Heavenly Sword Sect.

The four hills that had previously been the residence of the four Patriarchs of the Heavenly Sword Sect were mostly severely damaged. However, repairs are constantly being made.

Since now that Xiao Shuxiang's strength had returned, then his flying speed was also better than before.

It did not take him long to reach the River of Tranquility Hill, where Ming Mei lived.

After the condition of his body improved, this Fourth Patriarch of the Sky Sword Sect had indeed returned to the River Hill of Tranquility, he also needed to improve his residence.

For some reason, Xiao Shuxiang's arrival made him slightly uneasy. Though this young man was quite familiar to him, but there was something in his heart that said that he had known this young man for a very long time.

Xiao Shuxiang watched as Ming Mei poured tea into the jade cup on the table sitting in front of him. This woman was still blindfolded, it was indeed already the hallmark of this Fourth Patriarch of the Sky Sword Sect.

"Please,"

"Thank you.."

Xiao Shuxiang slowly drank the tea that Ming Mei had given him. He smiled and said that the taste of this tea remained the same even though it had been over a hundred years.

Hearing him made Ming Mei surprised. He had indeed felt this for a long time, he felt that he had heard Xiao Shuxiang's voice resemble someone, but he did not know who.

".. Son, what do you mean?"

"Patriarch Ming, or perhaps.. MingMing?"

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Ming Mei was startled, she had long since not heard that mention. Someone in the past once called him that, he was the one who bravely ruined his name.

Although she was over two hundred years old, Ming Mei still looked like a 35-year-old woman. She has long dark brown hair and her clothes are now pink with a flower petal motif.

Slowly, Ming Mei's eyes opened. The face of the young man he saw in front of him instantly made him unconsciously hold his breath.

A clean and handsome face, a friendly eye gaze yet containing firmness and darkness hidden within, a thin smile that was gentle but did not calm him. The face of this young man in front of him.. He was the one who had made a mess over a hundred years ago.

"You.. B-how could you.."

Xiao Shuxiang drank the tea on the white jade cup calmly. Indeed it should have been this shocked expression that happened after seeing her.

He politely told her to have the Patriarch of the Heaven Sword Sect listen to her first. He began to tell what he had already experienced after the great war in the past.

Ming Mei was actually Senior Xiao Shuxiang as well as the woman that she often bothered with.

There was one day where he had proposed to Ming Mei in the past, but before he received an answer from this beautiful woman.. He was directly dragged away by Zhou Yuan.

"Meeting an old lover, it feels awkward.."

"Who is your lover, you.. You're a jerk,"

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Xiao Shuxiang flinched, he could not believe hearing the word being able to come out of the mouth of a gentle girl who was rarely as angry as Ming Mei.

".. Life changes as time goes on. My feelings seem to be that way too. MingMing, what about you..?"

Xiao Shuxiang poured the tea into the jade cup in front of him, he said the older the woman got, the more grumpy she became. Ming Mei was certainly a tangible proof of his remark earlier.

"MingMing, do you still hold a grudge against me?"

Ming Mei clearly did not believe Xiao Shuxiang could reincarnate again. The most frustrating thing was that this young man still had the same face as before.

He remembered the days that Xiao Shuxiang had always fought. Although he was older, this young man never considered him 'Senior'.

Xiao Shuxiang was always even bothering him and trying to make him open his eyes, he disliked this man the most.

"What do you want?"

"cold. MingMing, it has been over a hundred years and until now I have not got your answer. You made me feel death before I knew whether or not you rejected my proposal. Could it be, because of that I reincarnated?"

One that Ming Mei knew, the present Xiao Shuxiang was much more chatty than in the past. He did not believe Xiao Shuxiang's reincarnation could happen because he did not answer this young man's love confession.

"You almost killed me. Your confession in the past, it's obviously just a joke."

"But I never lie, including my jokes.."

Ming Mei then gave an answer that had long since made Xiao Shuxiang curious. He apparently had the principle of not getting married to a young man who was younger than him.

Hearing him made Xiao Shuxiang rub his chest slowly. She turned out to be rejected, even though Ming Mei was the first woman she applied for in her first life.

".. What about now? Is your principle still the same?"

Ming Mei slowly closed her eyes back. He answered that his principles had not changed and would never change.

".. Don't you have a 'Mom and Wife' now'? Hm, Lan Xiao is also your son, right?"

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Xiao Shuxiang was so unappetizing to drink his tea. Ming Mei's words just sounded strange, but she seemed to understand this woman's intentions.

"MingMing, Lan Zhi is just my friend. He is considered to be his own brother and nephew. For the White Cat.. I don't know. Right now I don't want to think about such things, just let the sky rule it.."

".. That's also if you want. But, if you still have a grudge against me.. Then you can avenge your fine now,"

"I'm not a vengeful person,"

Ming Mei shook her hand slowly and ten books instantly appeared on the sitting table. He said he could not train Xiao Shuxiang for now, the young man in front of him could do his own training by following the books in front of him.

".. I know you're very lazy to read, so consider this a rehearsal for you,"

"MingMing, you know me well.."

Xiao Shuxiang picked up the ten books, he thanked her for it turned out that Ming Mei did not hate her.

It's all in the past. Although Ming Mei was seeking revenge, all her fellow brothers would not be able to come back to life. He knew that vengeance would not calm him down.

".. You have the luck of the heavens. So, you have to live your life better,"

Xiao Shuxiang smiled and then nodded slowly. He said he was trying to live a good life. He said goodbye because there was still a place he wanted to visit.

The purpose of the two was to meet Tianqi Mao. The Demonic Beast apparently did not have a book like Ming Mei. He was more able to explain what he knew about how to sew and make clothes.

What Xiao Shuxiang wanted was not to learn ordinary sewing. This young man intends to make a strong uniform like Heavenly Heritage.

The thing is, he now only has two and a half days left. In such a short time.. Xiao Shuxiang practiced diligently with the manuals Ming Mei gave and the directions from Tianqi Mao.

Something unexpected, effort aside from Xiao Shuxiang's pent-up talent that can dance.. She also has a knack for sewing.

Originally, Xiao Shuxiang had trouble moving the needle. He cursed because several times his finger was injured. Playing the sword is definitely easier than playing the needle.

It was only after he had the help of his friends like Zhi Shu and Ro Wei.. He can do it well.

Xiao Shuxiang continued to sew all day, he took a short break when Ling Lang Tian came and brought Xiao WeiWei's chicken stuffed dumplings.

Ling Lang Tian said scrupulously that it should not be a cultivator like Xiao Shuxiang eating. But this Alchemist Chef said he had a stomach and a tongue that needed to be pampered.

".. I'm not going to torture them when there's food in front of me,"

This was the first time Xiao Shuxiang had been able to sit alone with Ling Lang Tian without having a fight. He then asked when Ling Lang Tian had returned to the Middle Continent with his younger brother, only that the young man's answer beside him had jolted him.

".. I'm the only one going home."

"What about the White Cat?"

Ling Lang Tian replied that his younger brother was now Xiao Shuxiang's responsibility. After all, his own sister had asked to remain in the Eastern Continent.

".. He said it was still necessary to help until the conditions of this continent began to stabilize."

Ling Lang Tian could see Xiao Shuxiang was more reserved than usual. It seemed like this young man was thinking of something, and it seemed like it was the result of his words.

".. Although I say my sister is your responsibility, but you don't have to take care of her. Ling Qing Zhu was not a weak girl,"

"I knew. But isn't this unfair to your sister. Can't he choose his own future?"

Xiao Shuxiang did not know whether or not to object to him being the 'Protective Guardian' for Ling Qing Zhu.

He had never hated the white-haired girl, but what he disliked was Ling Qing Zhu as if it was considered an item that could be handed over to anyone as long as that person could kill his 'Protective Guardian.

".. Your family's rules are too rigid. They don't allow women to make their own choices,"

"Not allowed, but this is so that they can be protected. It's just, my sister's a little different."

Xiao Shuxiang listened to Ling Lang Tian's explanation of his younger brother, Ling Qing Zhu. The White cat only considers his uncle as a family and a light for his life.

The death of someone he admired right before his eyes was a terrible event. The problem was, Ling Qing Zhu was never willing to show his emotions to anyone.

".. He's a kid who keeps all his feelings in his heart."

"Let me guess. Your sister must not have any friends? You too, right?"

Xiao Shuxiang slowly scratched his cheek. It is clear that the Ling Brothers are typical people who have difficulty believing let alone giving trust to others.

"Young man, you should have imitated me a little.."

Xiao Shuxiang patted Ling Lang Tian's shoulder gently as he said that it would be nice for this young man to be as friendly and a little more chatty as he was.

".. You seem to have to stay longer in the Eastern Continent. Try to get along with my friends, they can fill the allure of your days,"

"No need to take care of me, take this."

Ling Lang Tian grabbed Xiao Shuxiang's right hand and gave the young man a silver coin. Clearly this made Xiao Shuxiang frown.

"Why did you give me this?"

Ling Lang Tian replied that the coin was to help his sister. Xiao Shuxiang was about to leave the Eastern Continent, and his younger brother was still unable to treat his grief towards the death of Ling Hao Yu, his uncle.

".. It is your duty as the 'Protective Guardian' to dispel my sister's grief."

Ling Lang Tian had Xiao Shuxiang buy something that could treat Ling Qing Zhu's grief.

".. Maybe you can find something for yourself, too,"

Ling Lang Tian said to be told by Lan Guan Zhi about the matter of Xiao Shuxiang having trouble finding valuable things that he could protect.

Naturally, Lan Guan Zhi did not say anything to Ling Lang Tian regarding his friend who had ties to the Demon World and the Elf World.

"Wait, are you talking to Lan Zhi? Is he cheating on you?"

"Hmmm, who knows.."

Ling Lang Tian's reply made Xiao Shuxiang startled. He stared in disbelief as the white-haired man with the color of these light purple eyes, his mind started to go everywhere.

"You turned out to have a talent for kidding like Lan Zhi. You guys are indeed suitable as a pair because both have flat board faces,"

Ling Lang Tian snorted, he then stood up and slowly walked over while saying that Xiao Shuxiang was the one who deserved it more.

"Where are you going? What am I supposed to buy for him with this one piece of silver? Hey..!"

"Think for yourself. You're smart, aren't you?"

Xiao Shuxiang clucked as he shook his head slowly. How could he dispel Ling Qing Zhu's grief with just a single piece of silver.

"I still have to sew. Hm.. Right, that young man is smarter than me. I'll ask Lan Zhi, but once this is done,"

Xiao Shuxiang kept the silver coin Ling Lang Tian gave him from inside his pocket. He went on to make a better heirloom uniform for his fellow students.

He did not want to hear the name of the Butterfly Sect disappearing in the Eastern Continent as he ventured later. That's why he sewed a uniform that would protect his friends.

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