XIAO SHUXIANG'S
258 - Life in the Elven World
The young man from the Light Elf who spoke to Madam Algen was startled when he heard a foreign voice chiming in her words.
He and his four companions, as well as the Elves present immediately set their sights on a white-haired young man who had just tread beautifully on the ground.
This young man was dressed in white with a slightly golden colored robe, his waist belt was golden brown which had a cloud pattern.
This young man's hair tie was made of gold that was shaped like a small fire. The eye color is different from the other and there are two blue lines on the left side of the temple.
Madame Algen was also startled, but her face immediately turned full of happiness. This white-haired youth was none other than the Emperor he had been waiting for a long time.
"Your Majesty,"
"Miss Algen, you haven't seen each other in a long time and you still look young.."
Schonheit who was walking alongside Xiao Shuxiang seemed to flinch. Though his Emperor always mispronounced her name, but so eloquently mentioned the name of Madam Algen, even being able to recognize her well.
Many of the Elves were so shocked to see Xiao Shuxiang's appearance. There was no human scent that they smelled from this young man, and his pointed ears were definitely not human property.
Xiao Shuxiang walked calmly with Schonheit behind him. He slightly glanced towards the young man who had spoken to Madam Algen earlier, as well as the four Elves who seemed to be still young.
Xiao Shuxiang and Schonheit could hear there were some Elves wondering about him. It was indeed natural since they had only seen Xiao Shuxiang firsthand.
Xiao Shuxiang climbed the stairs made of white jade, he slowly started to see the throne of majesty that actually fit for three people, but it was his seat alone.
This place was higher than the others, the Elves even had to look up if they wanted to see it. They could clearly fly if they wanted to be on a level, but it seemed that none of the Elves had any thoughts of doing that.
Xiao Shuxiang did not sit on the throne of his greatness. He only looked at the Elves of the three regions and then introduced himself to the young Elves.
".. I've only been here a day, and I've had Elves sick twice,"
Xiao Shuxiang so snootily said that the first time he came, the Elves were also acting haughty. But then they started to become a family without caring about her coming from the Human World.
".. And now, this world that I consider peaceful is even tarnished by haughty creatures like you. If you don't like me being Emperor, why don't you come forward and try to take this throne from me,"
"Your Majesty..!"
Schonheit was surprised, he just wanted to talk but Xiao Shuxiang stopped him. This white-haired youth said that the young Elves would continue to behave like this if they were not taught a lesson.
".. Although I really wanted to break the wings of the Elves and make their internal organs fall apart, but you take it easy.. I'm the Emperor of this place, so there's no way Xiao Shuxiang would act rudely on his own people,"
Xiao Shuxiang spoke slowly so that only Schonheit heard him. He then circulated his gaze to look at every likeness of the Elves who came from the Three Different Regions.
Xiao Shuxiang then spoke quite loudly, he said he was never willing to become the Emperor of this place, it was the Elves who had pointed at him.
So, if anyone does not like or want to take the Throne from him, then please go ahead.
".. That's if you can, too,"
Some of the young Elves looked annoyed when they heard Xiao Shuxiang's tone of voice that was like challenging them.
Only, the Elves held more respect for solving problems verbally than through fighting.
"Aah~ so you want to usurp my throne by way of a vote? Unfortunately I disagree. Let me tell you, the reason why this lowly creature became an Emperor,"
Xiao Shuxiang seemed to want to teach the young Elves a little lesson. Without moving from where he stood, he began chanting the spell that made the ground in the Elf World tremble.
Keep in mind that the Elves were very good at using magic, a power that was actually a little foreign to cultivators in the Eastern Continent.
Magic puts more emphasis on words, making Elves experts in long-distance combat. Xiao Shuxiang only knew one magic spell only, and it was magic that summoned the Celestial Emperor Mountain.
The Elves appointed Xiao Shuxiang to be Emperor not because they liked him, but because they were forced to.
The Elf World could be wiped out if the human swung the Celestial Emperor Sword, and to prevent that they raised Xiao Shuxiang.
In this way, this young man has a bond with them. Because as it is known, the Emperor is the highest position for the Elves.
Thus, raising Xiao Shuxiang to be Emperor meant handing over the responsibility of maintaining this place to him.
It would make Xiao Shuxiang impossible to damage the World he had to guard. Although in truth, the decision of whether or not to accept the title of 'Emperor' remained in Xiao Shuxiang's hands.
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Schonheit asked the white-haired young man beside him to stop. Xiao Shuxiang made the 'Mana' in this place unstable and also made the young Elves difficult to balance the body and unable to fly.
"Your Majesty, Please Stop..! They're still kids..!"
Only Madam Algen and the Elves a hundred years old and above could control 'Mana' better so that it could still maintain its balance, including flying.
Xiao Shuxiang did not recite until the spell was over to summon the Celestial Emperor Sword, he immediately stopped his recitation when he saw that some young Elves no longer displayed arrogance.
He was indeed only intending to bully those Elves as well as give them the understanding that he was the chosen Emperor.
Although Xiao Shuxiang's body was that of a young man who would soon be 19 years old, but his actual age was much older. Perhaps it was because of this that he was also not provoked into swinging the Celestial Emperor Sword.
'The older a person is, the wiser he will be'.
A phrase that seemed to be happening to Xiao Shuxiang right now. He used to be a type of person who easily ignited emotions and not infrequently directly remove the intestine of someone's stomach that makes him upset, but now no longer.
Xiao Shuxiang was actually trying to become a slightly better human being, although sometimes both hands were still itching to tear the stomach of others and squeeze their internal organs.
His ears also somehow since when no longer hear the sound of roaring screams, but it was like tranquilizing music for his soul.
".. If I keep thinking about it, I want to slaughter them.."
Xiao Shuxiang exhaled softly, he rubbed his chest slowly while trying to calm down.
"Schonheit, let's get this over with faster,"
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Schonheit regained his senses, and asked the Elves to sit down again. He felt he had to teach some lessons to the Elves who dared to oppose his Emperor, but not now. He would do that later after this ceremony was over.
When Xiao Shuxiang performed the 'Blood Exchange' ceremony in the Elf World.. Improvements continued to be made in the Human World, precisely in the Eastern Continent.
Just a day after Xiao Shuxiang and Hu Li left, Yi Wen had already missed them. He met Lan Guan Zhi a few times in his room and pelted the young man with dozens of questions as he felt that only this young man was closer to his Brother Xiao.
Yi Wen made the day of calming Lan Guan Zhi become disturbed. It seemed like there was no choice but to follow the will of this purple-haired girl along the neck and dressed in purple.
Lan Guan Zhi finally gave up, he took out the paper crane that Xiao Shuxiang had previously given him, he then asked Yi Wen to send a message using the crane.
"But how?"
"Talk it up,"
Yi Wen though was still confused, yet he still did as Lan Guan Zhi had said. He picked up the paper stork and started talking as if he were talking to his Brother Xiao.
After approximately five minutes of speaking, the paper crane in Yi Wen's hand began to emit a faint white glow. The stork moved and flapped its wings.
Only three times the flutter and the stork slowly disappeared. Yi Wen asked Lan Guan Zhi about what happened but this young man in white uniform sitting in front of him just asked him to wait.
Xiao Shuxiang's paper stork was inhabited by his little Blue Flame. This flame was like his loyal companion, he would find Xiao Shuxiang wherever he was, including when his owner was in another world.
Just like Ying xiong, Xiao Shuxiang's little Blue Flame also had his own thoughts.
Merely, the power of his little Blue Flame could increase along with Xiao Shuxiang's increasing strength.
But when the owner is severely injured or suddenly weakened, then the Blue Flame is not affected.
In fact, the young alchemist was not sure the paper stork he had placed on Lan Guan Zhi and Yang Shu could go to the Elf World. What happened now made him shocked.
After performing the 'Blood Exchange' ceremony, Xiao Shuxiang began to take care of the ten piles of paper that were piled up inside a large library in his palace.
Five days of work and Xiao Shuxiang had only finished 15 pieces of paper. All that was written on this pile of papers was the report that Schonheit and his comrades had written during Xiao Shuxiang's departure from the Elf World.
Schonheit asked his Emperor to read the report and affix his opinion if anything was inappropriate. You could say, Xiao Shuxiang was asked to know the condition of the Elf World when he left.
Xiao Shuxiang had just wanted to burn all the piles of paper in front of him, when he had the arrival of a guest who was none other than his paper stork.
Xiao Shuxiang did not know how this little friend of his could get here, but seeing him made him understand that there was a possibility for him to go home.
"Brother Xiao. It's me, Yi Wen. Where have you got to now? How are you doing? Many have asked you here.."
Xiao Shuxiang could hear Yi Wen's voice from the paper stork in front of him. The brother-in-law said he was exploring how to make poison, he had managed to make apples that were more poisonous than before and that he did with endless hard work.
".. I made it for you, so you should try it, brother,"
Xiao Shuxiang let out a slow snort, he listened to Yi Wen's every sigh to the end. Absolutely unexpectedly, there was a girl who so wanted to marry him with the intention of killing herself.
Xiao Shuxiang started replying to the message from Yi Wen, he said fine and was grappling with hundreds of papers. He asked Yi Wen not to worry about him.
".. You need to learn more about making poison. Last time I ate your poisoned apple, it wasn't deadly at all. You should also learn to make the antidote, pity your guinea pigs.."
Xiao Shuxiang also gave Lan Guan Zhi a message to send him news about the conditions in the Eastern Continent. He can't go home for now and doesn't know when he can go home.
After he finished saying that, the paper crane flapped its wings again and disappeared.
The arrival of his paper bird to the Elf World made Xiao Shuxiang so eager to develop his Moving Mirror Style.
Every five days, Xiao Shuxiang always got a message from his friends in the Human World. He also got a message from Lan Guan Zhi even though it was only a few sentences away.
17 Days in the foreign world made Xiao Shuxiang familiar with the Elves. There were two days of the week where Xiao Shuxiang stopped his work in the library to be able to get out a breath of fresh air.
He was accompanied by Schonheit and Eins to greet the Elves and Demonic Beasts present. Seventeen days is a calming time without having to see or even engage in a fight.
Xiao Shuxiang did not relax in the Elf World, as every night he tried hard to deepen the characteristics of his Moving Mirror Style.
Every morning and evening, he also practiced playing the White Jade Flute. There is no spirit in this heavenly heirloom.. Making Xiao Shuxiang easy to learn.
He can even create his own songs from practicing playing the White Jade Flute. Although he preferred the song 'Finance' taught by Patriarch Lan.
The Elves apparently liked to hear the song that Xiao Shuxiang played. Every morning and evening they would gather to hear the Emperor playing the flute, whether they were conscious or not while doing this.
There was no longer anyone who opposed Xiao Shuxiang. The Elves who previously disliked him greatly.. Be the ones who always walk next to him.
In fact, the Elves were good creatures, even very good ones. If they don't like something, they will immediately say it, and vice versa.
Elves could not hide their hearts like humans, which was why Xiao Shuxiang learned so many lessons every day while being with these Elves.
There were no Elves covering each other's feelings, they were expressing things that were liked and not directly. And more importantly, Elves were beings who knew how to listen.
Differences of opinion always occur when a group discusses something, as well as the Elves.
Not infrequently they can even argue, but never cause hostility. The Elves were open-minded beings, they were willing to accept and listen to opinions.
No Elf is judged when his opinion is not right, it is clear that if man can be like this, maybe the world will be much better.
Xiao Shuxiang despite having a high standing in the Elf World, he never felt he was always right. In fact, he dared to admit his mistake.
Xiao Shuxiang actually did not feel comfortable sitting on the throne of his greatness that was so cold and lonely, he preferred to walk around and ride on Eins that turned into a white dragon.
Some Moon Elves and Light Elves always came to the palace to meet with Xiao Shuxiang, they just greeted and just asked the news of the Emperor. It seemed, Xiao Shuxiang was already very well received in this place.
Hu Li was always expelled when Xiao Shuxiang was only with Eins in her room or when she was bathing in the Cloud Protection Tree.
Some Elves were still secretly peering at Xiao Shuxiang bathing, the thing that made them curious was the painting of the Fire Phoenix on the Emperor's body that would appear when exposed to water.
The painting of the Phoenix is always moving and seems to indicate that he is a living creature.
The 22nd day, the paper stork came back as Xiao Shuxiang and Hu Li were rubbing Eins who turned into a white dragon inside the Emperor's room.
The voices that the two heard came from Jing Mi, Hou Yong, Xiao Lu, Feng Ying, Zong Ming, and Ying Liu. Their friends apparently are holding the 1000 Lantern Festival, although the Eastern Continent is still in improvement, but the tradition is still carried out.
".. Brother Xiao, happy birthday."
"Brother, you take good care of yourself there. Hurry home when your mission is over, we miss you.."
"Xiao'Er, Jing Mi is right. You should hurry home, sister-in-law and your son are waiting here. I'm really gonna get your sister-in-law married if you don't get home soon,"
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Hu Li flinched when he heard Xiao Lu's voice. When did the master have children? And who is this sister-in-law that this Brother of his Master is referring to?
"Young Master Xiao, did Miss Ling give birth to your child?"
"Hu Li, you're not sane. How could the White Cat have a child from me, holding her hand only I rarely do. You're this,"
Hu Li nodded slowly, if not Ling Qing Zhu, then definitely Lan Guan Zhi. He was the only person considered to have a forbidden relationship with his Young Master.
"I think so too. Aih, you chatty girl.. I'd love to slap her ass,"
Xiao Shuxiang started replying to messages from his friends. He first directly nagged Xiao Lu, no one should talk carelessly about Lan Guan Zhi.
".. You don't spread the news untrue. Lan Zhi and I are just friends, so don't tease her. Lan Zhi, man, if you can hear me.. Please slap the ass of that chatty girl hard,"
Xiao Shuxiang then rebuked Feng Ying, she was already 19 years old, but this was not the day of her birth. Hu Li also spoke, for about ten minutes he and his Master replied one by one to messages from their friends.
The paper stork again disappeared when Xiao Shuxiang and Hu Li had finished speaking. Both of them only had to wait for a reply of five more days.
Finishing his job of being left for over a hundred years was no easy feat for Xiao Shuxiang. Luckily Schonheit and Eins always accompanied him until he did not feel bored.
It took 2 years until Xiao Shuxiang finished reading the report from Schonheit and fulfilled his remaining duties.
The time was short and extraordinary according to Xiao Shuxiang. Though he felt that his task would only be completed in five to ten years.
Actually, if he said he should stay five to ten years in the Elf World.. Xiao Shuxiang would definitely refuse. He will likely leave suddenly again.
Within two years, Xiao Shuxiang had managed to develop a bit of his Moving Mirror Skirt. Although this nurse could only connect the Elf World with the Human World, but that was enough for now.
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Author's Note :
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