XIAO SHUXIANG'S
274 - Something Unexpected III
The condition of the Eastern Continent is now back to normal when viewed from the activities of its inhabitants.
Two Volcanoes that exploded due to the war gave rise to a new volcanic sapling. After a lot of damage, now the trees grow back and start a new ecosystem.
The Butterfly Sect had recorded its name to be the third largest Neutral Stream and shifted the existence of the Demon Phoenix Sect. Ro Wei and Shao Nu became busy taking care of every new disciple of their sect.
Not only the two, but Yang Shu as well. Together with the Little Sister, he established a lot of cooperation with other sects and nobles. Of course, their clan remained secret.
Yang Hao himself was busy becoming the Mayor of Cold Cloud City, as well as Tianqi Mao. Meanwhile, Shuai Niao revived the entertainment business, building the largest brothel in the Central Sun Empire.
Feng Ying was obsessed with becoming an Alchemist Chef like Xiao Shuxiang. He practiced cooking and concocting herbs every day, certainly in the residence of the Third Patriarch of the Sky Sword Sect.
If Xiao Shuxiang was self-taught, then Feng Ying got a direct teaching from the Third Patriarch.
Between Alchemist Zhou Yan and Xiao Shuxiang there was never a Master-Murid relationship. They have never done a ceremony or exchanged cups, so you could say.. Feng Ying was the first person to have exchanged cups with Zhou Yan.
Although he had never exchanged cups with Xiao Shuxiang, in fact Zhou Yan did not mind if many people thought he was the Master of the Guardian Star.
Feng Ying herself had never considered him the first disciple of such a respected Alchemist. To him, his Brother Xiao was still the senior he had made a role model.
When Xiao Shuxiang was in the Elf World for two more years, the lives of his friends had also changed. One of them was Dai Chen's life, he had officially become the Middle Sun Emperor in place of Li Qian Xie's father.
Li Jing Hua, the old Emperor now enjoys the peace of his old life, he feels happy because he got a daughter-in-law who is so smart and loves his only daughter.
Xiao Lu, even though an Emperor-wife in fact she would rather be in the Butterfly Sect with her mother.
There, he learned the Forbidden Technique from the Xiao clan, something that should not be passed down to the new generation, but Xiao WeiWei believed his daughter would not abuse him.
Bao Yu and Hun Fung focused on teaching their new brethren. Hai Feng and Zhi Shu were more interested in running a business in the Peacock Stork Association with Thian Zhai.
For Dai Chan, the younger sister of the Middle-Sun Emperor chose to become an artist and work at the place of Shuai Niao.
Keep in mind, not all women in brothels work as lustful men, Dai Chan is an example. By working in a brothel, she could become her brother's eyes and ears in obtaining information that would likely not be available anywhere else.
Sian Ru, the disciple from the Sky Sword Sect who until now still disliked Xiao Shuxiang-now followed in the footsteps of that annoying young man into a Forger.
Right, Sian Ru was a direct disciple of Duan De after Xiao Shuxiang. She was the first female cultivator to become a Forger.
Meanwhile, Qi Xuan was now a GrandElder of the Lotus Flower Sect, he had also been engaged to Huan Mei. The girl who had had her right eye operated on by Xiao Shuxiang and Zhou Yan had already regained her new vision.
Huan Mei now has eyes of different colors, the left is the Moon Fairy Eye, which is red. While the new eyes on the right have a blue sea color.
His new right eye has the ability to see the color of death. If someone is resurrected from the dead and immersed among humans, then Huan Mei will be able to recognize him. This ability of his eyes he kept secret from everyone including Qi Xuan.
The lives of the disciples in the Sky Sword Sect again went on as before, including with the Patriarchs. This time, Ethics Training reopened and the time was longer than it used to be.
Nie Shang, one of Xiao Shuxiang's friends as well as the person in charge of the Stone Land and a reliable merchant-now was traveling together with Mo Huai, Yi Wen, and Siu Yixin to the Central Continent.
The news of the four about to leave from the Eastern Continent rang out to Xiao Lu's ears. Xiao Shuxiang's older brother finally followed his friends for a new adventure.
Right now, they had already sailed three more months at sea-along when Xiao Shuxiang and Hu Li were at the residence of the White Snow Emperor, the Northern Continent.
Xiao Shuxiang and Hu Li were escorted to the back gate of the Emperor's residence. Some guards were given orders to leave, this was because the Emperor did not want anyone to see him with the grandson of his son.
Xiao Shuxiang flicked his hands, the servants and warriors he had previously put into the Universal Bracelet had now come out.
There was one soldier's corpse, the other was blindfolded and body bound. The soldier whose arm Xiao Shuxiang had slashed had now grown back.
It seemed that while inside his Universal Bracelet, Xiao Shuxiang told his little Blue Flame to take care of the wounded warrior.
After saying goodbye, Xiao Shuxiang and Hu Li continued their journey. Both are looking for a quiet place first to change clothes while cleaning the makeup on their faces.
Xiao Shuxiang was again wearing a red-colored outfit with his grey hakama. Meanwhile Hu Li was wearing white clothes, the same as before.
Xiao Shuxiang brought O Zhan back. His third destination was now the Eternal Ice Empire.
Xiao Shuxiang and Hu Li enjoyed their journey, both riding on horse-drawn carriages and stopping as they passed in front of a diner.
The store was quite crowded, unfortunately there was no special room in this store so Xiao Shuxiang and Hu Li had to cram with other customers.
The reason Xiao Shuxiang and Hu Li paused for a moment was because other than to taste the typical food of the Northern Continent - they were also waiting for the blizzard to subside. Most customers do the same thing.
Xiao Shuxiang could see there were ordinary humans, warriors, and cultivators inside this tavern. He doesn't care much and focuses more on the food being served, right on his desk.
Xiao Shuxiang was actually quite jolted with this strange service. A 20-year-old male waiter dressed in dark chocolate gave a tray of raw meat and vegetables.
He also saw no tofu, clams, shrimp, even squid, and it had all been cleaned but had not been cooked at all.
Surprisingly, on his desk there is also a pot made of ceramic, looks black with medium size. The pot contained a boiling hot sauce, Xiao Shuxiang was silent for a while and waited for his brain to work.
"Hu Li, does this mean I have to cook myself, in this place?"
Xiao Shuxiang gave a look of disbelief to Hu Li who was sitting in front of him. She had come to eat and herself would obviously pay, but why would she have to cook herself?! What kind of a shop is this?!"
"Young Master Xiao, you're the only one complaining here. Look at the other customers, they don't mind at all, they seem to enjoy it,"
Hu Li did not want to talk any further, he then stuffed various vegetables and meat into the pot in front of him while saying that his master just enjoy this dish.
It took about three minutes until the meat in the pot could be eaten. Xiao Shuxiang had just picked up a piece of squid meat when a commotion sounded.
A BAAM!
Three tables were thrown far enough away, fortunately customers who were near the table managed to avoid although some had to be exposed to hot sauce on their feet and hands.
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Everyone was shocked including Xiao Shuxiang and Hu Li, customers who were just ordinary humans trying to run out the door, although in the end they preferred to go out through the window.
The meat of the squid that was already halfway to get into Xiao Shuxiang's mouth had to come to a halt as someone immediately bounced and smashed into his table.
Hu Li reflexively jumped back, unlike Xiao Shuxiang who was sitting pecking with his clothes and part of his cheek that was hit by the hot broth.
The piece of squid meat was still sandwiched between Xiao Shuxiang's chopsticks. He would then begin to put it in his mouth as the person who hit his desk instantly got up and thrust the sword in front of his neck.
"Young Master Xiao!"
Hu Li had no time to help Xiao Shuxiang. He was obviously shocked because the instant his Master became a hostage, the incident happened so quickly, this certainly made him very worried.
Xiao Shuxiang could see how sharp and sparkling the sword blade in front of him was, yet he still wanted to eat the pieces of squid that had survived the shocking blow earlier.
This squid tasted very good, unfortunately Xiao Shuxiang could only eat a piece for now. His cheeks that were hit by the hot broth initially turned red, but now he has recovered.
Two men walked in with sharp swords in their right hands. One of them looked to be 27 years old, his blonde hair was short and he was wearing purple.
The other one appears to be 20 years old, some of his hair is short and on the back of his neck hair is quite long. His hair was silvery white with a pretty handsome face.
Xiao Shuxiang was able to tell that the two men he noticed were the ones who were after the men nearby.
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Hu Li was shocked as the young man holding Xiao Shuxiang hostage touched his sword blade right on the skin of his Young Master's neck. His eyes looked wide open, there was fresh blood flowing on the blade of the sword.
Not only was Hu Li shocked, but also the two youths that Xiao Shuxiang had noticed earlier. Both of them had angry faces, they rushed over but were stopped by the man who was holding Xiao Shuxiang hostage.
誰も近づかない、さもないとこの男は死ぬ！
"Dare mo chikadzukanai, sa mo naito kono otoko wa shinu!"
Xiao Shuxiang grimaced, he could actually break free easily. But hearing the person behind him speak a strange language made him undo the intention to do anything.
しのぶ、 あきらめろ! あなた は 囲ま れて ぃ まった!
"Shinobu, akiramero! Anata wa kakoma rete i!"
["Shinobu, surrender! You're surrounded!"]
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It was not the two men in front of Xiao Shuxiang who spoke, but the voice sounded quite close and domineering.
Hu Li turned to the origin of the voice earlier, his eyes were then fixed on a black-clothed man with a purple hakama.
The man looked 23 years old, had a handsome face and golden yellow eyes, his hair was long black and tied up. Hu Li blinked, the man slightly resembled his Young Master Xiao.
Xiao Shuxiang was still motionless in his seat. He listened to the voice of the purple-clothed man even though he did not understand at all.
Xiao Shuxiang simply read from the facial expressions, it seemed like he had unexpectedly entered into the quarrels of these strangers.
The man who held her hostage-tracted Xiao Shuxiag's arm and let out a strange word, as the movement on his arm-Xiao Shuxiang knew he was being told to stand up.
He's following the game of these guys. He remained a hostage until the man who thrust his sword at him was on the lip of the door. The two men he had noticed showed annoyed faces while firmly gripping his sword.
There was one man who caught Xiao Shuxiang's attention, it was a long black-haired man and golden-yellow eyes. His eyes met a glimpse of the young man before he was pulled out.
Hu Li clenched both of his hands, his eyes glittering, there was a murderous lust that was evident in his gaze. He would never spare a person who dared to hold hostage much less to the point of injuring his Young Master Xiao.
Hu Li walked out carefully, he was still paying attention to the situation - at once recalling every detail of the perpetrator's face that made his Master a hostage.
There was one boy who was about 6 years old, he had short hair in white with a little golden. The child has gray eyes and also holds a sword that matches his small body.
The boy also only saw Xiao Shuxiang. No one had any intention of attacking, they just continued to pay attention to Xiao Shuxiang being forced to walk backwards.
Feeling that it was time, Xiao Shuxiang immediately let out a hint of his Swordsman Aura that made the man nearby startle and reflexively jump back.
The man immediately darted away leaving Xiao Shuxiang who was pulling back his Aura. The boy he saw earlier was also gone, it seemed like the boy was chasing the man earlier.
The man dressed in gold-eyed clothes and his silvery-white-haired companion also darted away. As if they had planned this, the target shot to where they had expected.
Xiao Shuxiang gently rubbed his neck, he saw the blood on the fingers of his left hand. The wound had already closed back as Hu Li walked closer towards him.
"... Hu Li, does a person's age have any effect on his change of attitude? I never let go of anyone who dared to scratch me just a little. If not his tongue was cut off, then it was his intestines that I removed and wrapped around his neck. But now.."
Xiao Shuxiang stared at the man who was holding him away. He subconsciously placed his hand right in the heart area.
He was worried that this indifference was not kindness and his actions just now had made him look weak.
While thinking about that, the purple-clothed man who had previously walked over to Xiao Shuxiang and Hu Li.
ご不便おかけしてすみません。怪我をしていますか？
"Go fuben okake shite. Kega o shite imasu ka?"
["Sorry for the inconvenience. Are you hurt?"]
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Xiao Shuxiang frowned, he knew the handsome man with dark brown eyes in front of him was talking to him, but he did not understand this person's language at all.
これは問題ではありません。あの男 ..
"Kore wa mondaide wa arimasen. Oh, otoko.."
[It's not a problem. That guy.].
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Xiao Shuxiang gasped as Hu Li spoke in a foreign language. He blinked and then asked what Hu Li was talking about.
The purple-clothed man in front of Xiao Shuxiang seemed to frown, he watched Xiao Shuxiang from top to bottom.
"Hm? You're the new guy in this place?"
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"Eh, can you talk like me?!"
Xiao Shuxiang did not expect the man in front of him to be able to speak the language of the residents of the Eastern Continent, even so eloquently.
"of course. We're familiar with the language of the people of the Eastern Continent, you didn't learn our language?"
"My Young Master is a home child. He would rather confine himself in the Sect, confine himself in a forging place, and confine himself in the place where he made the concoction.."
Xiao Shuxiang looked at Hu Li in disbelief. I don't know why the words of this colleague standing next to him were being mocked.
"Sect? You're cultivators? It's appropriate then. I thought you were a caveman. It had been over a hundred years ago that the trade relations of the Four Continents were going well. We learn the language of the Eastern Continent, and vice versa. Many residents here are settling in your place, so you should understand what I'm saying even a little. But considering you're a cultivator, I've come to understand the root of your problem.."
Xiao Shuxiang felt the man in front of him was talking too much. He knows a little about this man, one of which is his name.
This resolute yet fussy-looking man was named Washi, he was from the Aozora family and he was a Samurai, but Xiao Shuxiang interpreted him as a Swordsman.
Hu Li asked his Young Master Xiao for permission, he said he wanted to take care of something first. Without waiting for approval, he immediately darted by carrying O Zhan-leaving Xiao Shuxiang with Washi.
Xiao Shuxiang is invited to a better place, Washi tells that the man who held her hostage is a fugitive.
".. He was working with a ruthless Queen in the Eternal Ice Empire. We're on a mission to get there. I shouldn't have told you, but yeah.. This is already over.."
"That's because you're too chatty,"
Washi was glued for a while before he laughed out loud enough to even make Xiao Shuxiang frown. He did not utter any jokes at all.
".. You are the second person to say that I am chatty after Yuuichi," Washi then noticed Xiao Shuxiang after he finished laughing.
".. If I look more carefully - your face is quite similar to my friend. It's just that you're a lot better at being friendly, while my friend has a cold face and she's very expressionless,"
Xiao Shuxiang seemed to know the person Washi was saying. He was indeed glimpsed in the eye with Washi's colleague.
Xiao Shuxiang had been with this chatty man for quite a while and their conversation ended along with the easing of the blizzard.
A man named Shinobu is a servant of the Queen's trust. His job is to kidnap children who will later be used as slaves as well as the cure for longevity and youth by the Queen.
Washi and his three colleagues are on a mission to capture Shinobu and free the kidnapped children. Although missions were different, but Xiao Shuxiang's goal was also the Eternal Ice Empire. After all, he did need a guide other than Hu Li.
".. Do you mind if Hu Li and I go with you?"
"You don't have to ask, man. You were well received. Let's go find my friends,"
Washi is a man who likes to have friendly relations. Although he was not a cultivator, yet he was not worth underestimating.
The proof, Washi can dart quickly and occasionally tread on a leaf and back darting. He was followed by Xiao Shuxiang from behind.
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