XIAO SHUXIANG'S
277 - Ice Queen's Palace
After changing their clothes, Xiao Shuxiang and Hu Li resumed their journey with O Zhan.
"Young Master, what do you think?"
Hu Li walked beside Xiao Shuxiang, O Zhan himself was above his head. He asked his Young Master's opinion regarding the spirit of the child they saved earlier.
".. Are we really ahead? If so, why would the person take the child's body but leave his spirit? And I'm actually wondering how he did it.."
"Actually I've read about the forced withdrawal of spirits from a living human body. It was a Forbidden Technique that I myself did not know how either, the book did not give me a more detailed explanation.."
Xiao Shuxiang expressed his gaze, he felt that the person who took the body of Elder Da Lin's descendant had no ulterior motive, seemingly only for sheer pleasure.
".. Instead of taking his spirit, the person chose to take the body, as if he wanted to make it a container of a particular spirit. He found Elder Da Lin's bloodline body must also be just a coincidence,"
Xiao Shuxiang appeared to be twirling the White Jade Flute in his right hand. He became curious about the perpetrator who dared to interfere with his mission.
".. I'll think about that later. Which is more important.. Why did you kill that guy?"
What Xiao Shuxiang meant was Shinobu. He knew the perpetrator of the murder was Hu Li, this could be known from the wooden box he had previously taken.
Hu Li unhesitatingly replied that he did it for the sake of his Young Master, ".. That guy's already hurt you, so he deserves it,"
Xiao Shuxiang patted Hu Li's shoulder gently, rather than blaming her - he instead thanked her for being so loyal to him.
".. But you should have done more cruelly than that. Next time.. You peg a guy like Shinobu right in the middle of town, if you need to separate every part of his body,"
Xiao Shuxiang was indeed learning to be a good cultivator, but that did not mean he liked being bullied.
Knowing Hu Li was so dear to him made Xiao Shuxiang ask how this friend could kill Shinobu so quickly, even though the young man was being chased by his friends.
Shinobu's condition at that time was being squeezed and did appear to have many injuries. Hu Li who saw it immediately attacked from above and precisely stuck a wooden branch that flowed Qi in the middle of Shinobu's neck.
The young man was clearly shocked and thrashed in pain, yet Hu Li did not care much less feel pity. He hated the most when someone was being disrespectful to his Master, and what Shinobu did was already over the limit.
"Hu Li, sometimes I feel you're a lot more terrible than myself,"
Xiao Shuxiang gently rubbed Hu Li's shoulders, this friend of his had a face that was so innocent and sweet. No one would have thought that the plain-faced young man could do something terrible.
The purpose of Xiao Shuxiang and Hu Li's journey now was to go to where the Ice Queen was. When talking about Shinobu.. A guess came to mind of both.
Washi once told me about Shinobu who was the Ice Queen's man and had the task of kidnapping children to be used as a young potion.
Hence Xiao Shuxiang and Hu Li were intending to check there, it was possible that the body of Elder Da Lin's descendant was among the kidnapped children.
Xiao Shuxiang would not get lost on his way to Washi's place because O Zhan and Hu Li had a keen sense of smell. The two can trace the whereabouts of Washi and his friends from the scent of their bodies.
Far away where Xiao Shuxiang, Hu Li, and O Zhan were.. There is a region filled with frozen dunes and sharp, covering two large cities and there is not even a single leaf that does not freeze in this place.
The region was covered with thick clouds of blood-red color, decorated with flashes of black lightning and certainly foreign to the sight of Xiao Shuxiang and Hu Li.
This region was indeed part of the Eternal Ice Empire, but it actually had no relationship with the Emperor himself.
If likened to it, the region was like a personal possession, somewhat similar to the Black Stream Region of the Eastern Continent.
Actually, who occupied the throne in this empire was a Princess, she had an older brother who was so ambitious to become a ruler. Only, his nature was too arrogant, cruel, and seemed to have no heart.
He was so angry when he found out that his sister was the one chosen to occupy the throne. He made many devious schemes to overthrow his sister's throne, unfortunately his ambition was lost and he was sentenced to self-exile.
A person who has been overcome with absolute vengeance and hatred will do various ways including surrendering himself to the darkness.
His younger brother the Emperor tried to make improvements by giving two large cities to be nurtured by him.
Who would have thought, instead of keeping for the better.. The city became a dead city and all its inhabitants were turned into ice sculptures.
The Emperor knew of his brother's actions, yet he could do nothing. He had already made an agreement that he would not interfere with his brother's territory, and vice versa.
The elder brother of the Emperor also held onto the promise, in exchange for him making the White Snow Empire a target. But that does not mean that his promise will continue to be kept.
Right now, he gathered a lot of strength to be able to avenge his sister while making the entire Northern Continent freeze.
Xiao Shuxiang and Hu Li were unaware of the danger that was waiting for them. The two continued on their way to the Ice Queen's palace.
"Seeing from afar this place is beautiful, but I didn't think we even got a great surprise,"
Xiao Shuxiang touched one of the breathless ice sculptures, it looked like a middle-aged man with a frightened look on his face. He deliberately pushed the statue to fall until it broke.
Pii..!
"I know it's human, I just tested it a little bit. It turns out this statue is pretty fragile,"
You can be sure the statue that has been broken into three parts is dead. Xiao Shuxiang would not feel guilty for killing one person, nor did he get a ban from Hu Li.
They then moved quickly as faintly smelled the scent of blood. Xiao Shuxiang and Hu Li were convinced that there was a fight going on right now.
The premonition was right, just outside the palace made of ice-Washi and his three friends were fighting with ten men dressed in all black, their opponents' faces covered in cloth to the point of being unrecognizable.
THE TRAANG!
Yuuchi's sword held two katana attacks at once, setting itself in position with both feet and then kicking right in the chest area of the opponent while tipping back.
Yuuichi's body position was again ready to fight when his opponent was still pushed back, he quickly attacked the two without giving time for the opponent to counterattack.
THE TRAANG!
Yuuichi had a face that was quite similar to Xiao Shuxiang, only his eyes were golden yellow.
His hair was long black and tied up, he wore two layers of clothes, white inside and black mixed red outside.
There was a shield made of iron on his left shoulder, he also wore black gloves, but only his left hand.
His sword had a red handle with a golden sheath. The color and pattern of the golden sheath was similar to that of Xiao Shuxiang's sword sheath in the past.
CRAASH!
Yuuichi slashed the fold of the opponent's right knee, the groan of pain he heard made him even more excited.
In that cold face.. Seen by a faint smile, Yuuichi again attacked his other opponent.
TRANGS!
He avoided attacking the vital part and it seemed like Yuuichi liked to hear the moaning sound of pain first before making the final attack. This nature.. Similar to someone who was darting along with Hu Li.
TRANGS!
Not only Yuuichi's fight, in this place there was also Yota. A little golden-haired white boy, he was like a 6-year-old, yet his prowess played a katana that matched his tiny hands and body.. Making Yota a difficult opponent.
"Why is this so strong?!"
TRANGS!
One of the men in a black uniform appeared to be doomed as his sword attacks continued to be fended off by Yota. He had to be in a defensive condition several times because of this boy who was too young.
CRAASH!
One of Yota's attacks hit his right thigh, he jumped back but instead got a punch from the right side before his foot slapped on the frozen ground.
A BAAAM!
!!
Yota flinched, his prey was even finished off in just one strike. His opponent's body was even to the point of being formless, as he turned his head.. A young man in a red uniform with long unraveling hair treaded gracefully on the ground.
"You're this.."
Yota recognized him, this young man was none other than Xiao Shuxiang. A person who had a friendly face, the opposite of the cold-faced Yuuichi, yet both of them were equally dazzling.
"Are you hurt?"
Xiao Shuxiang asked Yota's condition when he got near the boy. Yota herself answered her question by saying that she did not need help.
"I'm just trying to help you, too,"
TRANGS!
Xiao Shuxiang repelled a man's attack by wearing his White Jade Flute. With a quick movement he played the flute like a sword and managed to give an attack on the right shoulder, stomach, and back of the opponent's neck.
Xiao Shuxiang gave a kick until his opponent hit a fellow who was fighting Taiga, the silvery-white-haired youth flinched as he just wanted to slash.. But his opponent even fell because of being hit by something.
THE TRAANG!
Xiao Shuxiang again repelled the attack from the other black-clothed man, he still had time to ask the age of Yota for not believing this child was 6 years old.
Yota also attacked the man Xiao Shuxiang was fighting. He said that it was true that he was 6 years old and Xiao Shuxiang should not be bothered about it.
".. At birth I've killed one life, so this doesn't scare me at all,"
Yota roughly knitted his opponent's leg to a fall, jumping and slashing the opponent's neck without batting an eye. Such shrewd sword movements felt like he had been training for many years.
Xiao Shuxiang dodged the attack that almost hit his left shoulder, then attacked the opponent's wrist until his opponent's sword fell.
Xiao Shuxiang was about to elbow the opponent's chest but his attack was quickly avoided, he then got an attack from the opponent's kick which was immediately repelled quickly.
He gave a counter-kick until the opponent was slightly pushed, Xiao Shuxiang gave a second kick that was much stronger, he then jumped and hit the opponent's chest with his left fist.
A BAAAM!
Xiao Shuxiang's movements were too fast, such a strong opponent even felt weak to him.
He heard the sound of a bone crack as his left fist smashed into the chest of the opponent, even his hand sank slightly.
This man before him was apparently still alive, the corner of Xiao Shuxiang's lips was interested in forming a smirk. He then drowned his hand and searched the heart of the opponent then squeezed it until it exploded.
His grin grew wider when he heard a stifled cry before his opponent let out a last breath.
Xiao Shuxiang pulled back his hand. He violently tore the cloth covering his opponent's face and looked at the expression he had longed for. It was an expression of a face full of indisputable pain.
Xiao Shuxiang slightly licked the blood on his left index finger and then spat out, "Human blood is still just not tasty,"
!!
"It's not to be eaten! Are you a monster?!"
Yota was of course surprised, he wanted to kick Xiao Shuxiang's butt but he still had to fight. The opponent who was only a few more people had now even increased, he was clearly in trouble.
Xiao Shuxiang snorted when he heard Yota's words. He again attacked the man dressed in all black and gave a punch that was not only powerful but also deadly.
A BAAM!
"Well, if you want to know how much a man lies, then you have to taste his blood. The less often someone lies, the better the blood will be,"
Xiao Shuxiang said this and then smiled, simultaneously as his eyes suddenly flashed red. Yota who heard him was startled, she shuddered and stared dangerously at Xiao Shuxiang.
"When his face was friendly but he turned out to be worse than Yuuichi. This guy's probably gonna eat me if he's not careful,"
Yota involuntarily gulped, darting away quickly and trying to keep her distance from Xiao Shuxiang. All this time he had never been afraid of anything, yet it seemed that sense was suddenly present.
THE TRAANG!
Xiao Shuxiang continued to attack anyone who came to him. He did not give any forgiveness, himself enjoying every second of this fight while waiting for his Soul Restraint Seal to activate and suppress his strength.
It was unfortunate that his opponent's face was covered with black cloth so that he could not see the painful face of every victim he hit.
A BAAAM!
Xiao Shuxiang did not use his Blood Control Technique nor his Breathing Technique. He only collected a little bit of Qi in his left fist which he used to punch a hole in the chest of the opponent, crashing bones, and pulling out his opponent's heart then he squeezed it to burst.
"It feels good.." Xiao Shuxiang's eyes flashed, his hands trembling with pleasure, ".. It's been a long time since I've done this.. I want more. Let's see how powerful Yinng xiong and the Soul Restraint Seal are to stop me from killing humans,"
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