XIAO SHUXIANG'S
290 - Forest of Silent Land
"Stay alert Hu Li, a quiet place like this hides its own danger.."
Xiao Shuxiang held firmly on to his horse harness, he occasionally noticed a baby boy being held in his arms, before returning to direct attention to his surroundings.
Hu Li and Xiao Qing Yan never let their guard down, they followed Xiao Shuxiang from behind. O Zhan himself was seen soundly asleep on top of Hu Li's head.
His small snoring was clearly heard, and seemed to replace the sound of the clattering of horse legs that disappeared due to the influence of the Silent Land.
The day was getting late, the Silent Land Forest was indeed vast, the denseness of the trees even made one unable to see the stars in the sky.
The atmosphere was also very dark, yet all of that did not become a hindrance to Xiao Shuxiang and his companions in continuing the journey. This was natural as they had the help of the illumination from the two Little Blue Flames issued by Xiao Shuxiang.
The journey that was originally so calm, suddenly changed when they were at a certain point and it was a trap for robbers.
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Xiao Shuxiang was startled and immediately jumped back when he realized his horse was stepping on a large net. The horse was lifted up, fortunately Xiao Shuxiang just in time to save himself and the baby was carried.
Hu Li and Xiao Qing Yan were also so, their horses screeched and attempted to break free from the net that caught them.
"I was to the point of not realizing there was a trap," Behind Xiao Shuxiang's calm face, he was actually hiding a sense of worry.
The trap that almost caught him was completely undetectable, even though he never doubted his sensitivity to the surrounding conditions.
"This trap is so perfect, it's almost me and my Master are in danger," Hu Li just wanted to call his Young Master Xiao, he said, but suddenly a small needle had been stuck in his back and out of nowhere.
"Hu Li?!"
Xiao Qing Yan exclaimed, he gasped to see the white-haired young man beside him suddenly spewing blood.
Xiao Shuxiang approached Hu Li, but just a step away, he was also hit by a small needle that struck his neck. He flinched, but immediately pulled out the needle.
"This.. A needle that can paralyze," Xiao Shuxiang clucked softly, without wasting any time himself forming a protective seal using one hand.
The protector looked like a faint white light that enveloped him, Hu Li, and Xiao Qing Yan.
"Hu Li, you're still breathing, right?"
Xiao Shuxiang pulled out a small needle that stuck in Hu Li's back. The shape of the needle was similar to the previous one stuck in his neck, but the needle that injured Hu Li was a poisonous needle and had the effect of clogging the blood flow.
Xiao Shuxiang took out the Night Dew Pill from his Semestal Bracelet, he then had Hu Li swallow the pill and along with it.. A foreign voice made him flinch.
["It looks like I'm the arrival of an interesting prey,"]
Xiao Shuxiang immediately thrust one of his Little Blue Flames towards the unfamiliar voice he heard. He was again flinched when his little friend fell down with a seal tying him up.
The seal looked like a thin blackish smoke, and what made him frown was that his little blue flame was unable to remove the seal, let alone disappear.
["Young man, don't you know this territory is off limits, huh?"]
Xiao Shuxiang and Xiao Qing Yan turned their heads, both of them able to faintly see a person dressed in all-black appear from the darkness of the night.
!!
It turned out that not just one, there were about seven people and their positions seemed to surround Xiao Shuxiang and his friends.
One of the men had a body that was more stocky than the other, he had a stern face with a scar on his left eyebrow.
The man appears to be 42 years old, a large sword with a skull-shaped handle on his back proving that he is a swordsman.
"Sorry, Sir. We didn't have a problem with you before, and I don't understand what you're saying either."
Xiao Shuxiang tried to be polite, he inwardly tried to summon his sealed Little Blue Flame, but it turned out that his little friend was unable to escape.
["Clothes of the Northern Continent, but your language is typical of people of the Eastern Continent. It seems like my birthplace is too good to allow strangers to come here."]
The burly man watched Xiao Shuxiang and his companions from top to bottom, he slightly grinned as his eyes glared at Hu Li.
[".. Barayuda, tell this stranger. They can leave as long as they leave his head here,"]
Both Xiao Shuxiang, Hu Li, and Xiao Qing Yan, the three of them did not understand the language of the fierce-faced person in front of them. One thing is known.. These people are not good people.
"Foreigners, you can leave after removing your head and leave it in this place,"
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Xiao Shuxiang finally understood the burly man before him after one of the 39-year-old youths, named Barayuda, spoke a language like his.
Xiao Shuxiang breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank God.. I thought you guys were hurting me. But sir, I see you still have your heads intact, why ask for our heads? Is one not enough for you?"
Barayuda addressed Xiao Shuxiang's remarks to his chairman, Saka Daksa. They were actually from one of the Black Stream parties in the Middle Continent called the Skull Sword Party.
["Barayuda, tell him not to say much. Tell him to take off his head and leave his beautiful wife here,"]
Saka Daksa smiled a big smile until he showed his teeth to Hu Li, he then licked his lower lip and gave the look of a hungry beast to the white-haired youth.
[".. Good thing you didn't die, Miss Beautiful~ I was totally wrong for throwing a poisoned needle at you~ you were so tempting~"]
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Hu Li did not understand the intent of the man in front of him, but for some reason the fur on his back suddenly stood up. He did not like to see the eyes of the man who was like he was going to eat him alive.
Barayuda re-translated his chairman's speech with a language that Xiao Shuxiang and Hu Li understood.
Honestly, during his profession as a robber.. He was the only swordsman in this group who was fluent in speaking typical of the inhabitants of the Eastern Continent and the Northern Continent.
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Xiao Shuxiang and Hu Li were clearly shocked when they knew the meaning of the burly man's words they saw. The next instant Xiao Shuxiang tried to hold back a laugh, in addition to noticing the look on Hu Li's face that seemed annoyed at being mistaken for female.
"Hu Li, you better go with him. Play a few rounds, me and the Black Cat will be waiting for you,"
Hu Li stared in dislike towards Xiao Shuxiang. He had not objected to being called 'beautiful', but somehow it felt disgusting when this burly man said it.
"Young Master Xiao, if you dare to mock me.. I swear you skidipapap with young master Lan."
"Eiy, don't take my words Hu Li seriously. How much do you curse your own master. You must not be a disobedient subordinate,"
Hu Li snorted softly, he put on a pouting face and began to be able to behave normally after Xiao Shuxiang apologized.
["Chairman, this young man is so arrogant. He said he was going to give up his beautiful wife when he died. Better not delay any more, Chief. Let's just kill him,"]
["Hmph, ha ha ha.. Cultivators who only rely on Qi, what can you do against me? Skull Swordsman!"]
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Xiao Shuxiang, Hu Li, and Xiao Qing Yan were on standby as they saw the seven robbers start to draw their swords.
In a matter of one breath, three robbers darted and attacked Xiao Shuxiang, but their weapons clashed with his homemade protective seal.
"Black Cat, this sling."
"Eh?! W-What are you doing?" Xiao Qing Yan was surprised when Xiao Shuxiang instead told her to hold the baby, yet she had no time to refuse.. He suddenly felt his body being pulled by something.
Xiao Shuxiang stuffed Xiao Qing Yan and the baby the child was carrying into his Universal Bracelet. He knew this fight would be very dangerous, and he did not want the Black Cat and the nameless baby to be hurt.
["Hm, protector..? You think you can fend off my attacks with this protective seal? Hah, the weak Young Man. I wonder how long you can fight while wearing that Qi of yours,"]
Saka Daksa wore Ajian Tapak Sakti and only once hit, Xiao Shuxiang's Protective Seal broke. That instant as well, his six comrades attacked these two cultivators.
THE TRAANG!
Xiao Shuxiang used his White Jade Flute to fend off the sword of one of the swordsmen, he then bounced his body backwards with the tip of his right foot almost kicking the swordsman's chin of the Skull Sword Party, luckily, the 34-year-old was able to escape.
THE TRAANG!
Xiao Shuxiang had to face four people, including Barayuda. While Hu Li was up against the other three warriors, Saka Daksa was one of them.
["Sweet mrs~ you don't have to be too fierce. What if you leave your husband and be mine. My size is bigger than her, I will definitely make you satisfied,"]
Hu Li frowned when he heard Saka Daksa's words. He continued to dodge the incoming attacks while giving back punches by relying on the Qi-drained fist.
Xiao Shuxiang who heard the burly man's words also seemed to be clueless. But his feelings said, his friend Hu Li is being teased.
Barayuda also heard his Chairman say, he exhaled and then sat down. He would not translate what the Chairman said because he felt the words were too perverted.
TRANGS!
"Are you not tired of being a criminal? Robbing people like this while risking lives, isn't it a boring thing?"
Xiao Shuxiang opened his voice, he only knew one person from this robber who could understand. He tried to negotiate with Barayuda, because this kind of fight should never happen.
".. There is no problem between you and us. Or maybe you like to look for trouble?"
"If you already know, why ask? Hypocritical White Flow Humans like you, do not deserve to live in this world!"
Barayuda used a twisting attack, the cooperation between himself and his three comrades made Xiao Shuxiang a little overwhelmed.
In addition to Saka Daksha, Barayuda and his colleagues have a sword of the same type, the Shadow-Slaying Sword. They are very skilled in the technique of Respiratory and Inner Energy arts.
TRANGS!
The little Blue Fire Xiao Shuxiang was still there trying to help his Master, but one of the warriors gave him a seal that made him unable to move.
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Xiao Shuxiang flinched, he let his guard down so that one of the swordsmen's weapons managed to tear his uniform apart. Two poisonous needles stuck right in his chest.
Xiao Shuxiang spewed blood, yet he had no time to pull out the poisonous needle that stuck in his chest.. The four warriors immediately attacked him simultaneously.
The sound of the swords belonging to Barayuda and his three companions was not heard when they hit the ground, but the attack managed to create such a deep crack.
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["Where is he?"]
Barayuda and his four companions were astonished that they were sure that they had slashed Xiao Shuxiang, but somehow the red-clothed youth disappeared.
The Forest of Silent Land was indeed very dark, but because Xiao Shuxiang's two small Blue Flames were sealed.. Their battle ground became a little brighter.
TRANGS!
Hu Li did not have time to worry about his Young Master, he focused on attacking Saka Daksa and his two comrades while blasting some of his Fox Fire.
["Beauty~ Miss I don't want to hurt you, but it looks like you really need to be tamed a little,"]
Saka Daksa has not exerted all his strength since, but this time he began to mean it.
He took a deep breath then moved quickly and attacked Hu Li without pause. His Skull Handle Led Bar clashed with Hu Li's fist.
Saka Daksa smiled faintly, the handle of his sword instantly became long and then turned to attack Hu Li.
The skull mouth opened, spitting out black smoke and a smell that disturbed the vision and smell of Hu Li, O Zhan who was on top of his head even woke up from a deep sleep.
["Tapak Sakti.!"] Saka Daksa exclaimed and managed to give an attack on Hu Li's chest which made the white-haired young man bounce to the ground.
["It's strange, you have a flat chest Miss Beautiful~ But no problem, we can raise her together,"] Saka Daksa smiled pervertedly, saying, he again licked his lower lip and stepped slowly towards Hu Li.
Saka Daka's colleagues seemed to grin and some chuckles were small. ["Chairman, this Miss' husband seems to have run away. He obviously cares more about his own life than his wife,"]
["Ha ha ha, you're right. He turned out to be a coward. Miss Sweet~ don't worry, we'll take care of you~"]
Hu Li spewed blood, he felt unable to get up, his chest was too sore and seemed to be wearing a scar. The tread attack from Saka Daksa made his entire body difficult to move.
["Sweet Mone I just gave you a little attack, it won't kill you. Now let me cure you~"]
Saka Daksa touched Hu Li's leg and got a kick from her. Instead of getting angry, he smiled and looked more and more passionately at the white-haired young man he thought was the girl.
"Don't come any closer," Hu Li tried to threaten Saka Daksa, but her aching chest made a weakening sound. "Damn it, what attack did he use on me?!"
The first time in his life, Hu Li felt disgusted at being surrounded by men. This is natural because the men are robbers with eyes that look like wild animals.
["Aah~ you're really sweet~"]
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