XIAO SHUXIANG'S
299 - Reasons for Giving Pardon
Ling Qing Zhu was currently standing on his back against an artificial lake, the calmness on his face and eyes was too overwhelming, even anyone would not know that he was being shrouded in nervousness.
At the edge of the lake, Xiao Shuxiang was seen who started to take off his clothes one by one. He told Ling Qing Zhu not to look back, let alone intend to peek at him.
"Hmmm, no one will do it."
Ling Qing Zhu's snort meant that it was impossible for him to peek at Xiao Shuxiang, for him there was nothing to see from the body of a man.
"I was just warning you. But if you want to peek, then don't do half-and-half,"
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Ling Qing Zhu almost turned his head back when he heard Xiao Shuxiang's words just now, it was fortunate that he had not actually done so.
The sound of water as Xiao Shuxiang bathed was so noisy. Anyone who heard him would definitely be curious about what he was doing, including Ling Qing Zhu.
The location of himself and Xiao Shuxiang was now still in the Sky Pagoda Sect, right in a lake not far from the place of the fight.
Xiao Shuxiang used this lake to cleanse himself of the blood that stuck to his body, face, and head hair. The painting of the Fire Phoenix on his back was clearly visible when Xiao Shuxiang's body was hit by water.
The Fire Phoenix seemed to be moving, it was a pity that the owner of the body did not feel anything and was instead busy cleaning his hair.
It took about seven minutes until Xiao Shuxiang finished cleaning himself up. She changed her clothes to dry ones even though they were still black.
"I really messed up my look.." Xiao Shuxiang used the Wind Breathing technique to make his hair dry quickly, then started tying it up.
Shamelessly himself asking Ling Qing Zhu to judge his appearance, the girl beside him just turned her head, watched him from top to bottom then muttered briefly.
Xiao Shuxiang asked again, "How is it? Am I handsome?"
"You.. Embarrassing,"
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Surprised, it was clearly what appeared on Xiao Shuxiang's face just now. Compared to the protests, he smiled. "Why not be honest and say that I am handsome. I won't bite even if you're telling the truth,"
Long time no see, Xiao Shuxiang had not changed at all. He was still thick-faced, overconfident to an incredible degree.
Xiao Shuxiang himself continued to invite Ling Qing Zhu to talk, he also advised that the girl beside him could behave better and learn a lot from people like Yi Wen or Xiao Lu.
".. They're chatty girls, but you don't emulate their vices.."
"You're also chatty,"
Xiao Shuxiang did not argue, he did like to talk but only when he wanted to. His cold and chatty nature can change according to the circumstances and who he is talking to.
".. If I don't like the guy, then I'll be cold. But if you face people like Lan Zhi and you, you'll know what I'm doing,"
Ling Qing Zhu nodded slowly, this was the first time he had walked for quite a long time with such a chatty young man as Xiao Shuxiang. Usually he always walked with Lan Guan Zhi, calmness and peace always accompanied their every step.
Xiao Lu and Yi Wen also often took her for walks like this, but she had always been clueless about the discussion of the two girls, this was because Xiao Lu had always been discussing about his family life with Dai Chen with Li Qian Xie.
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A faint voice was heard by Xiao Shuxiang, the longer the sound became clearer. When he turned his head, it was apparently Yi Wen and his other friends.
"Brother Xiao..!"
Yi Wen finally arrived first, followed by Jing Mi and Hou Yong. They ran only using physical energy, so the most exhausted was this short-haired girl.
Xiao Lu, Hu Li, and Xiao Qing Yan followed later. They did not expect it to take long enough to find Xiao Shuxiang, this was all because Yi Wen was leading them in the wrong direction.
"Brother Xiao, where are you going? You just left the fighting arena pissing me off. Do you want to elope with her?"
Yi Wen used her gaze to point at Ling Qing Zhu, though, he got an explanation from his Brother Xiao who said that he was currently hungry and asked Ling Qing Zhi for help to take him to the best dining place in Big Dipper City.
"That means you two want a date? Hah, I'm coming too."
Yi Wen's grunts meant that he would not want his Brother Xiao to be alone with Ling Qing Zhu. The thin veiled, long white-haired girl could make her brother fall in love, and that she would not let.
Jing Mi and Hou Yong also wanted to come along, they had not eaten in a long time. The use of Qi as a substitute for nutrients has made their tongues blunt taste.
".. I even forgot when was the last time I pup,"
"Brother Jing, it's not just you. My last pup was when we were in the Sky Sword Sect, wasn't that cool?"
In Hou Yong's view, cultivators were very different from ordinary warriors. Where cultivators could endure hunger for days, weeks, months, there were even those up to many years. Depending on its ability to process Qi to be used as a substitute for nutrients for the body.
Currently, Hou Yong could not eat for up to three months and even longer. That was why he very rarely answered 'natural summoning'.
Eating was indeed not very important to cultivators, but Xiao Shuxiang needed it for the sake of improving his cooking ability.
"Because you're here, then come with me. Let's go,"
Xiao Shuxiang did not mind if his friends wanted to come along, Ling Qing Zhu did as well. This is because if only the two.. Definitely the one who spoke the most was Xiao Shuxiang, and when the topic of their discussion ran out.. It might be like a funeral garden.
Ling Qing Zhu brought Xiao Shuxiang and his friends to the Heavenly Pagoda Sect Rest Hall, they were still in the neighborhood where the outer disciples lived.
Behind the outer gates of the Sky Pagoda Sect, besides the battle arena, the artificial lake, and the ninth level pagoda.. The area also has other buildings including Hall of Students, Main Hall, Hall of Rest, Training Hall, and Library.
The distance between one building and another building is quite far, some even have to pass through the wisteria flower forest first.
Xiao Shuxiang and his friends took about an hour and a half to get to the Rest Hall, they met Siu Yixin, Nie Shang, and they met, and Mo Huai who turned out to be already inside the building.
This place was extremely crowded, because other than the disciples of the Sky Pagoda Sect.. The Rest Hall was also filled with citizens of Bintang Biduk City and warriors. One thing was certain, they all decided to rest while filling the stomach in this place.
The Rest Hall is so spacious and consists of three floors. Nie Shang, Siu Yixin, and Mo Huai were seated near the entrance, hence they were instantly recognized by Xiao Shuxiang and his companions.
"Brother, come and sit down.." Ni Shang invited Xiao Shuxiang to sit next to him, he then called out to a man who was a servant at the Rest Hall, ".. Uncle! A few more chairs, please,"
"Soon Young Master..!"
The man, who appeared to be 40 years old, dressed in pink with his headband, looked so excited.
He then prepared a chair for the seven friends of Xiao Shuxiang, himself assisted by three colleagues. They put together two tables so that the place of Xiao Shuxiang and his friends was bigger.
In fact many ordinary humans as well as warriors were shocked to see the presence of Xiao Shuxiang. Some even involuntarily held their breath. The young man's appearance was too gripping and seemed to be able to make someone trapped in the darkness if he continued to look at him.
["I still shiver in horror after seeing how he fought earlier. Really, during my career I became a swordsman.. I've never chopped off an opponent. Just imagine.. I never did.."]
["Not just you, I'm the same. Have you ever seen a warrior from the Black Stream who made the body of an opponent into small pieces and then threw it at many people? Only the young man dared to do so. I'll bet he's a demon with a human form"]
It was too boisterous in this place, yet only the conversation of two young men could be heard clearly by Xiao Shuxiang even though he did not understand the meaning of their words. He was still unfamiliar with the language of the inhabitants of the Central Continent, and it was actually quite disturbing.
"Is it just my feeling..? I seem to be the main topic in this place.."
"Brother Xiao, you sit still and let me order some food for you.."
Nie Shang was so eager to order food for his friends. All of his chosen dishes were the best menu in the Rest Hall, he seemed to have gotten to know this place intimately, even Ling Qing Zhu praised him by raising the thumb of his right hand.
The seat of Nie Shang and his friends was the center of attention on the ground floor of the Heavenly Pagoda Sect's Rest Hall.
Second was Ling Qing Zhu herself, she was a girl who was so famous for her facial beauty, cold demeanor, and also her talent that made others amazed and envious.
The third was Siu Yixin, a 39-year-old boy in striking clothes and bright red eyelashes, not to mention the jewelry he was wearing had made his entire body like a parade that was so lively.
Lastly was Jing Mi, her sturdy and authoritative big body would make anyone not believe that she was not yet 30 years old.
It was because of this body that Hou Yong and Mo Huai were sitting on either side like two dwarves, they were indeed the shorter ones if Xiao Qing Yan was not counted, after all, yet Hou Yong's portion of food almost matched Jing Mi's.
Slowly, the atmosphere on the ground floor was only enveloped with a small commotion by Xiao Shuxiang's friends. While the other customers were no longer able to open their voices, they focused on paying attention to the movements of Xiao Shuxiang and his friends.
"It smells really good, but it seems like something is lacking. Does this place not provide wine?"
"That drink, is forbidden in this sect."
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The first time the outer disciples of the Sky Pagoda Sect heard Ling Qing Zhu speak was more than three words. As for the others, this was the first time they had heard a voice from Ling Qing Zhu.
Not only was she beautiful, the younger brother of Ling Lang Tian had a soft and very beautiful voice. But it could be that young men like Xiao Shuxiang and his friends were unaware of this. How disappointing..
"Hm.. When looked at well, the young man seemed easy to talk to. Let's see him.."
A cultivator wearing a light blue uniform since earlier kept his eyes on Xiao Shuxiang. He felt that the long-haired young man was quite friendly and liked by his friends.
"That's what you think, but not to me. My gut feeling is that they're both horrible people, so we better not get into trouble with him.."
This time the one who spoke was a girl, she had a clean face with two small moles at the end of her right eye, herself named Hei An. Cultivators who came from the Sky Star Sect, the Northern Heavens Empire.
His partner was Jiu Sheng, a 25-year-old young man who posed a challenge to the Guardian, but did not go down to fight.
Jiu Sheng and Hei An while enjoying the tea they ordered.. The two also occasionally stole with a conversation between Xiao Shuxiang and his friends.
Their seats happened to be quite close together, so the sounds Jiu Sheng and Hei An heard were so clear.
On the opposite table, it appeared Yi Wen who continued to praise the way his Brother Xiao fought while continuing to eat. He made Ling Qing Zhu exhale and shook his head slowly.
"Brother Wen, you can choke if you keep talking while eating" Nie Shang advised. His words just now had the support of Xiao Lu and Hu Li.
"I can't stop talking. Brother Xiao should listen to me until it's over.." Yi Wen drank some water for a while and then continued saying, "Brother, your fight was so exciting but it ended too soon. And you're releasing too many opponents instead, you should've killed them all and collected their tongues for me.."
Yi Wen said he was really disappointed, ".. You shouldn't be too kind, brother, you're not what you used to be.."
Xiao Shuxiang put down his chopsticks, he then shook his head slowly and started picking up the bamboo glass in front of him.
"Yi Wen, you're too ambitious. Although I really like chopping up humans, but you should know.. Their lives are precious too. And the reason why I didn't finish them off was because it was my opponents who would spread the word about how ruthless the White Cat Guard was.."
Xiao Shuxiang drank the water in the glass and said, ".. Wouldn't a news story be more believable if the spreader was the one who felt the incident himself? For example, I, Xiao Shuxiang, have proven the saying 'If you can escape death, then luck will come to you'. And it really happened.."
Xiao Shuxiang clucked in admiration and began to praise himself from within. Starting with the Revival Movement and punishment from the sky that made him cry, until he began to get one by one luck that he tried himself.
And of all that, there is something much more precious. Now he is no longer alone.
".. I'm so amazing. I guess next time I'll have to set aside three whole days to praise myself,"
His friends understood with the intent of the question sentence that Xiao Shuxiang spoke. It was not without reason that he allowed the lives of so many opponents.
Xiao Shuxiang needed them to be witnesses as well as spreaders that before challenging Guardian Protector Ling Qing Zhu.
'Protector Lady Ling was an Immortal and she was merciless in dismembering the body of the opponent. Not only did I see it with my own eyes, I even experienced it. Luckily he still forgave my life, but I obviously won't want to deal with that young man anymore. You can ask other warriors if you don't believe,'
It was this kind of news that would spread outside the Sky Pagoda Sect. The warriors who wanted to replace Xiao Shuxiang's place as the 'Protective Guardian' had to think carefully. And if anyone is reckless, then only a terrible death awaits them.
".. I never made a decision without thinking it through, including the risk of forgiving my opponent's life.."
Xiao Shuxiang had lived far longer than Yi Wen and his friends, and he knew best how to think of the people from the Black Stream.
".. Accepting defeat is a disgrace to them. I'm pretty sure, among the opponents I forgive, someone took a grudge on me to the bone.."
The look on Xiao Shuxiang's face did not change at all, he remained calm and behaved as usual. But if you look more carefully,
Deep in the depths of his eyes..
Xiao Shuxiang had a certain purpose of letting his opponents live.
".. They will definitely be used by the last member of the Scarlet Shadow to fight me,"
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That was true, during his time in the Elf World.. When Xiao Shuxiang had time to spare, he must have always thought about the Scarlet Shadow. Mu Zan's confession to her had already made her heart shake.
That incident had happened many years ago, even before the chaos in the Three Empires, the Eastern Continent. Wyvern was not the mastermind behind the formation of the 'Shadow Carlet', that person was still alive today.
Xiao Shuxiang did not know much about the names of the Scarlet Shadow pillars. But he was sure, there was one upper pillar that he had yet to meet, and that person was the mover of the Scarlet Shadow. Someone who also knew about him, just like Mu Zan.
".. This plan will be very risky, but I have to do it. I want to dismiss the answer in my mind about the identity of the pillar, even though uncovering it takes a long time,"
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Author's Note :
Gomenkudasai because these two days there is no up and 'Author' also not tell in the comments column as usual. The reason is quite annoying, so you should not continue reading.
Many tasks must be done until the 'Writer' watches the anime as one of the helpers of enlightenment. Because 'Author' likes sport anime, 'Haikyuu' is the first choice, even though the anime has been repeated a dozen times.
'The 'Writer' marathon watched from Season 1-4, and now the anime is still on-going. Because it is too exciting, Dasha streamed her manga until chapter 402 (just read the continuation of the anime, not read all chapters and until now Dasha has not finished reading because it has to go back and forth English-indonesian translate).
In addition to the warbyy plot, Haikyuu Anime also has many lessons. One of them is that we know various techniques in the game of volly.
Dasha actually prefers horror/thriller anime, but try to watch 'Haikyuu', even addicted. Dasha recommend to friends who do not know Haikyuu Anime!（⌒▽⌒）
Arigatou gozaimasu was still willing to follow Xiao Shuxiang's journey to this extent, and because the friends did not demand much on Dasha. ( ´ ▽ ` ) ⁇
Starting tomorrow, if after 21:30 and it turns out there is no Up, then that means it is not Up. Dasha usually remains scribbled, but not immediately uploaded because it still has to be revised, one of which is groove and typo. Hopefully Minna-Sama can understand it. Again Arigatou Gozaimasu and Oyasuminasai ( ▽ ` ) ⁇
Oh yeah, it is,
The Middle Continent is the Archipelago of Imagination.
The Northern Continent embodied his Japanese imagination.
While the Eastern Continent, is a mixture of Arab imagination with Chinese imagination. 'Sandfield', replaced with Dry Grass, Imperial Region of the Rising Sun, the place where Xiao Shuxiang first rose after using the Revival Force.
Gomenkudasai with Dasha's genitals, Minna-Sama （⌒▽⌒）
