XIAO SHUXIANG'S
318 - The Unspoken
Ling Qing Zhu already knew the risk if his Guardian Guardian killed the five Swordsman Skull Sword Party. But he seemed to not care about the risk, this was because the swordsman's fifth remark had upset him.
If he could join the fight, then he had already slashed the fifth head of the swordsman. Unfortunately this fight belonged to his Guardian Guard, so inevitably he had to hand it over to Xiao Shuxiang.
Trang!
The sound of Xiao Shuxiang's fight seemed to accompany Ling Qing Zhu's step back to where he had been, in one of the buildings - standing beside Lan Guan Zhi and his other companions.
"Miss Ling, may I ask you something..?" Xiao Lu called Ling Qing Zhu when the white-haired girl had treaded beautifully right beside him.
"Mn?"
".. How do you feel about my sister?"
Ling Qing Zhu looked at Xiao Lu upon hearing the girl's question. He was silent for a long time before replying that he did not hate Xiao Shuxiang.
"Miss Ling, I know you don't hate Xiao'Er. But what are you.. Loved her?"
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"I'm.."
Ling Qing Zhu was not comfortable being asked like this. Moreover, Yi Wen, Jing Mi, and Hou Yong looked seriously at him. Xiao Lu's question was too sudden, and he thought this was not the right time to discuss such a thing.
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Lan Guan Zhi who was standing next to Ling Qing Zhu noticed the restlessness of this girl.
"Miss Ling.. Tell him if you like him, don't hide your feelings. Because most hearts are often broken with unspoken words" he said slowly without distracting himself from the arena.
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Ling Qing Zhu looked at Lan Guan Zhi for not expecting this all-white-clothed youth to be able to talk more than usual.
He so remembered what Xiao Shuxiang said to him a while ago..
"Hey, you can be heartbroken if you're not honest with your own feelings,"
Indeed the young man's speech was different from that of Lan Guan Zhi, but the meaning was the same. He then gazed towards the fighting arena, the place where Xiao Shuxiang exchanged attacks with Dersana and the four Skull Sword Party warriors.
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Slowly Ling Qing Zhu's hand stretched out and held onto Lan Guan Zhi's slight sleeve. His actions made the young man beside him allow a glance.
"Mn?"
"I.. A little scared,"
Ling Qing Zhu did not know whether Xiao Shuxiang really liked him or not. Therefore he did not intend to say anything to the young man for fear that he was being played with.
The only person among these friends that he could trust every single one of his words was Lan Guan Zhi. This young man has a personality like his brother, but is more sensitive.
Lan Guan Zhi patted Ling Qing Zhu's shoulder gently and then said that all this time Xiao Shuxiang had never played any girl's feelings.
".. He's childish. But Shuxiang never lied, not even to his own heart."
Nyawn~
Lan Xiao agreed with Lan Guan Zhi saying, he rubbed his head on Ling Qing Zhu's hand so that this girl could calm down.
"Thank you.thank you,"
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TRANGS!
Since now Xiao Shuxiang was wearing a weapon, then he could more easily fend off the opponent's attacks. He was seen using a bamboo stick Mad Beggar Boy to push back Dersana.
With a quick movement he tipped back to give a strong kick to the swordsman's chest.
When he was in the air.. Soon Xiao Shuxiang twisted his body and attacked Dersana's colleagues to make the ground crack as a result of being hit by the end of the bamboo stick he was holding.
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A BAAAM!
Fellow Dersana almost got hit by the attack, fortunately he quickly dodged by jumping backwards.
Xiao Shuxiang turned his bamboo staff, he felt that he was playing the White Jade Flute, but in the big version. He darted and again attacked the Skull Sword Party's swordsman.
TRANGS!
This bamboo stick was truly powerful, as if what Xiao Shuxiang was holding was an heirloom weapon. It was just an ordinary bamboo stick.
TRANGS!
"It reminds me of Uncle Wu's wand," Xiao Shuxiang smiled and then targeted one of Dersana's comrades.
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He then darted and repelled the incoming attack. He used the Bamboo staff of the Mad Beggar Boy like it was part of his body.
The wand was stuck on the ground, simultaneously when Xiao Shuxiang used it as a body support when he gave a kick to two fellow Dersana.
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The attack came from a Skull Sword Party swordsman who was an expert in Air Deep Power. Indeed, since then Xiao Shuxiang had difficulty dodging the swordsman's attack because of his condition which was worn by a layered seal.
Of the five consecutive attacks, he could only fend off three. The other two hit his left thigh and right arm.
"I told you you don't deserve to be a Guardian Protector, so die..!" Dersana, Lou Ming, and one of their other companions used the Shadow Slash Attack together.
The attack shot faster than an arrow and eroded the ground it passed through.
When it almost reached Xiao Shuxiang.. The moment was also a thin grin painted on his face. Using the Water Breathing Technique, he diverted the attack using the Mad Beggar Boy's bamboo stick.
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Xiao Shuxiang's movements were swift and unexpected. The attack he diverted led to two of Dersana's comrades and made it difficult for the swordsman to dodge.
A BAAAM!
Everyone watching this fight was shocked. The bodies of Dersana's comrades were completely destroyed and became flesh-chinches, including the weapons they used.
Dersana and his two comrades were also surprised instead of playing, the three of them did not expect Xiao Shuxiang to use the attack to attack their own comrades. This obviously cannot be allowed..!
Xiao Shuxiang's smile was not only about him being able to divert Dersana's attacks, but because the one seal Ling Lang Tian gave him faded away. This way, he could use his Breathing Technique better.
Xiao Shuxiang briefly glanced at one of the buildings, the place where Ling Lang Tian was standing beside Ling Chu Zhen. "I never seem to have told him.. That man-made seal doesn't work on me,"
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Dersana and her two comrades gasped when Xiao Shuxiang suddenly disappeared. The next second they were startled with an attack from the side.
"Fourth Flow.. Water Separator Slash..!"
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BLAARS!
It was no longer the loud thumping sound that was heard, but lightning. One of Dersana's colleagues who tried to fend off the attack did not know how his body could be charred, and in an instant.. He could no longer feel anything.
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Lou Ming, "Curtain! What the hell is going on?! Shouldn't he be dying?!"
Now only Dersana and Lou Ming are left. Both of them were sure that they were about to win, just look at the injuries they had inflicted on Xiao Shuxiang! But how could their opponents still be able to move quickly. This is definitely impossible..!
"Before you come, you should find out who you're going to kill first,"
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It was not that Xiao Shuxiang could disappear, but his movements were too fast to seem like he had disappeared. This time he appeared right in front of Dersana.
"You hurt him, right?"
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Shocked, he immediately jumped back. But when he did, the tip of Xiao Shuxiang's bamboo stick directly pierced his forehead and pierced through his skull.
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Jing Mi and Hou Yong involuntarily opened their mouths wide in surprise. Hu Li and Xiao Qing Yan themselves seemed to be holding their breath. As for the disciples of the Sky Pagoda Sect.. Most of them immediately closed their eyes, unable to see this incident.
AAAAACH!
Not without cause, Dersana's roar was too slashing to make anyone creep in fear when they heard it.
"You-you.. You've been cheating..!!"
Lou Ming pointed at Xiao Shuxiang, he accused the young man of having used Qi to fight. To be honest, he was shaken to see Dersana being attacked in such a way, let alone his friend appearing to be in so much pain.
Xiao Shuxiang frowned slightly upon hearing Lou Ming's accusation to her, he then snorted and then laughed.
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He just laughed normally, but because of the screams of pain Dersana still did not stop.. Everyone thought that Xiao Shuxiang was enjoying the scream.
".. I cheated? Didn't you and your friends do that in the first place? The five of you attacked me without heeding the referee's words, and now you're accusing me of cheating? Huh, that's funny.."
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Xiao Shuxiang turned his head when Dersana's sword fell down, right beside him. He then took the sword and then looked at Dersana who was still alive.
Blood was seen flowing on the bamboo stick belonging to the Mad Beggar Boy. Although the tip of the stick was not pointy at all, it was due to Xiao Shuxiang's strength.. The wand was still able to pierce through Dersana's skull.
".. I'll make you feel every drop of blood leaving your body.."
Lou Ming was late, Xiao Shuxiang first slashed through Dersana's ten fingers. The young man yelled even more, but this time his voice was slightly restrained. Blood appears to pour out on each finger of the hand without the nail.
Lou Ming gnashed his teeth, with anger-struck He attacked Xiao Shuxiang brutally. The two again exchanged attacks with Dersana's roaring screams as music beside the sound of the two weapons clashing against each other.
THE TRAANG!
The sparks were created when Dersana's sword that Xiao Shuxiang was wearing clashed with Lou Ming's sword. They fight and seem to not care about the surrounding conditions.
Elsewhere, the Mad Beggar Boy rubbed his face, he was so frustrated that his bamboo staff was now being fed with fresh blood. He continued to call Xiao Shuxiang to have his staff returned, but the black-clothed young man did not hear his cry.
A BAAAAM!
Lou Ming bounced and hit a tree to the ground. Xiao Shuxiang could have taken out his Qi and carried out the final attack because now the layered seal that was on him had already come off.
However he knew that using Qi was tantamount to breaking the rules. After all this fight was aimed at defending his title as the 'Protective Guardian', shouldn't he be cheating like using Qi.
THE TRAANG!
In the middle of Xiao Shuxiang's fight against Lou Ming.. Looking at a little girl of about 7 years old, she was wearing dark purple clothes patterned on black wisteria flowers.
The long white-haired and pink-eyed beauty had since noticed Xiao Shuxiang's fight while sitting on top of the wall.
His hands tried to hold on to the wall and occasionally cried out in excitement. He was obviously very happy to witness Xiao Shuxiang's fight that was so fierce.
THE TRAANG!
"Miss Yes Bing, please come down..! If Young Master Ling finds out you are here, we will be punished. I beg Miss..!"
One of the three maids across the wall tried to get the beautiful girl down. The look on their faces showed concern, the three of them were obviously afraid that this Miss of theirs would fall.
THE TRAANG!
"Look at That Brother..! At first I thought he was dead, but now he can get his opponent cornered. Waahs.. Look that!"
"Miss Yes Bing..!"
The three servants looked evil. Miss they don't want to hear, this is a serious matter. They could have been whipped to death if they did not immediately take down their Little Miss from the top of the wall.
"Find the stairs, quickly find the stairs..!"
One of the servants asked his two colleagues to find a ladder. He himself will try to persuade his Little Miss to come down.
THE TRAANG!
On the other hand, the Dersana sword that Xiao Shuxiang was wearing began to crack as it clashed violently with Lou Ming's sword. You could say, both of their weapons suffered damage.
Not only that, but the bodies of Lou Ming and Xiao Shuxiang also did, namely getting incisions in various places.
"Huh huh.. You're terrific. But just remember this, you have already invited the destruction of the Sky Pagoda Sect for daring to kill my brothers..!"
Lou Ming forced himself to attack. He was also a swordsman who mastered Deep Air Power, but his speed exceeded that of his other comrades.
THE TRAANG!
Not only that, but Lou Ming was also good at using tricks. He made each of his attacks produce thick dust to block his opponent's view.
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Xiao Shuxiang leaped backwards and then thrust the sword in his hand towards Lou Ming. He then lifted the bamboo stick belonging to the Crazy Beggar Boy and kicked Dersana's body which had somehow stopped screaming bitterly.
Lou Ming did not accept the corpse of his friend being treated like that, with all his might he again attacked Xiao Shuxiang.
THE TRAANG!
The bamboo stick held by Protective Guardian Ling Qing Zhu felt a little sticky because it was exposed to Dersana's blood. Yet it seemed that Xiao Shuxiang had no trouble at all.
THE TRAANG!
No one could take their eyes off the fighting arena, including Ling Chu Zhen, the Grand Elder of the Sky Pagoda Sect.
"Something's wrong with that young man.."
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Ling Lang Tian heard his father's slow muttering. He had also been paying attention to Xiao Shuxiang's fight, and indeed he felt the same way.
For a moment the two thought until they finally gasped for realizing what was really happening. Xiao Shuxiang had broken free from the layered seal Ling Lang Tian had given him.
"This.. Not likely. Did you loosen the seal?"
"No Dad. The seal cannot be removed easily. A person who forces himself to let go could lose his life,"
Ling Chu Zhen continued to set his sights on Xiao Shuxiang. Since her daughter was brought back by Lan Guan Zhi and her friends.. He paid more attention to the cultivator from that Heavenly Sword Sect.
Every time Lan Guan Zhi fought as the Vice Guardian Protector, he would be treated even harder than the opponent. Arguably, he was given a layered seal to make it difficult to fight.
All this is done as a form of training. The same happened to Xiao Shuxiang today. The layered seal that Ling Lang Tian gave him made him unfavorable and he would be difficult to balance with the opponent.
Trang!
It was not that Xiao Shuxiang was hated by Ling Chu Zhen nor the other members of the 'Ling' family, but all of this was necessary so that he could be even stronger and of course so that Xiao Shuxiang could sustain life without using Qi.
".. But how did that young man break free from the seal you gave him?"
Ling Chu Zhen on one side was in disbelief and on the other he felt admiration. For the first time there was someone capable of releasing the seal belonging to his sect. This is definitely something rare.
THE TRAANG!
Not only was Ling Chu Zhen aware of it, but the Crazy Beggar Boy was as well. He had long noticed this and indeed Xiao Shuxiang was like no ordinary human.
"A few times the boy almost died. And he should no longer be able to move, but seeing him fight again like this made me realize one thing. That brat.. He seemed to have an immortal body,"
The Mad Beggar Boy no longer worried about his bamboo stick. He was more focused on watching how Xiao Shuxiang cornered Lou Ming even made the arena stage split in two because of his attack.
BLAARS..!
The arena was useless. This is indeed natural because a new fight stops if the opponent gives up or dies.
THE TRAANG!
Even if they fought outside the arena.. Xiao Shuxiang and Lou Ming will not be disqualified. That rule only applied if Xiao Shuxiang wore Qi while fighting, or when he and the opponent used poison.
THE TRAANG!
Although it came from the Black Stream, Lou Ming was not at all skilled in the use of poison.
If only he knew, then he would have used poison from the very beginning to fight Xiao Shuxiang. He didn't care about being disqualified which was important this young man was killed, unfortunately poison wasn't his forte.
A BAAAM!
Lou Ming smashed into the tree, he was all his might rolling over to dodge the attack of Xiao Shuxiang coming from above.
BLAARS!
The tree that Lou Ming hit was instantly split in two and like he had just been struck by lightning, this could be noticed from the trunk of the tree that emitted smoke as it burned out.
"After daring to challenge me.. Do you think I'll let you live?"
There was no forgiveness for someone who had injured the girl that Xiao Shuxiang was responsible for. He did not care how badly his injuries were and how others looked at him.
Xiao Shuxiang tightly held the bamboo stick belonging to the Mad Beggar Boy. The next second he swung the staff towards Lou Ming.
THE TRAANG!
The wand was successfully fielded, but only lasted for a few seconds until it split Lou Ming's body into two pieces.
"Your bone sounds are so clear. Normally I would smile and enjoy moments like this while praising how beautiful your heartbreaking screams are.. But this time it's different,"
Xiao Shuxiang could see Lou Ming's internal organs, quickly slashing the warrior's body back into four pieces.
He stepped on a lump of flesh that turned out to be Lou Ming's heart, ".. The White Cat is not a winning prize you can give the five. Hearing what you and your friends said that humbled him pissed me off,"
Xiao Shuxiang looked at Lou Ming's face that was clearly split in half. The warrior expression of the Skull Sword Party seemed to be in pain, but he was completely without mercy.
Xiao Shuxiang poked half of Lou Ming's face with a bamboo stick and threw it to just about anywhere. This action made Yi Wen who was on the ledge smile with satisfaction. His Brother Xiao should have behaved like that.
Inside the Bracelet of the Xiao Shuxiang Universe.. Ying xiong seemed to react. The sword emitted a thin blackish smoke and quickly thickened.
This incident was not felt by Xiao Shuxiang, but the one who felt it was Mad Beggar Boy. The owner of the Bamboo Sticks seemed to flinch and then looked solemnly at Guardian Protector Ling Qing Zhu.
The Mad Beggar Boy exhaled softly, the black-clothed young man turned out to have a relationship with someone he knew.
".. This feeling was unmistakable, he was also that Midget Old disciple,"
The Mad Beggar Boy was fiddling with his front hair bangs, the look in his eyes was accidentally met with a glance with Ling Chu Zhen.
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The Mad Beggar Boy immediately turned his gaze in another direction, his facial expression looking bad as he had just been stared at by the Grand Elder of the Sky Pagoda Sect.
To Ling Chu Zhen himself.. He frowned before he finally asked Ling Lang Tian to bring the young man he saw to him immediately.
".. And also call Young Master Lan to meet me,"
Ling Lang Tian nodded slowly. He originally thought that the one to be called to meet his father was Xiao Shuxiang, but it was not.
There was nothing to ask, his father knew what he was going to do and sooner or later.. He will know it soon too.
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