XIAO SHUXIANG'S
330 - Stuck Together
Jing Mi and Hou Yong were currently seen carrying wooden beams on his back. They helped the other workers to build 50 buildings belonging to Nie Shang.
The sound of chainsaws and hammers became the music accompanying the activities of Jing Mi and Hou Yong at night.
There was no visible fatigue on the faces of the two, but the sweat pouring down their bodies and foreheads was proof that Jing Mi and Hou Yong had worked so hard.
"Young Master Jing, Young Master Hou, let's take a break for a bit.."
Hu Li's voice interrupted Jing Mi's activities and Hou Yong raised the wooden beams. They saw the white-haired, sweet-faced young man carrying a tray filled with food.
Not only Hu Li, but also some young green-clothed female servants also brought food. It was indeed time for the workers to rest while filling their stomachs.
Pii~
O Zhan who was above Hu Li's head made a sound and seemed to come calling Jing Mi. Since his arrival, this white furry fox has been an encouragement to the workers because of its adorable behavior.
Of the 50 buildings planned to be built, 27 are now completed and are in the tidy stage. Nie Shang was really intent on opening his business in the Middle Continent.
Who does not know Nie Shang? He was the Mayor of the Stone Land City as well as a friend of Xiao Shuxiang and had studied in the Sky Sword Sect together.
Nie Shang's practice was mediocre, his age was now close to entering 28. But when viewed from his face, Nie Shang was much younger than his actual age.
Compared to Jing Mi, Hou Yong, and Hu Li-She were among Xiao Shuxiang's friends whose fighting abilities were weakest.
But in addition, Nie Shang's advantage was in his talent in business. He was never afraid of anything because he believed his friends were always his protectors.
"Well, who cooked this? From the aroma alone it is very tasty~" Jing Mi to close her eyes when she smelled the aroma of soup rich in spices.
Since coming to the Middle Continent, Jing Mi instantly liked the typical food of this continent. Spicy taste and strong spice aroma are her favorite.
"Brother Jing, hold your saliva. You're a disgrace, "although Hou Yong reprimanded Jing Mi, but he also rubbed his saliva.
Cultivators could actually not eat, they could use Qi as a substitute for nutrients. But for now Jing Mi and Hou Yong would rather save their Qi.
There were about 20 men that Nie Shang hired besides Jing Mi and Hou Yong, he also hired 15 women whose job was to make food and clean buildings. Hu Li's arrival was enough to help this job become easier.
"Night with warm food is the best~ Ah yes, has Brother Nie finished his meeting?"
Jing Mi asked Hu Li as she continued to eat. He occasionally invites one of the workers to eat more and not to be embarrassed. Her larger and stockier body compared to the others made Jing Mi even more intimidating.
"Young Master Nie was still chatting with her other business partners. I heard they're gonna buy more land."
?!
Hou Yong choked on his food when he heard Hu Li's words. He repeatedly coughed and was given a glass of water by a worker sitting next to him.
"Nie Shang wants to buy more land?! What was the boy thinking?" Hou Yong coughed as he rubbed his chest, he thought setting up 50 buildings was not easy and Nie Shang instead..
".. Haaah.. I don't think about that kid,"
"Brother Hou, you don't complain. Nie Shang once said he wanted to build a large inn, he cooperated with the other merchants and Brother Xiao also supported him. But we need a lot more workers,"
Jing Mi gave encouragement to Hou Yong in living the day. He then asked Hu Li for more and went back to eating. The worker sitting next to him nodded and began to open his voice.
"We need more workers. Twenty people were still too few especially if Young Master Nie were to do some land expansion,"
There were about 18 merchant families working together with Nie Shang. They planned to make an inn called, 'Thousand Years' Inn'. The largest inn in Bintang Biduk City.
The 18 merchant families had connections with other traders, and this was clearly a good thing for the development of the 'Thousand Years' Inn'.
The place will be a new job for the people in the Central Continent.
Nie Shang's skill in inviting traders to join him makes him get support and business capital that is not small. Moreover, his main contributor was Xiao Shuxiang.
That brother had many treasures, even the ten small jars of Xiao Shuxiang-made intermediate-tier pills were valued at up to 5000 Spirit Stones per 5 grains.
While still eating.. Jing Mi and Hou Yong heard the sound of footsteps. When they turned their heads, they saw Nie Shang walking alone while holding a green-colored fan that matched his clothes.
"Brother Nie, let's eat. You look so tired," Jing Mi asked Nie Shang to sit beside her, his brother without hesitation according.
"I'm so hungry, all day working makes me tired.."
Nie Shang joined Jing Mi and the others, some of the workers had already finished eating. They look rested, but there are also those who immediately continue their work again.
"Where is Siu Yixin? Brother Mo doesn't look with you either.." Jing Mi had just realized Siu Yixin and Mo Huai were not among the workers.
Nie Shang, "Siu Yixin drove the customers to their homes to safety. Mo Huai himself searched for properties in the market, they really helped me.."
Nie Shang ate voraciously, he occasionally asked Hu Li about the state of Xiao Shuxiang. Somehow his friend.
"Before I came here, Young Master Xiao was in good shape. But for now, I don't know anymore.. Hopefully Young Master doesn't have any problems on his journey.."
Pii~
Hou Yong, "The only thing that matters is the whereabouts of Big Brother Lu Yang Beautiful and Yi Wen on Brother Xiao's trip this time. The two girls were noisy and unruly. I'll bet Brother Xiao will be overwhelmed by them,"
Jing Mi and Nie Shang nodded in agreement. For them, taking girls on adventures was troublesome, especially if the girl was chatty and never silent like Xiao Lu and Yi Wen.
Unfortunately, it was not that problem that Xiao Shuxiang was currently experiencing, but an even more complicated problem.
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Far away where Jing Mi, Hou Yong, Hu Li, and Nie Shang were - chaos still occurred in Pegar Wing City. The loud thumping and thunderous sounds of lightning continued to flow incessantly, almost damaging the hearing.
Xiao Shuxiang appeared to be walking behind Ling Qing Zhu, occasionally stopping as the ground he was treading shook violently. He had to several times even avoid an avalanche.
".. I'm pretty sure the warriors were fighting for one of the auction items. They're really noisy,"
Ling Qing Zhu was also thinking the same thing that Xiao Shuxiang had said, but he was more interested in finding a way out than in condemning the warriors who were fighting all the way above his walking spot.
"White cat, we've been walking for almost three hours and I've been the only one talking since. Don't you want to say something?"
"Mrs,"
"Can you say anything other than that word? You're even worse than Lan Zhi,"
Xiao Shuxiang fiddled with his white jade flute, he occasionally turned his head towards the Moon Grass that was on both sides of the wall. Although not too bright, but the Moon Grass helped him see the road.
Baaam..!
"The sound is becoming clearer. We're actually on the right track, right?"
!?
Xiao Shuxiang accidentally hit Ling Qing Zhu's back. He spontaneously hit the white-haired girl's back slowly in front of him as it stopped abruptly.
"What are you doing? Walk fast,"
Xiao Shuxiang rubbed his nose which had hit Ling Qing Zhu's head. Although it did not hurt too much, but what happened just now was enough to make him shocked.
Ling Qing Zhu turned around and looked at Xiao Shuxiang, her face still calm with an ordinary-cold yet reassuring look.
"I'm sorry,"
"What's? I didn't hear wrong, did I? You're the one who stopped all of a sudden, why should I apologize,"
"Do it,"
"will not. You better turn around and walk," Xiao Shuxiang held onto Ling Qing Zhu's two shoulders and turned the girl's body back to him.
Xiao Shuxiang pushed slowly on Ling Qing Zhu until the girl inevitably had to keep walking. But clearly the long white-haired girl's eyes didn't like it when Xiao Shuxiang hadn't apologized to her.
"White Cat, why are you a child? Are you teasing me?"
"I'm sorry,"
"But I'm not wrong,"
"Do it,"
"Alright, alright. I'm sorry for accidentally bumping into you, now let's go.."
Ling Qing Zhu brushed off Xiao Shuxiang's hands on both shoulders. Although the look on his face was still so calm, but the look in his eyes hinted that he won because he was able to make his Guardian Guardians apologize.
Xiao Shuxiang who realized this only snorted inwardly as he did not believe his White Cat could also act adorable.
"Heah.. My heart resistance was like it was being tested.." while rubbing my chest slowly, Xiao Shuxiang followed Ling Qing Zhu from behind.
Both trips this time were pretty safe. The sound of the fight and the tremors of the ground was not too pronounced anymore, it was just that this time Ling Qing Zhu again stopped when he found a branching street in front of him.
Xiao Shuxiang no longer bumped into Ling Qing Zhu, you could say he also saw the two streets. The left side was so pitch dark, while the right side had Moon Grass on it.
"Said one citizen, we must follow the path overgrown with Moon Grass. What say?"
"Mrs,"
Ling Qing Zhu nodded slowly, he then stepped onto the street branch on the right with Xiao Shuxiang. The more he entered.. Both sides of the wall are getting wider.
Sssrk..!
!!
Ling Qing Zhu suddenly pulled out his sword. He and Xiao Shuxiang heard a strange voice that was clearly not from the fight of the warriors.
Sssrk..!
The voice grew clearer, its origin as if it were in front of them. Xiao Shuxiang held onto his powerful White Jade Flute and asked Ling Qing Zhu to get ready.
".. I sense there are Demonic Beasts around here. I'll lure him out, you take care of the rest,"
"Mrs,"
Xiao Shuxiang started blowing his flute. He played three tones that produced a loud and clear sound lapse of a few seconds.. A gripping aura accompanied by a shock wind came from his front.
!!
Two lights glowed green and it was the eyes of a Demonic Beast in the form of Centipede. The body of the animal is jet black with its legs colored as red as blood.
He has canine teeth that resemble crab claws on both sides of his mouth. The centipede also has fine feathers and he looks very angry at the creature that has disturbed him.
!!
Ling Qing Zhu shot out with a powerful swinging sword. The sound of his weapon was so loud when his Dew Drop Sword clashed against the Demonic Beast's head.
He jumped to avoid the acid attack from the fanged centipede of the crab claw. The acid that hit the soil wall immediately released smoke as it burned.
Xiao Shuxiang not only kept silent and watched Ling Qing Zhu fight the Demonic Beast, he also darted with the White Jade Flute swinging like a sword.
THE TRAANG!
The flute also makes a sound when it hits the skin of the centipede hard. He jumped up to avoid the acid attack and immediately gave a kick right at the head of the centipede.
This Demonic Beast was around 3000 Years old, dangerous for warriors as well as early-stage Silver-ranked Foundation Master's practice cultivators and below, but it was nothing to Xiao Shuxiang and Ling Qing Zhu.
Just look, the two of them after pouring Qi on their respective weapons and attacking the centipede - the Demonic Beast was unable to twitch.
The beast was cut into 15 pieces whose entire body Xiao Shuxiang directly inserted into the Universal Bracelet. The long-haired youth got a strange look from Ling Qing Zhu.
"Mn? I kept it for Ying xiong's food. Don't give me a look like that, let's walk.."
Ling Qing Zhu sheathed back his sword. He walked after Xiao Shuxiang, but only a few steps until he walked faster and preceded this Guardian of his.
Xiao Shuxiang blinked and slightly tilted his head. "That's why, but I feel like your behavior is different than usual. Is it because we're trapped in an underground tunnel just the two of us?"
..
His Guardian began to fuss again, whereas Ling Qing Zhu was just acting as usual but Xiao Shuxiang instead considered him to be not so.
".. I know I'm charming, handsome, and amazing. So I really understand your heart's pounding so hard when you're with me that you can misbehave like this, but-"
!
Ling Qing Zhu's left hand immediately stuck to Xiao Shuxiang's mouth and made the young man stop walking. He told his Guardian to be quiet and not make any more noise.
Xiao Shuxiang did not speak for a moment as Ling Qing Zhu's hand closed his mouth. But he then did something that made the girl in front of him almost hang.
!!
Consciously, Xiao Shuxiang licked Ling Qing Zhu's hand which smothered his mouth. The white-haired girl immediately jumped back with eyes glaring in surprise.
"Ha ha ha, who told you to keep my mouth shut.." Xiao Shuxiang tried to hold back his laughter but could not. Ling Qing Zhu who was crouching on the edge of the wall and seemed to have been stung out made her behavior too funny not to be laughed at.
Although the lighting in this place was not very bright, but Xiao Shuxiang could still see the thin veiled girl's cheeks flushed red.
Ling Qing Zhu held tightly onto his left hand, the sensation as his palm was licked had yet to disappear. He really did not expect this black-clothed, glared-down young man to be so shameless.
Quickly, Ling Qing Zhu pulled out his sword and suddenly just stood behind Xiao Shuxiang with a shiny sword blade and barely stuck to the young man's neck.
!!
"Wait for the White Cat. What the hell are you doing? You don't need to be this serious, my friend," Xiao Shuxiang raised his hands to ear-level, he asked Ling Qing Zhu to recline his sword.
"Shameful,"
"I wouldn't have done it if you hadn't kept my mouth shut. So let's put down your sword. Love me, okay?"
"Street,"
Ling Qing Zhu pressed his cold sword blade against Xiao Shuxiang's neck. Behind the thin veil - his cheeks still look flushed, the incident really almost made his heart explode.
"White cat, I think this is outrageous.. I'm like a fugitive who just got caught. What-"
"Street,"
Xiao Shuxiang could only obey, Ling Qing Zhu's voice was colder than usual. Maybe not this pretty girl who is outrageous, but herself. Though when he thought about it again, he only slightly teased Ling Qing Zhu.
".. He himself smothered my mouth. Did I miss licking it? Good thing I didn't bite your hand,"
Xiao Shuxiang could only protest from within. He continued walking with the shadow of Ling Qing Zhu's sword blade that was so close to him.
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