XIAO SHUXIANG'S
344 - Crazy Beggar III
Duan De was an ordinary human who had an age of over 200 Years. His talent in forging swords earned him the title of 'The Forger'. He was the only person who could live a long life without cultivating.
During his lifetime, there were a few events that made him most memorable. One of them is a meeting between himself and a strange swordsman who likes to wear makeup.
Never once had Duan De seen the young man's real face because it was always covered with makeup like a hanging ghost. So he tried to remember the strange voice of the swordsman he met if at any time the swordsman released his makeup.
"Not wrong anymore.. I know this voice. Are you Ca-"
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Duan De was jolted when his mouth was instantly smothered by this handsome young man holding this bamboo stick. Lan Guan Zhi, Patriarch Lan, and the Grand Elder of the Heavenly Sword Sect who happened to be with him also gasped.
"Aahs.. He's very cute~ this kid's face is like a parent but his body is really short.." The Crazy Beggar Boy smiled awkwardly as he rubbed Duan De's face, ".. This kid has a long beard. You're really adorable~"
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Patriarch Lan asked the foreign youth that this younger brother had brought over not to squeeze too much and rub Duan De's cheeks. He explained that the person called the little boy was someone who was old.
The Mad Beggar Boy looked surprised, but it seemed that his surprise was just pretending. He clearly knew from the very beginning that this person who was as tall as a boy was someone who was old.
Duan De himself looked dark-faced, the longer he heard this young man's voice.. The more he was convinced that the swordsman was none other than a person he knew very well.
It was just that, when Duan De tried to make a sound.. The Crazy Beggar boy again smothered his mouth. He was even carried by the young man and this made anyone who saw him flinch again.
Patriarch Lan, "Young Master"
"I'm sorry, but I really like this guy.." The Mad Beggar Boy immediately chimed in on Patriarch Lan, he then asked Lan Guan Zhi for permission to spend some time alone with this person he was carrying.
".. I want to know him, he has a very long beard. I've never found anyone like this in my home. So I go first, I'll definitely find you.."
The Mad Beggar Boy was so chatty, he hurriedly left while carrying Duan De and also carrying his bamboo stick. Patriarch Lan and GrandElder of the Sky Sword Sect seemed to blink, they did not know what to say about the stranger.
"LanLan, why aren't you with Shuxiang? Did you guys fight?"
At first Patriach Lan thought his sister had come with Xiao Shuxiang, but it wasn't. GrandElder of the Sky Sword Sect also thought the same, Xiao Shuxiang's absence with Lan Guan Zhi made him feel the two young men were likely having a fight.
"Son, fighting is natural, but don't let it ruin your friendship. Even if it's not you who's wrong, go and apologize to him. Bring him here.."
Chun Bai Dao, GrandElder of the Sky Sword Sect patted slowly onto Lan Guan Zhi's shoulder. I don't know why, but his words sounded like a father advising his daughter-in-law.
"Chairman.. We didn't fight. Shuxiang did a closed-door training," Lan Guan Zhi said politely, her facial calmness and demeanor never changed.
Chun Bai Dao and Patriarch Lan were relieved to hear that. They then invited Lan Guan Zhi to talk further, as well as hear the story of this young man.
Elsewhere, the Mad Beggar Boy took Duan De to the artificial forest of the Sky Sword Sect. Previously many disciples were shocked by his presence, yet there was no one to prevent the Mad Beggar Boy.
"You are heavy too, but your body is small.."
Duan De was finally taken down after being carried away like a child. He tidied up his long white beard and also his clothes.
Crazy Beggar Boy seemed to shake his head slowly, he noticed Old Bangka in front of him this from head to toe.
"Haiy.. Your height hasn't increased since the last time I saw you. And compared to that.. Your beard's getting longer, though,"
"It's the first time I've seen Senior's real face, so I won't comment on that. But I'm sure Senior's behavior never changed,"
If you look at it at a glance, Duan De's face looks older. He seemed inappropriate to call the Crazy Beggar Boy a 'Senior' because the face of the young man was like a person aged around 21-23 Years.
However, Duan De still called him 'Senior'. This was not strange, because his first meeting with the Crazy Beggar Boy was when he was 89 years old. The age at which he accepted the task of becoming one of the 5 Pillars of the World.
Actually, Duan De also did not know how it was originally. He had only heard the story of the 5 Pillars of the World to His Father, and it turned out that his family had a relationship with the pillar.
"Why did Senior get here? Does Senior already want to take my life?"
"What's? When did I ever say I wanted to take your life, I wasn't that bad.."
Duan De rubbed his long beard slowly, seeing the Crazy Beggar Boy sitting on a dried bamboo leaf made him remember this young man was the worst nightmare for cultivators in the Eastern Continent.
The 5 World Pillars spread across five continents, they were the chosen ones who brought about change whether it was good or not for the World.
One example is the Duan De family. The first generation of 'The Forger' that has made many great heirlooms. If the one wearing it is a bad-hearted warrior, then the weapon becomes full of bloodlust.
The great treasures that have been created will have a great influence on the life of the world, and on the many forges of weapons.. It was the Duan Family that was chosen by fate. Even the title 'Family of the Forger' was more inherent than their own surname.
Actually, no one knows for sure who the humans belong to the 5 Pillars of the World, but so far.. The Duan De family.. There have been three generations that have been part of the pillars. This long-bearded Old Bangka was a Third Generation that represented the Pillars of the Eastern Continent.
"If Senior's arrival isn't to take my life, then what? Didn't Senior ever say he didn't want to set foot and didn't want to take care of the problems on this continent? Why change your mind now?"
"Junior, you don't like me coming.."
The Crazy Beggar Boy told Duan De to sit in front of him. He then asked if this junior of his still remembered about his identity that was part of the five pillars, Duan De clearly remembered that.
".. Why is Senior asking?"
"Old boy, you picked up Wuxian, ah no. I mean you raised Shuxiang as your student, right? Do you know what you're doing?"
Duan De nodded his head assentingly, he then looked at the Crazy Beggar Boy with a faint smile. "Is Senior worried that he will replace me? No need to worry about that, I've long since prepared myself to die,"
The look on the face of the Mad Beggar Boy was hard to decipher. But one thing was certain, he had already seen a lot of how the pillars of the World had an heir who replaced them, naturally other than himself.
"Well, if the boy has mastered all your skills in forging, then you will be free from this life. I forgot that you're just a human being,"
The Mad Beggar Boy was the only Pillar that never had an heir. He had lived too long, many wars and chaos he had witnessed.
Even as he circled the five Continents first.. The Mad Beggar Boy once made a ruckus and killed a powerful swordsman whose arrogance had exceeded the limit.
He was a swordsman who possessed the Balance of the Six Profound Elements, something that was obviously very impossible and could not be trusted by the warriors in the Central Continent.
We know Ling Lang Tian is indeed famous as a genius cultivator in his residence, without even releasing the seal on his forehead.. Ling Lang Tian was able to fight with a powerful swordsman on the ground whose Qi was so difficult as his residence.
If Ling Lang Tian were a cultivator who wanted to destroy the Central Continent, perhaps the incident would be the same as the Destroying Star that was able to create a rain of blood for 40 days. He is that strong.
However, no one knew that there was a person that was much stronger than Ling Lang Tian. He was able to ravage the Central Continent to the point where the land could no longer afford to be trampled.
One powerful fist from him equaled the might of the Celestial Emperor Sword, the Stake from the Elf World that Xiao Shuxiang had used against Wyvern.
More importantly than that, the person was not too deep in cultivation. In the sense of the word, he was a novice cultivator. And this also means that he can still increase his strength again.
Mastering the two elements of Inner Energy alone is considered a great genius, especially when mastering three types at once.
Unfortunately, it was so far unheard of in the Middle Continent that there were people who controlled the Three Kinds of Inner Power. Then what about the Mad Beggar Boy?
This young man not only mastered two, three, but was able to master six types of Inner Power at once including balancing them. He is the Generator.
".. I know you really want to be relieved of your duties Duan De, but why did you choose him? Shuxiang, he was also chosen by the Blind who loved to avoid it,"
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"I didn't know he was also chosen by the other pillars. That kid never told me anything,"
Duan De was so reminded of the White Jade Flute that was on Xiao Shuxiang. He asked the Mad Beggar Boy about the flute that had previously been in Elder Da Lin's hands. Could it be that Troubleshooting Naughty Boy was also appointed as the heir by Da Lin?!
".. A person who was appointed as heir by three Pillars at once, what kind of burden would he carry? Senior, here.."
"It's not about Duan De's burden, but I can't believe the three of you can choose the same person. And I watched it a few times.. I got a weird feeling about the kid,"
Duan De frowned, he then said that it was likely that this strange premonition of his Senior was because the person they were discussing was not like the other cultivators.
Duan De took a slow breath and then exhaled. While rubbing his long beard.. He began to tell about the reincarnation of the Destroying Star, everything he knew.
During the three days of staying in the Sky Sword Sect, the Mad Beggar Boy had always spent time with Duan De. He came to know a lot about who Xiao Shuxiang was and how the young man could be reborn without forgetting his past memories.
The Mad Beggar Boy had actually been for over a hundred years not to the Eastern Continent, hence this kind of great event was just a mere lip fruit that passed by his ears, he said, without him realizing that the figure people were talking about was the young man who made the delicious wine.
On the other hand, Xiao Shuxiang continued to practice developing his Moving Mirror Style inside the sealed room belonging to Tianqi Mao-The Flower Dew City.
Ling Qing Zhu himself practiced the sword at Tianqi Mao's place, occasionally Yi Wen visited and took him to the Butterfly Sect.
To Xiao Qing Yan and Lan Xiao, both of them were still inside the Xiao Shuxiang Realm Bracelet. They were actually wondering, when were they expelled from this place.
Nyawn~
It is fortunate that there are buildings in this place, there are also lakes, herbal plants, including vegetables. Moreover, the Qi here was also very pure.. Xiao Qing Yan was so able to practice and improve his Qi controlling ability.
Actually, not just with this Moon Tiger.. But Xiao Qing Yan was also accompanied by the seven Little Blue Flames of Xiao Shuxiang, and a single chest containing an old corpse of a jackfruit.
However, there was no fear at all that appeared on Xiao Qing Yan's face. In this place, he was getting closer to Lan Xiao and was also treated kindly by the seven Little Blue Flames.
I don't know what the circumstances of his friends are, but Xiao Qing Yan wishes they were all in good shape.
He did not seem to know that right now Xiao Shuxiang and the others were no longer in the Great House of the Heavenly Goddess, but rather were far away from the Middle Continent.
It was not only Xiao Qing Yan.. But Hu Li, O Zhan, Jing Mi, Hou Yong, including Ling Lang Tian did not know about the whereabouts of Xiao Shuxiang and their friends who were now in the Eastern Continent.
All they knew, Xiao Shuxiang and the others were on a mission in one of the cities that existed in the Northern Sky Empire.
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