XIAO SHUXIANG'S
363 - Return to the Middle Continent (Vol. 4 'The Destroying Star')
The moon was bright enough with thousands of stars accompanying it, the sky looked so beautiful that one would never be able to turn his gaze the other way.
The night breeze was cold and soothing, moreover it was equipped with a soothing scent of grass.
A very peaceful night..
Very peaceful..
And too peaceful..
Night with conditions like this is what makes two warriors so eager to exchange attacks.
YAMA..!
One of the warriors hit a tree until it almost fell. Judging from her short hair and posture, the purple-robed swordsman with the butterfly wing pattern was female.
The tree he hit earlier swayed to drop many leaves, his face was not too clear because these leaves seemed to cover the view.
Only after one of the leaves touched the ground and the swordsman had taken a back-position could his face be clearly seen, it was none other than Yi Wen.
"Ssh ouch, my hips.." The beautiful girl's moaning somehow sounded sweet.
In the Butterfly Sect, Yi Wen was indeed famous as a Senior with a beautiful voice second in line after Zhi Shu.
This Xiao Shuxiang-like brother was indeed famous not only in his sect and the Silver Bamboo Sect, but was also known by almost all the citizens of the Eastern Continent.
"Well, my neck is sore.." Yi Wen moved his head until a small 'crack' sounded. A feeling of relief because the soreness on his neck disappeared.
He began to stare intently at his opponent and then licked the blade of his sword that was shining from the moonlight.
In the next instant, Yi Wen darted back and exchanged attacks with an opponent who was none other than Ling Qing Zhu, a thin veiled beautiful girl with long white hair and charming.
TRANGS!
TRANGS!
The sparks of fire as their two swords clashed were clearly visible, the body movements were both agile, measurable, and so sharp. Yi Wen and Ling Qing Zhu were indeed training together in the courtyard of the Heaven Pagoda Sect disciples.
A BAAAAM!
This time Ling Qing Zhu who had received an attack from Yi Wen, fortunately he was able to attach himself to the body until the attack just now only hit one of the trees until it collapsed.
"Let's see how long you can keep that calm expression of yours.. Miss Qing Zhu," Yi Wen smiled faintly, her eyes appearing shiny.
In just one breath, Yi Wen was enveloped in a blackish-purple smoke and the next - his body was like blending with the smoke.
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Ling Qing Zhu's facial expression was still so calm, though in her heart she was actually quite surprised. He took a slow breath and held his sword firmly.
That blackish purple smoke shot towards him. Ling Qing Zhu only stepped once and the sound of the sword clashing again melodiously.
THE TRAANG!
THE TRAANG!
The sound of the impact grew longer, increasingly turning into the sound of two thunderbolts twitching together.
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When viewed in plain sight, it was as if there were two shawls filled with smoke of different colors clashing against each other. The fight of the two beautiful girls provoked the disciples of the Sky Pagoda Sect to come and become spectators.
THE TRAANG!
Many consider that Yi Wen is the reincarnation of the Destroying Star, this is because his actions are sometimes inhumane.
He was a swordsman who loved to collect the tongue of the opponent he killed, everyone knew Yi Wen's horrible hobbies and no one dared to stop him.
THE TRAANG!
Yi Wen was also an expert cultivator at making poison, and naturally he knew how to make an antidote out of his own poison. To say the least, his ability to process poison was better than Xiao Shuxiang.
THE TRAANG!
Because he has a good body shape and sometimes acts too spoiled to his Brother Xiao.. Many people referred to Yi Wen as the 'Call Girl'.
The untrue news about her was quite widespread, but Yi Wen had no interest in clearing her name.
THE TRAANG!
Compared to clearing his name, Yi Wen preferred to tear the stomach of the person who called it j*l*ng, knocking out their heart, eating the raw heart of that person, cutting off the tongue, cutting out the tongue, then take out his head to be used as b*bi food.
Yi Wen was not a girl who liked to act cruel. But if desired, he can do it without batting an eye. He would never hesitate to do so.
THE TRAANG!
Trang!
"Who do you think is stronger?"
There was the sound of one of the disciples of the Sky Pagoda Sect, he was a male with an age of about 20. Her clothes are white with purple wisteria flowers.
"Miss Ling all this time only continued to hold on and occasionally retaliated against the attacks. Miss Wen was the most domineering in attacking. But to be honest, I'm confused as to who is superior to them,"
The disciple's friend gave his opinion, he rubbed his chin without taking his eyes off the fight of Yi Wen and Ling Qing Zhu.
A BAAAAM!
Yi Wen and Ling Qing Zhu both bounced, both of them hitting the ground hard. Without taking a breath, they shot back and exchanged attacks.
"Isn't their fight too serious?"
A female disciple of the Sky Pagoda Sect asked, she appeared to be 23 years old with her back black hair. He asked the white-haired girl beside him.
"I don't know.. Big brother Qing Zhu always had a serious face every day.."
The girl who spoke just now was part of the Ling family, herself named Ling Qin Qi.
The disciple of the Sky Pagoda Sect had a sweet face with a small mole on his left cheek. His eyes were light purple and he was a cousin of Ling Qing Zhu.
"Somehow do you see it, but I think they're fighting because they're fighting over something,"
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Ling Qin Qi and his friend gasped when they heard the voice of the male disciple of the Sky Pagoda Sect. The two turned their heads and listened to the explanation of this young man whose uniform resembled theirs.
"I heard the news that Miss Ling's 'Protective Guardian' was Miss Wen's lover. So you must have known the reason why they fought like that,"
Ling Qing Qi blinked and then went back to paying attention to his cousin's fight, "My relationship with Big Brother Qing Zhu is not very familiar, so I also lack a clue as to what kind of person he is.. But as far as I'm concerned, Big Brother Qing Zhu is so disciplined, even hard on himself,"
To Ling Qin Qi, his cousin was extremely difficult to talk to. Since childhood, he had never seen Ling Qing Zhu have any friends. His cousin was always alone, including when gathering with family.
The trail!
".. Brother Qing Zhu did not say much, he always took some distance and sat far apart when the family members gathered. Even speaking, Brother Ling only answered him briefly.."
Generally, the Ling family are people with high self-esteem, authoritative, calm face, and as if without emotion. But actually, their nature is mostly intended for foreigners.
Honestly speaking, Ling Qin Qi was less fond of his cousin's nature. In his opinion, Ling Qing Zhu was too haughty just from being born with such charming talent and beauty.
Ling Qin Qi still remembered the words of a Swordsman Grandmother who was the guest of honor in this sect when she was 8 years old.
At that moment he clearly heard the Swordsman Grandmother saying that ninety percent of the beauty in this world had been born by Ling Qing Zhu.
A BAAAAM!
The loud thumping sound resuscitated Lin Qin Qi, he subconsciously clenched his two hands tightly. He was nervous to know the friend beside him was staring at him.
"Ehm.."
"No need to say anything. I know how you feel. The Swordsman's grandmother must have only boasted, there was no way Miss Ling was bestowed with sky luck, who was she really?! Hmh! Just piss off,"
Ling Qin Qi looked at his friend who was jealous of his cousin. He also felt the same way, but preferred to be silent because there was no point in envying such a thing.
On the other hand, Ling Qing Zhu continued to exchange attacks with Yi Wen. He had an incision wound on his right arm, this made his clothes torn and dirty with blood.
Ling Qing Zhu's facial expression was still so calm, even though the attack that hit him earlier contained poison.
"Hmph, Miss Ling.. Are you still able to move?" yi Wen's tone of voice sounded faint, he was like a cultivator who came from the Black Stream alone.
"Mrs,"
Ling Qing Zhu's reply was so short, he did not mind Yi Wen's facial expression that some might consider her a bad girl. To him, Yi Wen was the guardian's protective brother.
"Miss Ling, do you want to know what I think of you?" Yi Wen toyed with the sword in his right hand and continued to stare at Ling Qing Zhu. He then walked and seemed to circle the long white-haired beautiful girl.
".. I'm not a girl who likes to pretend to be nice to people I don't like at all, and of course.. I hate you so much." Yi Wen started to stop walking, yet his sword was still he toying with.
".. I hate what you did that hurt my good friend Brother Xiao, and I hate you because they forgave your life. You're nauseating. Obviously I really want to kill you.."
Ling Qing Zhu did not say anything, he just kept staring at Yi Wen while listening to the girl's words. His position was always ready to fight, yet his face still contained calmness.
"Miss Ling, Brother Xiao doesn't like weak girls and always worries him. He hated the girl who would only be a burden and become his weakness. You should know this.."
Ling Qing Zhu blinked softly and then nodded. Somehow he felt that his opponent was testing himself whether it was worth it or not to be with his own Guardian Protector.
"You should also know that I really like Brother Xiao, so even though my brother likes you.. You never let your guard down. I could've been more valuable to him than you were alone,"
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For Yi Wen, it was actually fine for his Brother Xiao to like any girl. She just wanted to be the girl her brother trusted and needed the most.
When you get into trouble and need help, your name will be remembered first. That way, indirectly his Brother Xiao would know that in fact he was the most valuable.
Ling Qing Zhu himself felt impressed by Yi Wen's remark, he was very aware of not being able to be aligned with those who had already lived life with Xiao Shuxiang, he was very aware of not being able to be aligned with people who had already lived life with Xiao Shuxiang, moreover, that person was the Guardian's childhood friend.
And if he wanted to be honest, he actually did not care much about what the Guardian was like. After all if there would be a swordsman who challenged Xiao Shuxiang and managed to kill the young man, then the swordsman would be his new Guardian Guard.
"Miss Wen, you're a good girl.. Being able to be the first person to be remembered when someone needed help, was proof of how much he believed in you," Ling Qing Zhu finally began to speak more than three words. Her voice sounded beautiful, gentle, soothing, yet contained a firmness in it.
Yi Wen blinked a few times, he was like he could not believe the thin veiled girl in front of him was able to let out a word other than 'Mn'. It felt like a dream, even the voice of this beautiful girl somehow made her comfortable.
".. I can't measure how much you like him, but now he's my Guardian." Ling Qing Zhu actually wanted to apologize, but somehow it was that remark that he let out.
Yi Wen seemed to frown, he watched the beautiful girl from top to bottom. What Ling Qing Zhu said just now made himself feel astonished at something.
"Miss Ling.. You're this.. Actually like my Brother Xiao, right?"
"Mn?" Ling Qing Zhu calmly answered a question from Yi Wen that she did not know.
What does it mean to like others when living in a sect that has a tradition where women are treated like rotating gifts?
You can even marry your own siblings if you manage to kill the 'Helper Guardian'. So there is no meaning to that liking.
Ling Qing Zhu held tightly onto his sword. If she could get out of her emotions like an ordinary girl, she really wanted to cry right now.
He has a fate that is very difficult to change. He liked the sect life and strict rules in this place, but he hated his family's traditions so much.
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Ling Qing Zhu was surprised when he got a sudden attack, he was caught off guard until Yi Wen's attack hit him so hard.
The disciples of the Sky Pagoda Sect who had been spectators since then were also shocked. Though they had thought Ling Qing Zhu would easily fend off the attack just now, but it had not.
"Sister Qing Zhu..!" Ling Qin Qi exclaimed, he called out to Ling Qing Zhu, his countenance looking anxious.
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Yi Wen initially also thought that his attack earlier would be easy to fend off. This was because Ling Qing Zhu's body position was perfect and without any gaps at all, but unexpectedly the girl was apparently unfocused.
Ling Qing Zhu spewed out fresh blood, he was struck on the chest. There was a point of sweat on his forehead, this signified that the poison from Yi Wen's weapon began to spread inside his body.
"I won't apologize Miss Ling, it's your fault for thinking about something else as we fight," Yi Wen again prepared to make the next attack.
Ling Qing Zhu was also unwilling to hear Yi Wen's apology, which earlier was clearly his fault for being off guard.
He took a slow breath and started lunging at his opponent with a swing of the sword. The clash of weapons and sparks were again visible, this time their fight was faster than the previous one.
THE TRAANG!
Yi Wen so seriously attacked Ling Qing Zhu, he targeted the pretty girl's arms, thighs, and stomach. Because of this training, he only wore an ordinary sword.
However, the sword is still laced by poison but does not directly kill the opponent. Well yeah.. Yi Wen really liked to see his opponents tormented first, just finishing him off.
THE TRAANG!
"Did my attack have no effect on you, Miss Ling? Your face is still the same," Yi Wen said as usual, the sound of the sword clashing was so loud.
"Mrs,"
Ling Qing Zhu's facial expression was indeed calm, this sometimes made others feel that she was a haughty girl. Especially when answering the question, he only let out a short muttering sound.
TRANGS!
THE TRAANG!
The fight between Yi Wen and Ling Qing Zhu lasted for more than three hours, both equally strong. They had many incision wounds, but none of the two would give up.
The disciples including Ling Qin Qi did not look to move from where they were standing. So far, all they knew was that Ling Qing Zhu was extremely difficult to injure.
TRANGS!
So seeing this fight certainly made the disciples of the Sky Pagoda Sect wonder. How strong was the opponent faced by one of their sect's pride?
Yi Wen poured a huge Qi on his sword, his Swordsman Aura started to come out. He seemed to have forgotten that he was currently only practicing swordplay with Ling Qing Zhu, his eyes clearly proving that he would not stop before slashing his opponent's neck.
Ling Qing Zhu also took out his Swordsman Aura and poured out a Qi that was no less massive on his sword. He probably also forgot that this was just ordinary practice.
As the two began to dart rapidly, right in the middle of them appeared a huge mirror. A tiger came out of the mirror.
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Yi Wen and Ling Qing Zhu were both shocked not to play, but their attacks were now hard to stop. This is obviously very dangerous because the tiger can be killed by their attack.
"Lan Xiao...!!" Yi Wen exclaimed, he could not hold back his strength. When done by force, he is the one who will be seriously injured or the possibility of losing his life.
AAAAAM!
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The white smoke with a thumping sound was so loud, accompanied by a shock wind instantly spread and covered the views of the disciples of the Sky Pagoda Sect.
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Yi Wen's hand trembled, his blade breaking from colliding with a sword that apparently belonged to Lan Guan Zhi, Shanghai.
Meanwhile, the same condition was also experienced by Ling Qing Zhu. Only the one holding back his sword was his own Guardian, Xiao Shuxiang.
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The Mad Beggar Boy who had just come out of the Moving Mirror was so shocked by this incident. He had just returned home from the Southern Continent and was now greeted with another fight.
"You guys are nothing? Want to kill Lan Xiao?!" Xiao Shuxiang asked, he was also so shocked. It was fortunate that he moved so quickly that Lan Xiao did not become a piece of meat.
"Miss Wen, you're too rude." Lan Guan Zhi's voice was flat with her cold eyes, she had just reprimanded Yi Wen.
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"Young Master Lan.." Yi Wen had trouble speaking, he pulled back his sword. His face looks full of guilt.
Xiao Shuxiang, "Haah.. You're both. What are you guys doing exactly? A fight until one of you dies? That so?"
There was a sense of annoyance at Xiao Shuxiang's tone of voice. This was because the two girls he knew had carried out a deadly attack, it was fortunate that he was wearing his best heirloom sword.
Shanghai is the Eternal Treasure, while Ying xiong is the Universal Treasure. They were possessed by two of the best cultivators and were the pride of the citizens of the Eastern Continent.
If it were another cultivator who had resisted the attacks of Yi Wen and Ling Qing Zhu earlier, it was likely that the cultivator would only meet his death.
As Ling Qing Zhu drew back his sword, Xiao Shuxiang began to insert Yinng xiong into his Semestal Bracelet. He asked for an explanation from these two girls.
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