XIAO SHUXIANG'S

411 - Ling Qing Zhu VII

Xiao Shuxiang's frown slightly shriveled as he opened his eyes. It was still uncomfortable on the back of his right shoulder. Although he admitted, the agonizing pain in the beginning was no longer there.

Faintly, he could hear the voices of his friends. Xiao Shuxiang's eyesight began to clear, he could see the face of Yi Wen, the beautiful girl with hair along her neck and also Jing Mi.

"Brother Xiao! You don't wake up yet" Yi Wen stopped Xiao Shuxiang from trying to get up. He said that it was best for Xiao Shuxiang to lie down and rest.

Nyawn~

Lan Xiao was glad that her mother woke up, she rubbed her head on Xiao Shuxiang's hand while making a snoring sound.

"Brother, how are you feeling? What's it like still hurting?" Jing Mi was worried, for the first time she saw Xiao Shuxiang as uninspired.

"Mrs.. As you can see, Brother Jing.." Xiao Shuxiang's voice sounded weak, he was still so exhausted.".. I'm still alive.. Very bad, isn't it?"

Xiao Shuxiang smiled slightly, at first he thought he was dead. It's a pity that God has not pitied him.

"Brother Xiao, don't you talk that way.. You don't know how scared we are of losing you.." Zhi Shu shed tears, she couldn't hold back her harbour.

He grabbed Xiao Shuxiang's hand held by Yi Wen and then grasped it while gently kissing her.

Xiao Shuxiang tried to get up, he grimaced a little while being helped by Hu Li. He rubbed Zhi Shu's head slowly and asked the girl not to cry.

".. I'm not that good for you to cry. Save your tears on the truly deserving, Zhi Shu.."

Xiao Shuxiang's slow and weak voice made the beautiful girl in front of him sob. He flinched while without any prior warning, Zhi Shu leaned his head against his chest that was fielded.

"Brother Xiao, I am so afraid of losing you..! You're everything to me.." Zhi Shu was like drowning his head and face on Xiao Shuxiang's chest.

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Zhi Shu's actions actually shocked his friends including Yi Wen. He got an unusual look from the short-haired girl.

Although it was a little sore, but Xiao Shuxiang did not refuse the embrace of a beautiful girl. He even gently rubbed Zhi Shu's head and was like calming his brother down.

"I didn't know you liked me that much.. Please don't cry. Your beauty will diminish.."

Xiao Shuxiang gently rubbed the flowing water on Zhi Shu's cheeks. He kissed the girl's head and thanked her.

Yi Wen blinked as he watched the spontaneous actions of his Brother Xiao. He then reprimanded Zhi Shu and asked the girl to stop hugging the young man who had long been his target. Zhi Shu should have given himself some space as well.

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Xiao Shuxiang grimaced as Yi Wen hugged him. This short-haired girl was like she was too affectionate towards him to the point that her embrace was so tight and a little stifling.

"Yi Wen's.. What are you actually eating..? You've grown up from the last time I noticed,"

Xiao Shuxiang's intent referred to the growth of Yi Wen's upper body. He felt the 'hill' of this girl was getting more fertile.

"Brother Xiao.." Yi Wen loosened his embrace and looked gently at the handsome young man in front of him. His hand then stretched out to gently rub the cheek of his brother.

".. You know I like you a lot. So you can't get hurt, I really can't afford to see you like this. You are my future.."

Xiao Shuxiang touched the hand of Yi Wen that was on his cheek, he smiled and then gently nudged the forehead of the beautiful girl in front of him.

"You and Zhi Shu are the same, you two are worried about the wrong person.. I don't have that kind of liking for you or Zhi Shu. You're my brothers,"

The Mad Beggar Boy noticed how the people he knew were so considerate of Xiao Shuxiang. He felt that the young man who was always fighting with him had good friends.

Throughout the day, the conversation between Xiao Shuxiang and his friends continued. He slowly forgot the pain in his body and started to look a little different compared to before.

The look on Xiao Shuxiang's face seemed to have the spirit of life again, although sometimes pain approached him.

The news that he had just regained consciousness when Zhi Shu and Yi Wen left the room and intended to make him some food.

Yang Shu and Yang Hao heard this immediately rushed towards the room where Xiao Shuxiang and his friends were.

Hu Li inwardly looked so grateful. His Young Master was very lucky to have people who loved him so much.

Xiao Shuxiang himself also saw it. How clear looks of worry on the face of his grandfather's old, eyes full of love from his mother and father, and the novelty that can be seen from the faces of his friends.

Honestly, he likes to have good friends and cares about him. However, the memory of Lumiere's words suddenly flashed in his head.

Whether it was tomorrow, three days, a week, a month, or a year from now - there was definitely a time when he would no longer see these faces.

His friends know that he is the Destroying Star, but they do not yet know his identity which is a creature from The Fallen Angel World.

It was impossible for the creatures of that world to be accepted by humans. Xiao Shuxiang did not want to think too much about it, but he also could not just ignore it.

"Mn? Where is Lan Zhi?" Xiao Shuxiang had just realized that Lan Guan Zhi was not among his friends. He wondered where his best friend had gone.

Yi Wen and Zhi Shu frowned slightly as their Brother Xiao instead looked for Lan Guan Zhi. Though they were the ones who had always been guarding Xiao Shuxiang, while the cultivator from the Sky Sword Sect had never once revealed his nostrils.

"Tsk, that sucks. It is actually as important as what Young Master Lan is to you, Brother Xiao. We're always there for you, but you seem to care more about him. I felt like we were nobody to you.. You're so outrageous,"

Yi Wen puffed his cheeks, he and Zhi Shu looked sulky and needed to be persuaded. It was a pity that Xiao Shuxiang, who was conscious, did not want to do so.

The whining of these two beautiful girls had absolutely no effect on him. He even liked to see the pouting faces of Yi Wen and Zhi Shu.

He admitted that his body was still very weak and a little pain, this was because the Bone Penetrating Nail was still stuck in his body. But the presence of his friends and family who always invite him to talk pretty much kills his boredom, especially with the presence of Siu Yixin who has the most unique style of speech among them.

Xiao Shuxiang had just been left alone in the room while he was asleep. Actually, Yi Wen, Zhi Shu, Ling Ya Bing, Lan Xiao, and Hu Li wanted to accompany him. However they were detained by Xiao WeiWei.

The beautiful woman wanted her son to rest in peace. If his son's friends stay in this room, it is certain that his favorite son will not sleep.

To make matters worse, the likes of Jing Mi, Hou Yong, Siu Yixin, and the Crazy Beggar Boy would also join in. When these young men gathered, their conversation never ended.

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Xiao Shuxiang had already exhaled three times. The look in his eyes continued to point at the ceiling of his room, he was clearly unable to sleep.

The surroundings were so quiet, he was the only one in this room. All of his friends were gently expelled by Xiao WeiWei and he was left to rest just like that.

"Heah.. Hu Li was not even here." the fourth sigh from Xiao Shuxiang.

Previously, this room was crowded and noisy, but now it was so quiet. He's totally alone.

?!

Xiao Shuxiang flinched when he heard the sound of the door being shifted. He slowly woke up, even though he was grimacing a little.

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"Gee.. Unusual visit, what is this..?" xiao Shuxiang's lips were drawn into a smile, a smile that seemed mischievous.

He behaved so because the one who had just shifted the door and entered into his room was a white-haired, thin-veiled girl, and none other than Ling Qing Zhu.

"I'm so pounding got a night visit by a girl. Who did you come with, White Cat? It seems you're alone.." Xiao Shuxiang kept smiling, he did not see anyone behind Ling Qing Zhu. It was obvious that his White Cat had come alone.

".. It's so unexpected, I can't believe you took the initiative first.."

"Mrs. It looks like you've recovered." Ling Qing Zhu's voice sounded emotionless, impressed so flat. He with his calm face walked towards the wooden cabinet that was in one corner of the room.

Hearing his Guardian Patron's chatty as usual, made Ling Qing Zhu feel that this young man had already improved.

"White Cat.. I'm still sick. You don't want to come over here and check on my condition..?"

Ling Qing Zhu opened the ancient carved wardrobe in front of him and took out some clothes in it, "I've seen it. You look good,"

Xiao Shuxiang shook his head slowly, his spirit seemed to disappear. "I think you're such a bitch. Is this how you treat me? Your husband-to-be?"

Ling Qing Zhu closed the wooden cabinet in front of him and then turned around with an eye toward Xiao Shuxiang. Although covered in a thin veil, her beautiful face is still clearly visible.

"Mn, I'll leave my room to you. This is how I treat you.. Prospective Husband."

Xiao Shuxiang blinked, Ling Qing Zhu retorted his words as if feeling nothing at all. This White Cat was indeed completely different from other girls in general.

"Over my life.. She is the most impressive girl. Somehow, she looks annoying and sweet at the same time.. Haaah.. I think I have a unique taste,"

Xiao Shuxiang watched Ling Qing Zhu who was walking towards the door. The girl uttered 'good night' without turning towards him. If at this time he could move freely, maybe he had already thrown a pillow towards his White Cat.

Xiao Shuxiang lay back down. He had just noticed the contents of this room and it was true - this place was not his usual room.

Painting red wisteria trees, cabinets, furniture, mattress floors and blankets that he wears has a fragrance as soft as flowers. Increasingly, the soothing scent of night grass began to be felt and a distinctive scent that made Xiao Shuxiang almost jump out of his bed.

The tip of his ear reddened, Xiao Shuxiang blinked a few times as he only realized his mistake just now.

He shouldn't have acted disrespectfully by kissing a girl's blanket. Although he admitted that he was not a good person, but his behavior just now was the same as tarnishing his honor as a bachelor.

Xiao Shuxiang chose to close his eyes and did not want to imagine how he would be stoned by his Calon Brother-in-law as well as the Grand Elder of the Sky Pagoda Sect if they knew of this.

On the other hand, precisely outside Xiao Shuxiang-Ling's room Qing Zhu was still standing in front of the closed door hugging her clothes that she had taken earlier.

His face and eyes were still so calm, yet his hands were slightly trembling. He was actually very nervous when he went inside, even though it was basically his own room.

Blame the room that was quite adjacent to the Blood Pool Cleansing room, and blame the Grand Elder of the Sky Pagoda Sect who suggested his room be used as the resting place of his Guardian.

Now, he had to exchange rooms with his Guardian Guard and give up his beloved floor mattress occupied by the enchanting young man.

Ling Qing Zhu exhaled softly. He was indeed relieved as Xiao Shuxiang looked improved, although he was a little disappointed that he was not present when the young man regained consciousness.

Ling Qing Zhu started to step away. Although very faint, but it appears a reddish tinge on his cheeks. He had previously gathered a lot of courage in order to enter his own room.

No one knew of this, but behind her calm face and eyes - Ling Qing Zhu could also be ashamed like the other girls.

He was unwilling to show it to anyone including Xiao Shuxiang. If his Guardian knew, then it was likely that the young man would taunt him and say many shameless things.

Xiao Shuxiang was like that.

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