XIAO SHUXIANG'S

415 - Recognition IV [Revised]

For Xiao Shuxiang, his time with Ling Qing Zhu-his atmosphere had completely changed.

There is something that makes moments like this different than when he was with his other friends. It was even very different when he was just the two of them with Lan Guan Zhi.

Ling Qing Zhu also felt the same way. He was awkward when he was with Lan Guan Zhi, but even more awkward when he was with his Guardian Protector. Especially now, the way this young man held his hand and that dazzling gaze of shady eyes was too deadly for him.

In his heart, he exhaled and tried to remain calm and try to control his heart which was not bad since when the beat.

"What do you want to talk about?" ling Qing Zhu's voice was flat and cold, but when a young man like Lan Guan Zhi who heard it-then the person would know that at this moment Ling Qing Zhu's voice sounded nervous.

"Don't look at me that way. Tell me if there's anything you want to talk about," Ling Qing Zhu uncomfortably continued to be stared at by the young man in front of him.

"......."

Xiao Shuxiang was indeed just staring at his White Cat without saying anything. He seemed to just look at the beauty of God's creature in front of him.

"Have you never loved anyone?" Xiao Shuxiang finally spoke.

"Mn?" Ling Qing Zhu replied.

"I'm being serious, White Cat."

"Me too,"

Xiao Shuxiang, "Don't answer me with a short mutter because I'm not thinking of guessing the meaning of the mutter. I told you once that if you like someone, I will help you escape the ancient traditions of your clan. So let me repeat. Is there no one you like?"

"I don't know.." Ling Qing Zhu's gaze slightly descended, "... So far... Maybe just one,"

Xiao Shuxiang flinched, "So there is? Who's she?" his eyes look enthusiastic.

Ling Qing Zhu was silent for a moment while looking at the young man in front of him. He began to answer questions just now, his eyes filled with firmness.

"You."

Xiao Shuxiang was not surprised, he instead exhaled and then shook his head. "Are you stupid? Didn't I tell you to tell me who you like? If you honestly say it, I promise I'll help you."

The marriage between her and Ling Qing Zhu was already certain with the arrival of Yang Shu as well as her two parents in the sect.

Yet Xiao Shuxiang did not want to get married if his White Cat did so by force, let alone force by clan tradition. He strongly disagreed with it.

"You don't need to be afraid of choosing your destiny, White Cat. I will kill your opponents myself. You just have to be honest with me, and don't think about anything else. I'll handle the rest,"

"........"

Ling Qing Zhu knew the meaning of Xiao Shuxiang's words. The warm grasp of his Guardian Protector became proof that this young man supported him. However it seemed, it was Xiao Shuxiang who did not understand the intent of his words.

He tried to take a slow breath and seemed to gather energy to talk. His gaze began to be directed at the young man before him, he put on a flat face, but still authoritative.

"I don't like my clan's traditions, but they're not forced people. They keep giving me choices and I've made my own."

"What's your decision is you accept this marriage? Marry me?" Xiao Shuxiang asked with a serious facial expression.

Ling Qing Zhu nodded slowly in response to Xiao Shuxiang's question. He could see his Guardian Guard frowning.

"You sure? Have you never taken revenge on me? I'm the one who killed your uncle, and you yourself witnessed it firsthand..." Xiao Shuxiang smiled as he shook his head slowly, "... I can't believe you don't hate me at all,"

"I'm..."

Honestly, Ling Qing Zhu clearly felt sadness as his uncle was killed, right in front of him. He hated Xiao Shuxiang back then. As he knew, the young man was a monster. At the same time, he was afraid of her.

It's just that, over time the walk-youth who he considers monsters have personalities that are far from his expectations.

Ling Qing Zhu initially thought, Xiao Shuxiang is a cultivator who is always serious in every way, ruthless, callous, cold and has the same personality as the talented cultivators he often meets.

However, it was very unexpected when he saw the nature of Xiao Shuxiang that was far from his expectations. This young man looks friendly, very friendly, even to the point of being able to perform shameless actions that make others misunderstand.

"......."

The unique personality of Xiao Shuxiang made him more attractive and dazzling. Ling Qing Zhu sometimes thought of his Guardian Guardians like an ancient book that was always full of surprises on every page.

At the moment when he thought he understood this young man, at that very moment he felt he had not understood him. His Guardian is not that simple.

"White Cat.. Why are you quiet?"

"I.. Don't know.." pause a little before Ling Qing Zhu again makes a sound, ".. I don't know if I ever hated you. I'm just sad to see my uncle..."

Xiao Shuxiang could feel the hand of the girl he was holding trembling slightly. He knew Ling Qing Zhu was recalling the past, and it also appeared that the girl was trying not to look frightened.

"........"

Ling Qing Zhu did not say anything, he simply looked at the young man in front of him and tried to look for something at the depths of those clear eyes.

"........"

Xiao Shuxiang's face did look concerned, but he actually felt nothing at all.

"You know.." Xiao Shuxiang's voice was slightly low, "... All my life, I've never once regretted murder, let alone apologized."

Xiao Shuxiang tightened his handrails. His voice now sounded firm. "... You should know, White Cat. To be able to live in this cruel world - the guilt-ridden regret is not necessary. I can see, you have that feeling."

No one enjoyed life more than Xiao Shuxiang. He may often complain and grieve his destiny, but it only lasts a few moments before he returns to living life as usual.

"... So far, I have seen many people who live their lives with regret. They were strong and unrivalled, yet the depths of their eyes hid a guilt-ridden burden. They have a good life with many people around them, but their hearts feel empty and they don't really live,"

The awkwardness that previously existed slowly faded away. Xiao Shuxiang also started to feel like he was talking to a friend and a child who was learning something from him.

He nodded and confirmed Ling Qing Zhu's words. At the beginning of their meeting, there was indeed only a slight impression left behind. And then, there was at the time of that horrible incident.

Xiao Shuxiang, "You don't get angry, but be honest. The first time I saw you, you were such a pathetic girl. You look like Lan Zhi when she was little. However, he was luckier to have met me,"

Xiao Shuxiang also said that the atmosphere of the strict Sky Sword Sect was worth juxtaposing with the burial ground. It was fortunate that he had come at the right time and made quite a commotion.

"... Living in a circle of rules is not fun. Me alone, who used to live in the sect-it only took a day to be able to give you an explanation that the atmosphere of the sect was stifling."

The most exciting thing about life is when you don't know what's going to happen tomorrow. So, if you live with a schedule that is planned every day - it will feel very boring.

Xiao Shuxiang did not like it. He does not like to be confined to rules, he prefers freedom over anything in the world. Something that is his deepest desire.

"I.. He used to argue with a friend about 'Peace'. He argued that it could be created if the creatures of this world, could understand each other. But for me, peace can be realized-if neither cultivators nor warriors exist in this world."

Xiao Shuxiang exhaled and then smiled, he said his debate at that time caused a stir to give birth to endless war. Yet now, he seemed to know--that peace could never be realized.

"... All I know is that one must understand oneself before trying to understand others. Living with burdens and regrets does not create peace.."

Either Xiao Shuxiang was aware of it or not, but he was currently rubbing Ling Qing Zhu's palm on his cheek. He spoke again as if unaware that his White Cat was currently giving him a hard-to-understand look.

"... I'm really stupid. I've been looking for the meaning of 'peace' for a long time, but I actually had it first,"

Life without feeling any burden was the peace that Xiao Shuxiang had long since obtained. He just realized it.

"I like to kill," Xiao Shuxiang's eyes closed for a moment as he said that. He made Ling Qing Zhu look at him seriously.

"... It feels so good when the opponent's body is separated with my own hands. My heart was always pounding passionately when it broke an opponent's bone and pulled him out. It feels unbearable.."

Xiao Shuxiang exhaled and then smiled, "... And you know what's the most fun, White Cat. Having done.. Compared to guilt, my heart felt like it had just been cleansed. L'm.. It's really the worst creature, isn't it?"

"........"

Ling Qing Zhu did not say anything. He just stared at his Guardian Guard in silence. I don't know why, but the last words from Xiao Shuxiang sounded pitiful to him.

"You will never be happy living with me, a person who only cares about himself. That's why I gave you the choice to determine your own destiny,"

Ling Qing Zhu knew his Guardian Guardians speech was very serious. The young man before him did not want himself to choose wrongly. Look at those eyes.. Like giving her faith.

"Shuxiang's.."

?!

Xiao Shuxiang flinched as Ling Qing Zhu rubbed his cheeks softly. He looked at the thin veiled beautiful girl before him.

"... You just cared about me."

"Hmh, that's not true. I-"

"Let's get this relationship first."

!!

Xiao Shuxiang was surprised, he must have heard wrongly. He was not that innocent young man who had been born yesterday, he actually knew the intent of Ling Qing Zhu's words.

"White Cat.."

"This marriage debate will not last. I'm sure the time is very long. So during that time period.. You and me.. Let's get to know each other better,"

!!

Not three words, not even one sentence. Ling Qing Zhu actually spoke to him, and this was definitely not a dream. Moreover, this girl had instead given him a solution that he had never expected.

"Wait first. You mean, you want to ask me out on a date?" Xiao Shuxiang let go of his handrails and stared in disbelief at his White Cat.

"Mn, what do you call it." Ling Qing Zhu felt it was time to leave, he had been here too long.

".. I'll call you later. You take a break and don't ask me anything, let alone see me."

Ling Qing Zhu patted Xiao Shuxiang's right arm softly and began to stand up. He walked towards the door and left his Guardian Guardian who seemed as if he had not yet realized from disbelief.

"........"

Xiao Shuxiang blinked, he then turned his head towards the door Ling Qing Zhu had just closed. The white cat is gone and no longer visible.

"That girl.. Sometimes I feel like he likes me. But at the same time, he looked ordinary. There was no timidness and his tone at all, she was different from the other girls.."

Xiao Shuxiang stroked a bit of her hair. His gaze then led to the place where the Bone Penetrating Nail that Lan Guan Zhi had previously thrown was.

The heirloom now looked like rusty scrap metal, appearing reddish-black due to the blood from Xiao Shuxiang.

He picked up the weapon and then watched it closely while returning to his floor mattress.

"........"

Xiao Shuxiang weighed the heirloom in his hand and then flowed the Qi on the weapon which within seconds resulted in the Bone Penetrating Nail becoming ashes.

"This weapon was not made in the Human World. The kid must be trying so hard to get him out.." Xiao Shuxiang thought of his good friend, he felt worried about the state of his friend.

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