XIAO SHUXIANG'S

421 - Zhou Yuan II

The figure that Lan Guan Zhi saw had a well-built body, smooth skin, clean face, long white hair, and was very authoritative.

He was a handsome figure, despite wearing a white ribbon that covered his eyes.

!?

Lan Guan Zhi slightly frowned as he vaguely recalled the face of this young man, "Elder.. Three?"

The figure in front of him was similar to the Third Patriarch of the Sky Sword Sect, Zhou Yan. However, he was the Patriarch who always wore a thick veil.

Zhou Yan was an elder who had long black hair and beautiful eyes with his plump eyelashes. He was the greatest and famous Alchemist in the Eastern Continent.

The figure with the ribbon covering his eyes was smiling faintly towards Lan Guan Zhi, "It seems I'm confusing you, Young Man.."

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Even the sound is similar.

Lan Guan Zhi slightly held his breath. If you want to think about it again, how could the figure in front of him be Zhou Yan. It is impossible to remember that nature is reserved for spirits.

"The right thought, Young man. This realm cannot be entered by any creature, even for spirits only those chosen by fate can come here. I might be one of the lucky ones. Did I just remind you of someone you know?"

Lan Guan Zhi blinked and slowly nodded slowly.

At first, he was shocked because the figure before him knew what he was thinking, but the shock only lasted a few moments before he spoke politely.

"You look similar to Elder Zhou Yan. Her.. Is my teacher."

"..."

The figure in front of Lan Guan Zhi did not say anything, but his hands moved to start opening the ribbon covering his eyes.

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A very stunning beauty when looking at the eyes of the figure dressed all white.

His eyes were black jade with a depth that brought one to see thousands of stars. It was a rare type of eye that was likely only this figure who had it.

"I can see it from you. He turned out to be an adult and even a patriarch of a sect." the figure again covered his eyes with a white colored ribbon.

He smiled as he realized that there was a sense of disappointment that the young man before him felt.

Lan Guan Zhi actually still wanted to see the uniqueness of the eyes of the figure standing before him. The black eyes with thousands of stars in them were amazing and full of mystery.

"This eye can see the past and the future, Young Master Lan. I just used it a little bit to see the face of my son by looking into your eyes, you also have such a close relationship with Xiao'Er."

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Somehow, but on one side Lan Guan Zhi felt the figure before him already knew a lot about him with just one eye. On the other hand, the speech of this figure sounded strange to him.

"Son..? You mean.." Lan Guan Zhi now understood.

The smile that the figure before him had also confirmed what he was thinking. This 38-year-old young man in front of him was the father of the Third Patriarch of the Sky Sword Sect.

"You can call me Senior Yuan. I was also quite close to Xiao'Er and was the only person who liked to slap and squeeze her butt."

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Lan Guan Zhi's hand twitched slightly, his gaze slightly lowered. He could feel the tip of his ear heating up even though his facial expression was still so calm.

The words he heard just now had proven that this figure saw his past that had deliberately slapped his good friend Xiao Shuxiang's butt.

Worst of all, there was a chance that this figure also saw a lot of Xiao Shuxiang's shameless mannerisms towards him as well.. His own actions always understood and participated in reciprocating the treatment he got from his good friend.

"Seniors.. I'm.."

"You don't have to be tense. Xiao'Er is a bad boy and has a brain that is not right. Knowing something could make him die lice makes me feel relieved, at least there's something I can rely on to keep him."

This talking figure was none other than the spirit from Immortal Zhou Yuan. He was a cultivator who had fought all-out with Xiao Shuxiang first.

"It has been more than a hundred years since that great war. I saw Xiao'Er have a nice life with you and her other friends. He has changed a lot.."

Lan Guan Zhi looked at the walking Zhou Yuan and then sat cross-legged beside him. He could smell the gentle and slightly sweet scent of this long white-haired youth.

".. Body building for you takes a long time. So while you wait, let's get to know each other."

Lan Guan Zhi did not understand Zhou Yuan's intentions. Should he concentrate and try to endure the pain when the process of forming his new body, this is not like waiting for a friend who goes to buy tenthulu.

"Senior, I guess.."

"I met Xiao'Er when she was seriously injured. It was on my way to the big city.." Zhou Yuan did not listen to Lan Guan Zhi at all.

He knew what this young man was thinking, yet he convinced himself that the formation of a body by a celestial heirloom spirit did not require any concentration.

Zhou Yuan showed a flashback as he saved Xiao Shuxiang. At that time he did not know that the person he saved was a cultivator from the Black Stream.

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Lan Guan Zhi was surprised to see the condition of his good friend. It was obvious that Xiao Shuxiang was being fought over by some beasts because his clothes were full of blood and blood on his chest, back, legs and arms.

".. When you noticed, Xiao'Er was barely able to survive under such conditions, let alone the weapon that left him injured contained poison. But he did have a high spirit of life, at that time I was also surprised because he could still talk."

Lan Guan Zhi just suddenly spewed blood, he felt heat inside his stomach. It felt like there was an animal moving and spitting fire within his body at this moment.

"Your waiting is being shaped right now, you won't feel any pain holding my hand." Zhou Yuan held onto Lan Guan Zhi's hand and made the young man's condition slowly improve.

"You've always protected Xiao Shuxiang like this, haven't you? I did the same thing. You could say we're both similar in that we're always keeping wild wolves,"

"My friend.. He's not an animal, Senior."

Zhou Yuan laughed lightly, the young man whose hand he was holding looked displeased when he called Xiao Shuxiang a wolf.

He then again showed another picture of his life with the Destroying Star, Xiao Shuxiang.

In this realm, the time required for the formation of a new body for Lan Guan Zhi was around six months or so.

Lan Guan Zhi could see the difference between Xiao Shuxiang's former life and his current one. It could be said, his best friend's hands were never clean of blood.

"... Why does Senior always forgive his mistakes? He massacred the entire Senior teacher and brother-in-law, "Lan Guan Zhi found this strange.

The picture he saw showed how Zhou Yuan did not hold any grudges against Xiao Shuxiang, instead sympathizing with his good friend.

"..." - ".Zhou Yuan exhaled and began to tighten his hand slightly. Lan Guan Zhi who noticed it immediately turned his head.

"Actually, it's not easy to forgive someone who killed your family. I also hate Xiao Shuxiang. But you know, at first I didn't know that he was the one behind my sect's massacre. I thought he was just a wounded and lost warrior."

"So, how does Senior feel when he knows everything? I see Senior doesn't hate him,"

"Mn, maybe because the truth was revealed when Xiao'Er and I had done a lot together. Even though he is from the Flow that is not in line with me, Xiao'Er is an honest child. You could say, he's the only honest cultivator I've ever met."

No honest person can be a criminal. That was something Zhou Yuan believed in. Even according to him, even the famous White Flow cultivators were holy once - once lying.

"Xiao Shuxiang was the most strange and also interesting person. He was always happy to kill and skin humans alive, but never regretted his actions. When I asked her why, she said nothing and she did it for fun. Many condemned his inappropriate actions.."

Zhou Yuan now showed the picture when he and Xiao Shuxiang were fishing at night. Lan Guan Zhi watched every detail he displayed carefully.

".. You watch his face and smile, be seen at a glance or look at it very long-Xiao'Er like a child without sin. He was so friendly with his dazzling smile. Contrasted upside down when he held the sword and pulled out the internal organs of a human,"

"..." - ".Lan Guan Zhi did not say anything and focused on looking at his good friend's face. He also could not believe that indeed his friend did not look like someone who was in the Black Stream region.

Xiao Shuxiang's all-dark clothes and appearance did not feature a figure that was a spreader of fear and death.

"He.. Charming,"

Lan Guan Zhi could not take his eyes off. This was the first time she had seen her best friend not acting strange and childish.

"Mn, but Xiao'Er rarely acted shameless when she was with me, unlike when she was with you. Moreover, what I saw earlier, Xiao'Er once said she wanted to elope with you."

"Senior, it's just a joke."

"But Xiao'Er never lies, not even for mere jokes."

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Lan Guan Zhi did not know what to say. He stared in disbelief at Zhou Yuan as he slightly understood the intent of this long white-haired young man.

Indeed, if the speech of the spirit beside him is true - then his good friend does have a deviant behavior.

"I.. Will slash his neck if he dares to ask me to elope again." Lan Guan Zhi tried to convince Zhou Yuan even though his facial expression remained flat.

"If I were you.. I will accept it and go to a place where we can live together. A place where there are no rules and we are free in the tussle of the cultivator world's problems."

"Senior, are you sure of that remark?" Lan Guan Zhi started to be uncomfortable being held by Zhou Yuan.

He was actually impolite when he said this, but he felt that Zhou Yuan had a slightly similar nature to the Mad Beggar Boy.

"You have nothing to fear, young man. Binding marriage relationships with fellow men is not opposed by anyone when no one knows. After all, if given a little grooming-Xiao'Er can be a competitor to real girls."

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"Seniors.." Lan Guan Zhi had not expected to hear such a remark from Zhou Yuan's sesuci. He must have heard wrong.

Zhou Yuan laughed, though he did not see Lan Guan Zhi's face - but he was sure the young man beside him was surprised by what he had just said.

"Ha ha ha.. No need to respond that seriously. I'm just saying what I think, not asking you to actually do it."

"Senior.." Lan Guan Zhi's ear tips were hot, she was like she had just been played with by this white-haired youth.

Zhou Yuan smiled and began to speak seriously, "I once swore to myself to avenge the destruction of my sect. But while spending a lot of time with Xiao'Er, the grudge slowly faded. Well yeah.. This may be because my heart is not yet firm enough to bear a grudge."

"I guess.. Senior is too good,"

"really? Then what about you? Would you take revenge on him if he killed someone you loved, or slaughtered all your brothers and sisters?"

"I.. Don't know. I might be angry, but not sure I can hate her, let alone take revenge on her.."

Lan Guan Zhi's gaze slightly bowed, he exhaled and then said that he considered Xiao Shuxiang as a responsibility he should always protect.

He did not know why, it was just that deep in his heart he wanted to continue to look after Xiao Shuxiang and guide his friend so as not to drown in the darkness.

"My initial meeting with him.. It's never good. He's a noisy kid, not polite, and likes to make trouble. He worries when he's left alone.."

Lan Guan Zhi did not want to imagine what chaos could be caused if he had never been friends with Xiao Shuxiang.

"You love him too much, but.. Xiao'Er cannot be left alone. I did it once and it didn't take long until a village was filled with the aura of death because of him."

"..."

Lan Guan Zhi did not say anything. He simply directed his gaze to look at the picture Zhou Yuan had shown him. Now, his good friend was in the Sky Sword Sect.

"You must continue with Xiao'Er. No matter what happens, you have to be with him. He is the greatest power that can protect and destroy this world. If darkness first drew him, then not only the Eastern Continent, but all places would be in chaos."

Zhou Yuan said that the current Xiao Shuxiang was much stronger. If darkness came upon that Alchemist Chef, then even all the cultivators and warriors in the four continents joined even though-Xiao Shuxiang would be extremely difficult to defeat.

"Don't let the enemy first pull Xiao'Er to their side. If that happens, you'll never recognize her again. He could not care about every relationship he ever had. Xiao Shuxiang's heart.. It's the darkest heart ever."

Lan Guan Zhi nodded, the young man beside him was not joking let alone toying with him. Zhou Yuan's hand holding him tight enough was like he was putting hope on him.

"I can't promise to always be with Shuxiang, but I'll never leave her."

Zhou Yuan smiled, he gave Lan Guan Zhi something that made the young man's hand warm up. He hopes that what he gives can help a little.

The warmth that Lan Guan Zhi felt spread from hand to body.

Slowly, his eyes felt heavy to stay awake. He closed his eyes and it didn't take long until he felt nothing.

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