XIAO SHUXIANG'S

422 - Return to III

OH, BAAAM..!

"Young Master Lan..! Are You Hearing Me?! Please Open the Door..!"

Yi Wen clucked in annoyance, it had been more than six hours that he and his friends as well as the disciples of the Sky Pagoda Sect tried to break down the door of Lan Guan Zhi's room.

But in fact, whatever technique they used could not even make a scratch on the door or wall of the young man's room.

"Well.. Huh.. Goddamnit! The protector he used was very strong.. I was really made tired," Yi Wen tried to catch her breath, she turned her head towards her friends who had already given up.

Jing Mi and Hou Yong had fallen two hours ago, while Zhi Shu and Hai Feng had not yet gotten up from where they both hit the tree.

They had originally used all their might to destroy Lan Guan Zhi's room door, but what happened was that the strength of both of them was reflected off and attacked themselves.

The Crazy Beggar Boy was instead seen crouching while propping up his chin with both hands. His clothes were dirty and his hair looked messy.

There was no one from the Heaven Pagoda Sect disciples who looked clean at the moment. They were all full of dust and abrasions from trying to destroy Lan Guan Zhi's room.

"really weird.. I have never failed to destroy anything by wearing Profound Power before. But why is Lan'Er Gege's room door so hard to break? Maybe I haven't been serious about it?"

The Crazy Beggar Boy scratched his non-itchy cheek.

He knew Lan Guan Zhi was still a young cultivator and was not yet at the level that could make the greatest protector. So knowing his Lan'Er Gege room was hard to destroy, making the Mad Beggar Boy very curious.

"Since you were so serious, what were you thinking about?"

The Crazy Beggar Boy frowned when he heard the voice of a man who seemed to be close to him. He turned his head and was stunned when his face almost came into contact with Xiao Shuxiang's face.

!?

"You! What did you just do?!" The Mad Beggar Boy rubbed his chest, he exhaled and cursed Xiao Shuxiang who had suddenly come.

"I didn't do anything, but.. Were you just scared?" Xiao Shuxiang smiled, he liked the expression of the Mad Beggar Boy now.

"Damn it! Why do you have to be so close, do you want to make me die of a hanger, huh?!" Crazy Beggar Boy tried to catch his breath, really he couldn't be treated like this.

Xiao Shuxiang was instead seen putting on his innocent face, he even deliberately provoked the emotions of the Mad Beggar Boy.

"It's good that you can die, at least this place is free from deviant youth like you." Xiao Shuxiang started to stand up and ask what the Mad Beggar Boy and his friends were really doing here.

".. Are you guys rebelling against Lan Zhi?"

"It's not like that! It had been over six hours and Lan'Er Gege had not come out of his room. Lan Xiao told me that she was seriously injured, I already don't know what to do..!"

"Geez, Crazy Beggar Boy. Why do you have to panic? Aren't you strong? Why are you so weak! You dare to snap at me?!"

"You deserve it. Lan'Er Gege's in there and I don't know how she is right now. You're asking me to use all my power? Do you want this place destroyed?!"

The Mad Beggar Boy did not breathe while cursing at Xiao Shuxiang. He was currently afraid of something that was not happening to Lan Guan Zhi, but it seemed like the all-black-clothed young man he had picked up earlier did not feel anxious at all.

Xiao Shuxiang rubbed his head and then snorted, "If you care about Lan Zhi, then there is no need to hold back your strength. Only Lan Zhi you need to worry about, not the others."

Xiao Shuxiang picked up a small pebble and petted it for a moment. He flicked the pebble towards the door of Lan Guan Zhi's room and it exploded.

!!

A dazzling white light accompanied by wind gushing out from within Lan Guan Zhi's room made anyone including Xiao Shuxiang shocked.

It was not Xiao Shuxiang who caused that white light, all he did was blow up the door with the power he had.

Nyawm!

Lan Xiao ran in as the white light started to fade a little, Xiao Shuxiang and Yi Wen followed behind. The two circulated a glance while hailing Lan Guan Zhi.

"Young Master Lan?! Young Master Lan, where are you?!" Yi Wen could not see clearly, the wind inside this room was too strong.

"Lan Zhi?!" Xiao Shuxiang was also unable to see clearly, narrowing his eyes to find the young man who was his best friend.

?!

Someone began to be seen walking towards him. That figure was like a person who had just come out of a puff of light. Seeing the figure's increasingly clear face made Xiao Shuxiang and Yi Wen breathe a sigh of relief, Lan Guan Zhi turned out to be in a good state.

"Lan'Er Gege..!" The Mad Beggar Boy immediately ran over, he even deliberately pushed Xiao Shuxiang because the young man was blocking his way.

!!

Xiao Shuxiang was startled and did not have time to dodge. He bumped into Yi Wen and almost made the girl fall if her hands did not immediately move to hold her brother's body.

Yi Wen was also startled as he was suddenly hit by Xiao Shuxiang. Fortunately his hand spontaneously held on to the arms of his fellow students, but still his facial expression contained shock.

Both of Yi Wen's cheeks looked flushed.

"..."

It was not because the one who hit him was the young man he liked, nor his position that was extremely close to Xiao Shuxiang. But because one of his brothers hands touched one side of his chest even though he knew it was not intentional.

Xiao Shuxiang let go of Yi Wen as he felt his hand flutter, he had just touched something he should not have touched.

Yi Wen blinked, it was fortunate that his brother was good enough not to let go of him just like that. But Xiao Shuxiang's actions just now were enough to make him extremely shocked.

"..."

"..."

Between Yi Wen and Xiao Shuxiang not talking to each other, the two only looked at each other for a moment before turning their heads in the other direction.

"Brother Xiao, did you just touch 'it' Yi Wen?!" the exclamation from Jing Mi made Xiao Shuxiang barely choke on her own breath.

Xiao Shuxiang just wanted to assume the incident just now never happened, but Jing Mi instead reminded him and this made Hou Yong and Hai Feng join the scene.

"Brother Xiao, don't pretend you don't know. I saw it for myself very clearly. You touched Brother Wen..!"

"Yi Wen, Brother Xiao really did, right? Answer it honestly..!"

Hou Yong and Hai Feng continued to urge Xiao Shuxiang and Yi Wen to confess. The two even dared to swear to have seen the scene that only lasted that split second.

Xiao Shuxiang reprimanded his two friends. Hou Yong and Hai Feng were extremely shameless from bringing up the thing he wanted to forget.

Yi Wen glanced slightly at Xiao Shuxiang, he was waiting for an apology from the young man but instead his Brother Xiao seemed not to do so.

"Yi Wen, you take it easy. I will forget about it and promise not to bring up let alone remember the incident earlier. So don't worry,"

"Brother Xiao.. It's not. You just really touched it. I just wanted to.. Mm.. Saying that you don't have to take care of me too much. I meani.. You should have held me longer.."

Yi Wen's voice was slow, yet it was already able to be heard by Xiao Shuxiang and made him choke. The Alchemist Chef coughed and looked at him with a look of disbelief.

On the other hand, Lan Guan Zhi himself was jolted because suddenly the Mad Beggar Boy ran over and directly hugged him. He had not even gotten to know what was going on between his good friend and Yi Wen.

"Lan'Er Gege, you're freaking me out. Why did you have to lock yourself up and use a protective seal on your room? Didn't you see Lan Xiao worrying about you? Six more hours we tried to break into your room, but to no avail.. I'm so scared something happened to you, Lan'Er..!"

The Mad Beggar Boy so tightly hugged Lan Guan Zhi, he was like taking the opportunity to linger feeling the warmth of the forehead-clad young man's body while hoping that Xiao Shuxiang would not come and separate them.

"I.. Was fine.." Lan Guan Zhi patted the Crazy Beggar Boy softly on the back while thinking about what happened exactly.

Before, he was in a realm that had no idea what his name was and met three celestial spirits. He also met a spirit cultivator named Zhou Yuan and saw how the past of his good friend was. But now, he was in this place.

Lan Guan Zhi was very confident he was in that realm for a long period of time, likely around six months or so. But why did he hear from the Mad Beggar Boy that he locked himself away for six hours?

Lan Guan Zhi thought, is there a difference in time between the realms he encounters with the spirits and where he lives? But if you think about it well, it could happen.

"Lan'Er Gege!!" The Mad Beggar Boy was about to speak when a hand pulled the collar behind his shirt. He rebelled spoiled knowing that the figure that attracted him was Xiao Shuxiang.

"You're so shameless. Is it worth it that you hug Lan Zhi like that?! Realize, Crazy Beggar Boy! You man!"

"I just hugged her, why are you upset?! Aren't you worried about Lan'Er Gege? He's badly injured, Shuxiang!"

Lan Guan Zhi blinked, if these two young men met - they would definitely fight each other's mouths. Even though his condition is currently in good condition, it is much better than before.

Lan Guan Zhi's face was still the same, but the aura coming out of his body was enough to make Xiao Shuxiang feel that something was different from his good friend.

"Lan Zhi's.."

"I'm fine."

"You sure?"

"Mrs,"

Xiao Shuxiang breathed a sigh of relief, he pulled hard the Mad Beggar Boy until the young man's back hit the chest of his field.

"Lan Zhi, next time you don't do that again. You're making everyone worry about you, especially this crazy guy."

"Hey..! I'm your senior, can't you appreciate me a little?"

The Crazy Beggar Boy tried to release the whimper from Xiao Shuxiang's arm on his neck. Dear young man dressed all in black is even more tightening his suit.

"Ukh, Xiang.. Don't be so tight. You're gonna break my neck. Unleash it.. Untie me..! Please.."

"I'll let go, but no more acting shamefully towards Lan Zhi because she's mine. Understood?"

"Alright, alright. Now let go of me, "Crazy Beggar boy patted Xiao Shuxiang's arm flanking his neck.

He immediately breathed a lot as the Alchemist Chef let go of his flames. Truly, the Mad Beggar Boy felt almost fainted from Xiao Shuxiang.

To someone who was actually the greatest swordsman, the Crazy Beggar Boy was simply too much. If Lan Guan Zhi's authority could be a little contagious to him, it was likely that the Mad Beggar Boy would be a figure to admire.

Xiao Shuxiang pushed softly the Mad Beggar Boy, but the young man was thrown away as if Xiao Shuxiang's push towards him was extremely strong. Luckily he hit something soft from the top of Yi Wen's body.

?!

"Ouch! Why is it always me?!" Yi Wen attempted to release the Crazy Beggar Boy who hugged him by accident. He punched the young man on the back and cursed him.

".. You are deliberately hitting the right place, huh?! Do you think this doesn't hurt?! I feel like my chest almost exploded because of you, bitch! Stay away from me!"

"I also don't want to hit you, it was an accident! It's even better to smash into Brother Jing's muscular chest than yours! You're.." The Crazy Beggar Boy blinked when he realized Yi Wen's 'size' was bigger than most girls' 'size.

".. What are you actually eating? The 'itumu' section is too.. Ee.. Impressive." The Mad Beggar Boy rubbed his nape, the look on his face slightly turning pale. He could not believe this girl before him was capable of shouldering such a huge 'load.

"I ate the human spirit and the 'sword' soup of perverted men. Wh why? You want to be my meal?!" Yi Wen stared resentfully at the Crazy Beggar Boy, he walked over as he puffed his chest towards the young man who had spontaneously made the Mad Beggar Boy take a step back.

Xiao Shuxiang shook his head slowly as he watched the behavior of the two friends. He then set his sights on Lan Guan Zhi who was apparently being mobbed by several disciples of the Sky Pagoda Sect and his other companions.

They all looked worried about Lan Guan Zhi's condition to the point that Xiao Shuxiang felt like he had nowhere to say hello and inquired about his good friend's state.

"Young Master Xiao..? What the hell is going on here?" Hu Li had just come and was quite surprised to see many sect disciples in front of Lan Guan Zhi's room. He felt that Xiao Shuxiang must also exist and it turned out to be true.

"I don't really understand either, Hu Li. But it seems that now the situation here has returned to normal. Rather than that, have you found it?"

"Miss Ling is helping out in the kitchen and I just heard the news that your wedding date has been set, and it will be in the near future."

!!

Xiao Shuxiang gasped, he looked at Hu Li and seemed to be trying to confirm the words he had just heard. Really, he does not believe if he really has to tie the marriage relationship at his current age.

If you think about it, Xiao Shuxiang's actual age was more than enough to get married. But it was never thought, even in her mind there would be a marriage between her and Ling Qing Zhu.

He admitted, often looking for trouble and sometimes teasing the girl. He also said he would not refuse if his White Cat was willing to marry him.

But what made her feel surprised was that none of the 'Ling' family members had any objections to this marriage plan.

"Do you know exactly when the day they set?" Xiao Shuxiang asked again, this time he looked at Hu Li who was standing beside him.

"If I don't hear wrong, it's the second full moon."

!!

Xiao Shuxiang was shocked. Tonight is a full moon and it means the first full moon before her wedding. This was obviously very sudden and he could not believe it.

Lan Guan Zhi himself who was being mobbed by the disciples of the Sky Pagoda Sect and his companions was seen starting to circulate his gaze to look for someone.

It didn't take long until he saw the person who was none other than his good friend, Xiao Shuxiang.

Lan Guan Zhi just wanted to walk towards that Alchemist Chef, but his steps came to a halt when he knew his good friend was like he was being surprised by something.

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