XIAO SHUXIANG'S

431 - Proximity II [Revised]

Xiao Shuxiang took out the entire jar of Arak Son Linglung that he had. He made Wu Yu smile happily to the point of jumping around in excitement.

"Xiang'Er, you're the best nephew...! Your uncle will come to your wedding later. I'll take all my people,"

"No Uncle, you better not..." Xiao Shuxiang did not allow, "... I'm here to introduce you to the White Cat, and to tell you that I'm getting married soon. You can't go to the Human World,"

Lui Me Tian flinched, "I've thought of a plan on the dress I will wear to your wedding later, but you're actually not allowing anyone from the Demon World to attend the wedding? Heh. Xiao'Er, what the fuck? You came here by invitation, why not let us come to your wedding?"

"Sorry, Auntie. But I really can't. The Human World already has its own threats, I don't want to risk asking you to attend my wedding. After all, Uncle Xi Fan had not woken up from his hibernation yet. Somebody has to look after this place, right?"

The Human World was very different from the Demon World and Xiao Shuxiang could testify that the world he lived in was much better than this old house.

Lui Me Tian and Wu Yu were Demonic Beasts who had never seen the Human World. If these two beings come and witness what life is like in their world, then it does not rule out the possibility that they will become greedy.

Xiao Shuxiang did not want to imagine what tragedy could happen. He immediately entered into his Transferring Mirror after comprehending his circumstances to Lui Me Tian and Wu Yu.

Ling Qing Zhu followed his Guardian Guardians from behind. She was actually quite astonished since Xiao Shuxiang did not let Wu Yu and Lui Me Tian come to their wedding.

"......"

Merely, Ling Qing Zhu did not say anything as it was certain that Xiao Shuxiang had a reason for every action he took.

Lui Me Tian looked sullen, he just wanted to talk but his nephew had already entered into the mirror followed by Ling Qing Zhu. He then exhaled and then clucked in annoyance.

"Xiao'Er is a habit. What does he think of me?! Am I not his family too?!"

Wu Yu scratched his head as Lui Me Tian began to bring up things and cursed indistinctly. He then rubbed his nape because his adoptive nephew instead left himself to hear the nagging of this woman.

"Sister... I know you're upset, but who cares about attending Xiang'Er's wedding. For me, as long as she leaves this precious wine for me-want she won't allow me to go to her wedding anyway, I won't matter either."

Lui Me Tian looked at Wu Yu who started to take one jar of Arak Anak Linglung and enjoyed the holy drink in style. He bit his lower lip and seemed to refrain from kicking the butt of this ape Demonic Beast.

"Even at a time like this, you can still say his name. That brat looks more respectful and affectionate towards you than I do, whereas all this time he's been living with me. Isn't this outrageous?!"

Lui Me Tian started again. He made Wu Yu shake his head and take a deep breath. His forehead shriveled because the taste of wine he drank was slightly different from the wine that Xiao Shuxiang had given him.

Wu Yu again enjoyed the wine and the longer he became convinced that his nephew had three kinds of wine. It was just that he had forgotten the name of that most outstanding Xiao Shuxiang wine.

"Yes already... It's also very remarkable... It's really amazing...!"

"Wu Yu's...! Did you hear me?!" Lui Me Tian had been sorely talking ever since, yet it seemed like this man had not really noticed him.

!!

Lui Me Tian flinched as Wu Yu instead smiled foolishly at him, the man immediately darted away after taking out seven wine jars to make him surprised instead of playing.

"Old Ape Base...! Back Here...!"

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Xiao Shuxiang and Ling Qing Zhu arrived at a passageway that was in the Big Dipper Star market. The moving mirror behind them slowly faded away and then disappeared.

Previously they took a walk when it was still dark and now the sun seems to shine hot. Although a day has passed, in fact this market is still crowded.

"White cat, what do you think of my uncle and foster aunt?"

Xiao Shuxiang started to open the conversation. He was very sure, if it was not him who first started his conversation-walking with this girl would feel like a funeral.

"They look good."

"My mom didn't take you to some weird place, did she?"

"Mh... Aunties... He said there was a human farm there. They make humans food. L'm... A little uncomfortable,"

"You seen him?"

"......"

Ling Qing Zhu shook his head, Lui Me Tian did not take her to look at the ranch. He was sure the place would not look good.

Xiao Shuxiang watched the several traders in this market while rubbing his stomach. If you recall, back in the Forbidden Valley Region-he ate too many Demonic Beasts.

Ling Qing Zhu noticed the pale look on his Guardian Guardian face, let alone the hand of this young man trembling. Xiao Shuxiang was like worried about something.

"You why?" Ling Qing Zhu was still acting calm, even his tone did not change at all, remaining cold and flat.

"White cat, aren't you hungry?" Xiao Shuxiang looked at the girl beside him and said, "The food that is in Aunt Lui's residence is not very good, it is likely that your stomach will hurt if it is not immediately stuffed with other foods,"

"I... I want my sword more. Give it to me," Ling Qing Zhu looked coldly at his Guardian Guard and asked for his sword back.

"Sword?" Xiao Shuxiang blinked and began to set his gaze upwards, he was like avoiding the gaze of his White Cat eyes.

"My sword." Ling Qing Zhu pressed down on the word he said. If he knew how to curse, he had already done so.

"White cat, I'm hungry... Let's find some food first," Xiao Shuxiang rubbed his stomach and then walked away, he left Ling Qing Zhu who had not expected to hear his words.

"Shuxiang, please,"

Ling Qing Zhu caught up with his Guardian Protector, he was seen clenching his hands and continuing to give Xiao Shuxiang a dislike look. This young man was very shameless because he had not yet returned his heirloom weapon.

"Shuxiang, are you this poor until my sword doesn't want you to return it?"

Ling Qing Zhu could not hold it in anymore. Really, he did not believe he could talk all this time to his Guardian.

Xiao Shuxiang snorted softly as he continued walking, "Little Girl... Your future husband is a gold mine, you're gonna marry someone very rich, I just don't want to show off."

"So when did you give me my sword back?"

"Well...! Looks like it's a nice tavern, let's go over there...!"

!!

Ling Qing Zhu looked at the back of his Guardian Guard who had been so far away had even entered a large building. He exhaled and was absolutely sure the young man did not want to return his sword.

"The young... Sassy and charming."

Ling Qing Zhu let out a slow breath, she gently shook her hair and started walking towards the building that Xiao Shuxiang had entered.

Arriving at the seventh step, he stopped and immediately looked back. Already since then he felt that there was someone watching him among the crowd of this market.

"......"

Ling Qing Zhu walked back when he found nothing suspicious. He preferred to think of his sword taken by that shameless angel of darkness.

The shop that Ling Qing Zhu visited was a large shop whose main dish was grilled duck. The strong-scented and appetizing spices instantly filled the smell as his feet began to step into this tavern.

The Central Continent is famous for its spices, especially for the city of spicy Big Dipper-dipper Star is the best.

The conditions inside the tavern were so crowded, Ling Qing Zhu saw many faces of customers, some of them were ordinary people and some were warriors from various sects.

"......"

Ling Qing Zhu started to step up, he was like being given a path by the customers who were in front of him. He was a little nervous because he knew that he was the center of attention, this is what sometimes makes him uncomfortable to go to the store.

!!

"She really is Miss Ling...!"

"It's him, though,"

The boisterous atmosphere inside this tavern slowly turned into various whispers of customers and warriors who recognized Ling Qing Zhu. Their eyes were fixed on the white-haired and thin-veiled girl, not the least of them stopping their eating activities just to see what Ling Qing Zhu looked like.

The shopkeeper who had always greeted customers kindly seemed difficult to move to just greet Ling Qing Zhu. His heart was pounding unruffled and clearly the look on his face was so nervous.

Not because he was afraid, but because the beauty he saw was like it was hard to approach. He tried to catch his breath and beat his heart, but could not. The strong aroma of spices in this tavern seemed to disappear and change with the distinctive floral scent of the Sky Pagoda Sect.

"Who is the girl blessed with beauty in this world?"

A girl dressed in white with a stork looks down, she is currently on the second floor of the tavern and is sitting with a friend.

"It was him. She was not only beautiful, but was also the second genius of the Sky Pagoda Sect. His elder brother, Ling Lang Tian-is a young cultivator who got the recognition of the warriors in this continent."

"Who does not know Ling Lang Tian, many admire his figure. And in the second position is his sister, it's just that he's too shut down."

"Mrs. Yet many know his name..."

The two girls kept their eyes down. The two of them gasped as they saw Ling Qing Zhu start climbing the stairs.

"Sister, he's here..."

"Sst, shut up."

Ling Qing Zhu tried to keep a calm look. On the second floor of this tavern, he was still being talked about.

He spread his gaze around. On the first floor, he had not found his Guardian Guardians at all. I don't know where that young man who looks like an angel of darkness is.

On the second floor of the tavern were more warriors, cultivators and nobles who were resting. Merely, they seemed more interested in seeing Ling Qing Zhu than continuing to eat the dishes available on their table.

Among the many customers on this second floor, some were trying to get close to Ling Qing Zhu. But before they moved, the thin veiled girl started walking to one of the benches.

The entire gaze of the swordsman and the tavern clerk on this floor was directed at Ling Qing Zhu, except for one person.

True, there was only one person sitting on one side of the room and seemed to enjoy the food very much without caring about the surrounding environment.

The figure was a young man dressed all in black, had a handsome face, was friendly, and anyone would not believe himself to be from the Black Stream.

"Lt's amazing... I haven't eaten so well in a long time.~ Absolutely an unbelievable pleasure,"

Xiao Shuxiang clucked in awe, he ordered the typical roasted duck of this tavern and could not stop eating. Whoever cooks this meal deserves a sincere compliment from him.

Xiao Shuxiang had yet to realize that now the gazes of the warriors on this floor were pointing at him. He still enjoyed this spicy and strong-tasting grilled duck.

"Shuxiang-chan..."

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Xiao Shuxiang looked up when he heard a voice and realized someone was standing in front of him. He could see his White Cat staring at him.

"Sit down and eat, I've also ordered for you..." Xiao Shuxiang was acting ordinary, he smiled kindly as usual and invited his White Cat to eat with him.

"... We don't spend much time together, so while there hasn't been any distractions like the arrival of Yi Wen, Brother Jing, or anything else, then let's enjoy today. Come eat,"

"When did you give up my sword...?" Ling Qing Zhu began to sit quietly in front of his Guardian Guard.

He was actually still nervous because of the views of the people around him, but seeing the young man before him who seemed unaffected-herself so did not want to lose.

Xiao Shuxiang though ate voraciously, but his way of eating dishes was very very clean. He didn't listen to the White Cat's question.

"Shuxiang-chan..."

Xiao Shuxiang had always enjoyed every bite of the soft roasted duck meat before him. Occasionally he set his eyes on this girl sitting in front of him.

"White cat, is it just me or are they looking here?" Xiao Shuxiang poured water on the jade cup that was in front of him. He seemed to have just realized to be the center of attention.

"Mrs."

Ling Qing Zhu originally wanted to take his Guardian Guardians home, but looking at the dish in front of him and the way this young man ate - he felt it would take him a long time to get out of this tavern.

"Am I so handsome that they keep staring at me? Well yeah... I don't mind at all, because my charm is hard to resist,"

Ling Qing Zhu snorted softly, His Guardian praised too much to himself. He watched Xiao Shuxiang eat without touching any dishes on the table, himself waiting until this young man was done.

"Why not eat? Do you want anything else?" Xiao Shuxiang did not like to be constantly noticed while eating, although he admitted his charm was indisputable.

"......"

"White Cat... I've ordered food for you, you haven't even touched it yet, you're hurting me..."

"I... Prefer the food you cook."

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Xiao Shuxiang choked on his food after hearing Ling Qing Zhu's remark. The condition on the second floor was very calm, so the voice of this thin veiled girl was so clear that she was sure she was not dreaming.

Ling Qing Zhu turned his gaze the other way. He had just said something unimaginable before. Really, he was currently eager to jump out the window and go home to hide in his sect library.

"Hok, ohok...! Aaa... The duck is spicy, my blood pressure is rising..." Xiao Shuxiang was just commenting on the food he had almost finished eating, he went back to drinking water and tried to calm down.

"White Cat... Who did you learn to flirt like that from? Did my aunt teach you?" Xiao Shuxiang smiled mischievously, it was unexpected that this flat board-faced girl had also started to be good at the new technique.

"I want my sword." Ling Qing Zhu did not answer the question of his Guardian Master. He did not want to remember the word he said just a moment ago because it was so embarrassing. He needed his weapon to shut the mouth of this handsome young man in front of him.

Xiao Shuxiang continued eating. Although her White Cat looked calm-faced, she was sure that the girl in front of her was looking for a hole to hide in.

"Hmphc... This little girl is interesting. Now I guess I'm sure he's starting to like me," Xiao Shuxiang silently smiled, he took his White Cat food and replaced the girl to spend it all.

Some of the warriors started talking about them. Xiao Shuxiang could hear sayings like, 'who is that young man?', 'why is he familiar with Miss Ling?', 'are they lovers?', and 'is that Guardian Protector of Miss Ling?!'.

Xiao Shuxiang put down his chopsticks, he only liked to hear questions about himself and Ling Qing Zhu was a lover, not for the others.

"Let's go home, White Cat." Xiao Shuxiang immediately woke up, his appetite was gone and he now needed some fresh air.

Ling Qing Zhu could see the change in the facial expression of his Guardian Guard, he stared at the dish on the table that only the bones of the roasted duck remained. He began to rise from his seat.

Just as Ling Qing Zhu was about to walk over, a tavern clerk came up to him and looked extremely nervous. The young clerk rubbed the sweat on his forehead and tried to talk as slowly as possible.

"No-Miss... I'm sorry, ta-but the food hasn't been paid."

!?

Ling Qing Zhu blinked and looked at the clerk of this tavern from bottom to top. He took out a small pouch with a phoenix embroidery and gave it to the store clerk.

He saluted and then walked after his Guardian Guard. The young man now had a habit of leaving him just like that.

Ling Qing Zhu inwardly shook his head slowly. Other than loving to leave her, that dark angel-like Xiao Shuxiang did not even pay before leaving.

"Shameful. He's.no shame."

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