XIAO SHUXIANG'S
443 - Schonheit [Revised]
Xiao Shuxiang's old house in the Elf World was in the Central Region. It was built on a cloud with 30 pairs of huge pillars as high as 50 meters that greeted it on both sides.
The distance from one pillar to another is about 40 meters. This place is more suitable to be called the palace of giants because of its enormous size.
Eins carried Xiao Shuxiang with Ling Qing Zhu past ten pairs of pillars and then darted up.
While at a sufficient height, Eins let out a snoring sound and then swooped down. His golden-yellow eyes flashed as he targeted the biggest window that was none other than Xiao Shuxiang's room.
Shades of white and purple immediately welcomed them, this large room was decorated with a thin cloth like a scarf.
There are many small, hairy animals with a round, ball-like shape. White light shot out from their bodies and indeed the animals were the lights for Xiao Shuxiang's room.
This room was very spacious, even Eins who was still in the form of a white dragon could freely enter and wriggle in the air.
Slowly the front of his body ducked down to make it easier for Xiao Shuxiang and Ling Qing Zhu to get down. Eins again flew around in the air while making a snoring sound.
The furry little animals floating in Xiao Shuxiang's room seemed to be moving away from the Eins, but there were those who approached the dragon as if they were not afraid of being eaten.
Eins sniffed one of the furry animals and then shook her head, her snoring voice growing heavier. He looked like a mighty holy dragon.
Ling Qing Zhu now believed that the original dragon was much more awesome than the image he had seen in the book. He blinked as one of the furry animals approached him.
When holding the animal, both hands feel like touching something very soft. This animal is very adorable, especially when hearing the sound of his little snoring.
Eins began to change shape, he returned to being a white owl and alighted in one corner of the room, a place where he used to rest.
"White Cat.." Xiao Shuxiang was unable to continue his words when he saw how Ling Qing Zhu was so interested in the animal that became the light of his room.
The white-haired girl very seriously rubbed the ball of fur and was like curious how could the little animal in her hand have a round shape.
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Ling Qing Zhu flinched. The animal in his hand had four small legs, hidden only in its dense fur.
"Shuxiang, please,"
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"Oh, you finally remember me. What's up?" Xiao Shuxiang smiled and was seen playing with Eins, she turned her head towards her White Cat.
"Can I take him home?"
"Mn? You want to keep that adorable feather? He's gonna bite you,"
"He's harmless, he snores. Can it?"
This is a new thing. For the first time, Ling Qing Zhu looked enthusiastic about something.
Xiao Shuxiang blinked and started rubbing his chin. "No way, you can't take him. Later you'll forget about me and spend a lot of time with her, so you can't."
Ling Qing Zhu finally turned his head towards his Guardian Guard when he heard the young man's words just now. He snorted as he watched Xiao Shuxiang who puffed his cheeks, appearing to sulk.
"Shuxiang, are you a child? You're a disgrace."
"You're cold and sniffy to me, but instead friendly and considerate to her. He can bite, your finger can break if bitten by him."
"You can also bite,"
"Hey, have I ever bitten you? It was you who did it to me, remember?"
"That means we have an equation,"
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Xiao Shuxiang was trapped. Ling Qing Zhu rubbed the feathered animal in his hand in a fit of anxiety and began to give it a name. If they have similarities, they are one step closer.
"White Cat.. Since when can you reply to me? Who taught you?"
"Mn, Young Master Lan."
"Geez, Lan Zhi again?" Xiao Shuxiang patted his forehead, he shook his head slowly and started to exhale. "You must have spent a lot of time together, right?"
"Mn, not really. Aunt Lui Me Tian also taught me some, then there was Yi Wen, Zhi Shu and Jing Mi Gege."
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"Wait, you said Jing Mi.. What's?" Xiao Shuxiang flinched, he must have heard wrongly.
"Jing Mi Gege's. He asked me to call him that,"
"And did you fulfill his request?"
"Mrs,"
"From now on don't call him that. Really, you're strictly forbidden to do so..!" Xiao Shuxiang covered his face with his right hand and then turned away, the tip of his ear looking red.
Ling Qing Zhu frowned, his eyes still very calm and his countenance remained flat.
He watched his Guardian Guard from afar and seemed to know what had happened to the young man.
Ling Qing Zhu said, "If you're jealous I call Young Master Jing 'Gege', then I won't."
"Woah, you're so sensitive to the White Cat. That's how I feel, so from now on don't call anyone a 'Gege'. Understood?"
"Mrs,"
This Xiao Shuxiang was like a storm, his straightforward character was so shameless that Ling Qing Zhu found it hard to describe it.
Most expressive young men look stupid, but the Guardian actually looks adorable. It was so amazingly awesome to the point that Ling Qing Zhu wanted to tie it up and hide it somewhere.
"Shuxiang, can I take Fairy home?"
"Wait, what did you just name her?"
"Gree."
"You sure you'll name it that way?"
"Mn? Can't it?"
Xiao Shuxiang smiled bitterly, "The name is too sweet for a dangerous animal,"
Ling Qing Zhu did not understand why his Guardian Call the adorable cute animal in his hand a dangerous creature. Since then, this feather ball only snores and is very happy to be rubbed by it.
Xiao Shuxiang walked up to Ling Qing Zhu, he was seen carrying Eins. He also said that the animal that looks like a fur ball is a type of rodent, somewhat like a hairy hamster.
"... If he likes you, then you can take him. It's just that I'm reminding you, that thing can eat anything."
Ling Qing Zhu did not seem to understand the intention of 'eating anything' that Xiao Shuxiang said. He considered the Guardian's words to mean that this little animal he held was not difficult to maintain.
"Majestat..!"
["Your Majesty.!"]
Xiao Shuxiang and Ling Qing Zhu gasped, both of them turning their heads when they heard a foreign voice.
The figure of the man in strange clothes was whitish green, blue-eyed and had three pairs of wings appearing to fly towards the two.
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The man looked to be around 20 years old, a much different age from the original. Her hair is light green, her skin is snow-white, she has a silvery pattern shaped like the curvature of waves or the roots of a plant spreading on the stomach surface of her right side. The young man's ears were pointed, just like Xiao Shuxiang's current ears.
"Majestat..! Endlich bist du wieder..! Ich habe so lange auf dich gewartet."
["Your Majesty..! You are finally back..! I've been waiting for you a long time."]
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Xiao Shuxiang was startled as the man he saw instantly grabbed both hands and then hugged him tightly.
The Eins that slipped from Xiao Shuxiang's hand seemed to fly as if they did not want to be caught between these two hugging youths. He chose to perch on one side of Xiao Shuxiang's bed.
Ling Qing Zhu himself seemed to blink, he was surprised at two things. First was the beautiful winged young man speaking a strange language, and second was that he had not expected to see the winged creature so closely.
"Schweins. Ich bin nach hundert Jahren nicht zuruckgekommen, why musst du so sein? Vermisst du mich so sehr?"
["Schwijen. I'm not back after a hundred years, why do you have to be like this? Do you miss me so much?"]
Xiao Shuxiang patted the pointy-eared man's back gently. The man with light green hair who was hugging him was none other than Schonheit, a Plant Elf.
"Majestat, my name is Schonheit. Bitte nenn mich nicht weiter ein Schwein, das ist zu viel."
["Your Majesty, my name is 'Schonheit'. Please don't call me 'Schwein' again, it's outrageous."]
"Ahh, es tut mir leid, dein Name ist zu kompliziert for meine Zunge.."
["Ahh, I'm sorry, your name is too complicated for my tongue.."]
Ling Qing Zhu blinked, he had no idea what his Guardian Guardians were talking about with this winged young man. The language they use is foreign to his ears.
Schonheit did not glance at the white-haired girl who was hugging a fur ball, but he realized the existence of the thin veiled girl.
She whispered to Xiao Shuxiang and was completely shocked to learn that Ling Qing Zhu was a human, as well as his future wife.
Schonheit was like hearing a thunderous roar. The world of Elves had only ever been visited by a human and it was Xiao Shuxiang. Now, however, his Emperor had even brought other humans to this place.
"Majestat.."
["Your Majesty.."]
Schonheit did not know what to say, his face looked pale. He tried to calm down and tried not to make a grievance sound. To be honest, creatures like humans are very taboo to be accepted in this world.
Schonheit began to pay close attention to Ling Qing Zhu. The thin veiled girl in front of him had long white hair.
There are some hairs that seem to be arranged in such a way that they resemble flowers and become a decoration on the right side of the thin veiled girl's head.
Those blue eyes and shady gazes looked extremely stunning. For a moment, Schonheit felt admiration. He also realized that the girl brought by his Emperor was a very beautiful creature.
Xiao Shuxiang blinked, his forehead twitching when he realized that Schonheit had suddenly fallen silent. The Plant Elf in front of him did not blink at all and continued to stare towards his White Cat.
"Majestat, ist dieses Mdchen wirklich menschlich..?"
["Your Majesty, is this girl really human.??"]
Schonheit asked without taking his eyes off Ling Qing Zhu. Observed from top to bottom, the girl he saw was very dubious as a human.
"Hm? Was ist falsch? Ist sie zu schon um als Mensch bezeichnet zu werden?"
["Hm? What's wrong? Is she too beautiful to be called human?"]
Although Schonheit did not reply, his silence was already understood by Xiao Shuxiang. He exhaled softly and said that Ling Qing Zhu was indeed a human.
This may be a rare occurrence, or it could be related to the Black Jade Heart. Only Xiao Shuxiang had all this time considered Ling Qing Zhu like any other ordinary girl, she was very different from others who looked unable to distract from the thin veiled girl.
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Ling Qing Zhu was startled when he saw the red hue on the cheeks of the young green-haired man before him. Before this, the winged man had a face as white as snow and now the appearance of a red hue on his cheek made the man like a victim of sadism.
"Shuxiangsu.. Her.. Who?"
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Schonheit felt his heart had just been touched by something soft. The voice of the thin veiled girl in front of him was more beautiful than the voice of these world-famous Moon Elves as beings with admirable voices.
Xiao Shuxiang introduced Schonheit to his White Cat. He said that Schonheit was a type of Plant Elf and was a prince in this world. Hearing him made Ling Qing Zhu blink.
The white-haired girl was very interested in Schonheit, or arguably-she was interested in the hair, ears and wings of the creature. This was the first time he had encountered a winged human figure.
"Shuxiang, can I touch him?" Ling Qing Zhu was still flat-spoken with her shady eyes. His calm expression was as if hiding a twinkle full of enthusiasm.
"Do you want to shake hands with her?"
"Mn," Ling Qing Zhu nodded. He began to step closer to Schonheit to make the young man realize.
"Majestat.."
["Your Majesty.."]
Schonheit was nervous when approached by Ling Qing Zhu. He admitted that he was fascinated by this white-haired girl and doubted the identity of the girl who was human, but still Schonheit could not possibly touch hands, he was anti about it.
Xiao Shuxiang just wanted to give Schonheit some understanding when Ling Qing Zhu's sudden action shocked the two.
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Schonheit was glued like a wooden statue, he could not feel the beating on his heart. His mind was empty for a moment.
"White Cat.." Xiao Shuxiang was unable to make a sound, but his eyes were perfectly rounded. He looked pale as he looked at Ling Qing Zhu who was touching Schonheit's wings.
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"My-White Cat.." Xiao Shuxiang's voice finally came out even though his lips were frozen.
He began to cover his face with his right hand even though he could still see Ling Qing Zhu from between his fingers.
Schonheit himself spontaneously closed his mouth, his eyes watering. He looked at Xiao Shuxiang and seemed to be asking for help from his Emperor.
For the Elves, the wings were their sensitive part. Touching let alone to the point of rubbing it was already an act of harassment and Ling Qing Zhu did not seem to understand that.
"Goodbye, White Cat.. Wh-what are you doing?" Xiao Shuxiang felt his head throb.
On one hand he had pity on Schonheit, and on the other hand he could not possibly tell the secret of the Elf wings to Ling Qing Zhu.
The girl was from a respectable sect, so how could she possibly tell her White Cat that what she touched was a forbidden part of the Elves.
"Shuxiang, these are real wings."
Ling Qing Zhu rubbed the soft right-wing Schonheit. Since this Elf had not moved at all, he considered himself allowed to touch. Inwardly, Ling Qing Zhu felt the Elf creature was not a haughty figure as it was written in the book.
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Schonheit almost let out a whimper. He was as strong as he could to hold his mouth so that the 'shameful' sound would not escape the gap of his lips. Truly, this was the second time he had gotten harassed from a human. Clearly the first person was none other than Xiao Shuxiang himself.
"White Cat, you better stop. Don't wipe his wings again.."
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Xiao Shuxiang was late, Ling Qing Zhu's hand touching the back between Schonheit's wings. The girl even rubbed the roots of Schonheit's wings and said they were completely embedded in the skin.
"White Cat, what in the book you read is not explained about the secret of the Elf wings?"
"Mn, explained. These wings are fire, water, and lightning resistant. The wings of the Elves, though smooth and soft, were very strong. These wings can make a person thrown away in just one flutter full of energy."
"Ouch.. White cat, I mean the other thing about these wings, which is more important. Do you know?"
"Mn?"
Clearly, Ling Qing Zhu's understanding was only that of the Elf wings. Xiao Shuxiang grabbed his White Cat's hand and pulled it very close to him.
He whispered in Ling Qing Zhu's ear and said that he did not like it when his future wife touched another man. Hearing that made Ling Qing Zhu blink and then snort.
"... You just play around with that fur ball. Don't touch Schonheit or I'll be jealous,"
"Hmph, shameful."
If Xiao Shuxiang wanted to argue with this flat-plank-faced girl, then he had already done so. He simply did not want Schonheit to be embarrassed and his White Cat was filled with guilt, which was why Xiao Shuxiang was silent.
Schonheit himself was finally able to breathe even though his knees and legs felt weak.
Before it completely collapsed, Xiao Shuxiang first held onto Schonheit's arm and led him towards the bed inside this room.
Sweat spots were visible on the forehead and pouring down Schonheit's cheeks, he was breathing slowly even though what happened just now was very shaking his mind.
Xiao Shuxiang sat beside Schonheit and apologized on behalf of Ling Qing Zhu. He complained that his White Cat was very naughty, fortunately his conversation with Schonheit was not understood by the girl.
"... Du musst dich ausruhen, Schwein .Wir werden reden, wenn Sie ruhig genug sind."
["... You need to rest, Schwein. We'll talk when you're calm enough."]
Schonheit just nodded slowly in response, he did not say anything because he was too tired. He did not even complain about Xiao Shuxiang's mistake in saying his name anymore.
Schonheit admitted, the girl brought by the Emperor is very beautiful and has an aura of authority and full of charm. But the incident just now was like breaking his expectations.
The one he was thinking about right now, 'That girl is more dangerous than Xiao Shuxiang'.
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