XIAO SHUXIANG'S
454 - Challenges [Revised]
"Brother Xiao.. Did Brother Mo corner you?" Jing Mi smiled faintly, she liked to see the change in look on her brother's face.
"Be quiet, Brother Jing. I won't be cornered this easily.." Xiao Shuxiang had already picked one card and threw it on the table.
New..!
Pii..!
Lan Xiao and O Zhan who had been silent since earlier started to exclaim. They excited Mo Huai and seemed to be mocking Xiao Shuxiang. The adorable attitude of both of them provoked Zhi Shu and the others to smile.
Nyawn~
"Lan Xiao, even if you support him.. Mo Huai could not be helped from-!"
Xiao Shuxiang stopped talking when his card was defeated. His friends were even surprised.
They looked at Mo Huai in disbelief. This was the second time that Xiao Shuxiang had lost and it made him start to get annoyed.
"♬♪ yo, yo! From now on, I will also be on your side yo! So defeat Xiao Shuxiang and make him cry, wi! ♬♪"
"Brother Mo, I will also support you. There's only one more game left and you'll win" Zhi Shu who sat near Xiao Shuxiang smiled, encouraging Mo Huai to get a rebuke from his brother.
"Zhi Shu, you'd better go there and go with him.." Xiao Shuxiang nudged the girl sitting by his side. ".. You're a traitor, but I just wanted to consider making you my concubine, but now it's not."
"Brother Xiao, do you really want to make me your concubine?" Zhi Shu was startled, he blinked a few times.
"Still in consideration, but now I'm not interested anymore."
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Zhi Shu had just lost a golden opportunity. He pouted and then pinched Xiao Shuxiang's gaunt cheek. If only he had the courage of Yi Wen in the slightest, then he would have already kissed the cheek of this young man.
Xiao Shuxiang and Mo Huai returned to play. It didn't take long until he lost again. Xiao Shuxiang then kicked down the table and pointed at Mo Huai.
"You must've cheated me, and you all helped him, didn't you?"
"Brother Xiao, you see for yourself. No one helps Brother Mo, you must accept your defeat." Hou Yong did not want to be accused even though he actually did not expect Mo Huai to win playing cards against Xiao Shuxiang.
"Brother, accept your defeat. You don't bully him when he turns out to be better at playing cards than yourself." Jing Mi smiled wryly, her words were approved by Hai Feng, Siu Yixin, and Hu Li.
Pii..!
New..!
O Zhan and Lan Xiao also agreed. The two little animals were in Hu Li's lap and were the spectators of this card game. They can be fair referees and there is indeed no cheating in this.
"You've lost, shouldn't you give her what she asked for? Mo Huai has already defeated you three times in a row, and no one has helped him." The Mad Beggar Boy started to get interested from seeing Xiao Shuxiang's face. The young man obviously did not like defeat.
"Damn it," Xiao Shuxiang clucked in annoyance, ".. How did you get this good in a card game? You didn't cheat on me, did you?"
"N-no.. Not at all.." Mo Huai was extremely nervous, ".. Actually was.. Um.. I know Young Master Xiao's card from the bloodstain.. Behind him," his voice was very slow yet could still be heard by Xiao Shuxiang and his companions.
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The laughter of Jing Mi and Hou Yong exploded, while the Crazy Beggar Boy was amazed that Mo Huai was so ingenious. He said that Xiao Shuxiang should have used a new card, not a card that had been hit by Yi Wen's blood splash.
Xiao Shuxiang patted his forehead. Where did he know Mo Huai could remember the numbers on his card from Yi Wen's bloodstains. He really did have a miscalculation.
"Young Master Xiao.. Are you mad at me?"
Nervously Mo Huai said that he could play once more, if that was what the handsome young man in front of him wanted.
".. Young Master Xiao can.."
"no need. The rules are only three times and you win them all. You were the first one to defeat Xiao Shuxiang, you were amazing."
Mo Huai was relieved that Xiao Shuxiang was not angry. It was as if he had just gone through the scariest moment of his life.
Jing Mi handed a small pot containing ten grains of Dragon Breath Pills to Mo Huai and asked the young man to immediately keep it in before his Brother Xiao changed his mind.
Mo Huai nodded vigorously and instantly stored the small pot into his sleeve. He thanked Xiao Shuxiang, Jing Mi, and the others.
".. I'll tell you this, Young Master Nie."
Xiao Shuxiang's annoyance completely dissipated upon seeing how happy Mo Huai was now. The young man before him had a sweet smile, especially with those small canine teeth that made him even more extraordinary.
Zhi Shu was also pleased, she noticed Mo Huai who was running towards the door with a joyful face. The young man was like the youngest brother among these friends.
"Brother Xiao, you gave him a high-quality pill.. Don't you feel pain? You love your pills, don't you?"
"Zhi Shu, I never counted with a friend. You should know that this Xiao Shuxiang is generous to his friends,"
Zhi Shu smiled and slowly pulled the nose of his Brother Xiao. "You are very generous. But do you know, you can help Mo Huai to become a strong cultivator. At least, make him a person who can protect himself."
Hou Yong nodded in agreement, saying that Mo Huai was still a coward. Hou Yong was honestly still worried about the development of the young man.
The Crazy Beggar boy interrupted, "Yixin Siu is there to help him, but the child himself is unwilling to learn. It was like someone trapped in a hole, there was already a rope ladder before him, yet he did not use it to break free. Hmph, the definition of a real fool."
The Crazy Beggar boy stood up and sat down on Mo Huai's chair earlier. He patted the table and invited Xiao Shuxiang to play cards while chatting.
"Huh? You're challenging me?" Xiao Shuxiang requested a new card from Hai Feng and began to seriously look into the eyes of the Mad Beggar Boy.
"I don't think Mo Huai is a fool. He was a cultivator even though his cultivation level was low. If I were him, I would choose weak and be a spectator when all the warriors kill each other to reach the top.."
Xiao Shuxiang shuffled the new card in his hand and spoke again, ".. I will not enter into the battles of warriors, I will choose to seclude myself. So when the world gets more chaotic and the warriors are gone, then I'm the one who will become the only immortal being."
It has become common that the stronger a person is, the more enemies are after him. Xiao Shuxiang said Mo Huai knew that and preferred to be weak. The young man was not a fool, but was smart enough to know the ugliness of the Profound World.
Hai Feng, "If I think, Brother Mo has never had a slick thought of you, Brother Xiao. He's still very innocent,"
Jing Mi nodded in agreement, "That's absolutely right. Brother Mo's heart is so pure and has not been contaminated with Brother Xiao's ugliness. She was like a clean lotus flower that lived in a muddy lake,"
"Well, Brother Jing.." Xiao Shuxiang exchanged one card with the Crazy Beggar Boy before looking towards Jing Mi, ".. You're getting better now. You want to say that I am mud and Mo Huai is a lotus flower, right? Real nice.. Very nice.."
Xiao Shuxiang threw his cards and focused in the game, he received all the greetings of his brothers without any protest at all.
".. I am indeed a cunning, evil person, no good at all, and also the worst creature ever. But you should know, there is no evil person as handsome, charming, and ordinary as Xiao Shuxiang.. Uh!"
Xiao Shuxiang patted his forehead. Damn it he even lost playing cards from the Crazy Beggar Boy. All because of his friends who talk to him.
The Crazy Beggar Boy laughed happily, he said that Xiao Shuxiang do not blame others for his own mistakes. He began to beat his throat and the next second gave a serious expression.
"Well, according to the rules.. Then you must fulfill whatever my request."
"I know, so what do you want?"
"Hm.. Take off your shirt."
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Xiao Shuxiang, Jing Mi, Zhi Shu, and the others were shocked. It was as if they had just been given an electric shock. It felt like their ears were mishearing the words of the Crazy Beggar Boy.
"You.. What did you say?" Xiao Shuxiang had to make sure his hearing was fine. He then widened his eyes when he heard the Mad Beggar Boy repeat his request.
"I said take your shirt off, right now."
"Geez, I almost forgot you're the kind of 'that'."
"Brother Xiao, are you sure you will?" Jing Mi blinked a few times, she and her friends were nervous knowing that the Mad Beggar Boy was a gay young man.
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Hu Li flinched as Xiao Shuxiang stood up and completely removed his clothes. He spontaneously closed the eyes of the fox and the little tiger sitting on his lap right now.
"I wear three layers of clothes," Xiao Shuxiang smiled and sat back down. He simply took off his outer clothes and mocked the Mad Beggar Boy. He also returned to playing cards and intended to avenge the bamboo stick young man.
"Tsk, why don't you just tell me to get naked? Are you trying to harass me?"
"Hm? Am I not currently harassing you? Besides, if I tell you to be naked right now, then the name isn't harassing. So let's open it up quickly."
"Damn. Wait for my vengeance," Xiao Shuxiang returned to undress the layer of his clothes.
Jing Mi and Hai Feng felt this game was starting on the wrong track. Their Brother Xiao and the Mad Beggar Boy were competing against each other to win. Whoever loses between the two, then must take off a piece of his clothes.
This card game is the oldest. Hu Li closed the eyes of the fox and the little tiger on his lap as the Crazy Beggar Boy opened the first layer of his pants due to Xiao Shuxiang's request.
Yi Wen who had just finished bandaging his fingers began to join in as he felt that his Brother Xiao card game was getting more exciting. He sat down by the Crazy Beggar Boy's side even though the young man with the bamboo stick was trying to push him away.
Xiao Shuxiang smiled wryly, he laughed at the Crazy Beggar Boy for fear of being close to a girl. Yi Wen used Xiao Shuxiang's taunts as an opportunity to silence the Mad Beggar Boy and finally succeeded.
Yi Wen was now sitting on the side of the bamboo stick young man even though the Mad Beggar Boy's face looked pale. Xiao Shuxiang himself instead laughed happily because the young man before him really seemed uncomfortable with women.
"Aiya, Crazy Beggar Boy. You should pay close attention to Yi Wen. She's a pretty girl of nice stature and much better than 'rods'. I'm sure he can make you a real man,"
Hearing Xiao Shuxiang made the Crazy Beggar Boy feel annoyed. Had it not been said to be a coward by Xiao Shuxiang, perhaps Yi Wen had already kicked her out of this room. Really, being close to a girl makes her goosebumps horrified.
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Hu Li and Zhi Shu were already not strong when they saw that the clothes attached to Xiao Shuxiang's body were only a layer away. The two left the room with O Zhan and Lan Xiao.
The Mad Beggar Boy and Yi Wen himself seemed to hold their breath when they saw Xiao Shuxiang's excellent upper body.
Yi Wen almost even lunged at the young man so much. It was fortunate that Jing Mi and Hou Yong immediately held him back, even though the two of them could not stop the all-red look on Mad Beggar Boy's face.
Xiao Shuxiang, "You're disgusting. Do you really like seeing this kind of bare-chested guy? Very shameless."
"i like. You have a nice body shape like Lan'Er Gege's.."
The Crazy Beggar Boy arguably won this card game for a while. The upper and lower parts of his body were still covered in layers of clothing, unlike Xiao Shuxiang.
The forehead of the Mad Beggar Boy slightly shriveled when he saw that there was a strange circle on Xiao Shuxiang's right arm that formed like a bracelet. He didn't say anything about it, but his gaze was so serious.
Xiao Shuxiang blinked, "Crazy Beggar, what do you see? Dare to look at me with your lecherous gaze, then you die."
"Heah.. You just broke my beautiful shadow~" Crazy Beggar Boy pretended to be disappointed. He was obviously not thinking about that, but seeing Xiao Shuxiang alert made him feel the need to tease this young man.
The Crazy Beggar boy resumed the game. His attention was several times fixed on the strange symbol on the right arm of the Alchemist Chef and was really curious about it. He had not even realized that his card had been defeated.
Xiao Shuxiang smirked, "It's time to end this game. Crazy Beggar Boy, take off the rest of your clothes."
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"Wuxian, you're more perverted than me.." The Mad Beggar Boy covered his chest, he had a timid expression and seemed to no longer care about Yi Wen's presence nearby.
"Crazy Beggar, do you want me to say your name out loud right now, huh? I told you not to call me 'Wuxian', you're really luring me.."
"N-no.. Not brave anymore.. I wouldn't dare."
It seemed like giving a threat by the name of Crazy Beggar Boy was quite successful. The proof was that the young man was curled up while hugging his bamboo stick.
"You wouldn't dare? Then you better remember that. Now do my request." Xiao Shuxiang furrowed his brows, he told Yi Wen to close his eyes if he did not like to see dangerous scenes.
The Mad Beggar Boy exhaled, he started to stand up and nervously touched his upper clothes. He momentarily turned his head towards Yi Wen but the girl instead looked impatient compared to Xiao Shuxiang himself.
"You guys.. You're all outrageous. Is no one stopping me?" The Crazy Beggar Boy looked at his friends one by one. He was very embarrassed to have to take off all his clothes, let alone be witnessed by many pairs of eyes.
Hou Yong, "Why are you so nervous? You started it in the first place, right? Brother Xiao is only replying to your treatment."
Jing Mi, "It's Mad Beggar Boy. We're all men, we wouldn't be interested in the same sex. So take off your clothes, do it, man."
Yi Wen looked at Jing Mi when she heard her brother's words just now. The muscular young man and Hou Yong seemed to have forgotten his presence which was the only female in this room.
"Crazy Beggar, don't make us wait long. You're like a plain girl,"
"Shuxiang, you have no feelings. I'm your senior,"
"There is no need to bring this kind of thing into our business. You lose so you have to obey whatever I ask, take off the rest of your clothes."
Crazy Beggar Boy can't run anymore. His initial intention was to make Xiao Shuxiang naked, but it was he who had to do that.
Slowly, he began to take off his upper clothes. His cheeks flushed red as all eyes looked towards him.
Xiao Shuxiang was able to see the admirable body of the young man. A perfect sculpture that the sky created.
Yi Wen himself even involuntarily opened his mouth, I don't know what dream he had last night until he got lucky to see the beautiful bodies of the two young men he was after.
He watched the Crazy Beggar Boy from the bottom up without batting an eye. His attention was then focused on the sign like a lotus flower painting located at the back of the young man's waist.
The lotus flower is white, sometimes shiny when exposed to light and it will not be seen if it is in the sitting position of Xiao Shuxiang or Hu Li.
There was also a small fire-shaped mark on the left arm of the Mad Beggar Boy. Yi Wen's facial expression changed when she knew the meaning of the sign. He also looked at the face of the young man beside him so thoroughly.
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Xiao Shuxiang gasped as the Crazy Beggar Boy started touching his lower clothing. He turned his head towards his friends and found Hai Feng turning his face away.
It was almost as if the Mad Beggar Boy had taken off his pants when Xiao Shuxiang's room door was slid violently. They all looked over and were very surprised to see who was coming.
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A jade-faced young man with a frozen mountain gaze and dressed in white appeared to step into Xiao Shuxiang's room.
If before Hu Li's presence was easy to overcome, then the young man was different again. Jing Mi and her friends looked awkward and then walked quickly behind Xiao Shuxiang.
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They seemed to be seeking protection from the Alchemist Chef. Xiao Shuxiang who was shocked from being instantly made a shield by his friends tried to smile and greet the white-clothed youth.
"Sister-in-law.."
"..."
The young man who had matching hair with his clothes did not say anything. He who stood still instead made Jing Mi and the others even more awkward.
"Except the Mad Beggar Boy and Shuxiang, you all come with me."
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Hou Yong and Hai Feng were surprised, both of them spontaneously embraced Xiao Shuxiang's arm and asked his brother for help.
"We don't want to go with him,"
"I don't want to either,"
"Brother Xiao~"
Xiao Shuxiang exhaled and asked for the embrace on his arm to be released. He put his clothes back on as he walked towards Ling Lang Tian.
"Sister-in-law, they don't want to be punished according to your sect's rules. So while I'm asking her nicely, I hope you-"
"Grand Elder of the Butterfly Sect wants to meet his disciples as well as Lord Siu Yixin. He's waiting for them now."
"Oh! If it's Grandpa, then you guys should go." Xiao Shuxiang was not angry as his remark was suddenly cut off by Ling Lang Tian.
He is seen directing his gaze at his friends and asking them to leave immediately. Jing Mi and the others should be able to give face to Yang Shu, the Grand Elder of the Butterfly Sect.
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