XIAO SHUXIANG'S
476 - Betrayal [Revised]
The black-robed and hooded figure was already waiting for these moments, one of the plans he had put together had been accomplished. He had indeed deliberately acted so that the young man before him took out the tiny creature.
Of the nine Blue Flames, only one had a core like purple lightning. Although he could not control one, but for the eight it was not a problem at all.
Xiao Shuxiang himself did not understand the intent of Qian Kun's words. He did not know that the little friend he was always with was not a loyal creature.
The Alchemist Chef only gave a mark through the gaze of his eyes, his nine Blue Flames shot towards Qian Kun and made an attack, Xiao Shuxiang advanced after.
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Qian Kun was desperate, he had to withstand the attack of Xiao Shuxiang who was like a lightning strike and without pause still had to withstand the attack of the small creature in the form of fire.
Although his face was covered in a fox mask, Qian Kun had not yet seen any hassles. He had a calm face, but indeed the steps from his movements were a bit different.
Qian Kun, "You won't be able to run away from us, no matter how hard you try. Your destiny is in our hands, you have no chance to run from it."
Qian Kun held down the blade of Yinng xiong with his palm. Xiao Shuxiang's attack made his entire hand and arm splash smoke like a deep red blood.
His hand was numb and if the one who sensed this was another creature, then surely he would scream in pain before finally dying.
Ying xiong pulled Qi Xiao Shuxiang along with his owner who was also expelling the energy. Such great power was generated and made Qian Kun take a distance back.
"My destiny is in my own hands. It's not on you guys." Xiao Shuxiang darted along with his nine Blue Flames without knowing the true intent of Qian Kun's words.
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Upon reaching a point in the air, the atmosphere around Xiao Shuxiang suddenly changed. Usually in a fast-paced fight, without cue his little friend will understand what to do.
But this time was different, only one of his nine small flames moved as he wished, while the other eight were like waiting for instructions from him.
"Traitor,"
"You're slow to notice." Qian Kun flicked his finger and quickly the eight Little Blue Flames turned into long chains as red as blood.
Xiao Shuxiang tried to dodge, but instantly six medium-sized mirrors appeared in the air and took out a pitch-black chain.
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The blood-red chain that was apparently just a fool, he really would not be able to win against Qian Kun if that figure had turned serious.
In the moments when Xiao Shuxiang was bound-he had time to insert Yinng xiong into his Semestal Bracelet and make his only fire disappear. He did not exhaust himself thinking Qian Kun could even influence his little friend to betray.
"outrageous. What have you done to my little friend? Since when did they become your followers?!"
Xiao Shuxiang was so furious, he tried to untie the chains that bound him but in vain. This chain seemed to be specially made to hold it.
"From the beginning they weren't yours, you just didn't realize it..." Qian Kun floated quietly and walked over to Xiao Shuxiang, his tone half whispering as he continued.
"... You should really understand this rule, 'someone who easily becomes the biggest traitor is usually the people closest to you.'"
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Xiao Shuxiang tried to release the chains that bound him by flowing Qi, but his Qi would instead be absorbed and make this chain even stronger.
Although he was visibly infuriated by Qian Kun's actions and the betrayal of his little friend, Xiao Shuxiang tried to calm down. He can't think clearly if in a state of turmoil.
"Damn it,"
"No need to curse. You know full well that no matter what you try, you won't be able to win against me. No need to try, it's much better that you just surrender to your fate and let me take over from here."
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A Moving Mirror appeared in the air and made Xiao Shuxiang flinch. From the movements of his opponent, Qian Kun would definitely take him away and that was indeed true.
Xiao Shuxiang was pulled to enter the Moving Mirror. He felt a strange chill as his shoulders were touched by this masked figure. Honestly speaking, even she somehow felt goosebumps.
The mirror slowly faded before disappearing. Xiao Shuxiang and Qian Kun were already nowhere in this vast sky.
The reason Xiao Shuxiang had earlier was actually because he had failed to enter the Universal Bracelet. He thought he could escape the chains that bound him that way, but he didn't. Qian Kun really knew how to make her helpless.
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What Qian Kun did to the Alchemist Chef was already included in the kidnapping. He brought Xiao Shuxiang to the Black Stream region, a place with steep mountains as well as a location where he came with Gong Zitao, Ge Yu Han, Gou Yun Fei and Rou Mei Qi.
No one knew the events that had befallen Xiao Shuxiang, including Zhou Yan. The Third Patriach of the Sky Sword Sect was busy fighting and was now in a desperate state.
He was fighting against five corpse cultivators. Two of them were at the Sky Level Grand Master, while the other had practices at the Mortal and Earth level.
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This was a tense fight because if Zhou Yan lost his focus just a little, then his life could be lost.
TRAANG..!
Among the corpses of cultivators, it was likely only Zui Yin Chang Ge who was like slowing down the tempo of his attack. He looked curious about the face behind the thick veil his opponent was wearing. His feelings said that the figure dressed in white was not foreign to him.
On the other hand, Jian Shen continued to curse and let out words that were not worth hearing. He made Zhou Yan uneasy, even Wei Lou Ye who was his partner also felt the same way.
There was nothing good Jian Shen said about Xiao Shuxiang, he even told Zhou Yan that the battle that was taking place at the moment was due to the stupidity of the cultivators who knew nothing about the figure they had embraced as that hero.
Zhou Yan himself chimed in on Jian Shen's remarks and gave him a warning not to say anything bad to his disciple. Precisely the circumstances that occur are due to the existence of creatures that should not exist in this world anymore.
TRAANG..!
If only relying on sword techniques, Zhou Yan could be certain to lose. But he has other abilities that his opponents do not have.
Zhou Yan was an Alchemist, it was undeniable that his name was famous in the Eastern Continent even as far as the Northern Continent and the Middle Continent. If only he had a more friendly person, then it was likely that a cultivator's highest practice would no longer be at the Sky Level Grand Master.
"The longer he watched her, he actually reminded me of Yuan'Er.." Zui Yin Chang Ge was eager to put what was on his mind at the moment, but his comrades continued to attack nonstop and his opponent seemed to not want to waste any time talking.
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The fight lasted quite a long time, Zhou Yan dodged the three cultivators attacks and gave an equally powerful reply. This was his most labor-intensive fight, but it also included being able to make his sword technique ability increase.
He was really amazed by the talent of these corpse cultivators. They were strong people and hard to beat, he became curious how they could be killed at the hands of Xiao Shuxiang.
TRAAANG..!
Jian Shen cursed as his opponent was hard to slash. Badly, I don't know what this thick veiled man's opponent did until the moment he swung the sword.
"Damn. Is it possible that this sweet scent that makes my attacks always miss?"
Wei Lou Ye, "You should have realized that from the beginning. He's an expert in alchemy, he's an Alchemist."
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Jian Shen gasped, yet the next second he frowned and turned his head for a moment towards the forehead-clad man nearby. "You know where that came from? He did not smell of herbs. Precisely the scent I smell is a lotus."
"You should be suspicious if someone has a fragrance that is too thick. If he wasn't a perfumer or a person who rarely showered, then he was definitely an alchemist."
"Honestly, that second remark of yours was thought of by me when I first exchanged attacks with him.." Jian Shen said before darting back.
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It was difficult to avoid the attack, but he was able to do it even though the thick veil covering his face had to be removed.
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The five cultivators suddenly just stopped fighting and were like hearing the sound of lightning striking inside their hearts. Zui Yin Chang Ge was so very surprised.
"Yuan'Erb.."
His premonition was indeed correct, it was fitting that he was no stranger to this white-clothed man and felt very familiar. The figure was his proud disciple, Immortal Zhou Yuan.
"Senior Zhou..?" Wei Lou Ye was also startled, the calmness on his face seemed to disappear.
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Zhou Yan frowned. He noticed the expression of his opponents who were like seeing a monstrous undead figure. He also did not want to look back because he suspected this was their trick.
"Senior Zhou's.. Is this really you..?"
The question of one of the cultivators made Zhou Yan astonished. He felt strange on them ever since the veil covering his face came off. However, it did not take long until he realized this situation.
Zui Yin Chang Ge called him 'Yuan'Er', while the corpse of another cultivator called him 'Senior Zhou'. It all started when his face was visible, so it was certain he reminded them of someone.
"Yuan'Erb.." Zui Yin Chang Ge watched closely, he was sure that the man before him was a disciple of his pride. But how could his student turn this drastic?
In his memory, Zhou Yuan inherited his mother's hair color which came from the 'Ling' clan'. His disciple was also endowed with sky with eyes that were extraordinarily beautiful, eyes that were able to see one's past and future. The eyes that Zhou Yuan had always closed with a white cloth as he felt the advantages he had on him had defied the heavens.
"Yuan'Eer's.. Is it possible that she also experienced reincarnation..?" zui Yin Chang Ge's voice was slow, yet it was still heard by Jian Shen and got a strange grunt from the black-clothed man.
"Hh, now I understand. Zhou Yuan and Xiao Shuxiang had already planned this from the start."
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Jian Shen's words were shocking, as well as making Wei Luo Ye and the others feel astonished. They asked the intent of the Black Flow cultivator's words.
With a loud and taut voice, Jian Shen pointed at Alchemist Zhou Yan while accusing him of being Xiao Shuxiang's right hand for being able to reincarnate like the Destroying Star.
This accusation was evidenced by the fact of the face he saw as well as the fact that Immortal Zhou Yuan was not resurrected with the Forbidden Technique.
"... All this time you've been pretending! Your battle with Xiao Shuxiang in the past was just a charade, you guys had already planned this all. You made many Grand Master level cultivators die so that only you two would be at the top..! You and Xiao Shuxiang have deceived everyone!"
"Jian Shen, what do you mean?" Wei Lou Ye reminded that the men nearby could see their opponents well. That figure only had the same face as Immortal Zhou Yuan, not that the figure was really Zhou Yuan.
Zui Yin Chang Ge also thought so. He had just remembered that his proud disciple had once been married and that the wife of his disciple was pregnant when the war between the third cultivator of the Stream and Xiao Shuxiang broke out.
His feelings said that there was a possibility that this man before him was the son of his disciple. Zui Yin Chang Ge unhesitatingly asked, "Say me. Are you the son of Immortal Zhou Yuan?"
Zhou Yan confirmed, "Right. He's mydad. He was a cultivator who was so revered by Xiao Shuxiang yet died at the hands of that young man. I also know the identity of Xiao Shuxiang who is the reincarnation of the Destroying Star."
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"If you know he's the reincarnation of the Destroying Star, then why are you blocking us? Didn't he kill your father?!" a sepuh cultivator exclaimed, his words were approved by the female cultivator and Jian Shen himself.
Zhou Yan, "Will he come back if I avenge him? Will he live if I kill Shuxiang?"
The question from Zhou Yan made those who heard it flinch, all at once speechless. He continued his words as he poured Qi on the heirloom sword in his hand.
"As for whatever Xiao Shuxiang's nature and as dark as anything to do with my father, it's all the past..." Zhou Yan raised his sword and rubbed his blade that was now enveloped with Phoenix Flame.
"... Some say a child's duty is to avenge his father, but I don't think so. I firmly believe my father, Zhou Yuan--is more supportive of my actions than revenge. The fact that my father was not resurrected with the Forbidden Technique as you are now proves that he does not hate Xiao Shuxiang at all."
"That's impossible..! Zhou Yuan must have also been resurrected, he was just in a different location to us." Jian Shen denied, he continued saying. "No matter who is before me is the child of Immortal Zhou Yuan even once, my intentions will not change."
Zhou Yan, "I also don't want to be sympathetic despite dealing with people who know my father including if my opponent is a teacher of my own father."
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Simultaneously with the sound of lightning striking, Jian Shen and Zhou Yan both darted. Their swords clashed again and the long fight continued again.
BLAHAR..!!
The lightning sounds they heard came from the fierce fight of Yi Wen and the Crazy Beggar Boy. Somehow, but the two cultivators were attacking each other with the intention of wanting to kill each other.
The Mad Beggar Boy tried to resuscitate the beautiful girl, "Conscious Yi Wen!"
Yi Wen calmly said, "I'm not under anyone's influence at all."
TRAANG..!
The Mad Beggar Boy's bamboo stick clashed violently with Yi Wen's sword. They continued to exchange attacks no matter the impact of their battle outcome.
Other than in the Eastern Continent, the same chaos also occurred in the Middle Continent. These cultivators and warriors had actually been toyed with by the Blood Scarlet.
Yang Shu himself was in the Northern Continent and knew nothing about this mess. Just like her, Xiao Qing Yan and Ling Ya Bing did not know about it either.
Let alone the news of the chaos on the two continents, they did not even know that Xiao Shuxiang was currently in a difficult situation to even render him helpless.
He was taken to Qian Kun's headquarters, both of his hands stretched out and tied with chains that were apparently made of hard rocks in The Fallen Angel World.
Xiao Shuxiang remembered that he had once been bound with this kind of chain in the world, only that his memory of it was not very clear. All he knew was that this chain could only be released by the person who bound it, in the sense of the word... Except for Qian Kun, then no one could break this black chain.
"What do you really want from me? If you want to kill me, just kill me. Why bother tying me up like a prisoner here? Did you forget who you were dealing with?! Giving Xiao Shuxiang a chance to live would not be good for you."
Instead of asking to be released, Xiao Shuxiang instead urged Qian Kun to kill him. He got a look from that fox-masked figure.
"You think I don't want to kill you? I'm doing this so I can kill you better than waiting until you're 39. You could've repeated the same thing and made me bother again."
"Tsk, your tone is too cold even to your own son. Have you never sympathized even a little with me? Aren't you tired of following me around for a few lifetimes? What I've been doing all this time is so I don't get used to you guys anymore. You're just like me, you're just used."
Qian Kun touched his fox mask and lowered it slightly. He made Xiao Shuxiang look at the depth of his bright red eyes. He also snorted.
"Dipreliable? Not me, but just you. Let me make this easy for you, Shuxiang. Take out Yinng xiong and the Jade Emperor Sword, then everything will be finished. Stop this attitude of yours and join me to rule the four worlds."
Xiao Shuxiang snorted, "I will never hand Ying xiong over, let alone take out the Celestial Emperor Sword just because it was told by you. This time .... Whatever is mine, you won't be able to take it anymore."
"........." Qian Kun paused for a moment before letting out a snorting sound that seemed to be slacking off. He said, "Xiao Shuxiang. You shouldn't talk like that to your helpless condition."
Qian Kun said, "Let me tell you. Now this is what should be yours, may have been taken away and has been owned by someone else. Your purpose in this marriage .... You think I don't know?"
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Xiao Shuxiang was surprised, his tone of voice was raised as well. "What did you do to the White Cat?!"
"Not me, but someone else. She likes your White Cat so much and hates you so much. I'm just giving her a little help, don't you take it?"
Qian Kun could see the gaze of Xiao Shuxiang's eyes that was like piling up emotions within them. He really likes this. The more the young man before him behaved like that, the easier it would be to make him lose control.
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