XIAO SHUXIANG'S

49 - Yang Shu (1) [Revised]

Xiao Shuxiang shot back up, this time none of Ying Liu was the obstacle to attacking. He was actually unwilling to get involved with a fight that was not his business at all, but since Xiao Shuxiang needed a practice-then friend Dai Chen was the one who was the target.

Zong Ming, Qi Xuan, Xiao Lu and Jing Mi were so stunned when Xiao Shuxiang left Dai Chen in a defensive position. They were really amazed because there was a child who was still in the Forging Qi level one was able to overwhelm an opponent like this, whose incidentally the opponent had a much higher level of practice than him.

The traaang!

"You may as well, make me draw the sword!" Dai Chen smiled widely, only this time there was a child younger than him able to balance with him, even though Dai Chen's statement was wrong.

"You're also decent," Xiao Shuxiang smiled faintly.

"If you weren't friends with Zong Ming, we would be friends by now. Too bad I have already decided, that both Zong Ming and whoever is friends with him are my enemies."

A BAAM!!

Dai Chen's three creeping roots attacked Xiao Shuxiang from three directions, but Xiao Shuxiang quickly jumped up and dodged the creeping root's attack.

Qi Xuan was seen leaping and immediately carrying Ying Liu to take him to a safe place while Dai Chen was seriously fighting Xiao Shuxiang.

"Liu'Er...? Liu'Er, can you hear me?!" Zong Ming patted Ying Liu's cheeks softly, he was very worried because his fellow-colleagues were unconscious.

"Liu 'Er... I hope you're okay," Zong Ming was really worried, he wasn't carrying any medicinal pills at the moment, either, it was as if the pain Zong Ming had suffered was not felt due to worrying too much about Ying Liu's state.

Zong Ming, "Dai Chen, you are so outrageous! Sa-brother Jing, please take care of Liu'Er. I'll help Brother Xiao,"

Zong Ming was as strong as he stood while holding his sword, he then poured Qi on his sword and instantly darted between Dai Chen and Xiao Shuxiang.

Xiao Shuxiang, "Brother Zong?! What are you doing?!"

Xiao Shuxiang did not like it if anyone dared to interfere in his fight. But after he thought about it, indeed this fight should belong to Zong Ming and Dai Chen.

"Well, whatever. After all Xiao Shuxiang was not a selfish person," Xiao Shuxiang again attacked Dai Chen along with Zong Ming.

The traaang!!

The traaang!

Zong Ming and Xiao Shuxiang were completely compact, where Xiao Shuxiang covered up Zong Ming's flaws and protected him from Dai Chen's root-root attack from Zong Ming's blind spot.

"Curtain! Who exactly is this kid? Clearly he was only at Forging Qi level one..."

Dai Chen was astonished by this boy who was too young in front of him. He had never seen the sword movement without the slightest gap from the little boy, let alone the age of this child should arguably not have much fighting experience, but...

".. He's been through a lot of fights, Cih! I need to be able to finish this as soon as possible!"

The traaang!

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Huan Fei and Patriarch Lan were now in front of the house where Yang Shu and his students were staying, the science of lightening their bodies was great.

Huan Fei slowly knocked on the door in front of him, before long it opened and then showed an old man with a mustache and a thick white beard.

Yang Shu gasped when he found out that the one who knocked on the door earlier was Huan Fei, his best friend.

"Seniors..." Huan Fei smiled happily when he could see the face of his old friend.

"Fei'Er, are you this...?"

"Senior!"

Huan Fei and Yang Shu hugged each other, both of them were indeed very familiar like siblings.

"I don't think you're coming Senior,"

"How come I won't come when my best friend asks for it,"

Yang Shu rubbed Huan Fei's back, the two of them still hugged each other even forgetting that Patriarch Lan was near them at the moment.

"Ahem!"

Yang Shu and Huan Fei gasped when they heard Patriarch Lan's demented voice, the two of them instantly let go of each other's embrace.

"My best friend, are you...?" Yang Shu looked at Huan Fei with a strange look, she did not expect her best friend to have this kind of personality.

Yang Shu's gaze made Huan Fei misbehave, he then explained that there was no relationship like this old man thought of him.

"Tu-wait, Senior. It's not what you think. I-i..."

The expression on Huan Fei's face that was so panicked made Patriarch Lan and Yang Shu hold back a laugh. Only the two of them were able to make Huan Fei act like this.

"Ha ha ha, Fei-Er.. You have not changed at all despite your old age," Yang Shu patted softly on Huan Fei's shoulder, he then saluted Patriarch Lan.

Patriarch Lan politely said, "It is an honor to meet His Imperial Majesty,"

"Patriarch, don't call me that. I'm just an ordinary person, no longer an Emperor..." Yang Shu smiled faintly, he then allowed Patriarch Lan and Huan Fei to go inside.

Huan Fei and Patriarch Lan nodded, they then walked in and sat down on the seats that were inside the room.

Yang Shu intended to serve tea by walking towards the kitchen, but was soon stopped by Patriarch Lan because she said she brought her own drink.

"Your Majesty shouldn't have served tea, I've brought better ones..." Patriarch Lan flicked his hand, instantly a small jar of wine and three cups were on the table in front of him.

"Patriarch Lan, I told you not to call me 'Your Majesty'. I'm nobody on this continent..."

"How is it possible, an Emperor is an Emperor wherever he is. Sister Fei told me everything, and about His Majesty's escape to this Continent..."

Yang Shu was actually the Emperor of the Northern Continent, he was the son of Emperor Yang's eleventh concubine.

Yang Shu was made Emperor when he was 17 years old. It should have been the first prince who was the crown prince who became the Emperor, but surprisingly Yang Shu was the one who was elected.

The reason Yang Shu's father chose him was because this son had a kind heart that not many of his other children had.

Yang Shu was loved by the whole people, he was so close to them that Yang Shu knew what suffering and problems were afflicting his people. This was what made his father choose Yang Shu without batting an eye.

Of course, choosing Yang Shu as Emperor was very unexpected and made his brothers including the Queen Mother, as well as the Empress so angry. The Empress was very sure that her son would be made Emperor.

The anger of many parties even came from the ministers, they asked the Emperor not to choose Yang Shu as the heir to the throne on the grounds that Yang Shu had never once joined the war. Another reason was that Yang Shu was only the son of the eleventh concubine whose incidentally concubine was just an ordinary girl from a small village.

But the Emperor did not accept both reasons. Although Yang Shu never once fought a war, but he was able to solve the problems faced by his people, even the problems that were so trivial.

According to the Emperor, even though a shepherd boy once as long as he is loved by the people and has a much greater kindness, then he is worthy to succeed himself in inheriting the throne.

Many ministers and minor kings considered this Emperor to be insane. Rumors began to swoop that the eleventh concubine had done something to influence the Emperor.

The closer to Yang Shu's rapture, the rumors grew.

The eleventh concubine was only the daughter of a small village chief, having no relationship with any minister, the Emperor's treatment was also mediocre.

The choice of Yang Shu as Emperor certainly made him very surprised, he did not believe the Emperor appointed his son as heir to the Emperor throne.

Yang Shu was appointed Emperor at the age of 17, a very young age. This is also what makes many parties strongly disagree. Although the ministers, the Queen Mother and the Empress refused to attend, the whole people were so happy with Yang Shu's appointment.

Unfortunately, the anger of the Queen Mother, the Empress and the ministers threatened the lives of the eleventh concubine. They teamed up with the black flow cultivators to overthrow Yang Shu. Only, Yang Shu was protected by the strength of his people.

The people and kings who recognized Yang Shu as Emperor. They used all their strength to ask for help from the white and neutral flow cultivators.

Yang Shu actually did not want to become Emperor, because he would not be free to walk around and help his people again with his own hands. Especially when he was elected, all his brothers except Yang Fu hated him so much.

However, the reason Yang Shu did not refuse was because she was also aware of the overly haughty nature of her siblings and often looked down on others. Their treatment was also very rude and never wanted to come into direct contact with his people. Worse, they are too ambitious.

Yang Shu was worried about the safety of his people if the Emperor's throne was occupied by his brother who possessed all of those traits. Yang Shu's age was indeed young, but his sensitivity towards the upcoming problems was so great.

It could be if his brother is very ambitious to attack to expand the territory, then the war will certainly occur. And the most terrifying thing was the Intercontinental Battle.

Yang Shu did not want that, he did indeed feel that he did not deserve to be the Emperor. The throne of the Emperor will be handed over to his brother who has a better nature than himself. Moreover, Yang Shu really understands, the problems and dangers that threaten his life and the life of his mother.

The anger of the Empress Dowager, whose incidental grandmother Yang Shu-makes him do a very unworthy thing. In various ways, the Queen Mother arranged a plan to be able to finish off Yang Shu and her mother. Unmitigated, he even dared to poison his own son to make him sick, because according to him, it was his son who had been protecting the Young Emperor.

Yang Shu realized this started with his appointment. Rebels from the palace and the rejection of ministers and kings who did not support him, will not stop until he abdicated the throne of the Emperor.

Among his brothers, only Yang Fu was the one closest to him. Aided by the Little Brother, the two of them decided to leave the Northern Continent.

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