XIAO SHUXIANG'S
490 - Cunning II [Revised]
"Chairman... The elder. I have to meet the Elder,"
"Calm down, Senior. Worry about your condition first.."
Gong Zitao was killed by two men. He continued to mumble and his breath seemed to sting. His eyes blurred and repeatedly he vomited blood.
"I.. Want to see the Elder.." Gong Zitao looked extremely dying, his face was pale and this condition made the Heaven Pagoda Sect disciples who saw him feel extremely panicked.
Not only Gong Zitao, but the two warriors behind him were also in equally bad shape. They were laid with other people who were also injured.
On the other hand, Ling Chu Zhen faintly heard someone like looking around for him. He turned his head and looked at Gong Zitao who was severely injured.
"Chairman.. The elder.."
"Zitao Gong?! What's the matter, son?!"
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The voice seemed familiar. In the blur of the view, Gong Zitao could see someone approaching him and started touching his arm. This was a touch of hand from his teacher, the Grand Elder of the Sky Pagoda Sect.
"Sir..! L'm.. I have something to say.."
"Calm down. Take care of your wounds first," Ling Chu Zhen was worried that this white-clothed youth was spewing blood. He also drained his Qi and tried to reduce the pain in Gong Zitao's body a little.
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Ling Chu Zhen was shocked as he examined the inside of the body of one of these disciples. Many of Gong Zitao's bones were fractured, his blood flow was not smooth, and there were wounds on his heart.
"Chairman.. These.. Very important-!" Gong Zitao groaned in pain as he was about to speak, his gaze as if begging for Ling Chu Zhen to listen to him for a moment. Yet deep in his heart, Gong Zitao cursed in annoyance.
"Damn it, maybe I'm overreacting. My body is in a lot of pain,"
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It was true what Ling Qing Zhu said. Gong Zitao has two faces. Even now, no one knew he had been helping the Blood Scarlet all along. Ling Chu Zhen also still treated him very well.
One of the warriors who was being treated side by side with Gong Zitao turned his head slightly and admired the charade of the young man.
He himself also belonged to a Skull Sword Party disciple who pretended to be another disciple of the Black Stream Party. With this kind of chaos and tension.. No one will be aware of his identity.
Previously, when Gong Zitao escaped by wearing the Moving Mirror, his body condition was fine. He arrived at the Big Dipper Star City and instantly captured two disciples of the Skull Sword Party.
Together with his two colleagues, they did a pretty crazy plan. Gong Zitao rewears his sect clothes that he took out of a Spatial Ring. He then soiled the clothes with the blood of a corpse and deliberately gave his own wounds to his body.
The two disciples of the Skull Sword Party also did the same. They took the warrior's corpse clothes from the black stream and injured themselves including damaging their faces to make them look more convincing.
Their hearts that had been the target of the cultivators had begun to enter back into the body. The three even intentionally inflicted deep wounds on their bodies, then shouted for help.
This plan is risky, but if successful the impact will be very large. And with the personality that Gong Zitao showed all along - no one would doubt his words.
"Chairman.. The elder must hear me.."
"Your wounds must recover first, and we shall speak.."
"Chairman.. This can't be.." Gong Zitao again spewed blood, his breathing getting thinner. ".. Xiao Shuxiang's.. This is about Xiao Shuxiang Elder.."
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Ling Chu Zhen was astonished, he focused on restoring Gong Zitao's body condition while listening to the speech of the young man before him. Gong Zitao began to try to talk.
"Chairman.. Xiao Shuxiang is here.. I met him and he was so panicked.." Gong Zitao spewed blood again, he tried to catch his breath and remained calm by some juniors who were worried about him.
".. Xiao Shuxiang said, Miss Ling was kidnapped.. And brought to the Skull Sword Party. L'm.. We went with him.. We saved Miss Ling. But Elder.. When fighting.. Xiao Shuxiang's.. Her.. He's changed,"
Gong Zitao extended his hand and held Ling Chu Zhen. He looked at his Grand Elder face with earnestness and then said about the identity of Xiao Shuxiang that he witnessed firsthand.
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Ling Chu Zhen and the few warriors who were nearby looked surprised as well as showing a look of disbelief.
Two of Gong Zitao's undercover colleagues added, they were like witnesses to what the young man had told them.
"Xiao Shuxiang's.. He's really changed.. The headquarters of the Skull Sword Party was flattened to the ground.. His students.. Eaten alive.. We were attacked too.."
"We tried.. Ukh. As much energy to run.. This fight too.. Also because of Xiao Shuxiang." one of the disguised warriors spewed blood, he felt pain in his chest as a result of forcing himself to speak.
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Ling Chu Zhen was clearly very surprised. He looked at his students who also did not expect that they could hear this.
Merely, Ling Chu Zhen knew Gong Zitao and this disciple was a kind and disciplined person. Gong Zitao was one of the disciples that his other disciples respected.
"......"
Honestly speaking, compared to Gong Zitao-Xiao Shuxiang was indeed a cultivator whose life was somewhat unfamiliar to Ling Chu Zhen. He only knew that the Guardian Protector of his daughter was the granddaughter of the Emperor of the Northern Continent, as well as a talented Alchemist.
"Chairman.. Elder, there's something you should know as well.." Gong Zitao spoke again. This time he revealed the identity of Xiao Shuxiang who was the reincarnation of the Destroying Star.
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His words came back to shock Ling Chu Zhen. He even mentioned Ling Lang Tian's name and said that his Elders could ask Ling Ya Bing's father directly if his words were in doubt.
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"Gong Zitao..? Gong Zitao's..!" Ling Chu Zhen touched the cheek of his disciple, his feelings were now unsettled and his mind was filled with many questions.
"Treat his wound well, make sure he's completely recovered. I'll be right back." Ling Chu Zhen asked his disciples. He could not ask Gong Zitao anything because the young man was already unconscious.
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The disciples of the Sky Pagoda Sect gasped when they saw their elders instantly leave. The look on their Grand Elder's face and eyes did not look good.
"Brother, is it true what Senior said just now?" one of the Heaven Pagoda Sect disciples asked when he no longer saw his elder.
"I guess so. Indeed what does Senior Gong gain if he lies? After all we know what Senior is like. He's more familiar to us than Young Master Xiao,"
"Yes, that's true too. Senior Gong even mentioned the name Patriarch Ling, this proved that his remark was not playful."
"......."
The disciples of the Skull Sword Party who were in disguise and heard the words of these two cultivators smiled inwardly.
They praised Gong Zitao who could really instill doubt in his own fellow-siblings. Now, although the battle flow was on the side of the opponent - but victory was still with them.
Honestly speaking. Actually, when Miao Gang vanished - all his strength moved and entered into his rag doll. The disciples of the Skull Sword Party who were also killed while fighting the warriors had also experienced the same thing.
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No one could describe what Qian Kun looked like. He is a madman, a master tactician and is the designer of the chaos that ensues.
Initially, he might look good and like a figure who selflessly gave a helping hand to those who wanted the 'Eternal Body'. He helped them completely without any conditions.
But the real one. The truth was that whenever the swordsman he provided the favor it was kill-little by little their minds began to be controlled.
Somehow, but now this-Even the disciples of the Skull Sword Party were no longer afraid of death, it was precisely in their hearts that they were only filled with ways of making this place even more chaotic, more messed up than ever.
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The sound of that heart-wrenching scream was heard from a place deep within the Volcano, the Middle Sky Empire. It is located in the Black Stream region, adjacent to the Valley of Corpse Piles.
The territory is off limits. It is said that the air there can kill any creature that dares to inhale it for a long time. But now that region, especially within the volcano-is now inhabited by something very terrible.
The figure has large hands, a stocky body, strong muscles, and appears to sit on a throne while holding a large sword stuck in the ground.
Around that figure had been many stacks of human bones. The shrieks that were heard were those of the children who were currently being skinned alive.
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Their internal organs are removed, placed in a container that is later processed into a source of strength. Their flesh and skin were also processed, all that was left was the bones.
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The illumination here is just hot lava. It was difficult to see the figure sitting on the throne, it was even harder to see the figure who was skinning a girl.
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But from the lack of lighting, the black cloth used by the child was not foreign. And sure enough, those clothes were the clothes of the Skull Sword Party disciples.
["Please.. Please forgive me.!"]
The sound was overwhelming and only one was completely clear. They all cry for help and forgiveness, they want to be released.
But what a pity, the figure they faced was a monster that had no empathy. A monster that only wanted power without caring about the others. A bloodthirsty figure.
["......"]
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In the dim light, a blood-red grin was seen from the figure sitting on the throne. His terrifying voice rang out, even making this place much more terrifying than before.
["In a moment.."] The figure let out a breath of fire, [".. Stay a little while.. And the world will be mine.."]
The figure's laughter sounded more domineering than the screams of these children. He looks so happy.
"......"
The person who was skinning the body of one of the children also seemed to smile faintly. He wears a black robe and hood. Because the light was too dim, on his face only a glimpse revealed a red mask.
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On the other hand, Ling Chu Zhen searched for Ling Lang Tian everywhere. He darted and occasionally saw the circumstances around him.
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Everything's really messy. It was hard to explain just what kind of condition Ling Chu Zhen was seeing. Honestly, it feels so painful to see the homeland he loves so much - at its worst.
Long enough Ling Chu Zhen searched for Ling Lang Tian until he found the man who was in the middle of a building rubble. He also called her.
Ling Lang Tian himself was searching for survivors, but he instead found various bodies that were in the condition of half their bodies burned.
Ling Lang Tian just wanted to touch one of them, yet he suddenly felt the presence of someone. Himself also looked.
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"Dad?" Ling Lang Tian walked over to the man who was treading on the ground when he knew that figure was the Grand Elder of the Sky Pagoda Sect, his father.
"Lang Tian'Er, there's something I want to ask you." Ling Chu Zhen had completely arrived on pleasantries first, he was now focused on looking at his son.
Ling Lang Tian was of course astonished, as it was not usual for this Grand Elder of the Sky Pagoda Sect to look at him with a look that was like asking him for the truth.
"What's up, Dad? Why Dad-"
"Did you know Xiao Shuxiang is the reincarnation of the Destroying Star?"
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It was like hearing an explosion. The look in Ling Lang Tian's eyes changed, he was really not wrong with the words just now.
"Lang Tian'Er, why don't you answer? Is it true that Xiao Shuxiang is the reincarnation of the Destroying Star?!" ling Chu Zhen's voice slightly raised, he looked at his son.
"......"
Ling Lang Tian did not take his eyes off his father. He then nodded slowly even though his hands were slightly clenched.
"Yes, Dad. Xiao Shuxiang was the reincarnation of the Destroying Star,"
"When did you know this?"
"It's been a while,,"
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"Ling Lang Tian..!!"
The cry from the adult man created a shock wind. Ling Lang Tian spontaneously closed his eyes and breathed slowly. Now there was no doubt, his father was really angry.
Ling Chu Zhen asked again. This time it was about Xiao Shuxiang's other identity that made Ling Lang Tian shocked to the point of opening his eyes.
The state between the two white-haired men was filled with tension and a stifling atmosphere. Ling Lang Tian did not know that the attitude of the Grand Elder of the Sky Pagoda Sect right now was due to Gong Zitao's previous words.
Elsewhere, Ling Qing Zhu and his Guardian knew absolutely nothing about the extent of this battle had gone on, even including the conditions they would face later on.
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