XIAO SHUXIANG'S

67 - The Election of the Disciple (1) [Revised]

After the chaos wrought by the Demon Wolf Sect cultivators, the Young Cultivator Tournament was forced to stop.

Many disciples of the Lotus Flower Sect were injured. Not only that, but the tournament guardians and participants also experienced similar things. Some of them even lost their lives.

If the one who came as the guardian was the Patriarch or Grand Elder, perhaps the victim was only on the side of the Demon Wolf Sect. All of this was because the Patriarch and Grand Elder of other sects preferred to attend the auction of the Peacock Stork Association.

Yuen Liang was so angry, he already felt the rage of not being able to attend the auction and now his beloved fan was badly damaged.

All tournament guardians and participants are brought to rest until they improve. The tournament was completely halted after four days of fixing the mess.

No one intended to continue the tournament, they preferred to get ready to leave the Lotus Flower Sect. Huan Fei felt the same way. Due to this chaos, it was almost as if his grandson had been taken away by the Demon Wolf Sect cultivators.

Next day. In the presence of all the participants and invited guests, Huan Fei apologized for all the chaos that occurred.

"As the Host of the Young Cultivator Tournament, I have failed to protect all of them. I'm really sorry. My sect will compensate you for all the losses that are all natural. I'm so sorry for the falling victim and for this one... Whatever compensation I give, don't replace their lives. Not even an apology can bring to life those who lost their lives. I'm so very sorry, I'm,"

"Don't do it, Elder Huan!" someone called out and made everyone look up to him. "You don't have to apologize...!"

"You Host this Tournament, but we also have an obligation to help you keep this place safe. So you don't burden yourself that this is all your fault."

Patriarch Lan who was standing beside Huan Fei also said, "I don't expect your apology either. This is not your fault nor the Lotus Flower Sect,"

Another cultivator nodded confirming Patriarch Lan's remark. "That's right, Elder. Precisely when compared to us, your sect has suffered the most losses."

Huan Fei, "Thank you. I thank the Elders and all of them. Thank you for understanding this situation and not demanding more. Really, we feel so grateful for being so appreciated..."

When Huan Fei finished announcing the close of the tournament, everyone present began to be ushered by the disciples of the Lotus Flower Sect towards the ship.

Yang Shu was actually also starting to get ready, it was just that Gu Ta Sian with his two juniors visited and seemed like he wanted to talk about something personal to him.

Exactly as expected, Gu Ta Sian's arrival was to recruit one of Yang Shu's disciples into being part of the Silver Bamboo Sect.

Gu Ta Sian sat on a chair and said, "The Silver Bamboo Sect is indeed not the largest in this Empire, let alone in the Eastern Continent. But I really wish I could take a disciple from you, Senior."

Yang Shu, "Hearing you want to recruit my students is already very happy, but the choice remains in the hands of those children. But who do you want to recruit?"

"Lu'Er." Gu Ta Sian smiled, he saw Yang Shu was quite surprised. He said, "I want to take Lu'Er to the Silver Bamboo Sect. My patriarch must have been happy when he saw Xiao Lu, let alone that he was Senior's grandson,"

"Well, Fu'Er didn't know I had a grandchild. But like I said, the decision wasn't with me.." Yang Shu stroked his mustache and beard, he slightly confided with Gu Ta Sian.

Yang Shu said, "Actually lately Lu'Er has been more silent and always trembling in fear. It is not uncommon to hear him cry. I felt something strange about him. But don't know what it is,"

While listening to Yang Shu's curses, Zong Ming immediately came and asked permission to speak.

Zong Ming spoke carefully, "I'm sorry for stealing the hearing. But I think I should tell you about Xiao Lu. His state turned strange actually was because he had a Killer Aura,"

Yang Shu flinched, "That's impossible, I also often kill Demonic Beasts and wild animals. But the aura I feel for Lu'Er is different..."

"Ehm.that's because..." Zong Ming began to tell her everything he saw. "When the chaos ensued. I chased after Xiao Lu when he had just slammed a Lotus Flower Sect disciple onto the ground."

Zong Ming, "Although shocked, but I kept chasing after him. And what made me even more surprised was when Xiao Lu very suddenly slashed the neck of a cultivator,"

Yang Shu with wide eyes was so shocked to hear Zong Ming's story. It was unexpected that his grandson who was so young had already dared to take the lives of others.

"Lu 'Er...."

Gu Ta Sian pacified Yang Shu, "Senior. You relax. Sooner or later... Lu'Er will definitely fight more and probably kill more. He just needs to get upbringing to just brandish his sword for evil.."

Gu Ta Sian then told Zong Ming to bring Xiao Lu here, "... Preferably, the Killer Aura on Lu'Er's body was eliminated. I will also teach him how to turn Killer Aura into Swordsman Aura."

When saying that, something crossed Gu Ta Sian's mind. He then looked at Yang Shu with a probing look.

"Senior, didn't you teach your disciple how to turn Killer Aura into Swordsman Aura?"

!!

Gu Ta Sian's question made Yang Shu surprised, he even choked on his own breath.

"Ohoek hokh...!"

Gu Ta Sian and Zong Ming gasped and tried to calm Yang Shu down. Zong Ming even immediately rushed to fetch some drinking water for Yang Shu.

Yang Shu drank the water that Gu Ta Sian gave him. After he calmed down, he began to say to the two, "I once taught my students everything he knew, including turning Killer Aura into Swordsman Aura. Only, they never understood and understood my explanation. Hiya... I've even explained the difference between Killer Aura and Swordsman Aura a hundred times, but those kids are more interested in finding food or playing chases while grappling haphazardly."

"Haaah.of all my students, only Xuan'Er and Lu'Er faithfully heard me. Although in the end, the two of them also looked clueless..." Yang Shu massaged his head as he recalled the behavior of his students who every day only knew how to play and wrestle carelessly.

"It must be very difficult..." Gu Ta Sian could feel the hardships experienced by this Grand Elder of the Butterfly Sect.

As Zong Ming and Ying Liu brought Xiao Lu, Gu Ta Sian could feel the Killing Aura from this 14-year-old girl. "He can't control it yet..."

Gu Ta Sian examined Xiao Lu's slightly pale face with puffy eyes. You could say, Xiao Lu was so distressed by what he was doing.

Long enough Gu Ta Sian calmed Xiao Lu down and taught him about Killer Auras that could be hidden or transformed into Swordsman Auras.

Meanwhile... Qi Xuan, Jing Mi and Xiao Shuxiang continued to wait in the courtyard until Yang Shu and Gu Ta Sian finished speaking.

Qi Xuan and Jing Mi also sensed that there was something strange about their fellow students. Especially when Zong Ming and Ying Liu brought Xiao Lu in, they were so curious. Unfortunately, Zong Ming requested that they stay outside and just wait.

While waiting for their elders and fellow-siblings, Qi Xuan and Jing Mi chatted with Xiao Shuxiang.

They threw various questions to Xiao Shuxiang. Not infrequently, Jing Mi cursed Xiao Shuxiang for disappearing somewhere.

Jing Mi, "My brother. You know we're very worried about you. We're worried. Run to and fro while calling out to you. We're afraid something bad happened to you,"

Xiao Shuxiang told him everything, "I was out before to get some fresh air. But I met the Demon Wolf Sect cultivators. We fought hard and he lost to me. I also ended up fainting elegantly. Aiya, it turns out to be sleeping in the bushes pretty well, too,"

Qi Xuan and Jing Mi shook their heads when they heard Xiao Shuxiang say. They were worried about their brother, but..

Jing Mi, "Brother, You're Very Outrageous. We are looking for you like an insane person, even 'Beautiful Brother Lu' is willing to enter such a dangerous tournament venue, and you are even sleepy?! ck ck" ck"

"You need to know, I am only at Forging Qi level one, against cultivators whose level is higher than mine is very difficult, it is impossible for me to win. It was fortunate that they underestimated this Xiao Shuxiang, otherwise..."

Xiao Shuxiang shook his head, inwardly he lamented the level of his practice being so low. All this because of his Rooted Dantian.

Long enough they chatted until an exclamation made Xiao Shuxiang, Qi Xuan, and Jing Mi flinch.

"Sister Xuan!!"

Huan Mei who was holding Huan Fei's hand instantly let go of her grandfather's hand and dashed towards Qi Xuan.

"May'Er..!" Qi Xuan gently stroked Huan Mei's head as the granddaughter of the Lotus Flower Grand Elder hugged her.

Jing Mi and Xiao Shuxiang flinched when they saw that her siblings seemed familiar with a daughter. They both look at each other.

"May'Er, watch your attitude..."

Huan Mei swept her lips when she received a light rebuke from Huan Fei, she then released her embrace of Qi Xuan.

Qi Xuan and Jing Mi saluted Huan Fei. Xiao Shuxiang did too, though a bit of ogah-ogahan.

Huan Fei said the intention of his arrival was to meet Yang Shu. Qi Xuan said that the elder was talking to Gu Ta Sian and was all helping Xiao Lu with his Killing Aura.

Qi Xuan, "Actually ever since Big Brother Lu Yang has committed murder, he just keeps quiet and will occasionally cry. We don't know what to do,"

"Hmm, aren't you guys taught the Mental Strengthening Technique?" Huan Fei stroked his mustache and beard, his forehead looking shriveled upon hearing Qi Xuan's words.

Only, the ones answering Huan Fei's question were Jing Mi and Xiao Shuxiang.

Jing Mi, "Teacher never taught us any techniques. And even though we were taught, we did not understand what the teacher meant. The one who helped us in the Mental Strengthening Technique was only brother Zong and Ying Liu."

Xiao Shuxiang let out a soft sigh, "Haah, doing the Mental Strengthening Technique is not very effective at all, at most they just do not faint when they see blood and body pieces. Moreover, the one who helped them with the technique was just two small children, what to be proud of."

Xiao Shuxiang's words were so sharp, his facial features looked bad. This was because he had waited for Yang Shu for too long.

Qi Xuan and Jing Mi gasped when they heard the curse from Xiao Shuxiang, they could not believe that his fellow students could say that, let alone in front of a Grand Elder.

Huan Fei did not mind Xiao Shuxiang's words, he only regretted that his best friend Yang Shu had no talent being an elder.

"... Either Shu'Er was wrong for not accepting my help, or I was wrong for not strongly persuading her..."

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