XIAO SHUXIANG'S
68 - The Election of the Disciple (2) [Revised]
Yang Shu stroked his chest softly, "It was unexpected that my grandson Lu'Er learned faster when it was Master Gu Ta who taught him. Though what Gu Ta Sian explained was a little similar to the explanation I gave all along. Where's my fault?"
Yang Shu, ".. Haah, it seems like I'm no match for being a Grand Elder.."
Gu Ta Sian tried to calm Yang Shu down and tried to encourage him. Merely, Yang Shu instead let out a long sigh and let out an unclear mutter at all.
Xiao Lu felt better, his body and mind were lighter now. He no longer felt the heavy burden and regret for the murder he committed.
Yang Shu and Gu Ta Sian spoke again, this time they included Xiao Lu in their conversation. Xiao Lu was slightly jolted at knowing that Gu Ta Sian was intending to bring himself to the Silver Bamboo Sect.
"All decisions are in your hands, Lu'Er? You should think about it carefully," Yang Shu said as she stroked Xiao Lu's head.
"I am of course delighted Kek, for being able to study in the same place as Ying Liu. But I'd like to ask my father and mother for permission first,"
"The journey back to Tani Village will take a long time. But if that's your wish, Grandfather can still ask Elder Huan Fei or Patriarch Lan for help." Yang Shu was sure, these two people could solve the problem.
Ying Liu was so happy that Xiao Lu would become his junior brother from now on. During this time, not many disciples of the Silver Bamboo Sect had invited him to chat or play together. And again, perhaps only Zong Ming and Xiao Lu alone could make him comfortable and become his interlocutor.
As Ying Liu and Xiao Lu were hugging, Qi Xuan's voice called out and said that the Grand Elder of the Lotus Flower Sect had come to visit.
Gu Ta Sian and Yang Shu immediately stood up and greeted Huan Fei. They both saluted. Yang Shu allowed his guest to enter and sit down, he also requested that Qi Xuan come in with him.
"Mei'Er, let's go inside." take Qi Xuan to Huan Mei.
Huan Mei who was talking to Jing Mi and Xiao Shuxiang, immediately nodded happily as Qi Xuan called out to her.
"I go first well" he said, jumping in excitement and directly holding Qi Xuan's hand and following him to enter.
Jing Mi also invited Xiao Shuxiang to come inside, only Yang Shu stopped them.
"You guys just wait outside, yeah. This is an old man's talk..." Yang Shu stroked and pinched slowly the cheeks of Jing Mi and Xiao Shuxiang alternately.
Jing Mi, "But Master, brother Xuan and Big Brother Lu Yang Beautiful can enter, why shouldn't we?"
Xiao Shuxiang, "That's right. I want to get in, too..!"
Jing Mi and Xiao Shuxiang protested, yet Yang Shu simply puffed her cheeks while shaking her head, "Can't... You guys just play outside."
Yang Shu immediately closed the door, his actions made Jing Mi and Xiao Shuxiang open his mouth wide.
"W-What the fuck is that..."
"Old Basin Ba-hmp"
Jing Mi smothered Xiao Shuxiang's mouth when she realized that her fellow students would be cursing at Yang Shu.
"Brother Xiao, you can't do that,"
Xiao Shuxiang released Jing Mi's stock. "I don't care..! Aren't You Upset, huh?!"
"That's it. Let's sit back,"
Jing Mi invited Xiao Shuxiang to sit on the grass with her, she seemed to have no intention of replying to the boy.
Xiao Shuxiang realized that there was something different about Jing Mi, he then sat down near her asking. "You look a little weird. What's up?"
Jing Mi took a slow breath then exhaled slowly. "We won't be meeting with Brother Xuan and Big Brother Lu Yang Beautiful anymore..."
"What do you mean?"
"When I took a break after the match, I heard that the Young Cultivator Tournament is also an event for student recruitment. A disciple of the Lotus Flower Sect said that brother Xuan would be recruited by their Grand Elder.."
There was sadness behind Jing Mi saying, "... I'm actually happy if brother Xuan is in a place like this. I'm certain... Brother Xuan will become a great swordsman. But I'm sad that I'm going to part with her."
Xiao Shuxiang patted Jing Mi's shoulder gently and tried to calm her down. "It's Brother Jing, I'm sure Brother Xuan will never forget you-"
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Xiao Shuxiang and Jing Mi gasped when they realized that someone was walking towards them.
Jing Mi and Xiao Shuxiang stood up as Patriarch Lan and the four children who followed him got closer and closer to them.
Jing Mi saluted, Xiao Shuxiang also followed her.
Lan Guan Zhi realized that Xiao Shuxiang did not salute sincerely, he then looked at the seven-year-old boy strangely.
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Xiao Shuxiang gasped as the child he had met stared at him. He then returned Lan Guan Zhi's gaze, as if challenging him to a fight.
Lan Guan Zhi turned his gaze slightly, then looked back at Xiao Shuxiang. This time, Xiao Shuxiang opened his mouth wide upon learning the meaning of Lan Guan Zhi's gaze.
"Shameful,"
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"YOU?! SAY WHAT, HUH?!" Xiao Shuxiang shouted as he pointed at Lan Guan Zhi. His actions made Jing Mi, Patriarch Lan, as well as her other three disciples gasp in shock.
"Sa-Brother Xiao?! Why are you This?!" Jing Mi immediately hugged Xiao Shuxiang from behind, and tried to stop Xiao Shuxiang who looked like he was about to jump up and attack Lan Guan Zhi.
Jing Mi, Patriarch Lan and her three disciples looked astonished. They did not hear Lan Guan Zhi say a word, yet somehow Xiao Shuxiang became offended and looked extremely annoyed.
The cry of Xiao Shuxiang earlier was quite loud, even Yang Shu, Gu Ta Sian and Huan Fei gasped in shock when they heard it.
Immediately the three walked out to check the cause Xiao Shuxiang shouted. Zong Ming and the others also took a look.
"Patriarch Lan...?!" Gu Ta Sian blinked a few times, he did not expect to be able to meet one of the Patriarchs of the Sky Sword Sect, let alone now there was Huan Fei, whose incident was the Grand Elder of the Lotus Flower Sect.
Yang Shu, "Patriarch Lan? Let's go in." he was a little surprised at receiving such an unusual visit.
Patriarch Lan nodded, he and his four disciples began to step towards Yang Shu and left Jing Mi and Xiao Shuxiang.
Xiao Shuxiang and Jing Mi remain barred from entering. This made both of them feel like in a child-set by Yang Shu.
Jing Mi almost cried. "Brother Xiao, it seems like Master doesn't love us..." Jing Mi rubbed her eyes, "I wonder what mistake I made to the extent that Master treated me like this..."
Xiao Shuxiang, "Already, I was told to go in. Since I don't like to see people from the Sky Sword Sect, let alone having to look at that flat-faced child in mourning clothes, cih!"
Xiao Shuxiang then invited Jing Mi to sit down and have a conversation with him. Inwardly, he felt that Yang Shu was no ordinary person. This was because Grand Elder and Patriarch Lan came to visit even impressed respectfully to Yang Shu.
Xiao Shuxiang, "The Two Bangka are like having an unusual background..."
Xiao Shuxiang never knew... That his grandfather, Yang Shu was an Emperor of the Northern Continent. Not only Xiao Shuxiang, but also Xiao Lu, Jing Mi and her other fellow students did not know the background of this elder of theirs.
Although the villagers of Tani Village were mostly aware of Yang Shu's background, they never wanted to tell anyone.
People who knew Yang Shu like Grandma Tian and the thrift dealers in the Rest Village also never opened their mouths. It was as if Yang Shu's identity was a secret they had to that to death.
All this was for the sake of protecting the Emperor. Yang Shu was so happy to have people she could trust and also protect herself.
The arrival of Patriarch Lan turned out to have a goal that was not much different from Huan Fei and Gu Ta Sian.
That is Patriarch Lan wants to recruit someone from a sect belonging to Yang Shu. Of course Yang Shu was shocked and felt very happy, because a patriarch of such a famous sect, paid attention to his little sect.
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