XIAO SHUXIANG'S

88 - Duan De [Revised]

Xiao Shuxiang, with a cloth tied around his head began to stuff one featherless chicken into the pot in front of him.

He had to use two wooden crates as a foothold to be taller than the Rest Hall kitchen table.

Several times he had to go up and down the wooden crate while remaining vigilant if someone came.

One by one the cooking ingredients that Xiao Shuxiang knew went into the pot. It did not take long, Xiao Shuxiang started to take out the chicken meat he had cooked when the fragrance had already been smelled.

Immediately, Xiao Shuxiang cleaned up all the utensils he had used to cook earlier and began to go carry the chicken meat to a quiet place.

Xiao Shuxiang picked a spot in the back corner of the Punishment Hall, not far from the artificial river saplings. The place is so quiet, peaceful and perfect for enjoying homemade cuisine.

Xiao Shuxiang inhaled the scent of his cooking, not expecting him to have the talent of being a cook in this second life.

"Who~ah! Xiao Shuxiang, you are amazing..!" praise it to yourself.

Xiao Shuxiang broke the chicken thigh. The tenderness of his flesh was very pronounced with just a single look. Immediately, Xiao Shuxiang began to eat the thighs of the chicken meat soulfully. She almost cried because her cooking turned out so delicious.

"This reminds me of the Demonic Beast meat that has been helping me grow. The first life so miserable.haih"

Xiao Shuxiang during his first life, had only five meals of good cuisine. That was when he had to hide his identity.

Otherwise, let alone eating good food - the entire tavern including the inns and houses of the citizens would suddenly close if they heard Xiao Shuxiang was walking in front of their house.

"Haah, my heart aches when I remember the incident.." Xiao Shuxiang massaged his forehead, he then continued his chicken meal.

"Ahem!"

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Xiao Shuxiang flinched when he heard the sound of the silence of someone who seemed to be close to him. As Xiao Shuxiang turned his head, he could see an old grandfather holding a broom that had a very long beard until it touched the ground.

This grandfather's body was small, seen from behind he would be like a five-year-old. Xiao Shuxiang watched the grandfather standing beside him from top to bottom, this grandfather's height was the same as Feng Ying's height.

"You're stealing again...?" this grandfather smiled as he raised his eyebrows towards Xiao Shuxiang.

"I'm hungry, and who steals? It's a dish I made myself, you know..!" Xiao Shuxiang was about to continue eating when Grandpa's broomstick hit Xiao Shuxiang's hand.

"Grandpa Long Beard!! You don't bother me..!!" Xiao Shuxiang almost dropped his chicken meat. He's getting upset now.

"Son, stealing is strictly prohibited in this place...! You'll be punished a hundred blows if you get caught, you understand!"

"I know that, Grandpa..! But I won't be punished if you don't tell anyone. What if you help me with this good problem..!" Xiao Shuxiang offered his cooking to the long-bearded grandfather.

"You bribed me...? You've made two mistakes"

"Yes if you don't want to. But this dish is made by the Destroying Star, you will never be able to find dishes like mine anywhere else..!" Xiao Shuxiang played the chicken thigh in front of the long-bearded grandfather while starting to eat it in style.

This long-bearded grandfather was an ordinary human, he was not a cultivator. He served as the head of hygiene in the Sky Sword Sect, Duan De.

Although only an ordinary human, in fact Duan De has the longest life.now he is 256 years old. He was among the real witnesses to the chaos caused by Xiao Shuxiang.

Seeing Xiao Shuxiang continue to eat, made Duan De instantly snatch the chicken meat in the hands of the seven-year-old and start eating it.

Duan De's eyes widened, a happy smile painted on his face. Indeed, this cuisine is very good. Duan De then sat down next to Xiao Shuxiang and helped him to finish off Xiao Shuxiang's cooking.

"Grandfather Long Beard, you don't spend it all..! I'm still hungry..!" Xiao Shuxiang protested when Duan De was so greedy to eat his cooking without caring for himself who had just eaten one chicken thigh.

Duan De had just stopped eating when all that was left of Xiao Shuxiang's cooking was just his bones and water.

"Hey son, I admit. You're good at cooking. Stealing is still a bad thing. This time I won't report you, but don't do it again..!" Duan De rubbed his full stomach.

Xiao Shuxiang though was not really full, but had at least helped his stomach a little.

"I won't listen to you, old man. Xiao Shuxiang would do whatever he wanted and liked. You won't be able to ban me..." Xiao Shuxiang lay down while rubbing his stomach, inwardly asking that his stomach be patient waiting for dinner to arrive.

Duan De shook his head, he then struck Xiao Shuxiang's calf with his broomstick and told him to sit down. "Don't sleep after a meal or you'll be fat like a panda..!"

"Xiao Shuxiang will never get fat, that's impossible."

Duan De, "I've heard the news that there is a Black Flow cultivator who claims to be the Destroying Star. He ventured to kill everyone who had names similar to him. Even a newborn child, if his name was 'Shuxiang', he would definitely kill him."

Xiao Shuxiang smiled faintly as he listened to Duan De's story. Doesn't that mean he's being helped now?

"Good, so I just need to kill that cultivator and become the only Xiao Shuxiang, the Destroying Star."

The plot!

Duan De nailed the head of Xiao Shuxiang who was still lying down, his actions made Xiao Shuxiang instantly sit up while looking at him in annoyance.

"Are you so crazy about that 'Destroying Star?! He was the cruelest cultivator and worse than all the monsters in this Continent..!" Duan De took something from behind his clothes, it was five pieces of paper that turned out to be a painting of someone's face.

Duan De gave it to Xiao Shuxiang, "The painting is the face of the Destroying Star. He had a ugly face in accordance with his cruel nature. Look at it well...!"

As he watched the painting of his own face, Xiao Shuxiang was shocked. The painting in his hand was like a werewolf-headed man with long fangs and a big fat body.

Moreover, one of the paintings shows red eyes while glaring with a large body in black. What shocked Xiao Shuxiang the most was the painting of him having a slippery head, having a large green body with so many folds of fat.

"Now do you see?! This is the real form of the name you are proud of..!" Duan De pointed at the painting in Xiao Shuxiang's hand, "If you don't change your name immediately, then you could have the same form as the painting."

Xiao Shuxiang's forehead twitched, his hands trembling withstanding anger. So outrageous!! How dare someone paint his face this bad!! Really, it is unforgivable!!

"OLD GRANDPA! My face is not this bad..!! Xiao Shuxiang was the most handsome man with such a beautiful muscular body!! As long as You Know, My Handsomeness Is Already Recognized By All Beings On This Continent..!!"

Duan De gasped in shock when he heard Xiao Shuxiang's shrill screams and protests. His ears even buzzed. "Son, don't you scream so loudly. I am old but not deaf..! You protested about the painting as if your face was imprinted there,"

Xiao Shuxiang gritted his teeth, he then tore the five papers in his hand then squeezed them hard. "Old Grandpa..! Would you believe me if I told you that I am the Destroying Star, Xiao Shuxiang?!"

"Foolish child, I've heard many people say such things hundreds of times..! You don't idolize a monster as ugly as he is..!"

"But My Face Is So Handsome, Not Bad Like This Painting..!!" Xiao Shuxiang ruffled his hair, he was so frustrated. "Was it because I never walked with women or because I wasn't married until the end of my life until everyone thought I had such a bad look..?!"

"If that's why. but I hope not.." Xiao Shuxiang rubbed his face, he just wanted to make a harem if there was such a reason that he was painted with a creepy face.

But soon Xiao Shuxiang brushed off his wish and hoped it was not for that reason that he was painted as hideously as this.

Duan De instead shook his head when he saw Xiao Shuxiang's behavior. He had met many cultivators who greatly admired the Destroying Star. In fact, they were also angry and protested when they saw the painting of the Destroying Star as bad as this.

"Haiy.. The bad influence it causes is so destructive..." Duan De then stood up and gave his broom to Xiao Shuxiang.

Duan De, "You should sweep as punishment for having stolen food from the Rest Hall."

"You're telling me to sweep?"

"You want to sweep or get disciplined with that long wooden stick?"

Xiao Shuxiang reluctantly accepted the broom. Duan De patted his butt and said, "You shouldn't idolize someone who has done havoc on this Continent. Instead of you following in the footsteps of Xiao Shuxiang, the Destroying Star, it is better to create your own imprint as Xiao Shuxiang, the Protective Star."

Duan De started to get up and walked away.

Xiao Shuxiang shook his head slowly and looked at the back of Duan De who had already walked far away. He then rubbed his nape and began to sweep away the trash that was nearby.

"Heah... You're too hopeful for Old Man Grandpa.."

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