XIAO SHUXIANG'S

90 - Moon Lotus [Revised]

Dai Chen took Xiao Shuxiang to another artificial lake. This place was not really hidden and had a lotus plant, but not a single disciple dared to take a lotus in this Lake.

The reason for that was because the lotus belonged to the Grand Elder of the Sky Sword Sect and the Third Patriarch.

The Moon Lotus, having a flower shape smaller than an ordinary lotus, is bright blue with white leaves. This lotus fruit is larger and the seed skin is black, there is a distinctive aroma and more viscous than ordinary lotus in general.

One interesting thing about the Moon Lotus is that the age of growth ranging from sprouts to fruiting takes 100-200 years.

In picking the Moon Lotus fruit must also be careful and should not be picked directly by hand, because it will make the Moon Lotus wither.

One lotus fruit picked by hand directly, in addition to making it wither also makes other lotuses wither. And it takes 50-100 years to come back as fresh as before.

Dai Chen had heard about the Moon Lotus several times and her plucking technique, but he had not told Xiao Shuxiang anything except the name of the lotus.

Xiao Shuxiang was so amazed to see the expanse of lotus flowers and their perfectly ripe fruits. "So this is the Moon Lotus?! Can it be eaten?"

"Of course, I heard that even the leaves are edible and the fruit's taste when made into soup is better than ordinary lotus fruit..." Dai Chen again said, "I have to go. There's a night class I have to attend,"

"Yes, study hard..!" Xiao Shuxiang was so excited, he then walked to the edge of the lake while weighing which lotus he would pluck.

On the way, Dai Chen's grinful smile never faded. He was certain that Xiao Shuxiang would receive a severe punishment.

Actually, three days ago. Lan Gaozu once explained about the Moon Lotus and the prohibition to pluck it for the disciples.

However Xiao Shuxiang was not in place as he was receiving the punishment of copying a thousand sect rules and no one had told him this.

Dai Chen himself was initially not really sure his plan would work. However upon seeing Xiao Shuxiang's expression that could not even distinguish the young lotus and was ripe-then Dai Chen's gaze changed.

"I heard that the Third Patriarch will come tonight to pluck some Moon Lotus. I hope that boy has already picked it up when the patriarch comes, so that he can get a head-butt directly by the patriarch..."

What Dai Chen expected was mostly happening. When Xiao Shuxiang plucked a Moon Lotus, suddenly the lotus plant withered.

!!

Lotus stems, flowers, and leaves shrink and turn dark brown like dryness. Not just one, but the entire Moon Lotus that existed experienced the same thing.

"What is this?!" Xiao Shuxiang was so shocked and confused.

He had no idea what was going on with the entire Moon Lotus plant in front of him. Along with Xiao Shuxiang's confusion, a wicker basket fell from above and hit his head.

Xiao Shuxiang immediately looked up and saw a white-clothed cultivator with long black hair hovering a little far above him.

This cultivator wears a veil. His body seemed to freeze with the look of his eyes revealing a great shock.

"Te.. Te. lament.. Ma'am.. My lanku.."

!!

Xiao Shuxiang had just realized that the cultivator was the Third Patriarch. "A basket... The Moon Lotus.. and the Third Patriarch..-!!" Xiao Shuxiang suddenly closed his mouth, he began to know what was really going on.

"Dai Chen's...!! You're Getting Me In Trouble!!"

Xiao Shuxiang slowly stepped back, he intended to leave this place as soon as possible before the Third Patriarch came to a realization.

Inadvertently Xiao Shuxiang instead stepped on the bamboo leaf and along with it, a flash of light shot out and made a crack right beside his right foot.

Xiao Shuxiang suddenly held his breath. He felt his heart stop beating for a few seconds before it started racing.

The Third Patriarch immediately turned around and gazed down with an expression so cold as if he was going to swallow Xiao Shuxiang alive.

Glug

Xiao Shuxiang swallowed his saliva. He forced his brain to think fast so as not to make the Third Patriarch even more furious. Although in truth, Xiao Shuxiang was not afraid, but fighting a Patriarch with his practice was now tantamount to suicide.

There was no sound coming out from the Third Patriarch's mouth, only his eyes were so cold with the tips of his ears flushed red with anger.

"E... Te-Chairman Three, this is..." Xiao Shuxiang felt his throat ache, he had trouble putting together a sentence that could save his life.

The Third Patriarch floated slightly lower, he wanted to see more clearly the face of the child who dared to damage his Moon Lotus plant.

Xiao Shuxiang was obviously impossible to let go of his head, didn't that mean the Third Patriarch told him to die?!

When Xiao Shuxiang was facing death, Dai Chen who was lying on his bed could not help but laugh. He wanted the night to quickly pass so as to witness the severe punishment Xiao Shuxiang received.

"I want to see the expression of Zong Ming and his friends...! They must have very nice faces...!"

In another room, it was precisely Xiao Shuxiang's. It was Jing Mi and Bao Yu who were so panicked. They had been waiting for Xiao Shuxiang for a long time, but their brother had not returned.

"Is brother Xiao angry with me...?" Jing Mi was anxious if Xiao Shuxiang's impetuousness was because she was the one laughing at him while at the Rest Hall some time ago.

Bao Yu calmed Jing Mi down, "Brother Xiao is not a person who would be angry just because of such a small matter. We'd better find Brother Xiao somewhere else, maybe he's with brother Hou."

Jing Mi nodded. He along with Bao Yu then walked away to meet Hou Yong in his room.

Unfortunately, when Jing Mi and Bao Yu got there-Xiao-shuxiang turned out to be nonexistent. Hou Yong even said that he had not seen Xiao Shuxiang all night.

Hou Yong, "Could it be that brother Xiao is in the Nine-Tiered Pagoda?"

"No way, his sentence of copying a thousand rules is over. Help me find it somewhere else..!"

Hou Yong and Bao Yu nodded, they then looked for Xiao Shuxiang in the room of his friends.

Xiao Shuxiang himself was still not free from death. He used the entire innocent child's gaze to persuade the Third Patriarch to forgive and let go.

"Chairman, I really did not intentionally...! It's all Dai Chen's fault, he pranks me..."

"You think I'll pity you? I don't care who Dai Chen is. All I see is. You're ruining my plant...!"

Xiao Shuxiang did not know what else to do. He was actually surprised to learn that the Moon Lotus is a rare plant and the growth process was very long. It is fitting to make the Third Patriarch this angry.

"Te-Elder, even if I take off my head. Your terraced plants will not return to their original state. You won't get anything..."

Xiao Shuxiang then thought for a moment to make an offer that could save his life. "I will probably regret this, but Xiao Shuxiang must not die before making the Eastern Continent perish...!!"

Xiao Shuxiang, "What if I offer myself to be your servant. I will be a servant until the Lotus Moon Elder blooms and comes back to life. Geez, I must be crazy..."

"Compared to making you a servant. I'd rather cut you small and give it to the fish!"

"Te-Tech Three, but I'm great at cooking. You won't be disappointed, really!"

"You think I need to eat, huh?!"

In Xiao Shuxiang's heart stroking his chest, his every offer and inducement was always coldly responded to by the Third Patriarch. As if, he was dealing with the adult version of Lan Guan Zhi. "I hope that kid won't be like Elder Three..."

"Chairman... You are the Patriarch of the Sky Sword Sect. Don't you feel cruel to a kid like me...?" Xiao Shuxiang began to wear his ultimate style, that of expectant gazes.

"Chairman... I want to make amends for my ignorance by being your servant. But if you don't want to, then you can slash my head if it makes you better..."

Xiao Shuxiang knelt down while revealing a sad face and slightly watery eyes.

"Chairman, I apologized earlier. I really did not intentionally. And if it's not a hassle, please convey my apology to grandfather for being such a mischievous grandson..." Xiao Shuxiang was touched by his own words, he did not even realize he had shed a few tears.

The Third Patriarch's gaze did not change at all, he was still staring at Xiao Shuxiang with a cold and furious look. "Do you know how much time you'll spend being my servant?"

Xiao Shuxiang of course knew about it. The longest she had been a servant was a full hundred years and the least was 50 years.

Xiao Shuxiang did not want to choose the two. First he had to save his life first, then figure out a way to make the Third Patriarch plant able to come back to life without spending 50-100 years.

"I know the Elders well, but it's still better than you killing me. At least. I can still make amends for my mistakes other than giving my head to you..." Xiao Shuxiang looked at the Third Patriarch with his face and innocent gaze, this was the only offer he had.

The Third Patriarch descended and instantly gripped the back collar of Xiao Shuxiang. He then sped at an incredible speed towards the Mother Mountain by carrying Xiao Shuxiang with him.

The wind pressure was so intense that Xiao Shuxiang had to use the Air, Wind and Qi Control Breathing Technique simultaneously. It was very burdensome with his body that was still 7 years old.

He was actually surprised because suddenly the Third Patriarch took him. Hopefully he is not dropped from a height with this incredible speed.

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