After all, the bond of brotherhood is not easily forged...
Just as he was supporting himself against the wall and walking out of the cave mansion, Xiao Teng froze.
He saw the child having his limbs severed by several cultivators of the Sword Sect, pinned to the ground.
Although gravely injured, the child was still trading insults with a big fat man.
"Huang Erlai, I xxx your horse! You set up; I should have killed you sooner!"
"Get lost! You bully all the ti. Now, even when I’m trying to turn over a new leaf, you still want to bully . Haven’t I changed for nothing? Brothers of the Sword Sect, you all heard it. This guy is truly incorrigible and still won’t repent. I... hey, who’s that?"
Huang Erlai saw Xiao Teng leaning against the wall.
The cut-up Huang Xiaoyi looked back, delighted, "I captured this man and want to redeem myself. This man is..."
But before he could finish, Huang Erlai, who also recognized Xiao Teng, interrupted.
"Whoa! Huang Xiaoyi, you colluded with the Hundred Demons Sect! You’re in bigger trouble now. Sword Sect brothers, don’t listen to his excuses. Capture that man; that’s Xiao Teng!"
So of the brothers from the Sword Sect were probably a bit face-blind, and since Xiao Teng was wearing clothes, they didn’t recognize him straight away.
Xiao Teng, "..."
Where’s the promised brotherhood? What a bunch of bastards! All a bunch of jerks!
Xiao Teng activated the second stone on his bracelet and teleported away before anyone could grab hold of him.
...
On the bank of Qinghe.
Shi Xiu stood with his arms behind his back.
After the spirit-scarring cross-dressing surveillance concluded, Shi Xiu finally transford back from Miss Li to the cold-faced rogue of the Celestial Sect.
He stroked his white hair, feeling at ease.
Yet, for so reason, he felt a bit odd.
It was mainly how people were looking at him strangely, especially his fellow junior brothers, whose gazes held a hint of inappropriate interest.
Such twisted brotherhood he had only seen on the faces of new junior sisters.
"Am I more handso now?"
"Being too handso is not good; it affects the cultivation of my peers."
Shi Xiu rubbed his chin, thinking that after this tornt, his Tao Heart probably advanced a bit more, and the result reflected in his appearance as his handsoness once again broke through the heavens.
Even his fellow junior brothers were captivated.
"Being a handso guy is tough."
Shi Xiu mused happily, looking up to the sky, continuing with his business.
The stars at his fingertips dissipated as he entered a state of returning to simplicity and integrating with the world, back to the mortal realm.
He was looking for Xiao Teng.
Shi Xiu rembered it well.
In these two weeks, Xiao Teng touched his hand seventy-eight tis, recited sixty-five poems in front of him, said nine hundred and eighty-one sweet talks.
Watched him stealthily seventeen tis at midnight.
Hugged his waist eight tis.
Tried to accidentally knock him over five tis.
So grudges must be settled personally, and so people must be captured personally.
Although Xiao Teng’s escape was uncanny, he wasn’t unprepared; during the surveillance, he left sothing on Xiao Teng.
Xiao Teng’s whereabouts were sohow blocked for a while, but they reappeared recently, around Eight Treasures Mountain.
But just as Shi Xiu was about to go capture him, Xiao Teng’s presence vanished again.
Bewildered, Shi Xiu wondered if he had so Divine Artifact, allowing him to escape under a Mahayana’s nose.
But he didn’t believe that Xiao Teng could sustain that power indefinitely.
Shi Xiu opened his eyes, continuing to wait for Xiao Teng to slip up.
Then, he saw in Qinghe, a Big-eyed Fish erged, staring at him.
It could be a mber of the Sea Race, or perhaps a living Primordial creature.
The fish had one large eye in the center of its head, a pointy top, and an appendage, either a whisker or tentacle, grew from the top.
The end of that creepy thing had a mouth, complete with lips.
A bit like an anglerfish from the ocean, but uglier, and here they were in a river, where would such a deep-sea species co from?
Just as Shi Xiu and the strange fish stared each other down, the mouth on the fish’s head opened.
"Hey beautiful, want to be friends?"
"Beautiful?" Shi Xiu asked in return.
"Yes, you’re the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen. Though your chest is a bit flat, you have a unique charm..." babbled the mouth atop the Big-eyed Fish.
Shi Xiu raised an eyebrow, staring into the Big-eyed Fish’s eye, and in its glistening, wet eye, he saw his own reflection.
"Damn!"
Shi Xiu saw his face.
He realized his face was still that of Miss Li...
And because only his face remained that way, with the rest returning to normal, he now possessed a very peculiar appeal that provoked certain associations...
Shi Xiu fell into deep thought.
What did I originally look like?
Forgotten.
Nonetheless, no matter what I look like, it’s impossible to have anything to do with this pointy-headed stupid fish.
Shi Xiu raised his foot, intending to kick the stupid fish back into the sea.
The big fish, perhaps due to Shi Xiu’s returning to simplicity state, mistook him for a mortal lady and wanted to forcefully drag him into the water.
Then, at that mont, Shi Xiu suddenly felt sothing hit his kidneys from behind.
...
In Xiao Teng’s eyes, the situation looked like this.
After the teleportation ended, as soon as he landed, he saw the one he fell in love with at first sight, Miss Li.
For so reason, her hair had suddenly turned white.
She must be heartbroken over , Xiao Teng thought to himself, suddenly moved, when he saw a strange fish trying to drag his Junior Sister Li into the water.
Recalling the recent betrayal among the Huang brothers and his tender affection for Junior Sister Li.
Xiao Teng took a step forward.
He must save her!
...
A vortex appeared before Shi Xiu, so kind of teleportation spell he had never seen, one he couldn’t escape from despite his cultivation.
When he ca to, he found himself lying in a peach grove.
And Xiao Teng stood there, confidently with his back turned.
"Junior Sister Li, your hair turned white for . I saved your life; from now on, we’re even."
"I won’t harm you. Even if you report to the Sword Sect, I have no regrets."
"My life has been mundane, now at the end of the road, I wish to do the right things."
"After all, we once shared the bond of a fellow disciple."
"Farewell, my dear."
Having said this, Xiao Teng took a carefree stride away.
"Co back!" Shi Xiu shouted.
Xiao Teng turned, his face full of deep emotion, "Junior Sister, would you brave the end of the road with ? It’s not worth it, but you..."
"Enough of your nonsense! I’m old enough to be your grandfather; you’re toast, kid!"
Shi Xiu got up, casually adopting a fierce, nacing expression, believing this transformation reflected his unified Tao Heart after undergoing tornt, having his looks touch the skies once again.
Even those junior disciples were captivated by him.
"Being a handso guy is really tough."
Beaming with inner glee, Shi Xiu glanced up at the sky and resud his business.
As the starlight faded from his fingers, he entered a state of returning to simplicity and unity with the universe, returning to the mortal dust.
He was searching for Xiao Teng.
Shi Xiu rembered clearly.
That rascal Xiao Teng had touched his hand seventy-eight tis in almost two weeks, recited poetry in front of him sixty-five tis, and spoken nine hundred eighty-one coquettish lines.
Pried on him at night, seventeen tis.
Hugged his waist, eight tis.
Attempted to fake a fall to get him to catch him, five tis.
So grudges you have to settle personally, so people you have to catch in person.
Although Xiao Teng’s escaping tactics were strange, he wasn’t unprepared. Over the surveillance period, he also left so marks on Xiao Teng.
Sohow Xiao Teng’s trails were hidden for a while, but they reappeared just now, right at Eight Treasures Mountain.
Just as Shi Xiu was about to make a move, Xiao Teng’s presence vanished again.
He was puzzled, not knowing what divine artifact Xiao Teng possessed, no wonder he managed to escape right under a Mahayana’s nose.
But he didn’t believe Xiao Teng could use that power indefinitely.
Shi Xiu opened his eyes, continuing to wait for Xiao Teng to reveal a flaw.
And then he saw in Qinghe, a Big-eyed Fish surfaced from the water, staring at him.
It might be a Sea Race or a primordial creature of the present world.
The fish had only one big eye right in the center of its head, which was pointed, and a strange organ, sort of a barbel or tentacle, sprouted from the tip of its head.
The creepy thing had a mouth at the end, the kind with lips.
A bit like those anglerfish in the sea, but even uglier, and besides this was a river area, where would a deep-sea creature co from?
Just as Shi Xiu and the strange fish stared each other down, the mouth on the fish’s head spoke.
"Beautiful lady, may I be your friend?"
"Beautiful lady?" Shi Xiu echoed.
"Yes, you’re the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen. Even though you’re a bit flat-chested, you have a unique temperant..." chattered the mouth over the Big-eyed Fish’s head.
Shi Xiu quirked his eyebrows, staring into the Big-eyed Fish’s eye, and in that shiny, wet eye, he saw his reflection.
"Darn!"
Shi Xiu saw his own face.
He realized his face was still in the appearance of Miss Li...
And because only his face was like that, while the rest of him had transford back, he now had a very peculiar aura, provoking imaginations...
Shi Xiu lapsed into thought.
What do I actually look like?
He forgot.
Nevertheless, no matter what he looked like, there was no way he could have any relation with that pointy-headed, damned fish.
Shi Xiu lifted his foot, intending to kick the annoying fish back into the sea.
The big fish, perhaps mistaking Shi Xiu’s state of returning to simplicity for that of a mortal woman, tried to take him forcibly into the water.
And then, at that mont, Shi Xiu suddenly felt sothing slam into his back.
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