Who let him join the Sword Sect?!-Chapter 480 - 298: This Is What Brotherhood Among Fellow Disciples Looks Like_3

Chapter 480: Chapter 298: This Is What Brotherhood Among Fellow Disciples Looks Like_3

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 me up; I should have killed you sooner!"

"Get lost! You bully me all the time. Now, even when I’m trying to turn over a new leaf, you still want to bully me. 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!"

Some 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 transformed back from Miss Li to the cold-faced rogue of the Celestial Sect.

He stroked his white hair, feeling at ease.

Yet, for some 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 handsome now?"

"Being too handsome is not good; it affects the cultivation of my peers."

Shi Xiu rubbed his chin, thinking that after this torment, his Tao Heart probably advanced a bit more, and the result reflected in his appearance as his handsomeness once again broke through the heavens.

Even his fellow junior brothers were captivated.

"Being a handsome 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 remembered it well.

In these two weeks, Xiao Teng touched his hand seventy-eight times, recited sixty-five poems in front of him, said nine hundred and eighty-one sweet talks.

Watched him stealthily seventeen times at midnight.

Hugged his waist eight times.

Tried to accidentally knock him over five times.

Some grudges must be settled personally, and some people must be captured personally.

Although Xiao Teng’s escape was uncanny, he wasn’t unprepared; during the surveillance, he left something on Xiao Teng.

Xiao Teng’s whereabouts were somehow 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 some 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 emerged, staring at him.

It could be a member 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 come 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 moment, Shi Xiu suddenly felt something 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 some reason, her hair had suddenly turned white.

She must be heartbroken over me, 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, some kind of teleportation spell he had never seen, one he couldn’t escape from despite his cultivation.

When he came 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 me. I saved your life; from now on, we’re even."

"I won’t harm you. Even if you report me 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.

"Come back!" Shi Xiu shouted.

Xiao Teng turned, his face full of deep emotion, "Junior Sister, would you brave the end of the road with me? 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, menacing expression, believing this transformation reflected his unified Tao Heart after undergoing torment, having his looks touch the skies once again.

Even those junior disciples were captivated by him.

"Being a handsome guy is really tough."

Beaming with inner glee, Shi Xiu glanced up at the sky and resumed 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 remembered clearly.

That rascal Xiao Teng had touched his hand seventy-eight times in almost two weeks, recited poetry in front of him sixty-five times, and spoken nine hundred eighty-one coquettish lines.

Pried on him at night, seventeen times.

Hugged his waist, eight times.

Attempted to fake a fall to get him to catch him, five times.

Some grudges you have to settle personally, some 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 some marks on Xiao Teng.

Somehow 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 come 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 temperament..." 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 transformed 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 moment, Shi Xiu suddenly felt something slam into his back.

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