Chapter 339: Sword Viewing Ceremony

The storm has subsided.

Duo Ling Inn.

"Huo!"

Xu Xiaoshou suddenly bent his body and straightened up from the bed. He felt like he had a very long dream, in which he met a perverted old man who almost killed him.

As soon as his eyes opened…

Mu Zixi, who was gently applying a hot towel to her senior brother, immediately felt a burst of blood in her forehead and her whole body flew backward. After smashing the bed's headboard, her small frame was embedded into the wall.

Clang—

At that moment, a basin of boiling hot water hit the edge of the bed and fell, half of the hot water spilling on Xu Xiaoshou's bed. The rest splashed entirely on Xin Gugu's face, who was lying by the bed edge, drooling.

"Wo Ri!!"

He was suddenly scalded awake.

"Received curse, passive value, 1, 1, 1, 1…"

"Received insult, passive value, 1."

Xu Xiaoshou was dumbfounded; he looked at the two faces full of doubt about life and glanced at the familiar inn room. Like a monk from Zhang Er's temple, completely baffled.

"Um?"

Xin Gugu, with his irritated hands, propped himself up from the bed and stood up, "You're awake?"

"What happened?"

Xu Xiaoshou asked and tried to recall. His memory wasn't fragmented; he vaguely remembered that he should have been angered to death by that old man. The kind where he died with grievances. But now, it seems he didn't die? Did that old man save him later? Or did Xin Gugu arrive in time, turning the tide and snatching him from that old man's hands?

"When you were unconscious, to be honest, a lot happened…"

Xin Gugu touched his scalded, red face and tried to calm himself down. He thought of the sloppy old man's instructions and the shocking slash at the city lord's mansion at the end, so he didn't dare to get angry. That old man was too terrifying. He even slashed the city lord's mansion like that, forcing even Yuan San Dao to rush back immediately. This wasn't just luring the tiger away from the mountain; it was outright strength suppression! A mere Tian Sang City probably couldn't be taken seriously by such a big shot. And Xu Xiaoshou, who was favored by him... At this moment, seemed extremely important. Clearly, he was only here for the divine greed, but in the end, he became this kid's bodyguard? Xin Gugu had unspeakable bitterness and sighed, "But these aren't important; you just need to know that I saved you."

"You saved me?" Xu Xiaoshou asked.

"That's right, if I hadn't arrived in time and fought one against five, holding off five Wangzuo, that old man and the people from the city lord's mansion would have probably torn you apart."

Xu Xiaoshou: ???

A look of doubt flashed across his face. City lord's mansion? And one against five? Are you serious? He thought of the old man's finger strike; whether Xin Gugu could handle it was questionable.

Just as he was about to ask more, a voice gritted through teeth came from the wall:

"Xu, Xiao, Shou!"

Xu Xiaoshou looked over and saw Mu Zixi covering her head, cursing as she walked over.

"Didn't I tell you to always keep Ling Yuan protection on?" Xu Xiaoshou said with some headache.

Mu Zixi: …

She clenched her fist and then relaxed it. Yeah! That makes sense; this guy had said that before. But! She was so angry! The little girl angrily widened her eyes, full of anger in her heart. Why should she suffer this pain just for wiping his towel? The world is not worth it!

"I was helping you change the towel, and you sneak attacked me!"

"Sorry, I didn't mean to…"

Xu Xiaoshou figured he couldn't explain it clearly, so he waved his hand. Mu Zixi paused, "What?"

"Come here."

The little girl had a bad premonition in her heart, but since she was the one who got hurt while taking care of him, even heaven would side with her. She boldly stepped forward.

"Come, let me, your senior brother, see where you're injured?" Xu Xiaoshou patted the bedboard, signaling her to sit.

"Here!" Mu Zixi pointed to the wound on her forehead, as big as three fingernails, her mouth skewed in anger.

Xu Xiaoshou looked at such a large wound and felt a bit embarrassed. He leaned closer, held her head, "Come, let your senior brother blow on it, and it won't hurt anymore, good girl."

Mu Zixi: ???

Her eyes widened; did he really think I'm a child? So easy to fool?

"Heh!"

Suddenly, a large mouthful of life force with Xu Xiaoshou's breath surged out. This made Mu Zixi's twin ponytails stand up, her pores dilated, her face flushed with intoxication, almost moaning. But remembering there was someone beside her, she endured it. Even so, she let out a muffled hum, her body convulsing.

"You…"

"Shameless!"

Even though the wound healed instantly, the little girl blushed instantly and ran away as if fleeing.

Xu Xiaoshou: ???

Shameless? Where was I shameless? This is the best healing method; even my cat wants it and can't get it!

He looked at Xin Gugu beside him. Xin Gugu's face was dark. He almost drew his Zen staff again. Fortunately, life is precious; he couldn't draw it. After a long time, he only managed to say: "There's still me, an outsider here!"

Xu Xiaoshou: ???

"Did I do anything? Shameless?"

Xin Gugu: …

"Received curse, passive value, 1."

He felt like a single dog receiving ten thousand critical hits; even the revenge for being scalded was forgotten. He got up to leave.

"Wait."

Xu Xiaoshou quickly stopped him. With all these doubts unresolved, how could he let him go?

"How long have I been asleep?"

Xin Gugu said sullenly: "One day."

"One day…" Xu Xiaoshou lowered his head in thought and said after a while: "When I was unconscious, really nothing happened?"

"There was."

Xin Gugu nodded: "I already told you."

Xu Xiaoshou: …

Who would believe you could fight five! But that old man was so tough; probably Xin Gugu couldn't figure it out either, so Xu Xiaoshou didn't dwell on it. For Hong Gou to die was already lucky!

"Then, how did I get directly here? Did you find this place?"

Xu Xiaoshou asked again; he didn't believe that after finding him, Xin Gugu could find his inn room.

"That little girl brought me here." Xin Gugu gestured towards the door.

"Mu Zixi?" Xu Xiaoshou was surprised: "How did you meet her?"

Xin Gugu laughed: "Half of Tian Sang City exploded; can't she come out to join the fun?"

"But why were you suddenly lying in the middle of the Wangzuo battle? That's what we're all curious about."

Xu Xiaoshou fell silent. He then recalled his 'Passive Fist', which even blocked the domain, probably harming innocents. He didn't think much about it; at that time, preserving his life was the priority. He couldn't care about what moves he used or who got hurt.

Coming back to his senses, Xu Xiaoshou looked at Xin Gugu's curious eyes and slowly shook his head.

"No, you don't want to know."

If I said it, you probably wouldn't believe it anyway.

Xin Gugu: …

Without another word, he stormed out the door. Today's conversation quota with this kid was used up.

Xu Xiaoshou watched the two disappear and fell into thought again. He lifted the quilt and stood up, moving his hands and feet. Perfect condition!

"No side effects at all…"

Xu Xiaoshou was stunned; such serious injuries healed in just one day? If Hong Gou knew, he would probably wake up from anger and die again!

At that moment, he suddenly felt a strand of power inside his body that didn't belong to him.

"Jian Qi?"

It was a white Jian Qi coiled in his dantian... No, not exactly Jian Qi. More like the 'ordinary Nian Li' that Hei Luo Ya comprehended... But not quite! The quality of this 'ordinary Nian Li' was much higher than his own, completely beyond the ordinary category.

"Jian Nian?"

Xu Xiaoshou blurted out this term instinctively. Suddenly, his brain twitched, and a large amount of knowledge that wasn't his own surged in, like leveling up 'Jian Shu Jing Tong' dozens of levels at once. This wave almost sent him away on the spot. Xu Xiaoshou twitched and collapsed on the ground, taking a long time to recover. In his mind, that massive knowledge reformed into an ancient thick book. On it, there were three big characters: "Guan Jian Dian!"