10 FAMILIAR PURPLE HAIR AND EMERALD EYES (2/2)
This is for sending me to challenge the final boss halfway through the story you golden bastard!
The miniature dragon was sent flying through the air and landed a distance of more than thirty feet away! Goldy lay on the ground with an 'I don't even care anymore' expression plastered on its swelled up face.
”Ahh, that was close!” Cheng Hao let out as sigh of 'relief'.
He was both 'shocked' and 'terrified' that he had not noticed the dangerous beast resting atop his shoulders. His gaze fell upon the startled green-eyed youth and bowed 'gratefully': who knew what kind of 'dangers' could have befallen him had he not been warned?
What's more, he even got to slap the damn snake!
”Disciple Cheng Hao thanks this fellow disciple for his aid! May I know your name and what business you might have with the humble me?”
Although Cheng Hao's face was full of gratitude, he had already secretly grasped the golden lotus hairpin in his hand, ready to strike at the minimum notice of any danger.
Shocked to see such courtesy from Cheng Hao, the young boy didn't hesitate to bow and struggled to respond in a similar manner. ”T-This humble disciple is called Xiao Li, from the Clan of Xiao... I doubt however that Disciple Cheng Hao has ever heard of such Clan, as I come from afar… So much so that it took six months to get here! I have only arrived in this Four Divine Beasts Mountain Range today and joined this Sect as per the esteemed Clan Master's secret orders!”
Xiao Clan?
Cheng Hao's eyes widened slightly in excitement. Then however his facial muscles relaxed immediately afterwards: nah, it couldn't be.
Although they must have suffered a huge blow after the rebellion against Tian failed, I doubt they would be forced away from their Clan Grounds. The gifts the Jade Emperor gave the Clan prior to his death should have been enough for them to surpass the initial crisis, so they should still be located in that Top-Rate plane of existence, far, far away from here. Then again...
The youth eyed the self-proclaimed Xiao Li with even more interest.
He DID mention that he comes from far away. And he only got here after travelling for… six months? That... is actually roughly the time it would take at high-speed inter-spatial travel to cross the distance from there to here! This would also explain why he is somehow able to see Blindlight; it's in his blood! One mystery solved! On to the next: isn't the surname of Xiao and those green eyes a sign of the Xiao Clan's Main Lineage?
Cheng Hao's gaze fixated on the pair of emerald orbs with extreme interest, until a strange hypothesis took form in his mind.
Is this Xiao Li a Young Master of the Xiao Clan?
”Eh? What's wrong?” Xiao Li noticed the golden-eyed youth had a strange expression in his face. ”Eheheh,” the emerald-eyed boy let out a crystalline laugh and smiled cheekily, ”Could it be that snake from earlier bit your tongue off? Why aren't you saying anything?”
Cheng Hao snapped awake. He sent a curious glance at Xiao Li and cocked his head to the side, ”It's nothing, really. Just wondering why, since it's 'Secret Orders' from your Xiao Clan's Master, fellow disciple would go ahead and tell me about it so freely...”
Xiao Li's eyes lit up. ”Oh that? This Disciple was assigned to hut #5742 from Senior Lao, to live alongside fellow Disciple Cheng Hao… at least for the duration of his stay in the Sixth Ring, that is! I had guessed that roommates shouldn't be keeping secrets from each other, so I just went ahead and blurted it out!” Xiao Li chuckled embarrassedly. Then, he smiled and bowed deeply, ”I hope fellow Disciple Cheng Hao will treat me well!”