Chapter 021 Li Xiao's Independent Side Story - Obsession (Part Six)

—To give or not to give?

Li Xiao glanced at the long sword at his waist. The blade was narrow and long, and this thing was more suitable for killing people. As for cooking rabbits... he really didn't know what people were thinking. Could it be that they just wanted to disgust him with this idea?

Thinking of this, the young man couldn't help but look at Yu Qingzhou with a doubtful gaze, while the latter returned a confident smile.

never mind.

Li Xiao sighed inwardly, casually took off his longsword, and threw it to the other party along with the strips of cloth wrapped around it.

Yu Qingzhou clearly hadn't expected the other party to be so quick to agree. He took the sword, lowered his eyes, stared at it for a moment, and suddenly said, "I thought this sword was very important to you."

His voice was soft, revealing no emotion: "I saw you always had it with you, even sleeping with it by your side, so I originally thought..."

"It's just a habit," the boy shrugged, interrupting the other person indifferently.

—It's really just a habit.

It was simply because the moment I opened my eyes, I happened to see this sword.

At that time, Li Xiao had just woken up from a deep sleep and could hardly remember who he was.

Snowflakes fell heavily on the boy's face, melting coolly like teardrops.

The surroundings were desolate... There was no one, no houses, nothing at all, only a blank space with a boy and the sword beside him.

It was initially used as a walking stick.

Li Xiao was extremely weak when he woke up. He was exhausted just from walking out of the ruins.

During this time, the boy tried to use the sword to kill some wild beasts who tried to prey on him but ended up becoming his meal instead.

Then I realized that I probably... don't know how to use a sword.

In other words, this sword probably doesn't belong to him.

However, it was the only thing Li Xiao possessed during that period.

Later, Li Xiao regained his own name and found a suitable weapon.

But even now, he still can't remember the details of the sword's origin.

Li Xiao said nonchalantly, "Take it if you want. But let me make this clear beforehand, it might not be what you think—"

Before he could finish speaking, there was a clang as the Taoist suddenly drew his sword.

A chilling glint flashed in Li Xiao's eyes, causing the young man to pause in surprise.

When he came to his senses, the Taoist had already sheathed his sword.

"You're right, this kind of sword is indeed more suitable for killing people."

Yu Qingzhou suddenly said, "So I've changed my mind. You can take this sword back."

After saying this, the man placed the long sword on the table, on the side closest to Li Xiao, and then walked out silently.

Li Xiao looked at the Taoist's back and couldn't quite put his finger on what was wrong... He had a feeling that the other person had been angry just now.

But why?

Li Xiao walked to the table and, just as Yu Qingzhou had done before, drew his long sword.

It was still the same sword, but now its blade was covered in patches of rust... just like when he first woke up from the darkness and saw it.

However, Li Xiao always knew that it was actually a deadly weapon capable of piercing through ribs and penetrating the chest cavity in one go.

Even now, he still has a scar on his chest from being pierced through.

I still feel a dull ache whenever I wake up in the middle of the night.

As Li Xiao stroked the dark red rust on the sword, a fleeting glimpse of light flashed before his eyes, a moment earlier, in the Taoist's hand.

The only thing capable of awakening a dormant magical artifact that has already recognized its master is its owner... So, the guy who almost killed him was actually him?

...

The skinned rabbit was roasting over a fire, the dripping fat sparking tiny flames.

—The aroma of meat fills the air.

Seeing that the fire was almost cooked, Li Xiao stood up and called to the people in the room.

As far as I can remember, this was the first time I had ever taken the initiative to show goodwill to someone.

"Won't you come and have something to eat? Thanks to you, Taoist priest, I've been busy all evening. I've done twice the work."

He leaned against the door, looking at the Taoist priest sitting in meditation with his eyes closed inside the room.

He was clearly a fake Taoist priest, but he looked quite convincing... Unfortunately, no matter how convincing he looked, he was still a fake.

His compassionate heart is fake, his Taoist identity is fake, and even the knowledge he proactively provided is probably fake as well.

In short, Li Xiao may actually know nothing about his "creditor".

"Hey, you stinky Taoist priest, is it really okay for you to drink alcohol and eat meat like this?"

Later, at the dinner table.

Li Xiao looked at Yu Qingzhou across from him with a frustrated expression: "Also, where did you get this wine from?"

"It was dug out from the backyard." Yu Qingzhou made no attempt to hide anything.

"How did you know there was wine there?" Li Xiao asked in surprise.

Yu Qingzhou smiled gently, and said in a way that was both genuine and fake, "It was calculated."

"Hmph, interesting. Since you can predict the future, do you know what I'm thinking right now?"

Li Xiao squinted, asking the question as if it were casual.

Upon hearing this, Yu Qingzhou put down her wine bowl, her lips, moistened by the wine, glowing with a faint rosy hue unlike any other.

Not only his lips, but his cheeks and earlobes gradually turned pink. His usually calm eyes seemed somewhat unfocused at this moment, and there was a strange watery light in his eyes.

She looked like she had just been crying.

In short, he didn't look like a proper Taoist priest at all; on the contrary, he looked more like... well, a demonic Taoist priest.

As he was being scrutinized, the Taoist suddenly burst into laughter, his bright eyes seeming to burn with fire.

“You know what, what you just said reminded me of the girls who used to come to me for fortune telling. Some of them asked similar questions,” the Taoist priest said slowly.

Li Xiao softly echoed, "Oh, so did you answer?"

The Taoist priest shook his head and replied matter-of-factly, "Since it is an interpretation of the divination slips, nothing beyond the slips themselves will be mentioned."

"What an oblivious and unromantic Taoist priest," Li Xiao sneered.

"It's just... I don't like doing unnecessary things," Yu Qingzhou said calmly.

"Don't like doing unnecessary things?"

Li Xiao curled his lips into a sarcastic smile, as if he had heard a very funny joke.

"Master, are you truly being modest... or is it that you only show such 'soft-heartedness' when dealing with your prey?"

"..."

"Young Sect Master, if I remember correctly, that's what they call you, right?"