Xiang Zhuang looked at Xiao Yi's heavy face and laughed. Then, he gently flipped his palm inside the fire, and the smell of the wild chicken immediately assaulted his nostrils. Xiang Zhuang took a whiff, then said indifferently: "I know, you're looking for the female centipede."
With just a short sentence, Xiao Yi was instantly pulled out of his memories. He could not help but blurt out a question: "Does that mean you know where the female centipede is?"
Xiang Zhuang did not reply anymore, focusing on the wild chicken on the bonfire.
"Alright, the fragrance of the meat on the outside is assaulting my nose. "Come, let's drink and eat." The two seemed to have known each other for a long time. They shared a chicken and drank together to eat. The firelight shone brightly, filling him with a sense of delight.
As if they hadn't eaten in a while, Xiao Yi and Xiang Zhuang wolfed down their food. In an instant, a chicken became completely naked. It had to be said that Xiang Zhuang's cooking skills were indeed excellent. Although there was no seasoning, the chicken was still quite tasty.
After the chicken went completely naked, Xiang Zhuang once again grabbed at the air. A wild chicken instantly appeared in his hand.
Xiang Zhuang's expression was focused as he roasted the chicken with his bare hands, slightly raising his eyes. He looked towards the distant forest and asked, "When my master left, was he serene?"
"It's not bad." Xiao Yi said these two words in a simple manner, and then, as if he was sighing with emotion, he began to slowly recite. Lonely moon Canglang River River Han Qing, Beidou fault ChangGongming. Huaiyu against wine night frost white, jade bed gold well ice towering. Life is fleeting for a hundred years, and one must enjoy eternal love. "
After pausing for a moment, Xiao Yi slowly said, "You have not lived past a hundred years, and eventually you have turned into a skeleton. No matter if it is gentle wind and rain, or you and me, in the end, we will only end up with a pile of dirt. The dead are long enough, and the living are short! "
Hearing Xiao Yi's words, Xiang Zhuang's face suddenly revealed a ferocious expression. It was the first time since his appearance that such a huge fluctuation of emotions had appeared.
"Ting Yurou is my master, and she seems to be my close relative as well. It was just like how Xiao Chaoran, who was unconscious, would travel thousands of miles in search of medicine while being worn out by the journey. Previously, my biggest goal was to help Ting Yurou revive the Poison Sect after she has mastered her skills. Now, I have finally mastered it, but my master is no longer around, and my Poison Sect is no longer around. Do you know how I feel? "
Xiang Zhuang's voice became a little hysterical.
The corner of Xiao Yi's mouth raised into a bitter smile. In the end, he finally understood what Xiang Zhuang was feeling deep within his heart.
He was very confident that he could help the person he loved the most, achieve the goal of his life. However, it turned out that everything had changed. Ting Yurou was no longer there, the Poison Sect was no longer there. Then, why did she persist for so long?
"Let me show you something." Xiang Zhuang took a deep breath, slightly calming himself down. Then, the piece of cloth on his upper body caught on fire and turned into ashes in the wind.
Xiao Yi glanced at Xiang Zhuang's bare upper body, then felt his stomach churning, a wave of nausea instantly assaulted him.
On Xiang Zhuang's upper body, the skin that was exposed under the flames were densely covered in scars. It was as if there was a giant centipede crawling on it. There were even some areas where the muscles were already dead or missing. At a glance, it looked like black soil filled with potholes.
It was as if he had received the ultimate punishment in the world; it was too horrible to look at.
Merely taking a glance, Xiao Yi sucked in a breath of cold air. He shook his head as pity surged out from his heart. It was unimaginable what kind of tragic story had occurred with Xiang Zhuang.
Xiang Zhuang grinned. He was actually very calm now. He turned around and exposed his back in front of Xiao Yi.
His back was as bumpy as his chest. In fact, the spine at the back was already twisted in seven to eight turns. Bits and pieces of skin covered a large area of his back.
"There's nothing more tragic than this." Xiao Yi's eyes finally started to moisten as he muttered to himself.
"After I left my master Feng Rou, this was the mark left for me by this land of myriad poisons." Xiang Zhuang started to ponder about the matters of the Thousand Poison Land, and the muscles on his face couldn't help but twitch.
How many times had he escaped from a beast's mouth? How many times had he been bitten by poisonous bugs? How many times had he lost his bones after falling down a cliff? How many times had he been covered by ants?
How many times had he endured the pain and trained his real meridian of ten thousand poisons? How many times had he endured the torment of the raging inferno and trained his inferno to illuminate his surroundings? How many times had he gone deep into the frozen world just to comprehend the true essence of being frozen for three thousand miles?
He had finally mastered it, and his skills were enough to make him look down on all outstanding talents. However, his body also had the same imprint as the time of his suffering.
"Yes, you can see the tragedy of the human world on me." Xiang Zhuang nodded, and said with a calm expression: "However, I have no regrets. My life was given to me by my master, for my master, for my sect. He would give up everything without any hesitation. Back then, I was just a wandering beggar on the street, enduring the ridicule and disdain of the world. My master has given me my life anew and my dignity as a human being. Xiao Yi, do you understand? "
"I understand." This time, Xiao Yi nodded heavily, and spoke seriously: "I, too, was an orphan. I was also adopted by my master, who taught me all his skills. If one day my master asks me to sacrifice myself, he wants me to pay for it. In that case, I will also be like you, giving my all without any hesitation. "
Even though Xiao Yi kept saying that his master, Li Taibai, was an old man who wouldn't die. There was a lack of respect in his words. However, Xiao Yi understood deep in his heart. All these years, his master's seemingly abnormal training had tortured him inhumanly. In fact, it was to speed up the process of imparting to him all his abilities.
If it wasn't for his master, where else would he be? If it wasn't for his master, how would he be able to look down on the heroes in the city after he had descended the mountain? If it wasn't for his master, how could he have understood the art of music, calligraphy, martial arts, and swords?
If there was really something wrong with Master, Xiao Yi would definitely give up everything and would not refuse. Including, his life.
It was just that from the looks of it, Li Taibai was unrivaled while laughing. Therefore, Xiao Yi buried this emotion in his heart. Now that Xiang Zhuang mentioned it, Xiao Yi had some insights.
Xiang Zhuang nodded, his eyes revealing a look of admiration: "This is what a real man should be like."
Xiao Yi forced out a smile towards Xiang Zhuang's flattery. Then, he sat up straight and spoke with determination, "No matter what happens, the death of your master and the destruction of your sect are all my inescapable responsibilities. Therefore, there is an irreconcilable hatred between us. Between us, there is only one ending: you die while you die. "
Hearing Xiao Yi's conclusion, Xiang Zhuang grinned: "I like you, you're so smart."
"Come and eat the roast chicken."
Saying that, Xiang Zhuang's roasted chicken had already been roasted. They were sitting opposite Xiao Yi by the bonfire, eating meat and drinking wine. Under the illumination of the flames, Xiang Zhuang's upper body looked extremely sinister.
Just as he finished the entire pot of wine, Xiang Zhuang took the initiative to speak. "I know the next path of the female centipede."
Disclosed another piece of information, it caused Xiao Yi's eyes to light up and his breathing to quicken.
Thinking about it, it made sense, this place had already become Xiang Zhuang's world, he had already become the ruler of this land. Thus, he should be well aware of the situation in our Thousand Poison Valley. If there was a female centipede here, then Xiang Zhuang would definitely be clear about it.
However, Xiao Yi did not pursue the location of the human centipede. If Xiang Zhuang was willing to tell it, then he had already told it. If Xiang Zhuang was unwilling to speak, asking more would be useless.
In an instant, a chicken was eaten clean. Xiang Zhuang took out the last two gourds of wine from his bosom and passed a jug to Xiao Yi. Then, his right wrist rotated as he made a grasping motion in the air. A wild chicken was once again sucked into Xiang Zhuang's palm.
"These are my last two jugs of wine." Xiang Zhuang began to roast the wild chicken in his hands, and said loudly: "We drank this last two jugs of wine, and ate this last chicken. It's time to see the real deal. "
A fierce aura seeped out of his words, causing Xiao Yi's mental state to instantly tense up.
Xiang Zhuang once again skillfully took off the feathers and then removed the organs on his body. He picked up the chicken and turned it into water as he washed the chicken in his hands. However, when he took this step, Xiang Zhuang smiled bitterly: "This is our sect's supreme divine art, Frozen Three Thousand Li."
He had already cultivated Frozen Three Thousand Li Seal to this kind of perfect stage, where he could do whatever he wanted, but Xiang Zhuang was not happy at all at this time. Because, no matter how much achievements he made, Ting Yurou's praise was missing from his side.
Everything was meaningless now.
Without you, what's the use of what I've done so well?
After bitterly laughing for a while, Xiang Zhuang once again used his bare hands to hold the washed, hairless chicken, and placed it into the raging flames to roast. Within the flames, his palm was still as translucent as jade, emitting a moist light.
"This is another kind of godly art of our sect, the Blazing Flames of the Four Directions." The corners of Xiang Zhuang's mouth curled into a cold smile, and he lazily said: "Back then, the thing that my master yearned for in his dreams was to fuse these two divine arts together. Together through fire and water, they had reached the level of 'one with the world'. However, it's a pity that my master lacks some insights into the true essence of fire and water. However, in my hands, it has already reached the level of 'one with the world'. All things in the world, the blazing ice, are under my control. "
These short words made the space between Xiao Yi's eyebrows instantly knit together. Xiao Yi had some knowledge of the two godly skills that belonged to the Poison Sect. He was naturally extraordinary, but he didn't think that the two divine arts, which couldn't be fused, would reach the level of Perfection at the hands of Xiang Zhuang.