Li Xiang the Immortal
27 - Lingxue Village

After coming out from within the Yuelong forest, Li Xiang with his disciple went towards the north. "Where are we going?" Said Li Xiang as the two of them had been walking for most of the day. The sky is already orange, indicating that it is late afternoon.

"I don't know." Xiao Xing Fu's.

Li Xiang frowned and stopped walking. He looked at Xiao Xing Fu in annoyance, "You're leaving, but don't know where you want to go!"

Xiao Xing Fu stopped. He glanced back, "I didn't tell you to come along. You forced yourself to come along. So don't blame me because I don't know where to go."

"Haishis.. Then why did you leave the Yuelong forest when you didn't know where to go after you got out of that place?"

"I want to find that guy. Samar faintly I remember how that person was. But I don't know who he is, because he covered his face with a mask." Xiao Xing Fu looked up as if thinking.

Li Xiang simply nodded his head in a nod, "Since you don't know where to go, what if we just go to Lingxue village? If not wrong, the village is near here. We can rest there. It's almost night." Anyway."

Xiao Xing Fu thought for a moment. He also nodded in agreement.

***

"It looks like there's a celebration in this place." Said Xiao Xing Fu while watching the surroundings. He and his teacher had already arrived at Lingxue village. Just like what Li Xiang said, not far from where they were, there was indeed a village.

Lanterns are installed in every house. There are ropes that connect each other from one house to another with lanterns hanging on the rope. Kids running around here. Not just children, but adults as well. Around many food and toy vendors. They all seemed to enjoy the show.

"What event is there in this place?" Said Li Xiang who was also paying attention to the surroundings. He rarely came out of the Yuelong forest. Although the village only takes about a day to get from the Yuelong forest and is a little close, Li Xiang never went out of the forest just to visit this village. He hasn't been to this place for a long time.

A girl who heard Li Xiang and Xiao Xing Fu's words immediately approached the two. "You're definitely not from here."

Li Xiang and Xiao Xing Fu looked back at the sound of a girl. Xiao Xing Fu nodded, "We're travelers."

The girl smiled sweetly. He's about 18 years old. He wears blue hanfu with a white daisy pattern. It does not look fancy but it also does not look ordinary. "Then do you want to stay here? I know a good inn in Lingxue. It's not expensive either."

Xiao Xing Fu glanced at Li Xiang. His teacher immediately nodded towards the girl in front of him. "We'd be very grateful if you could show us." Xiao Xing Fu.

"Then come with me." The girl directly walked over first, then followed by Li Xiang and Xiao Xing Fu.

"What's your name?" Li Xiang said.

"Ah, I forgot to introduce myself, sorry. My name is Tian Rou."

The girl who introduced herself as Tian Rou glanced back and smiled. He also looked back to the front.

"Wahh, hello! My name is Xiao Ming!" Said Li Xiang with vigor. "Greetings to your beautiful sister." He smiles.

Tian Rou looked back. He looked happy, "Thank you. You're a handsome boy too."

"What are you–hmph!"

Li Xiang shut Xiao Xing Fu's mouth before the child finished his words.

Tian Rou frowned, feeling curious about Xiao Xing Fu's remark. He stopped walking and looked back. "What's wrong?"

Li Xiang came to a stop, as did Xiao Xing Fu whose mouth was currently still covered by him. "Ah~ does not exist. It seemed like he wanted to say a protest because I introduced myself first to you. Oh yeah, he's my brother named Xiao Xing Fu. Looks like she likes you, pretty sister." Li Xiang said with a smile.

Tian Rou's face turned red, "A-Am I that pretty?"

Li Xiang nodded. "You're very very pretty. Moreover, your clothes fit perfectly with your face. Beautiful and charming."

"Thanks."

"We just continue. Show me the place you said you were, beautiful sister." Li Xiang returned a friendly smile.

Tian Rou nodded, "Sorry." He walked back.

Li Xiang looked at Xiao Xing Fu. He immediately took his hand out of the boy's mouth. "Huh.. huh.. huh... You want to kill me?!" Snapped Xiao Xing Fu in a soft voice. His breathing was a little irregular, as Li Xiang had also covered his nose, making it difficult for him to breathe.

Li Xiang walked following Tian Rou, "No. I just kept your mouth shut so you wouldn't say anything." Said relaxed.

Xiao Xing Fu walked up to Li Xiang, "Why do you confess to me as my brother?! And you even lied to him. Why did you claim to be Xiao Ming?!" Came in a slow voice.

"Because using that pseudonym is so cool, you know?" Said Li Xiang with his chin slightly raised upwards. He smiled with eyes glancing at Xiao Xing Fu who was walking beside him.

Xiao Xing Fu rolled her eyes lazily, "But at least don't claim to be my brother!"

"Why indeed? And you should be happy, because a handsome man like me would like to claim to be your brother." Li Xiang gave a confident expression.

"Why? Hmph! Everyone would also definitely not want to have an older brother like you, who could die at any time on the street in such a ridiculous manner. Stepped on a horse, tripped, choked, too full, and other ridiculous suicides." Xiao Xing Fu said with an annoyed expression.

Li Xiang suddenly suddenly smiled cheerfully, "Your father is good too. I've never practiced the way you say it! Maybe in a silly way like that could make me die." Vigorously.

Xiao Xing Fu had a flat expression, "Then, if you really succeed in that way, then I will rob you and take all your money without exception. Then I'll cut your little body and give it to the cat to eat."

Li Xiang puffed his cheeks, "You're so mean. Why don't you just give it to the monster, then make my dying body torn apart by it violently. After that, he ate my body. That's the good and right way."

"It was worse than my idea, you idiot!" The Upset Xiao Xing Fu.

After a few minutes, the three finally arrived in front of an inn called Shilong. This house looks simple. Not big or not too small. There is a lantern hanging in front of the inn as a decoration of the building. There is also a red cloth that adorns it.

"We've arrived." Tian Rou smiled at Li Xiang and Xiao Xing Fu.

"Woahhh, pretty good." Praise Li Xiang.

Tian Rou smiled happily when she heard Li Xiang's words. "This inn actually belongs to my parents. We just built it not long ago. So we haven't got any customers at all."

"It turns out so." Xiao Xing Fu muttered. "It's only fitting that he would guide us to the inn he was talking about."

"Let's go in." Said Tian Rou while walking inside. Li Xiang and Xiao Xing Fu walked up to the girl.

As Li Xiang and Xiao Xing Fu walked inside, they were greeted by the friendly smiles of the married couple guarding inside. "Welcome–oh, Rou'er..." The woman standing beside her husband looked at her son, Tian Rou.

"Hehe, dad. mom. I got our first customer." Said Tian Rou happily.

***

Currently Li Xiang and Xiao Xing Fu were inside the same room. After paying for lodging for two nights, the two were escorted to a spacious room. There is a window that leads directly to the view of the celebration that is currently happening in the village.

"Thank you. The room you gave me was very nice." Xiao Xing Fu said with a smile.

Li Xiang stood in front of the open window. He looked down. This room is on the second floor. From inside this room, Li Xiang could see many people passing by and having fun. In this place it was as if no one was lacking at all. They are happy and some have more money. "It looks like this village is very peaceful and peaceful huh? There are no poor."

Tian Rou nodded, "People help each other when one of us has a problem about the economy. Therefore, no one is really poor in the village, no beggar in this place. Then if any beggar comes here, we will give him a temporary place to stay when he is here."

Xiao Xing Fu was amazed when he heard Tian Rou say, "When in every place like this village, it must be so much fun. No one will suffer."

"That can't happen. Not everyone has a high level of concern for others. Especially people they don't know." Li Xiang turned his body, facing Xiao Xing Fu and Tian Rou.

"But it's different from our village. Therefore, our village is dubbed as a village without beggars. There are often people who come because they are curious about our village. With so many foreigners coming, more and more income we can get if they buy something from here or stay at the inn. Moreover, the land in our village is very fertile." Tian Rou smiled.

"Then the celebration that we hold today is a celebration held for 1 year. A celebration to celebrate the day that our village began to be dubbed the village without beggars." Continue to Tian Rou.

"Woahh..great! This village is amazing!" Xiao Xing Fu said enthusiastically.

"The last time I went to this place, this village didn't have such a nickname." Inner Li Xiang. "It seems I haven't been to this place in a long time. Even I don't even know if they have nicknames now."