HIDDEN EVIL [XIAO SHUXIANG THE SERIES]

HIDDEN EVIL [XIAO SHUXIANG THE SERIES]
102 - The Journey to the Conference of the Eternal Alliance

Wang Zhao had already prepared all of his luggage. His large wooden sword was wrapped in white cloth. He carried it on his back. It no longer felt as heavy as before, this became proof that Wang Zhao really had changed a lot.


Xiao Shuxiang was beside Wang Zhao as he rubbed the cloth on his sleeves. His face looked bent, let alone this young man looking uninspired.


"Master Xiao, what's wrong with you?" Wang Zhao asked.


"The two Bangka asked me to wear mourning clothes. Not to mention that he managed to make me promise not to get dirty on this outfit. You're a bitch,"


"That's not mourning clothes, Mr. Xiao. White actually makes you look more charming and full of authority, really."


"But I don't like it," Xiao Shuxiang continued to rub his sleeves and began to see a carriage walking towards them.


The curtains on the carriage window lifted and revealed the figures of Liu Wei Lin and Mo Huai who were smiling kindly.


"Young Master Xiao...!" Mo Huai looked delighted, he took Xiao Shuxiang and Wang Zhao for a carriage with him.


"Brother Xiao, come on up here." Liu Wei Lin also looked pleased. There are a lot of things he wants to talk about with his new friend.


"We've got our own train, you guys go first..." Xiao Shuxiang refused kindly.


Liu Wei Lin, "Your train will not come. I've already asked Elder Dao's permission for one train with you, come here."


Wang Zhao exhaled and then looked at Xiao Shuxiang. He could only follow the young man for one carriage with Liu Wei Lin and Mo Huai. He gasped when he found out that in the sizable train there was also someone else.


"White Cat?" Xiao Shuxiang was stunned and did not expect that Ling Qing Zhu was also inside this carriage. He sat next to his White Cat.


The train started to run.


"How are you here? Shouldn't you be leaving early?" Xiao Shuxiang looked curious.


It was not Ling Qing Zhu who replied, but Mo Huai. The young man said softly, "We have actually left since then, but Young Master Liu asked us to wait for you. I don't mind at all, instead I'm glad to be able to go with Young Master Xiao."


Liu Wei Lin opened his fan and smiled, "How is Brother Xiao? As a soulmate, I'm a loyal friend, right?"


Xiao Shuxiang smiled, but Wang Zhao looked curious about something. The young man asked, "Young Master Liu? Did the seven disciples from the Sacred Peak Mountain also leave?"


"really. Mo Huai was even a complement to the last seat of the disciple who had been empty all this time. Unlike last year where only Elder Meng had not brought a single disciple,"


"Mh... So Miss Ling replaced which disciple of the Elder? If Miss Ling were to come, wouldn't this be eight disciples? Me and Mister Xiao obviously don't count,"


Ling Qing Zhu replied in a short tone, "I'm replacing Elder Liu Lang."


!!


Wang Zhao flinched. He now understands. Just as Xiao Shuxiang who had gone as the representative of Dao Fang An-Ling Qing Zhu had also turned out to be the representative of one of the Sacred Peak Mountain Elders.


Liu Wei Lin waved his fan gently, he said. "The Ocean of Clouds cannot be left without elders. An event like two days ago might have happened, after all my own Shizun was too old for a long journey. He wanted for Miss Ling to be able to take a look at life in this Upper Cultivation Realm."


"I'm happy that my White Cat is being treated so well." Xiao Shuxiang smiled and looked out of the window, he asked. "How long will it take to get to that Eternal Alliance Conference?"


Liu Wei Lin replied, "If there is no obstacle of any-we will arrive within 9 days of travel. The conference venue was at TongTian Temple. It was part of the Thousand Sword Palace,"


Wang Zhao, "But we... Want to stop by Xiliang city first."


Liu Wei Lin frowned, "Xiliang? Why do you want to go there?"


Wang Zhao became somewhat nervous, "I.. That's..."


Aware of being stared at, made Xiao Shuxiang speak up. "What Wang Zhao said was correct. We have to go to Xiliang City first. Not only did I attend the Conference of the Eternal Alliance, I also had to help this child find the five types of lightning,"


"Well..." Liu Wei Lin finally understood, he also looked at Wang Zhao. "So you started looking for the Five Types of Lightning to remove the roots on your spiritual core?"


Wang Zhao nodded slowly, he confirmed to the point of making Liu Wei Lin snort in disbelief.


"Why do you want to find him now, Zhao'Er? Didn't you give up, hm?"


"I-I know, but..." Wang Zhao took a slow breath and said, "Initially I gave up because I thought it was impossible to do. But when I saw Young Master Xiao, I also wanted to be able to be like him. He has something in common with me and even has more talent than me. I .... I want to learn a lot from him,"


"He's my new fan" Xiao Shuxiang hid his hands on both of his sleeves. He slightly turned his head when he felt something tugging at his hair.


"............" Ling Qing Zhu had been silent since then. He sat quietly and heard the talk of these young men. He didn't even care that since then the young man beside him was staring at him.


The carriage they rode was carried by four horses without a coachman. The journey for the first three days was unimpeded and actually exciting.


Liu Wei Lin talked a lot about what he heard from the disciples of the Cloud Sea Sect. He praised Xiao Shuxiang and also apologized for coming at an inopportune time.


Xiao Shuxiang himself did not mind it at all. He even still had time to sell Mo Huai's name as the one who had already treated his injuries. He said that the pill Mo Huai gave him was extraordinary in healing wounds. Had he not taken the pill, he might currently still be lying in bed.


Hearing him made Liu Wei Lin join in praising Mo Huai's talent as a young alchemist. It was just that he did not know that compared to the happy-instead Mo Huai looked depressed and pale.


Liu Wei Lin explained, "This road that we pass is the safest road. I've memorized the true path to the Eternal Alliance Conference, even though we shouldn't let our guard down."


Mo Huai looked out the window and only found trees and shrubs. "I've heard that the Upper Cultivation Realm covers three continents and the Thousand Swords Palace becomes part of the Upper Cultivation Realm that is in the Eastern Continent. Is Young Master Liu sure we'll get there in 9 days? Isn't this place still part of the Cloud Sea Sect?"


Liu Wei Lin, "Right. The Cloud Sea Sect was surrounded by forest and the outer part of the forest was the most dangerous area."


Liu Wei Lin calmly said, "There is a gate called Da Mili that we will meet after 7 days of travel in this forest. The gate has high spiritual energy and allows us to get to the region you say is part of the Eastern Continent. Then if according to estimates, the next 2 days will lead us all the way to the Thousand Sword Palace."


Liu Wei Lin closed his fan and started picking up a paper from behind his sleeves. The paper contained a map of the Upper Cultivation Realm.


"You guys try to come here and see this," Liu Wei Lin pointed out the contents of his map, "This line is the boundary of the Upper Cultivation Realm region of the Eastern Continent, Middle Continent and Dead Continent. Normally, the travel time from the Cloud Sea Sect to the border of the Eastern Continent region is six months more, but by passing through the Hill-we can get there faster."


Xiao Shuxiang took a close look at Liu Wei Lin's explanation and felt that the nature of this gate named Da Mili was more or less the same as the nature of his Moving Mirror.


Xiao Shuxiang, "In your travels first.... Do you also meet Demonic Beasts frequently?"


"Here is even more," Liu Wei Lin exhaled, "But you don't worry, Brother. Most Demonic Beasts in this place were afraid of humans. They'll leave first if they see us,"


Liu Wei Lin added, "The only thing that might be dangerous is an invasion from the spirit and demon worlds. Besides that there were still disturbances from the other sects that disliked the Cloud Sea Sect,"


Xiao Shuxiang nodded slowly, "I understand. The Cloud Sea Sect is not the only college in the Upper Cultivation Realm, I can also understand that it is precisely in this place that it is closest to danger. Although I envy this place, but at least in our residence there has never been an invasion from the spirit world or the devil."


Mo Huai, "The denser the spiritual energy is somewhere, the easier the invasion will be. The lands in the Middle Continent did not support cultivators at all, while in the Eastern Continent alone-though supported, yet were not as dense as these Upper Cultivation Realms."


"Mn, right." Xiao Shuxiang could not take it anymore. He also grabbed the hand that had been playing with his hair. He had been patient since then and could not wait anymore.


"White Cat, what's wrong with you? Ever since I pulled my hair, you think it didn't hurt?"


"Mn, so it's sick?" Ling Qing Zhu gave a flat response. He felt absolutely no guilt to the point of making Xiao Shuxiang freeze.


Mo Huai, Wang Zhao and Liu Wei Lin looked stunned. The three of them did not know what Ling Qing Zhu was really up to, but from the words of Xiao Shuxiang just now - these white-haired girls had done something that was beyond their shadow.


"I've been silent since seeing your behavior, White Cat. Do you like my hair so much?"


"Not really,"


"Then why do you keep holding it?"


"Mrs,"


"............"


Xiao Shuxiang blinked. He simply did not understand the thought content of this thin veiled girl beside him. Not only him, but Liu Wei Lin, Wang Zhao and Mo Huai also looked astonished.


Their next journey began to be filled with guyonan and Xiao Shuxiang was the one who played more roles. He talked about many things and because of his never-lying-guyonan nature it obviously often made a shock even though it ended in laughter.


The atmosphere inside the carriage grew warmer when it was combined with Liu Wei Lin's sometimes rhyming style of speech. Moreover, Xiao Shuxiang unhesitatingly followed Liu Wei Lin's speaking style which further added to the excitement inside the carriage.


To Mo Huai, he was a young man who had a timid nature and was easily once nervous. But when it was lured a little by Xiao Shuxiang, its blunt nature began to be seen.


Mo Huai even without hesitation insinuated that Xiao Shuxiang was directly used by the Alchemist Chef to lean on Ling Qing Zhu's shoulder and seek refuge from him.


Wang Zhao who was a typical young man and had never been this familiar with anyone was even seen laughing loosely. It felt as if the weight that was lingering in his heart was gradually decreasing.


Wang Zhao admired Xiao Shuxiang. The young man not only had a handsome face, but also had a charming smile. To him, Xiao Shuxiang was a friendly, strong and courageous figure.


There is no authority to guard. Xiao Shuxiang was even without hesitation behaving spoiled in front of a Ling Qing Zhu. Although a little shameless, yet somehow Wang Zhao could not find a gap that could make Xiao Shuxiang look low. It was precisely the more he knew this young man, that Wang Zhao respected him even more.


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