HIDDEN EVIL [XIAO SHUXIANG THE SERIES]

HIDDEN EVIL [XIAO SHUXIANG THE SERIES]
116 - Ling Qing Zhu (4)

Xiao Shuxiang regulated his breathing and slowly began to become aware of his current position. She was in a bedraggled condition and still in a bridal dress. On the other hand, Lan Guan Zhi was also in a similar state.


Xiao Shuxiang shook his head slowly, he said. "Lan'Eer... You don't do this kind of thing anymore. Bathing me while I was asleep was shocking. I thought earlier, I really drowned and died."


Xiao Shuxiang rubbed his chest. His heart was still pounding at this moment, he even only realized that not only was Lan Guan Zhi-but Ling Qing Zhu was in this place as well.


"White Cat? Don't tell me you asked Lan'Er to bathe me?"


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


Ling Qing Zhu did not say anything and just looked towards Lan Guan Zhi as if asking the young man for help to talk to his Guardian Protector.


Lan Guan Zhi understood and then woke up. He held Xiao Shuxiang's hand and helped the friend stand up. Lan Guan Zhi said, "It's because you've always troubled Miss Ling."


"When did I do it? I didn't ask the White Cat to bathe me,"


Ling Qing Zhu exhaled to hear Xiao Shuxiang say. The Guardian of the Guard was completely unconscious already making people worry and also hassles. It's so shameless.


Just as Ling Qing Zhu was about to speak, suddenly an old woman's voice came with a knock on the door. He, Lan Guan Zhi and Xiao Shuxiang immediately turned their heads.


"Sir..?! Miss..?!"


Ling Qing Zhu walked over to open the door of his room and blinked as he was sure the old woman standing in front of the door was the owner of this inn. The woman's face looked very worried.


"White Cat? Who's that..?" Xiao Shuxiang walked with Lan Guan Zhi and somewhat gasped when he found out that the one visiting his room was the innkeeper.


"The lady is beautiful, what brought you here?" Xiao Shuxiang asked as he was in front of the old woman.


"Young Master... What are you doing?" The woman looked pale-faced, "The guests living under your room were shocked by the water that suddenly fell from the ceiling of their room. Even at the time of the incident, my guest was having dinner,"


Xiao Shuxiang flinched, he looked at Ling Qing Zhu and Lan Guan Zhi alternately before finally looking back at the old woman before him. He exhaled and said softly, "The lady is beautiful.... On this, I'm sorry. Let me speak directly to the lady's guests,"


The old woman nodded slowly, "Yeah. It's best, let's Young Master. Come with me,"


"Mn," Xiao Shuxiang stepped out of his room, yet only a few steps-he turned back and then requested that Ling Qing Zhu with Lan Guan Zhi wait for him here.


Xiao Shuxiang said, "You two can't come. Sit down and wait for me. Don't ever come out before I get back, okay?"


Ling Qing Zhu looked at the back of his Guardian Guard who was getting further away. He turned his head towards Lan Guan Zhi, "Do we have to come along and apologize?"


"Mn, no need. Shuxiang said it. Let's just wait."


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Xiao Shuxiang let out a slow breath. Lucky the person he met was a friendly merchant so this matter did not cause a commotion.


His apology was accepted and to compensate-Xiao-Shuxiang even paid a special and best room in this inn only to the merchant. He also paid for food for them and chatted for a long time until he was finally able to return to his room.


"Aahs... My back and my head hurt. My whole body aches and hurts all," Xiao Shuxiang smacked his shoulder softly and immediately remembered something.


His eyes were a bit round, "Right as well. Didn't I just leave Lan'Er with my White Cat in the room and just the two of you? Oh gosh. What have I done?!"


Xiao Shuxiang gently patted his forehead and hurriedly climbed the stairs, "Why can I leave two icebergs in one room. No, it's not like that. I forbid Lan'Er and the White Cat to go out of that room. Aiya, it feels like I'm committing an act of evil by hiding two infidelities at once."


Xiao Shuxiang took a slow breath while in front of his room. She was about to open the door of her room when a voice made her speechless.


"Miss Ling doesn't like Shuxiang...?"


!!


It was clearly Lan Guan Zhi's voice. Xiao Shuxiang's forehead shriveled slightly, he gasped when he heard a female voice that belonged to none other than his White Cat.


"I don't know,"


"Why can Miss Ling not know?"


Lan Guan Zhi's voice sounded serious. Xiao Shuxiang felt that the two people closest to him were discussing something quite important.


"Miss Ling, I asked once more. Do you like Shuxiang or not?"


"Young Master Lan, this is a difficult question."


"Why?"


"Sometimes I like Shuxiang, I want to be close to him. But when things were going very well, I remembered my uncle's dead face in his hand."


!!


Xiao Shuxiang was startled and accidentally made the door of his room sound. He shocked Ling Qing Zhu and Lan Guan Zhi. Both of his friends looked at him.


"Shuxiang?" Lan Guan Zhi stood up with an unchanging facial expression, remaining as calm as water. But when considered carefully, the twinkle in his eyes is a little different.


Ling Qing Zhu also stood up, but did not say anything. His eyes were cold though vaguely filled with anxiety. Ling Qing Zhu felt he was already caught off guard because even the presence of his Guardians did not he notice.


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


Xiao Shuxiang stepped in while complaining, "Aiya... The merchant who lived in the lower room held me down long enough that my ass was sore from having to sit. My back hurts and I'm soaking wet, too, but luckily I didn't catch you guys being so friendly."


Ling Qing Zhu was breathing slowly. His Guardian Protector's reaction was the same as usual, it meant that Xiao Shuxiang had not heard at all what he was talking about with Lan Guan Zhi.


Ling Qing Zhu said, "I'll get you a change of clothes,"


"Mn, sure." Xiao Shuxiang smiled and sat back on his bed, turning to Lan Guan Zhi before calling Ling Qing Zhu again.


Xiao Shuxiang said, "White Cat. If you can, please bring a change of clothes for Lan'Er."


Lan Guan Zhi, "No need. I'll be in my room right away after seeing your wound,"


Xiao Shuxiang, "Lan'Er. You don't have to do it. My body feels sore and sore, but if it gets hurt... I think it's just a small internal wound. I just need a break and I'll recover,"


"I just want to make sure. Take off your clothes,"


"Yes, you're too considerate. Seriously, this is not-Ah at all!" Xiao Shuxiang grimaced as his back was pressed down by his good friend.


He also snapped at Lan Guan Zhi, "Lan'Er..?! What are you doing?!"


"You're obviously hurt. Aren't you aware of the wound on your back?" Lan Guan Zhi revealed his palm that was dirty from blood, it was clearly fresh blood.


Xiao Shuxiang gasped at hearing that. She was helped by Lan Guan Zhi to take off her clothes. Ling Qing Zhu who had just come was shocked when he saw the back of his Guardian Guard that was completely injured.


Lan Guan Zhi himself was even surprised. He had not expected that his best friend's injuries would be this severe. On Xiao Shuxiang's back were clearly three deep scratches, even two of them were still bleeding freshly.


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


Not only that, it made Lan Guan Zhi's countenance worse. He noticed that the blood on one of the scratches on his friend's back had dried up, but the flesh around the wound had been severely damaged.


"Shuxiang..!" Ling Qing Zhu roughly threw out the clothes in his hand and immediately held onto the Guardian Protector's shoulder to take a clearer look at the appearance of this terrifying wound.


Xiao Shuxiang was honestly startled because it was not usual for Ling Qing Zhu to be of this high pitched when calling out to him. He was just about to speak when he suddenly had to grimace in pain.


"White Cat, what are you doing?! You want to kill me?!" Xiao Shuxiang held onto Ling Qing Zhu's hand which gripped her shoulder.


"You're the one who wants to die. Why are you hiding such a bad wound?" Ling Qing Zhu could feel a throbbing pain in his heart when he saw Xiao Shuxiang's wounds being so severe.


"What... Is it that bad? But the pain felt mediocre to me. White cat, what are my wounds?"


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


Lan Guan Zhi looked at Lin Qing Zhu's eyes and then answered Xiao Shuxiang's question representing this white-haired girl. He said, "You have three deep claw marks on your back. Skin and meat---"


"There's no need to explain it, Lan'Er." Xiao Shuxiang interjected, "The meaning of the wound you saw is very severe, right?"


Lan Guan Zhi nodded softly, "Mn."


Ling Qing Zhu, "Young Master Lan. You can treat it, right?"


Lan Guan Zhi, "Drying blood should be removed. The rotted meat must be removed. I'm gonna do it. Miss Ling, please help."


Ling Qing Zhu nodded slowly, he actually wanted to nag Xiao Shuxiang because this Guardian of his seemed to be indifferent to himself. Even wounds this severe to the point of being unconscious.


Xiao Shuxiang himself was silent. He honestly felt grateful for having people like Lan Guan Zhi and Ling Qing Zhu care about him. He was happy at the kindness of these two friends, but his feelings were also now a little restless-let alone he heard Ling Qing Zhu's conversation with Lan Guan Zhi.


Xiao Shuxiang grimaced and endured the pain as Lan Guan Zhi began to slowly slice the meat on his back. Xiao Shuxiang's hands clenched tightly.


Ling Qing Zhu knew and sat down in front of his Guardian Guard. He grabbed Xiao Shuxiang's two hands and held them tightly as if strengthening.


The white-haired, veiled beauty began to focus on flowing Qi into Xiao Shuxiang's body with the intention to ease the pain his Guardian had experienced.


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


Xiao Shuxiang actually did not expect that the blood in his body had turned out to not reject the Qi of Ling Qing Zhu. Though all this time, because of his special-rare blood cultivators were able to drain the Qi within his body, let alone with the intention to heal wounds.


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


Merely, compared to the others-Xiao Shuxiang was much more thoughtful about what he had heard from Ling Qing Zhu and Lan Guan Zhi. It is clear that these two people have their own discussions related to him.


Xiao Shuxiang was breathing softly, he looked at Ling Qing Zhu and seemed to want to find answers from researching the face as well as the look in the eyes of the girl before him.


His feelings told him that actually Ling Qing Zhu was afraid of him. This can also be a strong reason why their marriage relationship is never as normal as others.


Although Ling Qing Zhu had never complained and rebelled once, yet still this girl had a bad memory of a Xiao Shuxiang.


Ling Qing Zhu was obviously trying to forget about it, but sometimes those memories came back. Anyone would have trouble too. Moreover, the person who becomes our life partner is none other than the person who has taken the life of the person we consider most valuable.


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