HIDDEN EVIL [XIAO SHUXIANG THE SERIES]
120 - Proximity (3)

Xiao Shuxiang saw Ling Qing Zhu sleeping so quietly. He then walked towards the wooden bulkhead and found that the previously damaged bathtub had now been replaced.

Xiao Shuxiang cleaned himself up and decided not to sleep after that. He sat quietly while researching the contents of the scroll from the Sun Killer Book section.

The more he read it, the more serious Xiao Shuxiang's face became. His expression became tense and immediately snapped. Xiao Shuxiang gulped, "Unbelievable... How could any human being be able to write something like this...?"

Xiao Shuxiang's breathing suddenly became irregular, he tried to calm himself down. "absolutely impossible... If a single chapter can come to this horror, then what about the full version of the ancient book?"

The scroll in Xiao Shuxiang's hand was one chapter of the Sun Killer Book's content. The chapter deals with the Spirit and the Resurrection. If one managed to learn it, the chaos he could cause was even worse than the war that had once befallen two continents at once.

"It is here explained that not only can free spirits be controlled, but also spirits that are still in a person's body..." Xiao Shuxiang held his breath, "Damn it. Ordinary cultivators would find it difficult to decipher the meaning of this writing. Wrong for a little bit, then not only will the heart be stained with darkness-but also invite death for others."

Xiao Shuxiang breathed softly, "What does the author of this book really want? Did he intentionally leave behind this monstrous legacy to shake the world? For everyone to scramble while risking their lives to get this thing? I was really upset to the point of wanting to meet the guy who wrote this book and hit him in the head."

Xiao Shuxiang held firmly the scroll in his hand until a white dot formed beside him which then turned into a beautiful winged butterfly.

The beautiful beast flew slowly and then there was a voice like a girl.

"Sir, do you want to learn the contents of the scroll?"

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

Xiao Shuxiang stared at the white butterfly that started to perch on the table, right in front of him. He said, "It's not easy to study the contents of this scroll and I also have to be careful. As long as the Sun Killer Book has not been collected in its entirety, then this thing should not be studied."

"But Sir..."

"Little friend. My experience forbids this Xiao Shuxiang from learning it. The bone age of the body is now 23 years. I started this new life at the age of 7, but that doesn't mean I'm forgetting my past as the Destroying Star. This book is like a double-edged sword, it cannot be learned carelessly."

"Master. One chapter of the book is in your hands and unlike the other-sheet it is complete. If Master studies it, then not only are spirits separated from the body that you can control-but also spirits that are still in the human body. You'll be invincible,"

Xiao Shuxiang snorted and then exhaled softly, "You're right. If studying the contents of this scroll, then I can shake the Upper Cultivation Realm. If it could be refined, then it might also be able to fight against cultivators from the Demon Valley Sect. But didn't I tell you. Before the book is complete, I will never learn it."

"Master, why?"

"Little Friend. One could not possibly pass down something so precious for no reason. If not to protect, then it must be related to revenge. And although there are others, it must be related to itself..."

Xiao Shuxiang watched the scroll in his hand and smiled faintly. He already had a good plan for this thing in his hands.

"Little friend, I think I know-"

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

Xiao Shuxiang's white butterfly slowly disappeared upon noticing that the girl who had been sleeping had begun to open her eyes. Xiao Shuxiang also regained his senses and directly inserted the scroll in his hand into his spatial ring.

Ling Qing Zhu stared at the ceiling of the room for quite a while before finally waking up. His facial expression was calm, he did have a habit of waking up at 4 am. This was also because the rules in his sect were strict enough that this kind of habit was entrenched and not easily eliminated.

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

Ling Qing Zhu turned to the side, where Xiao Shuxiang was sleeping. Only, his forehead shriveled slightly when he knew that his Guardian Master was no longer there. He also circulated his gaze and immediately looked into the eyes of his Guardian Guard.

Xiao Shuxiang smiled, "Are you looking for me?"

"..............." Ling Qing Zhu did not reply and instead walked over to his Guardian Guard.

Xiao Shuxiang blinked as this thin veiled beautiful girl stood before him with shady eyes. He flinched when suddenly his cheek was touched by his White Cat.

Ling Qing Zhu said, "You're having nightmares again?"

!!

Xiao Shuxiang did not expect that question, let alone the voice of the girl before him sounding rather soft. He didn't know what to say.

Xiao Shuxiang tried to speak despite being a little nervous, "Ehm... I woke up and then I didn't sleep anymore,"

"You're having nightmares?" Ling Qing Zhu again asked because the young man before him did not give him the answer he wanted.

"White Cat..." Xiao Shuxiang made a soft voice. He reached out and held onto Ling Qing Zhu's hand. He looked at the white-haired girl and continued saying, "Are you unable to decipher it yourself? After having nightmares, my sleep became disturbed. I'm so in trouble,"

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

Xiao Shuxiang was acting so spoiled. The young man even gave an innocent child-like look while rubbing Ling Qing Zhu's hand on his cheek.

"Hmph, shameful." Ling Qing Zhu retracted his hand. He said, "You should wake me up."

"But I can't bear to do it, you must be tired all day. I don't want to disturb your sleep,"

"..............." Ling Qing Zhu exhaled and gently rubbed his Guardian Guard head. He walked towards the wooden box without saying anything.

Xiao Shuxiang blinked first and then the second time when he saw a piece of clothing draped in the wooden bulkhead separating the room with the bathtub.

Xiao Shuxiang exhaled. Fortunately after cleaning up earlier--he put his yellow grass plants into the bathtub so that the water used to clean again. He had such an amazing plant.

"Shuxiang, please,"

"Yes?" Xiao Shuxiang flinched as he was suddenly summoned by Ling Qing Zhu, he even spontaneously responded.

Ling Qing Zhu in a flat voice said, "You have no intention of leaving this room?"

Xiao Shuxiang blinked, "Where am I going?"

"Hgm." Ling Qing Zhu who was so calm soaking in her bath even exhaled, she said without a tone. "Can you get me my clothes. In the closet,"

?!

Xiao Shuxiang was startled and directly stared towards the wooden bulkhead, this was the first time Ling Qing Zhu had asked for such a thing. He blinked and then asked, "Clothes?"

"You didn't leave this room. I can't get out. So get it,"

"Ah... So yeah. Alright," Xiao Shuxiang scratched his non-itchy cheeks softly and started to get up from his seat.

The young man took a set of clothes from the closet. Xiao Shuxiang had no trouble knowing Ling Qing Zhu's clothes because the beautiful girl always had clothes with wisteria flower patterns.

Xiao Shuxiang started walking towards the bulkhead, but was only behind it. He attached a set of clothes in his hand to the wooden bulkhead, without even being asked by Ling Qing Zhu.

"White cat, I put it here. You can take it, right?"

"Mn, thank you."

"Sure," Xiao Shuxiang returned to her seat and waited until her White Cat finished cleaning herself.

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

Xiao Shuxiang waited for Ling Qing Zhu for quite a while before finally seeing his White Cat walking over from behind the wooden bulkhead. He was stunned when he saw the girl in a white dress with a red wisteria flower pattern.

Ling Qing Zhu's hair was long and wet, she did not wear her thin veil until her beautiful face became clearer. For a moment, Xiao Shuxiang held his breath until he did not blink.

"You turned out to be very pretty. I got stunned... Tsk, tsk, tsk. That's remarkable..." Xiao Shuxiang spontaneously spoke and made Ling Qing Zhu give him the coldest look ever.

Ling Qing Zhu snorted, "You just found out?" he used the fingers of his right hand to gently wag his white hair.

Xiao Shuxiang was surprised by that confident response. She saw her White Cat walking over and sitting in front of a makeup mirror. Xiao Shuxiang shook his head softly, "Where did you learn how to act like that? If you're being praised, shouldn't you be a little more shy or misbehaved or whatever? Why isn't your response the same as other girls in general, White Cat?"

Ling Qing Zhu heard the protester at length from his Guardian Guard. He looked at the reflection of his face in the mirror and said expressionlessly, "Because I know... I'm so pretty."

!!!

Both ends of Xiao Shuxiang's ears reddened hearing that remark. Somehow it was she who gave a very adorable response and it made her even more charming.

Ling Qing Zhu turned his head for a moment and saw the response of his Guardian Guard. He snorted, "I won."

Xiao Shuxiang flinched, he immediately turned his head. "So you're teasing me?"

"Good expression." Ling Qing Zhu turned back to face the mirror.

Xiao Shuxiang exhaled, "Aiya... You're this. Where did you learn that kind of thing? Who taught you that? You're acting like--"

"Young Master Lan,"

"So Lan'Er taught you?!" Xiao Shuxiang was in shock, he rubbed his chest. "Yes my... My heart's resilience. I feel like I am no stranger. Lan'er.... Jesus,"

Xiao Shuxiang tried to calm himself down. He walked up to Ling Qing Zhu and said, "White Cat. What else did Lan Guan Zhi teach you?"

"......... Mn, not much." Ling Qing Zhu was about to dry his hair with the cloth on the table, but the cloth was first taken by his Guardian Guard.

Xiao Shuxiang, "Let me help dry your hair,"

"No need," Ling Qing Zhu was actually quite jolted, yet it was nowhere to be seen from his facial expression.

"No problem, I just want to know what else you learned from Lan Guan Zhi." Xiao Shuxiang said slowly. He painstakingly tidied and dried his White Cat hair.

"..............." Ling Qing Zhu silently gripped the cloth of his clothes. Although his facial expression did not change, but honestly he was very nervous about being treated this well by his Guardian.

It had almost formed a hue on both snow-white cheeks belonging to Ling Qing Zhu. But before that happened, the young man who was drying his hair made a mistake until he groaned.

Xiao Shuxiang was startled, "You okay?"

"You pulled my hair." Ling Qing Zhu made a loud voice.

"I didn't accidentally," Xiao Shuxiang rubbed his White Cat's scalp to get better, "How is it? Does it still hurt?"

"Mn, no.." Ling Qing Zhu looked at the reflection of his Guardian Protector's face in the mirror. The young man looked very cautious and was so focused on his hair. He blinked and felt this scene was so interesting.

"White Cat?" Xiao Shuxiang asked without looking at Ling Qing Zhu, "This is a question I've saved over a hundred years. I'm curious about those surnamed 'Ling'."

"Mn?"

Xiao Shuxiang innocently said, "Why did you when you were young have white hair, while after you were old - your hair color turned black? This is very similar to human hair in general,"

"Mn, I don't know."

"You don't know?"

"Mn, no."

Xiao Shuxiang nodded slowly and exhaled, "It's a pity. I also asked senior Zhou about this and he also said he didn't know,"

Ling Qing Zhu's brows linked, "Senior Zhou?"

Xiao Shuxiang nodded, "Mn. Father of the Three-Patriarch Elder Zhou Yan."

"Patriarch Zhou Yan.... The Sky Sword Sect?"

"Certainly,"

"You know his father?" Ling Qing Zhu looked towards the mirror, he saw his Guardian Guard nodding.

Xiao Shuxiang, "Of course. The father of the Three Elders is a good friend of mine. He had white hair and eyes that were like thousands of stars. It was a very rare type of eye, but it was a pity that he chose to close it. Those are such beautiful eyes,"

Xiao Shuxiang then asked, "Do you not know the father of the Three Elders?"

Ling Qing Zhu muttered, "Immortal Zhou Yuan... Is that really the name of Alchemist father Zhou Yan?"

"Mn, right."

"..............." Ling Qing Zhu was silent for quite a while and then breathed slowly. He began to speak, this time his tone was low.

"Shuxiang?"

"Mn? What's?"

"He's your friend Zhou Yuan?"

"True, he's my best friend."

".......... But why did you kill him?"

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Thank you for being part of the big family of XIAO SHUXIANG. Taqobbalallah minna wa minkum. Ja’alanallahu minal aidzin wal faizin. May Allah make us all among the returnees and the victors. Happy Eid al-Fitr Minna Sama..! ( ´ ▽ ` ) ⁇

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