HIDDEN EVIL [XIAO SHUXIANG THE SERIES]

HIDDEN EVIL [XIAO SHUXIANG THE SERIES]
138 - Zhi Shu (2)

The waiter who had earlier escorted Elder Meng Hao Niang to the second floor of the tavern was seen back with Peach Fruit Arak in his hand and a pumpkin-shaped jug.


He smiled and put down the pumpkin pitcher and the medium-sized wine jug, "Sorry to wait a long time, Madam. This is the best wine of our shop and I prepare the beans as a wine drinking buddy. Is there anything else that Madam, Mister, and Miss want?"


"Bring here your best meal," Elder Meng Hao Niang kept his gourd jug while staring at Xiao Shuxiang, "I don't want any untrue news that I've bullied two boys."


Although the young maid did not understand the intention of the woman's last words, her appearance was a bit messy, but she still responded with a very friendly smile. "Sure, Madam~ I'll bring you soon,"


Zhi Shu watched the servant start to leave, while Xiao Shuxiang himself seemed to smile because Elder Meng Hao Niang was apparently wise enough to treat them to a meal.


Xiao Shuxiang, "Chairman Meng? You're not gonna let us pay for the food you ordered, are you? I don't want to praise your kindness if it's just your strategy again,"


Elder Meng Hao Niang opened the cloth that became the wrapping of the Peach Arak Fruit pitcher before him. That distinctive and extremely seductive fragrance instantly filled his kiss, he seemed to be unconcerned by the speech of this young man before him.


Xiao Shuxiang also began to not be interested in cursing anymore, he was now more curious about the taste of wine that Elder Meng Hao Niang began to taste.


Zhi Shu gulped, he saw the face of elder Meng Hao Niang who was more lively after drinking the Peach Fruit Arak. The look on this woman's face was even very different than before.


"What's that good?" Xiao Shuxiang blinked and subconsciously asked.


Elder Meng Hao Niang narrowed his eyes, "How old are you?"


"I can drink wine very much, man,"


Elder Meng Hao Niang gave Xiao Shuxiang a ceramic cup and signaled that he would allow the young man to drink with him.


Zhi Shu was also offered. Unfortunately he was only able to overcome about two graceful and after that no longer. Peach Arak is indeed very strong and able to make people drunk heavily because of it.


"It's incredible..." Xiao Shuxiang clucked in admiration. He did not hesitate to praise the wine he was currently enjoying. Peach Fruit Arak in this tavern is indeed more delicious than his Arak Anak Linglung. Zhi Shu's words were not wrong.


"You seem to be drinking strong," Elder Meng Hao Niang pointed at the charming young man in front of him wearing the cup he was holding.


Xiao Shuxiang let out a slow snort, he smiled as well. "I'm a big fan of wine. Just a jug isn't enough to get me drunk,"


Zhi Shu blinked. He sensed there would be an aura of competition between these two people and sure enough-Chairman Meng Hao Niang invited his Brother Xiao to bet.


Xiao Shuxiang of course happily accepted the bet. The young man did not know there was someone waiting for him.


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Wang Zhao seemed to be gasping, he tried to catch his breath and then looked at a white-haired girl sitting quietly in a chair inside his room.


"Miss Ling, I'm sorry. Mr. Xiao is nowhere. She was with Miss Zhi Shu on the roof before, but I don't know where they went."


Wang Zhao had actually already searched for Xiao Shuxiang around this place and had even searched for him all the way to Lan Guan Zhi's room, but the charming young man was nowhere to be found. Though, Ling Qing Zhu had been here long enough to meet Xiao Shuxiang.


"..............." Ling Qing Zhu took out a bamboo basket that he had brought and then stood up. His expression never changed, even his gaze was still as cold as usual.


Wang Zhao himself felt uneasy, it was he who asked Ling Qing Zhu to wait for Xiao Shuxiang to think that the young man would not go far from this place.


"Miss Ling---"


"For you," Ling Qing Zhu interrupted and immediately handed the bamboo woven basket to Wang Zhao. He came a bit late for cooking dinner for his Guardian Guard, but as seen-the young man did not even reveal his nose stem at all.


"Not." Ling Qing Zhu again interrupted, "That's yours. Eat and rest. Close windows and doors. No need to wait for him,"


Wang Zhao was stunned to barely even blink as he watched how Ling Qing Zhu waltzed away with a much colder look in his eyes. He was sure that the thin veiled beautiful girl was being annoyed at this moment. The proof, the food that should have been intended for Xiao Shuxiang was instead given to him.


Wang Zhao started to sit on one of the chairs and long enough looked at the bamboo woven basket in front of him.


Inner Wang Zhao was in turmoil at this moment. Did he have to wait for Xiao Shuxiang and give the bamboo matting to her, or obey Ling Qing Zhu's words by eating the beautiful girl's cooking.


Wang Zhao exhaled. He convinced himself to look at Ling Qing Zhu's cooking first before making a decision. Wang Zhao was impressed when he found out that the contents of the bamboo woven basket were dumplings with a good smell.


"While it looks simple, it's because Miss Ling made her-I'm curious about how it feels." Wang Zhao gulped, he first circulated his gaze around before looking back at the food in front of him.


"This .... It had even provided chopsticks," Wang Zhao felt a palpitation. "Am I eating? Miss Ling has given her approval, I have not snatched away Mr. Xiao's ration at all."


It was obvious that this Wang Zhao was innocent. Moreover, not many people know that their favorite food is dumplings. So of course this temptation before him was too difficult to resist.


Wang Zhao was so serious about weighing in for the sake of making a decision on something that was actually quite trivial. More than 30 minutes passed and Xiao Shuxiang had even returned from Yixuan City.


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Wang Zhao was shocked when he heard the door of his room being knocked and there was a female voice calling out to him.


"Brother Wang..! Have you slept? Ow.."


Wang Zhao hurried to open the door and gasped to see Zhi Shu who was picking up a young man who was none other than Xiao Shuxiang.


"Miss Zhi?!"


"Help me, hurry..!" Zhi Shu was barely strong enough to support Xiao Shuxiang's body, he had even taken down his brother three times until he was finally able to arrive at this place.


"Master Xiao is really why?!" Wang Zhao replaced Zhi Shu. He effortlessly lifted Xiao Shuxiang up and carried the young man to one of the beds.


Zhi Shu was finally able to catch his breath, "My Xiao Brother bet some wine with Elder Meng. He won, but the conditions were like this. It was fortunate that he had no habit of blabbering indistinctly when heavily drunk, in contrast to Elder Meng."


"Chairman Meng?! Mister Xiao drank wine with him?!"


"Well, why?" Zhi Shu was somewhat astonished as Wang Zhao looked surprised as he mentioned the name 'Elder Meng'.


Wang Zhao was breathing slowly, "Chairman Meng was very good at drinking wine. How could Mister Xiao bet with him? Does he not love life anymore?! Drinking too much wine can be very dangerous."


"My Xiao Brother is a great person. He defeated Elder Meng. Yet the two of them are equally troublesome to me," Zhi Shu let out a heavy sigh. "I had to drive them both here and to be honest they were very heavy. Elder Meng even acted like a child along the way,"


Zhi Shu walked over and sat down on a chair, "I'm really tired. It feels like my energy is drained away... Haah..."


Wang Zhao exhaled and was about to speak when his eyes widened to see Zhi Shu who was leisurely eating dumplings inside the bamboo webbing. He was so flabbergasted that he did not believe it.


"Brother Xiao and elder Meng have overwhelmed me greatly," Zhi Shu went back to eating and continued. "You know? they both spent nearly 7 jugs of medium-sized Peach Arak Fruit. Our table was even cleaned up three times,"


Wang Zhao, "..............."


Xiao Shuxiang did indeed look like he was in a deep sleep. But the truth is he was having a strange dream and was able to make the heart beat in horror.


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