HIDDEN EVIL [XIAO SHUXIANG THE SERIES]
152 - Conference Attendees

Lan Guan Zhi brought Xiao Shuxiang to the place where Mo Huai and the dozens of alliance participants were located. Elder Wang Jing Li was also brought along even though Lan Guan Zhi was helped by some cultivators.

The presence of Xiao Shuxiang and Elder Wang Jing Li was actually quite startling, but because of what happened to Taiyang Hao-the disciples felt that there was indeed something wrong with this Xiling Gorge.

"Elder-Ehm.." One of the disciples wanted to talk to Xiao Shuxiang, but he hesitated to give what call.

In terms of practice, it was clear that his practice was higher than the young man before him. And when viewed in terms of age-he was clearly much older because this young man only had bones aged 21 years, in contrast to the 29-year-old.

"Equ---"

"Call me 'Young Master Xiao' if you mind calling me 'Big Chief'," Xiao Shuxiang interjected. "You think too much. What do you want to say?"

Xiao Shuxiang's speech style was actually a little disrespectful, but the dozen disciples seemed to be focusing more on other matters compared to reprimanding this young man's speech style.

"Young Master Xiao, what exactly happened to Elder Wang Jing Li? Who is he fighting with? Me .... Just checked it out and found out there were some broken ribs,"

Xiao Shuxiang crossed his arms and said without a tone, "I am the one he is fighting. We fought quite fiercely and fortunately only .... Only his ribs are broken."

"Must be ....." A disciple muttered softly, "Chairman Wang Jing Li is very strong. How could he lose and the person he was fighting against looked fine..?"

Xiao Shuxiang heard the mutter, but did not say anything to reply. He just sat quietly on a rock and looked like his usual expression.

These cultivators were clearly wondering about the identity of Xiao Shuxiang. They thought that this enchanting young man should also have suffered severe injuries or at least his ribs were also broken.

Only, let alone complain and groan in pain-young people who they saw were so calm and as if nothing had happened.

The dozens of disciples from the various sects did not know that Xiao Shuxiang was actually seriously injured as well. There was a crack on his spine due to the impact and again-he could feel the blood running down his back at this moment.

Xiao Shuxiang sat quietly, leaning against the stone and like nothing had happened to him. Though he was currently trying to stop the blood coming out from the wound on his back.

The regeneration of Xiao Shuxiang's body was not as ordinary as before. He also suffered severe internal injuries because the attack from Elder Wang Jing Li who was trying to be detained was terrible.

The absence of visible pain on Xiao Shuxiang's facial expression was because he was good at covering it up so well. Moreover, Lan Guan Zhi who was standing beside him was not even aware of it.

Xiao Shuxiang directed a glance at the disciple who exhaled after examining Taiyang Hao's condition. He knew the name of the man whose body was bound to it because just a moment before, there was a cultivator who mentioned his name.

"How's it?" Xiao Shuxiang asked and made the disciple turn his head.

"This ..." the male student who examined Taiyang Hao looked doubtful as he spoke. He took a breath before finally making a sound, "Taiyang Hao was indeed exposed to an illusion, but .... I'm having trouble finding a plant that can cure him."

The male disciple continued, "The mood is disturbed. Not just the sense of sight and hearing, but also the sense of smell. Elder Wang Jing Li was too. I think they're under the illusion of the same thing,"

"The same thing?" a disciple frowned, "Indeed, do you know what kind of thing is capable of creating illusions?"

Xiao Shuxiang, "There are some herbs that have side effects in affecting the senses of living things. There were also some Demonic Beasts capable of doing so and lastly, there were certain cultivators who mastered the illusion technique."

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"If so, then ...."

"Three of them could have happened," Xiao Shuxiang said, "But because of the disturbance to the Light Portal that can now only be entered without being able to get others out of it ..... I think it's a conspiracy,"

"Wait!" one disciple was startled, "Young Master Xiao, what do you mean?"

The other students also flinched. They looked at Xiao Shuxiang with a frankly mixed sense.

"portal .... The Light Portal ...."

"There is a disturbance to the Light Portal that you previously entered," Xiao Shuxiang explained as he was. "I actually don't know the obvious problem with the portal, but the other elders seem to understand."

"So .... Are we going to be stuck here?!" a female disciple could not hide the pale taste on her face.

"Calm down, it's not gonna happen." Lan Guan Zhi opened his voice and made the other disciples give him a deep look.

The sturdy posture of a Lan Guan Zhi was just like his stance. The handsome figure had a cold, yet firm voice. Hearing him being able to say such a word confidently made them a little relieved.

Xiao Shuxiang exhaled, he nodded slowly and as if agreeing to the words of his good friend. "Don't worry too much, the other elders are also entering this place-they must be looking for a way to save you,"

"Young Master Xiao, I believe you." a disciple held his breath, he spoke again.. "But how could the elders be able to save us, while Elder Wang Jing Li himself could be up to being affected in the illusion. Doesn't this mean that the other elders are also in the same condition?"

Lan Guan Zhi who heard the disciple's words immediately looked at Xiao Shuxiang who was still sitting leaning back. It was like waiting for his best friend to talk.

Xiao Shuxiang coughed and gave a short sigh, he refrained from spewing blood. These disciples could become panicked if they knew the condition he was trying to hide.

Xiao Shuxiang concentrated fully, he closed his eyes slowly and tried to detect the presence of his butterfly. His little friend was still in the same location as Yan Tianhen, Jian Yang and Li Huanshou.

The three cultivators and the other cultivators near them were seen lying on the ground with gasping breaths. They were apparently trying to gather energy after they finished vomiting.

Really, that smell out of nowhere had made Yan Tianhen tear out and until it made his nose also let out water. It was a smell that Yan Tianhen would never forget in his entire life.

The red-winged butterflies that seemed to suck the blood of the corpses of cultivators started flying one by one before finally disappearing at a certain height.

Xiao Shuxiang who was in a distant location started to slowly open his eyes. From the sight of his butterfly, he could tell that the effects of his smelling pill were able to break the illusion and restore consciousness as well as heal the wounds of cultivators.

"Let me try to recover the condition of Elder Wang and that disciple," Xiao Shuxiang was just about to wake up when he was reminded of something.

Xiao Shuxiang circulated his gaze and his eyes were fixed on a black-clothed disciple. He said, "You. Give me your outer robe,"

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The male disciple that Xiao Shuxiang looked at seemed to flinch, as well as the other disciples. They blinked and looked at the young man who was the representative of the Great Elder of the Cloud Sea Sect. Lan Guan Zhi himself also stared at his good friend.

"Young Master Xiao...? Whatchu mean?" the male disciple was obviously curious.

"You don't understand? I said, take off your robe. I don't have a change of clothes" Xiao Shuxiang said honestly. He forgot to put his clothes in the Spatial Ring and he was sure that his white uniform was now so dirty on his back.

"Why not do it? Come quickly," Xiao Shuxiang urged. He knew full well that at this moment the blood on his wound had dirtyed his clothes and it would be seen by these disciples if he were to wake up. He did have to cover it with another, darker-colored robe.

"Ah, be well." the voice of the male disciple sounded nervous, but he began to open his outer robe.

"..............." Lan Guan Zhi watched as the disciple gave his black robe to Xiao Shuxiang. He did not understand at all why his good friend was acting that way, only his feeling was a little uncomfortable seeing this kind of scene even though it was not visible on the look on his face.

The carrying of Lan Guan Zhi was indeed very calm, but if it was observed very carefully - the eyes of the forehead-clad youth was slightly different. Lan Guan Zhi even held his sword strong.

Xiao Shuxiang himself put on the robe that one of the alliance participants gave him and started to get up from his seat. He approached Elder Wang Jing Li and started taking out a smelly pill of his.

There was no time for Xiao Shuxiang to check on Elder Wang Jing Li's condition. After all, he was very confident in the effects of his homemade pill.

"Did you smell something?"

"Mn, I smell a pungent smell."

"What is this..?"

Some students waved their hands in front of their noses. Some felt that the source of the smell came from the pill in Xiao Shuxiang's hands, but not a few also hesitated because they were sure which pill might be able to give off such a bad smell.

"This ..... Like the smell of a rainbow fly." one of the cultivators recognized the scent he smelled.

"really. I was wondering earlier and it turns out that this is the smell of rainbow flies. But really, it smells so awful."

Xiao Shuxiang heard it and then turned his head, he snorted softly. "So you guys know about that insect too?"

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"Young Master Xiao, don't say that--" a female disciple was flabbergasted when she saw the strange smile of Xiao Shuxiang. Other cultivators were seen holding their breath.

One of the cultivators had a pale expression, his voice nervous as he said. "W-what is that pill made of rainbow flies?!"

Xiao Shuxiang did not reply, but smiled in return. He also started to stuff his homemade pills into Elder Wang Jing Lin's mouth and made the alliance participants shocked instead of playing.

Xiao Shuxiang also gave Taiyang Hao the same pill. The pill melted immediately when touching the tongue, the aroma and taste very torturous. He was confident that Taiyang Hao and Elder Wang Jing Li would come to a full realization with hubbub in a moment.

Lan Guan Zhi himself gasped as the few disciples beside him were nauseous while holding their stomachs. He blinked and wondered what had really happened to these dozen disciples.

Xiao Shuxiang saw a slight change in the eyes of his good friend. He approached his friend and began to stand beside him.

Lan Guan Zhi said softly, "What did you do to them?"

Xiao Shuxiang frowned, "You are this .... I didn't do anything,"

"Shuxiang, please,"

"Lan Zhi, I only gave the pills to Elder Wang and Taiyang Hao. You yourself even saw it," Xiao Shuxiang did not want to be blamed for what befell these disciples.

Lan Guan Zhi exhaled and shook his head slowly, he looked at his good friend and said. "You should have tried another way. Not like this,"

"Lan Zhi, that's impossible. The effect of my smelly pill was much more efficacious in this condition when compared to the others. Even I myself can't linger on it, it's really very potent."

"But why did you make them both swallow it?" Lan Guan Zhi despite her calm expression despite the look her eyes contained anxiety.

"It's a pill that can cure, so it doesn't matter if it gets swallowed." Xiao Shuxiang watched the disciples whose faces were very pale. He was just about to tease them all as Mo Huai slowly began to wake up.

The atmosphere around Xiao Shuxiang and Lan Guan Zhi now did indeed look safe without any enemy interference, yet it was actually the starting point of such a big event.

It was not only Xiao Shuxiang and Elder Wang Jing Li who entered the Portal of Light to arrive at Xiling Canyon, but also the elders from the other sects. It was just that the elders were facing their respective difficulties and needed help.

Outside of the portal itself, exactly where Ling Qing Zhu was located now looked filled with shades of tension. He and the remaining elders seemed uncomfortable hearing the shouting sound from the jade screen that no longer displayed the image before them.

Zhi Shu who was sitting in the audience seat was also agitated like the other cultivators. They had yet to catch their breath, something suddenly happened to the Light Portal they saw.

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