HIDDEN EVIL [XIAO SHUXIANG THE SERIES]

HIDDEN EVIL [XIAO SHUXIANG THE SERIES]
160 - Suspicion (2)

Xiao Shuxiang could not help but think that there was someone else who arranged all this. Perhaps it was one of the Demon Valley Sect members as well as Yi Shisi's comrade.


It was most likely that the person had deliberately killed Yi Shisi, but the exact reason could not be Xiao Shuxiang estimating.


"What's that?" one of the participants frowned when he saw the object in Xiao Shuxiang's hand. He began to approach and several other disciples followed.


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"Wouldn't that be.." a disciple was shocked to know what paper Xiao Shuxiang was holding at the moment. He could not continue his words.


The astonishment of the disciple instantly resuscitated Xiao Shuxiang. The person who killed Yi Shisi turned out to be setting up this kind of plan..!


He deliberately attacked Yi Shisi in order for the girl's body to explode and become ashes. The paper that Yi Shisi collected will also be seen because it is part of the Sun Killer Book which means - the papers will be very difficult to destroy. And the people who saw it would start fighting over this paper, a bloody fight could happen.


"That's the book of the Sun Killer..!"


A conference participant exclaimed as he pointed at the paper in Xiao Shuxiang's hand. His cry shocked everyone, including Liu Wei Lin.


Elder Chen Duan Shan and Elder Huan Gui Fei walked up to Xiao Shuxiang to take a closer look at the object the young man was holding. Both of them were shocked because they believed that the thing in Xiao Shuxiang's hands was really part of the book that had been sought by many people.


"All of you don't get too close" Elder Chen Duan Shan prevented the conference attendees who seemed to want to swarm Xiao Shuxiang. He was honestly shaken, but tried to calm down.


Elder Huan Gui Fei breathed softly and looked at Elder Chen Duan Shan, "Is it possible for this to be the reason that the members of the Demon Valley Sect came here and made a mess?"


Elder Chen Duan Shan gulped and nodded, he made a soft voice. "It is undeniable that indeed that is the main reason they came to this place. Some cultivators had a leaf from the Sun Killing Book, naturally they wanted to obtain it."


Xiao Shuxiang heard Elder Chen Duan Shan's words and said, "That's right. I suspect that this Demon Valley Sect sent its members to not only target that book sheet, but also kill the best disciples of each sect. This is definitely a tactic. The disciples who attended the conference were the future pillars of their respective sects, so naturally the Demon Valley Sect considered them a threat."


Elder Huan Gui Fei was breathing slowly, "Lantas how is it now? That fake Yi Shisi had already blown himself up. Does that mean we have no chance of getting out of this place?"


"Chairman Huan," Chen Duan Shan said. "I was actually curious about the reason the girl ended her own life. It felt as if he was performing a hasty Self-Detonation,"


"..............." Xiao Shuxiang looked at Elder Chen Duan Shan as he felt that this old man did not know that Yi Shisi was most likely attacked by someone else.


The problem was, Xiao Shuxiang did not feel the presence of any suspicious people around him at all. The attack that hit Yi Shisi was also difficult to find the source.


Xiao Shuxiang could not tell this to Elder Chen Duan Shan and Elder Huan Gui Fei right now. Moreover, if he remained reckless to say it-the-these cultivators would panic. He needs to find a better time.


Elder Chen Duan Shan still seemed to be thinking about what he said just now. But it didn't take long before he shook his head slowly and then invited everyone to go to the Command Tower. Elder Chen Duan Shan felt that his curiosity could be answered in that place.


Elder Huan Gui Fei and Fang Yimin nodded as if agreeing with Elder Chen Duan Shan's words. The other participants also nodded despite some of them still stealing glances to look at the sheets of paper in Xiao Shuxiang's hands.


Elder Chen Duan Shan himself darted first, followed by Lan Guan Zhi and Liu Wei Lin. The conference attendees darted behind them. Elder Huan Gui Fei and Xiao Shuxiang darted the very back.


Xiao Shuxiang had previously kept a sheet from the Sun Killer Book as well as a small twig he had found. Elder Chen Duan Shan and Elder Huan Gui Fei did not have any issue regarding him keeping the book itself.


Some participants who had previously been noisy did not protest anything. Perhaps it was because they knew it was a disrespectful thing and understood that Xiao Shuxiang's status was not an ordinary cultivator despite his weak level of practice. After all, it was Xiao Shuxiang who had captured Yi Shisi so it was only natural for the young man to keep the relics of the girl.


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There were at least seven points of the command tower inside Ngari Xiling and one of them was the one that Elder Wang Jing Li was occupying right now.


The tower has a height of about 15 meters and is in the hilly area. This location should have five cultivators as guards, but all of them had now lost their lives. Elder Wang Jing Li and the cultivators who were with him were late to come to this place.


Taiyang Hao who sat leaning against one of the pillars within the tower seemed to catch his breath. He had just finished helping some cultivators to lay down the wretched death tower guards properly.


"Remove your tears, there's no time to cry right now..."


Taiyang Hao looked over. He looked at a disciple from another sect who seemed to be asking the fellow beside him not to cry.


Some of the students, especially the women, were of course in great shock. They must have felt shaken from being involved in something so dangerous.


"Thinking .... I thought this was just a conference, but why does it feel like we're being pulled into death?" a female disciple had a pale expression, she looked sobbing.


"Why? Why this place has .... It shouldn't be like this, right?" the other students also sniffled. His eyes were full of fear and horror.


Elder Chu Sheng Nan and his entourage came to this command tower after Elder Wang Jing Li, Taiyang Hao and the others arrived. In this place there was also Elder Xie Yanran who was an elder from Zhang Peak Mountain.


A male disciple snapped, "Why did this happen?! Didn't the Demonic Beast that was approved for the conference have its own rules? So how could the monster that made the illusion escape? What's with the security of this conference?!"


"I know your fear," Elder Xie Yanran who had a child-like body stood up with his arms crossed. He looked at the young man who had just cursed and said, "You didn't see the bodies of those guards? They were definitely not killed by beasts, but swords. This was a cultivator's deed, so don't blame the security of the conference,"


"Isn't that worse?" the student still did not accept. "This means there's an intruder coming in and they're sabotaging the conference. They certainly would not have escaped if security during the conference had been greatly tightened,"


"Easy to say," Taiyang Hao opened his voice, "The intruder could have disguised itself as one of the conference attendees. This is easy to do if they are cultivators with high practices and I'm sure, the intruder is not just one person."


"You-you don't talk that way." a woman who heard Taiyang Hao speak grew pale, "A-I don't want to imagine anything that's not-nothing. That .... That would be pretty scary, you know.."


Taiyang Hao gasped as the female cultivator started crying loudly. He blinked and felt uncomfortable because it made a woman cry.


Just now Taiyang Hao was about to persuade and calm the woman when the sound of quite a lot of footsteps sounded. He, Elder Wang Jing Li and the others immediately turned their heads towards the door.


Elder Chen Duan Shan who first stepped on the ground and directly opened the door of the tower building. He was instantly greeted by cultivators, including Elder Wang Jing Li, Elder Xie Yanran and Elder Chu Sheng Nan.


"You guys all right?" Elder Chen Duan Shan walked up to the conference attendees with an anxious look on his face. This was because he saw that there were dozens of disciples who appeared to be lying limp, not a few who were even still spewing blood.


Xiao Shuxiang himself needed a longer time than other cultivators to arrive at the command tower. When walking in, his hand had held the edge of the door and his breath was a bit stingy.


Xiao Shuxiang shook his head slowly. He expended quite a lot of manpower to be able to catch up with the speed of the conference attendees including Elder Chen Duan Shan and Elder Huan Gui Fei. He's been working a lot.


"Are these all surviving participants?" Xiao Shuxiang walked towards Elder Wang Jing Li when his breathing had already returned to normal.


Liu Wei Lin circulated his gaze and then opened his fan. He said, "I don't think it's all. Elder Wang Haoran, Yun Qiao Yue and the other brothers are nowhere to be seen."


Elder Wang Jing Li, "They may be in another command tower. We're gonna go find the surviving guard disciples and have them fix the portal,"


"Can't you fix the portal yourself?" Xiao Shuxiang asked Elder Wang Jing Li as he leaned against one of the pillars.


"If I can, then I've been taking them out of this place for a long time."


"The mortal wears a seal and I myself am not an expert in sealing techniques" Elder Xie Yanran said.


"What about the other elders?" Xiao Shuxiang circulated his gaze and looked at the one by one elders he saw.


Elder Chen Duan Shan exhaled, "The Sealing Technique is actually something that is very difficult to learn. I can do enough, but I'm not an expert in portal formation."


Elder Chu Sheng Nan said. His voice sounded flat, "The guard disciples have weak sword techniques because their lives are spent studying seals. They were unlike other cultivators in general,"


Xiao Shuxiang could understand. Not everyone is an expert in everything, of course there will be visible shortcomings and one of them is the difference between the abilities of the elders and the participants who work as experts in portal creation.


Xiao Shuxiang exhaled. He then turned his head towards his good friend who was also staring at him. He asked, "Lan Zhi. You understand about seals, right? So what do you think?"


"I need to see them working for the portal. Only then do I know what I can do,"


Xiao Shuxiang took a breath and began to think out loud, "But it can't be too if we continue to wait. Yi Shisi damaged the portal, so there could be another mess out there. That girl obviously doesn't want us to leave here,"


"What about you?" Lan Guan Zhi stared inside his good friend. "Your Moving Mirror Technique, is it not usable?"


Xiao Shuxiang flinched and then started to take a cross-legged sitting position. "The technique will be very difficult. I need time to get her out,"


"..............." Lan Guan Zhi nodded slowly. He told his best friend that he would wait.


Xiao Shuxiang who was sitting cross-legged was so serious and concentrated. He was gathering enough energy to be able to bring out his Transferring Mirror Technique.


Although the chances of success were small, Xiao Shuxiang still wanted to try because this was the only way he could do that instead of going to another command tower to look for the guardian cultivator.


Xiao Shuxiang's forehead shriveled, he had a little trouble concentrating. "I'm thinking of the White Cat. I hope my bad feeling isn't right. I don't want this kind of trouble to happen where the White Cat is, too,"


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