HIDDEN EVIL [XIAO SHUXIANG THE SERIES]

HIDDEN EVIL [XIAO SHUXIANG THE SERIES]
166 - The Elders

Rutukan of Mo Huai got a slow nod from Ling Qing Zhu. The thin veiled girl seemed to agree with Mo Huai's words. Moreover, Zhi Shu also looks to provide support.


On the other hand, Yan Tianhen and Jian Yang seemed to be smiling. They seemed to not mind Xiao Shuxiang's true attitude was indeed shameless.


Wen Gao Chong said, "We prepared nothing but an apology and thank you. But if you need something and we can guarantee it and fulfill it, then don't hesitate to say it."


Li Huanshou nodded softly, "We from the Thousand Sword Palace are the same as well. You can convey whatever you want as long as it's not out of our reach,"


Xiao Shuxiang exhaled and smiled amiably. He looked at Li Huanshou and Jian Yang as he said, "If for you guys .... I just want my best friend to be treated properly. You guys don't fight him, can it be done?"


Jian Yang and Li Huanshou looked at each other before looking back at Xiao Shuxiang. The two nodded slowly and promised to treat Lan Guan Zhi better.


Jian Yang, "I actually also want to apologize to you, Lan Guan Zhi. It's because I'm too childish to make you have trouble. I'm not behaving like a good student, please forgive me."


Lan Guan Zhi breathed softly, "Not a problem."


"Isn't it good to see if you can get along like this..?" Xiao Shuxiang said, "I feel like a father who has successfully educated his children,"


Zhi Shu snorted when he heard it and without hesitation he said, "Brother Xiao. You're better suited to be 'mother' than 'father',"


"Shu'Er's. You're starting again?" Xiao Shuxiang turned his head and looked at his friend.


Zhi Shu with a sinless face said, "I mean it. I don't think there's a 'Dad' that talks a lot like you. You're definitely better suited to be 'Mother' because you're chatty,"


"Zhi Shu's. I'm really gonna pull out your tongue and cut it off if you dare say that again,"


"I won't do it anymore," Zhi Shu smiled and continued, "I'll just say you're more suited to being the wife of Young Master Lan-"


"Zhi Shu..!" Xiao Shuxiang lunged at the fellow-sister, but Zhi Shu quickly ran and walked out of the room laughing.


Liu Wei Lin, Yan Tianhen, Wen Gao Chong and the others looked stunned as Xiao Shuxiang went after Zhi Shu and left them just like that.


Liu Wei Lin blinked and waved his fan softly, "I...."


"There's no need to think about it" Mo Huai said. "Young Master Xiao does have brothers and sisters who like to do strange jokes and are difficult to understand by others, so do not be surprised when you see it."


"............. Mn," Lan Guan Zhi agreed.


"Right," Ling Qing Zhu nodded softly and remembered the Guardians' brethren. The children of the Butterfly Sect did need more guidance about manners and similar to that.


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Far away in other places, the elders who came from various sects seemed to start bidding farewell to the great elders, including Elder Chen Duan Shan.


Those cultivators chose to carry the bodies of their disciples who would later be buried properly in their respective sects. The smile that was seen on their faces was the kind of smile that contained sadness.


No one blamed the Thousand Sword Palace and also the Sacred Star Tower because those two colleges were the ones who suffered the most losses.


The entourage from the previously highly awaited Valley of Heavenly Light was only visible now. They were cultivators dressed in chocolate-clothes with gourd jugs as well as wooden sticks in their hands.


Among the Heavenly Light Valley entourage were the figures of Elder Murong Xun and Jing Yufeng. They reported about the condition of Liang City whose residents died horribly no matter who.


Elder Jin Yufeng who was currently in Elder Chen's private room Duan Shan appeared to say, "It takes a long time to bury every citizen of the city. This is because their bodies are more in a state of fragmentation so that it is difficult to recognize,"


Elder Murong Xun came along, "I'm sure that the one who killed those people was a demon. This is because no human being would commit such a cruel and ugly act,"


"Whoever it is, they deserve a curse." one of the elders from the Heavenly Valley of Light seemed to be holding back his anger even though it was unable to be hidden from the look of the face.


Elder Chen Duan Shan breathed slowly and said, "Actually not only is Liang City chaotic, but also the course of this conference. The Elders must have seen a lot of coffins outside earlier,"


The Great Elder of the Heavenly Light Valley seemed to be holding his breath. He was an old man who looked to be 60 years old. His appearance was like a beggar, let alone in a messy outfit.


Elder Chen Duan Shan continued, "I don't know where it originally was. It may have been my fault until the conference was entered by an intruder without anyone noticing. Worse yet, those people were from the Demon Valley Sect,"


The elders from the Valley of Heavenly Light gasped to hear him. One of them spontaneously shouted.


"That was a fatal mistake, Elder Chen...! How could your school make such a big mistake?!"


"Be calm," the Great Elder of the Heavenly Valley of Light rebuked his members softly. He looked at Chen Duan Shan and then said, "The enemies are from the Demon Valley Sect which means-they are not from the Black Stream which is easy to deal with,"


Elder Wang Haoran who was also in the room and heard him also spoke, "I agree with Elder Shang's opinion. This Demon Valley Sect .... How big their strength was was very difficult to estimate. Even if we all combine forces and fight them, I'm not at all sure we can come out victorious."


The Great Elder of the Heavenly Light Valley took a slow breath and said, "It can't be done carelessly if we want to fight those people. The risk we have to face is huge and once we do, there is no turning back."


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The Elders gasped and tried to calm themselves. They cannot take careless movements simply because of the influence of emotions. They were not facing an ordinary Black Stream sect, but more than that.


"I'm so worried ...." Elder Shang from the Heavenly Light Valley took a heavy breath while firmly holding his bamboo staff. He said, "The Demon Valley Sect has already dared to send its members to become intruders, that means .... They're very confident they can fight us,"


Elder Murong Xun nodded slowly, "We need to do something, Elder. Can't delay it anymore,"


"I know ...." Elder Chen Duan Shan understood clearly. Even he also knew the cause of the movements of the Demonic Valley Sect that were impressed were provoking the sects involved in the Eternal Alliance Conference.


Elder Chen Duan Shan, "Of course. The Demon Valley Sect was eyeing the sheets of the Ancient Book that were being famous lately, besides the mess they were doing could cause insecurity for other sects."


Elder Chen Duan Shan continued, "The Thousand Sword Palace and the Sacred Star Tower will also be accused of being part of the Demon Valley Sect. They would think that foreigners could infiltrate and make a fuss was due to the less strict security of these two sects. Our status will also begin to be questioned."


"This Demon Valley Sect is indeed dangerous," one of the Heavenly Light Valley Elders said. "I'm sure they were also related to the massacre in Liang City. Who else could commit such a cruel act other than the members of the Demon Valley Sect?"


"But what is the reason? Even the little ones did not escape being killed in the most horrendous manner," Elder Murong Xun felt a pain in his chest. He had just thought about the corpse of a child in Liang City who was in a splattered limb state.


"Do you need a reason to commit a crime?"


Elder Murong and the others were shocked when they heard the female voice. They spontaneously turned their heads and saw Meng Hao Niang sitting on the edge of the window while holding a gourd jug filled with wine.


"Chairman Meng..." Jing Yufeng blinked and was just about to ask when Meng Hao Niang returned to talk.


"Just like this wine where I don't need a reason to drink it. Same with the criminals .... Who needed no reason to bully and take the lives of others," Elder Meng Hao Niang muttered and re-chopped his drink before starting to descend and walked to where the elders were.


Elder Meng Hao Niang's steps were seen and several times almost fell down. He made anyone who saw him close to hanging.


"Chairman Meng, be careful when walking. You look so drunk, are you okay?" The Great Elder of the Heavenly Light Valley asked.


"I'm always in good shape. There's no need to worry so much about me," Elder Meng Hao Niang hiccupped and started sitting on one of the chairs.


Elder Meng Hao Niang's expression this time turned serious, "My arrival here wants to find out something."


Elder Meng Hao Niang looked at Chen Duan Shan and asked, "Chairman Chen? Is it true that Yi Shisi and Xiao Han are your students?"


Elder Chen Duan Shan gasped, yet he nodded slowly. "That's right, those two children are disciples of my Thousand Sword Palace."


"Did you know that they were the cause of the conference mess?" Elder Meng Hao Niang asked again.


"I didn't know at first. But after I asked someone to investigate, those two people weren't my true students."


"Chairman Meng, why are you asking this?" Elder Jing Yufeng asked.


"Is that Yi Shisi and Xiao Han are members of the Demon Valley Sect?" Elder Meng Hao Niang did not answer the question from Jing Yufeng and instead asked another question.


Elder Chen Duan Shan looked at each other with Elder Jing Yufeng before looking back at the drunk woman in front of him. He replied, "That's right. They were members of the Demon Valley Sect. Not wrong anymore,"


"Mm ...." Elder Meng Hao Niang said, "The members of the Demon Valley Sect have been very difficult to finish off. They can always escape, even when severely injured. Yet this Yi Shisi and Xiao Han died so easily,"


Elder Murong Xun nodded, "Right. I heard it from Elder Wang Jing Li. A girl named Yi Shisi died after blowing herself up. While Xiao Han, I heard from one of the disciples-he has been finished off by the great elder representative of the Cloud Sea Sect."


Elder Chen Duan Shan gasped and directly looked at Elder Murong Xun. His facial expression changed, "You mean Xiao Shuxiang?"


"Mn, right. He's the one,"


Elder Jing Yufeng gasped, "Wait a minute. Wasn't that kid's practice only at Forging Qi level 7? How .... He could finish off one of the members of the Demon Valley Sect?"


"Not one, but both." Elder Meng Hao Niang said, "As Yi Shisi blew himself up... That bastard was there. If a very famous sect member dies at the hands of a stinking child it seems .... Couldn't this be a great opportunity?"


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"Chairman Meng, what do you mean?" one of the elders from the Heavenly Light Valley asked. He stared curiously at Meng Hao Niang.


"Repentance." Elder Meng Hao Niang said, "Reprisal for everything the criminals did. A chance to overthrow tyranny like them."


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