HIDDEN EVIL [XIAO SHUXIANG THE SERIES]
192 - Surprise (4)

"Are you crazy?! Why are you throwing a table like that?!" Crazy Beggar Boy rubbed his chest. "Thank God my reflexes were quick until the table didn't hit me. You can really kill people with that kind of action,"

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

Xiao Shuxiang did not say anything and sat down on a chair. He stared dislikefully at the Mad Beggar Boy who had already entered his room forcefully.

"Brother Xiao~ don't you like this," Yi Wen walked over and stood behind Xiao Shuxiang's chair. He embraced his brother.

"Shuxiang, listen. We bring bad news for you, "Crazy Beggar Boy cannot bear to be given a displeased look by the young man before him.

Xiao Shuxiang exhaled, "For me now there is nothing worse than losing Ying xiong. You go, come back later. I need some alone time,"

"The bad news I brought you can't wait, so you have to listen because it's about your life. As for your broken sword, I'll help you fix it."

Xiao Shuxiang frowned and looked at the expression of the serious Mad Beggar Boy. If this man can act like that, then there is indeed an important matter.

"Say," Xiao Shuxiang said.

The Crazy Beggar Boy exhaled and sat down on one of the chairs. He said, "Just go ahead. It's about the Eternal Alliance Conference. What .... You once slaughtered the inhabitants of a city in this Upper Cultivation Realm?"

Xiao Shuxiang flinched and Yi Wen could see him. The girl breathed slowly and then kept her distance. Yi Wen sat down on one of the chairs with a feeling of unworthiness.

"Where do you know?" Xiao Shuxiang only flinched, yet he seemed unconcerned. He even asked in a calm tone.

"Shuxiang, are you asking that question because you already know about your involvement?" The Crazy Beggar boy asked. Inwardly he wanted the young man in front of him to deny that.

Xiao Shuxiang breathed softly, "Lie his name if I say I don't know about this. Don't you also know my current state in the Lower Cultivation Realm and the involvement of the Dream Devil in that regard?"

The Crazy Beggar Boy gasped. Xiao Shuxiang really did not deny. It felt as if this young man was ready with this kind of condition.

"Brother Xiao~" Yi Wen said, "I and the Crazy Beggar Boy came from the Heavenly Light Valley Sect. The great elder of the sect suspected you and he might already be on his way here with the great elder of the Thousand Sword Palace. Them .... Gonna give you a heavy sentence,"

Xiao Shuxiang flinched and then frowned. He asked Yi Wen, "Punishment? Why me?"

Yi Wen replied, "Of course you are. Because you're the one who committed the massacre. The point is, you can't confess. Understood?"

"Wait a minute," Xiao Shuxiang interrupted. "How did the great elder of the Heavenly Light Valley Sect know that I committed the massacre? No witnesses saw the incident and I myself could be said to have done it on purpose, too,"

"This is Mad Beggar Boy," Yi Wen crossed his arms and looked annoyed, "He was so eager to express his opinion to the great elder Shang that he was able to conclude that it was you who had done it all,"

"Why do you blame me? Aren't you involved too? You're the first one to start." The Crazy Beggar Boy protested and made Xiao Shuxiang exhale.

"The bottom line is, you want to say my life is now in danger because the elders of the two great sects are heading here?" Xiao Shuxiang asked.

"This Xiao~ Brother is all one Crazy Beggar Boy,"

"Yi Wen is also guilty, not just me."

"Help .... The two of you have made trouble," Xiao Shuxiang clucked. "I have to thank you. Thank you..! Amazing, you guys are the worst! Thanks for the problem. It just so happens that the problems I face are few, you guys are so considerate. Great, great."

"Brother Xiao, don't be angry... I ... We didn't accidentally, really." Yi Wen persuaded and almost cried. This was the first time he had heard Xiao Shuxiang speak in such a tone.

"Shuxiang, I know we were wrong. But really, it's not intentional." The Mad Beggar Boy also persuaded. He was worried if this young man was really angry.

"Shu-shuxiang-chan... You better hit me. You don't just shut up while staring at me like that." Crazy Beggar Boy hugged his bamboo stick, "You're scary when you're angry and just quiet like this..."

Yi Wen nodded slowly, he even held his breath. For some reason, Xiao Shuxiang who was silent while being angry was more shrinking his guts than when this brother lunged and hit them.

"..............." Xiao Shuxiang actually had another thought. He knew that there was no point in venting his frustration at these two people. It won't change his condition for the better.

Instead, he was thinking about the solution of the problem that was about to come to him. The Mad Beggar Boy and Yi Wen were actually not very guilty because indeed the perpetrator of the massacre was himself.

"I can't escape from that. Sooner or later, everyone will know. It's just that it's not expected to be this fast and in the crucial moments,"

Xiao Shuxiang, "I do seem to have to do that."

?!

The Mad Beggar Boy and Yi Wen were jumped when suddenly Xiao Shuxiang woke up from his chair. They tensed up looking at the expression and eyes of this dazzling young man. Xiao Shuxiang while in a serious state really looked full of frightening charm.

"You two. Come with me,"

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Yi Wen was surprised, he had trouble swallowing his saliva. He was already feeling uneasy, especially with his Brother Xiao's invitation just now. "My brothers ...."

"Hurry up, don't make me repeat the same words."

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Xiao Shuxiang was apparently looking for the existence of elder Meng Hao Niang who was currently in the Medicine Pavilion. He had previously already asked with one of the disciples of the Cloud Sea Sect.

The elder from Jin Cheng Peak Mountain was seen writing a medicinal recipe while one hand held a pumpkin jug.

Elder Meng Hao Niang narrowed his eyes as he finished writing a letter. The look on his face was like a person who was in a state of heavy drunkenness, even his appearance was a bit messy.

Xiao Shuxiang thought, with him suddenly coming in here .... Elder Meng Hao Niang would not notice it. But who would have thought that woman turned her head straight at him.

"How did you get in here?" Elder Meng Hao Niang said coldly, he looked at Xiao Shuxiang who was walking over followed by two strangers.

"Chairman Meng, of course I entered through the door. Where else can I go?" Xiao Shuxiang sat before the small table of Elder Meng Hao Niang. He looks smiling.

The Crazy Beggar Boy himself chose to stand a certain distance. They were astonished by the woman Xiao Shuxiang had met. It was obvious that this elder was a heavy drunkard.

Elder Meng Hao Niang narrowed his eyes and looked at the young man sitting in front of him. He hiccups and then asks, "You're this .... Fucking kid, right?"

"Chairman Meng, let's talk seriously." Xiao Shuxiang said, "What was your offer when it still applied to me?"

Elder Meng Hao Niang frowned. He watched the young man before him and gasped when he heard Xiao Shuxiang's next remark.

"Chairman Meng, I want to get guidance from you. But not as an official 'student. How's it?"

Elder Meng Hao Niang placed the brush in his hand. He also put down his lab jug and fixed his sitting position. He looked at Xiao Shuxiang and seriously asked, "No as an official 'disciple? Whatchu mean?"

"I am a cultivator of the Lower Cultivation Realm. I have a teacher that I acknowledge and we have not done the teacher-student ritual. I can't do that with anyone else. So I can only study under your guidance as an 'unofficial student', how about?"

"Why do you want to do it?"

"I know you saw it, Elder. This seal that is on me is locking in an uncontrollable force. I have to do something to control it and this is very important. I'm eyeing retaliation for the Demon Valley Sect."

Elder Meng Hao Niang watched the young man before him intently. Xiao Shuxiang was so serious and seemed to have a strong determination. He then asked, "I heard you locked yourself in a room for more than a week. What are you planning?"

"My heirloom sword broke, of course it made me sad. Anyone would do the same." Xiao Shuxiang said in a slightly sad tone, "I am still in shock right now given how my most incredible broken sword broke to half of it in pieces. Really, I want to avenge that man's cruel deeds."

"So that's why you want to learn to control your power? Just because of your sword?"

"No. Not only that," Xiao Shuxiang smiled, "This is also about me and the Demon Valley Sect members. I have a personal problem with the Dream Devil,"

Elder Meng Hao Niang was surprised, yet it was nowhere to be seen on his facial expression. The woman even breathes slowly, but can still control herself to behave as usual.

Elder Meng Hao Niang turned his head towards the two strangers that Xiao Shuxiang had brought and asked them to sit down. The Crazy Beggar Boy and Yi Wen blinked and simply complied.

Elder Meng Hao Niang was not at all bothered by the makeup of the Mad Beggar Boy's face. He turned to Xiao Shuxiang and explained, "Dream Devil .... Is one of the influential in the Demon Valley Sect. Cultivators who would reach the True Immortal cultivation stage would be bullied by this Dream Devil as a test."

Elder Meng Hao Niang said, "If that cultivator were to give up on the trials at hand, he would drown and become a True Devil. On the contrary, if he were to succeed then his cultivation level would reach the highest stage."

Seeing Xiao Shuxiang as if he was thinking of making Elder Meng Hao Niang say, "I noticed that actually your cultivation practice has already reached the Immortal stage, maybe even higher because you said you had a problem with the Dream Devil. What kind of distraction do you accept?"

Xiao Shuxiang breathed softly and looked at Elder Meng Hao Niang. He smiled and said, "Chairman Meng. I'll tell you the truth. I am a Black Flow cultivator. Right now, I'm trying to improve myself and change my bad bloodthirsty habits."

Xiao Shuxiang said, "In the Lower Cultivation Realm, I accidentally dreamed of slaughtering a place and apparently the incident came true. In the Upper Cultivation Realm, the same thing repeated itself. Elder Meng definitely knew with reason why the Heavenly Light Valley Sect troupe had been late to the Eternal Alliance Conference,"

Elder Meng Hao Niang was surprised, "So that town whose citizens were slaughtered was exhausted .... Was you?"

Yi Wen and the Crazy Beggar Boy also gasped. The two of them were shocked because Xiao Shuxiang revealed some important things, let alone about the massacre.

Xiao Shuxiang himself nodded slowly and with a calm face, he said. "I don't want to hide that and I'll accept the punishment I deserve. But I will never be able to accept if I do not repay the deeds of the Demon Valley Sect. I have to give them the calculation and only then will I receive my punishment."

"Brother Xiao ...." Yi Wen looked at Xiao Shuxiang and looked at the young man who was really serious. The Crazy Beggar Boy was the same as well, the man had not expected that Xiao Shuxiang would say this.

"Actually ...." Elder Meng Hao Niang exhaled and said, "I and the elders were then .... Know about your power seal. We have a plan to train you so that you can help us defeat the Demon Valley Sect. You could say, we all intend to borrow your power."

Xiao Shuxiang flinched, he then frowned. "You want to use me?"

"That's too rude, but you could say so." Elder Meng Hao Niang said, "I know you're an honest boy. That's why I don't want to hide this,"

Xiao Shuxiang nodded softly, "I myself don't care because our goals are the same. Help me control this power and I will lend you my strength to exterminate the Demon Valley Sect."

"Not annihilating, but seizing power from the sect leader." Elder Meng Hao Niang said firmly. He then took off the cloth wrapped in his left hand until a painting was seen.

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Xiao Shuxiang was startled, it was like hearing lightning strike right above his head.

He had once seen the same painting of the body of a member of the Demon Valley Sect. The painting in the hands of Elder Meng Hao Niang was a painting with the form of a scorpion snake.

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