HIDDEN EVIL [XIAO SHUXIANG THE SERIES]
197 - Concealment (4)

Ying xiong, in the form of pointed iron continued to attack Liu Wei Lin. He was enveloped by white smoke and was full of Swordsman Aura at the moment. The attacks he made were extremely powerful and overwhelmed his opponent.

Liu Wei Lin himself was still trying to dodge, he continued to keep his distance with the weapon that floated out of control. He even used the trees as a shield.

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Liu Wei Lin's eyes widened as a pointed-tipped iron that shot towards him scratched a tree trunk. At that very instant, Liu Wei Lin knew that the weapon he was facing was a weapon that contained deadly poison.

"That's ...." Jian Yang held his breath, he saw that there was one tree whose leaves suddenly turned yellow and became dry. He stared in disbelief at the weapon faced by Liu Wei Lin.

"How .... That iron can be poisonous?" Li Huanshou was shocked of course, "What have we really done?"

"I don't know either ...." Liu Wei Lin heard Li Huanshou's words. Nor did he understand how this weapon they were refining contained poison.

He himself was not a poison master and seeing Li Huanshou and Jian Yang's reaction was clear that they were not poison masters either.

"Revelation..!" Liu Wei Lin exclaimed as suddenly the weapon he was fighting turned around and shot towards Jian Yang and Li Huanshou.

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The two cultivators were startled and tried to dodge, but the position as they landed was unstable.

Jian Yang fell down and his chest was almost pierced by Yinng xiong if there was not a black bamboo rod holding him back.

The events that happened so quickly were very stressful. Liu Wei Lin felt that his heart had collapsed and his life was lifted by the sight of the sudden event.

The same thing was felt by Jian Yang. He thought he had met the end of his story. Really, this kind of feeling was stifling compared to anything.

The black bamboo that was holding back the pointed-tipped iron attack was held by a male figure who was none other than the Mad Beggar Boy. His presence was shocking, even to Jian Yang himself.

"Go and find Xiao Shuxiang,"

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Jian Yang was surprised by the foreign man's words. He would only react when the man had darted and ended up fighting fiercely with Ying xiong.

"You okay?" Li Huanshou immediately walked towards Jian Yang and then helped the fellow student to stand up. His face looks worried.

"I'm fine," Jian Yang tried to catch his breath. He noticed how the stranger faced a weapon that somehow lived as if it had a life of its own.

The fight of the Crazy Beggar Boy and Yinng xiong was no joke. Almost the man was hit by a scratch and a puncture if he did not move his bamboo stick. Liu Wei Lin himself could not enter that fight because it was too fast and so fierce.

"Who is that guy?" Li Huanshou asked as she just noticed the face of the foreign man who was apparently covered by strange makeup.

Jian Yang shook his head slowly, "I don't know who he is. But that guy asked me to look for brother Xiao."

Li Huanshou flinched, "Brother Xiao?! Does he know Xiao Shuxiang?"

"It looks so-"

"Why is it still there?!" The Crazy Beggar Boy exclaimed, "Hurry to go..!"

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Jian Yang gasped, he patted his fellow-sister's arm and immediately darted away. Li Huanshou was also coming from behind, he felt that he had to help Jian Yang considering that Xiao Shuxiang was likely still confining himself inside his room.

On the other hand, Liu Wei Lin was also actually curious about this foreign man who had suddenly come. The figure who took over his fight with Yinng xiong.

He's not really a problem, but this guy obviously needs help. It was just that he had a hard time getting into that fight as an aid.

"You must not be scratched. That weapon contains poison..!" Liu Wei Lin exclaimed and decided to help from afar, of course while keeping a close eye on the course of the fight.

The Mad Beggar Boy heard it and became increasingly cautious. He is sad right now and he needs something to vent.

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Elsewhere, Xiao Shuxiang had already managed to make Wang Zhao calm at this moment.

He thought a little about how heavy the life Wang Zhao lived was. Not only did he lose his parents and siblings, even this young man was forced to leave the environment that should have been his.

"What are you gonna do now?" Xiao Shuxiang asked. He breathed slowly and said, "Chairman Meng Hao Niang himself asked for my help to deal with the Demon Valley Sect. He wants to take back the place,"

Wang Zhao fell silent without saying anything. The young man simply stared at Xiao Shuxiang without speaking. He was also not at all surprised to hear Xiao Shuxiang's words just now.

"Looking at your silence and attitude, it seems you know about this." Xiao Shuxiang said.

Wang Zhao breathed slowly, "I didn't know anything at first. I don't think he's going to ask anyone for help. It just seems ..... He looked at Mr. Xiao's abilities and decided to include you in the plan."

Wang Zhao exhaled and said, "Actually .... I want to live a mediocre life if the Demon Valley Sect led by uncle does not harm others. But what I saw was just endless cruelty and oppression."

Wang Zhao said, "I'm trying to train in this place with Shizun's help. But you know, because of my identity-this-many are against Shizun,"

Xiao Shuxiang frowned, "You mean ...."

"I'm not a disciple of the Cloud Sea Sect. Even though I was considered a disciple by Dao elder Fang An, I am still not a part of this sect. Therefore, if I want to stay in this place-I-I can't get any teaching on combat techniques from Shizun."

"So because of that .... The old man who smelled the earth taught you nothing at all?"

"Please don't call my Shizun that," Wang Zhao smiled bitterly. "My shizun taught me more about how humans should live. The teaching I received was more about human attitude, self-control and compassion."

Xiao Shuxiang's expression had somehow since when become somewhat pale. The handsome young man blinked and sighed. He shook his head and said to Wang Zhao, "One day .... Your shizun will ask you to shave all your hair and become a temple dweller."

Wang Zhao gasped at hearing that. He did not know how Xiao Shuxiang had such thoughts, whereas what his Shizun taught him was a good deed.

"Ooh .... Geez," Xiao Shuxiang exhaled and asked again. "So you have absolutely no intention of taking revenge on your uncle? He killed your father and, arguably, he's also the one who left your three brothers dead. As a filial child, shouldn't you demand revenge for what your cruel uncle did?"

"Nobody will end well if it continues to hold grudges." Wang Zhao breathed softly, "I want to make my father and brother's souls calm in other ways, not avenge their deaths. But it is different if other people are also hurt,"

Wang Zhao looked at Xiao Shuxiang and said, "Uncle makes life in the Demon Valley Sect difficult. The people there live a hard life. I can't take it,"

"So you decided to take revenge?"

"Not revenge, but Liberation. Someone has to act." Wang Zhao said, "I am an incompetent leader. If I just keep quiet and close my eyes to all uncle's actions, then I can really become trash as the disciples in this place say."

"Do all the disciples of the Cloud Sea Sect know about your identity?"

"Not everything. But Mister Xiao could see anyone who knew about it by paying attention to their attitude towards me,"

Wang Zhao took a breath and carefully said, "All this time I have continued to practice by looking at the martial skills of the disciples here. But as Mister Xiao knew, I have a Rooted Dantian that makes my cultivation practice unable to improve."

Wang Zhao, "When I see the root marks on your dantian, I think the roots on my dantian can also be removed. I'm also amazed that you turned out to be a person with great fighting techniques. I think .... I can ask for your help. But I didn't say who I really was because I thought my problem was .... Let me handle it myself,"

Wang Zhao breathed slowly, "Maybe because of your ability as well .... Elder Meng so wants to borrow your strength. Because ..... Elder Meng might be thinking, I can't do anything at all. I ... also felt that way, I was indeed too weak. I can't beat uncle alone. I wanted to tell you this from the beginning .... But like I said before. It's my own problem,"

Xiao Shuxiang crossed his arms and innocently said, "You said it all to me since our first meeting-I won't interfere. But I actually have some business with the Demon Valley Sect, especially the Dream Devil."

Wang Zhao gasped and then said, "My sect members are actually not evil. They're forced. It's hard to deal with people like uncle,"

"Master Xiao..?"

"I am the person who can least fight without killing. It was really hard to do so," Xiao Shuxiang shook his head slowly. He made Wang Zhao blink and hold his breath.

"Mr Xiao..." Wang Zhao involuntarily said, "But you look like a person who is unlikely to take the lives of others. You ..... It looks too good to do it,"

Xiao Shuxiang's eyebrows shot up and he snorted softly, "Wang Zhao. Dude, don't be fooled by this handsome, charming and extraordinary face. I'm not really what you expected,"

"But ...."

"Did you remember when the Demon Valley Sect members came and I threw your wooden sword in their midst to steal the show? I made them die into lumps of flesh, others into bones. Then do I still look like a good young man in your eyes?"

Wang Zhao was surprised, he forgot about it. He watched the young man in front of him carefully and then spoke softly, "I forgot. But really, Mr. Xiao. You are not like the Black Flow cultivators I used to see. Feels .... Not only the face, but I feel that you are indeed a good person."

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

Xiao Shuxiang did not complain about it anymore. Wang Zhao only knew a little about himself and he himself was also unwilling to tell too much about his life.

Xiao Shuxiang rubbed his chin, he realized that Wang Zhao was paying attention to him at this moment. He smiled and said, "Am I a good person?"

Wang Zhao nodded slowly and unhesitatingly justified the question from the young man before him. He was stunned when he saw Xiao Shuxiang's smile.

For a moment, Wang Zhao was enchanted. The smile of the young man before him was so beautiful and he just noticed that Xiao Shuxiang was not the same as the handsome young man he used to see. The figure in front of him seemed to have its own charm and was really very impressive.

"........ Gorgeous,"

"What did you say?"

"No! Nothing," Wang Zhao spontaneously shook his head. He coughed softly and then looked the other way. I don't know why her cheeks feel so hot.

"Alright," Xiao Shuxiang exhaled, "Since I already know what really happened to you, then I guess I can already start."

Wang Zhao gasped and looked at Xiao Shuxiang, "Start .... What's?"

"Of course, training. Preparing to look for a commotion in the region of the Demon Valley Sect," Xiao Shuxiang stood up and took Wang Zhao away with him.

"Master Xiao.." Wang Zhao walked behind Xiao Shuxiang. He asked, "Where are you going?"

"Meeting your Shizun. I guess elder Meng had already been with that earth-smelling elder," Xiao Shuxiang did not forget to call Lan Guan Zhi, Yan Tianhen and Yi Wen who were in the other room. He invited his friends to go see Dao Fang An.

Yan Tianhen actually did not know what was happening. He asked was only answered briefly by Xiao Shuxiang. He was of course astonished because his Xiao brother had actually invited them to where Dao Fang An was.

On the other hand, Yi Wen looked so quiet. His nose and eyes were reddened from mostly crying, even his face was a bit swollen. He still sobs up until now.

"What is this about you?" Xiao Shuxiang clearly felt astonished by Yi Wen's behavior, he said. "Do you really like Lan Guan Zhi?"

"Of course..!" Yi Wen rubbed the water down her cheeks, "Who doesn't like Young Master Lan?! You just married her,"

Xiao Shuxiang blinked, he shook his head slowly and said. "Why aren't you looking for another young man? I saw that you were very friendly with Yan Tianhen before,"

"Me?" Yan Tianhen pointed to himself and appeared to flinch. On the other hand Yi Wen frowned and noticed the person Xiao Shuxiang was referring to.

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

"..............." Yan Tianhen blinked a few times, he became nervous from being stared at by this beautiful and foreign girl.

Yi Wen sobbed and then looked at Xiao Shuxiang. Without warning, he immediately hugged his Xiao brother and surprised everyone. Even Lan Guan Zhi was jolted.

"Yi Wen?! What are you doing?!" Xiao Shuxiang was clearly shocked. He had almost fallen for not being prepared to accept this kind of attack.

"Brother Xiao, do you think I am a cheap girl that anyone can give?! You're so mean" Yi Wen smacked Xiao Shuxiang's chest before hugging him back.

"I didn't say that, you're a crybaby ...." Xiao Shuxiang patted Yi Wen on the back slowly and then calmed him down. "Oh, let's stop crying. Sorry for hurting you,"

"You married Young Master Lan," Yi Wen again sobbed, "Why did you do that? You already have Miss Ling, why should you also take my Young Master Lan. Is Miss Ling not enough for you?"

"The marriage is not what you imagined, Yi Wen. Lan Zhi and I were trapped in the Ghost Festival. You think we like it? Of course not. Isn't that right, Lan'Er?"

Lan Guan Zhi blinked as suddenly his good friend asked. He looked at Yi Wen and the girl also seemed to turn her head towards him as if waiting for a response.

"Young Master Lan, don't you like it..?" yi Wen's voice was hoarse as it had been crying a lot. He put his sad face on Lan Guan Zhi.

"............ Mn,"

"Brother Xiao, what does that mean?" Yi Wen did not understand the meaning of Lan Guan Zhi's mutterings. He was anxious because the forehead-clad young man did not nod confirming Xiao Shuxiang's reply.

"I've always thought of Lan'Er's murmur as 'yes'. Of course he agreed with me," Xiao Shuxiang said, "After all do you think two men can marry each other? We'd be stoned if the whole world knew,"

"Right," Lan Guan Zhi nodded. This time he agreed with his best friend.

"But .... I still don't want you to get married. At least .... I should have watched the wedding, "Yi Wen used Xiao Shuxiang's clothes to wipe the water on her nose.

Yan Tianhen gasped at Yi Wen's words, he felt somewhat ambiguous hearing the girl's words. Wang Zhao also frowned.

"Additional .... This child," Xiao Shuxiang did not seem to pay much attention. He was troubled by his current clothes.

Xiao Shuxiang could do nothing but tear off his dirty clothes as a result of Yi Wen's actions. He took out a handkerchief and gave it to the beautiful girl.

Yi Wen received that form of attention. His brother Xiao even helped him by wiping the tears on his cheeks. He was treated so well without a single scolding as usual.

When noticed, it's a kind of kindness to brothers. A brother's attention to his brother, father to son, or a grandfather to his grandson. But in the view of others, it is the kind of attention men with women are so friendly.

Yan Tianhen was stunned for a moment. He sure had heard that Xiao Shuxiang was already married to Ling Qing Zhu, but why was this young man so concerned for Yi Wen?

Yan Tianhen did not want to think anything. Xiao Shuxiang did not look at all like a jerk-off young man who liked to cheat. So he will try to assume that the relationship between these two people is still very reasonable.

Wang Zhao himself was about to speak when he heard an exclamation calling out to Xiao Shuxiang. He immediately turned his head and saw two men running over to him.

"Brother Xiao...!"

Yi Wen gasped and also looked over. Yan Tianhen and Lan Guan Zhi were like that. The two young men they saw were none other than Li Huanshou and Jian Yang.

Xiao Shuxiang frowned looking at the two young men who looked stupefied. Li Huanshou and Jian Yang even sweated quite a lot.

"Brother .... Huh ... Huh ... Brother Xiao," Jian Yang's breathing was irregular. His tone of voice faltered.

"What's wrong with you guys?" Xiao Shuxiang asked.

"You .... Gotta come with us." Jian Yang tried to regulate his breathing which was still not careless.

"Please Brother Xiao, it's very urgent..!" Li Huanshou grabbed Xiao Shuxiang's hand and said, "We need to hurry. Come on..!"

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