HIDDEN EVIL [XIAO SHUXIANG THE SERIES]
247 - Crazy Beggar Boy (5)

Hei Lian took a breath, her upper lip twitching as she was forced to assist Wang Zhao in capturing the creatures that were troubling the citizens of Ye City.

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

There was something different from Hei Lian's current condition. The little girl had been dressed so beautifully and even wore the best clothes that made her look like a noble princess, not at all like a swordsman.

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

The surrounding streets were quiet at night and all the doors were shut. Not even one store was open. This clearly proves that the creature has had a major influence on life in this city.

Hei Lian was silent, kept her feet up and finally couldn't take it anymore. He opens his voice, "Gege? You should hold my hand and please don't walk in front. What if I'm suddenly kidnapped without you knowing?"

Hei Lian spoke to the young man who was none other than Lan Guan Zhi. This figure before him was indeed dazzling and he liked it, but Lan Guan Zhi's treatment of him was really cold.

"........... You just walk," Lan Guan Zhi said without a tone and made the little girl behind him flinch.

Hey Lian shook her head slowly, "Gege? You are very handsome, but no girl will like you if you act like this. Try to be a little more gentle. You know how, right?"

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

Seeing Lan Guan Zhi who had absolutely no reaction and just kept going made Hei Lian sigh slowly. He shook his head in not expecting to meet a person of similar nature to Wang Hu Zhuan.

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Feng Hao's foot gently stepped on one of the roofs of the house and he darted back, Wang Zhao followed beside him.

"Never take your eyes off. We don't know when the creature will make a move," Feng Hao kept a close eye on Lan Guan Zhi and Hei Lian from a distance. He and Wang Zhao even purposely dispelled the air of their existence.

Wang Zhao said, "The information I got didn't lead to the true purpose of this creature kidnapping the girls. Even the witnesses who were at the scene when it happened did not see the creature's form,"

"..............." Feng Hao did not say anything, but he was thinking at the moment. He continued to follow Lan Guan Zhi and Hei Lian without the slightest loss of sight.

Wang Zhao's abilities had already been increasing over the past week. He was even able to control the air of his existence to the level of Feng Hao.

Within that week anyway, the Crazy Beggar Boy who was in the Lower Cultivation Realm had found Hu Li and passed on Xiao Shuxiang's message to the young man.

The problem was, the circumstances during the meeting with Hu Li were a little unkind. Xiao Shuxiang's loyal servant was in trouble with the residents as well as the swordsmen in the Central Continent.

"How can you be like this?!" The Mad Beggar Boy asked while occasionally peeking at the pursuers of Hu Li who was a swordsman from various colleges.

Right now, the Mad Beggar Boy and Yi Wen were in one of the old huts with Hu Li. They were in a village that had been uninhabited for a long time, a location that had once been the target of attacking members of the Demon Valley Sect.

Yi Wen tied the cloth on Hu Li's injured arm, she had also just come up with some medicinal herbs. Yi Wen took care of the internal and external injuries sustained by Hu Li.

Crazy Beggar Boy looks a bit bad. He looked at Hu Li and said, "You're in this state .... What the hell is going on?! If you were unlucky to meet me, then you would have become minced meat by now, haaah .... Oh my goodness."

"Crazy Beggar" Yi Wen said. "Can you give him time to explain?! You've been talking ever since. You're a nag,"

"What?! You-"

"Calm down" Hu Li interrupted. "What's wrong with you guys? Please don't fuss or they'll find us,"

Hu Li tried to catch his breath. He sat leaning back while controlling the Qi within him to heal his wounds.

Not long after, Hu Li took out a pill and made Yi Wen surprised. The pill was none other than Xiao Shuxiang's most powerful pill and was even able to heal the person who had almost lost their lives, the Dragon Breath Pill.

"Tu-wait, you took the pill but haven't taken it out since?!" Yi Wen glared. He had previously frantically seen Hu Li's condition and even went far to find medicine for this young man. It was just that it was unexpected that Hu Li had actually brought the Dragon Breath Pill with him.

"Hu Li, do you want to make me a hanger huh?!" Yi Wen was upset by himself. He struck the armful of this sweet white-haired young man beside him and cursed him.

"..............." Hu Li simply smiled and apologized. Yi Wen did not know that he was the one carrying Xiao Shuxiang's Universal Bracelet right now.

Hu Li then said quietly, "I thank you for coming on time. But you better get the hell out of this place, man,"

The Mad Beggar Boy and Yi Wen were shocked. Hu Li took out a scroll and again said, "Give this to young master Xiao and tell him that I'm fine."

"You are nothing," Yi Wen snapped. "Do you think I can't see, huh? You were chased by a swordsman who obviously wanted to finish you off and you just said okay?! You think I'm stupid?!"

"Yi Wen, lower your voice. Shut up a little," the Mad Beggar Boy reprimanded the girl beside him while paying attention to the scroll Hu Li handed him.

"This ..." The Mad Beggar Boy gasped when he knew the contents of the scroll in his hand were part of the Sun Killing Book. At least, this scroll discusses three chapters in full.

"Hu Li, where did you get this?" The Crazy Beggar Boy was shocked. He could not believe what he was seeing now.

Hu Li breathed softly, "I copied everything I could gather. Unfortunately while targeting pieces from the other side, the warriors knew and chased after me."

"What have you actually done?" The Crazy Beggar Boy was still staring at Hu Li in disbelief.

It was impossible to gather a portion of the Sun Killer Book in such a short period of time. Up to three full chapters.

The Crazy Beggar Boy knew that the ancient book section was fragmentary and scattered in various places. So if Hu Li could gather this much .... Does that mean the young man has traveled far?!

"Hu Li, can you explain this to me?" the tone of the voice of the Mad Beggar Boy sounded solemn and made Yi Wen look at him.

"..............." Hu Li knew the change in expression as well as the tone of voice of the man carrying this bamboo stick. He would not blame the reaction of the Mad Beggar Boy.

Hu Li said, "It's not difficult at all. The Book of the Sun Killer is being very warmly discussed. Even some of the warriors who blatantly said that they were collecting the book,"

Hu Li continued, "I'm stalking them. Steal the sheet and copy it. Some events must also make me join the fight, but it is unfortunate that my movement was known. They even came to know my identity which is a Demonic Beast,"

The Crazy Beggar Boy rubbed his face. He also took a breath knowing that Demonic Beasts were extremely hated in the Middle Continent.

Yi Wen breathed slowly and then said, "Crazy Beggar Boy. How'this...? Does that mean Hu Li became a fugitive?"

"You already know," the Mad Beggar Boy looked at Hu Li and asked, "You didn't go to the Sky Pagoda Sect?"

"Crazy Beggar-" Yi Wen was just about to say when he heard the commotion outside. He and the Crazy Beggar Boy peeked out from the crack of the hut. They gasped at the sight of some swordsmen returning to pay attention to this hut.

The Mad Beggar Boy and Yi Wen held their breaths. The people outside were mostly warriors with high abilities. The two jumped in shock as one of the people stared towards them.

"Jeez, my heart ..." Crazy Beggar Boy rubbed his chest. He and Yi Wen leaned against each other.

"..............." Hu Li himself just sat down and closed his eyes. He focused on listening to the voices of the warriors who were looking for him.

"I'm sure I ran to this place,"

"What about that one over there?"

"none. I didn't find it,"

"We need to find him,"

"White Fox! You better get out now...!"

"Throw that thing. He'll be out soon,"

Yi Wen who was still inside the hut seemed to frown when he saw the movements of the warriors. He asked, "What are they doing?"

The Crazy Beggar Boy took a peek, "They kind of threw something"

"It was poison to catch the fox," Hu Li interrupted and made the two people who were with him flinch.

Hu Li started to stand up, he said. "I will face them. You guys just go. Leave that thing to my master,"

"Hu Li," the Mad Beggar Boy prevented the white-haired young man. He was shocked when he saw Hu Li's eyes that started to turn red.

"I'll be fine," Hu Li said in a calm voice. "Don't worry about me, you go."

"You are this ..." The Mad Beggar Boy took a breath, "Who do you think I am? As long as I'm here, then you won't even have to intervene. Those people ... Let Yi Wen face it,"

"What?" Yi Wen gasped and then snorted. He shook his head softly, "Basic is shameless. How could you do something like this to me?"

"Hu Li..!" The Crazy Beggar Boy without a care for Yi Wen instantly caught Hu Li's arm. He flinched when this young man was about to go on a whim.

Hu Li felt a pain in his head. He growled stifledly and tried not to get affected by this fox poison.

What the warriors had done before was to roll a smoky ball that was nothing but poison specific to the Demonic Beast.

That thin smoke would blend with the air and only affect Demonic Beasts. The effect is that it will provoke the ferocious nature of the Demonic Beast until it starts a rebellion.

The power from the poisonous smoke would be even stronger when the opponent was a Demonic Beast with an extremely sharp sense of smell. Hu Li would obviously be extremely tormented.

Yi Wen saw Hu Li's fingernails begin to elongate and the young man's hair slowly turned red. He tried to call Hu Li, but was met with a terrible look.

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The warriors who were outside could feel a suppressing aura. They immediately pulled out their weapons and prepared for the worst.

One of the roofs of the hut exploded and then someone shot towards a swordsman. A loud voice rang out as the weapons of these two people clashed against each other.

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The warrior was surprised, as well as his other comrades. The figure that had attacked him was none other than a man with a weapon in the form of a long bamboo.

"Who are you?!" A warrior snaps. The figure he saw was not a Demonic Beast. That is because this figure has no change in the face and color of his eyes.

The Mad Beggar Boy snorted and in a cold voice said, "I am your ancestor. It's good that you guys get out of this place soon..!"

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Yi Wen who was inside the hut was startled when he heard a loud explosive sound. He was now restraining Hu Li by using his spiritual energy.

Previously, Yi Wen wanted to attack the warriors out there. But Hu Li was suddenly about to go berserk and the Mad Beggar Boy certainly did not have anything to prevent the young man.

Hence, it was Yi Wen who had to move. He bound Hu Li by using his ability to control spirits. Meanwhile, the Mad Beggar Boy was fighting with the warriors in his place.

Since the Mad Beggar Boy did not wear such strange makeup as usual, then none of the warriors recognized him.

There are some people who have thought about the identity of the man they face. It's just that they're still filled with doubt.

Crazy Beggar Boy fought over ten warriors some of whom were cultivators. His movements were strong and fast, even he managed to deal a crushing blow to five warriors at once.

The Mad Beggar Boy's bamboo stick was able to attack three people directly and his kick made his movement have no gaps.

!!

Yi Wen again heard a loud thumping sound and this time it was stronger than before. He seemed to have trouble holding back Hu Li's increasingly powerful movements.

"This ... How do I wake him up? I don't know what poison they gave me, but this-!!" Yi Wen bounced to the point of hitting the wall of the bamboo hut.

Yi Wen was shocked because Hu Li's strength turned out to be very large and even exceeded her. He was simply unable to resist this white-haired young man.

The heavy conditions faced by Hu Li at this time could be said to be felt by Xiao Shuxiang, whose location was very far from where he was now.

Protector Ling Qing Zhu's guardian was seated on a rock that was under a waterfall. He had been practicing controlling his strength all this time by studying the 'No Appeal' book given by Elder Chen Duan Shan and the first time he had finally opened his eyes.

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