HIDDEN EVIL [XIAO SHUXIANG THE SERIES]

HIDDEN EVIL [XIAO SHUXIANG THE SERIES]
255 - Unexpected Meeting

Xiao Shuxiang's journey with his friends to get to Xiang Yu Temple was still long. They just don't get lost because they have someone who can show them the way.


"........... You have great ability. Your protective gear is beautiful, Lan'Er." Xiao Shuxiang praised his good friend who could use spiritual energy to create a barrier so that rainwater would not wet them.


Feng Hao and Wang Zhao also looked amazed. They were also protected by Lan Guan Zhi's abilities. Even though it was raining, not a single drop of water could hit their bodies.


Actually Feng Hao could use spiritual energy to protect himself from the rain, yet he could not use it to protect others. And when it came to saying, Feng Hao was not as skilled in seals as Lan Guan Zhi was currently.


On the other hand, Hei Lian continued to lead the way of the youths behind her. He had thought he wanted to do something bad to them, but had not yet had his intention done-his stomach suddenly hurt. Luckily he could still hold it.


"Are you sure this is the right place to go to Xiang Yu Temple?" Xiao Shuxiang asked Hei Lian and made the little girl flinch.


"Te-of course. I've been here and made calculations with him. But don't expect too much, because the trees surrounding the Xiang Yu temple are able to move and that could be our main problem."


Feng Hao asked, "Do you know how far the Ghost Valley Sect is to the temple? This is just in case,"


Xiao Shuxiang knew there was a sense of anxiety in Feng Hao's eyes. That was commonplace because they were currently so desperate to go to a place where many powerful enemies.


"If you're being honest, I'm just saying this ..." Hey Lian said, "You come there no more than to offer your life."


Hei Lian explained, "The Xiang Yu Temple is not an ordinary creepy temple. It was an offering altar to a demon that looked like a statue of an omniscient goddess. Most likely even .... Our presence can no longer be hidden,"


Feng Hao gasped, while Wang Zhao looked nervous himself. Wang Zhao knew he had trained hard and was not the same as his old self, yet to fight at the enemy-base-he still felt afraid and could not see any chance of survival at all.


Lan Guan Zhi himself still looked calm, nothing wavering from his attitude and even the look in his eyes. It felt as if he had made a decision until whatever happened, he would never back down.


Xiao Shuxiang toyed with his flute and casually said, "I am not a temple child, so do not know what the Goddess Maha Know looks like. But you said our presence couldn't be hidden anymore, so is he seeing us now?"


Wang Zhao said softly, "She's a goddess. Then of course he'll be able to see wherever you are,"


"I don't understand ...." Xiao Shuxiang crossed his arms and said, "If Gui Hong Yi is a follower of the goddess. Why would he have to kidnap girls and practice Devil cultivation. Shouldn't he just be a member of the temple? Life is peaceful and not tied to the life of the mortal world,"


"The goddess is not the real one," Lan Guan Zhi started to open her voice and made Xiao Shuxiang look at her.


Hey Lian nodded slowly, "That's right. She is not a real goddess. But instead of thinking about it further, shouldn't we think of a plan to do?"


Hey Lian exhaled and said, "We came to the enemy's place and besides me, your practice is all very miserable. Do you think you can survive, huh? Even to be honest, despite relying on luck once-I'm not sure the sky will be on your side,"


Feng Hao felt slapped with Hei Lian's words. He was one of the seniors in the Thousand Sword Palace, although it did not have a famous name.


He did not doubt his abilities, but his eyesight was open and knew full well that compared to Hei Lian-herself was nothing.


Feng Hao admitted, among them only Hei Lian had a higher practice. He was actually curious about Xiao Shuxiang's abilities, but also did not expect too much.


Wang Zhao was seen watching his surroundings and then walked up to Xiao Shuxiang. He asked the young man's opinion.


Wang Zhao said, "I can't think of what we should do next. Does Mr Xiao have a plan?"


"Plan? I always have a plan. I will attack them first and you will follow behind, then attack. No need to worry about anything, just prepare yourself. Understood?"


Hei Lian blinked at Xiao Shuxiang's words and could not bear it anymore. She snapped, "Didn't anyone ever tell you about how bad the plan you had was?! Attacking from the front was not a plan at all. It's delivering lives, you suck..!"


Xiao Shuxiang snorted as he had just been called 'father' by a small child. He said, "Little Cat. It was the simplest and most beautiful plan. The proof, you who once messed up in the Cloud Sea Sect even bowed before me."


"What?! When did I bow to you?"


"Hmph, unconscious ..."


!!!


Lan Guan Zhi stopped and looked straight ahead. He saw night animals flying as if running away from something. Another explosion was heard.


Xiao Shuxiang also stopped stepping, only that his feet had accidentally stepped on the rope hidden among the grass. He also nodded and spontaneously exclaimed.


The pointy-tipped wooden rods shot out from various directions along with Xiao Shuxiang's exclamation. Hei Lian moved quickly and spread her poisonous mist to cover the spiritual barrier of Lan Guan Zhi.


The log instantly caught fire and exploded upon coming into contact with Hei Lian's mist. Wang Zhao and the others were surprised to get this kind of sudden attack.


"Be careful when stepping," Hey Lian said. "This place is full of traps and there will be more and more as we get closer to our destination,"


"You .... Did you see anything just now?" Xiao Shuxiang opened his voice and made his friends flinch.


"What's wrong?" Feng Hao asked.


Lan Guan Zhi who noticed it said without a tone, "The tree is moving."


!!


Wang Zhao and Feng Hao directed their gazes forward. Right at that very instant, a stray attack came and flashed right beside Lan Guan Zhi's spiritual energy barrier.


The attack was huge and was able to blow up some of the trees he passed through. Wang Zhao, Feng Hao and Xiao Shuxiang even held their breaths because of it.


"What was that?" Feng Hao gulped and looked at the marks of the attack earlier that had eroded the ground even to the point of burning.


The sound of explosions was heard again and this time another attack shot into the sky. Wang Zhao felt a tremor on the ground and was convinced that there had been an extremely fierce fight at the moment.


Lan Guan Zhi and Xiao Shuxiang appeared to have serious expressions. They saw something moving in the dark of night. Both of them pulled out their weapons and seemed to be prepared if they had to get into a fight.


Xiao Shuxiang frowned. He did not feel any language from something that moved. He flinched when he saw who was getting closer to him.


?!


Wang Zhao himself was surprised instead of playing. He saw it too. The figure running from within the darkness was a person he was very familiar with and the presence of this person was truly shocking.


"Mo Huai?!" Xiao Shuxiang exclaimed first. He blinked in disbelief at what he saw at this moment.


Wang Zhao also exclaimed. He had not expected at all to be able to meet Mo Huai in this dangerous place.


Wang Zhao would only make a sound again when another attack came and almost hit Mo Huai if Feng Hao did not move immediately to help the young man.


Mo Huai was brought inside the spiritual protector Lan Guan Zhi. His body was trembling in fear and his face was pale. The young man gasped and was still difficult to talk to.


"Mo Huai, how did you get here?" Wang Zhao asked and gasped as Mo Huai had trouble holding his weight. He also helped the young man to sit on the grass.


"Mr ... Young Master Wang," Mo Huai finally opened his voice despite being very slow. He tried to take a lot of breath.


"I'm going to die ... I'm really gonna die,"


"Mo Huai?!" Wang Zhao gasped at Mo Huai's muttering. This young man was in a state that was not okay. It felt as if Mo Huai had just experienced an extremely terrifying event.


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