HIDDEN EVIL [XIAO SHUXIANG THE SERIES]

HIDDEN EVIL [XIAO SHUXIANG THE SERIES]
275 - Soul Landscape (2) [Arc 2 - Devil Dream END]

ATTENTIVENESS


The episode contains scenes of blood and violence. The author tries not to be described too far. Please be wise in reading and thank you for following Xiao Shuxiang's journey so far.^^


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Ling Qing Zhu was surprised, even the same thing was experienced by Xiao Shuxiang. What was dropped was a pair of little boy hands still covered in cloth from the sleeves of his clothes.


Even Ling Qing Zhu clearly remembered the owner of the cloth. He looked up and stared in disbelief at the man called 'Father' by his Guardian.


"This ... This ..." Xiao Shuxiang seemed to have lost his voice. The owner of the cloth was a girl who had previously helped him to bury a rabbit together.


Little Xiao Shuxiang remembered that the cloth belonged to a girl who took him to look around the city, bought him Tanghulu and had hopes of growing up and being beautiful. As if, their meeting had just happened yesterday.


"Are you crying again?"


The cold voice came back, but this time Xiao Shuxiang could not hear it because the sound of his heart beating that he did not even know it came from his chest or even from his ears.


Xiao Shuxiang fell down, his gaze was blank and even he was afraid to cry. He couldn't even blink.


What's wrong with him? What has he done? What makes him lose something he has not had time to achieve?


A rabbit he once helped and got good from his hand ended up dying horribly just because his brothers saw him holding the rabbit.


The townspeople who threw him with fruit and vegetables, were hostile towards him and were also afraid of him just because he was from the Demon Wolf Sect also went along with different tragic deaths.


Then the little boy who was his opponent and he had not even spoken a single word - now the boy was lying lifeless with a dagger piercing him. Now it's.. Now..!


The girl who had not even become her friend also experienced something terrible. What exactly is wrong with him?! Why was he not even allowed to be close to anyone. What's wrong?!


The man gestured and heard the sound of the gate opening. The atmosphere suddenly gripped, especially now there was the sound of the growling of wild animals.


Ling Qing Zhu held his breath, looking at a silver-horned wolf that had blood-scented sharp teeth. He had not even had time to think what would happen when the animal ran towards Xiao Shuxiang.


Ling Qing Zhu was surprised not to play, but the most surprising thing was that the silver-horned wolf stopped before the corpse that Xiao Shuxiang was fighting and then started to open its mouth.


Ling Qing Zhu looked up at the wolf that started eating the neck of the girl's corpse. He pulled Baiyi, but a ball of light came from the side and directly charged towards the Demonic Beast.


Explosions were created and Ling Qing Zhu's gaze instantly changed. He turned his head to look at the figure of the little Xiao Shuxiang who was standing with water welling up in his eyes.


There were three blue-colored balls of light hovering around the boy's body. When looked at properly, the core of the ball of light looked like a small flame.


Without moving from where he was standing, the little blue flame shot out and attacked the silver horned wolf even just a few breaths-the Demonic Beast was burnt to ashes.


Xiao Shuxiang looked up, looking at the man who only gave him an expressionless look. The figure shook his hands and then sauntered away.


"Great ..."


It was Jiang Chen's voice. The 14-year-old boy looked amazed and called out the name Xiao Shuxiang. Jiang Chen was stunned by the prowess of his new roommate.


On the other hand, Xiao Shuxiang did not hear Jiang Chen's voice at all. He just stared at the place where his father was.


Xiao Shuxiang did not feel guilty about killing a Demonic Beast, but his heart was hurt by something else. The fact that his father also ignored him as well as his mother did.


Ling Qing Zhu noticed the little Xiao Shuxiang before his gaze widened. The atmosphere around him turned dark and the location he was in changed.


Ling Qing Zhu was still in the arena, but there were more voices and there were many people with various exclamations. He saw ten children fighting and attacking each other with the intention to kill.


Ling Qing Zhu gasped at this change of situation. He circulated a glance and saw already many corpses of children of various ages on the arena floor. In a corner, Ling Qing Zhu looked at Xiao Shuxiang who looked somewhat different.


He walked over to the boy and began to understand that the current one shown to him was 7-year-old Xiao Shuxiang.


The boy held the hand of Jiang Chen who was lying down with severe injuries. Ling Qing Zhu heard Jiang Chen's soft voice and his heavy breath.


"You must live for me, Xiang'Er." Jiang Chen spewed out blood and then said, "I've heard that death is ... It's freedom. But all I want is to get out of this place alive. I want to see what the world out there is like,"


"You're gonna be fine,"


"I'm 16 Years old now ... Ha ha ha, I just always count the time in this place." Jiang Chen coughed out blood, his chest hurt yet he still tried to smile.


"Damn it, you can't die Xiang'Er. Death was extremely painful," Jiang Chen said, "Isn't it ... At the age of 16, can I get married? But it's a pity ... You're the only one who looks good in this place."


"Brother Chen,"


"Xiang'Er, listen to me. You need to get out of this place alive, then burn me some paper money. I want to be rich in the afterlife until waiting for reincarnation. If one day we meet ... I want you not to forget me. I still want to ... Talk,"


"Brother Chen? Brother Chen..!"


Ling Qing Zhu looked at Xiao Shuxiang who appeared to be gently patting Jiang Chen on the cheek before starting to look up at the sky. He now knew that Xiao Shuxiang often looked up to prevent his tears from falling.


On the other hand, the clash of swords continued to sound and now there were only four children left, one of whom was Xiao Shuxiang.


Somehow the fanfare got more and more so outside the arena. It was as if watching the children fight to the death was a good spectacle.


When Xiao Shuxiang started to correct Jiang Chen's hand position, something shot out from behind his body. Ling Qing Zhu exclaimed, yet his voice was not heard.


Xiao Shuxiang was attacked from behind. Almost his head was cut off by the opponent's weapon, but he quickly managed to resist the attack and went back to fighting like the other two children.


Ling Qing Zhu did not know how, but Xiao Shuxiang's fighting moves were like never before. It was a more fighting move to have to kill the opponent without caring about yourself.


Even worse, there was no rule on which part of the opponent's body should be slashed. The point is the opponent must die or if not, they are the ones who will die.


Xiao Shuxiang hooked a sword with his foot and used two weapons to attack the opponent. His techniques and movements were already trained, yet Ling Qing Zhu was not comfortable looking at him.


One opponent fell down with just a few slashes. On the other hand, a single child had finished the fight and killed his opponent. He then directed his murderous aura and charged towards Xiao Shuxiang.


The cheers from the spectators watching this fight were getting crazier. Ling Qing Zhu felt a pain in his head because he could only see without doing anything.


The explosion was created accompanied by a shock wind that carried thick dust, covering the entire arena stage. Ling Qing Zhu watched how the bodies of Xiao Shuxiang and the opponents of the boy were covered in a dust breeze.


It didn't take long, something began to be thrown out of the arena, right where the spectators were. Ling Qing Zhu's expression back then had never even existed in the shadows before.


There began to be among the audience who screamed, then followed by other screams. The scene became boisterous, but with a gripping and honest nuance this was very scary.


The thick dust slowly faded on the arena stage and left only a boy. He stood expressionless and with blood-filled clothes and the back of his hands.


Ling Qing Zhu held his breath, he did not know what to say now. He even had trouble swallowing. What was thrown was part of the human body.


That's the internal organs and the hubbub in the audience is because they're pelted with those internal organs.


The old man who had been carrying Xiao Shuxiang started to land softly beside the boy. He patted Xiao Shuxiang on the shoulder and smiled.


The man calling for the winner of this battle was Xiao Shuxiang. He said, "You succeeded Xiang'Er. From now on you can get out of this place-"


It wasn't over the man talking, something suddenly happened. The man's eyes widened with blood on his body spurting out. Not for long, the man's body split open and he was instantly killed on the spot.


Ling Qing Zhu actually did not know what was happening, yet he witnessed how Xiao Shuxiang stepped on the dead man's body and made him silence everyone.


Without a tone, Xiao Shuxiang said. "From now on ... Whoever calls my name will end up like this."


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The voice was without using Qi to make it capable of being heard by people. Xiao Shuxiang's shocking actions had already made him the center of attention.


"Shuxiang ..." Ling Qing Zhu had just seen his Guardian Love Jiang Chen so much, but somehow it was different now.


It felt as if he was being shown by a tragedy that had blackened Xiao Shuxiang's figure to the point of growing into a bloodthirsty and merciless man.


Ling Qing Zhu stepped up following little Xiao Shuxiang leaving the arena stage. The look on the boy's face began to change, especially when he started to enter a dark room and was his own room.


Ling Qing Zhu was surprised to find that Xiao Shuxiang instantly collapsed and began to pant. There were three lights that started to form in the air and with a hoarse voice, Xiao Shuxiang ordered them to look for a cure for his injuries.


The three little blue flames left and Ling Qing Zhu watched Xiao Shuxiang's back without saying anything. It is the silence that makes it heavy and also stifling.


It was very desirable for him to grab Xiao Shuxiang's little hand and take this boy away, then hide it.


It felt like patting and then gently rubbing the small back and saying that Xiao Shuxiang did not need to change or have to hold back his tears. There was no need to hide her pain and act like this was fine.


"It's okay ... You can cry," Ling Qing Zhu's voice was calm but of course this could not be heard by anyone else.


It's okay, you can cry.


That doesn't mean you're weak. No one will blame you. It's natural. It means you have a human heart.


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