HIDDEN EVIL [XIAO SHUXIANG THE SERIES]
278 - Impression

In front of this boy, Ling Qing Zhu was seen over twenty years old. He watched Xiao Shuxiang's reaction and knew that this subject could indeed see him.

"You ... Who?" Xiao Shuxiang was stunned and watched the figure in front of him intently. If the subject he saw was a cultivator from the Black Stream, then it was certain that he would show a sour face.

Xiao Shuxiang was seen thinking for a moment before starting to step closer. He remembered its location in the forest which was the border of two streams. This figure that was in front of him was most likely living in the White Stream Region.

"You don't look like a cultivator. Are you lost?" Xiao Shuxiang asked.

Ling Qing Zhu blinked, slightly astonished as the little subject in front of him had considered himself no cultivator. It just didn't take long until he knew the reason.

Xiao Shuxiang did not see Ling Qing Zhu carrying the sword and it was possible for the children to assume the sword was the identity of a swordsman especially a cultivator. Moreover, Ling Qing Zhu's current white clothes did not reflect the identity of any sect.

"Hey, I asked. Are you lost?" Xiao Shuxiang reopened his voice and this time was answered a nod by Ling Qing Zhu.

"You're already big. How can I get lost?" Xiao Shuxiang sighed, "That's it. Follow me,"

"..............." Ling Qing Zhu was stunned. He looked at this boy before starting to open his voice.

Ling Qing Zhu asked, "Where?"

"What?" Xiao Shuxiang flinched before understanding the meaning of this stranger's words. He said, "Of course, out of the forest. You're lost, aren't you? I won't always be this good at strangers. So follow me,"

Ling Qing Zhu did not say anything and walked following the small steps of his Guardian Guard. He felt a little astonished because just a moment ago he saw this child commit an act of evil by beheading his parents, now this child is treating him so well.

Xiao Shuxiang crossed his arms and said in a taut tone, "Other times. You don't go in the woods again if you don't know your way back. This place is extremely dangerous and there are many Demonic Beasts roaming around."

"What about you?"

"Me?" Xiao Shuxiang looked at the white-haired female figure beside him and said, "You mean why am I here?"

"Mrs,"

"Hmph, of course because I'm used to it. And again, this forest is close to where I live."

"..............." Ling Qing Zhu nodded slowly, as if understanding. He walked back and made the child beside him frown.

Xiao Shuxiang said, "You are strange. What's yourname?"

"Ling Qing Zhu,"

"Where do you live?"

"Far from here,"

"What are you doing in this forest?"

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

Xiao Shuxiang waited for an answer. He noticed a thin veiled figure beside him from top to bottom. This woman looked very suspicious, but somehow she did not feel any danger at all.

"He didn't even ask my name," Xiao Shuxiang squinted, "He's a strange person."

"What are you ... Do it on the edge of the waterfall?" Ling Qing Zhu started to open his voice. His question made the boy beside him flinch and immediately turn his head.

Xiao Shuxiang stared at this figure named Ling Qing Zhu and then immediately lowered his gaze. Her voice was cold, "What did I tell you?"

".......... Alright,"

During that trip, Ling Qing Zhu did not say anything more. On the other hand, the little Xiao Shuxiang was also speechless a thousand languages. No one spoke to each other for a long time. Only the sound of dry leaves could be heard every time the two stepped.

Xiao Shuxiang would sometimes turn to look at this figure's face and Ling Qing Zhu himself would behave as calm as ever even though he would occasionally stare at the 7-year-old boy.

"I saw it," Ling Qing Zhu finally opened his voice. He said, "You seem to have a problem."

Xiao Shuxiang was of course jolted. He asked, "What do you mean?"

"You look sad," Ling Qing Zhu made a calm voice. His speech made the boy beside him stop stepping foot.

"..............." Xiao Shuxiang did not say anything at all. His hands were clenched and the look on his face deteriorated.

"Did anyone hurt you?" Ling Qing Zhu asked back and made the child beside him surprised.

Xiao Shuxiang looked at this white-haired girl and said, "Hmph. Not at all. Indeed who could hurt this Xiao Shuxiang?"

"But why are you so sad?"

"Which of me looks so pitiful in your eyes?" xiao Shuxiang's voice was low and coarse, "You don't just talk."

Ling Qing Zhu breathed softly and said, "Your eyes ... Can't hide anything. You look sad, am I wrong?"

Xiao Shuxiang had never liked to lie in the first place. So when he doesn't want to tell the truth, he will lower his gaze and fall silent.

This action was more or less understandable to Ling Qing Zhu and the girl reopened her voice. "Do you have any friends?"

"W-what?" Xiao Shuxiang had never heard of this kind of question directed at him, so he was quite shocked. This is the first time anyone has ever asked that question.

"You don't have any?" Ling Qing Zhu said without tone and silence this boy had become the answer to his question.

As a child, Xiao Shuxiang had already held back a lot of things and his heart had been educated to be hard. But even so, the look in his eyes could still show weakness.

"Why ..." Xiao Shuxiang bit his lips and said, "Why are you asking that?"

"You're alone in there. I thought, maybe you don't have any friends. Someone who can listen to your story,"

Xiao Shuxiang was stunned before then turning his eyes and gulping. He tried to look mediocre, but it didn't take him long until he turned his head and looked at Ling Qing Zhu.

Xiao Shuxiang opened his voice, "Then what about you? You look alone too. You're even lost. What are you doing in this forest?"

Ling Qing Zhu shook his head slowly, "I don't have either. So I came ... And hope to meet someone,"

"Hmph," Xiao Shuxiang snorted. "In the city many people. Why would you choose to look for it in a forest like this?"

"Good friends are hard to find" Ling Qing Zhu said, "It takes a long time just to find one."

"So you got it?"

"Mn, if he's willing to be friends with me."

Little Xiao Shuxiang noticed the gaze of this white haired girl's eyes and quite understood her point. He snorted softly and said, "The person you want to be friends with is not a good person. Maybe you don't know, but I'm from the Demon Wolf Sect."

Xiao Shuxiang thought that he would be able to frighten this girl away when he heard the name of his sect. But let alone fear, this girl actually looks mediocre.

"......... I know," Ling Qing Zhu said without a tone, "But there are far more dangerous colleges."

Xiao Shuxiang flinched, "That's impossible. The Demon Wolf Sect was extremely sinister. Nothing can defeat their brutality,"

"............ The world is very wide. Surely there is something scarier than your sect."

"No way," Xiao Shuxiang said. "I've never heard of it. If anything, what was the name of the sect?"

"Couple Sect,"

Xiao Shuxiang laughed, he made Ling Qing Zhu flinch and the girl stared at him.

"Aiya, are you kidding me? What kind of sect is that? Why is his name so ridiculous?"

Ling Qing Zhu blinked, staring intently at this 7-year-old boy. Xiao Shuxiang had white teeth and she looked sweet as she laughed.

What a beautiful sight. It was truly unbelievable that this small back was already capable of taking the lives of others.

Ling Qing Zhu breathed slowly and then said calmly, "Isn't it good if you can be like this?"

"Mn?" Xiao Shuxiang frowned and looked towards the adult girl beside him. Her tone was plain, "What do you mean?"

"You previously looked sad," Ling Qing Zhu voiced without a tone. He had no experience persuading young children, but even so he hoped to gain the trust of this subject.

Xiao Shuxiang took a deep breath and then nodded slowly, "I didn't know that it would be obvious."

"Eyes are hard to hide in the heart,"

"G ..." Xiao Shuxiang lowered his gaze before taking a breath and looking up. He smiled and then said, "What am I .... Like hiding a wound in the heart?"

Seeing the girl beside him just fall silent and stare at him made Xiao Shuxiang slowly shake his head. He exhaled and said, "What you see is not a concealment of the wound in the heart. It's because I feel I've been free of something that's been tying me up all this time,"

"Shuxiang ..."

"The Demon Wolf Sect is a bad place, even the house is not at all comfortable. It's hard to breathe and move freely in there. I don't know how to say it, but now ... I'm really relieved."

"Then why are you crying?"

Xiao Shuxiang flinched, he rubbed his cheeks and blinked when he saw his fingers wet. Ling Qing Zhu who witnessed this felt that this boy did not realize he was crying.

"This ... Looks like my eyes are watering," Xiao Shuxiang rubbed his face. He said calmly, "You're a cultivator?"

Ling Qing Zhu knew his Guardian was trying to divert the conversation. He took a breath and nodded slowly.

Xiao Shuxiang asked, "You're a cultivator. What's your sect name?"

"Secte of the Sky Pagoda,"

"Oh ..." Xiao Shuxiang slowly scratched his cheek. He had never gone down the mountain again to the point of not knowing about the sect that was outside of the Black Stream Region.

Xiao Shuxiang said, "Other times you should not carelessly mention the name of your sect in this kind of place. That's not a good thing,"

Xiao Shuxiang said, "You've grown up. Must have known about the dispute of the second cultivator of the flow. You're gonna get in trouble when someone else hears it,"

"No problem. You're the only one in this place,"

"Hey, I warned you." Xiao Shuxiang said, "You can't easily trust a child. I could be even more dangerous than an adult like you,"

".......... Mn. I know,"

"Huh?" Xiao Shuxiang blinked. "You know what?"

"You're scary, especially when you're fighting. You even killed my uncle. Can't be described,"

Xiao Shuxiang frowned, but also gasped simultaneously. He did not understand the words of this girl.

Xiao Shuxiang asked in a cautious tone. "I ... Killing uncle? Who's uncle? And when did I do it?"

For someone who was only 7 years old, Xiao Shuxiang had indeed taken the lives of others several times. Countless for the children's lives, but if an adult-he just slashed the body of an old rascal who was the referee in the Life and Death Arena. The other is his own parents.

Ling Qing Zhu knew the confusion of this little boy and said, "In the future ... You're gonna kill my uncle."

"In the future?" Xiao Shuxiang was clearly in shock. He met a stranger and this figure said something about his future with a serious expression, saying that he would again take the lives of others again. Who is not surprised to hear this?

Xiao Shuxiang felt heavy to step on his feet and he stopped walking. His hands stretched out and touched his chest, his head felt stiff.

"You ... Must be kidding, right?" Xiao Shuxiang tried to look for lies on this figure he was looking at. But what he saw was a cold eye with a sluggish head.

Ling Qing Zhu said, "I don't know how to persuade. But I can tell you that you're going to kill my uncle."

"I don't .." Xiao Shuxiang's voice trembled, he shook his head. "I can't do it ..."

"Am I ..." Xiao Shuxiang held back the water in his eye patch and asked, "What am I ... Will be the bad guy ... Like my dad?"

Ling Qing Zhu was surprised, not expecting to see this kind of reaction. Little Xiao Shuxiang looked very innocent and seemed to believe what he said. The body of this boy was even seen trembling with water falling from his eye sockets, his Guardian Crying. He made Xiao Shuxiang cry!

"I don't want to ..." Xiao Shuxiang said, "I don't want to be like father. He's a bad guy. He's so mean!"

"Dad made me alone. He hurt anyone close to me, saying that they would make me weak and that they would be my weakness."

"Dad didn't even treat me well. I respect and love him. Why is he so?" Xiao Shuxiang stared at the mature girl beside him, his gaze containing a hint of cruelty.

He said, "I know it's not true. I know a child will sin against his parents. I knew the sky would be angry. But what can I do? Should I shut up? Keep smiling when I should be showing pain?"

"Tell me what should I do? I even had to eat poisoned food almost every day, hearing the screams of people being brought to my front room just to be skinned. Is that the father that the other kids have?"

"Even the figure of the mother was not much different," Xiao Shuxiang clenched his hand and bit his lower lip before saying, "Am I wrong for killing them? What when a parent makes a mistake on his child is not a sin? Does that not deserve to be punished? I thought about it for so long and finally understood now,"

"Demonic Beasts are much better than humans, not even snakes ever give poison to their children. But what do the humans I call mom and dad do?"

"They raised me and I knew it was hard. Why don't they treat me so well? Did I make a mistake? What do you think ... Is my life a mistake?"

Xiao Shuxiang turned his face away and rubbed the water soaking his cheeks. He had never before shown this kind of weakness to anyone, which was why he was quite jolted.

He didn't understand why he could be so forthright with strangers. He even vented out everything that had incriminated his chest all along.

Ling Qing Zhu bowed, he knelt on the ground and then reached out to hug his little Guardian Protector. The actions he took were shocking to Xiao Shuxiang.

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