HIDDEN EVIL [XIAO SHUXIANG THE SERIES]

HIDDEN EVIL [XIAO SHUXIANG THE SERIES]
279 - Application

It felt like a huge dam had collapsed. Xiao Shuxuang could never imagine being gently hugged by someone foreign. He's never even been treated like this.


Little Xiao Shuxiang froze on the spot, his gaze blank. Some tears seemed to hang on her eyelashes, she did not even dare to move, her hands stiffened.


Ling Qing Zhu hugged the boy tightly, locking the little Xiao Shuxiang in his arms so that he could not move. He muttered, "It's not your fault. It's okay,"


'It's okay, it's not your fault'.


This remark did not dare Xiao Shuxiang to expect in the slightest. He had never even thought about it because it was too precious a word and he would not be able to obtain it. He did not dare to ask for anything, including a pardon.


Hearing that someone had said this to her was shocking. His eyelids could no longer even withstand the weight of tears and then fell freely. He was a figure who had experienced and suffered quite a lot of injustice.


Ling Qing Zhu did not know how to persuade others, let alone a child. He hugged Xiao Shuxiang without a second thought and this was all he could do.


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


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


No one opened the sound for nearly five minutes. Little Xiao Shuxiang also did not seem to extend a hand to release this stranger's embrace from him. He might be too shocked.


Xiao Shuxiang had never expected that a hug would be this warm and comfortable. He wanted to extend a hand, but was worried because his little hand had been stained with blood. He was afraid of bringing bad luck to others.


Ling Qing Zhu slowly let go of his embrace. He stared at the sweet face of Xiao Shuxiang who was staring at him wordlessly. His hand was stretched out and then wiped the water that soaked the cheeks of this boy.


Xiao Shuxiang flinched and regained his senses when he felt a rough palm. Spontaneously his hand stretched out and held the hand of this white haired girl.


Little Xiao Shuxiang blinked. Ling Qing Zhu's palm had calluses that were completely out of sync with his appearance. Even Xiao Shuxiang looked surprised.


"Your hand ..."


"I'm sorry if it hurts you," Ling Qing Zhu said softly and was answered by the boy in front of him.


Xiao Shuxiang said, "Why can your palm be like this?"


"I practice swords,"


"Dad and my mother also practiced swords, but their palms were not like this. You ..."


"Do you look ugly?" Ling Qing Zhu said without a tone. The Guardian looks so innocent.


Xiao Shuxiang said, "No. Not at all. You have rough hands, but very warm. This is precisely ... Feels comfortable,"


Ling Qing Zhu was stunned watching his sincere smile of little Xiao Shuxiang from this close distance. He muttered and thanked me.


Ling Qing Zhu noticed the sweet boy in front of him. He felt relieved to be able to see Xiao Shuxiang's smile even though it didn't last long until his hand that was held was suddenly pushed aside.


Ling Qing Zhu flinched. It was not because of Xiao Shuxiang's actions that brushed off his hand, but because of the change in the look on the face of this boy who suddenly turned pale.


"What's up?" Ling Qing Zhu asked and made Xiao Shuxiang stare at him.


"I ..."


Ling Qing Zhu frowned. The reaction of this child seemed unnatural, let alone Xiao Shuxiang suddenly taking two steps back and the small body seemed to tremble.


"You why?" Ling Qing Zhu asked back, she became worried.


"I-I hold your hand," Xiao Shuxiang's voice sounded timidly. He said slowly, "Yes ... Not pregnant, right?"


"What?" Ling Qing Zhu flinched. He blinked and began to understand this reaction.


"The two said ..." Xiao Shuxiang gave a pale expression, "Males should not haphazardly hold the hand of the woman or the woman will conceive a baby. You-"


"Oh. I felt it," Ling Qing Zhu in a calm voice touched his stomach and saw the reaction of this boy who was shocked instead of playing.


"You're Really Pregnant?!" Xiao Shuxiang exclaimed.


The boy held his own hand and was goosebumps thinking what others had told him was true. He was flabbergasted with a funny expression as well as adorable.


Ling Qing Zhu smiled faintly behind her veil. He said, "Do you want to marry me?"


Xiao Shuxiang was shocked and did not even realize his back had already touched the trunk of a tree. He shook his head strongly, "I-I was completely unintentional. Big brother, I'm still a kid."


Ling Qing Zhu blinked, he seemed to have already oppressed his little Guardian Protector. It's just that when remembered about Xiao Shuxiang's behavior towards him, he wanted to take a little revenge.


Ling Qing Zhu opened his voice, "So you don't want to marry me? After what you did?"


"I-I'm still a kid. I-" Little Xiao Shuxiang panicked. She made a stranger carry her baby. He was really unintentional.


"I'm still a child, it's impossible to marry you." Xiao Shuxiang's voice sounded panicked, "You hugged first. You also rubbed my cheek more than before. I won't hold your hand if you don't."


Seeing how seriously this boy responded to what happened made Ling Qing Zhu hold back his smile.


The white-haired, thin-veiled girl said, "I can wait until you grow up. How's it?"


"W-what?" Xiao Shuxiang flinched.


Ling Qing Zhu bowed slightly and reached out. She said, "You can marry me when you grow up. That's if you don't mind seeing me who might be old, too,"


Xiao Shuxiang was stunned, visibly thinking before finally opening his voice. "I'm a man, never running away from trouble, nor should I be responsible."


Xiao Shuxiang took a slow breath and said carefully, "Do you want to wait for me another ten years?"


Ling Qing Zhu blinked and then nodded, "Mn. I'll wait,"


"You-you sure?" Xiao Shuxiang gulped, "I ... Not a good man."


"I also have many shortcomings,"


Xiao Shuxiang watched the girl in front of him and nervously accepted the rough palm. He felt his heart pounding strangely, but it was also pleasant.


Xiao Shuxiang's small hand could only hold three fingers of Ling Qing Zhu. He walked while occasionally looking up to see this foreign girl.


"Ling Qing Zhu?" Xiao Shuxiang opened his voice, "What should I call you now?"


Ling Qing Zhu blinked. He considered his words long enough to finally say, barely audible.


"......... *Bangobai."


As he said so, Ling Qing Zhu's snow-white cheeks covered in a thin veil appeared as red as a peach. He just wanted to prank his innocent, sweet and adorable little Guardian-but somehow he felt nervous himself.


^^^*Bangai [ ⁇ ]\= baby babe. This term is so intimate and even called too excessive that it is rarely used by married couples in public. ^^^


The 7-year-old Xiao Shuxiang obviously knew nothing and thought the call was funny. He even started to smile happily and seemed to find something to like.


Ling Qing Zhu held onto the small hand and occasionally responded when Xiao Shuxiang called and asked him to speak. He even calmed this boy down even with a toneless voice.


As he almost made his way into the forest, the atmosphere around Ling Qing Zhu began to turn dark. He who did not understand this situation started to stop stepping and turned his head towards Xiao Shuxiang.


?!


Ling Qing Zhu flinched. He could still feel the cold hand of Xiao Shuxiang, but his Guardian was already non-existent. What was visible now was a grain of light that slowly faded away before finally disappearing.


"Shuxiang?" Ling Qing Zhu circulated his gaze around and found nothing but shrubs and groves of trees.


!


One drop of water fell right on Ling Qing Zhu's cheek. And slowly more and more drops of water fall accompanied by a sound that indicates rain falling.


Ling Qing Zhu could not expend his spiritual energy. And on the other hand, he could actually feel very clearly how cold this rainwater was.


As he circulated his gaze, Ling Qing Zhu's eyes caught a spot of light and unhesitatingly walked towards the point. He was quite jolted because he could feel how slippery the land in the rain-drenched forest was.


Luckily this rain was not heavy so Ling Qing Zhu did not have too much trouble walking. He also arrived at an old hut which was a marker that not far from this place there was a settlement.


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


The door of this house is wide open and honestly some parts are weathered in age, there is even a leaky roof. The light he saw earlier came from the lantern that lit up this old house.


Ling Qing Zhu took a slow breath and then stepped inside. He was a little nervous on the side feeling the air so cold pierced to his bones.


Ling Qing Zhu rubbed his arms and was surprised at something. Her clothes have changed. This was the clothes of an ordinary village girl who could not protect her body from the cold as her usual clothes. In addition, the veil also disappeared.


When Ling Qing Zhu was curious about the origin of the light of this room, suddenly there were footsteps approaching and a heavy voice.


"What'sthis? An uninvited guest?"


Ling Qing Zhu froze on the spot. He held his breath hearing this voice was that of a familiar-sounding adult male in his ears.


Breathing slowly, Ling Qing Zhu began to turn around to confirm what was on her mind. He was surprised to see a man walking full of arrogance while crossing his arms.


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