HIDDEN EVIL [XIAO SHUXIANG THE SERIES]

HIDDEN EVIL [XIAO SHUXIANG THE SERIES]
283 - Zhou Yuan

Lan Guan Zhi flinched and instantly his eyes became clear. He can see again. His eyes were not covered in a cloth that could not be opened like before.


He turned around, saw who had patted him on the shoulder just now and gasped when he knew that a white-haired figure in matching colored clothes was standing behind him.


There was a ribbon covering the man's eyes and Lan Guan Zhi was very familiar with it. This figure was the real Zhou Yuan.


"Senior Zhou ..." Lan Guan Zhi was breathing slowly. He was astonished by how Zhao Yuan could stand before him.


"You're about to go far away," Zhou Yuan gestured for this young man to come with him. He walks quietly.


Lan Guan Zhi watched the father of these Elders of the Three Heavens Sword Sect and said carefully, "How can you be here?"


"Do you remember the formation of your body that came from the Three Heavenly Heirloom Spirits? If it wasn't for that, I couldn't have gotten here."


"..............." Lan Guan Zhi held his breath. His gaze dropped as he said, "Thinking ... Senior is no more."


"Son, this is the last favor I can give you. After that, you'll have to face everything alone."


Zhou Yuan led Lan Guan Zhi to a river. There was a boat on the riverbank and he darted before finally landing gently on the boat.


Lan Guan Zhi still did not understand. He wanted to ask, but Zhou Yuan had already opened his voice and asked him to board the boat. He can only obey.


Lan Guan Zhi sat quietly on the boat, facing each other against Zhou Yuan and this wooden boat began to move even without being paddled.


"Senior, what about Xiao Shuxiang? He's still hurt"


"That's not his soul," Zhou Yuan interrupted. He said, "What you see are memories of his past. It's part of the soul's landscape that won't meet its end if you're still there,"


Zhou Yuan sighed, "It is complicated to explain it to you. I can only say that this soul's landscape will trap another soul and make it coalesce into every event that can never end."


Zhou Yuan said, "The worse. Although Xiao Shuxiang will be conscious, you can continue to be trapped in this soul span without being able to return. That's why before I was in a bad situation, I immediately helped you."


Lan Guan Zhi gasped, "Then what about the others? Miss Ling and Hu Li?"


"Who do you mean?" Zhou Yuan was seen frowning and making Lan Guan Zhi blink.


"My buddies. They are here too. They're helping Shuxiang,"


Zhou Yuan was breathing slowly, "Son. I'm just tied to you. Other than you, I can't help anyone else."


"..............." Lan Guan Zhi firmly gripped his clothes. He became anxious to Ling Qing Zhu and Hu Li. They also must have been caught in a situation involving Xiao Shuxiang's past events.


"Senior," Lan Guan Zhi looked at the man in front of her and said, "This milk ... Which way?"


"To the Underworld. The place where Xiao Shuxiang's other soul was,"


Zhou Yuan tapped the boat lightly before finally saying, "This is the river that is in Jiang Shang City, Yue Xian. I used my soul energy to allow this river to pass through Yin and Yang. The flow of water will take you straight to the underworld,"


"Listen well," Zhou Yuan explained, "Since you are not a dead soul, then you should be careful. Don't let the spirits of the underworld know your identity or you'll really be in danger. Immediately find Xiao Shuxiang and climb back on this boat,"


Lan Guan Zhi nodded softly, "Then what about Senior?"


"I can't keep following you," Zhou Yuan reached out and opened the white ribbon that closed his eyes.


Lan Guan Zhi held his breath, he had already seen Zhou Yuan's eyes once and was still stunned. This man in front of him had eyes like a night sky with thousands of stars inside.


Zhou Yuan was the sole owner of this extremely rare eye. An eye that can see the past and the future of anyone it looks at. Lan Guan Zhi of course became tense.


Zhou Yuan blinked and then closed his eyes back. He coughed softly with a complicated facial expression before taking a deep breath.


Zhou Yua said calmly, "It will take some time to get to the underworld. So before this soul disappeared, I was thinking I could see a little of your past."


"Isn't ... Senior's soul should have disappeared by then?" Lan Guan Zhi opened his voice. He was tense, but the look on his face did not change at all.


"Senior, that's not true." Lan Guan Zhi looked in disbelief at Zhou Yuan. She was among the past this man had seen, why should that incident be discussed? He himself had even forgotten about it and now that it was Zhou Yuan, he remembered it again.


"That's ..." Lan Guan Zhi blinked. Not sure what to explain.


Zhou Yuan rubbed his chin, "Xiao'Er ... I saw that she was gentle and friendly, also beautiful and kind. He was indeed a little mischievous, but he was actually attentive to others. Married to him ... No complaints, honestly,"


When the word 'soft and friendly, also beautiful and kind' is thrown out. At that very moment Lan Guan Zhi stared in horror at the man before her.


He did not know who Xiao'Er was called that by this person. He would not even believe in the person of his best friend spoken by the man who daily covered his eyes with this cloth.


Zhou Yuan exhaled and shook his head slowly, "Haiih... But why don't I see you in a box with him. This is unfortunate,"


"Senior, please..." Lan Guan Zhi could not bear to hear it, yet he was still very calm when he said. "Me and Xiao Shuxiang are not such people,"


Zhou Yuan chuckled, "Calm down. I'm just teasing you. You and Xiao'Er are really funny. Haha ... Too bad I can't see it in person,"


Lan Guan Zhi clutched firmly onto her clothes and let out a slow breath. Whether someone is conscious or not, but the tip of his ear is faintly reddened.


"But Xiao'Er was indeed beautiful when she was wearing the bride's clothes, right?" Zhou Yuan re-opens the voice. "I actually never knew she was pleasing to the eye in brightly colored clothes,"


"Shuxiang will go berserk when called with that word,"


"You mean, 'beautiful'? I-i know. That's why I always replace it with the word 'beautiful'." Zhou Yuan smiled.


"..............." Lan Guan Zhi blinked. He also nodded slowly. It is very unexpected that people who are close to their good friends also have a 'unique' person like this.


The water current continued to carry the boat that was boarded by Lan Guan Zhi. Above is a clear sky and below is river water shrouded in a thin fog.


He was carried many miles away until he began to look like a huge gate that was amazingly magnificent. It was not until when the thin fog no longer covered the river and now Lan Guan Zhi could see wisps of faint souls swimming around his boat.


"Missing ..." Lan Guan Zhi turned around and gasped at Zhou Yuan's transparent body.


"That's the gate," Zhou Yuan opened his voice, "Nothing looks beautiful despite being so majestic. The place was bad and filled with countless souls. You can't make any mistakes,"


Zhou Yuan said, "Before this soul disappears ... Can you do one thing for me?"


Lan Guan Zhi was stunned, not knowing what Zhou Yuan wanted but instead muttered and nodded softly in response.


Zhou Yuan smiled and then said, "I also want to give you something. Think of it as a wedding present for you and Xiao Shuxiang,"


"Senior Zhou -"


Zhou Yuan laughed, "I'm teasing you. You're like Xiao'Er, you deserve to be very compatible."


"I got a headache imagining it. Please don't say that,"


"Come on, you think I don't know about your secret forehead ribbon sect? You don't wear your forehead ribbon, but instead wear the ribbon that makes Xiao'Er's hairband. What should I imagine about this?"


Realizing that others were not talking made Zhou Yuan laugh again. He waved his hand and said, "I'm kidding, kidding. Pfft ... Haha ... It was fun to tease the people from the Sky Sword Sect. Some things have changed a lot, but you still hold strong principles about friendship. The world must learn from you,"


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


"Xiao Shuxiang is very lucky to have a friend like you," Zhou Yuan took a deep breath and his eyes slightly bowed, "I lost for not being able to accept Xiao Shuxiang's character. He's actually a good guy,"


"..............." Lan Guan Zhi looked at Zhou Yuan's fading body and then disappeared. He looked up and saw a magnificent gate in front of him.


"I am the lucky one ... Because he can be his friend."


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