HIDDEN EVIL [XIAO SHUXIANG THE SERIES]
314 - Dream Landscape

Xiao Shuxiang previously remembered that he stepped into the Black Lotus Palace, but he was currently astonished because suddenly his position was now in the middle of the forest.

Xiao Shuxiang was initially still able to act calm, after all he had already had a lot of trouble. So this kind of case is no longer a surprise.

However, when he did not feel any spiritual energy including summoning Yinng-his expression suddenly turned frantic. Worse, even his white jade flute he had stored into his Spatial Ring until now he had not held a weapon at all.

"Well, stay calm. Focus ... And calm down," Xiao Shuxiang walked over while looking around. His vigilance did not decrease at all.

"If this is an illusion, then I have to figure out how to solve it." Xiao Shuxiang tried to touch one of the tree trunks and rubbed his hand slowly.

He could feel the rough surface of the tree and his gaze sharpened, "There is no perfect technique in this world. All have weaknesses and this illusion is also-"

"Shuxiang!"

That familiar voice made Xiao Shuxiang flinch, he immediately turned his head and was quite shocked to see the figure of the Mad Beggar Boy running towards him.

"You?" Xiao Shuxiang circulated his gaze and then placed a hand on his waist. He sighed and said, "Among the many things I've been through ... Why do I always get caught up in something weird with you? Tsk, that's amazing."

"I'm so happy to see you, but why did you say that?" The Crazy Beggar boy tightly hugged his bamboo stick and looked pouty.

Xiao Shuxiang let out a lazy sigh and then walked away. The jolted Mad Beggar Boy called back and followed the young man.

"Shuxiang, can you be a little more friendly? We are in a strange place now. I don't even know how to get trapped in this place,"

"Let go of your hand! Stop hugging my arms..!"

"But I'm scared,"

"You..!" Xiao Shuxiang looked resentfully at the man who had suddenly embraced this arm and said, "Stop pretending. Aren't you tired of being crazy like this?"

"I'm afraid to know, what if we're trapped in a ghost realm?"

Xiao Shuxiang flinched hearing that and was stunned for a moment. His facial expression changed and this was realized by the Mad Beggar Boy.

The man with the bamboo stick seemed to smile bitterly and said, "You must also be afraid, right?"

"W-who said that? Did you ever hear me scared of something, huh?" Xiao Shuxiang snorted and walked back. The Mad Beggar Boy was still clinging to him.

"Truly how can we be in this place..?" the voice of the Mad Beggar Boy sounded trembling and made the young man beside him turn his head.

Xiao Shuxiang said, "You think I know?"

"I was previously undercover and pretended to want to meet with the leader of this sect. There was a huge monster accompanying me, but then the red mist started coming and this is what happened."

"Whatever it is, we have to get out of here. I don't want to be trapped, let alone stuck with you."

"W-You think I want to? I'd rather be locked up in a cramped room with Lan'Er Gege than with you."

"Then go there! Don't come near me and let go of your hand!"

"Don't be like that" the Mad Beggar Boy tightly hugged Xiao Shuxiang's arm and seemed to be holding onto his life.

They kept walking in the forest. The rustling sound of the grass when it was stepped on was so real. The Mad Beggar Boy kept asking along the way and this friend of his only replied in a stern tone.

The Mad Beggar Boy gulped and then said, "I really wonder why we can be pulled like this. If this illusion was made by that Dream Devil, then it should be Wang Zhao who was trapped. Not you and me,"

Xiao Shuxiang did not say anything to reply to this Mad Beggar Boy even though he agreed with the man's words. As they walked further and finally they came out of the forest, the scenery instantly changed.

Suddenly a city appeared in front of them. Xiao Shuxiang was obviously astonished, but it was different from the Crazy Beggar Boy. The man with the bamboo stick felt that the city was quite familiar in his eyes.

Xiao Shuxiang unhesitatingly stepped into the unguarded city gate. He was immediately greeted by the dull appearance of the city with many houses and shops around it.

There were people passing by around him and it was as if they did not see him at all. Xiao Shuxiang felt this was a bit strange, but indeed when remembered again-there were no normal conditions in this place.

Realizing someone to be quiet made Xiao Shuxiang turn his head. He frowned when he saw the Mad Beggar Boy lowering his eyes.

"What's wrong with you?" Xiao Shuxiang opened his voice and asked this man.

This Mad Beggar Boy shook his head slowly in response and this silence made Xiao Shuxiang frown. He also asked back.

"Crazy Beggar, you being quiet like this makes me feel that you're hiding something. Tell me, what is it?"

"I ..." The Mad Beggar Boy did not know how to explain it to the young man beside him. He himself did not understand.

"Shuxiang," the voice of the Mad Beggar Boy sounded solemn. "Can it be if this illusion is affected with one's memory?"

"Mn? It is possible," Xiao Shuxiang replied calmly. "Do you know this place?"

The Crazy Beggar Boy looked at the young man beside him and said, "I can't say that I don't know this place. It's just ... That memory was a long time ago and I was still doubtful, too,"

The Crazy Beggar boy took a breath and then said, "This town ... Is the place where I lived first-"

["Catch that sick kid!"]

An exclamation made Xiao Shuxiang and the Crazy Beggar Boy shocked. The two people immediately turned their heads and saw a scene that was quite stressful to look at.

Xiao Shuxiang watched a boy who was running and while being chased by some people. There were even three dogs who were chasing the child whose body was full of wounds and skin diseases.

Xiao Shuxiang flinched as his hand was suddenly pulled by the Crazy Beggar Boy just like that. He was very surprised and immediately opened his voice, "Hey..! Why are you pulling me?"

"Crazy Beggar ...?" Xiao Shuxiang blinked, "What was that? What's you-"

"Not to be discussed. We must seek the center of this illusion and then destroy it. That's the way we can get out of this place,"

Xiao Shuxiang looked at the man with the bamboo stick who was still pulling his hand. He was taken through a small hallway until he found a turn.

Slowly Xiao Shuxiang's lips were attracted and formed a smile. He said, "What was that part of your past?"

The sparkle of Mad Beggar Boy's eyes changed, his handrails loosened slightly before returning tightly to hold Xiao Shuxiang's hand and attracting the young man to continue walking.

Not getting an answer made Xiao Shuxiang again ask, "Come Crazy Beggar Boy. You already know what I am and even know about my past. Why is it your turn and you want to hide it?"

The Crazy Beggar Boy stopped suddenly and turned his head towards Xiao Shuxiang. He noticed this dazzling young man for quite a while before starting to smile foolishly.

The Mad Beggar Boy said, "Because I don't believe you. And you're too young to know. Aiii ... My past is full of world corruption. If I let you see it, I'm afraid you don't have any desire for women."

Xiao Shuxiang choked on his own breath and he stared at the horror of this man in front of him. He blinked, "Don't tell me you ...?"

"Yeah ... Like that's. There are many adult scenes in my past. Even these are the times when I will be saved by my first love and our tragic ending romance begins."

Xiao Shuxiang brushed off the Mad Beggar Boy's hand and walked over first. He rubbed his arms and seemed to be goosebumps. "I don't want to hear it anymore. You're so embarrassing,"

The Crazy Beggar Boy laughed and then followed Xiao Shuxiang. Of course what he said was not entirely true. He always lies for every thing, let alone anything involving about his past.

The Crazy Beggar Boy walked over while looking around. He had been alive for a long time and memories related to his past were fragmented, but after seeing this situation go back-some things made him remember something.

This was indeed part of his childhood, when the world was really young but the turmoil of the swordsman world was already huge. This place is one of the great cities where his trash life goes.

He had once almost hated humans, yet there were only those among the humans who reached out and even helped him survive. There was a lot of sadness in this place and indeed did not want him to remember anymore.

"It's astonishing. If this is an illusion, then why would the person who created this illusion know about my life?" The Mad Beggar Boy shook his head slowly, "Not true. I think something's wrong,"

"XIAO SHUXIANG ...!"

That echoing cry made the Mad Beggar Boy and Xiao Shuxiang himself startled. The two of them spontaneously turned their heads and all of a sudden the conditions turned into a vast courtyard which was the display of the Demon Wolf Sect.

Xiao Shuxiang widened his eyes when he saw that there was a man dressed in black and who looked red in anger. In front of that figure, there was a boy who was carrying two human heads in his hands.

The Mad Beggar Boy was surprised instead of playing, let alone seeing the boy's hands and face filled with blood. Worse, there was another child lying on the floor groaning as his hands were slashed.

"You slashed your own mother and father's heads. Now you're even bringing havoc to this sect. You ... You're a real monster-"

"What do you mean, Elder?" the boy interrupted. He said, "This sect belongs to my father. You're the one who can't move and fight, so you're starting to replace it by cursing me?"

The old man growled, his eyes completely filled with hatred. "It's a misfortune to take care of a monster like you who doesn't even know how to thank."

"Ha ha ha, monster? Aren't you the ones who made me like this?" the boy who was the little Xiao Shuxiang smiled, "Elder. I'm seven years old. A child of this age shouldn't just be a plain kid who likes to play?"

"But unfortunately my world isn't like that." Little Xiao Shuxiang said in a cold voice. "I was forced to see that this world exists only life and death. Here, either you live or I."

"Not knowing yourself..! You think you can beat me? You're just a kid-"

"Monster, don't forget about it. You said that earlier." a smile appeared on Xiao Shuxiang's little face and he said, "There's no need to do anything, Elder. The poison I gave you was the same as that of my father and mother. They were strong cultivators, but could not even neutralize this poison. My father you know well died of this poison, so how could you possibly live?"

The Mad Beggar Boy was unable to speak. He only regained his senses when his hand was pulled and taken away by Xiao Shuxiang.

"Wait, Shuxiang..!"

"There's no need to be seen," Xiao Shuxiang made a toneless voice. He also did not expect to be able to witness a bit of a part of his past in this place.

He did not immediately pull the Crazy Beggar Boy away as he also gasped for a while. It was only after she had paid close attention to the look on her small face that she realized something.

"Shuxiang," the Mad Beggar Boy opened his voice. "Did you really do that to your mom and dad?"

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

"Shuxiang, denying your mother is a big sin and you are - Hei..! See me?!" The Crazy Beggar Boy grabbed Xiao Shuxiang's shoulder and flipped the young man's body to face him.

He was about to speak when he was surprised to see Xiao Shuxiang's expression. The voice of the Crazy Beggar Boy suddenly softened as it said, "You ... Crying?"

"What?" Xiao Shuxiang flinched, he frowned and looked at the Mad Beggar Boy who seemed to be full of shock.

Xiao Shuxiang's hand stretched out and he touched her cheek. His fingers were wet and this was indeed water, he even looked up at the sky and did not see any black clouds above. He blinked a few times, not knowing where the water coming from hit his cheek.

"Shuxiang, are you crying?!" The Mad Beggar Boy again opened his voice and made the young man in front of him cluck.

"Who's crying, huh? I'm not crying..! This was probably due to the effects of his fog. Never mind, let's go."

"Seriously! I saw water coming out of your eye. You're really crying, Shuxiang. Do you regret what you did now, huh?"

"Oh come on, my only regret is not to tear the old man's heart and eat him. Understood?"

Xiao Shuxiang walked over and appeared to clench both of his hands. His mood was suddenly bad, "Whoever is the person behind this all ... I will definitely make him regret it. I won't let him have a quiet death,"

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