HIDDEN EVIL [XIAO SHUXIANG THE SERIES]
316 - Information About Dream Devils

Xiao Shuxiang involuntarily held his breath. His voice was slow as he nudged the Crazy Beggar Boy sitting beside him. "What ... You knew her?"

"He is this ..." The Crazy Beggar Boy was seen watching the man in front of him very seriously. He rubbed his chin a few times while trying to remember.

"Crazy Beggar, how?" Xiao Shuxiang was very curious. He was so impatiently waiting for the answer from the man beside him.

The Mad Beggar Boy blinked and slightly improved his sitting position. He looked at the man in front of him and seriously said, "What could you possibly be ... One of the customers who used to wear my suit?"

Xiao Shuxiang flinched, while the natural green-eyed man looked so astonished. The foreign man looked at the Mad Beggar Boy while raising his eyebrows.

"The Crazy Beggar ..." Xiao Shuxiang did not know what to react to. He even convinced himself that the words of this man with hanging ghost-like makeup were not the same as those in his mind.

It was a pity that the dazzling young man was wrong, the Mad Beggar Boy seriously asked. "Have we ever had a close relationship? For example exchanging some memories in bed together?"

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The strange question from the Mad Beggar Boy made Xiao Shuxiang choke to a cough. The foreign man who also heard the remark was shocked by it.

"Whatchu mean? I am a normal guy and I like women. You think a face full of flour like that could shake my heart?"

"Crazy Beggar, can you be serious a little?" Xiao Shuxiang was annoyed and even spontaneously snapped at the head of the man beside him.

The Mad Beggar Boy who had not expected it at all seemed to grimace. He gave a sullen expression and looked at Xiao Shuxiang, "You think I'm joking? I don't know him, but this fellow has just discussed the Dragon Breathing Technique. Ja-so I thought she might be one of the customers who shared a story in bed with me."

"Shameless," Xiao Shuxiang sarcastically said, "Can you not pervert with a man? There are a lot of beautiful women out there. Just act like a normal guy, okay?"

"can't. I'm a crazy person,"

"You're a bitch!"

Seeing that these two people could seriously argue in front of him made the figure named Kai seem to shake slowly. He smiled and went back to drinking tea in his cup.

Xiao Shuxiang snorted towards the Mad Beggar Boy before directing his eyes forward. He also opened his voice, "You previously said that this dream landscape happened as a form of defense because the Dream Devil was improving its practice. Can't we move now and mess with the Dream Devil so that the practice doesn't go up in level? It's dangerous if the cultivation practice increases,"

"I don't think there's anything to do now but wait. You guys are facing the Dream Devil and are not ordinary cultivators, but ...."

"But-but what?" The Mad Beggar Boy gulped and started to open his voice when he found out that this man was hanging his words.

Kai fiddled with his teacup and then said, "I could have said any known information about the Dream Devil and the things you should do. But there's a fee for all of that,"

"Payments?" The Crazy Beggar Boy gasped. He looked towards Xiao Shuxiang as he did not hold any money at all at the moment.

"What kind of a baby do you want?" Xiao Shuxiang asked with a serious look. He better understands the word 'payment' meant by his interlocutor.

The man with natural green eyes seemed to smile and said, "The print I want might be like .... Your ages?"

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"You..!" Xiao Shuxiang flinched and at the same time the man before him started laughing. The Mad Beggar Boy was startled and nearly fell from his seat.

The man named Kai shook his head slowly and then took a breath, "You guys are too serious. Very funny,"

"W-how can you do such a joke?" The Crazy Beggar boy tightly hugged his bamboo stick and tried to calm down. He shook his head with an unexpected expression, "You even did that in this kind of situation. That ... That's not good, you know."

"I'm sorry, then, I just thought you guys needed a little entertainment." the man with the scar on his right temple smiled and then said, "The payment for the information I'm about to give you is help. I need to borrow your powers to do something,"

The Mad Beggar Boy blinked a few times, while Xiao Shuxiang seemed to frown. The young man asked, "What help do you want? And didn't you say our strength was like a praying mantis to you? Then why do you still want us to help?"

"Yes if you don't want to. I'm not pushy, but you're really gonna lose if you don't listen to me."

"Shuxiang, it's okay. Let's follow him, you don't protest for now."

Xiao Shuxiang looked at the Mad Beggar Boy and then exhaled. "Okay, okay. I won't do it again,"

The man with natural green eyes seemed to smile and began to say, "The world is vast and there are many powerful warriors. You and this flour-faced man are two of the many warriors who can give me a hand. You're also expanding the task of protecting your world and I also have the duty of protecting my home,"

The foreign man said calmly, "In this Upper Cultivation Realm ... Divided into several regions. The Demon Valley Sect itself was one part of the Central Plains. This nephew of Mu Chen is a pillar of the Middle Continent that is in the Lower Cultivation Realm and you yourself are also a protector in the continent where you live. We have the same task, even the difficulty is not much different."

"I can understand a bit," the Crazy Beggar Boy said, "But why do you call me 'niece'? Don't you know who I am, huh?"

"My age is older than you. Do you really not remember me?"

Crazy Beggar Boy gasped, somehow his feelings became uncomfortable. He was nervous as he asked, "W-h-have we met before?"

The man with natural green colored eyes blinked and shook his head slowly. He sighed and said, "I think because of my cross-sectional face, then this will not be easily forgotten. But I think time has really made you forget things. I'm actually a little hurt, honestly,"

The Crazy Beggar Boy was shocked and felt extremely confused. He was indeed no stranger to this person's face, but he could not remember when they first met. But that may have happened long ago.

Xiao Shuxiang watched this Mad Beggar Boy and foreign man in turn. He took a breath and tried to make sense of the situation, "If you're really older than the Mad Beggar Boy and have some connection to the Dragon Breathing Technique, then, then is it possible that you are a swordsman who also mastered the six elements of Inner Energy like him?"

"No," the man shook his head, "I am a cultivator like you and not a novice like him. The Dragon Breathing Technique has a close relationship with me and we are inseparable. Only at a certain moment can I meet the heir to this breathing technique of mine."

Xiao Shuxiang smiled bitterly as he said, "Ja-don't say you are-"

"really. I was the one who created the Dragon Breathing Technique that your friend learned so he could become what he is today."

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"He's your teacher, Mad Beggar Boy. He's your ancestor, you have to bow down to him." Xiao Shuxiang patted and nudged his arm at the man beside him.

"This ... This is impossible ..."

"I know you must be in shock, but look on the bright side. There are people older than you, Crazy Beggar Boy. You are not alone in being an aged man," Xiao Shuxiang smiled and clearly his words contained a plunge.

He was happy to see the expression of this man beside him and sighed softly, "The world is indeed very vast. I'm honored to meet you. Honestly speaking, this person beside me is very annoying and thinks highly of himself just because he has lived longer. This young me was really tested by all his behavior,"

"really?" the man with natural green eyes smiled, "It's nice to hear it from you. Now I'll explain as far as I know about the help I want from you guys and all of this has a connection with a being who is considered 'Devil'."

Xiao Shuxiang's smile froze when he heard the last words from the man before him. He immediately put on a serious expression and at the same time, the Crazy Beggar Boy also gasped.

The man with the scar on his right temple said, "The world is being threatened with this very terrible creature and although I am strong, but I cannot face them alone. My job is to gather decent people and be able to help fight these demons. You two ... Although it is still at the level of praying mantis practice, but I can feel that you have the potential to improve this ability of yours."

"Wait a minute," Xiao Shuxiang said. "You helped us defeat the Dream Devil and you want us to help you fight the real devil?"

"It's still a long time, but I have a chance to talk to you guys right now so I thought I'd just say it. Now listen,"

The man with natural green eyes again said, "The Dream Devil is very powerful. You won't be able to defeat him because the power of this creature comes from the dreams of humans,"

The man explained, "Humans generally sleep at night. Even some cultivators made sleeping like a practice and almost everyone must have dreamed. This dream is the source of the power of the Dream Demon that you must face,"

The beautiful-eyed man said, "As long as there are still humans sleeping, then the power of the Dream Demon will never decrease. This kind of cultivation technique was unique, not everyone had the talent to do so, and was extremely dangerous to opponents. You really don't have a chance to win,"

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The Mad Beggar Boy and Xiao Shuxiang were surprised instead of playing. They knew that the Dream Devil was a figure who really liked to manipulate one's dreams, but it was unexpected that the source of this creature's power came from the dreams of the humans and that was its meaning ...

"How far is the range of this Dream Demon power?" Xiao Shuxiang asked in a serious tone.

"the range? It was immeasurable and could even reach more than one continent. You guys are dealing with real monsters."

Crazy Beggar Boy was startled, "You must be kidding..! Shu-Shuxiang, how is this?!"

The natural green-eyed man said. "I can't tell you not to worry, but you should know this one. Because his power can be said to be unlimited, the Dream Devil has difficulties within himself. It could have affected his mental state and this was the most severe,"

The Crazy Beggar Boy and Xiao Shuxiang listened to the explanation. The beautiful-eyed man said, "To be able to overcome his condition-Devil Dreams generally divide and you must be able to find that part of the split soul and defeat it. This piece of soul had to be defeated at the same time. That's the only way to finish him off,"

Xiao Shuxiang, "But you said his strength was immeasurable and we had no chance of winning. Then how can we beat him?"

"Who is stronger between the two of you?" the beautiful-eyed man asked.

Xiao Shuxiang and the Mad Beggar Boy pointed at each other before Xiao Shuxiang pointed his index finger at the man beside him. He said, "He's older than me and has good self-control. So I guess he's the stronger one,"

The Crazy Beggar Boy nodded in confirming. The man with the claw scar on his right temple said, "That means you should go down and look for another soul piece from the Dream Devil in the Lower Cultivation Realm."

"Nature Cultivation Down?" The Crazy Beggar Boy gasped.

The beautiful-eyed man said, "The Lower Cultivation Realm is a place where many ordinary humans live. A very suitable place for the Dream Devil to increase his strength and manipulate the dreams of others. I can't say anything more about the Lower Cultivation Realm because I haven't been there for a long time and definitely the place has changed a lot."

"The Devil of this Dream ... Do you have two souls?" Xiao Shuxiang said without a tone and with a serious face he asked, "What if there are more than two?"

"Mc ... I thought it was because he was improving his practice, so this Dream Demon was still quite young. But for this ... I can't convince him of you. This could be my mistake with her age, you need to be careful."

The Mad Beggar Boy gulped, his throat was dry and he even had trouble speaking. He prepared himself long enough before finally starting to say, "Facing one Dream Devil alone is this difficult, let alone having to face another Dream Devil. Not to mention, we even have to finish him off at the same time. How can it be done?"

The Mad Beggar Boy looked at the foreign man before him and asked, "Can you help us?"

"I want to help, but right now I'm just a soul piece. After this Dream Landscape disappears, I will also disappear and return to my residence."

"Yet you should know one thing" the beautiful-eyed man said, "A person who is already very strong will usually begin to be overwhelmed with arrogance. This sense of high-heartedness creates a loophole and if you find it-then the defeat that was previously guaranteed to fall on your side will be able to change."

Xiao Shuxiang was about to open his voice when the atmosphere around him suddenly started to differ. The mist grew thinner and the figure before him somehow became more transparent.

The Mad Beggar Boy was shocked, "You-You..! What the hell happened to you?"

"Mn? Oh, maybe it's time." the natural green-eyed man said, "I think it's still a long time for the Dream Devil to improve his practice. But it looks like you guys are dealing with a really talented person. I'm very sad not to be able to help, but I hope you guys are able to overcome this problem together."

"That friend is precious and having a reliable friend is the most awesome thing. You should be able to trust each other and cooperate well," the beautiful-eyed foreign man smiled before his body increasingly disappeared.

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