HIDDEN EVIL [XIAO SHUXIANG THE SERIES]

HIDDEN EVIL [XIAO SHUXIANG THE SERIES]
321 - The beginning of the War

The sound created from Lan Guan Zhi's fight with the Iron Bone Monster rang out almost to the entire corner of the Black Lotus Palace. The guards who heard it flocked to find the source of the sound.


There were some inner palace guards who had accidentally met Xiao Shuxiang. They were surprised, especially when they found out that the young man was an intruder considering that there were already many of their colleagues lying formless.


"Why did he get into this place?!"


"Damn it! Who're You?! Name your name and purpose here?!"


Xiao Shuxiang who had just slashed his last opponent turned his head when he heard a clasping sound. He also saw that there were six cultivators whose level of practice could not be read.


Without a tone, he replied. "Name? Xiao Shuxiang's. Destination here? Of course the Sun Killer Book."


"Fucking shit! How dare you want this cult heirloom. Kill her!"


Hearing the word 'Children' pinned on him made Xiao Shuxiang snort, he smiled. "How old are you to dare to call this Your Majesty 'a boy'?"


Xiao Shuxiang's hand was outstretched and a moving mirror formed before him. One of the palace guards couldn't stop his steps from being too shocked, he was seen entering into the mirror.


Simultaneously, Xiao Shuxiang raised his sword and it only took a second - a mirror formed on it and something immediately fell down, stuck right in Xiao Shuxiang's sword.


!!!


The palace guards froze, involuntarily holding their breaths and could not even hear each other's heart beating at all. Those guards were in an extraordinarily shocking situation when they saw the terrifying sight before them.


The subject that stuck on Xiao Shuxiang's sword was none other than one of the guards of the Black Lotus Palace. The person's body instantly turned into a lump of rotten meat before finally falling to the floor.


The other palace guards felt that their lives had just been blown from the seventh sky to the last layer of land. This guy ... This figure standing before them was no ordinary cultivator. There is only death they will get if they are determined to fight.


A palace guard who was the leader for his group seemed to have difficulty swallowing saliva. His voice trembled as he glanced towards his friends.


"Se-se-it looks like there's no intruder here. Maybe I-there's somewhere else,"


"O-oh, really. I feel that way too,"


"Then ... Let's go look somewhere else,"


"................." Xiao Shuxiang was stunned, let alone seeing the behavior of the guards who had previously been so eager to fight him, now appeared to be shrieking.


He stood up and watched the men turn around in trembling steps, some falling down and having to be helped by his companion.


Xiao Shuxiang blinked a few times and became somewhat pale, "Wait a minute ..."


That good friend of Lan Guan Zhi was circulating his gaze around and saw that there were already many palace guards that he had finished off. They were bones, clumps of flesh, and limbs that could not even be called whole corpses.


!!


Xiao Shuxiang gulped, only to realize that his actions were indeed a bit outrageous. He looked towards his sword and then breathed slowly. Think about it again ... It cannot be said that this was his fault.


"Outside Lan Zhi must be in trouble. I have to find the heirloom right away and then help her,"


Xiao Shuxiang did not think too far let alone chasing after the guards who were clearly afraid of him. He had no time to play around with them and after all right now - there was something more important than taking the lives of others.


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The palace guards who had previously met Xiao Shuxiang appeared to be running into the small hallway of the inner palace. This was another place where they could go to the basement.


"Chairman, is this a good choice? That guy was an intruder. We should have fought him, right?" one of the guards seemed to sting, he tried to catch his breath.


"You want to fight him? Then why are you coming with me? You just go and fight him! There!"


"But ..."


"Listen. Between your self-esteem and your life, which is more important? We follow Miss Qiao Nuan out of fear of being killed by him, but if the opponent is the young man earlier ... Do you think we can win, huh?"


The palace guard who was the head of the group shook his head and said, "Didn't you guys see anything strange? The practice is so low, but it can finish off one of us in just the blink of an eye. Don't you think about how horrible that is?"


One of the guards nodded, his facial expression looked extremely pale. His voice trembled, "Actually ... Which person was Miss Qiao Nuan offending? This young man was definitely not an ordinary cultivator,"


"I guess ... That person was a cultivator whose practice was already as Immortal-level. He might be studying cultivation which makes his appearance younger than his supposed age. If not ... How could he be that strong?"


"Now you should take off your outer robe, then tie a white cloth over your head as a sign of surrender.."


The palace guards followed what their chief said. One of them said, "Are we not looking for the others and telling them this?"


The guards were silent, this was proof that what their chairman said was not wrong at all. The palace guards followed their leader to safety.


The conditions outside the Black Lotus Palace were actually not very good. Hu Li who was fighting with some of the palace guards seemed to flinch when he saw that something was different from Lan Guan Zhi.


His good friend Young Master Xiao was as if he could not concentrate. Hu Li noticed Lan Guan Zhi's movements and was suddenly startled. He exclaimed and immediately darted to save the forehead-clad young man.


"Young Master Lan ..!"


!!


It was almost as if the great sword of the Iron Bone Monster hit Lan Guan Zhi's body had not been immediately saved by Hu Li. That extremely shocking condition was even witnessed by Liu Wei Lin and Chu Gu Xiang.


"Young Master Lan, are you okay?" Hu Li looked worried.


Lan Guan Zhi shook his head, his hands touched his forehead and there was indeed a slight disturbance to his vision. He sometimes looked at the past of the Iron Bone Monster as well as the movements made by his enemy, but the overlapping visions made it difficult for him to make an attack.


The Iron Bone Monster himself did not stay silent, he unleashed such a huge attack and his actions were witnessed by Liu Wei Lin.


Chu Gu Xiang who also saw him exclaimed and made Lan Gua Zhi awaken. The forehead-clad youth then grabbed Hu Li's waist and pulled her to avoid the incoming attack.


"Be careful," Lan Guan Zhi said calmly.


"Thank you" Hu Li was a bit nervous and he started to step back. For some reason he became uneasy towards his Young Master Xiao if he got too close to Lan Guan Zhi.


"Young Master Lan, get away from there..!" Liu Wei Lin exclaimed. He wanted to get close, but the guard of the Black Lotus Palace did not let himself be so. He was forced to fight again without being able to get close to his two friends.


Lan Guan Zhi heard Liu Wei Lin's exclamation at the same time as a strange vision appeared. Without realizing it, the color of his eyes changed and he could see the weak spot of his opponent.


Lan Guan Zhi held onto Shanghai tightly and shot back before his opponent made an even bigger attack. Hu Li flinched, but then began to help Lan Guan Zhi by fighting the guards of the Black Lotus Palace who were about to make a sneak attack.


The Iron Bone Monster was actually very strong, but if he faced an opponent with a pane-like strength then the Black Lotus Palace could suffer severe damage and this was certainly a disadvantage to himself.


The Iron Bone Monster also thought about his attack which when done with all the power-there was a part of the attack that would probably hit several places around the palace. The territory of their sect could lose a lot of resources and for sure this would be a great decline.


That was why the Iron Bone Monster was so focused that its attack power did not have too much of an impact on the surroundings even though its opponent was quite irritating.


Lan Guan Zhi was aware of the attack pattern of the Iron Bone Monster and knew what was already holding back this enemy of his. He also took advantage of the situation to test the picture he had just seen.


Lan Guan Zhi swung Shanghai and the impact from his sword made a shock wind accompanied by sparks. He kept trying to find an opening to get close to his target and remained cautious on the enemy's secret attacks.


On the other hand, Chu Gu Xiang witnessed how fierce the fight of Lan Guan Zhi, Liu Wei Lin and Hu Li was. He could do nothing and became a burden. It was just that even so, he also did not intend to die without seeing the collapse of Qiao Nuan.


"Poor Ajar...!!" The Iron Bone Monster growled and appeared to glare furiously. He took out an extremely concentrated Killer Aura and his attacks became even faster.


Lan Guan Zhi gasped, yet his facial expression did not change. He also took out his Swordsman Aura, but it was not as strong as the opponent's aura. It's just that, although it's very difficult-Lan Guan Zhi never shows his tiredness or any other feelings. His calm is so incredible.


Facing an opponent who did not have much expression and talk made the figure of the Iron Bone Monster feel annoyed himself. He tried to provoke the emotions of the enemy, but this person he was fighting was completely unaffected. I don't know what else he could do.


!!!


Chu Gu Xiang spontaneously closed his eyes and ears when he heard a thunderous voice. This did not come from the fight of Lan Guan Zhi or Liu Wei Lin. This sound was very powerful and made the heart seem to shake.


The Iron Bone Monsters and the guards of the Black Lotus Palace as well as their opponents were also taken aback. All set their sights on the sky and saw the sky in the southern part glowing red.


"W-what's that?" one of the guards who was seen pressing on his chest frowned. He was already having trouble confronting Liu Wei Lin and the sight he saw carried an uneasy feeling.


"So like that .." a guard of the Black Lotus Palace had his own thoughts regarding this matter. He growled and then pointed at his enemy using his sword.


The guard sneered, "You guys are the same. You come here and attack in this place, then your other comrades attack people who are completely innocent in this matter."


The guard spat and said, "We admit to attacking your sect in order to obtain the Sun Killer Book, but we never hurt ordinary people. But you..!"


The guard of the Black Lotus Palace was not even able to speak. He stared low at his opponent and it took him a long time until he opened his voice again.


The Black Lotus Palace guard said, "You guys are from the White Stream region, but your behavior is even worse with what we did. Among us ... Who is the worst?"


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This question was not only aimed at Lan Guan Zhi and the others. Even a similar question was asked by a territory guard far away from the Black Lotus Palace, a place where white flow cultivators from various sects came with the heart intent of wanting to exterminate the Demon Valley Sect.


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