HIDDEN EVIL [XIAO SHUXIANG THE SERIES]
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Yi Wen was seen stepping on the back of a tavern building in the Cold Cloud City. He took out a black-colored robe that was on a branch of a tree, most likely he had prepared beforehand.

"Brother Xiao, put this on first. You gotta cover your face,"

Xiao Shuxiang frowned as Yi Wen helped him put on the hooded robe. He said, "You really make me curious. Your face is so tense, what's the matter?"

"You'll find out later," Yi Wen also joined in wearing the same robe and then invited Xiao Shuxiang to follow him.

The building visited by Xiao Shuxiang and Yi Wen was the largest store that belonged to Jing Mi's uncle. Inside the store, there were many people enjoying the food and there was nothing strange.

Xiao Shuxiang really did not know what Yi Wen meant to bring him here. He just followed the girl to the second floor and into one of the rooms.

Xiao Shuxiang gasped to see that there were already three men in this room, one of whom he recognized. The man was none other than Jing Mi's uncle, Jing Bai.

Yi Wen walked over to the man while saying, "Uncle Bai. I brought Brother Xiao,"

"Son, come here quickly." Jing Bai did not greet Xiao Shuxiang first, the situation now made it impossible to do so.

Xiao Shuxiang approached. Jing Bai and the two men who were the servants of this tavern seemed to swarm over something and he was surprised to find out what they were paying attention to.

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On the table was a basket inside which was a lump of meat wrapped in cloth like a baby. Xiao Shuxiang was clearly startled, he immediately stared at Jing Bai.

The uncle from Jing Mi said, "One of my shopkeeper found it this morning on the door lips. A woman covered in blood took him. Yeah-that's scary, she said the woman mentioned your name and said like, 'back' over and over."

"Where is that woman now?" Xiao Shuxiang asked and one of the men who was with Jing Bai in a trembling voice replied.

"Wa-women are disappearing. It happened at four this morning. The atmosphere was still rather dark and silent. I'm really, really scared,"

"Brother Xiao," Yi Wen felt extremely tense. A pale expression appeared on his face, let alone his surprise when Xiao Shuxiang suddenly reached out and examined the figure on the basket.

"Who put it here?" Xiao Shuxiang asked back, his voice toneless.

"I-i. That's also I'm so scared. There's no way I-it's put on the table downstairs. So-so I brought it here,"

Xiao Shuxiang touched the lump of flesh that turned out to be beating. Suddenly a sense of surprise attacked him and he violently squeezed the lump of meat until it sounded like a crying baby.

Yi Wen, Jing Bai and the two maids in the room jumped in shock. It even felt like their hearts were beating so fast. The screams then stopped, as if indicating that Xiao Shuxiang had finished him off.

"Sa-Brother Xiao..." Yi Wen was unable to speak.

Xiao Shuxiang's hands were enveloped by the blue flames, he burned the basket containing the lump of meat on the table and then walked away. Xiao Shuxiang said, "Uncle need not worry. I already know who did it,"

Yi Wen gasped and immediately caught up with Xiao Shuxiang who left the room. He asked, "Brother Xiao. I-"

"Yi Wen, you should have directly finished off the creature when you saw it. It was fortunate that Uncle Bai and the people in this tavern were not in danger,"

Yi Wen was startled, "I didn't know that the creature could do such a thing. Uncle Bai said that the person who brought him mentioned your name, so I thought of taking you first and seeing him,"

Yi Wen continued to follow Xiao Shuxiang who was now outside the tavern building. He said, "I actually suspect Qian Kun is the mastermind of all of this. Brother Xiao, what do you think?"

"He'll say it,"

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Yi Wen gasped at Xiao Shuxiang's words. He blinked as this young man suddenly stopped walking and was just about to speak when a man deliberately bumped into Xiao Shuxiang.

Yi Wen's eyes widened to see the man who was only wearing ordinary clothes looked up and looked at Xiao Shuxiang. He grinned so wide that his cheeks seemed to be torn. Fearing him, the eye color of this figure looked completely white.

Xiao Shuxiang did not budge. He saw the man before him reaching out his hand and started to claw his own neck until it bled. The frightening incident made the people around him shocked. Yi Wen felt that they were instantly the center of attention.

The man's claw on himself became increasingly. He seemed to feel no pain even though he was now pulling out the veins on his neck. Xiao Shuxiang and Yi Wen spontaneously retreated, especially when suddenly the man shouted and tore his clothes off.

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Xiao Shuxiang and Yi Wen saw on the man's chest the engraving of 'I'm back'. The carving was clearly made from a dagger incision on the skin and what surprised him was that the incision looked very deep.

"W-what happened to him?!" one citizen was surprised. He watched as the man before him clawed at his own body until fresh blood poured out.

"Stop him, let's stop him!"

There were people shouting and asking for help to stop whatever the man was doing, but no one dared to come closer.

They were afraid, especially after seeing the color of the man's eyes that did not have pupils. It is clear that the figure is under the influence of either poison or what.

Xiao Shuxiang and Yi Wen themselves just stood up, watching as the man before them increasingly tortured themselves. A cold sweat formed on Xiao Shuxiang's forehead upon seeing how this man was pulling his own internal organs while still grinning.

Yi Wen's expression grew paler, he even covered his mouth. The boisterous sounds around him became more and more, especially there were some women who screamed and fell unconscious.

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"You likey? You liked her? Try to stop me with the Book of Destruction you have, Xiao.... Shuxiang?" the man pulled out his own heart and immediately fell to the ground. What happened made the boisterous sound even more and the screams from the women and the cries of the children around the place grew.

Yi Wen did not know from when she held her breath. He would only open his voice when he saw the clenched and trembling hands of his Brother Xiao. His feelings got worse because of this.

Knowing that there was a change in Xiao Shuxiang made Yi Wen immediately pull the young man's hand and bring him darting along. This action actually surprised the people around and not a few who actually shouted suspecting them. Fortunately, the two wore robes with hoods on their heads.

Yi Wen and Xiao Shuxiang stepped on the ground, they were now inside a nearby forest. Yi Wen saw his Brother Xiao seemingly hitting a tree trunk and with a breath of air.

"Sa-Brother Xiao..."

Xiao Shuxiang opened the hood on his head and shook his head slowly. His heart was pounding very fast, barely under control. Not out of fear, but because he saw clearly a sight he had not seen for a long time.

In Xiao Shuxiang's eyes, the sight of the man injuring himself and even pulling his internal organs was not a scary thing. It was something that amazingly increased the adrenaline to the point of getting her excited.

It was just that, because such a feeling was what made Xiao Shuxiang so upset that his breathing became irregular. He was annoyed at himself for still being able to eagerly witness such a thing earlier.

Xiao Shuxiang firmly gripped the tree trunk beside him and even made his finger hurt. His teeth were grinding and veins were stiffening on his forehead.

He thought he didn't feel this kind of thing anymore. That he really wouldn't be affected by something that smelled of blood, let alone a disgusting thing like looking at human organs. He thought he had changed his bad habits and formed a new one. But apparently...

"Damn it," Xiao Shuxiang again struck the tree trunk beside him and made Yi Wen feel uneasy.

"Sa-Brother Xiao..."

"He told me, Yi Wen." Xiao Shuxiang opened his voice, "The man intended to tell me that even though it was as hard as I tried... Still can't kill this blood craving."

Xiao Shuxiang, "He's back and that means the safety of many people is in danger. He can do anything... Even including making the world mess back,"

Yi Wen bit her lower lip and immediately charged towards Xiao Shuxiang. He hugged his Brother Xiao's body from behind and then cried. It felt like he had kept this thing for a long time.

"Sa-Brother Xiao... Pardon me. I was wrong, I was wrong. I'm sorry, but I mean it. I didn't mean to betray you,"

Yi Wen sobbed and then said, "I-I really like you. I don't want to hurt you at all. You know I don't lie, you know I trust you a lot. But I still want to say it, Brother Xiao..."

Yi Wen held onto Xiao Shuxiang's arm and then flipped over the young man's body. He was still crying as he said, "I didn't betray you at all."

"Brother Xiao, back then... I know Qian Kun is your most powerful enemy. You can't fight him and I know he'll definitely use others to hurt you." Yi Wen sobbed as he said, "I decided to work with him so that he would no longer look for a stronger person to face you. Because if it was me... You know what I am and you can kill me. I don't care about my own life... Because that's.. I'm not really a traitor, really,"

Xiao Shuxiang gasped as Yi Wen hugged him and cried. He did know, because that was when the truth about this girl was revealed back then... He gave the lightest punishment according to him. He even let the Mad Beggar Boy be in charge of this girl.

"Brother Xiao, I really like you. I really like you. I acted like I wanted to kill you so no one would know that I liked you so much. You're absolutely everything to me,"

Yi Wen continued to cry as he hugged Xiao Shuxiang. The young man reached out and gently rubbed Yi Wen's head.

Xiao Shuxiang held onto Yi Wen's arms and as the girl looked up, she reached out and wiped away the tears that had soaked the cheeks of this beautiful girl.

Now Xiao Shuxiang's feelings had calmed down by some time. He even smiled faintly and then said, "You look ugly when you cry."

Xiao Shuxiang said, "Let's go... We are not brothers. I must have fallen in love five times .... At you,"

"Brother Xiao ..." Yi Wen came back crying loudly and hugged Xiao Shuxiang.

She was not like the usual Yi Wen. As if his nature had been naughty, annoying, and even called a girl does not know herself and the worst is camouflage. Right now she clearly looked like a girl who could also cry.

Yi Wen still sobbed. He looked up and reached out and looked at Xiao Shuxiang. He said, "I... I don't care about my birthplace, or help it. I don't care about them and even here I don't care about what others say. To me... I just want Brother Xiao,"

"Yi Wen's..."

"I'm really sorry that I hurt you. Please, Brother Xiao never hate me.." Yi Wen shook his head and said, "I'm honestly scared. I hope that what I saw at Uncle Bai's place wasn't that guy. I don't want to anymore if that person comes and hurts Brother Xiao again. I don't want to see you hurt again,"

"Yi Wen -"

"Brother Xiao, let's just go." Yi Wen interrupted, he looked at Xiao Shuxiang and said. "Qian Kun won't move himself. He's cunning and full of ruse. Last time.. He used people's hatred against you. Your identity at this time... Not many people know. I'm so scared if he uses that to influence them... You'll get hurt again."

"Brother Xiao, let's go. We can live as brothers forever. We don't stay here. I'm sure there's a better place... A place where bad people like Qian Kun or anyone else will not hurt you. Go with me..."

"Yi Wen, escape is doable but until when?" Xiao Shuxiang rubbed the water down the cheek of the girl before him. He said, "You don't worry. So far... I can face everything. Now it can also. I'm anyway... Not alone,"

"Brother Xiao..."

"And if he uses those guys again like last time to fight me. I still have a friend like you who will always be by my side. I won't be afraid to face anything..." Xiao Shuxiang took a breath and then said, "So now stop crying. Clean the water on your nose, you're really ugly."

Yi Wen rubbed the water that soaked her cheeks. He was even given a handkerchief by Xiao Shuxiang. His eyes look puffy and occasionally sound a sobbing sound. In front of others, he would naturally not be like this. However if it was his Brother Xiao... He had absolutely no need to hide anything.

"Brother Xiao," Yi Wen's voice sounded a little hoarse as he had previously cried. The good-natured girl asked, "Now what are your plans? We have to do something to fight that guy,"

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