HIDDEN EVIL [XIAO SHUXIANG THE SERIES]

HIDDEN EVIL [XIAO SHUXIANG THE SERIES]
425 - City of Cold Clouds (3)

Xiao Shuxiang blinked as he arrived at a place flanked by two stone cliffs. He did not feel unfamiliar with this place, but that did not mean he felt familiar. You could say he's been here before.


"It's..." Xiao Shuxiang remembered and immediately patted his forehead.


"Shuxiang, please,"


"I knew. Gosh.." Xiao Shuxiang sighed. This location was in the region of Half-step Peak Mountain, Central Continent.


Lan Guan Zhi shook his head slowly. Previously they had arrived at the Thousand Sword Palace as it came from one of the regions in the Eastern Continent. And because they were in the Cloud Sea Sect when they wanted to go home, then of course the location of their return was moved.


Xiao Shuxiang immediately took out his Moving Mirror. It was fortunate that he could now already use this thing to move even if it was a long distance away, otherwise-he and Lan Guan Zhi would definitely be very troubled just to be able to go to the Eastern Continent.


"You should be focusing even more," Lan Guan Zhi opened her voice. He was obviously criticizing his good friend.


Xiao Shuxiang exhaled, "Yes. Alright. That was my fault, sorry. Okay?"


"Hmphs. Shameless,"


Xiao Shuxiang was weaving his lips when he saw Lan Guan Zhi starting to walk first towards his Moving Mirror. He opened his voice again by saying, "A-Yuan. I've actually been curious about something since. That time... Why did you stop me and instead let Dao Fang An and his disciples follow Liu Wei Lin? What if they were framed just like Wang Zhao did."


Lan Guan Zhi halted his steps when one more step entered the Moving Mirror. He turned his head, looked at his good friend for a moment before saying. "They'll be fine,"


"Really?"


"When engaged in a fight or stressful situation... If there is a she-it feels safe and like easy to overcome. He's that kind of person."


Xiao Shuxiang blinked, he noticed this figure before him that was really not usually speaking so long let alone so much praise to others. He asked, "Do you have any visions regarding Liu Wei Lin's nature?"


"I don't use it,"


"What?" Xiao Shuxiang flinched. "A-Yuan, you're this. What if he's a con man,"


"Calm down. He really is a good and trustworthy person," Lan Guan Zhi said calmly. "He's just like you, too,"


?!


Noticing that his good friend had said nothing made Lan Guan Zhi again say, "When you are around... It feels that all problems will be resolved easily. I felt the same way towards young master Liu Wei Lin,"


"Really?" Xiao Shuxiang scratched slowly at his non-itchy cheeks and then muttered, "Is this some kind of high-level compliment? Ah... I think I'm that incredible pants. Sh... Not I think, but I'm really amazing. Aye, right?"


".................." Lan Guan Zhi watched as his good friend crossed hands while smiling proudly. He sighed and forgot that he shouldn't have done a compliment on this most shameless person.


Lan Guan Zhi stepped into the Moving Mirror and was then followed by Xiao Shuxiang. The atmosphere at that moment instantly changed and even Xiao Shuxiang's smile faded as he watched the scene before him.


!!!


Xiao Shuxiang watched his surroundings and everything had been covered in flames. He gasped and spontaneously pulled on Lan Guan Zhi's arm when a building rubble fell. It was almost about his best friend.


"You okay, A-Yuan?"


"Mn, what about you?"


"I'm fine,"


Lan Guan Zhi looked at the surroundings and asked, "You're not taking us to the wrong place anymore, are you?"


Xiao Shuxiang looked back at the surroundings and held his breath as he said, "A-Yuan. At present... I'm more hopeful that I'm taking you to the wrong place,"


Lan Guan Zhi could feel tension and anxiety in the eyes of his good friend. They were among the burning buildings and this location was the Cold Cloud City. The atmosphere around was all filled with fire and the air felt extremely hot.


"A-Yuan, come!" Xiao Shuxiang darted. His unpleasant premonition when he was in the Upper Cultivation Realm actually happened. It was just that he did not expect that the conditions would be this bad.


Xiao Shuxiang used his Water Breathing Technique to extinguish the flames that were burning several wakes in front of him. He was shocked as he shot further and saw that there were many corpses that were in a very miserable condition.


Xiao Shuxiang's first destination was the Butterfly Sect. His heart beat was racing faster and his pace became more difficult as he got closer to where his mother lived. He stopped when he saw that the place was no longer the Butterfly Sect as before.


"Mother? Mum...!"


"Shuxiang, you-" Lan Guan Zhi was shocked when Xiao Shuxiang used his great strength to use the Water Breathing Technique. This time it was until it formed an artificial rain that was completely torrential.


Every building in the Butterfly Sect was violently burned and when it was hit by the torrential rain-all fell down, leaving behind some wooden blocks that could even be destroyed with just a light touch of a hand.


Lan Guan Zhi knew how her best friend felt now, she felt the same way. In addition to the buildings, there were many corpses that could no longer be recognized. They seemed to have been hit by slash wounds and then burned.


"Mother...!" Xiao Shuxiang did not care about stepping on whose corpse he was currently. He was just looking for his mother and seemed unwilling to accept that he was too late now.


On the other hand, Lan Guan Zhi used the ability of the starry-mirror eyes and could see at least some things about this situation right now.


In his vision, the figure of the black-robed man instantly gave a huge attack and blew up the main gate building of the Butterfly Sect. Even the next attack blew up the great building of this sect to the point of injuring some disciples.


Although the disciples of the Butterfly Sect cooperated and attacked that person, they still lost. Lan Guan Zhi's vision came to a halt as she refused to see the tragic end of the disciple who attacked the man.


Lan Guan Zhi was trying to look at the others, especially when he kept hearing voices from his good friend who called out to his mother as well as Ling Qing Zhu. It's just that when he was just about to do it, suddenly his friend was darting from the side of his body.


"Come to where the Mayor is," Xiao Shuxiang had yet to give up. He did not want to think of anything bad even though reality was right in front of his eyes.


"Shuxiang..." Lan Guan Zhi looked at the back of the subject and followed him. He already knew, but when one still had hope for the real thing in vain, he felt that it would be very hurt to break that hope.


Lan Guan Zhi darted and followed Xiao Shuxiang. It was just that while he was at the Cold Cloud City Guardian-everything had been burned in flames. There was nothing left but ashes and the smell of burnt flesh.


"Dad..!" Xiao Shuxiang called his father and shook his head, "There can't be no one. Where are they all,"


"Shuxiang..." Lan Guan Zhi saw this young man put out his fire again with the Water Breathing Technique, even as it used a great-blood-strength flowing at the corner of his lips.


Lan Guan Zhi couldn't take it anymore and withdrew his good friend's hand, "Stop. That's enough,"


"A-Yuan, what do you mean?" Xiao Shuxiang firmly held onto Lan Guan Zhi's hand and said, "We need to find my father or mother. If you can help me find the White Cat, too,"


".................." Lan Guan Zhi felt the hands of this subject tremble as he held them. He knew that Xiao Shuxiang was aware of the present situation which had been too late, but was still making a last resort.


Lan Guan Zhi closed his eyes for a moment before nodding softly. He would believe that there were still survivors as long as he did not find the bodies of the people known by his good friend. He paid attention to the surroundings and returned using his starry mirror eyes to search for clues.


In that vision, Lan Guan Zhi also saw a similar scene. The person who attacked the Butterfly Sect was the same as the figure who messed up the residence of the Cold Cloud City Guardian.


Lan Guan Zhi saw Yang Hao fighting the figure and was cornered. Even in his vision, Yang Hao could not counterattack and lost. Just as he wanted to stop his sight, Lan Guan Zhi suddenly saw Ling Qing Zhu.


In that already chaotic scene, Ling Qing Zhu was seen saving Yang Hao and being helped by some of the disciples of the Butterfly Sect. Although it was very difficult and even dead, Ling Qing Zhu managed to take Yang Hao away even though the girl herself looked injured.


!!


"Shuxiang, over here." Lan Guan Zhi darted and made Xiao Shuxiang follow him. He brought his good friend following in the footsteps of Ling Qing Zhu and apparently it was leading to a place outside of Cold Cloud City.


Lan Guan Zhi and Xiao Shuxiang shot out at high speed until they arrived at a forest. That place most of the trees had died and some places seemed to have been hit by stray attacks from several people's fights.


Even as Lan Guan Zhi's feet began to tread on the ground, he saw there was a burning corpse in a robe patterned like butterfly wings. He turned his head towards Xiao Shuxiang, yet the young man seemed to not care about anything else.


"Dad..!" Xiao Shuxiang came back to call Yang Hao and while running. He was followed by Lan Guan Zhi from behind and a rustling sound between the bushes made his feet instantly stop.


Lan Guan Zhi stopped his steps. He saw someone running as if coming because he heard Xiao Shuxiang's voice just now. That figure was none other than Ling Qing Zhu.


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