HIDDEN EVIL [XIAO SHUXIANG THE SERIES]
452 - EXTRA PARTS (3)

Xiao Shuxiang woke up in the morning, the situation outside was already bright and the sun had been high in the sky. He rolled over and blinked, not expecting that Ling Qing Zhu was actually still asleep.

The figure was on his back, with long unraveled hair as white as snow. Looks spread loosely on pillows and bedding. One line made a memory trajectory as if it was imagined before Xiao Shuxiang.

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Xiao Shuxiang's expression suddenly turned pale, his ears blushing as he remembered what had happened that night. Disbelief was clearly visible on his charming face.

He was a young man who was really strong in drinking wine, absolutely nothing could make him drunk despite drinking dozens of jugs. But somehow he had to explain the incident last night.

Xiao Shuxiang blinked. This was actually not the first time he had done that with Ling Qing Zhu, the incident at the lake was originally. But that time and the present are very different. Not again this time... Nothing is hidden.

".................." Xiao Shuxiang convinced himself that before the girl beside him woke up, then he had to flee. The condition would be very dangerous if this figure opened his eyes and looked at him.

Xiao Shuxiang's intention was indeed so, but when he was about to move around next to him, he began to change position. In the end, Xiao Shuxiang immediately went back to pretending to be asleep.

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

Ling Qing Zhu's eyelids started to move and slowly opened. His eyes blurred before it finally became clear. He was immediately greeted by the charming face of a sleeping man and was none other than his own Guardian.

Ling Qing Zhu slowly woke up, he rubbed his face and then started grabbing the blanket. He attentively fixed the blanket and covered the body of the subject beside him.

Xiao Shuxiang was still closing his eyes, he pretended to be asleep and was honestly shocked when he felt the hand of someone else fixing the blanket for him. Though previously he had been very tense, worried if it was immediately kicked from this place.

What Ling Qing Zhu did was indeed unexpected, but that was not all. Xiao Shuxiang was again surprised when the subject beside him lay down again and this time hugged him. He really wanted to open his eyes to see clearly what was really going on.

"It's..." Xiao Shuxiang did not dare. Even when his hand was grabbed and made as if hugging someone-he did not dare to protest. This situation and condition made him extraordinarily shaken.

"Is he drunk..? Why not wake up..?" Xiao Shuxiang was nervous, but since he did have a heartbeat that moved slower than an ordinary person - then even Ling Qing Zhu did not know that he had been awake since then.

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"W-how is this...?" Xiao Shuxiang pretended to correct his position and steeled a hug on the subject beside him. His chin touched the tip of Ling Qing Zhu's head and because of this - he was able to open his eyes.

"White Cat doesn't refuse?! Gosh..." Xiao Shuxiang blinked a few times. He actually hugged a white-haired girl and was really Ling Qing Zhu's figure. But what is not expected is that the response of this subject does not correspond at all to its shadow.

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Xiao Shuxiang initially pretended to be asleep, but because the girl with him did not let go of the hug - he fell asleep again. When he woke up, the subject beside him had already disappeared to nowhere.

Xiao Shuxiang thought that the previous incident might have been just a dream. He rubbed his face and then walked towards the bulkhead to clean himself up.

Not long after, Xiao Lu and Li Qian Xie came to visit. They were about to shift to open the door when shocked by the presence of Xiao Shuxiang who was already standing there.

"Oh, my heart..!" Xiao Lu rubbed his chest. He slapped Xiao Shuxiang's arm and snapped, "You surprised me to know!"

"I'm shocked too..!" Xiao Shuxiang said, "You guys why are you secretly like that? Ah... You guys want to peek?"

"No-no, where is possible." Xiao Lu tried to dodge and was helped by Li Qian Xie.

Xiao Shuxiang who had just finished bathing and changed his clothes said, "Where is my White Cat?"

"Mn? Is Miss Ling not inside?" Xiao Lu asked back and made Xiao Shuxiang shake his head in response.

Xiao Lu blinked, "I thought Miss Ling was here.. Yes, yes, if so. We're just gonna go,"

"What's? Hey..!" Xiao Shuxiang could not help but speechlessly look at the mannerisms of Xiao Lu and Li Qian Xie who left just like that. The two women... They're very strange.

Xiao Shuxiang exhaled and then walked over to look for his White Cat. But after surrounding the palace, he did not find Ling Qing Zhu at all.

Tired of looking made Xiao Shuxiang finally ask one of the maids. He patted his forehead when the servant actually knew that Ling Qing Zhu was going to the Sky Sword Sect. If only from the beginning he had asked, then it would not be as troublesome as this.

Xiao Shuxiang took out a moving mirror which allowed him to arrive at the Sky Sword Sect quickly. Back then there was still a slight improvement in some of the sect buildings.

A disciple of the Sky Sword Sect who was carrying a block of wood seemed to flinch when he saw Xiao Shuxiang. He approached the young man dressed in white and greeted him.

The Sky Sword Sect disciple said, "Young Master Xiao? Did you come looking for young master Lan?"

Xiao Shuxiang blinked. He smiled and replied, "I'm actually here for-"

"Young master Lan is in that new building. Currently the Level Nine Pagoda is in repair. Mister Xiao just go there, young master Lan must be happy to see you."

"But..."

"I have to go first, there's a lot of work. Till later~"

"................" Xiao Shuxiang smiled bitterly at how excited the disciples of the Heaven Sword Sect were. He exhaled and nodded slowly. "I'm looking for a White Cat. But why is it always involved with Lan Zhi..?"

Xiao Shuxiang puffed his cheeks and muttered, "Every time here... It was always Lan Guan Zhi. It's like I came here just because of him. Who is Lan'Er? Neither is my wife, hmph."

Xiao Shuxiang cursed all the way, but still came to the place said by the Heavenly Sword Sect disciple earlier. He did not knock on the door and immediately opened it while calling his good friend's name.

"Mn? A-yuan?" Xiao Shuxiang circulated a glance. He did not find anyone in this room, but was convinced that he was not misplaced.

"The aroma of sandalwood and the look of this room... I'm not wrong at all. This is indeed A-Yuan's room, but where is he?" Xiao Shuxiang walked towards the bulkhead and again called out, "Lan'Er..! Lan Zhi's..! Wh-yuan? Tsk, tsk, tsk... Where the hell is he..? LanLan..!"

Xiao Shuxiang held onto his front pony hair before he was about to step away. It was just that when it was just a few steps away, the door of the room opened and someone stepped in.

That figure was none other than Lan Guan Zhi. The young man who increasingly had an extraordinary aura seemed to carry a tray containing something. Xiao Shuxiang blinked and then approached in curiosity.

"A-Yuan, where have you been and what have you brought?" Xiao Shuxiang followed Lan Guan Zhi to a sitting table and was stunned to learn that the tray his best friend had brought was a bowl of warm porridge.

"Is that your breakfast? But the sun is high for breakfast..?" Xiao Shuxiang sat across the table and shook his head at the smell of such delicious porridge.

Lan Guan Zhi looked at his good friend and said slowly, "You want to? I made it."

"What?" Xiao Shuxiang flinched, "Really? You cook?"

"Mrs. Try,"

"Well..." Xiao Shuxiang said, "I didn't ask yah. You're the one who offered. The sustenance cannot be denied,"

"Mn," Lan Guan Zhi looked at how bright this good friend of hers was. He deliberately went to the kitchen to make porridge because he already knew of the arrival of guests.

Xiao Shuxiang said, "Snowy white porridge with a garnish decoration. Delicious and beautiful-looking meat. Then..."

Xiao Shuxiang tried it a spoonful and chuckled in admiration, "Waah... Even the ginger slices are thin and in the right amount. How can you do such a miracle with just a bowl of porridge? If it's like this, then I can't find the flaws of a Lan Guan Zhi? You're amazing,"

Hearing the excessive praise from the subject in front of him made Lan Guan Zhi smile thinly and shook his head slowly. He said, "If you like it... What if I do new things every day?"

"Ohuk!" Xiao Shuxiang choked. He coughed and then looked at his good friend.

Xiao Shuxiang said, "A-Yuan. The words you gave your wife, you shouldn't have thrown at me. I'm in shock,"

"Hmph, this is what you're supposed to do."

"What?" Xiao Shuxiang looked at Lan Guan Zhi and blinked. "You mean how?"

Lan Guan Zhi was breathing slowly, "Miss Ling. Do the same to him,"

Xiao Shuxiang raised next to his brows, he had digested his good friend's words long enough and finally understood. "Oh! Wow...! A-Yuan, dude..! I gotcha..!"

Xiao Shuxiang finished Lan Guan Zhi's artificial porridge and then got up from his seat. Without warning, he jumped over the table and hugged his best friend in a frenzy.

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"Shuxiang-"

"A-Yuan, you're the best! My best grandson! Ilove you..!" Xiao Shuxiang kissed the cheek of the subject beside him and happily said, "Then I leave first. Pray for me, man. Okay?"

Lan Guan Zhi froze, naturally shocked by what Xiao Shuxiang was doing. He watched his good friend rush away as if he was unaware of what had just happened.

"..............." Lan Guan Zhi blinked. His right hand stretched out and touched his cheek gently. Xiao Shuxiang was truly shameless..! So outrageous.

Lan Guan Zhi was breathing slowly. Luckily no one else saw the unexpected actions of his good friend. If anyone sees it, it will be as big as it is.

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"Aiya, I forgot to ask the whereabouts of the White Cat to A-Yuan earlier..." Xiao Shuxiang clucked. He sighed and was just about to return to see Lan Guan Zhi when he saw Xiao Qing Yan.

"Black Cat..! Come..!" Xiao Shuxiang called out and made the girl turn her head.

Xiao Qing Yan blinked and walked over to Xiao Shuxiang. He clucked, "Can you stop calling me that? I have a name, you know!"

"You're coming too, right. So who cares,"

"You..!" Xiao Qing Yan became annoyed, he should not have turned his head when it was not his name called. This was all because he was already used to the call of the 'Black Cat' from this charming young man.

"Tsk, that sucks." Xiao Qing Yan clucked and then snapped, "What are you calling?! I'm busy!"

"Geez, that's rude." Xiao Shuxiang rubbed his chest and said, "Son. You can't act like that. When you grow up, no young man will marry you."

"As far as I am. If you're just being sneaky, you better stay away..! I have a lot of work to do,"

"Hmph, act busy." Xiao Shuxiang sneered, and he said. "I'm looking for the White Cat, did you see it?"

"You mean Miss Ling?" Xiao Qing Yan crossed his arms saying, "I saw Miss Ling Qing Zhu just finished talking to Patriarch Lan Xu Jian. He is now resting in... Uh! He's in that building over there."

Xiao Shuxiang followed the direction of Xiao Qing Yan's index finger. He saw that the building was the Hall of Rest. He nodded slowly, "Alright. You continue your work,"

Xiao Shuxiang went to the Rest Hall, but did not pass through the front door. He entered through the back door which was the closest place to the kitchen.

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"Long-beard Grandpa?!" Xiao Shuxiang looked at an old man who appeared to be chopping up chicken meat. The figure stood on two wooden boxes stacked because of his height that did not reach the kitchen table.

"Oh, Naughty Boy. Long time no see,"

"I am married. I'm a grown man, Grandpa." Xiao Shuxiang walked over and shook his head slowly. "Haiy... I thought you were a carcass, never thought you'd still be breathing."

"Nonsense, are you cursing at your teacher?" Duan Den sneered, "You should pay your respects and do a polite greeting. Not like a delinquent,"

Duan De said, "What are you doing? You want to steal some more food?"

"God.. When did I do it?" Xiao Shuxiang said, "I want to borrow the kitchen to make my wife lunch. Let's give it some space,"

"Tsk, watch out if you make the kitchen a mess."

"Yes, I'll be careful. You don't seem to know just Xiao Shuxiang,"

Duan De noticed Xiao Shuxiang who was visibly focused on chopping vegetables. For a long time he had not seen this charming young man and the aura emanating on the subject was so different.

Duan De took a breath and returned to his activities of cutting chicken meat. Without looking, he opened his voice.

Duan De said, "There's a lot going on... Are you okay now?"

The blade swing in Xiao Shuxiang's hand came to a halt for a moment before returning to chop the vegetables. He calmly said, "You see I'm still breathing, right? Of course I'm fine."

".............." Duan De shook his head slowly. He looked at Xiao Shuxiang and seriously said. "You really don't understand what I mean?"

Xiao Shuxiang looked over. He exhaled and smiled, "I'm fine. Really, Grandpa doesn't have to worry."

"I heard from Senior... You have an enemy that is hard to face. And right now you're thinking of a way to fight it,"

".............." Xiao Shuxiang's expression changed. He knew who 'Senior' was mentioned by Duan De and indeed only that person would be highly respected by this Long Bearded Grandfather.

Xiao Shuxiang took a breath and nodded slowly. He smiled and said, "I was thinking about some things. But for now I want to focus on my White Cat first,"

"Shuxiangsu. How about you learn... mastery of the Six Elements of Inner Energy?"

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