XIAO SHUXIANG'S

310 - Towards the Valley of Fire

Long enough Xiao Shuxiang, Lan Guan Zhi, and Hu Li rested. After putting on cleaner clothes, they started walking to the place where Lan Xiao was taking care of Xiao Qing Yan and O Zhan.

The Moon Tiger was also hit by the tread attack from the fox masked youth, inside his body was the Angel Powder. But due to his abundant life energy, Lan Xiao was still able to endure.

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Xiao Shuxiang, Lan Guan Zhi, and Hu Li gasped when they saw someone else sitting beside Lan Xiao. When closer.. That person was none other than the Mad Beggar Boy, the brown-clothed, black-clothed youth who continued to carry bamboo sticks.

"What are you doing here?"

?!

The Mad Beggar Boy immediately turned his head when he heard Xiao Shuxiang's voice. The look in his eyes then turned towards Lan Guan Zhi, he immediately stood up and hid behind the young man.

"I'm so scared..! So scared..! The cat was kind and he told me to sit next to him, but I was so scared..! That bad guy could come and kill me, I don't want to die..! I don't want to die..!"

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The lifelong Xiao Shuxiang had never hugged Lan Guan Zhi from behind, let alone to such an extent.

Holding hands even slightly embracing his arms alone, Dai Chen had already shouted at him as a 'Shame Unknowing Man' and himself was instantly stamped as a 'Short Sleeve Fan'. But look at this young man..

"You! Release Lan Zhi right now, you don't hug her..! The ghost face hanging..! Release my friend..!"

"Shuxiang, let it go."

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The expression on Xiao Shuxiang's face could not be revealed at this moment. He was clearly shocked to hear Lan Guan Zhi's words just now.

Hu Li, "Young Master Lan, but that man is a lunatic and you know he also has a disorder.."

Hu Li's face looked pale, he shuddered in horror when he saw Lan Guan Zhi being hugged by a man who was clearly a fag. In his opinion, it would be much better if his Young Master were to hug Lan Guan Zhi.

".. At least Young Master Xiao is a normal young man,"

Nyawm!

Lan Xiao also protested, she did not like her mother being hugged by others. He asked the Mad Beggar Boy to release Lan Guan Zhi.

New, Nyan!

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"W-why is that big cat going to kill me?! Her.. He's starting to scare me,"

Lan Guan Zhi softly explained to the Mad Beggar Boy that Lan Xiao would not kill him. So there's nothing to be afraid of.

"You sure..? He's not gonna kill me..?"

"No way,"

Xiao Shuxiang was like breathing heavily upon noticing how close Lan Guan Zhi was to the Mad Beggar Boy whose face was covered in such makeup.

Ketus, he asked how could the Mad Beggar Boy come to this place. ".. What exactly do you want? We don't have time to serve you,"

"W-what is he talking about? He-He looks rude, is he gonna kill me?"

The Mad Beggar Boy was still hugging Lan Guan Zhi from behind, he slightly peeked at Xiao Shuxiang before returning to hide behind the back of the white-clothed cultivator.

"Don't worry, Shuxiang won't kill you,"

After saying softly to the Mad Beggar Boy.. Lan Guan Zhi then turned his head towards Xiao Shuxiang and gave a gaze as if warning his friend not to scare the young man behind his back.

According to Lan Guan Zhi, the Mad Beggar Boy was a coward. They would be longer and longer in the Flower Rainforest if the Mad Beggar Boy could not be properly addressed.

It took patience to face a young man like this and Lan Guan Zhi was clearly more experienced about 'Patience'.

Xiao Qing Yan and O Zhan slowly opened their eyes, both of them already feeling better after receiving treatment from Lan Xiao. But even so, their bodies were still weak.

Xiao Qing Yan could hear Xiao Shuxiang throwing a lot of questions at the Mad Beggar Boy. One of them was how could such insane youth arrive at the Flower Rainforest before them.

"You-What are you talking about..? I'm here with my feet, what else can I wear to get here?"

"Geez, that's not what I mean..!"

Xiao Shuxiang patted his eel. His actions made Hu Li stare a smile, it seemed like his Young Master was meeting a balanced opponent.

It took about eight minutes until Xiao Shuxiang knew that the Mad Beggar Boy was indeed used to come to the Flower Rain Forest to pick up leaves that were thought to be tea leaves for sale.

He himself wondered about something. Xiao Shuxiang felt that the young man with the hanging ghost-like makeup was not a madman.

"Me-indeed no. They called me that.. Maybe because my face is too pretty. Um.. You know it.. I really like to dress up, I have to look beautiful in front of customers.."

The Mad Beggar Boy stroked his front hair bangs softly, he was a little timid and started explaining about his customers who were mostly old men. Only half of him explained and had already been stopped by Xiao Shuxiang.

".. We are on an important journey. So you better go home and don't bother us,"

"But I'm scared..! What if those criminals come and kill me..?! I don't want to..! I don't want to die..! Help me get home.."

The Mad Beggar Boy wiggled softly on Lan Guan Zhi's right arm, he made Xiao Shuxiang twitch because of this behavior.

Just about to crash.. Xiao Shuxiang was stopped with Lan Xiao's voice. The Moon Tiger began to straighten its front and back legs.

Nyawn~

Xiao Qing Yan also seemed to have recovered, he was already able to move his body. He said he could continue his journey.

Xiao Shuxiang took out four horses inside his Semestal Bracelet. Hu Li and O Zhan rode a horse together, while Xiao Qing Yan rode his small horse.

The Mad Beggar Boy asked in a soft voice to Lan Guan Zhi. He asked the name of the place they were going to.

"The Valley of Fire,"

Xiao Shuxiang heard the Mad Beggar Boy say. He refused to let the young man go with him. But Lan Guan Zhi allowed it.

"Lan Zhi, but we don't know him. He'll just be a hassle, I don't want to take him,"

"I'll keep him,"

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Xiao Shuxiang flinched, he saw Lan Guan Zhi taking the Crazy Beggar Boy for a horse with him. Soon Xiao Shuxiang stopped his friend's intentions.

"I have another horse, you-"

"But I don't know how.. Horseback riding.."

"Then you are one horse with me," Xiao Shuxiang would never be willing if his best friend was instigated by the young man who had such a deviant disorder. Lan Guan Zhi must not be tainted.

In akhimya, Lan Guan Zhi was riding a horse with Lan Xiao whose body turned into a kitten. While Xiao Shuxiang had to one horse with the Crazy Beggar Boy.

"You don't act weird or I'll throw you off this horse,"

Xiao Shuxiang was a little threatening, he was obviously uncomfortable with the young man in front of him. The Mad Beggar Boy's body gave off the scent of cinnamon and lotus flowers, this was not the smell of a poor human from a shabby place.

".. Where do you actually live?"

Xiao Shuxiang held onto the reins of his horse, both of his hands coming into contact with the hands of the Mad Beggar Boy. Previously, the bamboo sticks of this nearby youth had been stored in his Spatial Ring.

"Don't you ever pass in front of my house? I live in the 'Street of Beggars', and have not yet been expelled,"

"Mn, but you smell too sweet. It's not the smell of someone living in a place like that,"

Crazy Beggar Boy says his customers always give him more money if they are satisfied with his service. And most customers ask him to take good care of the body.

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"So you really did 'that'? Really? I can't believe it.."

The Crazy Beggar Boy smiled when he heard Xiao Shuxiang's question. He deliberately leaned against the chest of the male field behind him and began to answer that he was not lying.

".. Is something wrong? I need money to eat and that's the only job I'm fit for. And you know.. I have the ability to know how big a man's 'size' is with just one look. That handsome guy has a big 'size,"

Xiao Shuxiang did not want to hear it. This Mad Beggar Boy could no longer be saved. He admitted, he often teased Lan Guan Zhi.. But he had never done anything as dangerous as this young man.

"You should never target Lan Zhi, he's a good boy. Don't dirty his mind with your actions,"

"Why are you even upset. I was just teasing her, not teasing you. Or you two lovers, huh?"

Xiao Shuxiang immediately refuted, he lamented the Mad Beggar Boy in front of him. It was fortunate that their conversation was not overheard by Hu Li and Xiao Qing Yan.

"You have nothing to be ashamed of. Oh yeah, I don't know your name yet.. But that guy called you 'Wuxian', right?"

"'Shuxiang', Lan Zhi said 'Shuxiang'. You're this.. The difference is far away. Then what about you? You haven't mentioned your name since,"

The Crazy Beggar Boy smiled awkwardly as his eyes continued to look forward. He hesitantly said his name was cursed to be spoken.

".. I can't say, The sky is always angry when I say my name,"

"Hmph, that's impossible."

"I'm not lying, my name is cursed. Every time I mentioned it, whether it was with a slow whisper or not.. The sky is always angry with me,"

Xiao Shuxiang still could not believe it. He threatened to spur his horse faster then throw the Mad Beggar Boy if he did not mention his name immediately.

"But.."

"Let's do it,"

The Crazy Beggar Boy took a slow breath. Talking with Xiao Shuxiang made it to have been outside the Flower Rain Forest.

"My name's.." The Crazy Beggar boy hesitated to answer. He looked at the clear sky without clouds. He took a breath and began to say his name.

"my name.. Cakrabuana"

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BLAARS!

Suddenly, the wind blew along with the sound of lightning. Though the sky was so bright without clouds and the atmosphere before was also calm.

BLAARS!

"What's going on?!"

Hu Li and Xiao Qing Yan were clearly shocked to hear the sound of lightning on a clear day, the horse he was riding neighing as he raised both of his front legs.

Lan Guan Zhi himself looked alert, there was a possibility that the lightning was made by the inhibitor of their next trip.

"You-You see, right..? My name is so damned.."

Xiao Shuxiang was not at all afraid of the shocking sound of lightning just now. He then shook his head slowly and said that maybe the name Crazy Beggar Boy was too good for a gay man to use, so it was very appropriate for the sky to get angry.

Talking to the Mad Beggar Boy left Xiao Shuxiang unaware that he had driven more than half of the journey. Just cross a bridge and they will reach the Valley of Fire.

Just like its name, the valley is full of stone covered with fire. It feels very hot and is definitely not a place that can be entered just like that.

In fact, when in the middle of the bridge.. The hot air from the valley began to be felt by Xiao Shuxiang, Lan Guan Zhi, and the others.

The World Gate in the Stone Fire Valley reacted when Xiao Shuxiang and his companions almost arrived across the bridge. They seemed to have been awaited by the inhabitants of the Stone Fire Valley as well as the guards of the World Gate.

One thing was certain, the thing that was waiting for Xiao Shuxiang and his friends was not human. It was a large-sized Demonic Beast.

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