Star Iron: I picked up a secretary at the beginning of March 7th

Good news: Exams postponed, more time to review

Bad news: the questions have become harder.

Encourage people to study medicine, and the sky will strike like lightning.

(Urban swear words)

......

After the sharp howl, the thick and violent memory rushed into Xing's chest, surging and raging. Her consciousness was like cotton wool in a whirlpool, breaking, dissolving, and dispersing in the rolling muddy current.

Countless voices echoed through the memory like thunder, and one of them was particularly clear. Xing knew it came from the girl beside him. Their hearts beat in the same rhythm, as if they were one.

Until ripples appeared in the silent darkness...

"Xing, I'm glad to see you're safe."

After breaking free from the darkness, Xing opened her eyes and saw Uncle Yang's gentle smile: "It seems that our people are almost all here."

"Hmm? So, your companion has arrived too?"

"Yes, March just sent a message and met Hualin here."

"The question that has puzzled us before, 'Does there exist true death in dreams?' Now it seems that it is a mind trap set by the mastermind behind the scenes to cover up the truth of people's disappearances and the fortress called 'Liumengjiao'." Noticing the confused expression on Xing's face, Uncle Yang hurriedly explained, and Liuying added: "Close your eyes, this is the answer. It's incredible, isn't it."

"The monster we have always regarded as 'death' is actually the guardian of this exiled land. It follows a certain pattern and kidnaps people in their dreams and brings them here."

"But..." Liuying suddenly stopped talking and looked at Uncle Yang, not knowing how to start again.

"It's just that Hualin's special nature doesn't seem to mean he came here in this way." Uncle Yang pushed his glasses and lowered his voice, "After all, according to what he said, he came here directly, not 'into a dream'."

"..."

silence.

Hualin looked at the Echoes of the Blue Sun that Aunt Cuisi had specially prepared, but he had no appetite at all and just sat there in silence.

"If you don't drink, then I will." Cangye saw Hualin staring at the glass of wine in a daze, so he simply sat next to him and picked up the glass of wine.

"Cangye, I seem to have killed 'me'." Even though Cangye picked up the wine on the table, Hualin was still staring blankly at something wrong, "This feeling... is very strange."

"...I heard from Senior Roland that you have a low alcohol tolerance?"

"Ok?"

Before Hualin could react, Cangye took out a bottle of liquor that he got from somewhere.

"People are like this. They think they are just hiding what's in their heart, but when they want to speak out, they find that there is no one who can listen to them." As he said this, Cangye handed the poured wine to Hualin, "Although Sister Sanyue is not here because she is helping Aunt Cuisi, I think it's more appropriate to talk to me about these things, isn't it?"

"..."

"Your presence here proves that you have killed that guy who can change his appearance, right?"

"Hiss~Ha! Hard to say." After just taking a sip, Hualin couldn't help but frowned - this wine is really strong.

"I gave that guy a cold shoulder, literally, but who knows if he has other abnormal abilities." Hualin fiddled with the rapier at his waist, and then Cangye remembered, "I wanted to ask you then, why does the sword in your hand look so much like the one in Iori-senpai's hand?"

"You have a good eye, it's hers. But I don't know how to use the rapier..."

"That's better!"

Before Hualin could finish his words, Cangye interrupted him happily, then returned Hualin's knife to him, stood up and reached out to take the rapier at his waist.

"Hey, wait a minute." Hualin was confused by Cangye's actions. While protecting his rapier, he asked, "I haven't asked you yet, why did you want my knife on the train in the first place?"

"Yes, use it. Didn't you see me using the dual swords style at that time?"

"When did you start using dual blades?"

"You weren't paying attention." Cangye rolled his eyes and explained patiently, "Did you forget about our sister? She had a big machete, so she didn't use her katana very much at that time. And I'm not good at close combat as a knife thrower, so I just used our sister's katana to practice dual-sword style."

"Then why do you need Zi Ma's rapier now? Are you not used to mine?"

"Wait until I finish." Cangye folded his arms and sat back in his original position, his eyes full of speechlessness, "Then didn't you leave? Then Iori-senpai came, and I followed her to learn. But what she taught me was my sword and her rapier."

"......" Hualin took a sip of wine in silence, then sighed and whispered to himself, "Alas, Zi Ma, is this what you consider good?"

At this moment, Hualin suddenly thought of something. He took off the rapier from his waist and took out a piece of paper.

When Cangye saw the black paper with gold foil around the edges, he couldn't help but widen his eyes and asked, "How did you receive this?!"

"Given by Zi's mother...Why are you so surprised? After all, you are the designated librarian of the library. Have you never been given one? Oh, no, when you were the librarian, it seems that the library had already moved to the suburbs."

"...So what are you going to do with this invitation?"

"Escape."

"what?"

"I have a feeling that on the surface, this is just a minor incident, but behind the scenes... bah, bah, bah, what unlucky stuff am I talking about." Hualin stuffed the invitation letter and Zi Ma's rapier into Cangye's arms, "I'll give you the rapier, and as for the invitation letter...it's a way out for myself, but I hope we won't need it."

"Well, you don't even look at who we are."

After collecting their things, the two chatted about other topics:

"When are you going to get a nephew? I want to play with children."

"Huh? Children learn through 'playing'. What are you going to say later? Σ(?д?|||)?? What's in your head?"

"You're already an adult, so you have to hurry up... Hey, how old are you this year?"

"Hmm... upwards of fifteen hundred?"

Cang Ye: (-i_- )

"What's that look?" Hualin rolled his eyes, then thought carefully, "Have you ever taken the W train before?"

"Do I look rich to you?"

"......" Hualin raised the glass and drank the liquor that Cangye poured for him, but this time there was no expression on his face. Then, as he opened and closed his eyes, the true principle of the W train was revealed to Cangye.

......

oi, it's just you, don't just stand there, I'm talking to you.

Listen to me, Happy New Year.

I wish you good health and all the best in the new year.