Originated from mountains and seas, life never ends

Qin Xiao was a little surprised. Although the food here was not very good, it was not bad either.

Thick rice porridge, accompanied by fragrant butter cakes, and four dishes for them to choose from, two meat dishes and two vegetarian dishes. The spicy boiled fish was especially tempting. The smooth and white fish fillet in the red oil soup looked particularly tempting.

Mo Hanyu and Qin Xiao sat together.

There were nearly a hundred long tables throughout the restaurant, each of which could accommodate four people. However, Qin Xiao and Mo Hanyu's table was occupied by only the two of them, and there were few people sitting at the surrounding tables.

"What do you think of Shen Hao?" Qin Xiao didn't see Shen Hao and Feng Yaoshan in the cafeteria, so they probably ate separately.

Mo Hanyu frowned when he heard Shen Hao's name: "Arrogant, rude...just like a psychopath."

Qin Xiao smiled, raised his eyes and asked, "What happened between you two? Why do you hate him so much?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the air around them instantly became several degrees colder.

...Why is it like an automatic cooler?

Mo Hanyu raised his eyes and looked at Qin Xiao.

After a moment, Mo Hanyu lowered his head and restrained the look in his eyes: "I don't want to mention him."

Qin Xiao didn't ask any further questions and lowered his head to eat.

"Can I... sit here?"

A timid voice came. Qin Xiao looked up and saw a delicate and pretty boy holding his plate and looking at them.

The boy has black eyes and black hair, with his short hair lying smoothly on his scalp. He looks like a gentle and sensible child.

Qin Xiao looked at him steadily without saying anything.

The sharp gaze made the boy break out in cold sweat, but he didn't show it on his face, still with a well-behaved smile on his face.

Mo Hanyu saw what Qin Xiao meant and said softly, "It's not him."

boy:?

Under the boy's puzzled gaze, Qin Xiao nodded, agreeing to his words.

The boy smiled happily and sat down next to Qin Xiao.

"Can I be friends with you guys?"

Mo Hanyu was a little surprised and looked at him unexpectedly.

The boy smiled awkwardly, and when he saw Mo Hanyu looking at him, he gave him a friendly smile: "My name is Yin Xihui."

Mo Hanyu suddenly became excited and smiled brightly at him: "My name is Mo Hanyu."

Qin Xiao: ...

Qin Xiao glanced at Mo Hanyu in confusion, not quite understanding why he was so excited.

Of course Mo Hanyu was happy. This was the first time in his life that someone took the initiative to make friends with him! Although his motives were not pure, he was still very happy when someone took the initiative to ask for his friend's help. This was the first time! !

Yin Xihui met Mo Hanyu's joyful gaze and was dazzled by his brilliant smile.

...is quite beautiful.

Yin Xihui thought silently.

"My name, Xi is the Xi of jade seal, Hui is the Hui of gloomy, hahahaha..."

Yin Xihui smiled.

Qin Xiao frowned calmly. Would anyone name a child "yinhui"?

"Qin Xiao."

Qin Xiao spoke out of the blue, and Yin Xihui was startled for a moment, but then he reacted and smiled back to show his friendliness.

"Mine is the Mo for ink, Han for cold, and Yu for feather." Mo Hanyu's eyes seemed to be shining.

Yin Xihui smiled just right: "Really? It's a nice name."

Mo Hanyu smiled embarrassedly.

Qin Xiao: ...

Qin Xiao glanced at Yin Xihui and felt that his smile resembled someone. Who did he resemble?

I think her name was Ying?

Qin Xiao frowned and thought for a moment, then suddenly came to his senses and found that the two were looking at him. He recalled their self-introductions and said, "Qin in Qin Xiao, Xiao in Qin Xiao."

.........

Is there any difference between this and not saying anything?

Yin Xihui was speechless, but still kept smiling.

"Which country are you from? I'm from Thunder."

Qin Xiao: "Yuhua."

Mo Hanyu: "Yuhua."

Qin Xiao paused for a moment and asked, "Are there any other countries?"

"Huh?" Yin Xihui was a little surprised, "Don't you know?"

Seeing Qin Xiao's puzzled expression, Yin Xihui told them what he knew: "The people here come from all over the continent. Although I don't know what they are doing, it seems that each family signed a treaty thousands of years ago. Among the families that signed the agreement, the direct descendants of the patriarch will select a child who has just turned six years old in each generation and let him come here. It seems that they are looking for something in the mountains? I don't know the details."

"But the mountains are very dangerous. Only a few people can come here and return every year. After all, it's only four years. If you go out normally, you will only be ten years old. To be able to come out of such a dangerous mountain alive, I think both ability and intelligence are worthy of recognition."

Yin Xihui said: "But so far, very few people have been able to return alive. I heard that there was a time before, when there were a lot of people, about a hundred, but in the end less than five got out alive."

Yin Xihui lowered his voice. The low voice and his ominous words made everything seem particularly scary.

"So... in fact, many families are already mentally prepared when they send their children here, prepared for death." Yin Xihui hesitated for a moment, but still said it.

Qin Xiao noticed that Mo Hanyu's hands shook unconsciously, as if he was frightened.

Qin Xiao raised his head and looked at Yin Xihui carefully.

This kid does know a lot. Although I'm not sure if it's true, he can tell me so much. I guess he must have heard it from somewhere. Some of that information... obviously can't be obtained by just asking.

"Where does your information come from?" Qin Xiao asked with his head tilted.

Yin Xihui hesitated and shook his head apologetically: "Sorry, I can't say that."

Qin Xiao lowered his head again: "It doesn't matter, this is your right."

Mo Hanyu clenched the soup spoon in his hand, raised his head and smiled: "Thank you for your news."

Mo Hanyu could tell that he was not just being a good person. He wanted to get something from them, goodwill, information, or something else...

"What do you want from us?" Mo Hanyu asked directly, his tone unexpectedly calm.

Yin Xihui was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't quite understand what he meant.

Qin Xiao looked at him in surprise. He thought he was so naive, but it turned out that this kid was quite smart.

Qin Xiao looked at Yin Xihui who had an unclear expression, then at Mo Hanyu who had a calm face, and couldn't help but feel confused.

Are kids so smart nowadays?

Yin Xihui was indeed surprised, and then he laughed, not hiding anything: "I just said that I want to make a friend."

Before Mo Hanyu could raise any questions, Yin Xihui continued, "From what you have done just now, I can feel that your abilities are extraordinary. You can freeze so many people in an instant, making them lose their ability to move, or hurt someone without any emotion or guilt. I envy and admire this very much."

"I don't show any ill will towards you like they do, nor do I reject you like they do, so I think I am qualified to invite you to be my friend."

"I don't want to be hostile to you or ignore you, so I provide you with the information I know so that you will feel good about me and agree to my request, and then my goal will be achieved."

After Yin Xihui finished speaking, Mo Hanyu fell silent like Qin Xiao.

"I don't know what dangers there will be here, but I don't think it's shameful to want to make powerful friends, right?" Yin Xihui said generously with a smile.

Mo Hanyu was choked by his straightforward statement. After racking his brains for a long time, he could only ask dryly: "Do you not mind that I am an evil cultivator?"

"Hmm? Oh, I did find out today." Yin Xihui smiled. "You must be born with this talent, right? In this case, I don't think there is anything to be surprised about. After all, this is your talent, and you have no choice. Besides, you have no ill will towards me. If we succeed in becoming friends, it will even be beneficial to me. In this case, why should I mind if my friend has such a high talent?"

Mo Hanyu: ...

Qin Xiao: ...

This guy can really talk...

Qin Xiao glanced at Yin Xihui again. He had finished his meal, so he put down his chopsticks and watched the two of them communicate.

Mo Hanyu was a little at a loss what to do after hearing what he said and looked at Qin Xiao.

Qin Xiao: ...

Why are you looking at me? Weren't you excited to make friends just now? Go ahead!

Although Qin Xiao was helpless, he still asked Yin Xihui: "You have said so much, don't you think we will reject you and refuse to be friends with you after hearing these words? You have already told us the information you know, aren't you afraid that we will turn around and attack you after knowing it?"

Yin Xihui said without hesitation: "Of course I am afraid, but this is my own choice, and it is also one of the ways I can think of to survive. Since I have come up with this method, I am of course mentally prepared for the worst. I can't interfere with your choice, I can only try my best."

"When Mo Hanyu asked me just now, I did hesitate whether to lie to you, but in the end I decided to tell the truth because I think lying to you will be useless." Yin Xihui smiled.

"Besides, from my observation, I don't think you are the type of people who would burn bridges after crossing them." Yin Xi smiled. "The rejection he encountered just now had nothing to do with you, but when that boy pointed at him, you took the initiative to stand up for him and even made an enemy for it, didn't you?"

"What if we can't meet your overdue payment? If you find that we can't actually help you, and even drag you down, what will you do then?" Qin Xiao asked.

Yin Xihui thought for a moment and said, "If I say I don't mind, you will definitely think I'm lying. But I want to say that when I make this decision, it means that I also accept the risks that come with it. Nothing is absolute, and no one can be perfect. So when you have problems, I will do my best to help you."

Yin Xihui smiled and asked, "How is it?"

Mo Hanyu: ...

Qin Xiao didn't reply, feeling very troubled.

Both his proposal and him as a person.

It's all so troublesome.

He is still a kid, but he can talk so eloquently and express his ideas to such an extent, and he is so smart...

Qin Xiao felt that if he really wanted to play tricks on him, he might not be able to beat him.

This child has a bright future.

Qin Xiao glanced at Mo Hanyu, and seeing that he was still confused, he couldn't help but sigh.

Seeing that they were silent, Yin Xihui smiled and said, "I think I am very sincere. We are just making friends."

Mo Hanyu looked at Qin Xiao, then at Yin Xihui, and finally nodded silently and held the hand he extended.

Qin Xiao sighed and said nothing.

Yin Xihui was eating his meal with a smile on his face. Suddenly, he thought of something and looked up to ask Mo Hanyu, "What you just said... I'm not that person. Who is that person?"

Qin Xiao: "What?"

Yin Xihui looked at Qin Xiao in surprise and was about to explain. Mo Hanyu understood what he meant and replied, "He just wanted to see if you were the one whose fingers he broke before. After all..."

Mo Hanyu gave a look that said nothing more could be said. Yin Xihui understood and nodded: "So that's how it is."

Qin Xiao:……?

Qin Xiao looked at this one and that one, but saw that neither of them seemed to want to answer him. Although he was confused, he still didn't ask any questions.

"Oh, by the way." Yin Xihui asked again, "What are your attributes?"

Mo Hanyu: "Ice."

Qin Xiao: “I don’t know.”

Yin Xihui: "Oh, mine is an arrow - wait? You don't know?"

Yin Xi stared at Qin Xiao in surprise. Qin Xiao nodded without changing his expression.

Yin Xihui looked at Mo Hanyu again.

"That's true." Mo Hanyu nodded, "For some reason, his attributes cannot be released."

Yin Xihui's eyes widened: "Then, what should we do if he does this??"

Before Mo Hanyu could say anything, Qin Xiao gave Yin Xihui a slightly malicious smile: "Yes, so I am very weak, and I need you to take care of me."

Yin Xihui: ...

Yin Xihui tried to find out the flaws from his face, but failed in the end. The corners of his mouth drooped: "Okay..."

If Yin Xihui were given a pair of animal ears, I believe those two ears would droop directly to the ground.

Qin Xiao smiled amusedly and said nothing more.

At night, Feng Yaoshan collected all their weapons, including Mo Hanyu's glowing short blade.

Qin Xiao looked at his knife reluctantly: It’s not even warm yet.

Instead, there was a short, thin and sharp dagger.

Shen Hao took them to their accommodation - a single-story house, simple but spacious, with rectangular square beds neatly arranged inside. There was only a thin mattress on the hard bed board, and lying on the bed was like lying on the floor covered with a sheet.

Everything on the bed was plain white. They didn't even bother to pay for the dye.

Qin Xiao pressed the bed board and changed into the new clothes he was given - the clothes here were uniform, all in an ugly dark green color.

The shirts had numbers on the front: Qin Xiao's was "99", Mo Hanyu's was "33", and Yin Xihui's was "52".

God knows why the queue number is 60 when there are less than 99 people in this batch.

Qin Xiao sat on the bed with a blank expression. You can pick any bed here. I don't know what Mo Hanyu was thinking. There were so many empty beds around, but he had to run to his side and asked him about it, and he said he was scared.

What is he afraid of?

Qin Xiao didn't understand, but he didn't refuse. He watched Mo Hanyu happily spread out the quilt and looked at him with shining eyes.

Qin Xiao: ...

Why is this kid so excited?

Qin Xiao felt that his character had collapsed.

He was very cold when I first met him.

...Okay, not high.

But it's quite cold.