Originated from mountains and seas, life never ends

At night, in a small town surrounded by mountains on three sides and the sea on one side, the sea breeze blew gently, and the leaves on the trees rustled as they entered and exited the mountains.

The bright moon hung in the sky, and a few distant and sparse stars were twinkling dimly.

The evening breeze blew into the tree canopy in front of the window, and the broad leaves were blown with a rustling sound. The shadow of the tree reflected on the white curtains was like a huge hand, tightly strangling the throat of the person in the room.

The child who was sleeping soundly on the bed frowned anxiously, breathing rapidly, as if he couldn't breathe.

Qin Xiao opened his eyes suddenly, sat up at once, and breathed heavily.

The child's eyes were red and looked a little weird.

Qin Xiao's whole body seemed to be soaked in a pool of water, his clothes stuck tightly to his body, and sweat soaked his hair, leaving a wet mark along his body.

who is he……

Qin Xiao covered one eye and sighed deeply.

The figure with white hair and golden eyes seemed to be engraved deep into his soul, and the sadness revealed from those golden pupils made him feel heartbroken.

He dreamed about it over and over again, and forgot it over and over again after waking up.

Who is he?

Qin Xiao covered his chest with his hands, and as expected, he felt for something cold and held it tightly.

It was a drop-shaped jade-like object, with fine cracks hidden under the ice-blue surface, as if it had been broken.

The jade drop was tightly caught by a thin chain woven from ropes and hung around Qin Xiao's neck.

The jade droplets emitted an icy blue light, as if to soothe.

Qin Xiao stroked the jade drop, and his restless heart slowly calmed down.

It is said that he brought this jade drop with him from his mother's womb. When he was born, his mouth was tightly shut and he refused to cry. His little cheeks turned purple, and the doctor who delivered him became very anxious. No matter how he patted, it was useless. In desperation, he slapped Qin Xiao on the back, and Qin Xiao finally cried out "wow".

He opened his mouth, and out of nowhere a piece of jade fell out of his mouth. The jade not only did not break when it fell to the ground, but it bounced a few times, flashing a blood-red light. At first glance, it looked like a drop of blood dripping on the ground.

I heard that there was a strange phenomenon in the sky on the day he was born. The whole Rongcheng was covered with dark clouds, and the sky seemed to be stained with ink. Several lightning bolts suddenly exploded, leaving several hideous cracks in the sky. Thunder resounded through the world, as if the end of the world had come.

However, Qin Xiao had always doubted this statement, because he found that this description was exactly the same as the protagonist's birth in some fantasy stories he read when he was bored...

Qin Xiao rubbed his eyebrows and lay down tiredly.

It’s midsummer again…

Qin Xiao looked at the moonlight shining through the window, his thoughts drifting away.

It has been six years since I came into this world.

I don't know what happened to her, she was crying so hard...

There is absolutely no need for that.

Qin Xiao closed his eyes and fell asleep again.

Before dawn, Qin Xiao climbed out of bed. The six-year-old child dressed neatly and skillfully, and just as he opened the door, he saw a young man leaning against the door frame with his arms crossed.

Qin Xiao: ...

The boy had thin eyebrows, narrow fox eyes that were slightly narrowed, a high nose bridge and narrow nose wings, and his plump lips were slightly raised, with a smile that was a little unfriendly.

"Old Three, you're going out so early."

Qin Xiao: ...

Qin Xiao: “No——”

"No ghost!" The young man opened his eyes slightly, staring at Qin Xiao with his bright eyes, which made Qin Xiao feel cold on his back: "I have long suspected that you did not sleep early in the morning and ran out by yourself. When I asked you, you still refused to admit it. Now I caught you red-handed, right?"

Qin Xiao was silent for a moment: "So, second brother, when will you——"

The young man smiled proudly: "I've been waiting here since three o'clock. Didn't expect it?"

Qin Xiao: ...

This was indeed unexpected.

On such a hot day, you stayed up late at night and stood at my door for two hours just to catch me?

Qin Xiao didn't understand what Qin Jinyi was thinking.

A twelve-year-old kid, instead of studying or playing, is busy catching his brother all day?

Qin Xiao looked Qin Jinyi up and down - slightly messy shoulder-length hair, tight and neat uniform, and heavily wrinkled pants, he knew at a glance what he was going to do.

Seeing Qin Xiao sizing him up, Qin Jinyi smiled and tugged at his white shirt, raising his chin: "We start school today, how do you like the school uniforms we got yesterday?"

Qin Xiao retracted his gaze and replied calmly: "It looks good."

This world is called the Fallen Star Continent. Legend has it that when the continent was first formed, a meteorite fell from the sky and created a pit in the center of the continent.

In this world, everyone can have something called attributes, which can be cultivated. When a person reaches a certain requirement, he will be called a Qi cultivator. Qi cultivator is a general term for a group of strong people who cultivate attributes as a prerequisite. Qi cultivation academies are open all over the continent, and it takes a certain amount of talent and strength to enter.

Everyone will have their attributes awakened at the age of six, and the Qi Cultivation Academy generally starts accepting students from the age of twelve. Only children with strong talents or who have practiced hard can enter.

Qin Xiao lives in a country called Yuhua. Rongcheng is located in the east of Yuhua. It is a coastal city. The Qin family is a century-old family with many old customs still preserved in the family.

Qin Xiao looked at the pattern on Qin Jinyi's lining again and narrowed his eyes calmly.

Qin Jinyi patted Qin Xiao's head and said, "After you awaken your attributes next week, I will go to live in the school dormitory and will come back once every six months at most." As he said this, he seemed a little disappointed.

Qin Xiao nodded, indicating that he understood.

Qin Jinyi finally couldn't help it and flicked Qin Xiao's head with his fingers: "Can't you talk more? Don't you miss me, your brother? Don't you want to give your dear brother a loving hug?"

Qin Xiao: ...

Qin Xiao: "That's not necessary."

"My eldest brother also goes home twice a year, so there's nothing he doesn't miss." Qin Xiao explained.

"Can he compare with me?" Qin Jinyi raised his eyebrows. "We have been together for more than three times as long as that guy. Do I have the same weight as him in your heart?"

Qin Jinyi said this, covering his chest as if he was very hurt.

Qin Xiao: ...

Qin Xiao turned his head away in an indescribable manner, did not answer, and walked away.

Qin Jinyi was also used to his personality, and followed him out the door, ran to the back mountain, and then ran back...

Qin Xiao felt helpless about Qin Jinyi who was panting but talking nonstop beside him.

"Why would a kid like you go to the mountains so early in the morning? Aren't you afraid that there will be monsters in the mountains to eat you?" Qin Jinyi followed Qin Xiao for nearly an hour and a half, and then returned home.

"I didn't go up the mountain." Qin Xiao glanced at him, "I just walked around at the foot of the mountain."

"That's very dangerous. There's no adult with you. What if you get lost?" Qin Jinyi kept talking. "Luckily there are no child traffickers here, otherwise where would we find you? I tell you, those child traffickers are..."

Like chanting a sutra, Qin Xiao walked into the Qin family's gate with a blank expression.

The Qin family’s gate is simple yet expensive, with a strong ancient style.

Along the way, I saw people on the street wearing all kinds of clothes: some wore long robes and long boots with jade ties around their waists, some wore short-sleeved loose clothes, and some wore school uniforms like Qin Jinyi... The styles were very diverse.

Qin Xiao was wearing a black robe, his slightly long black hair was tied loosely at the back of his head, and his bangs slightly covered his eyes.

Qin Jinyi kept looking at Qin Xiao out of the corner of his eye. Seeing that Qin Xiao didn't react, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"So why are you running to the foot of the mountain so early in the morning instead of sleeping?" Qin Jinyi was still doubtful.

“…exercise.”

Qin Xiao sighed in his heart. He actually wanted to run back and forth a few times, but Qin Jinyi kept following him today, so he had to give up.

"Aren't you lost?" Qin Jinyi vaguely remembered that Qin Xiao had been lost three times.

Qin Xiao: "Walk every day, and you will remember it after walking more."

He would never tell Qin Jinyi that he had been asking for more than a month before he could barely remember the route with only two forks in the road.

Qin Jinyi snorted lightly, reluctantly believing it, turned his head to look at the red glow in the east, and said, "The scenery is pretty good today."

Qin Jinyi would never say that he had actually wanted to catch Qin Xiao for several days, but he never got up and finally made up his mind to wait in front of Qin Xiao's door in the middle of the night.

so sleepy.

Qin Jinyi looked at the watch on his wrist, said something to Qin Xiao as usual, went back to his room and fell asleep.

Qin Xiao: ...

He had begun to suspect whether Qin Jinyi had a mental problem.

There were footsteps behind him, Qin Xiao turned around and saw a young man walking towards him. The young man looked a bit like Qin Jinyi, but his facial features were more handsome than Qin Jinyi's, with sharp eyebrows, cold eyes, slightly long bangs scattered on the sides of his face, and sparse black hair hanging by his ears.

The boy was wearing the same uniform as Qin Jinyi, but it was slightly more advanced—with gold edges. He was stunned for a moment when he saw Qin Xiao, then smiled and said, "Why are you up so early? The sun hasn't even risen yet."

"Brother, why are you back?" Qin Xiao asked. He remembered that Qin Jichen usually came back once in May or June, and once during the Chinese New Year.

It's just May and June, so he should be in school now.

Qin Jichen smiled at Qin Xiao and explained, "Isn't there an awakening ceremony for the clan in a few days? Shouldn't you participate this year? I asked for leave and came back."

Qin Xiao was a little surprised. He was surprised that Qin Jichen would come back specially, and he suddenly realized that such a thing had happened.

Qin Jichen observed his expression and asked suspiciously, "Third brother, you didn't forget, did you?"

Qin Xiao said without any guilt: "No."

Qin Jichen narrowed his brown eyes and curved his eyes: "So, how many days later?"

Qin Xiao: ...

Qin Jichen smiled as expected and touched Qin Xiao's head: "You have a good memory."

Qin Xiao: ...

Qin Xiao was particularly silent when they had breakfast together in the morning.

Father Qin picked up a piece of food for the girl beside him, and looked at Qin Xiao again. Seeing that he was still looking down, he didn't know what he was thinking about. He coughed twice and said, "Third brother, what are you thinking about?"

Qin Xiao is the third child in the family. His two older brothers are eight and six years younger than his older brothers. The one closest to him in age is his younger sister, Qin Jiuyuan, the only girl in the Qin family.

And his father is also the patriarch of this family.

Qin Jiuyuan has fair skin and a delicate complexion. She looks like a porcelain doll sitting next to Qin's father.

After hearing what Qin's father said, Qin Jiuyuan also turned his head to look at Qin Xiao.

Qin Xiao shook his head and said nothing.

Father Qin frowned slightly. Qin Xiao had been a talkative child since he was born. Other children would call "Dad" and "Mom" after being born for a few months, but Qin Xiao had never called them once even when he was over a year old.

When Qin's father and mother began to wonder whether Qin Xiao's throat was damaged and they needed to take him to the doctor, Qin Xiao silently called out "Mom".

...It was really scary at the time.

Fortunately, after Qin Jinyi's persistent coaxing of Qin Xiao to talk over the past few years, Qin Xiao's personality has changed significantly.

Became more taciturn.

Father Qin thought silently.

Qin's mother unfortunately passed away when she gave birth to Jiuyuan. The first two children were unable to recover for a long time. Only Qin Xiao seemed to feel nothing. He ate and drank as usual, without any sadness at all.

At first, Qin's father thought that Qin Xiao was too sad or didn't know what this meant, so he didn't think of intervening. He just secretly observed that he didn't have any extreme behavior, and then he felt relieved.