Originated from mountains and seas, life never ends

"Hey?"

After dinner, Qin Jiuyuan and Qin Jichen accompanied Qin Xiuyun and Qin Yunan to talk in the yard. Qin Xiao wanted to join them, but suddenly a ring lit up, so he had to answer it first.

"have you eaten yet?"

A child's clear voice came from the other end of the ring.

Qin Xiao paused, his eyes softened: "I've eaten."

"Hmph... I don't mean to say that if I don't contact you, are you going to never contact me again in this life?" Mo Hanyu was a little dissatisfied, "It's been such a long time, and you haven't contacted me once."

"Aren't you afraid of disturbing you?" Qin Xiao returned to the room, without turning on the lights, and sat on the bed in the dark.

"That sounds nice, so I'm not afraid of disturbing you, right?"

As Qin Xiao listened, he could imagine Mo Hanyu's expression on the other end.

"My problem." Qin Xiao smiled and didn't care.

Qin Xiao's answer made Mo Hanyu speechless.

"…What are you doing now?"

"Chatting with you." Qin Xiao half leaned against the head of the bed, looking at the dark ceiling, and said casually.

“…And before that?”

"Chatting with my dad and others."

"What are you talking about?"

"..."

This meaningless conversation went on for hundreds of sentences. I could tell that the other party didn't know what to talk about, but just couldn't bear to hang up.

"Have you thought about the future?" Qin Xiao asked suddenly.

"In the future?" Mo Hanyu was stunned. "I... don't know."

"..."

It seemed that the atmosphere between the two of them grew cold because of this topic.

"Qin Xiao..." Mo Hanyu lowered his eyes, his voice a little light, "If we are not in the same school...are we still friends?"

"Of course. Are you planning to break up with me?"

Mo Hanyu said without hesitation: "Of course not."

"I'm just... a little uneasy." Mo Hanyu's voice was nervous.

"You don't need to worry about the future when you are bored." Qin Xiao yawned, "Tonight is New Year's Eve, not only did you not send me a blessing, but you also said something meaningless."

"…Sorry, I just remembered all of this when you mentioned it."

Qin Xiao responded vaguely and said nothing more.

Mo Hanyu was silent for a moment and said "Happy New Year" to him.

Qin Xiao thought that was the end, but he didn't expect to see Mo Hanyu appear in his yard early the next morning.

To be precise, a family of four came.

Mo Hanshang put his arm around Qin Jinyi's shoulders and said something, while Mo Ye and the others greeted Qin Xiuyun. Mo Hanyu was in a daze, and when he sensed something, he looked over at him.

At that moment, Qin Xiao felt his eyes suddenly light up.

Qin Xiao: ...

Later in the conversation, it was learned that it was Mo Hanshang who was clamoring to come over to play with Qin Jinyi. After hearing this, Mo Hanyu expressed his desire to join in. So Mo Shan and Ye Ningzhi decided to come together to visit.

After hearing this, Qin Xiao didn't know what to say.

"What? You don't want to see me?" Mo Hanyu noticed that something was wrong with his expression and asked with raised eyebrows.

"No..." Qin Xiao said helplessly.

Spring goes and autumn comes, summer passes and winter goes.

After all, Qin Xiao and Mo Hanyu were not in the same city. Except for seeing each other for a few days occasionally during major festivals, they spent the rest of the time in their respective homes.

Qin Jichen and Qin Jinyi seemed to have encountered a bottleneck in their cultivation. They had returned home only a handful of times in the past two years. One year, neither of them went home at all, saying that they were studying something in the academy.

When Qin Xiao has nothing to do, he will guide Qin Jiuyuan in her practice and will also have some sparring with her - of course, he will let her off easy.

Qin Xiao was reluctant to chop his sister too hard, so he basically stopped at the right time, with only a few mistakes, causing her hair to explode and her skin to burn black. This made Qin Jiuyuan turn around and cry and go to Qin Xiuyun to complain.

Qin Xiuyun looked at the Coal Ball who was crying breathlessly in his arms, and then looked at Qin Xiao who was opposite him with a guilty and helpless look on his face, and felt a little amused.

In the end, in order to ease Qin Jiuyuan's emotions, Qin Xiuyun gave her a chance to teach Qin Xiao how to read.

Qin Xiao was illiterate, which was also what Qin Xiuyun discovered. Perhaps he was used to treating him as an adult, until one day he accidentally got a low-level thunder-attribute technique and gave it to Qin Xiao. Qin Xiao looked at it for a long time with a complicated expression and said that he didn't understand it.

Qin Xiuyun's mood at that time was as complicated as Qin Xiao's expression.

If you don't understand, you should have said so earlier. You just lowered your head and looked at it for a long time without saying a word...

Qin Jiuyuan got permission and started teaching Qin Xiao happily at first. However, after a few days she found that the teacher who taught her to read had such a difficult time.

"Brother... I have said this word many times."

Qin Jiuyuan racked her brains but couldn't figure out why her brother was so forgetful. He had just been taught the characters last week, but he couldn't understand a thing this week.

Qin Xiao himself was also puzzled. Learning calligraphy wasn’t so difficult before?

It was not until two years later, when I entered school, that I was able to recognize all the common basic words.

"Brother...bye."

On the day of leaving, Qin Jiuyuan waved her hands happily.

Qin Xiao: ...

Qin Xiao looked at her in silence, and then whispered in her ear, "You'd better break through the Chen realm when I come back."

Qin Jiuyuan: ...

Qin Jiuyuan's smile froze on her face.

It’s been four years since I awakened, but I’m still at the eighth level.

Qin Xiao thought of this and shook his head in disappointment.

The college that Qin Xiuyun found for him was called Fengqiong College, which was located close to Qin Jinyi and their college, both in Yangtianzhou.

Although Fengqiong College is not top-notch in comparison, it is still considered a top-notch institution. Every year, countless children try their best to get in.

The entrance examination was already strict, and in Yuhua's environment, which discriminated against evil cultivators, it obviously took Qin Xiuyun a lot of effort to withstand the pressure and allow an evil cultivator to enroll.

Qin Xiao didn't want to trouble Qin Xiuyun, so he just followed his instructions.

But I still don’t know which college Mo Hanyu went to. Maybe I can ask him later.

Qin Xiao stood at the majestic entrance of the academy and looked carefully three times to make sure he was not in the wrong place.

Yangtianzhou is worthy of being the holy land of Yuhua's economic prosperity. Along the way, whether it is the buildings or the clothes worn by pedestrians, they are no less impressive than Luoyun.

"The third one!"

Hearing a voice beside his ear, Qin Xiao turned his head and saw Qin Jinyi waving and walking towards him.

"Did you come here by yourself?" Qin Jinyi came to his side, looked at his clothes, and straightened his collar.

"No, my father went to get the certificate for me. He said it would be used for admission to school." Qin Xiao raised his chin and replied.

"Hmm..." Qin Jinyi looked at him and fixed his hair. Thinking of something, a bit of loneliness appeared in his eyes. "Dad originally wanted you to come to our college, but we couldn't come to an agreement. He insisted--"

"It doesn't matter." Qin Xiao interrupted him and flipped his hair twice. "I'm already surprised that an academy would accept me."

Qin Jinyi's brows moved slightly and he laughed a little.

"Hey, you're here."

An arm suddenly rested on Qin Jinyi's shoulder, and Mo Hanshang waved at him carelessly: "Hey, you're here too?"

Qin Jinyi nudged him with his elbow: "My brother is starting school today."

Mo Hanshang was stunned: "Oh...ah haha, so that's it, haha, hahaha..."

Qin Xiao: ...

Qin Xiao felt somewhat helpless. He turned his head as if sensing something and glanced around.

Many people were watching them.

Because of what?

Qin Xiao glanced between the two people opposite him, thought for a moment and decided to stay away from them.

As expected, as soon as the distance between us widened, I could clearly feel a lot fewer eyes on me.

"...Where are you running to?" Unfortunately, before Qin Xiao could run away, Qin Jinyi turned around and pulled him by the collar, "So anxious?"

"...Didn't you notice that someone was watching?"

"I know." Qin Jinyi glanced at Mo Hanshang, "If you ask him to stay away, he won't do that."

"--Hello!"

Qin Jinyi chose to ignore Mo Hanshang's dissatisfied voice, glanced at the person not far away, and patted Qin Xiao's head.

"Go ahead. You can come to me if you encounter any trouble." Qin Jinyi told him where he lived.

Qin Xiao responded, turned his head and saw Qin Xiuyun not far away. After a simple goodbye, he walked towards that direction.

Come to think of it...he hasn't been to school yet.

Qin Xiao walked into the gate and clearly felt an invisible film passing through the periphery of his body, similar to a screening process. If he did not meet the standards, he would not be able to enter.

"Ah... Indeed." Qin Xiuyun listened to his thoughts and nodded in affirmation, "The condition is that you must be at the lower level of the Chen realm. Only Qi cultivators who have reached the Chen realm are qualified to enter this academy."

Qin Xiao nodded thoughtfully, looked at the bustling crowd, tilted his head, and was a little unsure of what he was feeling at the moment.

It’s a little complicated, but generally speaking... it should be something to look forward to... right?

……

The young man in black uniform looked quietly at the wet bedding on the bed, with his head down, wondering what he was thinking.

The two roommates had already disappeared without a trace, and the remaining one was sitting opposite him, holding a sesame cake, looking at him at a loss. Staring at the soaked bedding, Qin Xiao sighed.

He began to understand Mo Hanyu's feelings at that time.

What a naive kid.

Qin Xiao tried to touch the quilt and got his hands wet.

Perhaps it was because he was the only evil cultivator in this class - no, it should be said that he was the only one in the entire academy, so from the moment he announced his identity in class upon admission, he had attracted much attention.

It was only the third day of school, and two people in the dormitory were already discussing kicking him out.

Qin Xiao sometimes really doesn't understand the thoughts of these children.

If they were afraid, how could they dare to do such a thing to him; if they were disgusted, they were smiling and didn't take it seriously; if they were because of a simple distinction between good and evil, they were just playing pranks and posed no threat to him at all.

Qin Xiao washed his bedding and hung it outside. He went back to his dormitory and borrowed a mattress from the kid who took the sesame cake. The next day he found that his bedding had been stolen.

Qin Xiao: ...

Qin Xiao even confirmed the location repeatedly and found that it was indeed gone.

Qin Xiao covered his face, not knowing whether to cry or laugh.

"Qin...Qin Xiao..."

A timid voice came from behind him. Qin Xiao turned around and saw the roommate who took the sesame cake standing behind him, holding the dirty bedding in his hand and looking at him cautiously.

“Is this… yours?”

Qin Xiao looked at the logo above and nodded: "Yes, where did you find it?"

"By...the river."

The boy pointed to a cold pond a few miles away from the quilt drying area.

Qin Xiao pulled the corners of his mouth and couldn't help laughing.

The boy looked at him worriedly.

"...Thank you." Qin Xiao smiled enough, took the bedding back to the ring, and thanked him.

"No...no need." The boy waved his hands hurriedly.

Qin Xiao glanced at the name tag on his chest: Yun Qi.

"Well... class is about to start, let's go quickly. The first class in the afternoon is Teacher Qi's." Yun Qi suddenly thought of something and his tone became anxious.

"Teacher Qi?" Qin Xiao was stunned, not understanding why he was so panicked.

Seeing that he had no intention of leaving, Yun Qi was anxious but couldn't bear to leave him behind, so he grabbed Qin Xiao's wrist and ran away.

"Yeah, don't you know? Teacher Qi Yulang." Yun Qi didn't even turn his head, and spoke more fluently in a hurry, "He teaches us the music class."

"……what?"

Yun Qi heard the confusion that was about to overflow from Qin Xiao, and looked back at him in disbelief. Without time to explain, he ran all the way back to the classroom.

Unfortunately, I’m still late.

"Qin Xiao, Yun Qi."

There are ten classes in Fengqiong College this year, with 15 students in each class. The classroom is spacious and bright, with a large floor-to-ceiling window, so you can see the whole classroom clearly.

A middle-aged man stood on the podium, with a serious face, wearing a white short-sleeved shirt, black trousers that reached his ankles, and black leather shoes. He looked very stern.

The man's voice was cold, and his solemn gaze fell on Yun Qi and Qin Xiao. Yun Qi shook his shoulders uncontrollably, a little timid.

Qin Xiao met the man's sharp gaze, remaining indifferent.

"You're late for the first class...what have you been doing?" Qi Yulang asked in a deep voice, looking at the two children at the door.

Yun Qi stammered and couldn't speak. Qin Xiao didn't even think about it: "Find a quilt."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a few chuckles coming from the room.

Yun Qi looked at him in disbelief.

"Looking for a quilt?" Qi Yulang raised his eyebrows slowly, "Don't you know if you have classes in the afternoon?"

"I don't know." Qin Xiao told the truth.

Yun Qi wanted to lower his head to the floor.

Qi Yulang's eyes moved slightly, and he looked at Yun Qi who remained silent: "What about you?"

Yun Qi stammered for a long time without uttering a word.

Qi Yulang looked at the two of them, and invisible pressure fell on him. Yun Qi couldn't stop shaking, sweating profusely, and even his legs began to tremble at the end.

Qin Xiao remained expressionless and waited quietly for Qi Yulang to speak.

Qi Yulang narrowed his eyes upon seeing this and snorted coldly: "Yun Qi, 30 laps. Qin Xiao, 50 laps. No using attributes, come back when you finish running."

When Yun Qi heard this, his face turned pale.

Qin Xiao didn't react much.

The college playground is very large, one lap is about two kilometers, and 50 laps is not too much for Qin Xiao.

Although it was not much, after all, I was not allowed to use attributes. No matter how fast I ran, the sun was already setting when I finished, and Qi Yulang's class had ended long ago.

Qin Xiao stood at the edge of the playground, looking at Yun Qi who was still running with trembling legs, and after hesitating, decided to wait for him.

After Yun Qi finished, Qin Xiao looked at the young man who was almost collapsed on the ground, hesitated for a moment and stretched out his hand to him.

"You...are amazing." Yun Qi leaned on him weakly, breathing with difficulty, "You finished the race so quickly..."

"...Are you okay?" Qin Xiao couldn't help but ask when he saw that he seemed to be about to die.

"No...it's okay." Yun Qi lowered his head. He was too weak to walk, so he let Qin Xiao carry him up.

"You are a little weak."

Qin Xiao thought about it for a long time and finally said it out.

He remembered that he had disliked Mo Hanyu's physique in the mountains before, and it was true that there was no harm without comparison.

Yun Qi slowly turned his head, his lips moved a few times, as if he wanted to curse. After a moment of silence, he pushed him and staggered to his feet.

"I... will go by myself." Yun Qi said half angrily.

Qin Xiao said "Oh" and left.

Yun Qi: ...