Originated from mountains and seas, life never ends

Qin Xiao hung up the phone, looked at the waterfall in front of him, thought of Qin Jichen, and frowned slowly.

He asked why he hadn't seen Qin Jichen for a long time, and it turned out that something had happened.

but……

Qin Xiao was a little troubled.

Mang Ling woke up a year ago, saying that he had almost recovered, leaving behind a jade-like thin piece, and took Qian back to Mangshan. As for Ji Meng... there has been no movement, and no one knows whether he has left or not.

【not yet. 】

The voice from Hunhai answered his question in time.

Qin Xiao: ...

[I'm not always here, sometimes I go out for a walk.]

Ji Meng understood what Qin Xiao didn't say and took the initiative to explain.

【……Um. 】

Qin Xiao responded, shifted his attention, and continued to worry about Qin Jichen.

[Are you worried about your brother? ]

"……Yes."

Qin Xiao sighed: "If I hadn't heard from that kid, I still wouldn't know that he had done so many things."

[If you are really worried, why don’t you go find him tomorrow?] Ji Meng was puzzled.

"...That's true." Qin Xiao rubbed his brows, "Maybe I have a lot of worries these past two days."

[Those humans? Why don't you beat them up? ]

"After all, this is an academy... I don't want to be too conspicuous." Qin Xiao held his forehead with his hand, frowning, "And the attitude of these people towards me is obviously like treating an alien, like... a bomb that may explode at any time. Although I have had this experience before, it is different from the mountains after all."

"Whether it was before or during the time when I was a kid in the mountains, I would not take the initiative to provoke others, but if I encountered someone looking for trouble, I could choose to kill them. The consequence would be the possibility of retaliation..."

"But it's different here. It's troublesome to make someone miserable or even kill them, and it's easy to get into trouble." Qin Xiao thought of the dirty bedding in the ring, his eyes darkened, "It doesn't matter if it's a conspiracy or assassination, the main thing is that I'm worried about embarrassing my dad."

[You said so... and it is true. ]

Ji Meng sighed and suddenly thought of something.

[But when I was wandering around today, I saw that you can duel in the duel arena. ]

Qin Xiao: "Oh?"

[You can challenge the opponent and invite the person who manages the duel field to be called... a mentor? Ask him to be a witness and sign a life and death agreement. Then you can go in and duel, regardless of life or death.]

Qin Xiao's eyes moved slightly, as if he was thinking about something, but he soon sighed: "Forget it, there is no need for this yet."

【Um……】

Qin Xiao suddenly turned his head and looked straight at a dark corner behind him. He stared at that place for a moment, said nothing, then stood up and left.

After an unknown amount of time, a sigh of relief came from the darkness, and a shadow swayed. A slender girl slowly walked out, frowning and looking in the direction where Qin Xiao left. She seemed a little worried, her lips moved slightly, and she sighed.

The next day, there was only one physical education class in the morning, which required everyone to run 30 laps around the playground with weights and do 300 squat jumps. The get out of class ended when the class was completed.

As soon as Qin Xiao put on the weighted vest, he felt it sinking. He estimated that it weighed about 100 kilograms and had a sealing function, making it impossible for a person to circulate Qi.

Turning around, I saw Yun Qi's steps were trembling, and he was sweating profusely not long after putting it on.

There was a lot of complaints all around, and Qin Xiao didn't have much time to pay attention to others. He was ready to finish his work quickly and go find Qin Jichen. He patted Yun Qi and ran away.

When Qin Xiao was almost done running a lap, people began to catch up with him one after another. Some of them collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath after just a few steps.

"Hurry up! I've already told you in advance that you have to finish when you finish. Even if you have to run until tomorrow, you have to finish before you leave!"

Cheng Nuo, a sturdy physical education instructor, crossed his arms and his deep voice rang through the entire playground, making people's eardrums tremble.

Qin Xiao couldn't help but pick his ears and glanced at him.

Cheng Nuo stared at the two or three people who couldn't even straighten their backs, and cursed: "With this physique, you can't even keep up with the beating."

Yun Qi panted heavily, and finally took the first step with trembling legs.

The next second, his knees went weak and he fell to the ground.

so tired...

Yun Qi’s eyes went dark and a ringing sound rang in his ears.

His physique was the weakest among his brothers. After awakening, he relied on his attributes to do things. He had never exercised his body so simply. He just felt his head swollen and he was not very clear-headed.

I heard the sound of steady and powerful footsteps. I turned around and saw the young man in black passing by me again, neither his eyes nor his steps stopped for me.

Good...very impressive.

Yun Qi admired Qin Xiao from the very beginning, from the moment he introduced himself.

At that time, facing the various gazes of the whole class, the young man said calmly that he was an evil cultivator. Although many people in the class had deep prejudices against him, Yun Qi intuitively felt that he was not a bad person.

Moreover, to be fair, Qin Xiao has never had the tendency to hurt others so far. Even when he was excluded like that, he was still so calm and composed.

Yun Qi yearns for the strong, both physically and mentally. He instinctively wants to follow the footsteps of the strong, no matter what others think.

Yun Qi took a deep breath and slowly stood up.

It's the same weight...

"Adjust your breathing."

There was a sudden sound beside his ear, Yun Qi looked over in surprise, it was Qin Xiao.

Qin Xiao once again passed him by, glanced at him before leaving, and left a word of guidance.

Yun Qi's eyes suddenly widened, and he heard panting sounds around him.

At Qin Xiao's reminder, he concentrated his attention, feeling the rhythm of Qin Xiao's breathing, the coordination of his footsteps, and every step was grounded. His whole body seemed to have been trained thousands of times, and every part of his body could tacitly reach the best state.

Mimicking the rhythm of breathing, Yun Qi took another step.

This time, although his legs and feet were still a little weak, he gritted his teeth and held on, forcing himself to keep up with the rhythm of his breathing. Gradually, he seemed to be really relaxed.

Surprise flashed across Cheng Nuo's eyes. This child's ability to comprehend and imitate was beyond his imagination.

I just observed for a few seconds...

Cheng Nuo glanced at Qin Xiao, who was handling the situation with ease, and showed some admiration.

Although I heard Qi Yulang say before that this evil cultivator was a troublemaker, after seeing him today, it is clear that he is very capable. The number of people in this class who can reach his level can be counted on one hand.

Cheng Nuo's eyes turned and were attracted by the girl a little further behind Qin Xiao.

He could see that the girl's physique was not weak, so logically she shouldn't be that far behind. But she had been keeping a long distance from the evil cultivator, as if she was afraid of something...

Cheng Nuo narrowed his eyes and frowned.

"Yao Yingxi, hurry up!"

The man's strong voice reached the ears of the running girl. She trembled uncontrollably, turned her head in fear, met the stern gaze of her mentor, and almost instinctively wanted to shake her head.

"Run faster, run as fast as you should!"

After hearing this, Yao Yingxi felt disheartened, realizing that her tutor had seen through it.

I just said I don’t care…

Yao Yingxi's face turned pale, and she gritted her teeth and increased her speed.

Qin Xiao noticed something strange behind him, his expression remained unchanged. He thought for a moment and quickened his pace.

The body is getting warm, so it's time to speed up.

Qin Xiao calculated that at this speed he might not be able to finish before lunch, and he also wanted Qin Jichen to treat him to a meal.

The meals at the academy were not free, the prices varied, and the quality was also different. The cheapest only cost one copper coin, while the most expensive cost hundreds of gold coins.

I talked to Yun Qi before, and three silver coins were enough for a family of four to have meat every day for a month. The gold coins subsidized by the academy for a year were enough for food, clothing, housing and transportation as long as they did not buy any luxury high-end materials or elixirs.

Although Qin Xiuyun gave him a bag of gold coins before he entered school, which was enough for him to survive, Qin Xiao still adhered to the principle of saving as much as possible and calculated the money in Qin Jichen's hands.

Suddenly, Qin Xiao noticed something and glanced sideways at the girl who was chasing him.

Yao Yingxi met his gaze, her pupils trembled violently, and she didn't know if it was an illusion, but her face seemed to have turned much paler.

Qin Xiao recognized that she was the person who had been hiding in the dark and observing him yesterday, but he was not sure whether her change at this moment was due to him or fatigue, so he simply ignored her and just kept speeding up.

Can it go any faster?

Cheng Nuo raised his eyebrows, somewhat surprised.

The physique of this evil cultivator cannot be achieved by simple talent.

He must have gone through long and hard training to achieve such a physique.

Although some people are born with strong bones and brute force, this evil cultivator is obviously not like that. He has achieved this through training.

The natural talent of evil cultivators lies in cultivation. They are naturally faster than ordinary people in cultivation, and accordingly, they are more likely to become unstable and go astray. As for the body and soul... they are not their strong points.

Cheng Nuo frowned and raised the corners of his mouth.

This evil cultivator... is quite interesting.

Qin Xiao certainly knew that he was paying attention to him, but since Cheng Nuo didn't say anything, he ignored him until he quickly finished everything and then came to him and signaled.

"...very good." Cheng Nuo glanced at the timer, patted Qin Xiao's shoulder, and pinched him a few times. Feeling the firm and sturdy muscles under his hands, he showed appreciation, "You...are very good."

"...Thank you."

Qin Xiao only felt the top of the mountain pressing down on him, hitting his shoulders heavily twice, causing his bones to ache.

"Can I go now?" Qin Xiao asked.

"Of course." Cheng Nuo answered readily, reaching out to untie the weighted vest on him, "You can go now."

Only then did Qin Xiao feel relieved and leave.

Cheng Nuo retracted his gaze and looked at Yun Qi, who had reached his limit after running four laps on the field, and shook his head.

Although I have mastered the essentials, I still lack a lot of hard conditions.

Yao Yingxi looked at Qin Xiao who was already going away and bit her lower lip, as if she was struggling, but also as if she was relieved.

Qin Xiao didn't notice anything at all. He looked at his clothes that were so wet that water would come out when he wrung them out, and decided to take a shower first.

Each dormitory has a washroom, so you can change your clothes in the dormitory without having to go far.

Qin Xiao changed his clothes hurriedly and glanced at his newly-issued watch. There was still some time before noon, so after hesitating for a moment, he decided to set off now.

The two colleges allow free entry and exit, and there is no rule that prohibits students from other schools from entering, so Qin Xiao entered Qin Jichen's college smoothly, and then got lost in the college.

Qin Xiao looked at the three-way intersection in front of him in confusion, then looked at the sign. There were words on it that he didn't recognize. He looked at it for a long time but couldn't figure out anything.

...I should have gotten a map at the door earlier.

Qin Xiao went to great lengths and finally found Qin Jichen's dormitory after endless questioning, and then...

It was discovered that he had no right of entry.

Qin Xiao: ...

Qin Xiao stood in front of the single-family residential complex, looking at the man who was blocking his way, and he didn't know how to describe his feelings.

"...Why can't I come in?" Qin Xiao asked him.

"I told you, that's the dormitory for senior students. If you want to go in, you either have to have a permission card or have someone bring you in." The man crossed his arms and looked at him, "Are you from our academy?"

"No, I'm here to see Qin Jichen." Qin Xiao looked at him, "Then can you help me go in and ask?"

"This is fine." The man said, and split into two in front of Qin Xiao.

Qin Xiao: ...

Under Qin Xiao's horrified gaze, the man split into two exactly the same people, one stood there and the other walked in.

After a while, the man came back.

"He's not in now."

The two of them merged into one again and replied.

Qin Xiao: ...

"……excuse me."

Qin Xiao was about to leave when someone called his name.

"Qin Xiao? Your name is Qin Xiao, right?"

Qin Xiao turned his head and saw a young man who looked familiar but he had already forgotten him.

Qin Xiao stared at him without saying anything.

"Jun Yi, get out?"

The man at the door greeted him and the young man responded with a smile.

"I didn't plan to do that. Now I'm meeting Qin Jichen's brother, right?"

"Oh?"

The two exchanged a few brief greetings, and Xu Junyi turned to look at him.

"Come on, your brother is not here, so I'll treat you to dinner."

Xu Junyi said this, shaking the gold card between his fingers.

"How did you know I was looking for him?"

Qin Xiao asked him while walking on the road.

"Ah..." Xu Junyi's eyes shifted slightly, "I just saw Cheng Ming go to ask, and then he saw you at the door. Doesn't that mean he has guessed it?"

"Really..." Qin Xiao retracted his gaze, "Then do you know how he is doing recently?"

"That's it, what else can I do?" Xu Junyi laughed twice, "Why, do you want to talk to your brother about something?"

"There are some things..." Qin Xiao slowly moved his eyes away and stared at him, "I want to ask in person."

"What is it? I'll ask him for you when I see him later."

"When is he free?" Qin Xiao answered irrelevantly, obviously insisting on his own idea, "I have been here for a few days, and I have never seen him once."

"Isn't he... busy? Haha, he also has his own things to do." Xu Junyi patted Qin Xiao's shoulder, "If you have any urgent matters, you can tell me. If you encounter any problems, you can also--"

Qin Xiao did not listen to the rest of the words. He looked at him deeply, did not let him treat him, and said goodbye in a hurry.

Qin Jichen was avoiding him.

Qin Xiao guessed.

If he was really not there, given Xu Junyi's personality, he should have taken him directly to find Qin Jichen instead of trying every means to find out his purpose and test his attitude.

Although it is also possible that Xu Junyi himself does not know where Qin Jichen is going.

Compared with the first one, Qin Xiao hopes it is the second one.

I bought a random pancake on the roadside, ate it on my way back to college, and returned to the classroom in a depressed mood to prepare for the afternoon class.

The moment he walked into the classroom, the noisy sounds in the classroom seemed to stop, all kinds of eyes looked over, and the smell of various emotions spread to the tip of his nose. Qin Xiao raised his head.

When I arrived at my seat and saw the words engraved on the table, I understood the reason for those gazes.

[Evil cultivator, get out!!!]

There were a few large characters engraved on the table, with a few small dirty characters next to them. Qin Xiao couldn't tell what the characters were because they were engraved so sloppily.

Qin Xiao stood in front of the table, quietly looking at the words on it, his eyes surging with waves, and all kinds of emotions mixed together made him more depressed.

His black eyes were deep and cold, like a bottomless ocean.