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Yin Xihui had just gotten up from the bed and felt pain all over his body.

Just like when I first started running laps.

Yin Xihui shook his head and sighed.

In fact, Mo Hanyu also felt a little regretful. He shouldn't have agreed to go with them at that time.

But no matter what they were thinking, Qin Xiao had no idea and called them up.

Although Qin Xiao did not force them, he just asked them if they still wanted to join.

Faced with his question, Mo Hanyu forced himself to get up, and Yin Xihui agreed with a wry smile.

Unexpectedly, this time I met the girl as soon as I arrived at the training ground.

"...99." The girl spoke first, "Can I join you?"

Qin Xiao:?

"Join?" Qin Xiao looked at her puzzledly.

The girl bit her lip, as if she had made up her mind, and said, "I want to train with you, is that okay?"

"I have observed you guys these past few days... I won't hold you back, I—"

"What does the training you mentioned include?" Mo Hanyu suddenly asked, "What is the reason why you want to join?"

The girl looked at Qin Xiao, and seeing that he didn't say anything, she said, "You may not have noticed that many people have started to travel together and formed many small groups. I also want to join one of them, but because of my own reasons, they don't accept me, so I want to ask what you think."

"...So you're looking for us because they don't want it." Qin Xiao said.

The girl seemed a little flustered when she heard this: "That's not what I meant... I just saw that you guys help each other and are all very strong, so..."

"If you really won't be a drag as you said, then your strength should be considerable. Why do you have to seek help from others?" Mo Hanyu asked.

The girl frowned and thought for a moment: "Because I can't guarantee that I am completely sure of everything."

Qin Xiao stared at her face without saying anything.

"Since you said that you are strong, can I ask why those people would reject you because of your so-called personal reasons? What are the personal reasons you mentioned that would lead them to reject such a powerful person?" Yin Xihui asked.

The girl pursed her lips and became nervous.

She seemed a little hesitant, her eyes constantly moving between the three people's faces, as if she was thinking about something.

"Because you are a corpse binder?" Qin Xiao asked.

Mo Hanyu and Yin Xihui looked at him at the same time.

Yin Xihui: "What is that?"

Mo Hanyu: "How did you know?"

Seeing Yin Xihui and Mo Hanyu's reactions, the girl became more and more unsure. The momentum she had just built up gradually weakened. She looked back and forth between the two of them and said in a low voice, as if she was trying to defend herself: "I won't hurt you for no reason..."

Seeing Yin Xihui looking at her, the girl's voice became even softer, like a mosquito humming in her ear.

"real……"

"I saw the change in her eyes that day." Qin Xiao ignored the uneasy girl and said to Mo Hanyu, "I was a little unsure at first, but now it seems to be true."

After hearing this, the girl became even more uneasy.

Even if she was a corpse binder, she would definitely not be a match for so many people.

Someone has discovered her identity, and she can feel that more and more people are hostile to her, and some people have begun to deliberately trip her up during normal training.

So she urgently needed to join a group and get the protection of that group. That group should also be the kind that people dare not provoke easily. In her opinion, Mo Hanyu and Qin Xiao met this condition.

Moreover, they were evil cultivators, so they should not be so repulsive to her. The only thing she was uncertain about was Yin Xihui. She didn't know how he joined the group. Obviously, he was not an evil cultivator, but he did not reject them like the others, which gave her the courage to try.

What if they agree?

The girl's mind was still spinning rapidly. She was obviously not as good at hiding things as Yin Xihui, and her expression was very poor. Mo Hanyu saw her intention at a glance, turned his head to look at Qin Xiao who seemed to be unaware of anything, and sighed.

Mo Hanyu waved his hand, motioning Qin Xiao to come over.

Qin Xiao looked at the girl, then followed Mo Hanyu and distanced himself from them.

Mo Hanyu made sure that they couldn't hear him at this distance before he told Qin Xiao about the girl's intention.

"…What do you think?"

Mo Hanyu looked at Qin Xiao and asked.

Qin Xiao didn't feel anything: "What do you think?"

Mo Hanyu frowned: "I'm asking you."

Qin Xiao scratched his head: "I don't care, I just want to see one more person."

Mo Hanyu understood why Qin Xiao was like this.

He really didn't care, because no matter who they were, he didn't place too much emotion on them. So, if there was a sharp conflict, or they violated his basic interests and bottom line, he could attack them without hesitation and without mercy, as if he had never been friends with them before.

But Mo Hanyu is different.

Mo Hanyu is still self-aware of this.

He is different from Qin Xiao. In the process of interacting with people, he often unconsciously develops feelings for them. If he encounters something that conflicts with his interests later, he is likely to back down because of their previous relationship.

Qin Xiao noticed Mo Hanyu's hesitation and asked, "Are you afraid that you won't be able to bear it if you really stand on the opposite side?"

Mo Hanyu: “…Yes.”

"Everything is unpredictable. Who knows what will happen in the future?" Mo Hanyu lowered his eyes and said softly.

Qin Xiao looked at him and thought for a moment: "Do you want to refuse?"

"I see what you mean." Mo Hanyu didn't look at him. "After all, she hasn't done anything wrong - at least not so far. It would be unfair to exclude her just because of a possibility."

"Why should it be fair?" Qin Xiao was puzzled. "We are not obliged to protect her, right?"

"That's what I said..." Mo Hanyu touched his neck, "I just feel that--"

"Oh, you just can't bear to see her being isolated." Qin Xiao saw through his thoughts at a glance. "Is it because you have always been excluded by others before, so when you see someone who has the same experience as you, you can't help but soften your heart?"

Mo Hanyu instinctively wanted to deny: "I didn't--"

He was halfway through his words when he met Qin Xiao's deep black pupils. He paused for a moment, remembering what he had said to him before. After a long pause, he finally nodded in self-destruction.

"Yes, just as you said..."

"I've never been popular before, so I thought—"

Mo Hanyu didn't say anything else because Qin Xiao patted his shoulder, clearly meaning that he didn't want him to continue.

"You don't have to tell me this kind of thing." Qin Xiao said calmly, "If you don't want to say it, then don't say it. Since you want to agree, then you can."

Mo Hanyu opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but then he heard Qin Xiao speak again.

"But you have to think clearly. You are different from her. Your reasons are beyond your control, whether it's your appearance or your talent. But she is different." Qin Xiao looked at him steadily. "I don't know why she became a Corpse Binder, and I have no interest in it. But if I agree to let her join, it means I need to bear the risks that come with her being a Corpse Binder."

"We don't know her."

Mo Hanyu clenched his fingers.

"Are you sure you still want her to join?"

"...I think we can give it a try first." Mo Hanyu lowered his eyes and didn't look at him. "You can only know what a person is like after you meet him."

Qin Xiao did not refute. In fact, he didn't care what the girl was like. He just wanted to make it clear first so that Mo Hanyu could be mentally prepared.

"In that case, then let's agree." Qin Xiao said, waving at Yin Xihui, motioning him to come over.

"As for what you're worried about, there's no need to worry." Qin Xiao looked at Yin Xihui who was walking over, "If I really had a conflict with them, which side would you stand on?"

Mo Hanyu said without hesitation: "Of course it's you."

"In that case, there's nothing to worry about." Qin Xiao said, "If that time really comes, you might be scared away by me."

Qin Xiao said this and smiled.

Mo Hanyu wanted to refute: "How could it be——"

"You don't know me." Qin Xiao just said in a calm voice, "I am a very selfish person."

Mo Hanyu paused: "Me too."

Qin Xiao sneered: "I didn't see that."

Mo Hanyu: "That's because you are short-sighted."

Qin Xiao:……?

Qin Xiao looked at him: "You are fine now, right?"

Mo Hanyu waved his hand away: "You were the one who started talking nonsense."

Yin Xihui came over. He knew what the two had just discussed. "What do you think?"

"Do you mind her?" Qin Xiao asked, without directly stating his opinion.

Yin Xihui had already thought about it: "I don't care. She came here at this time mainly to ask for help, right? Although she didn't say it explicitly, it is very likely that her identity as a corpse binder has caused her inconvenience."

"She may just want to find a place that can accept her, but she probably wants more help so that those who have bad intentions towards her can be deterred from taking any action they might take," Yin Xihui analyzed.

Qin Xiao looked at Yin Xihui, then at Mo Hanyu.

"So what do you think?" Mo Hanyu asked.

Yin Xihui said: "I want to agree, because if she is really like she said, there is no harm in agreeing to her joining. No matter which possibility she stands on, as long as she has no ill will towards us and has no ill intentions, it is no big deal."

"Besides, given her current situation, she won't easily make enemies with others, so I don't think she will pose a threat to us... And actually from my point of view, more friends mean more options. As you know, I'm quite afraid of death."

Yin Xihui did not hide his thoughts and said with a smile.

Qin Xiao: ...

Qin Xiao moved his gaze between the two of them again.

Mo Hanyu looked at him puzzledly.

"Mo Hanyu thinks so too." Qin Xiao ignored him and said to Yin Xihui, "Since you all think it's okay, then it's fine."

Yin Xihui was a little confused: "What do you think?"

"I'm fine with anything." Qin Xiao said, waving at the girl.

"Actually, I'm quite surprised." Qin Xiao glanced at Yin Xihui.

Yin Xihui was puzzled and listened to Qin Xiao continue.

"You're quite honest this time."

Yin Xihui's pupils shrank slightly, he paused, and did not answer.

The girl ran over in small steps, looking nervous.

"After our discussion, it's OK." Qin Xiao said to her, glancing at the badge on her chest, "72."

"My name is Qiu Puryue." The girl smiled. When she was happy, her voice, which had been deliberately made thick just now, returned to its original tone, sharp and unpleasant.

"Qin Xiao." Qin Xiao didn't feel anything special.

Mo Hanyu nodded at her: "My name is Mo Hanyu."

Yin Xihui smiled again and introduced himself to her.