Originated from mountains and seas, life never ends

Qin Xiao didn't know what Mo Hanyu's so-called secret practice was. He only knew that he would disappear at eight o'clock every night and would not return to the dormitory until after twelve o'clock. After returning, he would say nothing and fall asleep immediately.

But Qin Xiao had no intention of exploring the matter. If Mo Hanyu wanted him to know, he would tell him.

This college was different from Fengqiong where they were before, perhaps because there were too few students. They all took the same classes and used the same classrooms.

"You're amazing... I thought you would just lie down for a few days at first."

Lan Huaiqiu, who was sitting in the front seat, held his cheek with his hand, feeling a little emotional.

The afternoon class had just ended, and Qin Xiao had just woken up from his sleep, looking at her in confusion.

Mo Hanyu went to eat first, saying that he had practice to do in the evening. Qin Xiao was woken up by Lan Huaiqiu who was sitting in the front seat, knocking on the table.

After spending these few days together, we gradually became familiar with each other. After all, there were very few people in the entire college, and there were many acquaintances. The rest did not need special attention at all, and I remembered their names unconsciously.

"Why do you think so?" Qin Xiao packed up his textbook listlessly, and as expected, he saw a blank space on it.

I really don’t know why, but he can’t help feeling sleepy every time he attends class.

I didn’t stay up late…

Qin Xiao rubbed his fluffy hair, a little puzzled.

"Need I say more? Of course it's because you were badly injured." Lan Huaiqiu had already packed his things and was standing beside him chatting out of boredom.

"Are you okay? Not a serious injury." Qin Xiao didn't understand her definition of a serious injury, but in his opinion, it was not a serious injury.

"How could it be? So much blood was shed..." Lan Huaiqiu still couldn't help but tremble with fear when he recalled the scene of that day.

She had fought with Qin Xiao before and did have some opinions about him, but after communicating with Qiu Puyue several times, she realized that she might have misunderstood him. In addition, the extent of his fight with Mo Hanyu the next day confirmed that Qin Xiao really had no ill will towards her. After getting to know him over the past two days, she felt that he was an okay person and they could communicate with him normally.

"It's just a flesh wound." Qin Xiao stood up, stretched, and prepared to go eat. "No bone damage."

"... Then what is considered a serious injury to you?" Lan Huaiqiu was really curious. Since coming here, whether it was Qiu Puyue and Yin Xihui, who were the same age as her, or Miao Kaijie, who was one or two years older, they all gave her a strange feeling.

Many of their words and actions are not like those of their age, and they are nothing like those high-spirited teenagers in the sect... They are more like desperadoes.

Lan Huaiqiu frowned calmly. This strange feeling was especially evident in Miao Kaijie. Although his personality was very similar to that of a free and willful person, a clear difference could still be felt.

The dangerous signal that was unconsciously emitted...

Lan Huaiqiu pursed her lips and walked out with Qin Xiao.

Qin Xiao was stunned when he heard her question. He touched his chin and thought for a while: "Tendons and veins are broken, internal organs are shattered, and the three elixirs are scattered?"

Lan Huaiqiu: ...

These are deadly, right?

It seemed that her strange look was too obvious, and Qin Xiao also felt something was wrong. After thinking for a while, he spoke again: "A broken arm... counts?"

Lan Huaiqiu could see that he was already trying his best to think of an injury that was not that serious for him.

"What about you?" Qin Xiao finally decided to change the subject.

"Hmm..." Lan Huaiqiu thought seriously, "Internal organs are damaged...right?"

Faced with Qin Xiao's surprised eyes, Lan Huaiqiu couldn't help but doubt himself.

"Wasn't that... easy?"

Qin Xiao thought back to his previous battles. Apart from beheading, he would attack the fragile internal organs and had hardly thought of other inefficient methods.

Unless it is a non-lethal fight.

Lan Huaiqiu: ...

The two sides looked at each other in silence for a few seconds, then looked away silently.

"...Speaking of which, I heard the sound of a piano these two days. Was it you?" Qin Xiao coughed twice and changed the subject again.

"Ah, it's me." Lan Huaiqiu nodded. "After all, my attribute is the zither. It won't hurt to practice more music scores and skills."

As he spoke, his eyes darkened as if he had thought of something.

Qin Xiao didn't think anything of it and nodded.

"But I've been practicing with Pu Yue recently." Lan Huaiqiu thought of his relationship with Qiu Pu Yue and said with a smile, "Do you want to go and take a look?"

Qin Xiao: ...

Qin Xiao glanced at her, and when he met her sparkling eyes, he felt inexplicably guilty.

"I……"

"She has made great progress." Lan Huaiqiu said again.

"Then... go and take a look?" Qin Xiao asked tentatively.

"Then come meet us at Half Moon Lake in the back hills at 7 o'clock tonight."

Lan Huaiqiu walked away humming a song with great interest.

Qin Xiao regretted what he said the next second, but Lan Huaiqiu obviously did not give him this chance. He was too embarrassed to go back on his word and could only close his eyes helplessly.

The sun sets and the moon rises, illuminating the mountain scenery.

Qin Xiao finally came, stood beside the pool, and watched the two girls tinkering with the attributes.

"Yes, yes, that's right." Lan Huaiqiu instructed Qiu Puryue to hold the flute while calling out his own attributes.

"Qin Xiao, why are you here?" Qiu Puyue was a little surprised to see him.

"I..." Qin Xiao shifted his gaze and said vaguely, "I came to take a look."

"Oh..." Qiu Puryue nodded thoughtfully, and then smiled, "Huai Qiu is very good. She is very good at these instruments. She taught me how to read music."

...So it turns out you didn’t know how to read music before.

“Hehe…” Lan Huaiqiu scratched his head embarrassedly, “I’ve been learning this since elementary school, so it’s normal for me to understand these things.”

"Yeah……"

"Which country are you from?" Qin Xiao suddenly asked.

"Me? Xingchen Yu Nation." Lan Huaiqiu sat on a relatively flat stone nearby, legs crossed, with his long zither floating in front of him, his arms raised and his wrists hanging naturally, looking as if he was about to begin.

Seeing this, Qin Xiao stopped asking questions and sat quietly beside her, watching her movements.

As the middle finger gently plucks the thin string, the light music like a pearl falling on a plate flows out from the fingertips. It is like the sound of the pattering rain, sitting alone in front of the bamboo house in the mountains, looking at the water drops falling from the roof; it is also like the rain and fog just clearing up, the mountain waterfall pouring down, the mist is filled, and in a trance it seems to be more than a thousand feet...

Different from the simply pleasant music I had before, this music seemed to go straight to the heart, hooking the soul to dance with it. When I closed my eyes, it was as if I was really there, trapped in the illusion created by the performer.

Qin Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly. His meridians were stimulated and relaxed a lot compared to before. A comfortable numbing feeling went directly from Baihui to Sanjiao, then spread to his limbs and bones, and was transported to every corner of the body.

It's very comfortable.

The music slowly faded away. Qin Xiao opened his eyes, exhaled a breath of turbid air, and could feel that his body had become much lighter.

"This..." Qin Xiao looked at Lan Huaiqiu.

"How is it?" Lan Huaiqiu raised his eyebrows, seeming very pleased with himself. "This is the 'muscle kneading' part of the 'muscle kneading, bone relaxation, and skin calcination' trilogy that I created myself!"

Qin Xiao: ...

Isn’t this name a bit...

"Very impressive." Qin Xiao nodded and stroked his chest, "I feel like my tendons and veins are much more active."

Receiving the praise, Lan Huaiqiu hummed and laughed, turning his head to avoid Qin Xiao's gaze, with the tips of his ears turning red.

"Okay, okay, my presentation is over. Pu Yue, you come!" Lan Huaiqiu waved his hand, the long zither disappeared, and he rubbed his hands excitedly as he looked at Qiu Pu Yue.

Qiu Puryue blinked, feeling greatly encouraged, and nodded vigorously: "I understand!" Then, she took out her flute.

As soon as he saw her slender and beautiful jade flute, Qin Xiao frowned and used the last of his strength to control his facial expression, but the complexity in his eyes still exposed his uneasy heart.

Qiu Puyue didn't notice Qin Xiao's questioning look at all. Encouraged by Lan Huaiqiu, she put the flute to her lips and started playing with all her might.

As soon as he spoke, Qin Xiao couldn't help but open his eyes wide.

This……

There has been so much progress!

Qin Xiao couldn't help but sigh.

Sure enough, after three days of separation, we should look at each other with admiration.

It's only been a few days and the results are already there.

It’s a pity that this feeling of being moved did not last long, and even only lasted for a few seconds before disappearing without a trace.

Just when I was about to praise her for the normal rhythm of her music, she broke the note.

The shrill flute sound rang out again, and Qin Xiao closed his eyes.

Familiar voice.

"Oh, didn't I tell you not to do this? You should exhale evenly, breathe with your abdomen, and keep your breath full and abundant." Lan Huaiqiu quickly jumped off the stone and ran to Qiu Puyue to stop him in time.

"Sorry, I'm... used to it." Qiu Puryue scratched her head embarrassedly, "After all, no one has ever taught me..."

Qin Xiao's eyes moved slightly, but he didn't say anything.

"It's okay. It's not too late to learn now. I'll teach you." Lan Huaiqiu patted her shoulder soothingly and said, "Although I'm not that good myself, don't worry. I can still teach you to be as good as me."

"No way... You are too modest." Qiu Puryue said from the bottom of her heart, "You are the most powerful music cultivator I have ever seen."

"Really? Hehe..." Lan Huaiqiu couldn't help laughing again after being praised.

"Come to think of it...don't we have music training classes?" Qin Xiao asked.

"Ah, yes, there is, it's just..." Qiu Puryue was a little embarrassed, "Teacher Qi and the dean are not good at these, and there is no other music cultivator in the whole college except the two of us. What's more... there was no music cultivator in this college before this year."

Lan Huaiqiu laughed: "And I have been exposed to these things since I can remember, so my foundation is still very solid. I can still help her get started."

Qin Xiao nodded thoughtfully: "So that's it."

"Hmm..." Qiu Puryue looked into the depths of the dense forest and hesitated, "Qin Xiao, did you know that Mo Hanyu has also been training here at night recently?"

"Oh?" Qin Xiao was a little surprised, "I don't know."

"He has been practicing with Shen Youge every night these days. I don't know what he is practicing..." Qiu Puryue looked at Qin Xiao, "Do you want to go over and take a look?"

"..."

Qin Xiao was a little hesitant.

"Why don't you wait here until we finish practicing before going there? Then even if you are discovered, you can just say you are just passing by." Lan Huaiqiu saw his hesitation and suggested although he was puzzled.

Qin Xiao was silent for a moment, then shook his head: "No need."

"Oh?" Qiu Puryue was surprised, "Aren't you going to take a look?"

"There's nothing to see." Qin Xiao retracted his gaze and said calmly, "If he wanted me to know, he would tell me."

"Yeah...that's true." Qiu Puryue could only shrug.

After chatting for a while, he sat quietly aside and watched the two people study. Qin Xiao didn't understand most of the terminology, but fortunately he didn't want to understand it. After listening for a while, he almost fell asleep again.

"Are you...sleepy?"

Qiu Purue noticed that he kept nodding and couldn't help but ask.

"No...it shouldn't be." Qin Xiao rubbed his brows, a little puzzled, "Why do I feel sleepy every time I hear it..."

"Is it because you hate studying?" Lan Huaiqiu asked softly.

"It shouldn't... be the case...right?" Qin Xiao thought of his experience with Feng Qiong and felt completely lost.

"It's actually no big deal. For us Qi cultivators, the most important thing is our cultivation. As long as our cultivation is improved, all other problems will be solved." Lan Huaiqiu said, "It's just that you evil cultivators need to have some moral training... Generally speaking, it's not a big deal. From what I've observed, with your character, you can easily pass it."

"And now, who evaluates a Qi cultivator by looking at his academic performance? Don't they all look at how high his realm is, how powerful his skills are, or how cool his moves are..."

Qin Xiao heard her say this, it seemed true. Not only in this life, but also in the previous life, those cultivators were also like this.

As long as you are outstanding enough in one aspect, others will ignore your shortcomings.

Lan Huaiqiu and Qiu Puyue did not stay up until midnight like Mo Hanyu. After a while, they got up and asked Qin Xiao if he wanted to go back with them.

Qin Xiao didn't hesitate and nodded.

When he returned to the dormitory, Mo Hanyu had not returned as expected. After Qin Xiao finished washing up, he found that his other roommate had returned at some point and had finished tidying up and was sitting on the bed, looking at him inexplicably.

"What's wrong?" Qin Xiao felt that he wanted to ask something. He had talked to him a lot in the past two days, so he took the initiative to ask.

Chen Mo had taken off his blindfold at this time, revealing his unique eye. The two eyes were staring straight at him, making Qin Xiao feel a little weird.

"He... went back."

Qin Xiao:?

Qin Xiao stared at him blankly for a moment before he realized who he was talking about: "Zhu Yin?"

"Yes." Chen Mo nodded, "He said his condition has improved, so he went back."

"Really? That's good." Qin Xiao didn't quite understand why he said this to him.

"Hmm..." Chen Mo frowned slightly, seeming a little conflicted.

Qin Xiao was not in a hurry and just looked at him quietly.

"He and Shen Youge should know each other." Chen Mo hesitated for a while, but still said it.

Qin Xiao was startled: "Do they know each other?"

"That should be the case." Chen Mo lowered his eyes and said no more.

Seeing this, Qin Xiao didn't ask any more questions. He slowly lowered his gaze to rest on the little doll in the corner of the bed.

The black-haired man was looking at him blankly, as if he didn't understand what they were talking about.

Qin Xiao slowly picked up the doll. It was made of some unknown material, but it was soft and flexible, and even a little warm.

Qin Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly, and his eyes darkened.