Originated from mountains and seas, life never ends

"Really... you don't understand at all."

Lan Huaiqiu returned to the dormitory, and the more he thought about what had just happened, the more aggrieved he felt.

"What's wrong?" Qiu Puryue put down the book in her hand and asked.

"Ah... nothing." Lan Huaiqiu hesitated for a moment and shook his head. "By the way, why did you come to this college?"

After spending so many days together, Lan Huaiqiu did not find anything wrong with Qiu Puryue. She was not an evil cultivator. Although she was not good at playing, her cultivation was still considerable. Thunder and stars were different. As long as you have talent, the country will allocate money to support you.

Logically speaking, although Qiu Puyue is not as good as Mo Hanyu and others, she can still go to an ordinary college. Why did she come here?

Lan Huaiqiu remembered Yin Xihui's answer when he asked him before...it was because of her.

Lan Huaiqiu frowned slowly, he was actually quite curious.

"...Ah?" Qiu Puyue was stunned and looked at her at a loss.

Lan Huaiqiu didn't notice her awkwardness, and stroked his chin as he analyzed, "Mo Hanyu, Qin Xiao, and Senior Xia are born evil cultivators, Miao Kaijie and Chen Mo came here because Wangqiu Xingchen didn't allocate money to students, so what about you and Yin Xihui? You came with him, right?"

"...It's like this." Qiu Puryue's smile was a little forced. She was not very good at lying, especially in front of a familiar friend like Lan Huaiqiu.

"Why did Huaiqiu do that?"

Qiu Puyue could only stiffly change the subject and ask Lan Huaiqiu.

"Me?" Lan Huaiqiu was stunned.

"Well, you haven't told me why yet." Qiu Puryue looked at her expression and saw that she was not angry. She breathed a sigh of relief and asked calmly, "I don't think you are an evil cultivator."

"Ah, me..." Lan Huaiqiu felt a little uncomfortable, laughed dryly and lowered his eyes, "Actually, there's nothing much to say... I came here because he told me that there is a college that accepts students, and I don't have to pay, and it also provides food and accommodation."

Qiu Puryue: "Um... is that so?"

"That's right." Lan Huaiqiu nodded seriously.

"Is your family not well off?" Qiu Puryue asked with concern, "Aren't you very talented? Your family shouldn't be reluctant to spend money to send you to school - ah, sorry, I forgot you told me that your parents have passed away... But don't you have the Qin Sect in Xingchen? You can go there."

"It just so happens that your attribute is also the piano, and you can also play their music."

Before Lan Huaiqiu explained the various schools and movements to her, Qiu Puyue had no awareness of any factions and did not understand the schools of music. It was only after Lan Huaiqiu explained it to her that she knew about them.

But until now, Qiu Puryue still doesn't know what the matter of Lan Huaiqiu's meeting with Qin Zong's music means.

Lan Huaiqiu twitched his eyes, not knowing whether he was speechless or helpless: "That's where I came out from."

Qiu Puyue: “Huh?”

Lan Huaiqiu sighed: "I'm sorry, I lied to you about my parents being dead. They are still alive and well."

"Oh...that's good." Qiu Puryue said, then she felt something was wrong.

Let’s not talk about how this word is used...why does Lan Huaiqiu look a little disappointed?

Facing Qiu Puryue's puzzled gaze, Lan Huaiqiu forced a smile and sighed again.

"Actually... I ran away from home. But that shouldn't count now, because I've severed ties with my family."

Lan Huaiqiu said something shocking.

"Why?" Qiu Puryue blinked, "Are they not good to you? Are they thinking about how to kill you all day? Or are they thinking about how to abandon you?"

Lan Huaiqiu: "...It's not that scary."

"Oh..." Qiu Puryue breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good."

Lan Huaiqiu smiled helplessly, curious about why Qiu Puryue had such an idea: "It's actually nothing serious... I just feel a little uncomfortable."

Qiu Puryue: “Oh?”

"How should I put it... I thought my family was too much before, but after coming here, I realized that compared with Chen Mo and the others, my problems don't seem to be a big deal... I——"

"Why do you think so?" Qiu Puyue didn't quite understand.

"Because if you compare them, they have already met all my requirements for food, clothing, housing and transportation, and even far exceed those of an ordinary family. I don't have to worry about my safety..."

"Are you leaving because you're feeling mentally uncomfortable?" Qiu Puryue seemed to understand what she meant and asked with a blink of her eyes.

Lan Huaiqiu hesitated for a moment and nodded.

"Well... well, I do envy your life. You don't have to worry about food, clothing, and survival. Do you regret it now?"

"That's not the case..." Lan Huaiqiu sighed, "But I just feel a bit angry."

Qiu Puryue didn't ask any further questions, but chuckled and patted her hand soothingly.

Lan Huaiqiu met her clear gaze and smiled.

...Very good, it was concealed.

Qiu Puyue said in her heart.

Fortunately, Lan Huaiqiu didn't notice and the topic was successfully diverted.

In an instant, Qiu Puyue continued to preview the knowledge she was about to learn. Lan Huaiqiu took out the tattered ancient book, flipped through it, and frowned.

Let’s go find Shen Youge tonight.

Lan Huaiqiu frowned slightly when he thought of Qiongqi's words.

Anyway, she has now thrown away all the music scores she brought out from Qin Zong, and she has no new inspiration for the time being. If you can understand it, you can try to practice it.

……

"You lose, kid."

Xia Wuliao put one hand on his waist, glanced lazily at the boy lying on the ground, and waved his hand.

"You really don't leave any room for me... Senior Sister." Miao Kaijie laughed, patted the dust off his body, threaded the thread with his fingertips, and in the blink of an eye, he sewed up the clothes with big holes burned on them.

"You are quite skilled at sewing." Xia Wu raised his eyebrows and said with a smile.

"Well, what's the big deal..." Miao Kaijie smiled.

"Why are you suddenly looking for me to spar with? What's the matter?"

"Nothing, I'm just curious." Miao Kaijie waved his hand, "Senior is on the upper level now, right?"

"uh-huh."

Xia Wuliao raised his chin slightly and nodded.

"It's really amazing... Even if you practice Qi cultivation for decades, you may not be able to reach the edge of the Xuan realm-"

"Stop talking about other things. I'm asking you a question." Xia Wule is not as easy to fool as Lan Huaiqiu.

Miao Kaijie was silent for a moment, and was about to say something with a smile.

"Because of that group of people?" Xia Wu knew from his expression that he was not going to confess, so he guessed first, "You also felt it, right? There was always a faint aura coming from the mountain before."

Miao Kaijie paused: "Senior sister is still sharp--"

"Stop complimenting me!" Xia Wule rolled his eyes unhappily. Suddenly, he had a guess in his mind. He lowered his eyebrows and looked at him with a hint of ridicule, "Do you think those people are following Huai Qiu?"

“…Yes.” Miao Kaijie met Xia Wu’s slightly reddish-brown pupils and felt helpless about this senior sister’s sharpness. “Although my cultivation is not as good as yours, I have trained in the mountains before. There were indeed some people stationed around the academy before, but they disappeared recently.”

"And when they left, Huai Qiu also went out." Xia Wuliao continued, crossing his arms, "But Mo Hanyu, Qin Xiao, and Pu Yue also went out that day. How can you be so sure?"

“Senior, don’t ask stupid questions…” Miao Kaijie smiled helplessly, “Those people had already arrived before Qin Xiao and the others came, and they were obviously very abnormal when they came back that day.”

"You observe very carefully." Xia Wule laughed.

"After all, I think no matter how hard I fall, I won't drag on the ground, right?" Miao Kaijie sighed with a smile.

"That's right... I don't know what happened on that day." Xia Wu's smile faded, and his eyes became colder. "But since she didn't say anything, it's obvious that she doesn't want people to know."

"Of course, I haven't mentioned it to anyone." Miao Kaijie quickly raised his hand as if to prove his innocence.

Xia Wule couldn't help but rolled his eyes again. He wanted to say something else when the ring on his hand suddenly glowed, and then the dean's voice was heard.

"...The old man asked me to come over, so I'm leaving now." After hearing what Xia Wuliao said, he waved at him. Looking at Miao Kaijie's nonchalant look, he suddenly asked him, "What do you think of Huai Qiu?"

"Hmm?" Miao Kaijie didn't expect her to ask such a question. After a pause, he smiled and said, "You are a good girl."

Xia Wule said nothing more. His eyes became deep. He turned around and turned into a cluster of flames and quickly left.

At the same time, Qin Xiao glanced at Chen Mo not far away, then looked away.

Ever since Chen Mo returned to the dormitory, he hasn't said a word. There seemed to be a few dark clouds brewing around him. He sat down on the bed, crossed his legs and bent his waist, neither practicing nor reading, just sitting there blankly.

Mo Hanyu had not returned yet, and there were only the two of them in the room. The suffocating atmosphere spread all the way, even affecting Qin Xiao.

Qin Xiao finally couldn't help it and asked him, "What's wrong?"

"...No, nothing." Chen Mo was silent for a moment and shook his head.

Qin Xiao: ...

Qin Xiao sometimes felt that the name Chen Mo was not wrong, as he was indeed quiet enough.

"...Qin Xiao, what do you think of Miao Kaijie?"

Unexpectedly, Chen Mo was silent for a while, and suddenly asked him.

Qin Xiao was stunned, then recalled and slowly frowned: "He is frivolous, too cheerful, and very cautious."

Chen Mo was a little surprised: "I thought you were annoyed with him."

"It's okay, actually." Qin Xiao thought of the fact that in his previous life, there was also such a talkative person who followed him around for more than ten years. He looked helpless, "He is actually very good at reading people's faces."

As he spoke, he thought of something and looked at Chen Mo with an unclear gaze.

"Aren't you and him friends? Why are you asking these questions?"

Chen Mo pursed his lips, his face showing a bit of strangeness: "I... thought so too."

Qin Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly and said nothing.

"I thought he treated me as a friend all these years." Chen Mo frowned slightly, as if he was sad. "But he refused to tell me anything. Although he saved me before, I can't understand his thoughts."

"Why are you so obsessed with seeing through it?" Qin Xiao asked him.

Chen Mo was stunned: "Because...if not, it feels like there is an invisible barrier between him and you...isn't it the same for you and Mo Hanyu?"

"No." Qin Xiao said without hesitation, "I'm not obsessed with seeing through him. Everyone has their own privacy that they don't want others to know, right?"

"But he won't even reveal his thoughts to me." Chen Mo's brows furrowed even more.

"Is that so?" Qin Xiao was a little surprised, "I thought you two knew each other well."

“…I think so, too.”

"Hmm..." Qin Xiao thought for a moment, "Then why don't you try to tell him what's on your mind? Do you two understand each other?"

"This is so awkward..." Chen Mo thought about the scene of the two of them pouring out their heart to each other and couldn't help feeling a chill.

"That can't be helped." Qin Xiao shrugged, "But I don't think you need to worry. He's not an easy person to get along with."

"You seem to think you know him well."

"No, this is just my opinion." Qin Xiao looked away, "But what you just said seems to prove my idea."

Chen Mo pursed his lips and said nothing more.

The silence in the room was not broken until Mo Hanyu came back.

"Aren't you going to eat?" Mo Hanyu looked at the two silent people, feeling a little strange.

"I'm not hungry." Qin Xiao said concisely.

Chen Mo didn't say anything, just shook his head.

Mo Hanyu didn't understand what they were thinking, so he walked to the bedside and said to Qin Xiao, "Di Jiang and the others will have to stay here for a while."

"Oh." Qin Xiao nodded, indicating that he understood.

Mo Hanyu frowned when he saw him like this: "Don't you have anything to ask me?"

"...How did you know?" Qin Xiao wanted to say no, but when he looked up and met Mo Hanyu's sharp eyes, he changed his mind.

"Of course I saw them." Seeing him come forward like this, Mo Hanyu snorted and sat down.

"And then?" Qin Xiao turned the page of the book.

"Then... they suddenly rushed over to hug me, but were stopped by Shen Youge. They seemed to stay because Dijiang wanted to teach Lan Huaiqiu, but they also said that Tianshan Shenle cannot be completed overnight. Dijiang just wanted her to understand the entire score, which would only take a day or two."

Qin Xiao nodded as he listened.

Mo Hanyu stared at Qin Xiao, and after a moment, seeing that he had no other reaction, he suddenly said, "You know, we have an exam in a few days."

Qin Xiao finally reacted—he stopped turning the page, looked up at Mo Hanyu, with a bit of confusion in his eyes.

Facing Qin Xiao's confused gaze, Mo Hanyu smiled with satisfaction and nodded to confirm his words: "There will be an exam in the second month after enrollment."

"…What test?" Qin Xiao turned his gaze to Chen Mo, as if hoping that he would give a negative answer.

Unfortunately, Chen Mo also nodded and answered his question: "Test your writing skills."

Qin Xiao:……?

"It's just some knowledge about pharmacology, music cultivation, and other rules... It doesn't include physical cultivation." Mo Hanyu said happily, "And some magic beast illustrations and so on."

"…Why do we have to take these tests?" Qin Xiao felt like the sky was falling.

He never thought about taking exams again.

Moreover, he still had a lot of unfamiliar words in the legal provisions that he hadn't learned yet.

"Of course, it's to help you integrate into the Qi Cultivation community faster and better." Mo Hanyu explained with a smile, "Different families raise different children. In order to prevent children from poor families from being unable to explore their own strengths due to problems such as resources and money, we introduce this knowledge."

"We will also use exams to discover students' strengths and cultivate better Qi practitioners." Mo Hanyu patted Qin Xiao's head, "Do you understand?"

Qin Xiao waved his hand unhappily: "But we shouldn't need it--"

"Not really." Mo Hanyu shook his head, "The dean said that everyone has to take the exam."

Qin Xiao: ...

"...Are you good at it?" Qin Xiao felt that Mo Hanyu's smile was a bit annoying.

"Of course, I know them all." Mo Hanyu was not humble at all.

Qin Xiao turned his gaze to Chen Mo again.

"...I can guarantee that I will pass." Chen Mo met Qin Xiao's gaze and blinked.

"Oh, that's right. Because of the particularity of our college, the exam places special emphasis on the cultivation of moral character and the importance of the law." Mo Hanyu thought of something else and added, "Qin Xiao, if I remember correctly, you don't even know the laws of Yuhua Country, right?"

Qin Xiao: ...

Qin Xiao chose to remain silent.

"...Come on." Mo Hanyu patted his shoulder heavily with pity in his eyes. A second before Qin Xiao lost his temper, he blinked and added, "I will help you."

Qin Xiao: ...

Qin Xiao's anger disappeared instantly. He lowered his eyes and nodded.