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Qin Xiao didn’t know what happened to Mo Hanyu again, he just felt that his wrist was about to be broken.

The dormitory was pitch black. Before Qin Xiao could react, he was thrown onto the bed. His back hit the bed, causing him some pain. He just raised his arms to sit up when he was pinned down by a dark shadow.

Mo Hanyu sat on his legs and pressed down on his shoulders with such force that it seemed as if he was going to crush them.

Qin Xiao finally couldn't bear it anymore. Lightning flashed at his fingertips. He suddenly lifted up and kicked it, sending it flying several meters away. He also knocked over the desk and chair opposite it, making a loud noise.

"What are you crazy about?!" Qin Xiao cursed, and couldn't help rubbing his shoulders. He turned around and wanted to turn on the light on the bedside table.

"Aren't you going to get angry?" Mo Hanyu said suddenly.

"What?" Qin Xiao looked at him suspiciously, and watched him slowly stand up.

"I say, aren't you going to speak?" Mo Hanyu's chest rose and fell violently, and he raised his eyes and stared at him, "Then why didn't you say anything this afternoon?"

"What? What are you talking about?" Qin Xiao didn't understand what he meant, but when he met his eyes, his heart skipped a beat.

"I'm saying, in the afternoon, you thought what I said was hurtful and mean, why didn't you say it out loud?!"

Mo Hanyu approached suddenly. Qin Xiao was caught off guard and took a half step back to distance himself, but his wrist was grabbed.

"You are obviously very sad, right? Why don't you tell me? Am I not worthy of your confiding?" Mo Hanyu gnashed his teeth in anger, "I do say things that slip when I am angry... I am not a god, Qin Xiao, I can't keep myself calm all the time, and I can't guarantee that everything I say and do is right."

"In this situation, I said something unintentionally when I was angry and it hurt you. You could have brought it up, but why didn't you say it? Why did you keep it to yourself... You are always like this! You want to hide things when you encounter them, and you only say it when you can't hide it anymore. You avoid conflicts when they arise. Why?!"

Mo Hanyu was so angry that he almost lost his mind: "I hope you can speak honestly, can't you fulfill this request?"

"...Of course." Qin Xiao broke free from his restraints and turned on the light.

Fortunately, Chen Mo hasn't come back yet.

Qin Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, closed his eyes and turned to look at him: "But how do I know whether you mean it unintentionally or seriously?"

Mo Hanyu choked: "I——"

"You once told me that you hoped I would be more honest and emotional. But you also told me that you hoped I could control my emotions because you thought I was too outgoing." Qin Xiao looked at him coldly, "And that once was six years ago. And this again is now."

"How do I know if you're serious? After all this time, have you changed your temper? If you're serious, if you've really changed, then do I have to act like an idiot and tell you that you said something wrong?"

"Is this honesty? This is self-humiliation!"

Qin Xiao was rarely angry: "Should I be like a fool and tell you those useless principles? Do you take your casual words from a few years ago, or in the future, or more than ten years ago, or even decades ago as the golden rule?!"

"Are you kidding me?!"

"answer me!!"

"I——" Mo Hanyu choked, "I can't——"

"You can't do what? You mean you want me to trust you unconditionally and never change with just these empty words?"

"You want me to accept that what you said in anger was unintentional just by these few simple words?!!"

"——Who are you looking down on?!"

Qin Xiao was surprisingly angry: "Does what you say mean what you mean? Mo Hanyu, to be fair, I am not a qualified friend, but I take every word of yours seriously."

"You said it was unintentional, but it was because you lost control of your emotions and temporarily lost the ability to filter your words. But these words were definitely thought up by you and spoken by you! Why do you want to cover it up with a word like "unintentional" or "slip of the tongue" and want me to stay calm and confide in you?"

"If I had said it at that time, not only would you not feel that you were wrong, but you would have been even angrier, because you would have felt that I was refuting you and that I did not approve of you..."

When Qin Xiao gets angry, he doesn't get furious like an ordinary person, and there won't even be much fluctuation on his face. His eyes are just cold and sharp, and his words are swift and sharp, without any mercy.

Mo Hanyu was speechless for a moment.

"You want me to be honest with you? I believe I have always been honest with you. Since we met, I have told you everything you wanted to know, no matter if it was a secret that should be told or not! Even if you explored my memory without permission, I didn't do anything to you. Isn't that honest enough?"

"I haven't even told my father about Meng Liyun's affairs! Every time we quarreled or talked, as long as you asked, I told you everything I knew. When did I not compromise and agree to any of your requests?!"

"Even so, you still feel that I am holding something back from you."

"Why, do I have to dig my heart out and show it to you to be honest?!"

"No, no..." Mo Hanyu's face turned pale and his voice trembled.

"Don't I have any self-respect? Mo Hanyu, I avoid you again and again because I don't want to have any exciting actions with you. I don't want to fight with you. Don't you understand?!"

"If you don't understand, it's okay. I've told you now, remember this." Qin Xiao pointed at him and said word by word, "I don't care what you are like with others, but to me, you'd better not say whatever comes to your mind. If you do that again, I will definitely fight you."

The sound was so loud that you could hear a pin drop.

Mo Hanyu's face was pale. Qin Xiao vaguely remembered that the last time he saw him with this expression was the night when they first met in the inn six years ago.

Qin Xiao's breathing gradually returned to normal. Seeing that he was still not moving, he turned around and walked away. When he was about to leave the door, he was suddenly hugged by the thigh.

"..."

Qin Xiao didn't say anything, but looked coldly at the furry head pressed against his thigh.

Mo Hanyu hugged his left leg like a wombat, without saying a word or looking up, just holding on tightly, with his whole weight pressing on Qin Xiao's leg, preventing him from leaving.

"…What do you want to do?"

Qin Xiao said with a cold face.

"..."Mo Hanyu still didn't speak.

Qin Xiao was so angry that he laughed and raised his leg to throw him out.

"Sorry……"

A weak voice came to his ears. Qin Xiao paused and stared at Mo Hanyu without raising his head, without saying a word.

"...I'm sorry." Mo Hanyu lowered his head and repeated, "It's my fault."

According to his previous habit, Mo Hanyu would always add "I just..." after apologizing, but he didn't.

He just admitted his mistake and lowered his head waiting for Qin Xiao's reaction.

The coldness on Qin Xiao's face melted slightly, and he raised his foot again: "Come down."

Mo Hanyu wanted to shake his head, but when he felt the coldness emanating from him, he quickly let go and stood up.

"Do you understand what I mean?"

"I understand..." Mo Hanyu lowered his head and looked at him carefully, "Don't leave... If you have something to say, let's talk about it. Don't leave."

Qin Xiao looked at him, turned his head and let out a breath, his face calming down.

Seeing that his attitude had relaxed, Mo Hanyu probed: "My attitude is indeed bad. I know I was wrong and I will change. You should review with me--"

"No need." Qin Xiao refused, "I have already talked to Yin Xihui, and he has already reviewed it for me."

"What? You've finished reviewing?" Mo Hanyu was shocked. "So fast? You—"

Qin Xiao looked at him coldly. Mo Hanyu shut his mouth.

"Don't be angry...it's not good for your liver." Mo Hanyu couldn't help but speak again, apologetically smiling.

"..." Qin Xiao did not answer and turned his face away from him.

Seeing this, Mo Hanyu quickly came up to him, hugged him coquettishly, rested his chin on his shoulder, and rubbed his collar with his face: "Don't be angry... Okay, I was wrong, I know, I won't do it again..."

Mo Hanyu spoke softly for a long time before he felt the shoulder he was leaning on relax and the muscles were no longer tense.

"...Okay, no need to say more." Qin Xiao shook his head and pushed his head away, "Go to sleep."

"What about you? Aren't you going to say anything?" Seeing that he was about to leave, Mo Hanyu hurriedly grabbed him.

"I'll go find Chen Mo." Qin Xiao saw what he was thinking and patted his head soothingly. "He hasn't come back yet. I remember he never asked for leave."

Mo Hanyu finally felt relieved. He followed his gaze towards Chen Mo's lonely bed and nodded thoughtfully.

"Then I'll be with you."

The two eventually found him in a secret place in the academy.

It is called a secret place, but it is actually a cave under the waterfall. The cave is filled with steam and there are many yin banyan grasses that grow only in damp and cold places. This grass is blue-purple, and the leaves of ordinary grass are covered with dense water droplets. At night, the water droplets will emit a deep red light, and the grass itself will also glow. From a distance, it looks like a path to the underworld, so it is named this.

Qin Xiao walked into the glowing grass and saw Chen Mo sitting cross-legged in a dark corner. This place was not illuminated by the moonlight, and the cold and eerie atmosphere was frightening. In addition, Chen Mo was wearing a black dress, which made him blend perfectly into the shadow.

Qin Xiao walked up to him and raised his eyebrows in surprise.

There was a chill all over Chen Mo's body, and he seemed to have turned into a shadow, pitch black, with no visible features at all.

"He is using these to practice." Mo Hanyu walked up to him and explained to him, "This grass has a cold and yin nature, which is very suitable for him."

"I know."

Yin Xihui and Qin Xiao have explained that this grass will exhale a small amount of Qi every time it breathes. When there are enough plants, the exhaled Qi will gather around. For suitable Qi practitioners, these Qi can be directly absorbed and used for cultivation.

But there is a drawback, that is, if a suitable Qi practitioner suddenly enters a group of banyan grass growing in a small space, he will be enveloped by the fresh and comfortable external Qi, as if he were drunk, and fall asleep unconsciously, instinctively wanting to absorb the external Qi, thus entering a state of cultivation.

Qin Xiao guessed that this might be the case with Chen Mo.

Qin Xiao looked around. This large area must be enough.

"Why, you want to try it too?" Mo Hanyu asked him.

"I want you to try." Qin Xiao glanced at him, "Aren't your attributes similar?"

He just noticed that there was a momentary pause when Mo Hanyu came in.

Mo Hanyu was stunned: "That's it."

"Then you can practice with him. He won't wake up for the time being anyway." Qin Xiao nodded his chin, "I'll protect you."

"This... is so embarrassing." Mo Hanyu said instinctively.

"Will you do it?" Qin Xiao was a little impatient.

"Do it, do it." Seeing this, Mo Hanyu nodded quickly and sat down. As soon as he entered a state of meditation, he felt a steady stream of cool and comfortable Qi surrounding him.

Qin Xiao looked at the two people who were seated, slowly sat down cross-legged, released his mental power, closed his eyes and concentrated.

Didn't sleep all night.

It was not until white light appeared in the sky that Qin Xiao opened his eyes and woke up the two people who were still immersed in their cultivation.

"That's enough." Qin Xiao patted Mo Hanyu's head, "The Qi is gone."

Mo Hanyu was not fully awake yet, and just looked at him blankly. Although he could not understand what he was saying, he still nodded obediently and put away his posture.

Chen Mo opened his eyes, and there seemed to be a flash of light in his eyes. He was also stunned for a while before he suddenly woke up: "What time is it?"

"It's already morning." Mo Hanyu, who had come to his senses, answered him and stretched lazily, "We saw that you didn't come back in the middle of the night, so we found you here."

Chen Mo stared at him blankly for a while, then looked around suddenly, his memory gradually returning, and his ears turned slightly red.

"Sorry... I didn't notice-"

"I see." Qin Xiao said lazily, "Are there any breakthroughs?"

"……No."

"Really?" Qin Xiao didn't say anything. He turned his eyes and saw Mo Hanyu looking at him hopefully, as if he wanted to hear the question.

Qin Xiao: "...what about you?"

"No!" Mo Hanyu said with great pride and in a sonorous and powerful voice.

Qin Xiao: ...

What is there to be proud of?

Chen Mo: ...