Originated from mountains and seas, life never ends

In the end, he sent it off safely, dropped it off a few miles away from Qin Zong, waved goodbye and prepared to leave.

Miao Kaijie even forgot to ask her name.

But the girl remembered, and seeing that he didn't ask any questions, she took the initiative to hold him and said solemnly word by word: "My name is Lan Huaiqiu, thank you. I will pay you back the money next time we meet."

Miao Kaijie was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand nonchalantly, and laughed a few times out of habit: "Got it, bye."

The girl didn't try to persuade him to stay and just watched him go away.

Miao Kaijie did not take her promise to heart, and did not even ask whether the name was real or not. He returned to the city and continued to live his life.

Until Chen Mo came.

The moment he saw Chen Mo, Miao Kaijie almost thought he was seeing things.

"Why don't you answer the phone?" Although Chen Mo was dressed simply in black, the storage bracelet and storage ring on his wrist showed that he had some capital, which naturally attracted attention in the dark.

Then they were all beaten.

Chen Mo obviously held back. He only beat these troublemakers until they lost consciousness or had broken limbs or tendons, but he did not take their lives.

When Miao Kaijie saw him, he was standing among a group of limp and embarrassed thugs, the only person standing in the venue.

"Please show mercy." Miao Kaijie said jokingly while sitting on a high place.

Chen Mo heard the voice, looked up, and the first thing he asked was why he didn't answer the call.

Miao Kaijie was stunned. He even forgot that he and Chen Mo had given each other phonograph stones in the mountains.

Phonograph stone is a natural stone that can transmit sound. If you split a stone into two halves, the sound can be clearly transmitted to the other half no matter how far away.

"...You wouldn't lose it, would you?" Chen Mo narrowed his eyes and asked murderously when he saw him like this.

Miao Kaijie had a premonition that if he dared to nod, Chen Mo would come up and tear him to pieces the next moment.

So he shook his head: "Of course not...Haha, how could it be..."

"Where is Shi Tou?" Chen Mo asked coldly, ignoring his words.

Miao Kaijie: ...

Chen Mo uttered a few sinister sneers.

This was the second time Miao Kaijie saw him so angry.

——The first time was because he lost the ring he came out of.

"Oh, it's just a small matter. What do you want from me?" Miao Kaijie quickly changed the subject and asked him with a smile.

Chen Mo was still angry and rolled his eyes: "I'm asking you where you go to school."

Miao Kaijie was stunned by his question.

He never wanted to go to school.

"You're not planning to stay here forever, are you?!" Chen Mo seemed to see through his thoughts and asked in a strong voice.

Miao Kaijie lowered his eyes to hide his thoughts, and asked him with a smile: "What about you? Why don't you go now?"

“…I’m on my way.”

Unexpectedly, Chen Mo's voice was a little lower and lacked momentum.

Miao Kaijie:?

"I...left home last year. The Qi Cultivation Schools along the way asked for too much money, so I wanted to find the legendary school, so I came all the way here." Chen Mo looked away and said awkwardly, "I remembered that you mentioned this place before, and wanted to ask you if you wanted to go with me, but you didn't answer the call, so I came to find you..."

Miao Kaijie: ...

Miao Kaijie didn't know how to describe his feelings.

He had never been thought of so much before.

"Since you haven't entered college yet, why don't you come with me?" Chen Mo invited him.

Miao Kaijie didn't say anything, but another voice suddenly popped up in his mind.

"Just keep on fooling around like this and see which college will be willing to accept a scoundrel like you!"

"You are so poor that you can barely support yourself, and yet you still dream that you can find a college to accept you? This is a joke."

"Is it so hard to lower your head? Being stiff-necked and overestimating your own abilities will only make you a laughing stock!"

"..."

Miao Kaijie was silent for a long time, and whispered: "They may not accept me."

The smile on his face completely disappeared, and the warmth that had been surrounding him disappeared, leaving only cold boredom and helplessness.

"How do you know if you don't go and take a look?" Chen Mo looked at him.

"Is it because of the one on your body?" Chen Mo mentioned to him that there was a mountain god named Zhu Yin on his body. Although he didn't believe in gods very much, he always thought it was the residual soul of some monster.

"...Indeed, he recommended it." Chen Mo nodded, "He said there are old friends of his there."

Miao Kaijie looked solemn and silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled: "Let's go and take a look."

If I fail, I can just come back. It will be worth it even if it’s just to give Chen Mo a ride.

Miao Kaijie thought so and never expected to meet another person on the road.

He recognized her at first sight as the girl he rescued that day. They met in the forest near Qinzong. Chen Mo said he was going to get some food, and he was responsible for picking up some branches to make a fire.

When I saw her, she was huddled under a tree, hugging her knees and crying.

He happened to land on a tree branch above her head. When he heard the crying, he looked down and was stunned.

The girl was wearing the robe he had given her that day. Although it was tied tightly, it still looked bulky and baggy. It sat loosely on her body and she seemed to be wearing nothing underneath. Her feet were bare and covered in mud.

There was no hairpin on her head, and her waist-length hair was cut to the sides of her ears. The uneven texture showed that the workmanship was not good.

The girl cried for a while, wiped her tears, stood up, and brushed off the dust and ants on her body. She seemed to feel a little itchy and couldn't help scratching her thigh.

Looking at the girl's red eyes, Miao Kaijie's mind moved, and his body tilted and hung upside down, hanging straight in front of her, only a finger's distance away from her face.

The girl was obviously frightened, her eyes widened and even her tears were scared back.

"I--!"

Seeing that the girl was about to swear, Miao Kaijie covered her mouth with his index finger to silence her.

The girl stopped talking as he wished, but he was in a dilemma.

He...forgot what the girl's name was.

I didn't even remember the fake name.

The girl was horrified by Miao Kaijie's smile, and couldn't help but poke his face to confirm that he was a living person.

"What are you doing here?" the girl asked him, blinking.

Miao Kaijie observed her expression and saw that the color in her eyes had faded. Her eyes were slightly gloomy, but her face was still smiling brightly: "Go find the academy."

"Huh? You didn't go to school?" The girl was a little surprised.

"Oh, because I have no money... I can't go." Miao Kaijie sighed and beat his chest and stamped his feet.

"Yes, that's right..." The girl's eyes were evasive, "Then why do you want to go again?"

"Because I heard there's a college that doesn't charge tuition, so I plan to go check it out." Miao Kaijie winked at her and smiled slyly, "Do you want to go?"

"No, no money?" The girl was surprised and a little delighted. "Really?"

"Of course it's true, my friend said so." Miao Kaijie said with a smile, "Why are you here? Where are your parents?"

Speaking of this, the girl's face froze, her eyes slightly cold: "Dead."

"…My condolences." Miao Kaijie could see that she was different, so he smiled and didn't ask any more questions. "Where are you going now?"

"I don't know... Is the college you mentioned far from here?" the girl asked.

"It should... not be close." Miao Kaijie hesitated, recalling the time and distance estimated by Chen Mo.

"Well... I want to go too, is that okay?" the girl asked cautiously.

"Of course, that's something."

"…Are you mentally ill?!"

Chen Mo looked at him in disbelief, as if he wanted to dig his brain open to see what was inside: "You just took a strange girl away like that? What if her family is worried? Have you ever thought about her safety? Are you mentally ill?!"

...It can be seen that Chen Mo was so angry that he ran out and talked too much.

"This... didn't she agree to it herself?" Miao Kaijie scratched his head and looked at the girl.

The girl nodded quickly and spoke carefully for him: "Actually, I..."

"Don't be serious yet." Chen Mo pointed at her, "Have you ever thought about what would happen if we were bad people? You are a girl, and your cultivation is not as high as ours. What if we are human traffickers, or evil cultivators who bind corpses? What would you do? Have you ever thought about it?!"

After saying this, the girl also hesitated: "I..."

"It's not just him, you're also out of your mind!" Chen Mo said angrily, "How can you make such a big decision so casually?! You and I have no worries. If we die, we die. Why do you have nothing better to do than to drag a girl into this mess?"

Miao Kaijie spread his hands innocently: "You can't say that. You have to respect her ideas. She is also a person who can think independently. You have to believe that she has thought about all the possibilities she will face."

"Is she as old as you? Can she take care of herself and protect herself?" Chen Mo frowned and said angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about?!"

Seeing Chen Mo standing up angrily, rolling up his sleeves and about to grab Miao Kaijie to beat him up, the girl hurriedly stopped him.

"Actually, I... have nowhere else to go. He saved me before, so... I thought it would be great if I could find the academy and be accepted."

The girl said this, lowering her head, very sad.

"I'm sorry for causing you trouble."

Miao Kaijie looked at Chen Mo. Chen Mo was facing this scene for the first time, and he was somewhat helpless, so he looked at him.

Miao Kaijie smiled and raised his eyebrows to indicate:

If you are crying because of what you said, find a way to solve it yourself.

Chen Mo: ...

Chen Mo gritted his teeth, looked at him grimly for a few times, then turned to look at the girl, his aura softened a bit: "That's not what I meant, I'm just worried about you..."

"Thank you for your kindness." The girl closed her eyes and chuckled. "It is true that I am irrational, but I think... since you said this, you are definitely not a bad person, you are just a little anxious."

Chen Mo pursed his lips and said nothing.

So we decided on it reluctantly.

The girl still had no money, not even a second set of clothes. Miao Kaijie and Chen Mo discussed secretly and pooled their money to buy her two new clothes and shoes that fit her. Of course, they bought them without her knowing. Seeing that Miao Kaijie was wearing tattered clothes, Chen Mo took out some extra clothes and gave them to him, but they were still simple.

Two young men, who themselves didn't even have good clothes to wear, stood next to a pile of skirts, picking and choosing, ignoring the strange looks from the shop owners.

"I think long skirts are fine." Miao Kaijie picked up a pink long skirt and showed it to Chen Mo, "What do you think?"

"Isn't a short skirt good?" Chen Mo took a fancy to another short skirt.

"What if we get exposed?" Miao Kaijie raised his eyebrows.

"You can't wear a long skirt?" Chen Mo said in a calm voice.

"…Then buy another pair of pants."

...In short, the two of them picked for a long time and finally chose a long skirt and a short skirt, plus pants and shoes, which cost several silver coins. Fortunately, the two were very satisfied with their choices.

At first the girl was very resistant and refused to accept it, until Miao Kaijie quoted a price and asked her to pay it back later, then she nodded and accepted it.

The girl accepted it without any hesitation and put on the dress on the spot.

"By the way, how do you know my size?" These dresses are made of ordinary silk and do not change size according to body shape.

The girl was a little surprised that it fit her perfectly when she put it on.

"He said so." Chen Mo looked at Miao Kaijie.

"Didn't you hug her twice? That's how you knew it." Miao Kaijie didn't think there was anything to hide, so he said it carelessly, "I can tell the size just by touching it."

As he said this, he seemed quite proud and chuckled twice.

Girl:......

Chen Mo: ...

Chen Mo gave him an indescribable look, as if he was looking at a hooligan.

"Oh, what's there to be angry about..."

On the way, Miao Kaijie saw that Chen Mo was still unhappy, so he put his arm around his shoulder and smiled.

"I'm mad at you." Chen Mo sighed, knowing what he meant, and gave him a cold look, "What you said was very irresponsible."

Miao Kaijie was stunned: "Which sentence?"

"Believe in her choice... this sentence." Chen Mo looked at the girl sitting by the stream not far away and said in a deep voice, "According to your theory, those who were persecuted by the Corpse Binders, those who were repaid with ingratitude, and even those we faced before, are they all because they didn't think about this possibility before?"

Miao Kaijie was stunned.

"You invited her here, and you brought her here. You should be responsible for her safety." Chen Mo said in a deep voice, "Instead of using the excuse that she should have thought about the risks a long time ago to shirk your obligations."

"There is no such thing as an obligation in this world." Miao Kaijie said with a cold expression, "Even the closest blood relationship cannot guarantee the so-called obligation of love and care, let alone people like us who just met by chance."

"It would be good for her to be exposed to the dark side earlier and beaten up a few times, right?" Miao Kaijie sneered, "You can obviously see that. Her innocence makes people feel pitiful."

"But that person shouldn't be you." Chen Mo closed his eyes, pushed his hand away, turned around and went back to make a fire.

Miao Kaijie didn't say anything else. He just stared at the girl playing in the water. When she turned her head away as if sensing something, he avoided his gaze and went back to prepare the barbecue with Chen Mo.

"That's amazing! I don't know any of these." The girl exclaimed as she looked at the fish roasting on the fire.

"Well, what's the big deal? Back then, I was..." Miao Kaijie patted his chest and said a lot of nonsense to her.

The girl could tell he was bragging, and she laughed to his face, sitting cross-legged by the campfire. The firelight illuminated her soft eyebrows, making her look gentle and lovely.

"What's your name?" Chen Mo suddenly asked her.

"Me?" The girl turned her head, the firelight reflected into her eyes, illuminating her crystal clear eyes, "My name is Lan Huaiqiu."

Lan Huaiqiu...

Miao Kaijie looked in the direction the girl left, hooked his finger, hid in the tree canopy, clicked his fingers, and yawned out of boredom.

I don't know why she was crying, but it looks like nothing happened.

Miao Kaijie leaped forward and landed steadily, brushing off the leaves that were on his body. He thought of something and smiled.

Then, let’s go and harass Mo Hanyu.

I want to laugh when I think about how that kid is so angry but there's nothing I can do about him.

A smile appeared in Miao Kaijie's eyes and he stretched slowly.

…Forget it.

Miao Kaijie closed his eyes and restrained his smile.

Shen Youge's words were always accurate. It was true that Le Xiu had come to visit in the past few days. It seemed that it was related to Qin Xiao, and Qin Xiao and Mo Hanyu had a good relationship...

It’s better to stay away from him these two days.

Miao Kaijie felt a little regretful.