Originated from mountains and seas, life never ends

The leaves of the hibiscus tree are shaped like mulberry leaves, but they are as long as an arm. They are as white as jade, white and transparent, and the veins are fiery red, stretching out, strange and beautiful. As soon as it was taken out, it seemed as if an invisible force swept across the entire venue like a gust of wind.

For some reason, he felt something strange in his heart, heavy and thick. Looking at the leaf in Taotie's hand, Qin Xiao slowly took it and found it surprisingly light.

The sun has already set, but the gorgeous leaves are still emitting a dazzling light, not as dazzling as the sun, but more like the mysterious and charming full moon.

"This..." Qin Xiao looked at Bai Ze.

"Calm down, Xiao." Bai Ze smiled gently and patted his shoulder, as if with deep meaning, "Care can lead to confusion."

Qin Xiao paused: "What do you know?"

Bai Ze smiled but said nothing.

Qin Xiao frowned slightly.

"It's getting late today, why not let him rest here for a night and leave tomorrow?" Shen Youge looked at him with a smile.

"..." Qin Xiao was silent for a moment, nodded, said goodbye and prepared to leave.

"Xiao." Shen Youge suddenly called him.

Qin Xiao paused and tilted his head slightly.

"I haven't heard that hibiscus leaves can stabilize the soul."

Bai Ze left this inexplicable sentence and didn't say anything else.

"..."

"What happened?"

In the dormitory, Mo Hanyu looked at Qin Xiao who came back without saying a word, and went over to ask him.

Qin Xiao lowered his eyes, looked at him with a complicated look, sighed, and told him what happened.

Chen Mo was sitting next to them meditating and concentrating. When he heard what they said, he slowly opened his eyes and looked at them silently.

Mo Hanyu frowned as he listened to what happened.

"There can't be anything wrong with the herbs. Bai Ze also said that Fusang doesn't have the effect of strengthening the mind and soothing the soul. Then why -"

"Calm down, Xiao." Mo Hanyu gently held his hand and tapped his forehead. The cool breath penetrated into his mind along his skin, and his brain became clear.

Qin Xiao closed his eyes, exhaled, and said nothing.

"Then are you going alone?" Mo Hanyu asked slowly when he saw that he had calmed down.

"You want to be with me?" Qin Xiao looked at him.

"I do have this idea..." Mo Hanyu gently stroked his palm and looked at him, "But I think I can bring a few more people."

Qin Xiao was stunned, not knowing why.

Mo Hanyu suddenly looked at Chen Mo: "Do you want to go with us?"

Chen Mo had never expected that there was still something for him to do. He was stunned for a moment and shook his head: "No need."

"Why? Go and take a look. You are not an evil cultivator." Mo Hanyu said with a smile.

"...Not interested." Chen Mo looked at him and frowned slightly, seeming to be very resistant.

"Okay then..." Mo Hanyu sighed.

Qin Xiao frowned and stared at him without saying anything.

"I think it might not be appropriate for us to go alone." Mo Hanyu met his gaze and explained, "If something unexpected happens, it might not be convenient to take action."

Qin Xiao still didn't speak, his eyes were deep, as if he was investigating.

"Who do you want to go?"

"Miao Kaijie and Lan Huaiqiu." Mo Hanyu blurted out without thinking, "They are not evil cultivators, and they have corresponding means."

"Aren't Yin Xihui and the others capable?" Qin Xiao said calmly.

"The identity is too sensitive and not suitable." Mo Hanyu shook his head.

Qin Xiao stopped asking questions.

As for the remaining few, Tian Miao is mentally immature, Shen Youge has difficulty in moving, and Xia Wule is still an evil cultivator. It seems... there is really no better choice.

Qin Xiao had no objection to taking people with him, but he had some concerns: "But will they agree?"

"What? You want me to follow you? Sure!"

Miao Kaijie's eyes lit up, and he happily sat cross-legged on the bed, drinking the tea that Yin Xihui had given him a few days ago and drinking it in big gulps.

"...a cow chewing on a peony." Yin Xihui withdrew his gaze and gave his comment.

"What is that?" Miao Kaijie was puzzled.

Qin Xiao didn't understand either. Looking at Yin Xihui's smiling expression, he couldn't tell whether the words were praise or criticism, so he looked at Mo Hanyu.

Mo Hanyu smiled subtly and leaned close to whisper in his ear.

"He said he didn't know how to appreciate waste."

Qin Xiao: ...

Qin Xiao looked at him, understood what he meant, and tacitly ignored Miao Kaijie's questioning.

"What does it mean?" Miao Kaijie asked with his arms folded.

"I heard that you look generous and magnanimous." Yin Xihui replied with a smile, as if there was no flaw in it.

"Oh..." Although Miao Kaijie nodded, he still stared at them doubtfully.

Qin Xiao quickly got back to the point: "So you agreed?"

"What else?" Miao Kaijie shrugged. "Why not go and see if there's something going on?"

"You must obey orders when you get there." Mo Hanyu looked deep.

"Well, are you still not confident in me? I'm the most reliable!" Miao Kaijie said, patting his chest.

"But you seem to have lost your rings in the mountains before." Qin Xiao said coldly.

Miao Kaijie's expression froze: "This..."

“Oh, it’s such a small matter, you’ve been remembering it for so long…” Miao Kaijie laughed dryly, turned his head and pointed at Mo Hanyu, “Look, he has forgotten it.”

"I remember it." Mo Hanyu said coldly, "Our first meeting was really impressive..."

Miao Kaijie: ...

Miao Kaijie laughed twice and said nothing more.

"Then you take a leave of absence and I will go ask Lan Huaiqiu." Qin Xiao said as he stood up and said goodbye.

Miao Kaijie did not stop them. After the two of them left, he stroked his chin and looked at Yin Xihui: "What do you think...what do they mean by this?"

"what?"

"Why do you want to drag me along? This is so weird." Miao Kaijie frowned.

"Maybe it's because you're not an evil cultivator." Yin Xihui flipped a page of the book nonchalantly, "I can help you if you encounter any problems."

"Oh, yes. They Yuhua are particularly sensitive to evil cultivators." Miao Kaijie nodded thoughtfully. He was still a little confused, but did not speak again.

Lan Huaiqiu was a little hesitant about this, but after hesitating for a moment, he nodded and agreed.

Qin Xiao did not return to the room, but went downstairs to the dormitory to enjoy the cool breeze.

Xia Wule was still lazily lying on the recliner downstairs, rocking slowly and looking at the bright moon in the sky.

"Senior." Qin Xiao took the initiative to greet her and sat on the stone bench next to her.

"Yeah." Xia Wule responded without moving his eyes.

"Does it mean you want to let Miao Kaijie and the others go together?" Although it was a question, it was said calmly, as if it had been confirmed.

"..." Xia Wu was silent for a moment, then he sighed and sat up, "Mo Hanyu told you?"

"Yes." Qin Xiao's face was calm.

Xia Wule couldn't help but twitch his lips and muttered softly: "I told him a long time ago..."

"Why?" Qin Xiao didn't understand Xia Wule's intention. Although what Mo Hanyu said was indeed useful, the news of his evil cultivation had already spread to Yang Tianzhou, so there was no need to cover it up.

So after saying goodbye to Lan Huaiqiu, he asked Mo Hanyu. Mo Hanyu hesitated for only a few seconds before telling him that Xia Wule had mentioned it to him, and he thought it was not a big deal. Besides, Lan Huaiqiu needed Qi Yulang's help, and there were abundant resources over there, and they were not evil cultivators. If he followed them and solved the problem, maybe some seniors would help him.

Qin Xiao didn't say anything after listening to it, and went downstairs to talk to Xia Wule.

Xia Wule looked a little tired and glanced at him: "What kind of academy do you think this is?"

?

Qin Xiao frowned, and although he was puzzled, he still answered: "Jade."

“…I’m not asking for your name.”

"…An alternative academy that accommodates evil cultivators."

"So how do you think our academy's resources compare to your previous ones?"

"There's a world of difference." Qin Xiao said without hesitation.

"Then what do you think our students will face after they go out?" Xia Wuliao looked at him, his brown eyes unusually calm. "Let alone anything else, all the colleges within a hundred miles know that we are an academy that accepts evil cultivators and accepts almost everyone who comes. What do you think they will think of Yu Shi's students?"

Qin Xiao was stunned: "It's not that everyone is welcome, right?"

He had seen evil cultivators with ill intentions who said they wanted to join, and who refused even after being seen through and rejected, and were ultimately defeated and killed by Qi Yuhe or Xia Wuliao.

"...I mean for outsiders to see." Xia Wule suddenly felt that it was so difficult to communicate with this child.

"You have been to a proper school before, so you should understand their views on evil practitioners, right?"

"..."

Qin Xiao couldn't help but darken his eyes when he thought of what happened before.

Seeing him like this, Xia Wule knew what he had thought of: "Right? That's not good."

"But what does this have to do with this matter—"

"Because I want to take this opportunity to let them make their own choice." Xia Wule smiled apologetically at Qin Xiao, "I'm sorry, does this count as taking advantage of you?"

Qin Xiao frowned and said nothing.

Seeing that Qin Xiao didn't react much, Xia Wuliao closed his eyes and exhaled: "In fact, the old man and I have long felt that something is wrong. Our school can indeed accept normal students, but look at the ones in our college, they are all talented."

Xia Wuyi clapped his hands and complained to Qin Xiao: "You don't know, the old man's hair is almost all white because of worry. He keeps saying that we can't mislead the students and wants them to find other ways out. But in order to set up this academy, he has already exhausted all the connections he had accumulated with great difficulty. There is really nothing he can do."

"In short, Miao Kaijie and his friends came to this academy because they have no money, but you at Yuhua can waive tuition fees based on qualifications, and even give some extra money if they are excellent. So we want them to go and see if they can work hard. It would be even better if someone chooses them."

"The original intention of the old man to establish this academy was to provide a place for children like me who were born evil or accidentally went astray, a place where we can stay together and keep warm." Xia Wule's eyes were solemn, and there was a rare stern light in them. "Miao Kai, Jie Lan, Huai Qiu... and even Chen Mo, they don't belong here."

"With their talents, they can give themselves a better environment instead of just living here." Xia Wule said this with some anger, "Forget about Yin Xihui and Shen Youge, they can't be persuaded after talking for a long time. Tian Miao is because he has been bullied before, so his situation is special. Chen Mo... since he doesn't want to be with you, forget it."

"But Lan Huaiqiu and Miao Kaijie are obviously relenting. Although they don't understand why they were asked to go, they didn't resist. They must be curious and expectant." Xia Wule looked at Qin Xiao with fluctuating eyes, as if apologetic, and his voice softened a bit. "I know it's dirty to make these calculations when your eldest brother is in trouble, but... I still want to ask you for help."

"Given their qualifications, they shouldn't stop here."

After Xia Wule finished speaking, he lowered his eyes, not knowing why he didn't dare to look Qin Xiao in the eye.

Qin Xiao remained silent and did not speak.

The chirping of insects in the mountains all night long was so deafening that it gave people a headache.

"You shouldn't have said that."

Qin Xiao sighed, his eyes heavy: "In my opinion, you have done your best."

Xia Wu's eyes moved slightly and he looked up at him.

"I understand. It's not a big deal." Qin Xiao stood up and patted both sides. "But I won't mention it to them. If they are willing, I will support them."

"...Thank you." Xia Wule smiled gently.

Qin Xiao shook his head and turned back to his bedroom. As he passed by, he spoke softly, so soft that it only rang in Xia Wu's ear: "Thank you for your hard work."

Xia Wuliao was slightly startled, turned his head and watched him disappear from his sight, then laughed and said, "What's so hard about this..."

As he spoke, his eyes dropped, as if he was smiling bitterly.

"As expected of a fire attribute, you won't even go back."

A familiar voice rang in my ears. I looked up and saw Shen Youge smiling, brows raised and speaking slowly.

Xia Wule couldn't help but rolled his eyes: "Why are you pretending? You've been eavesdropping for so long."

"No way." Shen Youge laughed, coughed twice under Xia Wu's threatening gaze, and looked away, "It's just that the wheel is stuck in the gap."

Believe it or not.

Xia Wuliao stood up unhappily and looked down at him: "Obviously, this idea was yours, why are you laughing at me now?"

"What kind of words are you talking about?" Shen Youge laughed. "You are the one who asked me this, and I just gave you a suggestion, which is not an advice."

Xia Wuliao rolled his eyes: "Then why don't you go with them? You are neither an evil cultivator nor a corpse binder, and your family situation is not complicated. Even if Yuhua is here, the Xuantian Sect is far away from you. There is no harm, right?"

"My legs are inconvenient." Shen Youge was heartbroken, hugging his knees and lamenting, "I just--"

"Speak nicely." Xia Wule had a blank expression on his face.

"I just... want to help you." Shen Youge chuckled, "I like the environment here very much, and I know people here."

"Mo Hanyu?" Xia Wu raised his eyebrows.

Shen Youge smiled mysteriously: "Guess?"

Xia Wuliao sneered: "No guessing."

"You don't know me, but I know you..." Shen Youge laughed, his eyes full of amusement, "Are you surprised to meet him? You clearly wanted him to stay, so why did you seem to be reluctant to accept it just now?"

"...What do you care?" Xia Wuliao casually shook his hands twice, turned around and went back to the dormitory, "I'm going to sleep."

Sometimes...she was really scared.

Xia Wuliao glanced at the young man in the wheelchair who was moving slowly beside him, and thought to himself.

I always feel that he knows everything and can see through everything.

It's just... quite scary.

Xia Wu Liao secretly complained in his heart, but his expression remained normal.

"Are you really not going?"

Before leaving, Mo Hanyu asked Chen Mo again.

“…No.” Chen Mo confirmed again and again and said goodbye to them.

Mo Hanyu responded, looked at Qin Xiao, who had fallen into silence since he returned, and nodded at him with some confusion.

Qin Xiao came back to his senses and smiled at him.

Mo Hanyu frowned slightly.

"How are you going to leave?" Xia Wule asked, pinching his waist and glancing at Miao Kaijie who was still laughing.

"I plan to take them by water and we will be there in one day," Qi Yulang replied.

"No need to go through so much trouble. There happen to be a few... magical beasts here. Just ask one to take them flying." Shen Youge suddenly spoke up and suggested with a smile.

"Hmm?" Qi Yulang looked at him. Because of what happened before, he still respected him. "Who?"

Shen Youge turned his head and looked at the few people who were yawning and standing or sitting in an awkward position.

When Taotie saw him coming, his eyes lit up and he moved closer, rubbing his furry head against him.

Shen Youge chuckled, rubbed his head and looked at the others.

Twelve's faces were slightly grim, Yu Jin squatted on the ground and yawned, Chi Feng hung upside down on a branch in the distance with his eyes closed and concentrated; Qiongqi crossed his arms and stared at Taotie with disgust.

"Qiongqi, can you go?" Bai Ze still spoke slowly and hesitantly.

Qiongqi rolled his eyes: "Okay."

“Why?!” Taotie raised his head and bared his teeth, “What’s the difference between him and me?!”

Qiongqi gave him a hammer without hesitation: "Looks, personality, figure, strength... everywhere is inferior."

"Nonsense!" Taotie turned his head and roared with a fierce look. Qiongqi showed no mercy at all, with a ferocious face, vertical pupils, sharp teeth, and white lines suddenly visible.

In the end, the fight broke out due to Bai Ze's mediation.

"You are good in every aspect. I just feel a little embarrassed this time because I asked you to do it last time. And Qiongqi is also very good. He knows what he needs to do..."

Bai Ze praised the two cats with a smile, and successfully smoothed their fur.

The people watching from the sidelines: …

Look, this is the charm of language!

Qin Xiao was amazed.