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Why...are you laughing?

This question did not get an answer until Mo Hanyu got off the car. He did not dare to ask Qin Xiao, nor did he want to use that ability, so he could only keep it to himself.

As if seeing his depression, Xia Wule, who passed by him when getting off the bus, suddenly whispered in his ear, "Qin Xiao seems to be looking forward to what you'll wear," and left without looking back.

Mo Hanyu was stunned for a long time.

Qin Xiao...want to see?

See him wearing a skirt?

Mo Hanyu frowned slightly and tightened his fingers.

Although he didn't like being mistaken for a girl, if Qin Xiao wanted to see... it was not impossible for him to wear it.

And Qin Xiao definitely didn’t have this idea, he was just simply curious... or, looking forward to it?

Mo Hanyu lowered his eyes and pursed his lips, with a myriad of thoughts in his mind.

He was distracted the whole time when the rooms were being divided, and only reacted when Yin Xihui nodded at him.

"What, what?" Mo Hanyu stared at the room card in Yin Xihui's hand in a daze.

"What? Didn't you hear it just now?" Yin Xihui laughed, "I was wondering why you don't have any opinions..."

Mo Hanyu frowned and listened to Yin Xihui continue.

"Just now, Senior Sister Xia wanted to ask you if you wanted to room with Qin Xiao, but Qin Xiao refused. So she asked you again, but you looked at Qin Xiao and said, 'It's all right...'"

Mo Hanyu's face changed.

Yin Xihui shrugged: "Really... I don't know what people will say."

"Who is Qin Xiao in the same room with?" Mo Hanyu asked him.

Miao Kaijie suddenly came up and pointed at himself: "Me."

Mo Hanyu: ...

Mo Hanyu's eyes gradually became unfriendly.

Miao Kaijie felt a chill on his back, and his smile became brighter: "Bye, remember to gather later--"

"Let's change rooms." Mo Hanyu grabbed his collar and said in a tone that did not allow for resistance.

Miao Kaijie raised his eyebrows, but his smile remained unchanged: "Then go ask Qin Xiao, I have no objection if he agrees."

Mo Hanyu: ...

Seeing Mo Hanyu's ugly face, Miao Kaijie laughed and patted his shoulder: "Just die of cowardice."

After saying that, he brushed past him and caught up with Qin Xiao who was waiting for him to go upstairs together.

Looking at the two people's departing backs, Mo Hanyu's eyes darkened.

Again... like this.

Didn't even give him a glance.

A chill suddenly filled the hall, chilling enough to penetrate into one's bones, like an ice cellar.

But soon, the chill was covered by warmth.

"Wow... Why is it so cold? Whose Qi is this?"

Mo Hanyu glanced at the source of the warmth. It was a young man he had never seen before, who looked to be in his teens.

Yin Xihui suddenly grabbed his arm and said, "Let's go up first."

Mo Hanyu glanced at the arm that was grabbed, said nothing, and nodded slightly.

"Why exactly do you want to know..."

It was already dark when they arrived at the place. After they had packed up and had a simple meal, it was already midnight. Mo Hanyu finished washing up and sat on the bed, muttering to himself listlessly.

Yin Xihui, who was lying on the bed next to him, glanced at him and turned a page: "The thirteenth time."

Mo Hanyu looked up: "What?"

"Since I came back from dinner, this is the thirteenth time you've asked me this." Yin Xihui thought for a moment, put the bookmark on the bedside, and straightened the quilt. "I'm going to sleep, so keep your voice down."

Mo Hanyu: ...

Mo Hanyu: "Don't you even mention the friendship between classmates?"

"Please, I can't do anything about you being trapped in love." Yin Xihui turned over and looked at him, "I can't just run to Qin Xiao and say, 'Please, go out with Mo Hanyu'?"

"…….It's not that exaggerated." Mo Hanyu's ears turned red, "I just saw that he kept ignoring me and was laughing so happily with Miao Kaijie——"

Mo Hanyu suddenly recalled the scene of Miao Kaijie and Qin Xiao talking and laughing during dinner. Qin Xiao's eyes, movements, and expression were all relaxed and comfortable, proving that he felt happy and relaxed in his relationship with Miao Kaijie.

Yin Xihui looked at the boy who suddenly fell silent, causing the temperature in the room to drop suddenly. He felt a chill on his back. Considering what he had said before, he couldn't help but raise his arm: "Are you jealous of Miao Kaijie?"

Mo Hanyu glanced at him and said nothing.

Yin Xihui: ...

Yin Xihui had a terrible headache.

"Can you be normal?"

"What's wrong with me?" Mo Hanyu asked back.

"Except for this morning - no, it should be yesterday, except for the half day of sleep, you started to release your cold air as soon as you got off the car. Do you think it's normal?" Yin Xihui was also surprised. "I don't think you are the kind of person who gets dizzy when you have someone you like. Why do you become like this now?"

"I'm not that kind of person." Mo Hanyu said unhappily, "Just sleep well."

Seeing him like this, Yin Xihui shrugged, lay down, and thought of something else: "Although there is still some time before the competition, you should not go too far these few days."

"……Know."

……

"How are you and Mo Hanyu doing now?" Miao Kaijie asked impatiently as soon as he entered the door.

"What's going on?" Qin Xiao draped his coat on the sofa beside the bed and looked at him puzzledly.

Miao Kaijie gave him a look that said "you know what I mean" and looked at him teasingly.

Qin Xiao: "...nothing."

"Really? Didn't you sleep together today? I thought you agreed." Miao Kaijie said with a smile.

"I was half asleep at the time..." Qin Xiao felt uncomfortable when he mentioned this.

He was drowsy at the time and noticed someone approaching, but because the breath was too familiar, he didn't have any thoughts at all. Before his brain could even sort out the name, his body had already relaxed on its own, without any guard or vigilance.

Qin Xiao rubbed his eyebrows, feeling a little headache.

"Do you have any concerns about not agreeing?" Miao Kaijie lay on his side on the bed, leaning his head to look at him, "I think you treat him very well."

"That's only for friends." Qin Xiao lowered his eyes, and the long and narrow crow feathers completely concealed the expression in his eyes.

Miao Kaijie didn't say anything else. He bet on it being within a year, but he didn't have much hope in the months leading up to the competition, so Qin Xiao's current attitude was within his expectations.

Qin Xiao took off his shirt, stood by the bed with his back bare for a while, and suddenly asked him: "Didn't you say before that I'm not very good at talking?"

"Why, you want to settle the score with me?" Miao Kaijie smiled playfully.

"No..." Qin Xiao turned his head sideways, looking a little uncomfortable, "I want to ask, if you want to have a good relationship with someone, what do you need to do?"

Miao Kaijie immediately perked up: "Who do you want to have a good relationship with?"

"No one, I just suddenly remembered. You also know that I am not good at interacting with people, so... I just asked." Qin Xiao lowered his eyes and changed into pajamas, "If it doesn't work, forget it."

"It's okay, I tell you..."

Miao Kaijie's eyes lit up and he began to talk to him nonstop.

Miao Kaijie thought that he would lose interest after listening for a while, but he didn't expect that after Qin Xiao tidied his clothes, he sat in front of the bed and listened to what he said carefully.

From how to say hello for the first time to things to pay attention to during dating...

This was the first time Miao Kaijie knew that Qin Xiao was such a good listener.

He won't interrupt you, but sits quietly opposite you, looking at you with his calm eyes. The tranquility and gentleness he exudes makes you want to say more...

"Oh, one last point." Yin Xihui, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke up. He seemed to be afraid that Mo Hanyu would be angry, so he spoke quickly, "It's just a suggestion. You'd better go out less recently."

Mo Hanyu was puzzled: "Why?"

Yin Xihui opened his eyes, his eyes were deep, as if pointing to something.

"Because of this face?" Mo Hanyu touched his face with a strange expression.

Yin Xihui looked at the unconscious boy in front of him and sighed in his heart.

It looks really good.

No matter what he does, he is like a glowing statue, attracting the attention of the world and making people admire him.

Fortunately, it was late at night when I came here today and there were not many people on the street, otherwise the street would probably be blocked.

"It's not that exaggerated." Mo Hanyu saw what he was thinking and laughed.

With this smile, his whole body softened and radiated a dazzling glow.

"...If my face is really so pleasing, then why is Qin Xiao indifferent?"

Mo Hanyu lowered his eyes, his smile seeming to be sad.

Yin Xihui looked at it quietly for a while and turned over.

"If Qin Xiao was crazy about you like everyone else, would you still like him?"

Mo Hanyu was stunned.

Qin Xiao... is crazy about him?

For this face?

Mo Hanyu looked at the young man in the mirror with a dazed look.

If it was Qin Xiao...

"...You didn't stand here all night, did you?"

Yin Xihui appeared at the door without knowing when, and asked in surprise: "No way? Mo Hanyu."

"You think too much." Mo Hanyu glanced at him and sighed, "Why are you thinking of me as a pervert more and more?"

Because the perverted aura on you is getting stronger and stronger...

Yin Xi secretly complained.

As Yin Xihui expected, since Mo Hanyu walked out of the room, no matter where he went, countless eyes were staring at him.

Mo Hanyu met those gazes from time to time, those astonished, obsessed, and stunned eyes.

……terrible.

Mo Hanyu rubbed his neck and felt a chill all over his body.

Or... wear a mask?

This was the first time Mo Hanyu had such an idea.

With the mentality of giving it a try, Mo Hanyu bought the mask and put it on his face. Sure enough, he received fewer glances and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The mask was made of metal, an oval shape that covered the entire face. It was mostly white with blood-red patterns painted on it, like a child's graffiti. It was not pretty.

However, Mo Hanyu didn't care. He wore the mask and walked around for two days until he became familiar with the route. During this time, he also met many participating students from all over the mainland.

Mo Hanyu didn't have the habit of wearing school uniforms, not to mention that there were only a few hours between the time he was issued and the time he arrived here, so he wore simple and loose clothes all the way, which perfectly concealed his figure. Except for his white hair and overly white skin, there was nothing worth noting about him.

Mo Hanyu didn't want to turn around anymore. These past two days, no matter what he did, he couldn't help but think about Qin Xiao. When he was eating, he wondered if he had eaten, what he had eaten, and how his appetite was; when he was shopping with Lan Huai, Qiu Tian Miao, he always thought about buying something for Qin Xiao, or taking a photo to share with Qin Xiao; even when he saw a beautiful and comfortable scenery, he thought it would be nice if Qin Xiao was there...

Mo Hanyu never knew that he had such a clingy side. He had come here on his own even though Qin Xiao had been in seclusion for such a long time...

Mo Hanyu sighed, put on his mask and prepared to leave.

Yesterday Miao Kaijie told him that there was a pretty good casino here where he could earn some pocket money, and he also said that he would take Qin Xiao there today and asked him if he was interested.

Of course he does.

But he couldn't go with them, otherwise Qin Xiao might refuse in order to avoid him.

So he and Miao Kaijie agreed that Miao Kaijie and Qin Xiao would go first, and he would go later.

Mo Hanyu looked up at the magnificent and solemn appearance outside the casino and couldn't help but sigh.

The location of Xingchen's competition this time was not in the imperial capital, but in a city-state with developed trade. The transportation here was convenient by land, sea and air, and there were countless merchants and Qi cultivators coming and going, and there were countless casinos built. The most famous casino was the one in front of us.

Debauchery, drunkenness, extravagance...all the words added together are not enough to describe it.

So... they really won't lose anything but their pants?

Mo Hanyu couldn't tell whether he was worried or suspicious as he walked into the casino.

As the most luxurious casino, not everyone can enter. Two conditions must be met: either the gold coin assets reach 10 million, or the Chen realm is mid-level or above.

Although Mo Hanyu was an evil cultivator, the equipment at the door could only measure his realm and could not tell whether he was normal or not. In addition, he deliberately hid himself, so he entered smoothly.

It was morning when Mo Hanyu arrived, but the view in front of him was brighter after he entered the door. The decoration was magnificent, with card tables and sofas everywhere, and a huge golden tree in the middle. From the leaves to the branches, everything was gilded gold, and under the light, it looked like flowing golden quicksand.

The air was filled with the aroma of expensive drinks and the sound of money colliding could be heard constantly. The higher-end card tables were no longer piled with gold coins but with precious items such as crystal stones, shark pearls and jade hearts that were hard to come by.

Mo Hanyu took a few glances and decided to look for Qin Xiao first. He was a little scared. Although Qin Xiao was good at gambling, he was still worried about accidents.

When Mo Hanyu saw Qin Xiao, he was leaning against the card table, standing sideways, looking down at the objects on the table. Under the cover of passers-by, he smiled, bewitching people.

Mo Hanyu was distracted for a moment and even forgot to call his name. He walked over blankly, avoiding the crowd, but saw a young man standing next to him.

It wasn’t Miao Kaijie, but someone I had never seen before.

The boy is petite, with a delicate and well-behaved appearance. He has a refreshing air in his bones that doesn't fit in with the atmosphere around him.

Mo Hanyu didn't notice him at first, but Qin Xiao suddenly turned sideways, smiled at the young man, then leaned over and said something in his ear, making the young man couldn't help but chuckle.

Mo Hanyu was stunned for a moment.

Who is this guy?

The young man looked at Qin Xiao and said something to him with a smile. Qin Xiao stared at him with a smile, showing no impatience from beginning to end, and his eyes were gentler than ever before.

...Why?

The chill spread quickly throughout the venue like poison seeping into a container. The bone-chilling coldness woke many people up suddenly and pulled them out of their heated gambling.

"This is my first time in a place like this. It's really novel."

The young man beside him smiled, then suddenly touched his arm and asked curiously, "Why are you suddenly cold?"

As he spoke, he pulled down the fox fur coat draped over his shoulders.

Every strand of hair on the fox fur is snow-white without a single flaw. It makes the boy's face look even whiter when it falls on his shoulders, easily arousing one's desire to protect him.

The fox fur completely dispelled the coldness, and the warmth continued. The boy looked around, but didn't see anyone suspicious, and felt a little confused.

Qin Xiao suppressed his thoughts, sensed something from the sudden chill, and looked in a certain direction. The young man who was originally standing here disappeared without a trace.

"Did you feel it? Xiao." The boy looked at him with clear eyes.

Qin Xiao looked in that direction for a moment, then retracted his gaze and smiled at the young man.

"No."