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"Strange, is it my illusion?" The boy was very puzzled and looked around again, "No, I'm not the only one who feels it, it must be there."

"Who is releasing the attributes?" The young man frowned.

“You should have noticed it too, right? You’re already at the upper level of the Profound Realm, so you must be more sensitive than someone like me who’s at the lower level.” The young man looked at him.

Qin Xiao paused, then smiled and nodded.

"Then why did you say no just now? Were you lying to me on purpose?" The young man curled his lips, seeming unhappy.

"How come?" Qin Xiao laughed, "I just think it's unnecessary."

The boy sighed: "Okay, I believe you this time."

"Come to think of it, I should thank you for helping me out." Qin Xiao changed the subject and looked at him with a smile, "Why don't I treat you to a meal?"

"Eh? Is it okay? No, it's not very convenient, right?" The boy said shyly, feeling a little embarrassed.

"It's not inconvenient for me. It just depends on whether you have time." Qin Xiao looked at him with a gentle smile, exuding a soft aura.

The boy looked at him for a while, then smiled and said, "Then I won't be polite."

Qin Xiao nodded slightly: "It's okay, I'm looking forward to it."

"But... it's so strange. You are such a good gambler, you shouldn't have been like that just now?" The young man was still a little confused when he thought about what happened just now.

He just passed by a table and saw Qin Xiao who was being troubled by everyone. It turned out that he had lost money and had no one to pay off his debts. So, with the idea of ​​saving others in mind, he paid back all the money Qin Xiao owed in a fit of rage.

He spent more than half of the gold coins he brought this time, but after a few pleasantries, Qin Xiao borrowed some basic capital from him, saying that he wanted to try again. However, he easily won all the money back, and even doubled it.

He was originally worried about whether he would be despised if he asked Qin Xiao to pay back the money.

fine……

But the young man looked at the pile of gold coins in front of him and could not figure out why Qin Xiao, who was so good at gambling, had fallen to the point where he needed his help.

"Didn't I tell you that my luck is very bad?" Qin Xiao said calmly, "It's strange that your luck improves as soon as you get here."

"Really? Maybe I'm just lucky." The boy believed it without thinking, "Master and senior brothers often say that I'm lucky."

"Really..." Qin Xiao lowered his eyes slightly, glanced at the snow-white and soft fox fur on the boy's neck, and chuckled, "Brother? Which sect are you from?"

"Ah, yes." The young man realized that he had not yet introduced himself to Qin Xiao, so he smiled and said, "My name is Yun Wangchuan, from the Beast Taming Sect, and I'm here to compete."

"Really... That's a coincidence. I'm here to compete as well."

"Oh? Which academy are you from? Or sect?"

"jade."

Qin Xiao could sense that after he said the name of the academy, the boy's eyes changed for a moment, and he seemed a little surprised.

"You... are an evil cultivator?" Yun Wangchuan's eyebrows twitched and he lowered his voice.

"Yes, it's natural." Qin Xiao said with a smile.

"Oh……"

Qin Xiao noticed that his smile was a little forced, so he considerately took two steps back and took the initiative to distance himself: "It's a nice name, thank you for your help today. See you on the court if there's a chance."

"Ah, sorry. I was so rude." Yun Wangchuan apologized quickly, "It's mainly because -"

"I know." Qin Xiao expressed his understanding. "Evil cultivators are indeed not recognized by the world. It's not your problem."

But...it's not yours either.

Yun Wangchuan hesitated to speak. Born an evil cultivator, he obviously had no right to choose... After this brief exchange, he could tell that the young man in front of him was not an extremely evil person, but he still showed rejection and alienation when he heard his identity...

Yun Wangchuan felt a little guilty. Seeing that Qin Xiao was about to turn around and leave, he quickly said, "Can we... leave a contact?"

Qin Xiao paused and turned his head unexpectedly.

"This is... our sect's communication jade slip. By injecting Qi into it, we can communicate through words." Yun Wangchuan took out a green jade slip and handed it to Qin Xiao.

The jade slip was engraved with ancient and mysterious words. It felt cool, smooth and delicate to the touch, and it was obvious that it was very expensive.

"……Does it fit?"

"There's nothing inappropriate about it. Meeting is fate." Yun Wangchuan said with a smile, "I often come here with the sect to collect. Although I haven't been to many places, I know the routes very well. If you want to go sightseeing, you can come find me."

"Thank you." Qin Xiao smiled and said, "Let's do it tomorrow if it's convenient. I still owe you a meal, don't I?"

"Well... of course." Yun Wangchuan thought about it and agreed readily.

The two had just agreed on a place and Qin Xiao was about to say something when he suddenly heard someone calling Yun Wangchuan.

"Wangchuan!"

They both looked and saw a young man in a cloud-colored brocade robe running towards them, panting.

"You are here. The elders are looking for us. They said there is something. Who is this?"

"Ah, this is... a friend I just met." Yun Wangchuan was startled and looked at Qin Xiao nervously.

Qin Xiao faced the two people's different looks and smiled kindly: "Yes. Then you go first, and we will contact each other tomorrow."

"it is good."

Looking at the young men's departing backs, Qin Xiao's eyes darkened. He lowered his eyes to glance at the jade slip in his palm, then put it back into the storage ring.

What Miao Kaijie taught was indeed useful.

Qin Xiao's gaze slowly moved to the card table, thinking indifferently.

[If you want to quickly gain someone's trust, you don't need to be a hero saving a beautiful girl, but the other way around...]

Miao Kaijie smiled as he said this: "You have to find a way to get him to help you proactively, so that he will have a better impression of you faster."

Qin Xiao didn't know why, but he tried it today and the effect was unexpectedly good.

Thinking of Yun Wangchuan, Qin Xiao's eyes darkened even more. With a heavy heart, he looked away and decided to look for Miao Kaijie.

Although he felt Mo Hanyu's presence just now, he didn't want to meet him for the time being.

Qin Xiao was speechless about himself being like this.

Qin Xiao met Miao Kaijie at a dice gambling place. Miao Kaijie was obviously not good at gambling and lost a lot of money.

"How did you gamble? How could you earn so much?" Fortunately, Miao Kaijie was not drunk, and when he saw him coming, he followed him and left.

Qin Xiao glanced at him and whispered in his ear, "Cheating."

Miao Kaijie: ...

"Don't look at me like that, this is what is called the level of gambling skills." Meng Liyun told him this. The original words were that any high-end gambling game is bound to involve cheating, it just depends on the level of the cheating.

Miao Kaijie was not surprised by this sentence, but by the person who said it.

"I can't believe... you are this kind of person." Miao Kaijie had a complicated expression.

Qin Xiao:?

Qin Xiao didn't understand, and seeing that Miao Kaijie had no intention of explaining, he didn't ask any more questions. He thought for a while and said, "Thank you for what you said yesterday."

Miao Kaijie was stunned: "Huh?"

"I used it today."

Miao Kaijie was truly stunned.

Who did you use it on???

He said so much last night that he almost forgot about it. He only knew that it was about getting closer... Who did Qin Xiao use it with today?

No matter how hard I think about it, it can't possibly be Mo Hanyu? ! !

"...You, have made new friends?" Miao Kaijie asked tentatively.

But Qin Xiao smiled, as if he had thought of something interesting: "Yes."

This smile made Miao Kaijie shudder.

"He's someone...who I care about."

This is even more terrifying.

Miao Kaijie felt that he had done a huge mistake.

If Mo Hanyu knew that this was what he taught, he wouldn't kill him, right? !

Qin Xiao wouldn't fall in love with someone else, right? !

Mo Hanyu covered his head, feeling that if he continued thinking like this, the jealousy burning in his chest would burn him to ashes.

No, that's impossible... Qin Xiao is not the kind of person who gets excited quickly, he knows it clearly.

And that man obviously didn't meet Qin Xiao's standards for making friends. Qin Xiao hated those troublesome people the most. That man looked inexperienced and simple-minded, with weak self-protection ability. How could Qin Xiao have a good impression of such a person...

But Mo Hanyu immediately thought of the first time they met, when he was also such a troublesome kid.

No, it was impossible for Qin Xiao to smile so brightly at a stranger for no reason. There must be a reason.

What is the reason?

[All the standard rules are for people you don't like. If you really like someone, you will unconsciously lower your bottom line.]

What Yin Xihui once said suddenly came to his mind, and Mo Hanyu was stunned.

I really like...

Qin Xiao, is it because you really like me?

Or love at first sight?

That's impossible. If he really falls in love at first sight, why wouldn't he like me?

Mo Hanyu touched his face through the mask. He was quite confident about this face.

Qin Xiao wouldn't just find someone as an excuse to reject him, right?

Mo Hanyu rejected the idea as soon as it came out. Qin Xiao was not that kind of person.

...It seems that no matter what kind of feelings Qin Xiao had towards that person, the only thing that can be confirmed is that Qin Xiao was attracted to something in that person, otherwise he would not have smiled like that.

That kind of smile... He hadn't seen it many times.

Mo Hanyu gritted his teeth and endured it again and again.

"Are you ok?"

Mo Hanyu squatted on the ground unconsciously, covering his face in thought, and raised his head when he heard the voice. The black-haired young man stood in front of him, wearing a school uniform with blue and white accessories, which outlined his figure vividly.

The young man has a rather sinister brow. Although he has a handsome appearance, he gives people a very aggressive feeling. The aggression revealed unintentionally in his black eyes makes people feel uneasy. His aura is very strong, giving people the illusion that they cannot resist.

The young man lowered his eyes and looked at him, with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

Mo Hanyu frowned and stood up. He had grown a lot taller in the past few years, and was a little taller than a young man.

"Mo Hanshang, what are you doing?"

Mo Hanyu covered the mask with one hand, pulled it down, revealing his eyebrows, and looked unfriendly: "Don't you recognize me?"

The young man was stunned, then laughed: "Han Yu?"

Mo Hanyu did not answer, but looked at him gloomily.

"Please, we haven't seen each other for three years. You're wearing a mask and wrapping yourself up like nothing. How should I know you look like this?" Mo Hanshang reached out and patted his head, took off his mask, and was stunned the moment he saw his appearance clearly.

"…Wow, you are really——"

Mo Hanshang's eyes flashed with surprise: "Why doesn't she look like mother or father?"

Mo Hanyu's eyes darkened again: "You said that as if I can control it."

"Hiss—" Mo Hanshang pinched his cheek and asked curiously, "Why are you becoming more and more rebellious as you grow older, and your temper is getting worse and worse."

"Oh, he was still the cutest when he was a child." Mo Hanshang thought of his brother's angry look in the past, and then looked at the boy in front of him with a gloomy expression, and felt heartbroken.

"Stop it." Although Mo Hanyu's expression was not obvious, he was still somewhat happy to see Mo Hanshang, and his aura was much more relaxed. "What do you want to do by chatting with me?"

"What do you mean by flirting? I saw you squatting there alone looking pitiful, and wondered if something happened." Mo Hanshang twitched his mouth.

"When did you become so kind and charitable?"

"Well, actually there's another point. I feel like your aura is a bit like yours." Mo Hanshang shrugged. "Come and participate in the competition?"

Mo Hanyu said "hmm": "What about you? Have you broken through the Earth Realm?"

“…Not yet.” Mo Hanshang’s expression darkened when he mentioned this. “So I came here this time to see if there is a chance to break through the bottleneck.”

"Don't worry, you are only in your twenties. Those who break through the Earth Realm before the age of fifty are considered gifted."

"Why do you sound so much like you're scolding a junior?" Mo Hanshang laughed and put his arm around his shoulders, "Mom will be here in a couple of days."

"That's great. I haven't seen her for a long time." Mo Hanyu has been living in the college for the past few years. He goes out for training during the holidays and has not been home many times.

"Why are you wearing a mask? Isn't it boring?" Mo Hanshang saw him put the mask on again and took it off in confusion.

"…Because it's troublesome."

Mo Hanshang didn't understand the meaning at first, but after a while he understood it.

He has an outstanding appearance and is usually approached by many people when he goes out, but this is the first time he has such a creepy feeling.

Those people seemed to be stunned, staring at this side infatuatedly, but did not dare to come over to talk. This weird atmosphere gave Mo Hanshang goose bumps.

“…Forget it, just wear it.” Mo Hanshang covered his face.

Mo Hanyu rolled his eyes and heard a slight exclamation in his ears.

“It’s really… a real person.”

“It’s a living person.”

Mo Hanyu: ...

Mo Hanshang: ...

"It's really... a little scary." Mo Hanshang felt a chill, "Are you like this when you go out normally?"

"I don't usually go out. The academy is next to the mountains, so it's not very convenient to go to towns or something."

"You've already reached the upper level of the Profound Realm, what's the inconvenience?" Mo Hanshang really couldn't understand, "It will take at most an hour to go there and back, right?"

"I'm just lazy." Mo Hanyu said lazily.

Mo Hanshang laughed: "You..."

"By the way, why are you alone?" Mo Hanyu glanced at him, "Weren't you often with Qin Jinyi before?"

"How can you call your brother's girlfriend by her full name..." Mo Hanshang twitched his lips and said helplessly, "Something happened recently..."

"Oh?" Mo Hanyu raised his eyebrows, "He didn't come?"

"He's here, not only him, but Qin Jiuyuan is here too. The little girl and his brother are mainly responsible for healing." Mo Hanshang said with a smile, "Oh, you may not know, Qin Jiuyuan is--"

"Sister Qin Xiao, I know." Mo Hanyu crossed his arms and pointed his fingers, "Who is coming from your academy?"

"Why, do you want to get information?" Mo Hanshang moved a little closer, his breath sprinkled on Mo Hanyu's neck, and said with a sweet smile, "Call me good brother and tell you."

"……roll."