Originated from mountains and seas, life never ends

After what happened that night, for nearly a month, Qin Xiao could feel people looking at him with gloomy eyes wherever he went, as if they were afraid that he would suddenly have the urge to kill a few people for fun.

Qin Xiao didn't sense any malicious intent from them, so he ignored them and continued to do as he pleased.

Winter has arrived. The days are getting shorter and the nights are getting longer. The sun rises less and less often, and the sky is mostly gray, as if suppressing something.

As time went on, the mission requirements became more and more complicated and difficult, and many casualties gradually appeared. Some were even killed when they were not paying attention while completing the mission.

Influenced by these lessons, many children who had relaxed a lot tightened their nerves again.

Winter goes and spring comes, spring goes and autumn comes, and after autumn is winter.

After getting used to such a tense life, time seems to pass a lot faster.

Doing the same thing every day has almost become a conditioned reflex, doing the same thing at a fixed time every day.

As time goes by, children grow older, taller, and hairier.

Because he disliked the trouble of having long hair, Qin Xiao cut his hair short and gave up his previous high ponytail hairstyle.

When Mo Hanyu saw this, he also wanted Qin Xiao to help him. However, Qin Xiao was not very good at helping others. He cut here and there, and when he was done, it looked like something chewed by a dog.

At that time, Mo Hanyu was silent for a long time looking at the uneven and messy hairstyle.

But even if Qin Xiao cut his bangs into sections, they still looked exceptionally beautiful with Mo Hanyu's face.

Yin Xihui's comment is that this hairstyle is entirely supported by the face.

Finally, in the summer of the third year, Feng Yaoshan told them that they were going into the mountains.

"The deadline is two years. If things go well, you will be released in two years, but if things don't go well, you may have to stay for a few more years."

Feng Yaoshan turned sideways to give them a clear view, pointed to a stretch of mountains behind him and said.

"Travel through this valley. If you are lucky, you may find a huge treasure inside."

Feng Yaoshan returned the weapons he had collected to them, and said in a serious tone, "You should know that you have spent the past few years trying to get in here and hide in search of the treasures inside."

Treasure? Qin Xiao raised his eyebrows.

"You have two choices once you enter the mountains. One is to desperately escape the mountains; the other is to look for the treasure hidden in the valley while looking for a way out."

"No one can get the treasure yet. The reason you came here is to make this choice: escape from here and return home, or fight for the treasure. The reason I say this is because this mountain is really dangerous. You can die if you are not careful. Although we have given you enough training before, it is still far from enough in here."

"The reason why the family chose you to do this is because this valley has been sealed: only children under the age of 12 can enter and leave, and you also need a ring as a medium. If either of these two conditions is missing, it won't work."

“Don’t be lucky. Countless children have been tried on this before you, without a single exception. So take good care of your rings and pay attention to the time. Once you reach the age limit or lose your rings, you will have to stay in this mountain for the rest of your life.” Feng Yaoshan looked very serious when he spoke.

"After I said all this, you should have noticed one thing, that is, many people came here before you, so there will be people of different ages from you here... I don't think I need to say more." Feng Yaoshan said.

"I know that many of you don't understand why you came here and what you are doing here. Before you came here, I believe many elders told you that the previous generation also had such things happen... Now I can tell you. If one of you gets the treasure here and brings it out, then there will be no need for anyone else to come in."

Feng Yaoshan said almost word by word.

"If any of you get it and bring it out, then the things that your predecessors and you are experiencing now will not be repeated in your descendants."

"I actually don't know what the treasure is specifically. There must be some among you who just want to go home, so this is not a mission, it's a choice. ... But if there is someone who really has this ability, I hope you can end it all." Feng Yaoshan said, his eyes unconsciously looking at Qin Xiao.

Qin Xiao didn't speak.

"...Now, you can go in."

……

The moment you enter, it feels like you are passing through an invisible film.

……

After everyone went in, Shen Hao looked towards Fengyao Mountain.

"Do you hope someone can end this?" Shen Hao asked.

"...It's been nearly a thousand years, and it's time for this farce to end." Feng Yaoshan closed his eyes with a hint of sadness between his brows.

"Are you feeling sorry for those who died? But these were all decided by their former family leaders, weren't they? For the so-called treasure." Shen Hao said coldly.

Feng Yaoshan didn't say anything and pursed his lips.

"If this class can really put an end to all this, I should probably really thank them." Shen Hao said, turning his head.

"Let's go and wait for them over there."

……

As soon as Qin Xiao entered the mountains, he felt a familiar yet unfamiliar feeling.

[This is the north! ! ]

Ji Meng's exclamation suddenly rang out in his mind, and Qin Xiao stopped in his tracks.

【I can feel their presence from here. 】

Ji Meng became excited.

Mang Ling fell into a deep sleep the next year and there has been no movement since then. If Ji Meng hadn't told Qin Xiao that he was still there, Qin Xiao would have thought that he had found Mang Mountain and returned.

Mo Hanyu noticed that his expression was a little strange and asked, "What's wrong?"

Qin Xiao tightened his fingers: "...No, nothing."

"He didn't give us a map, what should we do?" Yin Xihui asked, looking at the endless foothills.

"Didn't I tell you how to communicate?" Qin Xiao pointed, "Split up and look for it."

Qin Xiao said, paused, and thought of something: "Do you want that treasure?"

Hearing Qin Xiao's question, everyone fell silent.

After a while, Yin Xihui spoke first.

"No." Yin Xihui shook his head. "...Although it may not be nice to say this, the first thing I thought about when I came here was how to go back. As for whether anyone from my family will come again, the preciousness of the treasure has nothing to do with me."

"I just want to find a way out and go back."

Yin Xihui was unexpectedly frank.

Qiu Puryue hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

“…That’s what I thought.”

"Then you two form a group." Qin Xiao didn't think there was anything wrong with their ideas. He looked at Tian Miao, "What about you?"

Tian Miao looked at him, then at Yin Xihui, and was about to say something when a girl formed by water suddenly appeared beside him.

"Of course we are in a group." The girl hugged him and said without waiting for Tian Miao to speak.

Qin Xiao didn't even look at it.

Tian Miao pinched his fingers and thought for a while: "I'll go by myself... I don't want the treasure either."

"My mother asked me to go home quickly." Tian Miao thought of something and smiled brightly.

Qin Xiao nodded and looked at Mo Hanyu again: "What about you?"

Mo Hanyu did not answer, but asked: "What do you think?"

Qin Xiao paused.

"I'll go with you." Mo Hanyu said, looking at the girl formed by the water flow, "Why don't you go with Yin Xihui and the others?"

The girl shook her head: "Of course it's because it's easier to find the way out if it's divided into three."

"...I want to find that treasure." Qin Xiao said.

His idea surprised everyone.

"You want that treasure?" Yin Xihui was a little surprised and narrowed his eyes.

"Your idea is really surprising." Qiu Puryue also touched his chin and said.

"It seems that you are not very interested in money." said the water girl.

"Erya, don't talk." Tian Miao grabbed her arm unhappily and pouted.

"...I'll say it again, give me a new name." Arya began to change her form, turning into an axe made of water and placed it on Tian Miao's neck.

A normal person would have started to panic when seeing his own attributes become so chaotic.

But it is obvious that Tian Miao is not a normal person.

"Erya, stop making trouble." Tian Miao said seriously.

The surface of the water axe began to fluctuate, as if it had suffered a huge blow, and soon disappeared into the air.

Qin Xiao and the others showed no signs of anything unusual, and it was obvious that they were used to seeing these two making such noises.

They were indeed surprised when Tian Miao introduced it at the beginning.

Who would have thought that there would be such a strange attribute.

Water monsters. As the name suggests, they are monsters in the water. They have no fixed form and can wander in major rivers and seas, blending in with the water and controlling the shape of the water flow.

Although this attribute is powerful, it is difficult to control. After all, it has extremely high intelligence and the ability to think independently, and it is simply a pipe dream to want to completely control it.

As far as Mo Hanyu knows, it is difficult to find a second way to control this attribute except cooperation. Even if someone has practiced very hard, if the attributes are not coordinated, it will be in vain.

So in fact, many people don’t like this attribute of having too high intelligence.

For example, Qin Xiao and Yin Xihui.

Qin Xiao thought it was too noisy. It hid well before he got to know it, but after he got to know it, it wanted to talk in his ear every day.

Yin Xihui got a headache just thinking about having such an attribute. He had to talk to it about his thoughts every day like a schizophrenic.

But Tian Miao gets along very well with it.

It is also possible that this attribute is because Tian Miao is not very smart, so he does not bother with him and usually plays the role of protector.

Tian Miao just needs to have fun all day long.

Qin Xiao looked at Tian Miao looking around, then turned to look at Mo Hanyu: "What do you think?"

Mo Hanyu didn't show any surprise when he heard him say he wanted to find treasure. Seeing him asking him, he just said softly: "If you want it, go find it."

"...I'm asking you, do you still want to follow me even if this is the case?" Qin Xiao was a little helpless, "Don't you want to go home?"

"Don't we have two years?" Mo Hanyu smiled, "We can take our time."

Seeing this, Qin Xiao didn't say anything and looked at the people next to him.

He had previously told them how to use mental power and how to communicate with mental power.

"Is this safe?" Yin Xihui still felt it was not very safe.

"It's okay." Qin Xiao said, "If it doesn't work, please ask Tian Miao to pass the message. After all... Arya is very fast."

Qin Xiao paused slightly when talking about Erya.

"Actually, there's nothing to be too careful about." Mo Hanyu said, "It all depends on luck."

Yin Xihui thought about it and realized that this was the truth, so he smiled and nodded.

After they discussed it, they separated and went their separate ways.

As soon as Qin Xiao and Mo Hanyu entered the woods, they felt someone was watching them.

……

Qin Xiao looked at the tall tree with dense branches and leaves, and his aura suddenly changed.

Without any warning, the surrounding trees were instantly covered with ice, with ice clinging to the tree trunks, the ground, and even every blade of grass.

The area within a radius of fifty meters was covered with a thick layer of ice.

The pitch-black color could reveal Mo Hanyu's identity as an evil cultivator.

This is a warning.

The people in the tree understood.

After looking at the two people under the tree, he gritted his teeth and chose to retreat.

According to the speed and range of Mo Hanyu's properties, he could have been turned into an ice sculpture in that instant. But he didn't, not because Mo Hanyu missed it or didn't notice it, but because he was giving him a chance.

"……cut."

The black shadow uttered an unwilling sound, knowing that he was not easy to mess with.

"It's quite fast." Qin Xiao looked at the fallen leaves and reached out to catch them.

The ice on the leaves was very thin and not very colorful, so it looked crystal clear.

Mo Hanyu noticed that the man had left, so he retracted his attributes.

Qin Xiao looked at the leaves and crushed the ice and the leaves together with a little force.

"It seems like it's really lively here." Qin Xiao said expressionlessly.

"Where are you going to look?" Mo Hanyu asked.

"...Let's go east first."

Mo Hanyu looked at Qin Xiao and said to the east, then turned around and ran to the south.

Mo Hanyu: ...

If Mo Hanyu hadn't been sure that he had heard correctly, he might have actually followed him based on his firm steps.

Mo Hanyu had no choice but to pull him back by the back of his collar.

"Dong is over there." Mo Hanyu pointed him in the direction.

Qin Xiao nodded without changing his expression, not feeling embarrassed at all.

Mo Hanyu sighed helplessly.

He also noticed in the past two years that Qin Xiao could only be told front, back, left, and right, but not east, west, south, and north.

Even if you use a route he remembers to help him remember the directions, he will still get himself confused.

The key point is that Mo Hanyu really doesn’t know why Qin Xiao obviously knows his problem, but he always has an inexplicable confidence every time he finds his way.

The only consolation is that Qin Xiao listened to the advice.

Although Qin Xiao always went in the wrong direction, he listened to advice. Every time Mo Hanyu talked to him, he would follow Mo Hanyu without any doubt.

Mo Hanyu did not let him down and always led him in the right direction.

Mo Hanyu vaguely remembered that he had done a drill before, but he just asked Qin Xiao to come out of an unfamiliar forest. Qin Xiao walked for a long time.

There is really no exaggeration, he really walked from the afternoon until the sun sets.

So one of the reasons why Mo Hanyu said he wanted to go with Qin Xiao was because he was afraid that Qin Xiao would get lost in the mountains.