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"...Wait?!" Qin Xiuyun suddenly realized something, "Does that mean the Huang family and Lin San were eaten by him?"

Qin Xiao paused and turned his slow brain: "...Yes."

"... Don't you feel anything is wrong?" Qin Xiuyun's expression was complicated, "He is a cannibal after all."

"But people can kill people." Qin Xiao's eyes were calm, "I can kill people too."

Qin Xiuyun was silent.

"Whether it's eating or killing, isn't the outcome the same?" Qin Xiao took a step and prepared to go back to his room to sleep. "There's no difference in essence."

Qin Xiuyun stopped talking and watched him leave in silence.

As soon as Qin Xiao entered the room, he saw Qiongqi lying on his bed, with its huge body occupying the entire bed.

Seeing Qin Xiao coming back, Qiongqi showed a somewhat mocking smile: "I thought you would not dare to come back."

Qin Xiao walked up to him and patted his tough waist and abdomen: "Make way, go to sleep."

Qiongqi:......

Qiongqi was speechless: "Aren't you worried that I will get angry and eat you? Don't you think I will be angry because of this? Can't you show a little panic???"

Qin Xiao: ...

Qin Xiao looked at him indescribably, sighed, and said weakly: "Yes, I'm so panicked, please, don't kill me."

Qiongqi:......

Qiongqi felt he was being ridiculed.

"you--"

Just as Qiongqi was about to show his power, suddenly, a powerful and brutal force burst out from Qin Xiao's body without any warning, making Qiongqi a little flustered for a moment.

Qiongqi suddenly stood up, slightly bent its front legs, stared at Qin Xiao closely, and spread its wings, looking like it would pounce at any time.

Qin Xiao didn't know why, a cool breeze came from behind him, and a cold hand was placed on his shoulder, which finally woke him up with a start.

Looking back, he saw Mang Ling in white standing behind him, staring at Qiongqi with an unclear expression.

Qiongqi was in doubt: "Mang Ling?!"

Qin Xiao was overjoyed: "Master! You... can reveal yourself now?"

Mang Ling hummed indifferently, staring at Qiongqi with indifferent eyes: "Why are you here?"

"What do you care about me?" Qiongqi's hair stood up, his eyes wide open, staring at Mang Ling, "I'm telling you, I never bit your disciple, he——"

"The seal has been lifted?" Mang Ling's gaze fell on Qin Xiao, and his eyes turned cold.

Qin Xiao paused and lowered his eyes: "Yes."

"That was done by Zhu Yin, not me." Qiongqi quickly distanced himself from the matter.

"I didn't say it had anything to do with you." Mang Ling said coldly, then glanced at Qin Xiao anxiously, "She's awake, she's in your soul sea, you can call her out at any time."

Qin Xiao paused, and looked at Mang Ling unexpectedly: "You don't ask——"

He didn't finish his words, but looked at Mang Ling's face and swallowed them back.

Seeing that he was sensible and didn't continue asking, Mang Ling's expression eased a little, and he reached out and touched his forehead: "Just sleep for a while, your soul is too tired."

Qin Xiao paused, and felt a warm breath slowly flowing into his body along his forehead, flowing along his dry veins, and the warmth soaked his tired nerves.

Qin Xiao felt his whole body relax, and the fatigue in his body was instantly relieved. As soon as he closed his eyes, he fell asleep.

Mang Ling embraced his fallen body, picked him up with one hand, and glanced at Qiongqi.

Qiongqi obediently gave up his bed and watched him put Qin Xiao on the bed.

"Don't scare him." Before Mang Ling disappeared, he said to him, "I will sleep for a while longer, but Ji Meng is awake, so you should pay attention."

Qiongqi:......

He even forgot that Qin Xiao still had Ji Meng on him.

——Don’t even mention Qiongqi, Qin Xiao had forgotten that there was such a god living in his soul sea.

So when he was doing those things before, Ji Meng just watched silently, right?

【Yes! 】

As soon as the thought came to mind, Ji Meng's straightforward response appeared in my mind.

Qiongqi:......

Qiongqi bit his lower lip angrily, feeling cheated.

Mang Ling glanced at him calmly, said nothing more, and disappeared on the spot.

After Mang Ling disappeared, Qiongqi's muscles relaxed a little. He rolled his eyes and made sure there was no trace of him around before he slowly sat down.

[…Why are you so afraid of him? ]

[Who is afraid? I am not afraid!] Upon hearing Ji Meng's question, Qiongqi bared his teeth, but it seemed more like he was just showing off his strength but was actually weak inside.

【Really? 】

There was a clear hint of sarcasm in Ji Meng's tone.

Qiongqi:......

[I was young and frivolous. I heard that He was made of accumulated resentment and was ridiculously strong... But I didn't believe it, so I went looking for trouble.]

Qiongqi felt a little uncomfortable before he started talking.

[And then he got beaten up? ]

Qiongqi felt aggrieved when he heard this and responded unhappily.

[He is just outrageous. Who could have thought——]

【Hahahaha, you deserve it.】 Ji Meng gloated over the misfortune.

Qiongqi snorted and said nothing more.

Not only was he beaten up, he nearly died there.

Qiongqi glanced at Qin Xiao, thought for a moment, and decided to make his body smaller.

At that time, he didn't know that Mang Ling could touch souls directly. Who could have thought that he would become a freak.

Mang Ling's attacks never cause much damage to the body, but attack directly from the soul, and can even directly plunder the souls of others.

But Qiongqi didn't know at the time, or didn't know what his behavior meant. It wasn't until the Mang Spirit passed through his body and pinched his soul that Qiongqi felt a tremor from the depths of his soul.

If Bai Ze had not arrived in time and mediated the situation with Mang Ling, he might have been beaten to death.

It's so embarrassing...

Qiongqi felt embarrassed every time he thought about it, and he rarely went to Mangshan since that time. Fortunately, Mang Ling didn't like to wander around, so they never met again.

The moment he saw Mang Ling today, all the hair on his body stood up. Mang Ling's expression was the same as before, as if nothing would change him.

Qiongqi felt really uncomfortable, so he got out of bed and walked around a few times until the abnormal cool air in the room dissipated, then he lay back down on the bed.

This time Qin Xiao didn't sleep long, and he opened his eyes early the next morning.

After sleeping for such a long time, Qin Xiao just sat up and felt sore all over.

Qin Xiao rubbed his shoulders uncomfortably, looked at the time, found that it was still early, and prepared to go out for some exercise.

Unexpectedly, Qiongqi also followed him out.

Faced with Qin Xiao's puzzled expression, Qiongqi did not explain, but just rolled his eyes in annoyance.

Qin Xiao looked at the cat-sized Qiongqi and didn't pay much attention to it. Just like four years ago, he walked out of the house and ran towards the back mountain.

His speed has increased a lot over the years, and his efficiency in running back and forth has naturally improved. However, Qiongqi has always been hanging on his shoulders, and for some reason it has added weight, which made Qin Xiao feel a numbing sensation in his shoulders after running.

"Did my master say anything again?" Qin Xiao rubbed his sore shoulders and asked Qiongqi.

Qiongqi turned his face away: "Nothing, just saying he should sleep a little longer."

Qin Xiao listened and nodded thoughtfully.

"Today is the Fishing Festival, so don't sleep any more."

When I sat down at the dinner table, I heard Qin Jichen say.

Qin Xiao also knew that he had slept too long, so he nodded consciously without refutation.

"...Then let's go out and play later?" Qin Jiuyuan looked at Qin Xiao's expression and asked cautiously.

These days she had wanted to get close to Qin Xiao, but every time she knocked on the door she was rejected, and a few times the door almost hit her in the face.

Qin Xiao responded nonchalantly.

"Sister Yingying comes too." Qin Jiuyuan added.

Qin Xiao paused for a moment: "Qin Yingying?"

Qin Jiuyuan nodded like a little chicken: "Yes, that's what you saw when you came back."

Qin Xiao thought for a moment and finally nodded.

……

"Brother, I want to buy this!"

"This one is also very nice, I want it too..."

"What do you think of this?"

"This cake looks so cute, I think..."

"Brother, what do you think..."

Qin Xiao: ...

Qin Xiao looked a little numb. Before leaving, Qin Xiuyun gave him a bag of gold coins and asked him to keep an eye on Qin Jiuyuan, and specifically told him not to follow her lead in everything.

But Qin Xiao looked at Qin Jiuyuan's glowing eyes, was silent for a moment, and finally took out the money.

Fortunately, things in the market are not expensive. You can buy a lot with just a few copper coins or a gold coin.

Qin Yingying was pulled by Qin Jiuyuan to walk in front. The two girls were whispering to each other from time to time. Only when Qin Jiuyuan took out the money did she remember Qin Xiao who was following behind her.

The market was close to the coast, and there were many stalls on the beach. Once they were buried in the bustling crowd, it was almost difficult to find each other. Qin Xiao could only shuttle through the crowded crowd, trying to keep up with Qin Jiuyuan's pace.

The little girl was dazzled by all the fun things and was so excited that she didn't care about anything else. Qin Yingying stopped her and asked her to wait for Qin Xiao behind her.

Seeing that Qin Jiuyuan was really happy, Qin Xiao only left a few gold coins for himself and gave the bag of money to Qin Yingying, asking her to take care of it.

Qin Yingying didn't want it. She smiled and said it was just a piece of cake, then was pulled away by Qin Jiuyuan.

Qin Xiao did not chase after him, but avoided the crowd, walked to an empty place, and took a deep breath.

The place for the sacrifice was on the beach, and the golden sand was filled with various stalls. The statue of the god for the sacrifice was leaning against the cliff beside the beach, and it looked to be more than a hundred meters high. Seeing that there was no space around it, Qin Xiao wanted to go there, but halfway there he was attracted by a stall.

This stall was not like the surrounding vendors, selling pearls, gems, or magical pets, but rather tiny and terrifying bees.

The strange thing was that the boss did not put up any shelter and just let the swarm of bees land in the designated place. The swarm of bees was also strange, they just stayed there obediently, and some even landed on the boss.

Besides, the boss's attire was also very strange: a brown, wide robe covered his whole body, and he wore a huge bamboo hat on his head, with a black cloth hanging from it. The cloth was wide and long, covering his entire head like a cylinder, making it look very inconsistent, as if his head was twice as big, which was very strange.

Not many people paid attention to this stall. Even if there were, they would think he was a weirdo and quickly walk away after taking a quick glance.

Qin Xiao turned around and walked to the stall, looked at the yellow, black and white bees, then looked at the person sitting in front of him, and narrowed his eyes in question.

The boss did not notice Qin Xiao. Strange noises kept coming out from under the black cloth. It seemed that someone was saying something non-stop, and the tone of voice changed obviously.

“(There are so many people).”

“(I said this wouldn’t work, so few people came).”

“(If no one wants it, then no one wants it. I don’t want to sell it to them anyway…)”

Qin Xiao coughed twice. This seemed to scare the stall owner, and the huge bamboo hat on his head turned 180 degrees.

Qin Xiao: ...

"You, you are..." The stall owner seemed to be speaking unfluently, and he wanted to ask something with a lisp.

"——Are you here to buy something?" Another voice came from under the bamboo hat.

"(Shut up I know what to say)." The first voice whispered and the other fell silent.

Qin Xiao: ...

Perhaps it was because Qin Xiao's expression was too strange, so he hurriedly explained: "It's... the one who just spoke, he is my... what's his name?"

"Attributes." The voice whispered.

"Ahem." The stall owner coughed a few times, "Yes, that's the attribute!"

The last two words were spoken so powerfully that Qin Xiao almost laughed out loud.

Qin Xiao quickly squatted down to cover up, lowered his head slightly, and stretched out his fingertips. The swarm of bees looked at him in unison, but none of them attacked, allowing him to gently tap their heads.

"What kind of business are you doing?" Qin Xiao coughed twice and pretended to be calm.

"It's just... selling bees." Seeing that he had no intention of probing, the stall owner quickly passed by and said, "Look how cute they are. If you want to buy some, take them home and take good care of them. These are..."

As the stall owner spoke, he stretched out a hand as thin as a dead branch from his linen robe. The fingers were thin and long, and the brown skin was wrinkled and stuck to the hand, which looked very scary at first glance.

The stall owner held Qin Xiao's wrist and tapped it lightly. The surrounding bees immediately gathered around him, landing on Qin Xiao and surrounding him. From a distance, it looked like a huge bee swarm.

Qin Xiao: ...

Qin Xiao listened to the "buzzing" sound around him and seemed to find it really funny. The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he tried hard to hold back his laughter.

The stall owner seemed to sense something and looked down at Qin Xiao's fair and delicate hands.

When the stall owner's skinny hands touched my skin, it felt as if someone was scratching my hands with a dry branch.

The stall owner compared his hand with Qin Xiao's, was silent for a moment, then silently stretched his hand back, and covered it up as if he was trying to cover up his mistake.

"Well...it's my hand, it's naturally like this, haha..." The stall owner laughed dryly, wanting to see if Qin Xiao believed him, but he saw that Qin Xiao was surrounded by a swarm of bees and could not see his appearance at all.

Stall owner:......

Qin Xiao felt that if he returned to the crowd like this, no one would dare to approach him within three meters.

The stall owner seemed to find this outrageous as well and waved his hand to disperse the swarm of bees.

"This bee listens to you very much." Qin Xiao spoke first before the stall owner could speak.

“Ah… yes.” The stall owner didn’t understand and nodded.

"What if it comes back to you as soon as you call it after I buy it, what should I do?" Qin Xiao lowered his eyes and asked.

The stall owner paused, as if he had not expected this to be possible.

"This……"

“Sell it and then call it back, and then sell it again after it’s back... You can make a lot of money by following this cycle.” Qin Xiao smiled faintly.

"Get something for nothing?"

"You're talking nonsense!" This time the stall owner got excited, "I haven't sold a single one yet, and no one's buying..."

As he said this, he couldn't help feeling lost.

"How could anyone buy this method..." Qin Xiao thought of the large group of bees surrounding him just now, and couldn't help but chuckled twice, "Even if there are, they will be scared away."

The stall owner was silent upon hearing this, and muttered softly after a moment.

“(If you don’t want to buy it, then don’t buy it. Who cares…)”

The strange language emerged from under the hat again.