Originated from mountains and seas, life never ends

Chapter 126 Dream of Liyun

"……what?"

Qin Xiao was stunned and looked at him.

Mo Hanyu didn't know why, but when he thought of this possibility, his heart suddenly beat very fast. He felt a little uneasy and didn't even dare to look him in the face: "I just... I saw that you seemed to care about her a lot, so I was a little curious. Didn't you also say that you have lived for so long before, you must have married, right?"

“…” Qin Xiao looked at him and frowned.

Mo Hanyu didn't hear Qin Xiao's answer for a long time. His pounding heart gradually calmed down, and he suddenly felt sad.

"No." Qin Xiao finally spoke, his tone carrying a hint of disdain, "What are you thinking about?"

Although Qin Xiao's words were very impolite, Mo Hanyu suddenly relaxed after hearing them. He didn't know why, but he felt inexplicably happy.

"Then, who is she?" Mo Hanyu looked at him again, his eyes sparkling.

"...an old friend." Qin Xiao lowered his eyes slightly, "So I may not watch Qiu Puryue's game."

"Are you going?" Mo Hanyu was a little surprised, "What if it is——"

Mo Hanyu was halfway through his speech when he felt that the possibility of this being a scam was too small, so he closed his mouth and became conflicted.

"You should go watch the game and don't worry about me." Qin Xiao seemed to see his dilemma and said, "I can go by myself that day."

"Do you want to be alone? What if you encounter any danger?" Mo Hanyu was worried.

"You should worry about yourself first than me." Qin Xiao glanced at him and said calmly, "When I'm not around, follow your parents and don't be alone. I don't want to see what happened that day happen again."

After saying that, Mo Hanyu also thought of what happened at the training ground that day, and his expression became gloomy.

"I know...but do you really want to be alone?"

"Yes."

Mo Hanyu looked at Qin Xiao's profile and knew that he had made up his mind and there would be no change. He also knew how determined Qin Xiao was about his decision, so he had to give up.

……

"Has it been delivered?"

Nangong Huaxue half leaned against the head of the bed and asked the man standing outside through the curtain.

If Qin Xiao and the others were here, they would be able to recognize that he was the person they met in the noodle shop.

"It has been delivered." The man knelt on one knee and replied.

"Did he have any reaction?" Nangong Huaxue stared at the metal panel on his knees, his eyes a little distracted, and it was obvious that his mind was not there.

The man paused, as if he didn't know how to describe it: "He seemed a little surprised."

"Just surprised?" Nangong Huaxue whispered softly, frowned, and sighed, "Go down."

The man replied yes and disappeared from the spot.

"Still so indifferent...?" Nangong Huaxue casually put the metal plate aside, crossed his legs, tapped his chin twice, smelled the incense in the room, and smiled faintly.

"It's really exciting... Owl."

……

The next day, Qin Xiao took Mo Hanyu to Qiu Puyue's residence and trained with them as if nothing had happened.

Mo Hanyu's gaze always drifted towards Qin Xiao, as if he wanted to see something from him, but he found that Qin Xiao was the same as usual, with no difference in expression or behavior. Yesterday's big reaction seemed to be just a dream.

Mo Hanyu thought back to yesterday when Qin Xiao tore up the note as soon as he finished reading it, and even went back and used his attributes to chop it down to only a pile of ashes.

"Can you take me to that Chayue place?" Qin Xiao suddenly asked Mo Hanyu on the way back after a day of training.

Mo Hanyu looked at him and nodded in agreement.

The two of them went to Yun City, where there was a teahouse that seemed to be built entirely of fine logs. It had a simple and mellow exterior, and one could smell a faint scent of tea just by standing outside.

"...It feels so expensive." Mo Hanyu was silent for a moment and said softly.

Qin Xiao took a look and said without comment: "Let's go."

"Aren't you going to tell Qiu Puyue and the others?" Mo Hanyu followed his steps and asked.

"No." Qin Xiao shook his head and glanced at him, "I didn't intend to tell you."

Mo Hanyu heard him say this and chuckled: "You are being nice to me, for telling me these things."

"Aren't you going to introduce him to me?" Mo Hanyu blinked, and as if he didn't see Qin Xiao's rejection, he leaned forward and asked him.

"Not ready." Qin Xiao pushed him away mercilessly.

"It's so sad." Mo Hanyu held his wrist, not discouraged, and pinched his fingers, "Xiao... Is she your friend?"

"...Not really." Qin Xiao thought of something, his eyes dimmed, and he changed the subject, "You should pay more attention to Qiu Puryue's game first."

Mo Hanyu paused after hearing what he said, then sighed, "There's nothing we can do about it. We've done everything we can and tried our best. We can only wait and see."

Qin Xiao also sighed: "To be honest, if I knew it would be so troublesome, I wouldn't have reminded her at the time, and I wouldn't have to do this all day... I just wanted to watch the fun."

Mo Hanyu looked at him with amusement and said nothing.

……

Two days passed in the blink of an eye. On the day of the competition, Qiu Puryue drank three large glasses of water early in the morning to calm herself down.

Qiu Puryue made an appointment with them and watched Liu Qingfeng's game in the morning. It was as exciting as ever, and he won without any suspense.

Qiu Puryue looked at Liu Qingfeng, who stood tall and graceful in the field. The howling wind lifted her slightly long robe and rolled up her slightly longer hair, but it could not shake her tall figure.

After the game, Liu Qingfeng nodded to his opponent as a greeting and left the court.

"It's wonderful." While eating, Qiu Puryue's eyes were shining and she said with emotion, "He is really amazing."

"What about you?" Yin Xihui next to him asked coldly.

Qiu Puryue: ...

"It's almost afternoon." Mo Hanyu found her expression interesting and teased her on purpose.

"... Stop reading." Qiu Puryue covered her forehead with her hands. When she thought about the game in the afternoon, she even lost her appetite.

"Alright, alright, eat." Yin Xihui picked up a piece of food with his chopsticks for her. "You'll have more strength after you're full."

"Don't eat too much." Qin Xiao said faintly, "In case you eat too much and fall asleep directly."

Qiu Puryue: ...

“Ooooo——” Qiu Puryue covered her head, as if she couldn’t bear it anymore. “Stop talking…”

Seeing that she was under too much pressure, Mo Hanyu stopped teasing her: "It doesn't matter. Even if you lose this game, don't you still have a chance? Don't be too stressed."

"It doesn't matter if I don't get a place." Qin Xiao picked up a piece of meat and said slowly, "At worst, I can do as I said and go back and kill them all, and then-"

"Eat and don't talk." Mo Hanyu patted his shoulder and interrupted him, and at the same time was glad that they were sitting in a private room.

Qin Xiao: ...

Qin Xiao glanced at him and really said nothing more.

Qiu Puryue had less and less appetite as she ate. Finally, she put down her chopsticks, said "I'm going to go see Yu Jin and the others" and left.

"You didn't give her psychological counseling?" Qin Xiao leaned back in his chair and looked at Yin Xihui, "I thought you would comfort her."

"I've said it before, but it's no use." Yin Xihui said slowly, looking up at him, "Do you have anything to do this afternoon?"

"Yeah." Qin Xiao nodded, "Yes, there are some things."

Seeing that he had nothing to say, Yin Xihui tactfully stopped asking questions, ate a few more bites, put down his chopsticks and went to look for Qiu Puryue.

"You go with him." Qin Xiao looked at Mo Hanyu.

"Ah?" Yin Xihui was stunned, not understanding what he meant.

Mo Hanyu looked at him deeply, without any explanation, and stood up: "I'll go with you."

Yin Xihui was a little surprised: "Then Qin Xiao——"

"He wants to eat more." Mo Hanyu had a blank expression on his face. He picked up the coat beside him and looked at Yin Xihui. "Let's go together."

Yin Xihui looked at Mo Hanyu who had a calm expression, then at Qin Xiao who had an indifferent expression, blinked, and said nothing more.

……

"Hello, what is your name?"

Qin Xiao calculated the time and went there at around 3 p.m. As soon as he arrived at the teahouse, a woman in a plain dress came to greet him with a beautiful smile. She did not ask for any permission due to his young age, but just nodded and asked softly.

"Qin Xiao."

The woman had her hair done in an ancient cross bun, and her hairpin was made of smooth peach wood. She wore light makeup, and her lips were lightly dabbed in red. When she smiled, her face was as beautiful as a peach, and her eyes were as moving as a stream of clear spring water.

"You've made an appointment, right?" When the woman heard Qin Xiao's name, her eyes moved. She picked up the book next to her and flipped through it. She smiled and said to him, "Follow me."

Qin Xiao followed her upstairs. The building was filled with a strong scent of tea, and he could vaguely hear music being played in several rooms as he passed by.

The woman led Qin Xiao to an independent room, but the door was different from the others. It was two large sliding wooden doors with intricate and beautiful carvings on them. One could tell at a glance that this room was different from the others.

Very high-end.

Qin Xiao thought.

"She's been waiting for you." The woman opened the door for Qin Xiao, waited for Qin Xiao to go in, and then slowly closed it.

Hearing the sound of the door closing behind him, Qin Xiao did not turn around, but looked at the decoration of the room.

The room was large and had an entrance. Walking around the shelves with vases and potted plants, one came into view of a huge folding screen. There seemed to be many pictures carved on the purple-red wooden board, but Qin Xiao had no interest in taking a closer look. He just glanced at it and walked past it.

There was a square coffee table in the spacious hall, and next to it was a large wooden bed. There was a gauze curtain in front of the bed, and it seemed that someone was lying inside.

Qin Xiao looked at the coffee table in front of him and sat down cross-legged.

There was a fire burning next to the tea table, with a teapot on top. On the tea tray was a small and exquisite purple clay teapot and two teacups, the tea inside was still smoking, obviously it had just been poured in.

Qin Xiao looked at the bed in front of him, waited for a moment, and when he didn't hear any voice, he stood up and walked over.

As soon as he reached the bed, he saw the person inside suddenly sit up, lift the curtain, and meet his eyes.

The man was stunned when he saw Qin Xiao.

"Why are you still silent when you walk?" Nangong Huaxue looked at the child in front of him with a complicated expression and blinked.

Qin Xiao stared at her with a complicated look in his eyes, and something flashed across his eyes: "You..."

Nangong Huaxue saw this and thought of something. He coughed twice and asked seriously, "What's your name?"

"..." Qin Xiao did not answer, but stood there quietly, his eyes changing unpredictably.

Seeing that he didn't answer, Nangong Huaxue felt that her question was a bit stupid, and thought for a while: "You... came here because--"

"Meng Liyun." Qin Xiao interrupted her, "What are you doing?"

When Nangong Huaxue heard this, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she looked at him in surprise, her smile becoming even brighter: "I knew it was you, Xiao——"

"I asked you how you got here!" Qin Xiao's voice suddenly became sharp, and he took a step forward. Just as he made a move to take a step, he saw the woman in front of him suddenly rush out, hide on the other side of the bed, and look at him vigilantly.

"...Come here, I won't do anything." Qin Xiao suppressed the bulging veins on his forehead and said slowly.

"I don't believe it!" Nangong Huaxue shouted without hesitation, "You will definitely hit me as soon as I get there, and I don't know you? What a joke."

"I'm serious, come here." Qin Xiao said patiently.

"Haha!" Nangong Huaxue laughed without any emotion and said firmly, "I won't!"

Qin Xiao: ...

"I'm telling you, you are now in Yuhua Luoyun!" Nangong Huaxue stared, clinging to the bed frame, "Do you know who I am? Huh? You actually want to do something to me... I'm telling you not to be so presumptuous."

Qin Xiao suddenly smiled and turned his face away.

Nangong Huaxue felt that he was laughing because he was angry.

"Then I'll go over there." Qin Xiao said, wanting to step forward.

“No need!” Nangong Huaxue glared and pointed, “Just stand there and don’t come over.”

"Men and women should not touch each other, and should keep their distance." Nangong Huaxue had already started talking nonsense.

Qin Xiao: ...

"I won't do anything. Just tell me how you got here." Qin Xiao took a deep breath and said to her.

"That's how I came here..." Nangong Huaxue rolled his eyes, thinking of something, and said confidently, "I haven't said you lied to me yet, what are you bragging about? It was obviously you who lied to me first, and now I feel guilty about it, you——"

Nangong Huaxue seemed to be thinking of something sad, and tears fell from her eyes as she spoke: "How could you lie to me? You were chopped into that state, and you still told me you were fine..."

Nangong Huaxue choked twice, and finally couldn't hold back any more, and burst into tears: "You bastard, you only know how to scold me. You lied to me all day long and said you were fine. You were chopped into a dog-like state, and you're still fine..."

After hearing what she said, Qin Xiao paused, his eyes becoming somewhat complicated.

Nangong Huaxue seemed to have found an outlet for her anger. Tears and snot flowed out. She wiped them away and said, "What did you say to me... You said you were fine and had a way to escape, but you ran. You tricked me into giving you a knife. I was halfway there when I heard that you were going to die, so I ran over without stopping, and ended up seeing you in that horrible state... Shouldn't I be sad and feel guilty? Woo woo..."

Seeing her like this, Qin Xiao softened his heart: "I told you a long time ago, it's not because of you..."

"What you said is true." Nangong Huaxue wiped her tears, sat down on the ground, and shouted at him, "You made it sound like it was true... Aren't you going to find Mo Ze? How could you be willing to die like that..."

Qin Xiao approached and was about to say something when he was suddenly hugged in his arms. Nangong Huaxue buried her head in his chest and cried even harder.

"I was so scared that I recognized the wrong person. Luckily I recognized the right one..."

Qin Xiao: ...

Qin Xiao felt helpless and didn't know what to say. He could only pat her back gently, trying to comfort her.

Nangong Huaxue sobbed, her vision blurred by tears. After reincarnation, whenever she woke up in the middle of the night and thought of the figure nailed to the cross, her heart would ache, and she would be surrounded by regret, which made her unable to breathe.

After crying for an unknown amount of time, Nangong Huaxue slowly emerged from Qin Xiao's arms. Seeing the mark she left behind, she seemed a little embarrassed and took out a tissue next to her to wipe it.

"..." Qin Xiao looked at her red eyes, seeming a little helpless. He touched her head but did not stop her. "So, why are you here?"

"That day...didn't your master come?" Nangong Huaxue sat on the ground, wiping his clothes, and recalled, "I asked him to bring me here..."

"Is it that simple?" Qin Xiao doubted.

"Of course, why would I lie to you?" Nangong Huaxue pouted, but avoided his gaze, "I'm not like you... I say what I think."

Listening to her implied words, Qin Xiao rubbed his eyebrows and closed his eyes.

"Who is the person who passed the note to you?" Qin Xiao thought of the previous person and asked.

"My personal guard." Nangong Huaxue mentioned this and raised his chin proudly, "You didn't expect it, hehe..."

After the stain on her chest was almost wiped clean, Nangong Huaxue threw the tissue into the trash can. Qin Xiao looked at her face and suddenly felt that she looked familiar.

"how--"

Nangong Huaxue noticed that he was staring at her and was about to ask a question when her chin was suddenly pinched and she was forced to raise her face.

Ignoring Nangong Huaxue's puzzled eyes, Qin Xiao pinched her chin, pinching both cheeks a little deeper, and looked at her face carefully.

"You..." Qin Xiao narrowed his eyes suspiciously.

Nangong Huaxue thought he had seen through her, and she became a little nervous, staring at him expectantly.

"When we were eating the antique soup that day...were you sitting next to me and changing your appearance?"