friendship

The next day, as dawn broke, Yan Tianhua woke up to find Chi Wangyue lying beside his blanket, while Bai Hanxin sat in a chair, resting his chin on his hand and nodding repeatedly.

He tried to recall what had happened, but it seemed... he had a blank. Memories came from different angles, scattered images piling up, always vaguely piecing together a cohesive whole.

If the plot is illogical, the brain will automatically process it into a plausible image.

Yan Tianhua sensed things were taking a different turn, and his mind went blank for a moment as he pondered. In that instant, he decisively closed his eyes to rest, wanting to recover his fragile and exhausted spirit first. Chi Wangyue, who was lying next to him, seemed to sense something, her face revealing her morning grumpiness, but upon seeing Yan Tianhua lying on the bed, she deliberately restrained her temper.

Chi Wangyue routinely glanced around and spotted Bai Hanxin, who was dozing off. He got up, draped a coat over her, and seeing that she showed no signs of waking up, Chi Wangyue returned to Yan Tianhua's bedside. Once he woke up, he no longer wanted to sleep and instead felt a mischievous urge to play with her.

He was already by the bedside, very close to him. The faces of the Yan brothers were completely exposed to him. Chi Wangyue poked them again and again with his finger, like a child playing around.

Yan Tianhua, who was pretending to be asleep while still awake: "..."

He didn't say anything blaming, and did his best to pretend he was still unconscious. His expression was completely natural; he was a true actor.

With Chi Wangyue watching over her, Yan Tianhua felt at ease. Besides them, there were other people around. It was early, and Yan Tianhua was physically and mentally exhausted, so it didn't take her long to fall asleep naturally. Chi Wangyue, on the other hand, figured that since he wasn't sleeping, disturbing Hu Li for a bit wouldn't hurt.

"Hu Li, are you there? Hu Li Hu Li Hu Li?!"

After a while, Hu Li replied quietly, "I'm here."

"What's wrong?" Hu Li cut back to the main topic.

Chi Wangyue asked, "Keep chatting with me."

"…………"

After he finished speaking, Hu Li automatically hung up.

Actions speak louder than words, and speed demonstrates personal style. Hu Li firmly stated: "I refuse! I will never become a chat tool for a certain pool."

"Are you sure?"

The air fell silent, without any response, as silent and still as a stone falling into the sea.

Chi Wangyue murmured, "Hu Li, I treated you like a brother, yet you abandoned me for someone else. How unethical!"

After he finished speaking, he took a deep breath, stood up, and because he had been sitting for too long, his legs were a little sore. With a sudden exertion, his legs lost their balance, and he almost fell. Fortunately, his foundation was stable, and he didn't fall. Chi Wangyue hissed and continued walking towards the scenery outside.

As daylight approaches, a small, round moon hangs high in the brightening sky.

Like a jade basin, like a miniature pancake, like a finely decorated small mirror.

As the moon reflects the sunlight, it also shines on everyone who looks up at it. And the stars accompany the moon, and those who watch over the stars are also accompanied by the moon.

But when you look out over the pond with the light, watching the sun rise and the moon rise, and the plants sway, it's no longer so boring.

It was cold and windy outside. He went inside, following the trail, intending to find a cloak to warm himself.

So, a new customer appeared in the fitting room; he wandered around and finally found a purple cloak. He returned to Senior Brother Yan's bedside and fell asleep there.

He was dreaming, and when he woke up, he woke up too.

Yan Tianhua woke up again. Chi Wangyue was already asleep, but not soundly. He glanced at Chi Wangyue and then at Bai Hanxin.

Que Jianbai stood up and pretended to think, "Um, Senior Brother Yan, you're awake?"

Not long ago, Bai Hanxin was jolted awake by her own dazed state. After a few minutes of confusion, she immediately straightened her clothes and tidied herself up, trying to present a tall and well-mannered junior sister image. Then, Yan Tianhua woke up. Chi Wangyue, wearing a cloak and sleeping with it open, caught sight of this spot. Before she could speak, Yan Tianhua's gaze focused on her.

In that instant, it was as if I were under a spotlight.

Bai Hanxin instantly perked up. She feigned cheerfulness and asked, "Senior brother, what's going on?"

Yan Tianhua replied, "My memory is a bit confused right now. I don't know the whole story; I can only see some fragments."

Bai Hanxin: "Haha, Senior Brother Yan. It's nothing, it's normal. You'll gradually remember in the future. Junior Sister wants to ask a question: Have you seen Junior Sister Xu Qi recently?"

Yan Tianhua, with his keen insight, replied indifferently, "Never."

"Alright! Then Junior Sister will take her leave first. However, if Senior Brother Yan is feeling unwell, he can come to me for further treatment."

After saying that, he left. Bai Hanxin took three steps at once, and at the door, he turned back to look at Chi Wangyue, his eyes filled with no reluctance, as if he had subconsciously turned back.

However, Bai Hanxin vaguely recalled some past events, took a deep breath, and left a loud shout: "Senior Brother Yan, remember to leave a message for Chi Wangyue—I'm living at home now, and the Bamboo Pavilion is empty. But in the future, if Brother Chi ever encounters any difficulties, I will definitely do my best to help him!"

Chi Wangyue was awakened from his drowsy state. Hearing such profound words, he simply said, "I understand."

Bai Hanxin: "...When did you wake up?"

Right at that line, "Senior Brother Yan—"

He added, "You sound like a megaphone."

Bai Hanxin slammed the door shut and left, displaying an unusually bad temper. Chi Wangyue had just stretched when the door was kicked open again, and Bai Hanxin said, "Chi Wangyue, you're like a pig." Then she quickly slammed the door shut.

Yan Tianhua and Chi Wangyue looked at each other. Chi Wangyue pretended not to care after Bai Hanxin said, "Chi Wangyue, you're like a pig." "Senior brother, what's wrong?"

Yan Tianhua seemed to understand his meaning and replied, "It's acceptable."

It means – I'm fine, don't worry.

The heavy weight in Chi Wangyue's heart lifted. "Senior brother, during the time I was with Senior Brother Xie Cuo, did anything else strange happen?" He was curious, but this was indeed strange. He hadn't been talking to Xie Cuo for very long, and in the blink of an eye, Yan Tianhua was lying on the bed. His heart stopped at the same time.

Yan Tianhua said calmly, "I don't remember, but there will be a turning point in the future. For now, I can only pretend to give up."

The trail went cold, but it wasn't completely without a trace.

His original intention was to seize the opportunity, but more importantly, he wanted to conserve his energy and focus on maximizing his profits.

At this moment, Gu Shuoxing was thinking of returning to his cave. On the way, he wandered around and met a young man traveling with him. He was a young master named Qu Mingzhe. As soon as Mingzhe met him, he stared at him. Gu Shuoxing felt embarrassed, but he didn't want to act arrogant.

Qu Mingzhe was conflicted, hesitating to speak many times, but the word "silence" itself was deafening to the sunny and cheerful Gu Shuoxing. Since he wasn't good at expressing himself, Gu Shuoxing spoke for him.

Hello, have we met somewhere before?

Gu Shuoxing applied the same Huajin Oil formula that had been used for ages.

Qu Mingzhe paused, his eyes scanning the area, and said in a muffled voice, "I am Qu Mingzhe, we just met not long ago!"

Gu Shuoxing casually asked, "Mingzhe, are you the eldest son of the Qu family?" Due to her slowness, having encountered too many things, having a heavy burden, being physically and mentally exhausted, and not having carefully examined the appearance of the young master Qu, Gu Shuoxing felt that she had said the wrong thing.

"You wretched bastard." He tried to ease the tension, but the air fell silent again.

"It's alright," Qu Mingzhe said considerately.

Since the person involved had clearly stated that he didn't care, Gu Shuoxing still felt somewhat uneasy. However, he did have a little gadget that could cheer him up. It was a slingshot, handmade, all-natural and pollution-free.

When Gu Shuoxing carefully handed the gift to Qu Mingzhe, Mingzhe said, "Thank you, I like it very much."

"Yes, as long as you like it."

...

"What are you doing here?" Gu Shuoxing asked.

"I came here to find you. Actually, I really want to be your friend," Qu Mingzhe said earnestly, word by word.

Gu Shuoxing repeated the word "friend?"

Qu Mingzhe, unusually serious, asked, "Yes, can we be friends?"

Gu Shuoxing was moved by Qu Mingzhe's spirit. He bowed and smiled, "You came all this way just to be friends with me. I'm sorry to have troubled you, young master."

"But I allowed it. You're a very good person, and I happen to have a strong desire to make many friends. I think we'll have a good time together."

Qu Mingzhe nodded.

Gu Shuoxing rarely said such mushy things, but this young master in front of him seemed to really enjoy it.

Judging from the fact that he was in a good mood all the way, he is indeed worth pleasing.

Gu Shuoxing: "...I'm out of touch with the times."

The road to the cave was reached in no time.

Gu Shuoxing hadn't been back for a long time. When he returned, he heard the young master in front of him recite a name that would be universally scorned early in the morning: "Gu your grandpa's exclusive little Jiao room." He had mistakenly written "jiao" as "jiao" (焦), and over time, Gu Shuoxing became too lazy to correct it, so it evolved into the name before him.

Seeing that the young master was reading quite comfortably, Gu Shuoxing decided not to disturb him further.

This was the first time he had ever met someone so casual.

After they went inside, Qu Mingzhe was invited to sit down. Gu Shuoxing poured him tea, but he said, "No need."

"I'll do it myself."

"OK."

The two entered Wanderer mode. One had aging memories, while the other was a newcomer who had just arrived. It took them quite a while to sort things out.

Bai Hanxin wanted to go home; after this competition, she had successfully found her way home. So, Bai Hanxin went home for the start of the new school term.

Inside Danxin Peak, in her house, stood a woman dressed in blue, her skin white.

"Why are you here?" Bai Hanxin thought she had opened the door wrong and had tried opening and closing it several times. After finally having to face the fact, she said quietly, "What are you doing?"

Bai Tian said with a touch of reserve, "I've come to find you."

Bai Hanxin said quietly, "Did you take the wrong medicine?"

Bai Tian said, "Did you eat Mars? Don't get too angry."

Bai Hanxin said directly, "We are complete strangers. Apart from our discussion about alchemy, this is our first meeting, but we are still not familiar with each other. If you come to me, it can't be anything good!"

Bai Tian nodded understandingly, but said in a calm voice, "We're not familiar with each other, but I checked your information and now I know everything about you. It's enough for me to be familiar with you."

Bai Hanxin: "...an unusual kind of familiarity."