Chapter 045 Chapter 45

On the way to the cafeteria, Mo Xuanji saw an ancient tree that was towering into the clouds.

The trunk of the tree seemed to be as thick as six people could hold together. The crown of the tree stretched out freely in the sky, and the emerald green leaves covered the entire sky. There were also some vines entwined on the tree, extending all the way up from the roots, and then winding around the high branches and hanging down. The ends of the tender green vines gently swept the ground, making a slight sound.

The appearance of this tree is different from any species I have seen before, and even the system doesn't know what kind of tree it is.

"What kind of tree is this?" Mo Xuanji asked softly.

"Are you asking about this tree? It is said to be the only ancient dragon vine tree in the world. It was planted here when the school was first established." Wilde rubbed his chin and said with emotion: "This is an old tree that is more than 3,000 years old."

"The only one. Are there no other of the same race?"

Wilde shook his head. “Maybe?”

Wouldn't that be lonely? Mo Xuanji thought so but didn't say it out loud.

A breeze blew, and the vines and branches swayed gently, making a rustling sound in the treetops.

Perhaps it was fate that brought people together, Mo Xuanji ran into Zhu Changan again in the cafeteria. At this time, he was carrying a large plate of food and looking for a table.

"Xuanji, senior is here too? Great, we meet again! Let's share a table."

"good."

"Huh? Where's Junior Ji?" Wilde looked around but didn't see Ji Sheng.

"I'm here." Ji Sheng's muffled voice came from behind Zhu Changan. Zhu Changan smiled and turned around, only to see a palm-sized sunflower slowly poking its head out from the hood.

"It's really too crowded here. The delicate little flowers will really be squeezed into juice." Ji Sheng said while using the vines to wipe away his tears.

“Hahahahahahaha…”

Zhu Changan put the plate on the table and said, "Come to think of it, Ji Sheng, are you going to change back into human form here?"

"Of course not."

"Can you eat in this state?" Mo Xuanji was a little curious.

"Of course you can." As it spoke, the sunflower grew slightly larger. Under the curious and shocked gazes of the three people, it walked to the plate and wrapped its roots around a chicken wing. A bright green light flashed, and in the blink of an eye, only two bones were left of the chicken wing.

"Very good!" Zhu Changan applauded continuously.

"It's just that the taste isn't as good as the spiritual soil." Sunflower twisted her body and turned to the next target.

Zhu Changan's stomach seemed to growl. He chuckled and began his violent inhalation. When Mo Xuanji finished his portion, Zhu Changan also put down his chopsticks with a sense of unfulfilled desire.

Mo Xuanji looked at the shiny plate in front of him, wanting to say something but stopping himself. If I remember correctly, the food was piled up like a mountain at first, right? Sure enough, he still underestimated Zhu Octopus's speed in eating.

After finishing his meal, Wilde left. After all, as the president, he still needed to be responsible for some things in the club. But before leaving, Wilde suddenly hooked Mo Xuanji's shoulders and said in a low voice, "Junior, what I told you before..."

"That one?"

"Yes, that one. Don't forget it." Wilde repeatedly reminded.

"good."

After he left, Zhu Changan came over curiously: "Xuanji, what's that?"

"...Nothing." It's better not to say it for now, it's a bit embarrassing. Anyway, they will be able to see it soon. Thinking of this, Mo Xuanji silently put the plate into the recycling area.

After packing up, Zhu Changan took his friends to visit the community area. Although there were still a lot of people in the afternoon, there were already many familiar faces among them.

What should I do after signing up for a club? Of course, I have to find something fun to do. Some clubs are so popular that everyone is scrambling to sign up. The naive people who don't know the truth will find out after they are fooled into filling out the registration form that all the people in the group are just for the atmosphere, and they are the only real one.

They all have black consciences.

The fun gene always exists in every student, even Zhu Changan, a guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, has tried his hand at it.

The fancy tricks in the morning have already been performed, and the benefits of continuing to use them are not high. So in order to attract traffic, everyone came up with some small games on the spot, and each took out the best things in the bottom of the box as a prize.

After all this, there were darts and balloons but with super powers, hoops but the grand prize was the headmaster’s photo album – the headmaster, who was working diligently and didn’t know about it, sneezed loudly, and people were playing blindfolded catching games in ancient costumes. It was a complete mess…

Mo Xuanji passed by and was amazed. Mo Xuanji clapped wildly in his heart.

"These are just flowers for you city people to play with." The country bumpkin sighed with deep emotion.

Zhu Changan tried a ring, although unfortunately he didn't get the photo album, but he did come back with a big white goose pillow.

By the way, the neck of this big white goose is really long. Zhu Changan carried it upside down on his shoulder. It was already bent, and the orange-yellow beak of the big goose still faintly touched the ground.

Ji Sheng tried to straighten himself up: "Okay, my demon body is not even as long as a goose's neck."

"Hahahahahahaha." Zhu Changan laughed.

Time passed slowly in the joyful atmosphere, and by the time Mo Xuanji reacted, it was already dark.

As if someone had knocked over a row of dominoes, the street lights began to light up one after another.

Suddenly, a golden stream of light rushed up to the sky in the distance, and when it reached a certain height, it exploded with a "pop". Amid the gorgeous fireworks was a line of eye-catching golden characters, which lasted for a long time under the maintenance of energy: Congratulations to Penglai Academy on its 3,000th anniversary!

This firework seemed to have turned on a switch. All of a sudden, countless streams of light shot up into the sky from all over the campus. Along with the sound, fireworks of brilliant colors and various shapes bloomed in the night sky.

There were cheers from the crowd.

"So beautiful!" Zhu Changan shouted excitedly, pointing his finger somewhere: "Look, that firework is actually in the shape of a dragon!"

"Hmm? Where?" Mo Xuanji looked in the direction Zhu Changan pointed.

Fireworks always have a short lifespan. When he finally found the dragon, most of its body had disappeared. Mo Xuanji didn't see the dragon in its entirety, but fortunately he caught a last look.

Mo Xuanji's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

"Come on, let's go to the playground. The school anniversary party is about to begin! Xuan...Xuan Ji? Why do you look so ugly? Are you not feeling well?" Zhu Changan was startled and quickly reached out to support him.

"I'm fine." Mo Xuanji shook his head and covered his chest with his hands in fear.

This color combination and this height really give him a sense of déjà vu. Could it be that he has really developed PTSD? Just now, his whole body felt cold. Mo Xuanji couldn't help but doubt his life.

"If you're not feeling well, why don't we find a place to rest?" Ji Sheng asked worriedly.

"I'm fine." Mo Xuanji put down his hand. The feeling came and went quickly, like some kind of hallucination: "Maybe I'm too tired today. Let's go to the playground."

Zhu Changan just noticed something, but his little friend didn't want to say it, so he had to pretend that he didn't notice it.

He once again showed his carefree smile, hugged Mo Xuanji's shoulders with a giggle, and picked up Ji Sheng who was about to say something: "Then let's go, I heard there will be a lot of exciting programs."

The school's open-air playground is very large, and it can accommodate the entire school population. A large stage was built on one side of the playground, and the school was even generous enough to use night-shining pearls to illuminate the venue. Someone tried to count how many there were, but lost patience halfway through. It's not that they didn't want to count, it's that they really couldn't count.

When Mo Xuanji and the other two arrived at the playground, the opening ceremony had just ended.

The first program is a chorus that remains unchanged for a century.

"Let's sit here." Ji Sheng picked a place with few people but a great view. Mo Xuanji silently gave him a thumbs up.

Not long after sitting down, Mo Xuanji saw Wilde not far away. The two looked at each other and Wilde winked at him.

"I'll leave for a while." After saying that, he turned back to look into Zhu Changan's eyes, feeling a little guilty. Even though Ji Sheng was there, Mo Xuanji still felt guilty for abandoning a puppy.

"You'll be able to see me soon," he added at last.

So Zhu Changan was relieved and said with a smile: "Okay."

Although Ji Sheng was curious, he didn't ask any more questions.

Mo Xuanji never lied to his friends. If he said he would see them soon, it definitely wouldn't be late.

So, after a few shows, a figure that was extremely familiar to both Ji Sheng and Zhu Changan appeared on the big stage.

The stage was dark, with only a spotlight shining in the center.

Mo Xuanji gently pushed open the red curtain and walked from behind the curtain to the spotlight. He was still wearing the same clothes he wore during the day, except for a magic hat and an exquisite dark cloak.

Mo Xuanji on the stage was a completely different person than usual. He had a nonchalant smile on his face, and amid the screams of the audience, he gently raised his index finger and placed it in front of his lips. The skin under the half-glove was more obvious against the black and white background.

The golden glasses chain swayed slightly with his movements.

"Tsk." The sound was not loud, but it reached the ears of everyone present.

Zhu Changan's jaw dropped in shock. He and Ji Sheng looked at each other, and they both saw the shock in each other's eyes: Is this Xuanji?

The Mo Xuanji who always thinks the sun is rising in the west when she smiles?

"Could it be that Xuan Ji was abducted by some weird creature? Even though she's very cool, my generation still prefers the cold and stern-faced Xuan Ji!" Ji Sheng turned into a screaming little flower on the spot.

"So, that's what it meant." Zhu Changan shook his head and reacted belatedly.

The audience was silent for a few seconds before bursts of screams broke out.

People who don't usually smile, their smiles are the most lethal. Didn't you see that Liuhe, who had always adhered to the principle of pretending to be dead and not communicating, was still caught by the cool guy's smile?

Mo Xuanji on the stage was smiling in a very charming way. However, only he knew that it was not because he wanted to keep smiling, but because the muscles on his face were already stiff.

The sky is falling, the earth is splitting, the wind is blowing and the rain is pouring, the sky is dark and pitch black... and so on, these are all descriptions of his current spiritual world.

In the sea of ​​consciousness, the reliable system held up a fluorescent stick and cheered him on crazily: "That's right, stay calm, kid, you are the best! Daddy is cheering for you!"

With the woodchuck screaming in her heart, Mo Xuanji bowed and saluted like Wilde. Then, a bright red rose appeared in her hand.