Neither Azhu nor Xia Xiao wanted to fight with the people from the academy. At this time, the blurry figure gradually approached, as if passing through a thin layer of fog, and entered the eyes of Xia Xiao and Azhu.

The person who came was slender and generous, but also serious. He didn't have much of the elegance and gentleness of a woman. He was just as cold as ice, and seemed to be extremely cold and desolate. Perhaps she was also worried about how to deal with the person in front of her, but somehow, the academy had taught her what to do.

When Ah Zhu saw the woman clearly, he whispered the word "Su Huan" and then turned to look at Xia Xiao, wondering what kind of mood he was in. To Xia Xiao, Su Huan was a close friend and a sister, but now they were in different positions, and the umbrella she was carrying behind her back might never be opened for him again.

Su Huan was the same as before, with short hair and willow-shaped eyebrows, full of heroic spirit. But when her eyes met Xia Xiao's, there was a hidden anger and condemnation, as if Xia Xiao had done something too bad and she had to scold him! But she would not waste her words, she just stared at Xia Xiao, and the coldness in her eyes forced Xia Xiao to lower his head.

Xia Xiao frowned, sensing Su Huan approaching step by step, he did not turn around and leave, nor did he go to meet him. For Su Huan, perhaps Xia Xiao was exactly what he needed, not moving forward to fight, not retreating to escape, he quietly waited for Su Huan to approach step by step, but Ah Zhu was tortured physically and mentally, not knowing what to do.

"Trust her, trust the academy."

Xia Xiao's trust, which came from nowhere, made Azhu stand still and watch the always afraid Sister Su Huan walking towards him.

Ah Zhu felt that Xia Xiao was gambling again, because if Su Huan took action or contacted the instructor to temporarily hold them back, they would be doomed. When they left, Senior Di Muli had made it very clear that as long as they left at that time, if they were caught in the future, the nature of the case would change. It would not be rescued, but captured while escaping. The former could still be treated well, but the latter would be severely punished.

But Xia Xiao didn't make any preparations for a fight at this time, he just chose to look at Su Huan, his eyes slightly lowered with apology and pleading. He didn't beg Su Huan to let him go, because she would definitely do that, but he hoped that Su Huan would not misunderstand him. Even if he was possessed by a demon, he was still Xia Xiao! The child who needed an umbrella in the rainstorm.

Su Huan's pressure gave the sunset glow a metallic leaden color, making the dusk even darker. This street seemed to lead to the distant underworld. The two good horses dared not move, and stood there as if they were about to die. A small breeze blew nothing, but it made Xia Xiao's sight follow Su Huan's footsteps gradually getting closer.

Su Huan walked straight past Xia Xiao and Ah Zhu, without looking back, without lingering, and without drawing the sharp sword in his hand. He only left a word and a thing, which Xia Xiao held in his hand and listened to.

"You need to keep your head down when walking and hold your own umbrella."

The big umbrella in Xia Xiao's arms is a necessity for Su Huan when going out, and it is also her favorite. But because she can't hold it up for Xia Xiao, she gives it to him.

When Ah Zhu turned around, Su Huan was nowhere to be seen. She was so aggressive, but why did it end so dullly?

Ah Zhu was a little confused. When she turned around, the street suddenly became bustling. Lanterns were hung everywhere, and there were stalls everywhere. People were crowded and noisy. Only she and Xia Xiao were still in the tense silence.

Walking along the busy street, Xia Xiao lowered his head slightly and found a post station. But Ah Zhu pulled his sleeve, approached him and whispered:

"How do you know Sister Su Huan won't do anything?"

This was no longer a question of friendship, so Ah Zhu was very curious. She had originally thought that Sister Su Huan, who was a stickler for details, would chase and kill Xia Xiao, because Xia Xiao was like her brother, and if a relative made a mistake, she had to work harder to stop him. If she couldn't stop him, she would kill him herself! But she didn't expect it to end like this.

The shock brought by Su Huan sobered Azhu up, and he finally heard Xia Xiao's words clearly.

"The academy has issued a silent order that as long as the people from the Qingtian Sect are not here, the academy will not embarrass us."

"What does a silent order mean?"

"Silly boy, after the Qingtian Sect started to deal with us, we will become a greater threat. If the academy follows them on patrol, the chances of us being discovered will double. So the academy went into hiding under the pretext of legitimacy and wanted to cooperate with the Qingtian Sect in order to leave us a way out. If they encounter us alone, they won't see us. Anyway, we can conceal our presence, so it's normal that they can't find us. Do you understand?"

“Oh~”

Ah Zhu nodded repeatedly, and after entering the post station, he tidied up and lay down on the bed before asking:

"How do you know that?"

"The college's notice says exactly the same thing, and Su Huan will not act alone. She is definitely with the teachers. Their joint decision represents the entire college's teachers and students."

“It’s amazing.”

Ah Zhu murmured, always feeling that Xia Xiao's analysis was like an unfounded guess, because she couldn't tell these things from the notice. But if everyone could understand it, wouldn't the school's plan be exposed to the world?

Xia Xiao's trust in the academy lies in Senior Hu Bugui's words, "Good boy, I'm sorry for making you suffer," and also in Senior Di Muli's confirmation. He believes that the academy understands the responsibility it shoulders at this time, so it will definitely find ways to help him. Now in his eyes, the academy is the brightest light in the world. Sooner or later, it will penetrate into every corner of darkness, but it will not burn the messenger of light in it.

When his conjecture was confirmed, Xia Xiao felt relieved. But he always felt that the bed was too soft, and he couldn't fall asleep no matter how hard he tossed and turned, so he pulled off the pillow and threw it to the end of the bed.

On the tallest building in the city, Su Huan stood side by side with the instructor beside him. However, they did not face the post station where Xia Xiao and Azhu were, but had their backs to it, like a kind of protection, but also like a tactic when facing the enemy.

The female teacher spread her palms, her dress fluttering in the cool night breeze, and said to the other side of the talisman array in a voice as cold as steel:

"Today, I patrolled Luolie City and saw no trace of Xia Xiao and the others."

"There are many heroes on the grassland, be careful of Xia Xiao mixed in."

"Understood. Thank you for your help."

As soon as the voice fell, or even before it stopped, the cold-tempered female teacher put it away with her hand. She didn't want to listen to the voice of the Qingtian Sect for even a second.

The urgency in those words seemed as if Xia Xiao owed them a few lives, but she, who knew the whole process, knew the hardships and sorrows Xia Xiao had gone through. But he was safe for the time being, and the people of the academy would never let their compatriots suffer!

"Are you really not going to tell the people in the next area?"

Su Huan's question prompted the teacher to ask back.

"What are you worried about?"

"Their destination is too far from here, and the road they have to walk is too long. Even if they go in a straight line, they have to go through at least twenty divided areas. I think if we don't inform the people in the next area, they will be in danger. The Qingtian Sect is too aggressive."

"That's why it's dangerous to tell you."

The female teacher insisted on her own opinion and said firmly:

"If everyone thinks like you, his whereabouts will be exposed sooner or later. In order to prevent the Qingtian Sect from catching us, we have to keep it secret. Apart from you and me, only those who have seen them know their safety. As for the rest, let them guess!"

"Why are you worried? Your brother has fooled the entire academy. Who would have thought that he would still be on this grassland a month later? And his most difficult time has passed. There is no need to worry."

"He has been good at creating miracles since he was young. Perhaps he is a miracle itself. However, the things he has to do are more dangerous each time, and I am gradually unable to give him any help."

"Your umbrella is the greatest help to him."

Su Huan also hoped so, but there was no rain at the moment, but Xia Xiao walked in the rain every night, hoping to have her umbrella so that she would not get wet. Her umbrella was big, but it could not stop the rain coming from all directions, Xia Xiao was destined to get wet, and it would be great if she could just take shelter from the rain in her heart.

"Rest and follow the plan tomorrow."

The female teacher said and disappeared, but Su Huan looked back in the direction of the post station. Tomorrow, she will leave Hu Lie City and walk in the direction where Xia Xiao came from. In this month, she didn't know where Xia Xiao was, nor did she know what kind of blow and grief he had gone through. But this road was lonely, and even with Ah Zhu's company, Xia Xiao would feel helpless, but this emotion would never be absent, and it would be better to get used to it sooner.

A breeze sent Su Huan away and blew into the small window of the post station, making Xia Xiao get up at night. He sat in the bed and was extremely awake for a while, as if he could never fall asleep again. He had something on his mind, but he didn't know who to tell it to, so he closed his eyes and said everything to himself.

I feel like I am in the deep sea, surrounded by darkness. I can occasionally hear calls, but I don’t know whether those words are true or false, and I don’t know whether I can reach the other side. This road is long, and the south of the South China Sea is not the end, but the dream long ago seems to have destined me to go to that ancient temple.

The temple abandoned by the ancestor of the spirit contract is the home of Shu Shuang and Shang Shan, but will it bring me something useful? I think the suffering on the road is very normal, and every difficulty is for the perfection of merit, but what will be the result? Will I return to that plain?

Was that woman so confident because she would be disappointed by the trip to Nanhai Zhinan? Or was it that even if there were some clues there, they would eventually point to her, but could her words be trusted?

The world is all lies, and perhaps so is one's own existence. Is the son of prophecy who is supposed to save the world really just a vessel in the mouth of that woman?

Being manipulated by others without knowing it is also a tragedy, but what can Xia Xiao do? He is a blinded chess piece, whose head is picked up and placed on the spot, but in the end, he cannot escape the control of Tianyuan in the center.

"bother!"

Xia Xiao turned over and continued to sleep. This time there was no alarm clock and nothing to do. They didn't leave the comfortable bed until they had enough sleep, but they both sat on the edge of the bed in a daze. When they looked at each other, they both smiled naively.

It was clearly an escape and a long journey, but Ah Zhu said it was a spring outing. Because she wanted to buy so many things, she even wanted to bring two sets of bowls and chopsticks and a pot. What was even more bizarre was that Xia Xiao had agreed, so he waved his hand and said he would buy it!