Tan Muxing's eyes were dimly lit in the light, just like the first snow in winter on the eaves, pure and soft.

Chu Qianli's mind suddenly emerged with the relaxing times of the past, when the Cardcaptor Girls team huddled together in the warm interior of the Tan family compound. They watched the snow erode and cover the Qianshan Mountain bit by bit, and chatted about astrology and anime from morning to night. It seemed that they never had a troublesome moment, at least on the surface.

She thought more than once that if Xingxing had not been a fat white bear in the beginning, and if he had not had those sensitive and soft thoughts, perhaps the story would never have developed this way.

He is a gentle, polite and thoughtful person. Even if he is not good at dealing with people, he should be able to make two or three good friends as long as Wang Zheng does not harass him. He will be very low-key during his school years and get into a pretty good school. It was not until many years later that his classmates were surprised to find out his family background and lamented that he was a hidden talent.

He will also meet very good people, and someone will always discover his gentleness.

His life should be uneventful, and he would have the enviable happiness. Ordinary is happiness.

If I hadn't met her.

If he hadn't met her, he would have been able to start a new college life soon. After getting out of the high school environment, he would have definitely met new friends. He wouldn't have to get hurt in the barren desert, nor would he have to feel disappointed that he didn't know magic, which was not something he had to know.

Chu Qianli's lips moved slightly. She wanted to say something but didn't say it. She knew that as long as she insisted on not letting Mu Xing follow her, he would definitely not go to Country H. He would be afraid of affecting her and worrying that his existence would cause her trouble. He was the kind of person who would think so.

She tried to speak, but it came out mute.

As for her silence, his eyes became lonely and he said softly, "You don't have to think about other things, just answer whether you have done it or not."

“…Why do you want to know this?”

"Just curious."

"Curious about what?"

"You are the kind of person who always has little excuses for not doing your homework, who gets tired after carrying things for a few steps, who spends a fortune on things he likes, and who acts recklessly..." Tan Muxing smiled bitterly, "Why are you being so sensible now?"

He doesn't understand.

He would rather she acted unreasonably towards him than to see her become sensible.

Chu Qianli's chest suddenly felt blocked, and he couldn't utter a word for a long time.

Tan Muxing lowered his eyelids and said softly, "Since you usually don't care about me, why can't you be selfish for once now?"

Chu Qianli trembled and said, "You sound like you're saying, I've always been selfish, so why not just let it go..."

Tan Muxing nodded seriously: "Yes, there must be a beginning and an end."

Chu Qianli was speechless.

He smiled and said, "You said that people are very complicated. You use the knowledge of astrology you have learned to restrain yourself and limit yourself from breaking certain bottom lines, but I happen to not be that interested in these things."

She should be carefree and not have to think so much.

Only fortune tellers would deduce whether the results would be good or bad, but he had never been interested in fortune telling.

"So I just want to know, putting all your concerns aside, have you ever had any selfish thoughts?"

Who wouldn't want to own a star?

She can pick the stars by just standing on tiptoe, but where will the stars go after she disappears?

It is impossible to be free of selfish thoughts.

She could not lie to him.

"……have."

Chu Qianli said again: "But..."

Tan Muxing smiled with relief and shook his head, saying, "Having it is enough, no buts."

As long as she had the thought, that was enough.

"But what if..."

"I told you, you don't have to think about other things, just answer yes or no." Tan Muxing touched his face embarrassedly and said weakly, "To be honest, you are still quite unreasonable. I am not used to it."

Chu Qianli suddenly couldn't explain why he was so peaceful, and she felt inexplicably sad.

She wanted to say that she couldn't see her future, that she didn't know what she would encounter in the future, but his words easily shattered her thoughts.

Just like he said before that you don’t have to pay it back, he meant it all.

Chu Qianli shook his head quickly to hide the warmth that was about to well up in his eyes, and said in a fierce voice: "When have I ever been unreasonable..."

Tan Muxing pretended not to notice her red eyes and the trembling in her voice. A soft light shone in his eyes and he said tolerantly, "This is much more normal."

Chu Qianli couldn't describe her feelings at the moment. She was completely defenseless against him and said in a deep voice, "You are encouraging me to do something bad to you!"

His current tone and attitude seemed to let her do whatever she wanted, with no intention of resisting at all.

There is also the selfishness and habit of being ignorant, just like waving a banknote to a robber, for fear that the thief will not see it and forget to steal it!

"Bad things?" Tan Muxing was startled when he heard this. He suddenly panicked and stammered, "...Alright, that's fine."

“…”

The communication between the two people finally got stuck in "bad things".

After a while, Meiru Z entered the meeting room again. She sensed the strange atmosphere between the two parties and asked in confusion, "Did you guys finish the discussion or not?"

Chu Qianli and Tan Muxing both felt a little awkward, but unlike before when they were silent and stalemate, they were instead a little hesitant.

"…We're done talking."

"no."

After answering the questions, the two looked at each other silently, and then subconsciously changed their answers.

"We didn't have a good chat..."

"That's about right."

Mei Ru Z saw that the two people's statements did not match, so she waved her hand casually and said lightly: "Okay, I don't want to know what you talked about anymore."

Not long after, Pan Yicheng also returned to the house and greeted, "How are you thinking about it?"

Meiru Z: "I can go."

Pan Yicheng nodded, then looked at the other two and asked, "What about this side?"

"I will go, and the stars will accompany me."

Pan Yicheng looked at Tan Muxing and said in surprise: "I thought..."

Tan Muxing was about to answer, but Chu Qianli beat her to the punch. She lowered her eyes and said, "It's not that he insisted on going, but I also wanted him to go."

"It's not that he entrusted his will to me, but that I myself might not be able to go on."

He shouldn't be bothered by not having magic; his existence is the magic itself.

She drew motivation from him many times, a power beyond astrology and divination.

Chu Qianli raised his head and said confidently: "So Xingxing must go with me!"

The three of them were stunned.

Tan Muxing's heart was slightly moved; he didn't expect her to say that.

Pan Yicheng thought about her decisive attitude for a moment and replied, "If that's the case, as long as you guys agree, I have no objection. I'll report it then."

After Pan Yicheng left, Mei Ru Z said speechlessly: "If you want to go, just go. Why do you have to show off?"

Tan Muxing waved her hands in panic: "Sister Ru Z, it's not true..."

"Forget it, I guessed this would be the result. I'll go get the Sanqing Bell."

Meiru Z leaves the house to retrieve the lost key.

Tan Muxing saw that there was no one around, so he looked at the person who started it, and asked with red ears, "Why did you say that?"

"This is what I think in my heart. If you don't consider other things and don't care about the future, I am the one you want to accompany me and follow me..." Chu Qianli lowered his head and said righteously, "I have already given you the opportunity to leave, and it was you who told me that you could be a little selfish!"

Tan Muxing saw her raise her chin in dissatisfaction, and his heart suddenly softened, and he replied, "Okay."

"Hmph." Chu Qianli was at a loss for words for a moment as to what to say about his temper, and could only respond vaguely.

Pan Yicheng reported the intentions of the three people, and together with Qian Men and other volunteers, a team was formed.

The Chinese team has been officially finalized, and what remains is negotiation between the two sides.

The crystal ball is currently sealed. Mondsen knows that it is pointless to get entangled with the Chinese side on this matter, so he simply uses the Runestone and the spirit pendant to negotiate. In addition, the ruins and mineral veins are located in Country H, so he cannot be considered to be at a disadvantage for the time being.

Although Chu Qianli and Tan Muxing decided to go to Country H, it was obvious that some people disagreed.

At the negotiation meeting, Lin saw Chu Qianli and Tan Muxing's names on the list as expected. He felt deeply fooled by the Chinese side and said unhappily, "I think the other people are fine, but I'm sorry to say that these two cannot enter the country."

"Their past behavior makes me feel that they have no credibility. I don't think we can allow such people to enter Country H."

These two people just reported spies as enthusiastic citizens, and now they are hanging out with the Chinese national team. Anyone would think this is a provocation!

Lin knew that Chu Qianli had a very high level of metaphysics, but he found that she was even more uncontrollable, so it would be better to exclude her from the team.

Chu Qianli: "What do you mean? We were denied a visa?"

Lin raised his eyebrows: "Since they are not your staff, it should be okay for me to refuse to sign them."

Pan Yicheng was stunned and said, "That's what you said, but are you sure?"

Pan Yicheng reported the situation of the compass and tarot cards to his superiors, but the Mondsen Group was not aware of it before the formal negotiations.

Lin nodded confidently: "Sure."

When Chu Qianli heard this, she showed the compass and tarot cards in her pocket and said casually, "Professor Pan, since they have refused to sign us, then we will not hand over the key. It's not a transaction. Go dig it yourselves. Let's go!"

Chu Qianli pulled Tan Muxing up, she waved her sleeves, took the key and wanted to leave.

Lin was stunned when he saw the red baby stone in the center of the compass. Unexpectedly, the remaining key was in her hand. He was shocked and said, "That is..."

He didn't expect she had two keys!

"I believe you can do it with just five keys. I will smash the compass and tear up the tarot cards when I get home. It's no big deal. I'm looking down on anyone!" Chu Qianli said lazily.

Pan Yicheng pretended to be embarrassed: "Oh, look at what a mess this is. I told you not to disappoint the enthusiastic citizens. We spent a lot of effort to persuade people to hand in the keys, but they were driven away for no reason. Otherwise, how can you think of ways to compensate them?"

Lin: “…”