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Tang Xiu welcomed the three city lords into the academy. Zhou Jue will be close to 50 next year. Zhou Tianran and Zhou Tianzhen can be regarded as his old sons. The baby is not good, but he usually has a lot of work. This time he came to Xuanwu Academy with his wife's entrustment. , Take a good look at your babies.In contrast, Shen Nanxing and He Wangchuan are much younger, they are about 30 years old, but their temperaments are different, Shen Nanxing's face is calm, with a chill of calm and prestige, and they are completely isolated from the approach of outsiders.On the other hand, He Wangchuan was much easier to get close to, and he was the first to say hello when he came up: "Long time no see, two teachers."

Before Tang Xiu could speak, Shen Nanxing squinted his eyes and looked back: "Where's Shen Chaorui?"

It was only then that Xiao Mo realized that this Lord Shen and Shen Chaorui knew each other. Judging by their surnames, they must be a family.

Sure enough, Tang Xiu replied: "Chao Rui asked for leave, and was not in the academy during this time."

"Ask for leave?" Shen Nanxing's expression turned ugly: "Where did he go?"

"This...we don't know either." Tang Xiu said.

Shen Nanxing snorted, the gloomy color between his brows was very thick.

Xiao Mo thought that the arrangement over there was almost done, and said, "It's better for the three city lords to go to the conference room to rest first."

Shen Nanxing looked at Xiao Mo, and finally put his eyes on his face, with an inexplicable expression: "This is..."

Tang Xiu said: "The freshman in the courtyard, Xiao Mo."

"Xiao Mo..." Shen Nanxing read his name once, and looked at Xiao Mo with complicated eyes, as if he was confirming something, but he quickly looked away and walked forward calmly.

Xiao Mo was sure that he had never met this City Lord Shen, but his sizing up just now made him feel very uncomfortable. It was an expression of extreme patience and some entanglement. At that moment, Xiao Mo even thought that Shen Nanxing was about to die in the next second. He came up and grabbed his collar and beat him up.

The three city lords walked in front, and Xiao Mo followed at the end. After thinking for a while, he couldn't help but hold Tang Xiu back: "That city lord Shen..."

"Oh, he's Brother Chao Rui," Tang Xiu said, "He's his own, so he has a similar temper."

Is it actually a brother?Xiao Mo still felt that something was wrong. How should I put it, if they were brothers, they should at least look alike.

However, not at all.

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Ji Xiaoze lay on the table and yawned three times in a row, his stomach growling: "I said, why did you ask me to come so early?"

Ji Baiwei gave him a hard look: "Give up your seat as soon as possible."

"Hey, unfilial daughter!" Ji Xiaoze patted the table and said, "You are cursing me!!"

"Oh, it's better than some people occupying a latrine and not shitting." It was difficult for Ji Baiwei to praise Ji Xiaoze, but Ji Xiaoze had nowhere to complain, and he muttered aggrievedly: "It's not cute at all when I was young, definitely not My own."

Ji Baiwei didn't bother to pay attention to him, and poured herself a glass of water, but before she could drink, there was a knock on the door.

Xiao Mo's voice came from outside: "Teacher, the three city lords have arrived."

Ji Baiwei glanced at Ji Xiaoze, who straightened his hat and sat upright, looking very authoritative.

"Please come in—"

Wanzhang Grotto is a crack in the Xuanwu Continent, it has a long history, and I don't know where it started.Before the three cities were established, it was once called a forbidden area, because of the steep terrain and dense forests around it, there were many ferocious large spirit beasts, and there were rumors of the surrounding spirit beasts eating people a long time ago.

Ji Xiaoze tapped his fingers on the table: "Everyone knows the basics, whether this matter is big or small, the land in Wanzhang Cave is not easy to handle, and hundreds of students here are watching, so we can't always Procrastinating to make some children think about it, what do you think?"

"What's the worst result?" Shen Nanxing asked.

Ji Baiwei demonstrated on the chopping board at the side, extending outward along the measured direction, and slowly dividing a territory into three parts, she said: "The eastern border sank, the southern border was split, and..."

Her fingertips fluttered across a piece of territory marked with Xuanwu Academy: "The Huiling River sinks, and a second gap appears. At that time, the academy will no longer exist."

He Wangchuan's face was solemn: "Time limit."

"Up to three years."

All the people in the conference room fell silent, looking at the fragmented territory with great concern.

But at this time in the dormitory, Wu Xing was still sleeping with his butt out, and somehow he dreamed of something and squirted all over the pillow.

The dormitory door was suddenly opened, and a slender figure swayed in, slowly walking to Wu Xing's bed, looking at the ball on the bed with narrow and long eyes, but with extreme forbearance, as if wanting to reach out to touch something but Get out immediately.

Su Qiyu resisted the thought of taking the person on the bed away to control his emotions, but the light in his eyes could not deceive anyone, hidden blades, naked, as if he wanted to cut open the person in front of him one by one after all.

At this moment, the person on the bed moved his mouth suddenly: "Well, Xiao Mo..."

Su Qiyu couldn't hold on, her legs gave way and she fell backwards. Fortunately, she supported the table beside her, but she just touched the cup, and the water in it flowed down the table to the floor.

Su Qiyu's face turned pale, the corners of his mouth twitched into a wry smile, he lowered his head wishing he could slap himself, Xiao Mo, Xiao Mo, Xiao Mo! ! !

Why must it be Xiao Mo! !

He turned his head to look at Wu Xing, and put the food in his hand on the table. Xiao Mo asked him to bring it back to Wu Xing, saying that he would not go back to the dormitory at noon because of something.

Su Qiyu responded with a slight smile at the time, but when he turned his face, the killing intent rose again, but when he thought of Xiao Mo, he swallowed that energy again, and chewed it up with regret and obsession with ignorance, with tears Swallowed into the stomach together.

He didn't want to feel sorry for Xiao Mo, Xiao Mo's eyes were still floating in front of his eyes last time, and they would appear every night when he left the Northwest Territory.

Xiao Mo looked at him, a little compromised, with a plea that he had never had before: "Qiyu, don't we want a city building order? Can't I protect you? Why do you want that title?"

Su Qiyu almost shouted at that time: "Okay! I don't want anything, I don't want anything!"

But he swallowed it, there's no way, Xiao Mo, I'm not for myself, I can't help myself, there are still eyes looking at me behind me, me. . .I can't promise you.

"No, Xiao Mo, you don't understand."

The two stood facing each other on a sand dune. Under the sand dune were groups of desert thorns, which were at their most beautiful blooming time, but none of them could catch Su Qiyu's eyes, as if it was not a flower, but was broken into pieces. A piece of heart and meat was ground out with red blood, which was splashed all over the floor.

Living in the desert, it feels like being severely cold.Su Qiyu watched the last bit of warmth in Xiao Mo's eyes dissipate slowly, he clenched his teeth for fear of regretting himself, but the tear mole at the corner of his eye couldn't stop trembling.

Xiao Mo said: "Okay."

Su Qiyu called him: "Xiao Mo?"

Xiao Mo didn't look back: "I respect your ambition, but I'm sorry, I can't accompany you on this road."

Pointing to the red color under his feet, he said: "These were my most precious things. I gave them to you at that time. Today, sorry, I will take them back."

Su Qiyu heard the sound of something cracking in his chest, but he dared not speak for fear of revealing his true emotions.

Xiao Mo held a seed in his hand, which was his first hope and also his greatest romance, but, heh, people are not rare.

When the wind picked up, it swept the sand from the west and threw Su Qiyu in the face.

He was the only one left on the sand dune. Not long after, a man with a hunched back came out not far behind him, and a hoarse voice sounded behind Su Qiyu: "What are you looking for? Let's leave tomorrow. Since we haven't found it here , don't waste your time."

Su Qiyu closed his eyes and lowered his head quietly, his hair curled around his eyes, covering a drop of water that fell into the dry ground in an instant.

"Yes."

The man probably couldn't see Su Qiyu's appearance, snorted, and said in an emotionless voice: "If you really like him, won't all the city built here be yours? Promise!"

Su Qiyu smiled with difficulty, and said obediently: "Yes."

But he knew that there would be no future.

Xiao Mo is kind to everyone, but he always keeps the best distance. He will not flatter or take care of him. He is said to be cold, but his eyes can be extremely gentle.But just like that, he won't give people a second chance, no matter what the reason, it's over, it's over.

Might as well never start.

"..." Wu Xing held his chin and looked at the Sumerian on the opposite bed, why was he so engrossed?Called him several times but didn't answer.

Wu Xing licked his mouth and looked at the delicious food on the table, feeling itchy, then raised his voice and shouted: "Su Qiyu!!! Su Meiren!!!"

Su Qiyu was taken aback, and when he came back to his senses, he found that it was Wu Xing, his heart trembled but his expression didn't change much: "What's wrong?"

Wu Xing blinked, and pointed at the table flatteringly: "That, it smells so good~"

What is the subtext, you understand? ?

Su Qiyu said lightly, "You're hungry, Xiao Mo said he has something to do and asked me to bring you some food."

"Hey? It's really for me." Wu Xing rubbed his little hands and got up and wanted to grab them. After thinking about what Xiao Mo said, he consciously curled his lips and picked up the spoon. Rise.

"Woooooooo delicious." Wu Xing smiled at Su Qiyu with puffed cheeks, lowered his head and ate heartily.

Su Qiyu couldn't help curling up the hand on his waist and pinching his palm, his tone remained unchanged: "You eat, I have something to do and I can't accompany you later, you... play by yourself, just don't run around."

Wu Xing nodded: "I know, I'm very good."

Su Qiyu got up and left in a panic, he was afraid that after a while he couldn't help but attack Wu Xing. . .

Wu Xing shook his head with a spoon in his mouth, glanced at Su Qiyu's back, and whispered: "Xiao Mo, this old lover is actually not bad."

but. . .Am I someone who can live on my own?Wu Xing smiled and scooped up a ladle of soup and drank it happily, thinking, Xiao Mo is unreliable, won't I be afraid of depression if I leave myself in the dormitory?

laugh. . .Not as good. . .

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Ji Xiaoze and Shen Nanxing were discussing the plan for the evacuation of the students, while Xiao Mo and Tang Xiu on the other side were busy calculating the expansion speed of the Wanzhang Cave and the affected area, trying to plan a safe zone to facilitate the transfer of people from the east.

Zhou Tianran sat on the table with his legs crossed and explained to his father impatiently: "I'm not in a relationship, really, can you care about some normal things."

Zhou Jueming was unhappy: "Is this abnormal? You don't know how anxious your mother is, I'm afraid you won't be able to get married with your temper."

"...Thank you mother for me." Zhou Tianran didn't move, turned away his face and glanced at the dead wood that had been silent all this time, shit!I'm so mad! !

Qi Shuo buried his head and didn't dare to look at Zhou Jueming, and didn't dare to interrupt, so he could only wipe Lieyan over and over again, but his ears were always upright listening to Zhou Tianran's voice.

No way, he didn't know how to speak.

He is 31 years old this year, and Zhou Tianran is just 19 years old. Zhou Tianran probably just started to practice when he took care of the students. When Zhou Jueming took over as city lord, he went to congratulate Zhou Jueming as an outstanding student of the academy.

He didn't know what outsiders would think, but Zhou Jueming would definitely kill him.

Well, cowardly.

Just as you were thinking about it, you heard Zhou Tianran say with sharp ears: "Dad, stop it. Besides, even if I am in love, I am still in school. What else do you want? I can still bring you home all day to see you." Is it okay to hang around in front of the second elder?"

When Zhou Jueming heard this, he figured out other meanings: "Of course, what do you mean... are you looking forward to it? Who is it? What class?"

Zhou Tianran simply broke the can, but he didn't say the whole thing: "Ah, it's in the academy, but it's not a word, so don't get involved."

"No sign? Are you chasing someone or is he chasing you? No, I have to see you."

"Father..." Zhou Tianran was really about to kneel, is this the case for all the elderly?It's too difficult, not as simple as Teacher Wei's thesis! !

Zhou Jueming rolled his eyes, but he had other ideas: "Since there is no horoscope, there is no need to hang her from a tree. My daughter is beautiful and capable, so why worry? I think that young man is not bad, and he is also very handsome. He is also talented and can speak, but he is younger than you, but Dad doesn't mind."

Zhou Jueming was referring to Xiao Mo who had his back turned to him.

Zhou Tianran's eyes were wide open, and he subconsciously covered Zhou Jueming's mouth to make him shut up: "Shut up now!!"

Besides, how can I be a senior sister? ?

Xiao Mo didn't hear it, and after drawing a map with Tang Xiu for a long time, they finally reached an agreement, turned to Qi Shuo and said, "Mr. Qi, do you think it's better to go from east to south or across the Huiling River to the northwest?"

Qi Shuo glanced up at him sullenly, gritted his teeth and said, "I don't know."

Xiao Mo: "..."

I. . .What did you say wrong?

The author has something to say:

I actually quite like Su Qiyu.