When Qiuchi opened his eyes again, the scenery in front of him became very familiar, the familiar mountains, familiar trees, familiar grass and trees, all of which evoked the memories of Qiuchi.

Qiu Chi stared blankly at everything around him and muttered, "This is ...... Starspring Mountains...... I am back. ”

Qiuchi looked up at the top of the mountain, and a mansion loomed.

"Master, I'm back. Akichi whispered and ran quickly to the top of the mountain.

Qiu Chi came to the door of the mansion, and the dust falling from the gate made Qiu Chi feel a little uneasy, no one has been here for a long time, and the master still hasn't come back.

Qiu Chi pushed open the door with heavy steps, the last glimmer of hope in his heart was gone, the mansion was empty, and Xuan Yizi still hadn't returned.

Qiu Chi walked into every room and cleaned it up.

After tidying up the mansion, Qiu Chi looked at the sky and said to himself, "Master, where are you?"

The Qin family.

Kaya sat by a pond, her chin in her hand, preoccupied.

Qin Mo quietly walked over from behind and asked softly, "Aya, are you still worried?"

Kaya just replied lightly: "Senior Brother Qin, you are here." ”

Qin Mo sat down beside Kaya and reminded, "The Genius Contest is about to start tomorrow, how are you preparing?"

Kaya smiled bitterly and said, "Senior Brother Qin, I'm ...... I don't want to go to the big competition. ”

Qin Mo was surprised: "Why, you have already made so many preparations, why do you want to give up?"

Kaya replied truthfully: "With my current state, it is impossible to get a good ranking, and besides, I am not in the mood to participate in the competition, let the head of the family leave the quota for others." ”

Qin Mo persuaded and said: "Aya, you don't know the benefits of Dabi, even if you can't get the ranking, you can get a lot of benefits." ”

Kaya's eyes became moist, and she said in a trembling voice, "But I don't want any benefits, I just want to find my brother!"

Qin Mo patted Kaya's shoulder and said softly, "If Kaji knew, he would definitely be willing to let you participate." ”

Kaya shook her head and said in a deep voice, "You don't need to persuade me anymore, you can let me be alone for a while." ”

Qin Mo wanted to say something, but he didn't know how to say it, so he sighed and got up to leave.

Qin Mo found Qin Jie and said to him, "Qin Jie, how are the preparations for Dabi?"

Qin Jie glanced at Qin Mo with interest and asked, "Why do you have the leisure to care about me today?"

Qin Mo sighed heavily, rubbed his head and said, "Alas, if you go and persuade Kaya, she plans to give up participating in the big competition." ”

Qin Jie was not too surprised, but said calmly: "No need to persuade her, don't you know her yet, there are only two things in her eyes, Kaji and cultivation." And Kaji's status is far beyond cultivation. ”

Qin Mo said to himself, "I hope Kaji can come back as soon as possible." ”

Qiu Chi came to the secret door of the ancient mansion, and before returning to the Qin family, he had to make some preparations in advance.

Gu Ling was walking on the road, a figure suddenly appeared behind her, patted her shoulder, Gu Ling was startled, and was about to scream, but the man immediately covered his mouth with his hand and took himself to the corner.

Gu Ling bit the other party's palm in a panic, and the man was a little painful, and subconsciously let go of his hand.

Gu Ling wanted to escape, but a familiar voice sounded: "Gu Ling, it's me, Qiu Chi." ”

When Gu Ling heard Qiu Chi's voice, she suddenly stopped, turned around with a surprised face, and Qiu Chi's familiar face came into view again.

Gu Ling was both surprised and puzzled: "Qiuchi, why are you here?"

Qiu Chi looked around and made sure that no one was there before he said to Gu Ling, "I have something I want to ask you for help, but it may be a little dangerous." ”

Gu Ling asked, "What's the matter?"

Qiu Chi replied: "Help me keep an eye on someone, if there is an outsider entering the ancient mansion these days, you can help me keep an eye on his appearance." ”

Gu Ling nodded without hesitation and promised, "Don't worry, I'll pay attention." But why are you here?"

Qiu Chi was embarrassed: "I can't explain this matter for a while, I'll explain it to you when I'm done, is it okay?"

Gu Ling said empathetically: "It's okay, you don't want to say, I don't ask." ”

Qiu Chi clasped his fists and saluted: "Thank you, I can't stay here for a long time, say goodbye first, take care!"

With that, Qiu Chi turned around and left, Gu Ling just wanted to stop him, but Qiu Chi had disappeared without a trace.

He didn't forget that there was still a spy in the Qin family, and when he appeared, this spy would inevitably report to the ancient mansion, and he only needed to keep an eye on it in the ancient mansion.

"Aya, Brother Qin, Qin family, my Qiuchi is back!"

It's night.

Kaya still sat on the edge of the pond, staring blankly at the ripples in the pond, her heart feeling like a mess.

Qiu Chi quietly came behind Kaya, looking at her lonely back, and felt all kinds of unbearable and self-blame in his heart.

He had obviously promised her that he would always protect her, but now he left her alone in this huge Qin family, and he left her for so long.

Qiu Chi cautiously walked towards Kaya, Kaya heard some movement, thinking that Qin Mo had come to comfort him again, so he spoke: "Senior Brother Qin, you don't have to persuade me anymore, I have made up my mind, if my brother doesn't come back for a day, I will wait for him here for a day." You'd better rest early, tomorrow's Dabi, the family's hope can be weighed on you. ”

Qiu Chi smiled slightly, and said softly: "Then you don't have to wait any longer, you can rest early." ”

Kaya felt faintly hearing Qiuchi's voice, but she thought she was hallucinating, and laughed at herself, "I suddenly noticed that your voice is somewhat similar to my brother's, am I hallucinating?"

Qiu Chi showed a bitter smile and said in a deep voice, "Aya, I'm sorry. ”

Kaya was suddenly shocked in her heart, no, it's not an illusion, it's Qiu Chi's voice, the person behind him is not Qin Mo, it's him!

Kaya turned abruptly, and when the figure of the person she had been thinking about for a long time appeared in her eyes, her breathing suddenly became rapid, and tears could not stop sliding down.

Qiu Chi smiled and said, "I'm back!"

Kaya hurriedly stood up, rushed to Qiuchi, hugged him, and cried bitterly: "Brother! It's really you! You're back! Woo woo, I thought you didn't want Aya anymore." Brother, Aya misses you so much! Where the hell have you been! Don't leave Aya again, okay?"

Qiu Chi held back his tears, didn't let it fall, stretched out his hand and gently patted Kaya's back, his voice trembled a little: "Aya, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, my brother won't leave you, let alone don't want you, don't be afraid, I'm back." ”

Kaya cried unabated, and while crying, she complained to Qiu Chi: "Brother, do you know how long I have been looking for you, I have searched all over White Star City, but I can't find you, I'm really scared, if something happens to you, Aya doesn't want to stay in this world." ”

Qiu Chi reprimanded: "Silly sister, what are you talking about, even if your brother is gone, you have to live well, for me, and for Uncle Carter." ”

After a long time, Kaya's crying gradually subsided, and when her mood calmed down, Kaya choked up, "Brother...... Where have you been? What...... Just...... Come back. ”

Qiu Chi rubbed Kaya's head and said, "This matter is a long story, so I'll tell you about it later." ”

Kaya cried for too long, and she cried very hard, causing her voice to be a little hoarse now: "Brother, during your absence, a lot of things have happened in the family, and the genius competition will start tomorrow, and I and Senior Brother Qin Mo together made a request to the head of the family, leaving you a chance to seize the quota." ”

"Genius Dabi, it seems that you can just catch up, what is the chance?" Qiu Chi asked,

"Originally, there were eight people in the family, and the remaining two spots were won by other people through competitions, and you only need to beat any of them to get a place. Kaya explained.

Qiu Chi nodded, looked at Kaya's thin face, felt pity in his heart, and frowned, "You seem to have lost a lot of weight." ”

Kaya smiled reluctantly and said, "I'm waiting for you here every day, and I've cleaned up your house for you, so go and rest, it's going to be a game tomorrow." ”

Qiu Chi patted Kaya's head and said in a very doting tone, "Aya, thank you." ”

Kaya shook her head and said, "We don't need to talk about thanks. ”

Qiu Chi nodded and said, "You should also go and rest, you have to keep your best condition so that you can play a good game tomorrow." ”

Kaya refused, "I don't want to go to sleep, I'm afraid that when I wake up, I will find that it is a dream, and if you disappear again, what will I do?"

Qiu Chi smiled bitterly and comforted: "Don't be stupid, this is not a dream, my brother is really back, you can rest well." ”

Kaya stubbornly couldn't persuade anyone, and said in a firm tone: "I don't sleep, I want to stay by your side." ”

Qiu Chi sighed, and seeing that he couldn't persuade her, he could only compromise and said, "Okay, I'll accompany you." ”

Kaya smiled slightly, rested her head on Akichi's chest, and didn't speak.

Qiu Chi suddenly remembered something and said to Kaya, "By the way, I have something to give you. ”

Kaya looked at Akichi curiously and asked, "What is it?"

Qiu Chi took out the magic crystal of the red-haired demon ape that he had obtained in the secret realm of Yanyun City and handed it to Kaya.

The magic crystal emits a faint red glow in the darkness, but it gives people a mysterious feeling.

Kaya took the magic crystal, felt the fluctuation of soul power in her hand, and said in surprise: "This is ...... Magic Shard?"

Qiu Chi nodded and added, "And it's the magic crystal of the red-haired demon ape, the fire spirit of this red-haired demon ape is very pure, and it is very suitable for you." ”

Kaya hesitated, "But this thing is too precious, you better keep it for yourself." I've heard that there are also magic crystals in the prizes of this year's genius competition. ”

Qiu Chi originally thought that he didn't have an innate spirit, so he planned to give this to Kaya, but later he found out that he did have an innate fire spirit, but he didn't plan to keep it for himself.

Qiu Chi concealed: "I don't have innate spirituality, so I can't use this kind of thing, so it's the most suitable for you." ”

Kaya nodded lightly and said, "Then I'll refine it now, tomorrow's Dabi may be useful." ”