Ten days ago - somewhere in the East Pole City

This mansion is located in the center of the East Pole City, although it is not big but it looks elegant, the pavilions and rockery pools in the courtyard, at a glance, you can know that it is the work of a famous artist, although there is no luxurious atmosphere, but it has a bit of quiet and elegant taste. The largest room, facing the small lake in the courtyard, did not have the same elegant view as the outside. There were bottles and jars everywhere, all kinds of pills, medicine stoves, and even many rare elixirs that ordinary people saw to go crazy to rob, the whole room seemed to be chaotic, and there was a strong smell of wine, as this wine gas probed over, a young man dressed in white and sloppy lying in the middle of a pile of wine jars, motionless, if it weren't for the fact that his eyes were still open, he even thought he had passed out. This person is none other than Ye Chaoxiao's senior in the same dormitory, Bai Yanruo, but at this time, he is lying here languidly, and he can't see what he looks like on weekdays at all.

"Young master, our inquirer is back. ”

"Are you back, call him in—" As if hearing the long-awaited news, Bai Yanruo quickly raised his head and got up, and then collected a pile of medicinal herbs and pills placed on the ground, while also taking care of his clothes. At this time, a middle-aged man dressed in black walked into Bai Yanruo's room quickly, and when he came in, Bai Yanruo immediately stopped what he was doing, and said in a deep voice to the comer:

"Nanakashin, how's it going?"

"Both the Seven Loyal Temples and the Ashram suffered heavy losses, with more than 100 dead and wounded, but in the end, the Seven Loyal Temples successfully fought back, and the strong ones who came to be killed were killed. According to the observations of those of us present, it was a kendo powerhouse who had entered the Transformation Realm, but he had never heard of such a person in the East Pole Domain for so many years. Although he didn't know his true identity, now that the news had spread that there was a Battle Saint-level powerhouse in the Qizhong Academy, presumably the Ashram and the sect behind him didn't dare to act rashly for a while. The man in black replied respectfully, when he talked about the battle between Cao Wuming and Li Yaotao, his voice was actually a little trembling, it was already a battle beyond his cognition, not to mention the current rumors, even if the Qizhongyuan was a real sage, he believed it.

"In other words, Nanakashin is safe now, right? ”

"Yes, the outcome of that night ended with the retreat of the ashram, and the seven Zhongin did not continue to pursue the victory. This matter has spread in the East Pole Domain, and the East Pole Sect and some other neutral sect families can no longer sit still, and now the major forces have gathered in the East Pole City one after another, and the head of the family has also received an invitation letter. ”

"Head of the family, what is your attitude?" Bai Yanruo frowned slightly when he heard what the man in black said, with a mixed look. Of course, the joy is that the Seven Loyal Houses were able to escape this catastrophe, but the worries are the future practices of those forces, this invitation from the East Pole City is actually a forced queue ceremony to some extent, so that those forces that have always maintained neutrality will not continue to wait and see, this matter can be a good thing for the Seven Loyal Temple, and it is also likely to be a bad thing.

"I don't dare to guess at the meaning of the head of the family, but if the Qizhong Academy really has a battle saint powerhouse in charge, whether it is those neutral sects or the forces behind the retreat temple, they must have thought twice about the handling of this matter. The man in black said in a deep voice, if the forms of the Eastern Polar Domain were simple opposites before this riot, after this earth-shattering battle, the situation regarding the Seven Loyal Monastery and the Ashram, and even the entire Eastern Arctic Domain, has become murky. If you take every step carefully, even the most powerful force is likely to capsize in the gutter.

"I know, come on, prepare the car, I want to go back to Qizhongyuan. ”

Two hours later—

In the afternoon of the same day, an ordinary carriage left the school gate of Qizhongyuan again, but there was no longer only one person on board. Ye Chaoxiao sat on the carriage, looking at the scene outside Qizhong Courtyard from the somewhat dilapidated window, the afterglow of the setting sun reflected on every tree and leaf of this academy, flashing with orange-gold warm streamers. It has been three months since he came to Qizhong Academy, and this is the first time he has walked out of the school gate of Qizhong Academy in these three months.

"What do you think, it's only been a month, and I'll be back soon. As if sensing the subtle emotions in Ye Chaoxiao's heart, Bai Yanruo, who was sitting in front of the carriage and driving two horses, comforted gently.

"Nothing, just a little reluctant. Ye Chaoxiao said slowly, looking at the scenery outside the window, he was a little secretly distracted, and suddenly remembered something, which was exactly the problem he had been thinking about for half a month - that is, if Bai Yanruo left two months ago, the time of departure was too coincidental, although he didn't want to doubt Bai Yanruo, Ye Chaoxiao still couldn't help but speak:

"Yanruo, you...... Didn't you know this was going to happen? ”

It seemed that time suddenly stood still the moment after that sentence was spoken, and suddenly, the atmosphere in the carriage was incomparably embarrassing, looking at Bai Yanruo's back, Ye Chaoxiao suddenly felt a little lonely, as if there was something unspeakable, Ye Chaoxiao regretted that he had just asked the question, and was about to apologize to Bai Yanruo, but he heard a gritted tooth and very hard word-

"Yes. ”

This word seems to have a thousand catties of strength, but it is not hitting Ye Chaoxiao's body, on the contrary, it seems to have smashed Bai Yanruo's heart, and his whole body is trembling slightly, and even the hands holding the reins are obviously shaking. Although he was still facing away from Ye Chaoxiao, Ye Chaoxiao could feel the change in Bai Yanruo's whole person, this senior, who was originally several years older than him, was like a child who had made a mistake at this moment.

In fact, since that night, Ye Chaoxiao has had such thoughts, after all, the too coincidental time and the strange state before leaving are worthy of scrutiny, but even if Bai Yan really knew the news of the attack on the ashram in advance and deliberately left, Ye Chaoxiao would not blame him. The wolf ambition of the ashram is not to mention other people, even he, a little hairy child who is not deeply involved in the world, knows something about it, let alone a child of a family with a mysterious background like Bai Yanruo. Choosing to leave is to protect Mingzhe, Ye Chaoxiao also understands this reason, and if he is in Bai Yanruo's position, he may also make this choice.

"Brother Bai, you ...... Are you alright?"

Since Bai Yanruo said the word 'yes', the embarrassing atmosphere in the air has become more and more intense, looking at Bai Yanruo's slightly trembling back, Ye Chaoxiao didn't know why he felt a little sad, but after thinking about it for a long time, he couldn't think of any comforting words, so he had to say slowly.

"It's fine, it's just regretful. Hate your weakness, regret why you ran away, even that guy will fight for the academy, but I ...... It's really shameless, myself. Bai Yanruo turned his head sideways, one hand firmly grasped the reins, and the other hand leaned on his chest, grabbing it fiercely, the expression on his face seemed to be twitching and controlling it strongly, in Ye Chaoxiao's eyes, it seemed to be an extra pain, a kind of pain that he had never felt.

The name of that kind of pain should be called "self-blame".

"It's okay to choose to leave, obviously there are still so many opportunities for me to come back, I haven't gone anywhere for more than a month, I just stay at home, I don't dare to go anywhere, and I curl up like a coward. I didn't inform the academy beforehand, I wasn't able to contribute to the protection of the academy when it happened, and I didn't help in any way afterwards. If I could do what I could at any given time. The thirty-two people on the obelisk in the inner courtyard, at least, there will be someone who doesn't have to go up. Bai Yanruo muttered, his head that was always held high now seemed to be buried in his chest, his voice seemed to be trembling, and every sentence seemed to be not talking to Ye Chaoxiao, but self-condemnation. Looking at Bai Yanruo's appearance that he had never seen before, Ye Chaoxiao couldn't help but look very distressed, he wanted to say something but didn't know what to say, so he could only let Bai Yanruo continue.

"There is one thing, you don't know yet, the solution to this retreat raid: the two houses are in a truce, and in a year and a half later, in the Great Competition of the Eastern Pole Region, whoever ranks higher in the Ashram and Qizhongyuan will gain full control of the Psychic Valley. That's why I entered the inner courtyard, this is what I owe to the academy, and I have to pay it back!"