Revelation of the Way of Heaven

Chapter 149 End of the Second Semester

The television broadcast a muffled sound, but Qin Xiaochuan didn't hear a single word, even though it was right in front of him.

He watched Han Kexin quietly, but the latter's attention was focused on the wine glass in her hand, and she almost forgot he was there, which put him in an awkward position once again.

But this time he didn't intend to break the awkward silence, because the other person would always have something to say.

"You seem to have already said that." After a long silence, Han Kexin finally spoke, "What's the difference from before?"

Qin Xiaochuan answered decisively, "Of course there's a difference. Before, I wanted to become the Blood Witch King entirely because you coerced me, and, well, you also tempted me. Now it's different. Now I'm making this decision based on my own beliefs, and the meaning of the Blood Witch King to me has undergone a complete transformation."

"In the palace of the Witch Clan, you also suggested that I consider my own way of life. Now I have given my answer. What do you think of my answer?" he asked curiously.

Do you really want to know what I'm really thinking?

"Of course."

"I think maybe one day—" she murmured, "you can change the fate of the Blood Witch Clan."

"That answer is quite unexpected, but I feel a little embarrassed by your words," Qin Xiaochuan said, both pleased and embarrassed. "However, I don't quite understand what you mean."

"You'll understand someday," she said softly, her thoughts hard to discern.

Qin Xiaochuan scratched his head and looked at the ceiling, completely baffled by her words.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing I should tell you." Although the other person didn't say anything, Qin Xiaochuan could still sense that her mood had brightened.

"What?"

"Your idea is the same one that the previous Blood Witch King once had."

"Really?" This news made Qin Xiaochuan quite gratified. He said happily, "As expected of my past self. For this alone, we must drink to it." He held out his glass to Han Kexin.

The two didn't know how much they drank in the end. Before they were completely drunk, Qin Xiaochuan only vaguely remembered that Han Kexin seemed to be saying intermittently, "It's about time you took the lead... To become a true Blood Witch King, you must constantly improve your strength... Your spiritual power must reach level 6 before the start of school next year..."

When Qin Xiaochuan woke up, it was already noon the next day. When he opened his eyes, he found himself leaning against the side of the sofa, covered with a thick blanket. Not only that, Han Kexin was also lying on his right shoulder.

Her hair was a little disheveled in her sleep, and her face was pale from a hangover, but she was sleeping peacefully.

Qin Xiaochuan had never been this close to her before, especially in such a quiet atmosphere, which made him unable to resist casting his gaze on her delicate face.

Although it was still that familiar face, the absence of her usual coldness gave her a strange feel to him. Her breathing was light and even, her thin lips were gently pursed, and she was probably dreaming about something. Her brows would furrow from time to time, then relax, making her look like a child. Since it was the first time he had seen her like this, he didn't know whether he should wake her up or not.

But he had to wake Han Kexin because footsteps were coming from the courtyard. Qin Xiaochuan helped her up, shook her head, and after a long while, she half-opened her eyes and glanced at him before quickly closing them again.

"Hey!" Qin Xiaochuan didn't expect her to do this.

"You're awake." Guo Shiyi's voice came from the side. Qin Xiaochuan turned around and looked at her. He saw her leading Xiaoying, while Xiaoying was leading Feifei and standing at the door. Xiaoying was obviously having a lot of fun, but Guo Shiyi looked listless.

"Hmm," Qin Xiaochuan replied awkwardly and vaguely, feeling embarrassed to be sleeping in the living room like this.

At this moment, Zhou Bin also came out of the kitchen carrying two bowls of soup and said, "This is honey ginger water, it's for sobering up."

Qin Xiaochuan thanked him and took the bowl, while Han Kexin remained with her eyes closed, leaning back on the sofa.

"Why did you two drink again last night, and why did you drink so much?" Guo Shiyi said, frowning.

"We didn't pay attention to how much we drank, and we just got drunk," Qin Xiaochuan said sheepishly. "Why didn't you call us? You just let us sleep here until now?" As he spoke, he poured down the honey ginger water in his bowl, and his stomach immediately felt much better.

After finishing his drink, he realized no one was paying attention to him. Looking up, he noticed the atmosphere in the room was a bit strange, and both Guo Shiyi and Zhou Bin looked dejected. He frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Who cares about you?" Guo Shiyi replied, seemingly dissatisfied.

After being bluntly told off like that, Qin Xiaochuan didn't know what to say. Just then, the little girl ran over and said with a grin, "Because we don't want to bother you."

"Don't talk nonsense." Qin Xiaochuan pulled her over and covered her mouth, giving her a warning look. He wondered why young girls these days were so precocious.

"Giggle." The little girl didn't care about his expression at all and laughed very happily.

"Xiaoying..." Han Kexin had fully woken up at some point and was coldly staring at the little girl. The latter immediately became obedient, picked up the ginger water from the table and handed it to Han Kexin, saying sweetly, "Auntie, this was specially prepared for you." It was as if she was saying that she had prepared the honey ginger water.

"Hey, you're going to miss class again today," Guo Shiyi said to Qin Xiaochuan from the side.

"Yeah." Qin Xiaochuan scratched his head. Tuesday's classes were all in the morning, but he didn't care at all. Instead, he asked, "Speaking of which, why didn't you go to school either?"

"I've already skipped one day, so skipping another one won't hurt," the girl pouted. However, her statement was hard to believe. Qin Xiaochuan looked at her in confusion. As someone who had skipped class for the first time, was she really that relaxed? She had been so nervous before.

"I'm finally back, so of course I need to rest for a day," she added, which made Qin Xiaochuan certain that she wasn't telling the truth, otherwise she wouldn't have explained so much.

Qin Xiaochuan and Guo Shiyi returned to school in the afternoon. As he had expected, their two roommates had also missed class yesterday, so the three of them were marked as truant by the teacher.

The following week was exam week, and Qin Xiaochuan and Guo Shiyi were busy with their final exams. The days passed simply and uneventfully until winter break, while Han Kexin continued to investigate the mastermind behind the "Dark Night" organization.

As for the escaped leviathans, there were initially various reports that it was an incident of snake demons attacking humans, but they quickly disappeared. Although the police went to the scene to investigate, the incident happened too quickly and was only a vague memory of a seriously injured person, so no clues about snake demons were found. In the end, people just treated the incident as an inexplicable supernatural event.

In short, Qin Xiaochuan's first semester at Mingde University came to an end.