Chapter 13 "My name is Chu Qi." He has a smell that I don't like...

Yu Yao/Text

Chu Yan did not immediately realize the relationship between Xi Che and the former Asa. After all, Baihu had become such a weak state that no one could recognize him at a glance.

He just felt that there was something wrong with Xi Che. The little black cat was obviously his soul, but except for the gods and some of the most powerful demons, it was impossible for them to have a soul in a specific form.

He had just heard that the people in front of him were succubi, but there were no succubi in this world that were powerful enough to possess a primordial spirit. So what was going on?

Xi Che showed off his skills in front of Yuan Ting and Zhan Yujin, and he actually felt a little regretful. Spells learned using oral formulas and hand gestures are not limited by the magic power one possesses, and even humans without magic power can use them. However, if one does not have magic power himself, the power of the technique released will depend on the proficiency and mental strength of the person using the formula. Xi Che can release such a powerful formula. If you think about it carefully, you will understand that he is not a beginner at all.

Xi Che didn't want to arouse the suspicion of the two men, so he grinned at Zhan Yujin and said with a smile: "I just did it by accident. I need to practice more... By the way, you just said that there were frequent accidents in the demon hunting operation? What accidents were they?"

He originally just wanted to change the subject, but he didn't expect that as soon as he mentioned this, the expressions of Yuan Ting and Zhan Yujin immediately became serious.

Yuan Ting said: "We were just about to tell you about this. For the students of the academy, the demon hunting operation is actually more like practice and a propaganda activity. In order to expand the influence of serving the gods, each academy will regularly organize believers to eliminate the demons. So it is conceivable that this kind of operation is relatively safe for the academy. But for some reason, since three years ago, more and more students have died in the demon hunting operation. Every time students are sent out, at least thirty to fifty people are lost. And those students who returned safely can't say anything unusual, and they all say that their experience is similar to that of ordinary demon hunting operations... Therefore, the academy still does not know the truth. Yu Jin and I also secretly "We have investigated this matter and found nothing. We chose to meet you before the demon hunting operation, firstly to teach you some life-saving spells, and secondly to hope that you can investigate the cause of this matter for us."

After Yuan Ting finished speaking, Zhan Yujin added: "If we really can't find out, forget it, our lives are more important."

After listening to them, Xi Che said thoughtfully: "It does sound a bit strange, that is to say, the students who really encountered danger are dead, and no one knows what happened so far."

Yuan Ting looked at him and nodded slightly: "Not only that, most of the dead students didn't even leave their bodies. To be precise, they are not dead, but missing."

"Missing?"

Xi Che was puzzled for a moment, then frowned - it seems that this matter is more serious than he imagined. In his previous world dominated by materialism, corpses could only be used as cadaver teachers at most, but in this world, there are so many evil spells, corpses are naturally very useful. What's more, the status of these students who were declared dead is still unknown. What if even their souls were taken away...

Also, is it possible that Bi Yuan, whom he has been looking for, disappeared during the demon hunting operation?

It seemed that even if they didn't assign him a task, he had to find out.

"I will do my best to investigate this matter. By the way, is there a list of missing students? I'll keep an eye out to see if I can find any clues." It

would be much more convenient if there was a list. If Bi Yuan's name was on the missing list, he could narrow down the scope of the investigation greatly.

"Yes, Yu Jin, give him the list."

Chu Yan heard their conversation clearly and was puzzled. He did not expect that such a thing would happen in his own academy. As the God of Light, he was more or less derelict in his duty.

He also has to participate in this demon hunting operation.

After Chu Yan made up his mind, he turned around and left quietly. At this moment, the barrier fluctuated, and Xi Che looked towards the door thoughtfully.

Still saw nothing.

...It's really strange, is there something wrong with his intuition?

Zhan Yujin and Yuan Ting's vigilance instincts were naturally not as good as Xi Che's, but they had rich combat experience. Seeing his strange expression, Yuan Ting asked, "What's wrong?" Xi

Che felt that someone was there, but he had no evidence and it was difficult to say it out loud, so he could only shake his head: "If there is nothing else, I'll go back first. You don't have to come here often. After all, the academy is Rong Jiudao's territory."

Yuan Ting snorted coldly: "You don't need to remind me, remember what we told you today. Yujin will give you a copy of the manual of formulas, go back and practice well."

Zhan Yujin handed a handwritten book together with the list to Xi Che, smiled and nodded at him. After Xi Che took the book, he felt a little emotional - although there was a high possibility that he could recite the hand gestures and mnemonics in this book by heart, but for the two people in front of him, this book was equivalent to a martial arts secret manual. They were able to hand it over to him so unreservedly... They were still very nice to him.

Xi Che valued friendship and had a clear distinction between love and hate. He would retaliate against those who were not good to him, and he would remember those who were good to him.

Only after taking over the manual did Xi Che truly regard Yuan Ting and Zhan Yujin as his own people.

"Don't worry, I won't let you down."

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The demon hunting operation will soon begin.

Xi Che was standing at the back of the team and heard the two students in front of him chattering excitedly: "Have you heard? This demon hunting operation is actually a test for us. If we can perform outstandingly in this operation, we will most likely be trained as candidates for the successor to the Goddess of Light." "

This is an open secret, right? In previous years, the candidates were always the best performing students in the demon hunting operations."

Xi Che raised his eyebrows when he heard this - I see, no wonder even though many people have died in the demon hunting operations in recent years, these students are still enthusiastic and show no fear at all. Being able to become a candidate for the succession of the God of Illumination, even if you are not successfully selected in the end, you can still become famous in the academy. But don't underestimate the "fame" among these believers. As the saying goes, if one person succeeds, the whole family will benefit, and it may even benefit several generations. The benefits are enough to make them fight for it.

Xi Che also saw Luo Qing and Rong Shi in the expeditionary team. Ever since he lost his temper in front of Luo Qing last time, this scumbag has not harassed him again. But if you pay close attention, you'll find that the relationship between him and Rong Shi is also very strange.

They don't look like they are in love.

Moreover, Rong Shi has a tattoo of the Great Imperial Order on his body. It seems that we need to pay more attention to these two people during this expedition.

As he was thinking, he suddenly felt someone staring at him. Xi Che turned around abruptly and saw a student in the team. Xi Che breathed a sigh of relief - fortunately it was not like the previous two times when he could only feel the gaze but could not find the person.

He accidentally met the student's gaze, and the other party did not avoid his gaze.

This guy is really bold. He didn't even avoid it when he was caught peeking.

But why didn't he remember there was such a student among the people he was familiar with?

Xi Che was not a coward, and the person who was peeking at him was doing it so openly, so what was there for him to be shy about? So he walked straight towards the student.

"Were you looking at me just now?"

The person who was peeking at him was an ordinary-looking boy, but even when he was asked the question right in front of him, he remained calm - to be more precise, his face was cold and expressionless. But he still responded. After hearing Xi Che's question, he nodded slightly to him.

Xi Che smiled and asked him, "Why are you looking at me?"

The man did not answer, but asked, "Are you also participating in this demon hunting operation? What's your name?"

"Xi Che. What about you?"

The boy was silent for a moment and said, "Chu...Qi."

Xi Che nodded: "You are the seventh child in your family?"

The boy's expression did not change when he was teased by him.

This person was naturally Chu Yan who had transformed into an ordinary human. He wanted to follow the expedition but did not want to attract other people's attention, so he chose the most mediocre image as his transformed appearance.

Of course, it was not convenient for him to use his real name, so he just made up one.

Chu Yan has been in a bad mood recently, not because of what happened in the human world, but because of the Dream-Building Stone.

After he did that to Asa in his dream with the Dream Stone that day, his state of mind went through very complicated changes - at first he was very happy and felt satisfied, but later he regretted more and more, and he couldn't even face himself.

Chu Yan knew that the Dream-Building Stone would construct dreams according to his own wishes, and the person in the dream was just an image created according to his wishes. Even though the Asa in the dream could talk to him freely and did some seemingly subjective behaviors, Chu Yan knew in his heart that the "Asa" was ultimately just a fake.

He had no way to resist himself. What that "Asa" did was just to obey the desires in his heart.

The real Asa would never let him do whatever he wants...

After Chu Yan realized this, he not only regretted it, but also felt that it was very despicable to do so. It was a blasphemy to both of them.

He thought that he should be thankful that Langfeng Pavilion had been destroyed, otherwise, being struck by lightning several times would not be enough of a punishment.

Chu Yan decided not to use the Dream Stone anymore.

But it was not until he made this decision that he understood what the dream master meant. Once he used this stone, he would never be able to quit using it...

Chu Yan didn't even have the willpower to destroy the dream stone.

Fortunately, he has been busy recently, and he has focused all his energy on his responsibilities as a god, and has no time to think about those messy things. Chu Yan disguised himself as a student of Yujing College and planned to follow the demon hunting team to find out the truth.

Xi Che found Chu Qi in front of him with a expressionless face and a pair of dark and cold eyes, looking at him like the black water in a cold pond, and he immediately found it interesting.

He allowed himself to think of his former colleague.

There is actually another person in this world who has such a pair of eyes and also likes to have an icy face.

Oh, his surname is also Chu. Are all people with the surname Chu like this?

Xi Che was almost amused by his own imagination, but because this boy was somewhat similar to Chu Yan, Xi Che was a little concerned about him.

Thinking of what Yuan Ting and Zhan Yujin had told him, Xi Che couldn't help but say, "I heard that demon hunting is very dangerous. Why don't we travel together so that we can take care of each other."

Chu Yan wanted to find out the truth of certain things from Xi Che from the beginning. Traveling with him would make it easier to monitor him, so he nodded straightforwardly, "Okay."

Xi Che didn't doubt him, smiled and stood next to Chu Yan.

"There's something wrong with this person."

At this moment, Baihu suddenly spoke in Xiche's mind: "There's a smell on him that I don't like."

Xiche frowned in confusion: "What smell?"

Baihu was silent for a moment, as if confirming: "I can't say it now, anyway, I just don't like it. Stay away from him."

Xiche was a little helpless and couldn't help muttering in his heart: "After I was reborn, you became very weak. Last time you even said that there was a smell on me that you didn't like. You and I have different bodies but the same heart. If you don't even like the smell on me, then you don't even like your own smell... Is your nose not working?"

Baihu was speechless and was silent for a long time before he remembered to refute: "You said you're not in love, but you think he is somewhat similar to Chu Yan, so you doubt my judgment... Will I hurt you? When you suffer, don't blame me for not reminding you."

What a joke, what can he suffer.

"Okay, okay, stop nagging, it's time to go."

Everyone has preferences. He has no bad habits in his life. He is not lustful or gambler, but he can't let go of that person... Now that he meets someone who is somewhat similar to him, it is natural for him to be nice to him.