Chapter 109: Unknowing Years (Eleven)

  Su Qi looked at Lu Ke with an unbelievable gaze, sizing him up and down before saying, "Ah! There's actually something you don't know!"

  Lu Ke's sharp eyes stared at Su Qi Ruo, displeased, and retorted, "Are you mocking me?"

  "There's no way!" Su Qi exclaimed in a flustered defense, "When we're usually together, I feel like you know everything, even about the gods and demons. I didn't think there was anything you didn't know."

  "The world of gods and demons is too vast, no one can fully understand it. It's normal that you don't know, it's just that you know too little."

  "I know I understand little, but I'm curious, how do you know so much?" This question that had been lingering in Su Qi's mind for a long time finally got the chance to be asked today.

  Lu Ke gave Su Qi a cold glance, "Why should I tell you?"

  Su Qi's face was sincere, "If I also understood, wouldn't it save you and Xi Ruiwen the trouble, so that you two won't always look down on me."

  "I'm just telling you, with your IQ, you probably won't understand anyway." Lu Ke said bluntly.

  Su Qi looked at Lu Ke with a hint of embarrassment, thinking to herself that even if she wasn't as smart as the demons, there was no need to be so blunt about it. Didn't all girls have self-respect? Even though Lu Ke had spoken so directly about her being stupid, Su Qi didn't plan on giving up. The idea of not being ashamed to ask questions had always been deeply ingrained in her mind: "If I don't understand something now, I can take my time to figure it out later."

  Lu Ke didn't even bother to reason with Su Qi Ruo, and instead quietly gathered the leftover food into a trash bag. With a light swing of her arm, she walked out of the dormitory, leaving behind only a proud silhouette for Su Qi Ruo.

  ……

  Su Qi suddenly had the urge to scold someone, this Lu Ke was too arrogant! What did he mean? Did he look down on himself? Su Qi, you actually liked a man who looked down on you, no, a male scorpion, how could you possibly have a good ending! Wake up quickly!

  "This heartless Lu Ke!"

  "What? You're angry?" Shi Ruwen suddenly appeared out of nowhere, startling Su Qiruo who was fuming with rage, her heart almost jumping out of her chest.

  Su Qi's heart was already burning with anger and had nowhere to vent, and then she was startled by Cui Ruiwen. In an instant, she roared at Cui Ruiwen, "What are you doing jumping out of the window early in the morning! Don't you know it just got fixed?! What if you break it again?! This is public property! Public property! Do you have any sense of civic responsibility?!"

  Shi Ruwen's inexplicable blinking. Waiting for Su Qi to vent his anger, he hung a full smile and coaxed, "Oh my! What's going on? Don't be angry, okay? Dear!"

  Su Qi's anger dissipated at She Ruiwen's words, and he could only ask in a sullen tone, "What are you doing?"

  "What's wrong with you! Grandpa is not here and doesn't miss grandpa!" Si Ruiwen threw a flirtatious glance at Su Qi.

  Su Qi Ruo actually wanted to say "What do you want!", but then she thought about how she had just scolded him for no reason, and it wouldn't be good to hurt his pride again. So she could only respond perfunctorily: "Thinking... thinking of where you went."

  "I knew you still had me in your heart!" Si Ruiwen said with a triumphant raise of his eyebrow, but immediately darkened his face, "I went to catch Xi and Nian, but they actually escaped from me!"

  "Escaped?" Su Qi stared at Yang Ruiwen in surprise, "And you can't catch them? Are they even more formidable than you?"

  "Hmph!" Si Ruiwen turned his head disdainfully. "They're no match for me! It's past the time limit anyway!"

  Su Qi was confused by Ye Ruiwen's words, "What is meant by 'missing the time'? Do you need to consider the timing when capturing someone? It's not like it's a wedding or funeral."

  Su Qi Ru's face showed disbelief, so to prove his words were not in vain, Cui Rui Wen had no choice but to patiently explain to Su Qi Ru, "Xi He Nian only appears at specific times! After the time is up, it will naturally disappear! Maybe..." Cui Rui Wen paused for a moment. Muttering to himself, "Maybe it's not disappearing, just others can't see it."

  A specific time of appearance for the demon tribe... Su Qi thought, isn't that just like the Snow God? There should be something that can restrain them, right? "There should be something that can counter a demon tribe that appears at a specific time, right?"

  "Hum! What's strange is indeed strange, and what's conflicting with Xiao Xi is his age!"

  "Can they be compatible?" The two of them were clearly affectionate, so how could it be seen that they are incompatible? "That's right!" Su Qi suddenly remembered that Xi and Nian seemed to have a secret past. Could this be related? "You didn't tell me about Xi and Nian's situation last time!"

  "Oh!" She Ruiwen nodded, "I was interrupted that day, I'll tell you this time!"

  "You said that." Su Qi suddenly became interested and moved a stool to sit beside Xi Ruiwen, listening seriously.

  "This thing happened millions of years ago..."

  In the era where gods, demons and humans coexisted, the human race was just a weak and small tribe, relying on offering sacrifices to the gods in order to gain protection, avoiding the invasion and harassment of the demon tribe.

  The spiritual energy between heaven and earth is abundant, and every grass and tree has the possibility of transforming into a god or demon under the coincidence of fate in this complex world. Xi Yue is a spirit nurtured by the great universe. No one knows how Xi Yue was nurtured, not even Xi Yue himself understands where he came from. However, since the day Xi Yue appeared, he had immense curiosity about this world. He wasn't born from the heavenly realm and couldn't occupy a place in heaven; he didn't have any demonic bloodline, so naturally, he couldn't get recognized by the demon clan. He could only blend into the mortal human settlements, where the endless prosperity of the human world was enough for this curious spirit to explore.

  Born in the wilderness and growing up in the wilderness, he naturally doesn't understand human etiquette, but also retains a bit of the elf's simplicity and straightforwardness.

  He likes the bustle, he is afraid of loneliness and dislikes loneliness, so he always appears in the bustling places where humans gather. Every time winter goes and spring comes, humans will sacrifice their ancestors and gods, thank them for their blessings and pray that everything will go smoothly and worry-free in the new season. This day is the most lively and festive time for humans, with every household lighting up and celebrating wildly, and Xi would run to human homes at this time to play some tricks, teasing humans for fun, watching them change from excitement to panic, he was overjoyed.

  These troublesome farces are nothing in the eyes of the evening, just a play to make oneself happy. But for the human race who expects peace and tranquility, it is filled with panic and unease. The human race reports its fears and anxieties to the gods they worship, and this strong desire for peace forces the gods above the nine heavens to take notice. Therefore, the god clan sends a messenger down to the mortal world to solve the human's plea.

  And so, there was the first encounter between Nian and Xi.