Chapter 293: Ineffective

When Qi Xia and Qiao Jiajin hurried back to "Tian Tang Kou," the sky was already completely dark.

Zhang Shan and another young man were standing at the door, and the four of them nodded to each other in greeting.

Pushing open the classroom door, Qi Xia and his companion looked inside, and everyone was already back, except for Chen Junan.

But at that moment, the person Qi Xia most wanted to see was Chen Junan.

"Where is that chatterbox?"Qi Xia asked.

"Chen Junan?"Lin Geng stood up. "He seems to have something on his mind. He went up to the rooftop."

"He went to the rooftop?" Qi Xia stroked his chin and then nodded.

Had Chen Junan discovered something?

After settling Qiao Jiajin, just as Qi Xia was about to go find Chen Junan, Lin Geng called out to him.

"Qi Xia..."Lin Geng pulled Qi Xia's arm and led him aside. "I have something to tell you."

"What is it?"Qi Xia asked.

"Two things..." Lin Geng glanced over at Han Yimo. "First, about Han Yimo..."

She explained to Qi Xia in detail that Han Yimo was no longer experiencing "Hui Xiang."

Qi Xia nodded after listening, feeling that there was nothing particularly wrong with it.

Although "Hui Xiang" was an indispensable power, Han Yimo's "Hui Xiang" was quite unusual.

If he could no longer "Hui Xiang," it was neither a loss nor a gain—just an ordinary occurrence.

"What I'm worried about is..." Lin Geng said hesitantly, "if Han Yimo forgets everything this time... then next time, he'll enter here in a completely new state..."

"So what?"

"So he might experience the most severe 'Kong Ju' in history..." Lin Geng looked up and said, "After all, everything here will be fresh and terrifying to him..."

"Hmm..." Qi Xia nodded again, thinking Lin Geng had a point, though it would be hard to handle.

If Han Yimo truly experienced the worst "Kong Ju" in seven years, it would be quite a disaster. But forcing him to gain "Hui Xiang" now to avoid that would also be a bad idea.

"Anything else?"Qi Xia asked.

"Then there's this..." Lin Geng thought for a moment and told Qi Xia about the old lady and the naked child they had encountered that day.

Qi Xia had seen the two of them before, but he hadn't witnessed the scene Lin Geng described.

That old lady could move at an incredibly high speed?

"Was it a Shen Shou?"Qi Xia asked.

"Probably not..." Lin Geng shook her head. "I've seen all four Shen Shou... but never these two people."

"Isn't that strange?" Qi Xia pondered for a while and said, "They're not 'Yuan Zhu Min,' not 'Can Yu Zhe,' not 'Shen Shou,' they don't have masks on their heads, and they can't be 'Sheng Xiao'..."

After saying that, Qi Xia paused, then turned to stare at Lin Geng and asked, "Have you ever seen a 'Tian Ji Sheng Xiao'?"

"Me?" Lin Geng shook her head lightly. "I've been active here for seven years and have never seen a 'Tian Ji.'"

"Is that so..." Qi Xia slowly narrowed his eyes. "'Tian Ji' is that hard to find?"

"I can't say for sure." Lin Geng sighed softly. "'Tian Ji' doesn't have a 'You Xi Chang Di,' so they don't stay in fixed locations, and no one knows where to look for them."

"I understand. I'm going to see Chen Junan now."

Bidding farewell to Lin Geng, Qi Xia turned and headed toward the school rooftop. But as he reached the stairwell, he ran into Chu Tianqiu.

"Qi Xia?" Chu Tianqiu smiled deeply. "Not sleeping in the middle of the night... Going for a walk?"

Qi Xia didn't answer and was about to go around him to the rooftop, but then something occurred to him.

"Chu Tianqiu..." Qi Xia called out, "Can you perform that method to make me 'Hui Xiang' again?"

Hearing the question, Chu Tianqiu was slightly taken aback, then laughed. "What, only the first day in, and you're already in 'Shi Yi Kong Huang'?"

"I don't have that kind of panic." Qi Xia replied, "I just want to use my 'Hui Xiang' to save someone."

"Save someone...?" Chu Tianqiu found it amusing. "A dead person?"

Qi Xia nodded. "Yes, someone who's been dead for about a month."

"With your mind... you should realize the contradiction here, right?" Chu Tianqiu laughed. "You remember the person has been dead for so long—how can you use your subconscious to bring them back to life?"

Qi Xia sighed slightly after hearing this. He knew full well how absurd it was.

If he kept remembering, he could never revive the dead. But if he forgot, he'd lose even the memory of who they were.

In that case... how could his "Sheng Sheng Bu Xi" be of any use?

Qi Xia thought for a moment and said, "You don't need to worry about my affairs. Just tell me what I need for 'Hui Xiang.'"

"That might be really tough..." Chu Tianqiu pondered slightly. "It cost me a lot of money and effort."

"The next time you need to put in effort, remember to let me know in advance." Qi Xia smiled. "Since you've put so much into it, we have to make sure it works."

Chu Tianqiu nodded with a smile and was about to leave when he stopped and turned back. "Qi Xia, what did you see right before your 'Hui Xiang'?"

"Does that question matter?"Qi Xia asked.

"It does." Chu Tianqiu replied. "It's a key area of my research."

Qi Xia recalled his state before "Hui Xiang." He only remembered being in extreme pain, and then Yu Nian'an had taken him home.

"I didn't see anything." Qi Xia said. "Go ahead and implement your plan. I'll wait."

A hint of strangeness flashed across Chu Tianqiu's face. "Qi Xia... you must have thought about this, right? Even if I perfectly recreate the situation from that day, you might not 'Hui Xiang' again, since your 'Qi Ji' is something that comes by chance, not by force."

"That's your problem." Qi Xia smiled meaningfully. "Our new way of working together is that I provide the 'Hui Xiang,' and you handle the 'Qi Ji.' If I don't succeed, how are we going to collaborate?"

Chu Tianqiu thought for a moment and nodded. "That makes sense, Qi Xia."

The two exchanged a glance, then said no more. Chu Tianqiu headed straight for the classroom where Yun Yao was, while Qi Xia strolled up to the rooftop.

The school's rooftop was spacious, with a few chairs placed there by someone unknown.

From a distance, Qi Xia saw Chen Junan and Qin Dingdong sitting on the rooftop, gazing into the dark night.

The two of them sat far apart, as if they weren't familiar with each other.

Hearing footsteps, Chen Junan turned around and looked. "Hey... Old Qi, come sit. Make yourself at home."