The early morning rain and dew dripped along the rubble of the eaves and onto the cement floor, spreading a long streak.
On the martial arts field, Song Zhenghai stood in the center of the competition stage, loudly announcing the results of the grade competition.
"Fourth grade."
"First place, Yun Xi. Second place, Nangong Yao. Third place, Ye Nianhan."
"Fifth grade..."
Xiao Lingyuan didn't hear the rest of the words clearly. She walked silently to the bulletin board nearby and looked at the rankings of the third graders. Her name was hanging high in fourth place, which was so dazzling to others.<
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But to her, it seemed particularly dazzling.
As a spiritual cultivator, you must have the desire to win and lose, so that you can go further.
This is what Hua Qianqian said to them when the first grade started.
This moment is still vivid in my mind.
Xiao Lingyuan's grade is the most dazzling in the entire Tianyang Martial Arts School in the past hundred years, because they have produced four real geniuses in this grade.
They have attracted much attention, but only the top three will be announced in the grade competition.
Xiao Lingyuan has never been in the top three.
It's not that she is too weak, but the other three are really strong.
"Little Yuan'er, let's go out and play with me!"
As soon as the principal said they were dismissed, Yun Xi ran over, took Xiao Lingyuan's hand and walked out.
Xiao Lingyuan looked at Yun Xi's beautiful side face, her proud expression, and her eyes changed slightly.
"Xiao Xi."
"Huh?"
Yun Xi turned around.
"I'm feeling a little uncomfortable today. You guys go and play first."
Yun Xi stared into her eyes for a moment, curled her lips and said, "Okay, I'll go out with Yao Zi. If you feel better, send me a message."
"Okay."
Xiao Lingyuan turned around and left alone in another direction.
The disbandment was not the end of school, but Xiao Lingyuan still left the school through their usual route of skipping classes.
The city of Yunyang is not small. In terms of area, the city of Yunyang can be regarded as a big city. However, because the location is too remote, its development is not very good.
But precisely because of the slow development, the natural scenery here has always been beautiful.
In the center of the city, there is a long river that extends all the way to the outside of Yunyang City.
Xiao Lingyuan liked to play by the river very much when she was a child, because there are beaches and fish here.
There is no child in Yunyang City who doesn’t like this place.
After attending the martial arts school, Xiao Lingyuan rarely came here again. Her time after school was either spent practicing or accompanying Yun Xi to play with various new gadgets.
Xiao Lingyuan likes to play with Yun Xi and Nangong Yao very much, but every time the results of the martial arts tournament come out, she feels lonely and uncomfortable.
At this time, she will come to the river, look for a small boat, and wander on the Yangtze River.
Today is no exception.
Xiao Lingyuan sat on the bow of the boat, eyes lowered, looking at the flowing river water, thinking about Yun Xi and Nangong Yao.
Yun Xi's talent is the highest among the three of them. Nangong Yao's talent is almost the same as hers, but his family background is better than hers. As the only son of the city lord, Nangong Yao's training resources are always endless.
Even Yun Xi can't compare with her.
As for Ye Nianhan, who has a withdrawn personality and has no contact with anyone, she works harder than anyone else.
There was only a gap of one or two levels, but Xiao Lingyuan felt as if he was separated from Yun Xi and Nangong Yao.
The endless loneliness and desolation were completely revealed at this moment.
The boat drifted for a long time, the sun moved from the east to the west, and she almost reached the edge of the city.
"Go back..."
Xiao Lingyuan jumped lightly from the boat and returned to the shore.
Just when my toes touched the ground, the phone in my pocket suddenly rang.
It’s Nangong Yao calling.
"Hey, I'm still by the river, I won't go out today..."
"Xiao Yuan! Hurry! Come to the hospital quickly, something happened to Xiao Xi!"
Nangong Yao's anxious voice interrupted Xiao Lingyuan's words, and the phone slipped from her hand and fell into the river.
Xiaoxi!
After a brief moment of confusion, she ran towards the hospital.
……
"Waist... waist!"
When Xiao Lingyuan rushed to the hospital dripping with sweat, Nangong Yao was standing outside the emergency room, pacing anxiously back and forth. Yun Yi was sitting on the bench, comforting Xu Qinghan who was crying on his chest.
"What...what's going on?"
Xiao Lingyuan hurriedly ran forward and grabbed Nangong Yao's collar: "What's going on? What happened?"
Seeing the worry and concern in Xiao Lingyuan's eyes, Nangong Yao couldn't help turning his head and whispered: "Xiao Xi...has gone crazy..."
The hand holding the collar fell weakly.
"Go...go crazy..."
Xiao Lingyuan's mind went blank.
‘How…how could this happen?’
Although she was sad because she had never been able to catch up with Yun Xi, she never wanted anything to happen to Yun Xi.
"This...this is impossible..."
Xiao Lingyuan turned around hurriedly, wanting to ask Yun Yi and his wife for details, but when she saw Xu Qinghan crying bitterly, she resisted the urge again.
She stayed where she was, at a loss for a moment.
……
She didn't know when Xiao Lingyuan left the hospital. She only knew that it was completely dark and the red light in the emergency room still did not turn green.
Spirit cultivators have a special physique and their self-healing ability is much stronger than that of ordinary people. However, once they are fatally injured, the difficulty of rescuing them is much higher than that of ordinary people.
Being possessed is a taboo for practitioners.
Throughout the ages, it is normal for those who have become possessed by evil spirits to lose their mind and fall into madness at the least. In more serious cases, it is normal for the body to disappear and the soul to die.
‘Xiao Xi is so young, how could he be obsessed with it? This is not true, I must be dreaming!’
Snap!!!
In the dark and deserted street, the applause was extremely loud, and bright red palm prints were imprinted on Xiao Lingyuan's face, and half of his cheeks were obviously swollen.
But the scene around him remained the same, and reality told Xiao Lingyuan that this was not a dream.
Thump...
Xiao Lingyuan slowly knelt on the ground. She looked up at the dark night sky, and her tears slowly fell.
"Why are you crying? Shouldn't this be a good thing for you?"
Under the night, there was a clear sound without warning, which fell on Xiao Lingyuan's ears.
Xiao Lingyuan quickly wiped away her tears, stood up, and turned to look around.
"Who is it?!"
"I'm from Fengyun County."
The voice sounded again, but the difference was that this time, there was another person accompanying the voice.
A tall and straight middle-aged man.
"Fengyun County?"
Xiao Lingyuan took two steps back: "What are the people from Fengyun County doing in Yunyang City?"
The man took out an identity card: "I am a teacher from Fengyun University. My name is Tan Rui, and I am here to recruit people."
"Are you willing to be a part of Fengyun University?"
Xiao Lingyuan's eyes were wary, she reached out to take the identity tag from his fingers and looked at it carefully.
"Why are you looking for me?"
Tan Rui said matter-of-factly: "You have extraordinary talent. As long as you work a little harder, it is very possible to break through to heaven before the age of eighteen. We will not let such an outstanding student go."
Xiao Lingyuan was silent for a moment and returned Tan Rui's identity card to him.
"There are people better than me, you should go find them."
"Don't worry, these two students, Nangong Yao and Ye Nianhan, are also on my enrollment list."
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