Chapter 30: Are You Afraid of Being Alone?

“Good name! Let’s call it Qing’an Academy!”

Lin Jintian shouted excitedly, clapping his hands a few times.

On the surface, Anjin City and Qing’an Academy seemed to have some inexplicable relationship.

Xu Lingqing bit her lip, and a trace of warmth appeared on her frosty face.

“Mmm, I’ll listen to Senior!”

“There’s an empty space on the east side of Anjin City that can be used to build Qing’an Academy.”

Xu Lingqing replied, “Mmm…”

“Qing’an Academy is now established in Anjin City, and we will start recruiting students from today!”

Lin Jintian raised his arm, sweeping away all the worries in his heart, and shouted loudly.

“Xu Lingqing is the dean of Qing’an Academy, Senior is the Grand Elder, and Gong Yue, Gong Zang, and I are the academy’s elders.”

Xu Lingqing looked troubled. “City Lord Lin, I’m just a junior. This isn’t appropriate, is it?”

“Wah! Wah~”

“Ah-woo… Awoo…”

“Dean Xu, please accept us as students. Let us be the first batch of students to join Qing’an Academy!”

“I want to join too! I want to join Qing’an Academy too!”

The children scrambled to join Qing’an Academy. They saw a glimmer of hope, and by increasing their strength, they could protect the people they wanted to protect.

Thus, Qing’an Academy began to rise in Anjin City.

…

Ever since Xu Lingqing advanced to the Origin Opening realm.

Chen Anping opened the battle pass rewards. A mysterious black box, and inside the box was a necklace.

The chain was engraved with one bright star after another, like an ancient existence from a distant world, revealing an endless sense of vicissitudes.

The pendant of the necklace was very unique, in the shape of an exquisite oval heart. The heart was slightly raised, forming a transparent space.

“Hey? Why is the inside of this necklace empty?”

[This necklace is called Eternal Love. It was originally a pair, and this is only one half of it. It was left behind by a pair of supreme Daoist partners in ancient times. The space inside is used to store the most important things between them.]

Chen Anping thought for a moment, then he plucked a withered yellow hair and sealed it in the necklace along with what was now his most important thing.

After sealing it, Chen Anping felt that something was not right and couldn’t help but ask.

“Can Lingqing open the Eternal Love and see what’s inside?”

[If the recipient is in mortal danger, or if one of the two falls, the Eternal Love will open again.]

Chen Anping took a deep breath, a smile overflowing from the corners of his eyes and brows.

“That’s great! Help me give this necklace to Lingqing!”

…

[This necklace was personally forged by this venerable one. Lingqing, wear it around your neck forever and never take it off!]

Xu Lingqing had just lain down on the bed and looked up at the sky, her mind couldn’t help but fantasize about a shy scene.

Senior is doing great things alone. Is he afraid?

Just as she was lost in her thoughts, a powerful voice broke her fantasy.

A necklace appeared on Xu Lingqing’s neck without any warning. She gently touched the warmth of the necklace with her hand, as if she could feel Chen Anping’s aura.

“It’s so good to have you, Lingqing!”

…

Another night passed.

According to the diagnosis, Chen Anping only had six days left.

He stretched as usual, tossed and turned in bed a few times, then got dressed and washed up.

Looking in the mirror, today’s Chen Anping had an extra trace of unusual spirit.

Suddenly, his phone received a text message from an unknown number.

(Anping, I’m getting married today. I have someone to take care of me now. You can go in peace.)

Chen Anping couldn’t help but have a bitter expression. Who else could send such a text message besides his ex-girlfriend, Qi Xiaoxia?

“Hehe, you’re getting married, and you’re sending me a text message to ‘celebrate’, right?”

There’s nothing more heart-wrenching than this!

Chen Anping took a deep breath, his eyes wandering, his hands trembling unconsciously, and his breathing became chaotic.

“Xiaoxia… I wish you eternal life… hehehe!”

He sneered a few times and opened his e-girlfriend to vent his emotions.

At this moment, the sky in the game had not yet brightened. Xu Lingqing was lying in bed, and her tight and orderly breathing was like a beautiful melody in his ears.

Zooming in on the game screen, Chen Anping could vaguely see a different kind of beauty on Xu Lingqing’s body.

“Ahem… don’t look at what is improper… don’t look at what is improper!”

After thinking for a moment, he closed the game screen and prepared to order a meal.

Knock, knock, knock…

Chen Anping’s heart skipped a beat. After the diagnosis, everyone saw him as a plague god. Who was knocking on the door?

He walked to the door with doubt and looked through the ‘peephole’.

“Old Mr. Li, why are you here?”

He opened the door. Li Tianrui had come to the hotel where Chen Anping was staying alone.

Today, his leg had recovered by more than half, and he could barely jog with a limp.

Not only that, but his brows revealed a heroic spirit, as if he had been reborn. His originally dim eyes had become bright.

He took out a handful of silver needles and handed them to Chen Anping with a smile.

“Little friend, I’ll have to trouble you!”

Chen Anping took the silver needles. A bank card was sandwiched between the needles, and he understood.

“Old Mr. Li, please lie down!”

…

Half a shichen.

Chen Anping used the Spiritual Rhyme Divine Art to help Li Tianrui regulate his injured leg again.

“Little friend, your skills are becoming more and more proficient!”

“Old Mr. Li, you’re joking. This kid is just lucky. I played a game…”

Chen Anping hesitated. If he said such absurd words, he would probably be ridiculed.

Li Tianrui, however, was fascinated. He patted Chen Anping’s arm with his old hand.

“Little friend, you have to know that this world is not as simple as we believe. Anything is possible!”

Chen Anping nodded silently. Ever since he started playing with his e-girlfriend, he had a different understanding of this absurd world.

“Old Mr. Li, you came to find me personally. I’m afraid it’s not just for this matter, right?”

“You’re a smart young man. Do you have time to attend a wedding with me later?”

“A wedding? Where is the wedding being held?”

Li Tianrui said calmly, “The most luxurious hotel in Tianhai City, the Tianhai Grand Hotel!”

“I have time!”

“Then go change your clothes first. We’ll meet at the Tianhai Grand Hotel at ten o’clock sharp!”

After speaking, Li Tianrui left the hotel. Chen Anping looked at the card with a balance of one hundred thousand, his thoughts in a brief chaos.

…

Xu Lingqing woke up from her dream, her forehead covered in sweat, her lips trembling violently, and her hands flailing in the air, making a hugging motion.

“Senior… Senior, don’t leave me. Lingqing will listen to you for the rest of her life and stay by your side.”

“No matter what you do, Lingqing will always support you. I only want to be the cat in Senior’s arms.”

[End of Chapter]