We Agreed On Experiencing Life, So Why Did You Immortals Become Real?

“Xiao Mo, you need not be so polite with me.”

Seeing Xiao Mo accept his goodwill, Qin Jingyuan said with a smile.

“Good things should naturally be used on good men. Otherwise, what difference is there from casually discarding them in the wilderness? Not to mention my sister has such a good relationship with you. Uncle Xiao is also a general I greatly admire. You’re Uncle Xiao’s son. This small favor I can help with, I naturally must help.”

Hearing the Second Prince’s words, Xiao Mo didn’t respond, only nodded with a smile on his face.

“Alright, I also need to handle official business. You take Siyao around for a walk.” Qin Jingyuan patted Xiao Mo’s shoulder.

“Yes.” Xiao Mo cupped his fists.

After Qin Jingyuan left with satisfaction, Xiao Mo watched his back, his eyes narrowing.

Now that the First Prince and Second Prince had both come of age, the struggle for succession would probably intensify. If the current emperor still didn’t establish an heir, this wouldn’t be a good thing…

“Xiao Mo, what’s wrong?” Seeing Xiao Mo standing to the side in a daze, Qin Siyao blinked her big eyes and asked curiously.

“Nothing.” Xiao Mo shook his head and collected his thoughts, “I’ll take you around the military camp, Siyao.”

“Mm-hmm!”

Qin Siyao nodded happily and obediently followed beside Xiao Mo.

Xiao Mo took her to visit the places where he usually trained and explained the usage methods of some training equipment in the camp.

Qin Siyao listened with interest as Xiao Mo explained everything.

Qin Siyao also found it strange.

Clearly she had no interest in these things at all, but when Xiao Mo introduced them, she felt these things all had some appeal.

After Qin Siyao saw Xiao Mo easily lift a large millstone, she also wanted to try but even using all her strength, the millstone still lay motionless on the ground.

Xiao Mo said with a smile, “Siyao, forget it. Be careful not to hurt your arm. This millstone is made from Dragon-Suppressing Stone and weighs two thousand three hundred jin.”

“Phew…” Hearing this thing weighed over two thousand jin, Qin Siyao was stunned, then decisively gave up.

So it wasn’t that she was too weak, but that this stone was too heavy…

She deeply exhaled, straightened her waist, and wiped the fragrant sweat from her forehead, “Xiao Mo, is this how you normally train?”

“When we train normally, it’s not just about picking it up. We have to drag it while running, and normally it’s not this light.” Xiao Mo said truthfully.

Qin Siyao, “…”

She suspected Xiao Mo was deliberately trying to discourage her.

“Then what are these iron blocks bound on your body?” Qin Siyao changed the subject and poked at the things bound to Xiao Mo’s limbs.

“This thing is a type of black iron. It’s also a kind of weighted training, and it can also suppress my realm.” Xiao Mo explained.

“I can definitely lift this.” Qin Siyao said confidently.

“Really? Then you can try.” Xiao Mo smiled and removed a piece of black iron from his arm, then dropped it on the ground.

“Thud!”

When the black iron freely fell to the ground, Qin Siyao felt even the ground trembled.

The black iron and ground made a heavy sound, and even the ground was dented with a small pit.

Qin Siyao was slightly startled and immediately gave up, no longer having her previous confidence.

“Xiao Mo, let’s go play over there?” Qin Siyao pointed at a small hillside and said, then without waiting for Xiao Mo to refuse, she ran over herself, as if afraid Xiao Mo would make her try lifting that piece of black iron.

Xiao Mo smiled, rolled up the black iron and put it back in the binding on his arm, then followed.

Before long, the two sat shoulder to shoulder on a small hillside.

Today the sky was very clear. Looking up, the sky was full of stars, like grains of fine sand scattered across the entire night sky, as if countless household lights had risen into the sky.

The bright moon hanging high in the sky was also rounder and brighter than usual.

The bright clear radiance spilled down, adding several parts gentleness to the world, adding several parts heroism to this iron-blooded military camp and in the camp, although today’s training had actually already ended, there were still people giving themselves extra practice.

“Xiao Mo, I’m sorry…”

Just as Xiao Mo and Qin Siyao were looking at the starry sky together, Qin Siyao hugged her knees, half her little face buried between her thighs, and apologized to Xiao Mo.

“Why the sudden apology?” Xiao Mo turned his head and asked in confusion.

“Because… before I asked Father Emperor to let you enter the imperial guards. But not only did Father Emperor go back on his word, he even had you enter the Iron Tiger Army, making you train so hard every day…”

Qin Siyao lowered her little head. The more she spoke, the more guilty she felt.

“Xiao Mo, why don’t you scold me like Mother Empress does? Then I’d feel better. But only this once!”

“So that’s what it was.”

Xiao Mo didn’t mind.

“Siyao, it’s fine. The imperial guards weren’t where I should have gone in the first place. Otherwise others wouldn’t have been convinced either. And this Iron Tiger Army is already very good. Moreover, I’m a martial cultivator to begin with. What does it matter if training is a bit hard? If I had to choose, I would still choose the Iron Tiger Army.”

“Really?” Qin Siyao raised her head, her eyes blinking as she looked at the youth beside her, “Xiao Mo, you really don’t blame me?”

Xiao Mo nodded, “I really don’t blame you.”

“Hehehe, that’s wonderful. As long as you don’t blame me, that’s fine. I knew Xiao Mo, you’re the best.” Qin Siyao happily took Xiao Mo’s arm.

Faced with the little girl’s innocent gesture, Xiao Mo had never taken it to heart from beginning to end.

In Xiao Mo’s view, after another year, when Qin Siyao recalled that she always held a little boy’s arm when she was small, she would feel embarrassed.

“Siyao, we should go back…”

When Qin Siyao and Xiao Mo were still looking at the stars, Qin Jingyuan’s voice came over.

“I know.”

Qin Siyao responded, then pouted her little mouth, her expression disappointed, “Xiao Mo, I… I have to return to the palace. Next time I don’t know when I can come see you, but I’ll seize every opportunity!”

“This is a military restricted area to begin with. Siyao, you don’t need to come often.” Xiao Mo felt she really didn’t need to force herself.

“But Xiao Mo, what if I want to play with you?” Qin Siyao asked.

“Well…”

Just as Xiao Mo was thinking how to comfort her, Qin Siyao’s eyes suddenly brightened, “? I’ve got it!”

“Xiao Mo, at this time every day, you must look carefully at the sky.” Qin Siyao said seriously to Xiao Mo.

“Why?” Xiao Mo asked curiously.

“Mother said that sky lanterns represent longing for others. Although I can’t come play with you, I will release a sky lantern every night.”

The little girl said happily.

“If you see a sky lantern, it means my longing has come to play with you.”