Chapter 135
To the uninformed, Chu Huai's revenge seemed nonexistent, as if he had magnanimously let them off.
But Qiu Chi knew very well that this fellow wasn't so magnanimous.
He hadn't been studying metaphysics for long, so his revenge was simple, like giving them nightmares.
When it was time for him to leave, Qiu Chi didn't doubt for a second that he would set up a formation or use some other method on the clan leader and his wife to ensure they would never know peace for the rest of their lives.
However, she wasn't in the mood to bother with it. What Chu Huai did was his own business and had nothing to do with her. Even if he truly did nothing, Qiu Chi wouldn't care.
Qiu Chi stayed for half a year. After teaching Chu Huai most of what he needed to know, she took off again.
Compared to the other worlds, she still wasn't fond of the mecha world. It was bad enough that all the buildings were mechanical and devoid of greenery, but the daily food was nutrient solution.
Qiu Chi refused to subject her stomach to such treatment. While teaching Chu Huai, she would disappear every few days to restock on fresh food.
After giving all the incantations and formulas to Chu Huai, Qiu Chi left without bothering to check if he had fully mastered them.
Before she left, she added, "I'll come for you when the time is right. Don't try any petty tricks; they're useless. Your life must end by my hand."
After leaving the mecha world, Qiu Chi first went to the magic world to find Murong Yi. She gave him a large pile of mecha-related books and then took off again.
She left Murong Yi, who had a million questions, staring at the books with a pained expression.
This time, Qiu Chi didn't go to check on them. She just drifted around aimlessly, planning to enjoy this period while waiting for them to grow up.
She would wait until Murong Yi turned sixteen, then take him out of the magic world and dump him on Lou Ye.
Chu Huai could be dumped on Lou Ye as well.
Then she could drift about on her own and wait in peace for them to turn twenty.
Qiu Chi had no desire to get involved in their lives. She wasn't that idle.
Time flew by in the blink of an eye.
Over the years, Qiu Chi had traveled through all four worlds.
The fusion of the small worlds was still unstable, with the edges teetering on the brink of collapse. The main reason for this was the Ancient Small World.
If the problems with the Ancient Small World weren't resolved, the fusion of these worlds would fail within twenty years.
As for the consequences of failure? There would be no good outcome.
These were four small worlds on the verge of collapse that had been pieced together. If the fusion failed, all four worlds would disintegrate.
Success offered a glimmer of hope. As for how things would actually develop, Qiu Chi didn't know. It all depended on the final outcome.
In the meantime, she brought Murong Yi and Chu Huai out and dumped them on Lou Ye, telling the three of them to use the time they had left to wander around.
Just as Qiu Chi had expected, Chu Huai had indeed used some metaphysical tricks on the Chu clan leader and his wife. The effects would last their entire lives—not fatal, but enough to ensure they spent the rest of their days in torment.
Murong Yi was a genuine "silly sweet" type, always asking a million questions.
Qiu Chi didn't want to deal with him, so she silenced him the moment she brought him out. She only lifted the spell after they reached the ghost world and she had dumped him on Lou Ye.
Lou Ye had already left the Lou family by now.
He had also resolved the issue with his father. He didn't go into detail, but his expression turned exceptionally grim whenever it was mentioned, so Qiu Chi didn't press the matter.
After gathering the three of them, Qiu Chi said, "The three of you should get to know each other. I'll come for you when you turn twenty. Cherish this time, and don't bother plotting any petty schemes together. It's useless."
With that, Qiu Chi drifted away again.
She left the three youths staring at one another in silence.
In the end, it was the truly silly and sweet Murong Yi who broke the silence. "I'm Murong Yi, from the magic world. You should introduce yourselves, too. By the way, when did you all meet her? I must have met her first, right? She even came back to see me and brought me a ton of books from the mecha world. Did she teach you anything?"
Murong Yi said this with a hint of smugness.
The taciturn Lou Ye looked up, fixing his dark eyes on Murong Yi without a word.
Chu Huai smiled. "I'm Chu Huai, from the mecha world. Those books you mentioned must have come from my world. Does that mean she met me first?"
Murong Yi immediately retorted, "Of course not! She brought me those books when she came back to see me. She had already been staying with me for a long time before that. She definitely met me first."
Lou Ye, who had actually met her first: "..."
Still smiling, Chu Huai changed the subject. "She taught me metaphysics. If not for her, I'd probably be dead."
After a long silence, Lou Ye finally spoke. "You'll still die when you turn twenty."
Murong Yi and Chu Huai: "..."
They both turned to look at Lou Ye.
Chu Huai was about to speak, but Murong Yi cut in first. "And what might your name be, sir?"
"Lou Ye."
Lou Ye only gave his name, not bothering to show off. As for where he was from, wasn't it obvious, since Qiu Chi had brought them all to the ghost small world?
Even though Lou Ye was a man of few words, Murong Yi still felt a pang of jealousy. "So, it's Brother Lou. When did you meet her? Did she teach you anything?"
Lou Ye answered succinctly, "Magic."
Hearing this, Murong Yi's eyes lit up. "Oh, magic! In that case, it seems she met me first after all."
Lou Ye glanced at Murong Yi and fell silent.
But Chu Huai said, "Brother Murong, if you really want to know who met her first, wouldn't it be easier to just say how old we were when we met her?"
At this, Murong Yi fell silent.
He glanced at Lou Ye and huffed, "Why ask that? What's the point of competing over who was first? It's meaningless. We should think about where to go next. After all, none of us have long to live."
Murong Yi's words made the other two fall silent.
After all, Murong Yi was the one who had just been trying to compete, and now he was acting all high and mighty. Tsk!
Qiu Chi couldn't care less how the three of them got along or whether they would fight. As long as they didn't die, nothing else mattered.
And when these three got together, it was utter chaos.
Although Lou Ye was taciturn, he was stubborn and opinionated at heart.
Chu Huai seemed good-natured and easygoing, but he was actually black-bellied.
And while Murong Yi was a genuine "silly sweet" type, that didn't mean he was incapable of his own petty schemes.
When three youths of the same age and equally handsome features got together, comparisons were inevitable.
Even if there were no major incidents on the surface, there were plenty of subtle, under-the-table comparisons.
Besides, the three of them couldn't even form a cohesive group.
Lou Ye was aloof, Chu Huai was vengeful, and Murong Yi was narcissistic.
Even if Murong Yi tried to mediate between the other two, a single sharp remark could provoke him into switching sides in an instant.
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