Xuanyuan was also standing in the empty space. When Yunmian greeted him, the shadows of the two people on the ground drew closer and stood together in a straight line, looking as if they had some intimacy.

  Xiyuan wasn't very surprised to see Yunmian. He subtly shifted his expression before greeting him: "You're here..."

  Wen Ting looked at the two people's shadows standing side by side and her mind suddenly exploded.

  Yunmian and Xiyuan?

  How did they end up together?! Or is it a private arrangement between them... Did they make an appointment?

  He looked around, the sky had just brightened, behind the book hall mountain, young men and women... this looks like a private meeting place and time, Yunmian and Xiyuan... when did their relationship become so good?

  Wen Ting felt his mind was extremely confused for a moment, and many thoughts flashed through his mind. His heart was racing wildly, but his eyes still fell on Yun Mian and Xi Yuan uncontrollably.

  Yunmian didn't know what Wenting was thinking, in her opinion, running into Xiyuan was similar to bumping into Xiaoyue in the morning at the martial arts arena. Yunmian also didn't know that Wenting had followed her, she exchanged greetings with Xiyuan and then skipped away to practice archery in her own direction.

  As usual, after exchanging greetings, they should have gone their separate ways to practice archery. However, today, Xī Yuán had just turned his head and taken a step back when he hastily returned, calling out to her: "—Yún Miàn! Wait!"

  "Hmm? What's wrong?"

  Yunmian turned back with a puzzled expression.

  "I..."

  Xī Yuān met Lí Míng's clear and serene eyes in the dim light of dawn, but instead felt a bit constrained.

  "He said: '... I have something to say to you. About what happened in the past, and... about apologies and gratitude.'"

  He suddenly stopped here, as if he didn't know how to open his mouth, thinking for a while, and finally calmed down, saying: "Tuan Tuan, half a year ago when we first had a physical test in school, the bottle that Qingyang accidentally broke... at that time, thank you for saving me."

  "Also..."

  His eyes flickered uncertainly and couldn't fall on Yunmian's body, his tone also softened a bit.

  "Before, I bullied you everywhere with Wenhe and Qingyang...I'm sorry."

  "Huh?"

  Yunmian blinked dazedly, actually her spiritual intelligence opened late, and most of the things Xiyuan bullied her about had already been forgotten, only her body still retained the instinct to fear Xiyuan.

  She didn't expect the usually proud Xiyuan to specially call her over and say such words, it was too unexpected, for a moment she couldn't think of what to say in response.

  Xiyuan finally let out a long sigh after saying those words that had been lingering on his lips... Since he was saved by Yunmian, he had never really thanked her in person. He had always bullied and looked down on Yunmian, but at the critical moment, she ended up saving him, leaving Xiyuan with very mixed feelings, making him extremely uncomfortable when facing Yunmian. With his high self-esteem, he wanted to say something but couldn't bring himself to do so, until now, taking advantage of the relaxed atmosphere between them on this night, he finally spoke out in private.

  Xiyuan felt as if he had put down something, feeling a sense of relief, but he didn't dare to look at Yunmian's reaction. He raised his chin high, stiffened his scalp and wanted to say something, but opened his mouth and couldn't speak.

  At this time, Yunmian came back to his senses, thought for a moment, and hurriedly waved his hand: "Let's forget about thanking me, it's not necessary... It's been so long ago, and both Wenhe and Qingyang have come to thank me. At that time, I just reacted instinctively, didn't think too much..."

  Xiyuan did not respond to Yunmian's words, he just didn't want to dwell on this topic anymore. He paused and changed the subject: "Let's not talk about this anymore. By the way, have you mastered those archery skills that Mr. taught yesterday?"

  A red cloud floated across her face as she curiously asked back: "So you've learned it all then?"

  "Of course!"

  Xiyuan let out a soft snort, but immediately looked at Yunmian with an expressionless face and said: "If you still don't understand something, I can teach you!"

  "I also think I should have understood it by now, but there's still a little detail that I'm not quite sure about..."

  Yunmian carefully picked up the bow and arrow, but as she spoke, she didn't continue to ask questions. Instead, she looked puzzled and asked: "By the way... Xiyuan, you're not one who prefers using magic over weapons, are you? I'm actually practicing archery to maintain the level I accidentally showed in front of the Phoenix Clan at first, so as not to disappoint the Academy and the other little foxes... What about you, why are you suddenly so serious about archery?"

  Xi Yuan is stuck.

  He suddenly sulked and muttered: "Still because of that Wen——"

  "... news?"

  “……”

  Yunmian: "......?"

  Xuanyuan abruptly turned his head, not knowing why, but when he looked into Yunmian's eyes, he was extremely reluctant to admit that he had discovered he was inferior to Wenhing in many ways. Including archery, the strength Wenhing showed off in front of the Phoenix Clan that day made Xuanyuan feel very anxious. He thought that if he were to replace Wenhing and rush out, he might not be able to make that arrogant phoenix surrender as quickly as Wenhing did. Ever since Wenhing appeared, he had been feeling anxious from countless aspects.

  Xiyuan shut his mouth in time, but furrowed his brow and said stiffly: "Forget it, what's the point of talking about this? Time is almost wasted! By the way, you just said that you were unsure about which place, let me see!"

  As soon as he finished speaking, he walked over to look at Yunmian and her bow and arrow.

  Yunmian was taken aback for a moment, but didn't think it was too out of place. She raised her bow and explained the part that puzzled her, then asked: "Xiyuan, what do you think? Do you know the answer?"

  Xi Yuan: "......"

  Yunmian Wai Tou: "Xiyuan?"

  Xiyuan wasn't Cloud Slumber's brain circuit after all, and the question she asked was something he hadn't thought about before. He was taken aback for a moment, furrowing his brow in intense thought, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't come up with an answer. Just as he was about to give up and try something else, he stretched out his hand to grab Cloud Slumber's bow and arrow, but before he could even touch the string, a hand suddenly appeared out of nowhere, grabbed his wrist, and yanked it open, forcibly snatching the bow and arrow from Cloud Slumber's hands.

  Yunmian also saw this scene, she subconsciously raised her head and looked clearly at the person who had caught the arrow, and exclaimed in surprise: "Wen Ting!"

  But she suddenly realized something was off, Yunmian's face flushed instantly, and he asked strangely: "How did you get here?"

  Wen Ting was just as anxious at this moment as Xu Yuan, and he couldn't stay hidden in the bushes any longer.

  Wen Ting was not clear about what had happened between Yun Mian and Xi Yuan before, so he didn't quite understand their conversation today or the situation. In his opinion, today's scene seemed as if Yun Mian and Xi Yuan had already made up with each other a long time ago. They had been chatting harmoniously like this for several days, occasionally exchanging views on archery, whispering to each other, and rubbing shoulders together.

  He was anxious and hard to speak in his heart, but his face was still calm, saying: "...... I woke up and saw that you were not there, so I came out to find you."

  "Oh..."

  Yunmian nodded shyly.

  Wen Ting paused for a moment, then lowered his head and asked: "What is it that you don't understand? Tell me carefully and I'll demonstrate it to you."

  Yunmian hastily stepped forward, and again pointed to the position on the bow. Taking advantage of Yunmian's lowered head, Wenhing's gaze intersected with Xiyuan's, and Xiyuan adjusted his sleeves, exchanging a glance with him.

  The competitive atmosphere between the two people has risen again unintentionally.

  At this moment, Yunmian had already repeated the topic again. She looked at Wenhui once more, asking with a mix of expectation and uncertainty: "......Can it be done?"

  "It's okay."

  Wen Ting snapped back to reality, thought for a moment, and then replied.

  Yunmian's problem is actually not difficult to solve, she just overthought it.

  Wen Ting thought for a moment, then grasped her hand and put it on the bow, half-encircling her from behind, hand in hand, raised the bow, drew the string, and shot an arrow! The arrow flew out with a "whoosh" and hit the bullseye!

  After all, it was his own doing, Yunmian immediately jumped up excitedly.

  Wen Ting said: "In this case, don't you think it's possible?"

  "Hmm!"

  Yunmian was on top of his excitement, nodding happily.

  Xiyuan then softly went "tsk".

  Wen Ting's gaze swept over the two of them, as well as the archery target in the sky and the bows and arrows they were using. He paused for a moment before suddenly saying, "If you want to practice archery with Meng Er, I can teach you both together."

  “……！”

  Xiyuan heard this sentence and was undoubtedly stunned for a moment. He then looked at Wen Ting with suspicion and said, "Me? You also want to teach me together?"

  Xiyuan finished speaking and realized that the meaning was still not clear enough. She bit her lip and added, "Are you sure you want to teach me? The two of us are still competing."

  "Uh-huh."

  Wen Ting didn't react much, and only said lightly: "You're practicing archery now, isn't it also for the sake of the academy? The Feng tribe is naturally more skilled at archery than us, but that's not to say we must compete. If the gap is really too big, it won't look good in the end... Besides archery, there will definitely be other things... You, Wen He and Qing Yang are all people with relatively high cultivation in the academy. If you think they can handle it, you can call them over together."

  Wen Ting's words were so clear and straightforward, yet they seemed to reveal Xiao Yuan's petty mind trying to measure the heart of a gentleman.

  He uncomfortably clicked his tongue, but what Wén Tíng said wasn't wrong either... He had a competitive heart with Wén Tíng, but at that time he also didn't want to just let that arrogant Phoenix have its way. After thinking it over, he finally reluctantly nodded his head.

  The discussion about practicing archery roughly ended here, and Wen Ting's clear eyes swept over, looking at Yunmian's hardworking figure practicing archery, but she couldn't feel at ease.

  So on this morning, the two people practicing archery in the back mountain became three. Around half past noon, Xi Yuan left first, leaving Yunmian and Wenyting behind.

  They didn't bring what was needed for studying in the book house, so they still need to go back once.

  Anyway, Wen Ting had already followed him, so Yun Mian didn't bother turning back into a fox and just walked with him as usual.

  However, Wen Ting's mood was not as calm as hers. He couldn't help but occasionally look up at her, but the more he looked, the more uneasy he became. When they returned to the wooden house, Yunmian knelt on the ground and carefully put away the things she needed for school one by one. Just as she had almost finished, she was about to ask Wen Ting what he wanted to eat that morning when her wrist was suddenly grasped by him.

  Yunmian was stunned for a moment, then lifted her head, only to meet Wen Ting's gaze with his dark eyes.

  Wen Ting was still inexplicably anxious at this time, and he unconsciously tightened his grip on Yunmian's hand, asking: "These past few days after going to the back mountain... have you been with Xiyuan all along?"

  The author has something to say: = mouth = It's finally written, it wasn't easy.

  I went out today and thought I could write on the high-speed rail, but it turns out that was just a fantasy.

  The moon is full by accident, happy Mid-Autumn Festival everyone!

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  Thank you very much to Meow Big Sister, Fran Sister, Su Jiao Sister and Thirteen Months' Rabbit Sister for throwing me a landmine! Hugs and kisses (づ￣3￣)づ