Summoner: Recognize Kain as the big brother at the beginning

Yuxi slowly opened her eyes, but was blinded by the sudden bright light, so she had to close them again.

After a brief adjustment, he opened his eyes again and was amazed by the scene before him.

On the lush treetops, ancient lanterns are always lit, illuminating the dark night like day.

However, there was no one around.

Yuxi called softly, "Isn't Kai here yet?"

He looked down at his shoulder and found the crying monster clinging there tightly.

Yingying monster: "Squeak"

Yuxi thought to herself, "Does it take me riding on you like Yao did?"

He sighed: "Kai wouldn't think I lied to him, right?"

After some struggle, he finally decided to accept this fact first.

"Forget it, I'll finish exploring Jixia first." Yuxi said to herself, "I'll explain it to Kai when I have a chance."

Then we started walking in the forest.

As time passed and the sky gradually brightened, Yuxi felt extremely hungry.

"I only had breakfast today, I have to find something to eat."

Yingying monster: "Squeak"

Yuxi looked at the crying monster on her shoulder: "Are you hungry too?"

The Yingying monster did not respond. It gently left his shoulder and flew in one direction.

Yuxi hurriedly chased after it, only to see the Yingying monster stopping in a pool of water to drink.

"So you want to drink some water..."

So he scooped up some water and took two sips, and found that the water was sweet and delicious, leaving him with an endless aftertaste.

"Why is this water so sweet?" Yuxi couldn't help but exclaim.

He couldn't help but want to taste the clear lake water again, but the sudden touch on his wrist made him stop in surprise.

When he looked down, he saw a girl like a water elf, holding his hand in the lake.

Yuxi was stunned, and an inexplicable panic surged in her heart: "What...what is going on?!"

Yuxi felt her scalp tingling, so she tried to break free from the girl's hand, but she seemed unwilling to let go.

"Give me a hand..." The girl's weak voice came into Yuxi's ears.

Yuxi swallowed nervously: "You... who are you? Are you a human?"

"Yes..." the girl responded, followed by a vomiting sound.

Yuxi used all her strength and finally pulled the girl from the cold lake to the shore.

She lay on the soft grass, slowly recovering her strength.

Yuxi's doubts surged like a tide: "Did I...did I just drink her bath water?!"

The girl recovered her breath and said softly, "Thank you, thank you so much for saving me."

Yuxi asked hesitantly: "You...you can't swim?"

"No..." the girl replied, "I grew up in the Southern Wilds, where it is dry all year round and even the rain is pitifully rare."

Yuxi was even more confused: "If you can't swim, how could you get to the bottom of the water? And you didn't even struggle."

A trace of panic flashed in the girl's eyes: "Because... I'm hiding from my debts..."

"Hiding from debt?" Yuxi asked in surprise.

The girl nodded gently: "Hmm..."

Her clothes were soaked through, clinging to her skin, revealing her curves.

Yuxi didn't know where to put her gaze, and finally she could only turn around awkwardly, preparing to leave this embarrassing place.

Yuxi hesitated and said, "Well...if you're okay, I'll leave first."

The girl hurriedly tried to stop him: "Wait! Benefactor, may I ask your name?"

Yuxi responded softly: "Yuxi."

A trace of gratitude flashed in the girl's eyes: "My name is Xi Shi, I will definitely repay you in the future!"

Yuxi was slightly stunned: "Xi Shi?"

A trace of doubt arose in his heart: "How can one of the four legendary beauties look so ordinary?"

Yuxi's footsteps were getting farther and farther away, but she couldn't help looking back, and saw a lasso suddenly thrown out from the darkness, binding Xi Shi.

He shouted urgently: "Be careful!"

Because Xi Shi's body was wet and slippery, she was unable to break free and was firmly trapped by the noose.

“Ugh—” she exclaimed.

The two men smiled sinisterly: "You can't run away this time."

"Little girl, pay off our debt!"

"Otherwise, I'll use the things on you to pay off the debt!"

Seeing that Xi Shi was about to be taken away by the two men, Yuxi quickly drew her knife, swung out a dazzling star blade, and accurately cut the ropes that bound Xi Shi.

Yuxi frowned, stared at the two men in front of her, and asked, "Who are you? How dare you kidnap someone in broad daylight?"

One of them sneered, "Don't mind your own business, kid! This girl owes us a huge sum of money!"

"It is only natural to pay back debts," added another.

Xi Shi struggled but was unable to break free from the restraints.

Yuxi's eyes were firm as she asked, "How much does she owe you?"

The man shouted, "Ten thousand silver coins!"

Yuxi looked puzzled: "Silver coins?"

The man sneered: "It seems that you, a foreign boy, have never even seen a silver coin!"

Yuxi responded calmly: "Because, I only have gold coins in my hand."

The mysterious man was speechless for a moment.

Xi Shi asked softly: "Are you from the Western Regions? It is said that people in the Western Regions mainly use gold coins..."

Yuxi nodded: "Exactly. How many silver coins can one gold coin be exchanged for?"

Xi Shi replied: "One gold coin can be exchanged for ten silver coins."

Yuxi walked slowly towards Xishi and gently untied the restraints on her.

The two debt collectors asked warily, "What are you going to do?"

Yuxi said firmly: "I will pay off her debts, so you are not allowed to bother her anymore!"

The two showed disdain on their faces: "You are so arrogant, do you have the ability to do that?"

At this moment, Yuxi took out a handful of gold coins from her arms and shook them in front of them.

"Go on! Count." Yuxi said.

After taking the gold coins, they bowed their heads and counted them carefully.

"One thousand gold coins..." he hesitated again.

Yuxi smiled: "That's the right amount, isn't it?"

The two nodded: "That's right..."

Yuxi waved her hand: "Then you guys should just go away and stop causing trouble for her."

The two looked at each other and left quickly.

Peace returned to the surroundings.

Xi Shi looked at Yuxi with her eyes shining.

Xishi said softly: "You...are really rich."

Yuxi smiled slightly and said nothing: "Oh?"

He frowned slightly, with a hint of concern in his eyes: "Have you been chased for debt for a long time?"

Xishi's eyes revealed a hint of helplessness: "Yes, I have owed them money since I was a child."

Yuxi couldn't help but be curious: "Very small? How small is it?"

Xishi's voice trembled a little: "I have been carrying this huge debt since I was seven years old."

Yuxi's expression turned serious: "Where are your parents? Didn't they help you?"

Xishi shook her head gently: "I am an orphan, they are long gone."

Yuxi took a deep breath and wanted to say something, but didn't know where to start.

He was silent for a while before asking, "Why do you owe them money?"

Xi Shi's eyes became a little blurry, as if she was recalling: "When I was a child, I often went to the ruins to pick up things to sell because I didn't have enough to eat. One day, I picked up an exquisite puppet..."

Yuxi frowned: "Puppet?"

Xi Shi nodded: "Yes, it was a very delicate puppet. I took it to sell, and the merchant gave me five silver coins..."

Yuxi asked, "What happened next?"

A trace of fear flashed in Xishi's eyes: "Later, when I handed the puppet to the merchant, it suddenly lost control. Its arms turned into cannons, burning down a large area of ​​stalls and bringing me endless debts."

Yuxi couldn't help but sigh: "It seems that this puppet is not an ordinary thing."

Xi Shi smiled bitterly and said, "Yes, I have incurred a huge debt because of this."

Yuxi patted her shoulder gently: "It's a bit unlucky, but don't worry, everything will be fine."

Xishi raised her head, with a determined light in her eyes: "Yes! I believe that every situation is a gift from fate."

After a pause, I don’t know what I thought of: “I think I’m actually quite lucky.”

As she spoke, her eyes inadvertently fell on Yuxi's face, and her cheeks flushed slightly.

She lowered her head shyly, and stammered, "Thank you...Yuxi."

A breeze blew.

Xi Shi said in a trembling voice: "My benefactor, I feel a little cold..."

Yuxi immediately responded: "Then wait a moment, I'll get some firewood."

He quickly gathered a pile of firewood, but when he was ready to light the fire, he found he had no flint.

He turned to Xishi and asked, "Do you have flint?"

Xishi nodded slightly, then took out a flint from her arms and lit the fire skillfully.

Under the light of the fire, the warmth gradually spread, and the wet hair on her forehead began to emit a faint moisture vapor.

Yuxi couldn't help but look at her a few more times. Xi Shi seemed even more beautiful under the firelight. Her skin was as white as snow, her face was flushed with warmth, her hair was soft and shiny, and her eyes were sparkling.

Yuxi secretly admired in her heart: "It's really strange, how come she suddenly became beautiful... Her beauty fluctuates, I can't stand it..."

He looked away, and at that moment, Xishi's stomach made a rumbling sound.

Xi Shi said somewhat embarrassedly: "I'm so hungry..."

Yuxi also felt a little hungry. She looked around but found that there seemed to be no prey nearby.

Xi Shi suddenly suggested: "There are fish in the river, I will go catch them."

Yuxi frowned and said worriedly, "You want to go? You can't swim at all."

Xishi was silent for a while. Seeing this, Yuxi stood up, handed the Yingying monster in her arms to Xishi, and said gently: "I'll go, you stay here and take care of it."

Xishi looked at Yingyingguai curiously and asked, "Is this your pet? Can I touch it?"

"Can Yingyingguai let her touch me?" Yuxi asked Yingyingguai.

Yingyingguai shook his head reluctantly: "Shh..."

Yuxi smiled helplessly and said to Xishi, "Then you just wait on the shore, don't run around, I'll be back soon."

After saying that, Yuxi prepared to go into the water.

However, the Yingying monster jumped down first. Before Yuxi could wonder what it was going to do, she saw it surging in the water. After a while, it caught a few fish and brought them ashore.

Shih Tzu exclaimed: "Wow, it's amazing!"

Yuxi was also proud of Yingying Monster, and thought to herself: "It seems that Kai has trained it very well. It is no longer just a cute guy."

Then he began to clean the fish and roast it on the fire. After roasting, he handed a delicious fish to Xi Shi.

With a gleam of gratitude in her eyes, Xishi said softly, "Thank you!"

As if she had thought of something, she hesitated, "My benefactor, you too..."

Yuxi shook her head slightly and smiled, "Don't call me Benefactor, just call me Yuxi."

Xi Shi smiled sweetly and said, "Yuxi, are you also here to study at Jixia Academy?"

Yuxi was slightly stunned: "Studying?"

Xishi nodded, her eyes sparkling with anticipation, "Yes, Jixia Academy is recruiting students these days. As long as you pass the entrance exam, you can learn a lot of skills."

"Oh?" Yuxi became interested: "What can you learn?"

"There are three academies: martial arts, magic, and mechanical engineering." Xi Shi introduced them like she knew them all.

After hearing this, Yuxi couldn't help but ask curiously: "Are you here to enroll?"

Xi Shi nodded slightly and took out a letter. "I have a letter of recommendation from Mr. Zhuang Zhou. I can enroll directly."

Yuxi was puzzled, "Are only students allowed to enter these three colleges?"

Xishi nodded affirmatively, "Yes, and there are some special courses that require special permission from the teacher."

A trace of determination flashed in Yuxi's eyes, and she thought to herself: "This academy is so huge, there must be many forbidden areas... It seems that I have to become a student too."

Xi Shi noticed his expression and called softly, "Yu Xi?"

Yuxi came back to her senses, "Ah?"

Xishi smiled and said, "Let's go sign up together! We can learn a lot of interesting things there!"

Yuxi nodded and agreed, "Okay."

Xishi said with some concern: "However, I heard that the entrance examination is very difficult, and only 200 people are selected from 10,000 people."

Yuxi was a little surprised after hearing this: "Two percent admission rate? Isn't this the same as 985..."

Then he looked at Xi Shi firmly and said, "It's okay. I will try my best."

After hearing this, Xi Shi smiled brightly like a child.

Yuxi looked at her, feeling a little puzzled, and saw her cheeks flushed slightly.

Xishi patted her face and said seriously: "I will pay you back the money you paid for me today in the future."

Yuxi responded casually: "No, it's not much."

But Xi Shi insisted: "No, I must return it to you."

Seeing this, Yuxi had no choice but to nod and agree: "Okay."

At this time, after eating the fish, the Yingying monster flew back to Yuxi's shoulder lightly.

After they finished eating the fish, Yuxi carefully dug a hole and buried the fish bones.

Xi Shi led the way in front, looking back and smiling at him from time to time, and skipping forward.

Yuxi looked at her from behind and couldn't help but sigh in her heart: "This girl is really so familiar... Isn't she afraid that I'm a bad person?"

But he quickly shook his head, "But she's quite cute like this..."

As the sun gradually rose higher, Xi Shi brought Yu Xi to a magnificent square.

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