Revelation of the Way of Heaven

Mingde University's Guangdong Campus covers an area of ​​2000 acres. To make life more convenient for students, the university has set up several commercial streets on campus.

There is a commercial street next to Qin Xiaochuan's dormitory building, located right between the boys' and girls' dormitories, called East Campus Street.

Qin Xiaochuan and Xia Ruoyi's date took place at a restaurant on Xiaodong Street.

Xia Ruoyi is the kind of quiet and gentle girl. She still has some baby fat on her face, and her features are not very angular. With her straight long hair, you can tell at a glance that she belongs to the gentle and obedient type.

Xia Ruoyi was the most beautiful girl in her class in high school. After entering university, although she may not be the most beautiful, she is still very famous among the freshmen.

Although she had only been enrolled for half a month, many people had already started to fawn over her. Although they had been in less contact recently, Qin Xiaochuan still sensed danger, which is why he decided to confess his feelings as soon as possible.

Xia Ruoyi wore a light blue dress today, which made her appear both quiet and elegant.

"Why didn't you attend the class reunion yesterday?" Qin Xiaochuan asked her.

Xia Ruoyi held a cup of milk tea in both hands, took a small sip, and said, "Yesterday my roommate insisted on dragging me out to play, and I really couldn't refuse."

"Mhm." Qin Xiaochuan nodded with a smile and said, "It's a good thing you didn't go. Actually, there wouldn't have been much of a point, so I came back a long time ago."

"Mm." Xia Ruoyi smiled slightly at him.

Her smile was sweet and beautiful, the kind that gave people a warm feeling, which made Qin Xiaochuan's heart flutter.

Xia Ruoyi took another sip of her milk tea and then asked, "By the way, in two weeks we'll start choosing elective courses. Which department are you planning to choose?"

Upon hearing her words, Qin Xiaochuan's heart tightened immediately. He had never even considered how to tell Xia Ruoyi about this. Telling her he wanted to become the Blood Witch King? He was kidding; Xia Ruoyi would think he was crazy. Should he just say he wanted to study spiritual studies? A student majoring in ancient mythology choosing spiritual studies—if word got out, the whole school would probably laugh their heads off.

Of course, he wasn't afraid that Xia Ruoyi would make fun of him. If it were just a matter of being teased, that would be fine. But some things are more upsetting than being laughed at.

Xia Ruoyi studied finance, which is Mingde University's flagship program. It can be said that as long as you can get a bachelor's degree in finance from Mingde University, you will have no problem getting into one of the top 100 companies in China after graduation.

In fact, many finance students are snapped up by large companies even in their junior year, which shows how sought-after finance students are.

In addition, Xia Ruoyi is a diligent and hardworking student. She will definitely get excellent grades and various certificates during her four years of university, which means that she will become a rising star in the financial industry after graduation, and her future can be described as limitless.

As for Qin Xiaochuan, if he chooses the Department of Spiritual Studies, he probably won't be able to find a job after graduation.

Although they are still students at the same school, once they graduate, their status will be worlds apart. Moreover, the other person's family background is better than his. In other words, elective courses are the only chance for him and her to live together in the future.

But now he's going to waste this only opportunity and choose a random major, which is more than just being stupid.

If Qin Xiaochuan told Xia Ruoyi about this, he really didn't know what she would think. Even if she could accept it, he himself couldn't forgive himself because it was simply an irresponsible act.

Qin Xiaochuan glanced at Xia Ruoyi. Although she was holding the milk tea and pretending not to care, she didn't drink a drop and kept rubbing her hands together.

Although she didn't say it outright, Xia Ruoyi was actually a little nervous, but also very hopeful. She hoped that Qin Xiaochuan could choose a better major, so that their future together would be much easier.

Qin Xiaochuan felt his throat was very dry, so dry that he couldn't even open his mouth to speak. Although the restaurant had air conditioning on, he could still feel sweat pouring out of his body.

He clenched his fist repeatedly and then relaxed it, trying to ease the tension. But a muscle in his throat seemed to be trembling incessantly. He even felt as if he had lost the ability to speak, because he tried to open his mouth several times, but couldn't utter a single word.

"What's wrong?" Xia Ruoyi noticed that he was acting strangely.

Looking at the questioning look in her eyes, he found it even harder to say those words. He suddenly thought, "To hell with the Blood Witch King, I'm done. I'm not going to take any courses in the Spiritual Studies department."

Just as Qin Xiaochuan was about to tell her that he hadn't decided on a specific major yet, a voice suddenly came from the side and said, "Hey, isn't this Xia, the junior? You're here too, what a coincidence!"

Qin Xiaochuan looked in the direction of the sound and found two boys standing next to them, one of whom was looking at Xia Ruoyi with a smile.

Qin Xiaochuan recognized the boy. His name was Su Chen, a sophomore and the head of the arts and literature department in the medical school. He was a rich second-generation and one of the few people who frequently fawned over Xia Ruoyi. He met Xia Ruoyi during the orientation for new students and had been pestering her ever since. He was arguably the person Qin Xiaochuan disliked the most in the school.

As for the other person, he was Qin Xiaochuan's follower in the literature and art department, and they had met once or twice before.

Xia Ruoyi nodded to Su Chen but didn't say anything more to him. Su Chen knew that Qin Xiaochuan didn't like him, so he naturally didn't greet him and sat down at the table next to him with his classmate.

In Qin Xiaochuan's view, the other party was like a fly that he couldn't get rid of.

Xia Ruoyi took another sip of milk tea, then looked at Qin Xiaochuan and asked, "So, have you decided which major you want to choose?"

After Su Chen's interruption, Qin Xiaochuan's emotions had calmed down, and Han Kexin's words once again clearly surfaced in his mind.

Could he really back down? Just kidding. They've already entrusted him with such a precious witch's ring, which means they definitely won't let him off easily. Since there's no way out and no choice, he might as well tell Xia Ruoyi the truth from the beginning. That would be a way of being responsible to her.

Qin Xiaochuan took a deep breath, trying to suppress his unease, before stammering, "I...I want to take courses in the Department of Spiritual Studies."

"What?" Xia Ruoyi stared at him in disbelief. Her eyes were wide open, her mouth was slightly agape, and her two beautiful eyebrows were tightly furrowed together. Her originally elegant temperament had almost completely disappeared.

This was the first time Qin Xiaochuan had seen her with such an expression. Throughout the long time he had known her, Xia Ruoyi had always maintained a calm and composed demeanor, quietly displaying her elegance like a pure lily, deeply attracting Qin Xiaochuan's heart. His words must have caused a great stir within her, otherwise she would never have reacted this way.

It took Xia Ruoyi a while to calm herself down and regain her initial composed demeanor. However, her hands kept rubbing together on her milk tea cup. She took a sip of milk tea before asking, "The Department of Spiritual Studies? What does that do?"

Qin Xiaochuan forced a smile and said awkwardly, "I'm not really sure either."

Xia Ruoyi's face showed disbelief again, but this time it wasn't as obvious as before. She frowned and asked, "If you don't understand, why did you choose to take courses in the Department of Spiritual Studies?"

This question really stumped Qin Xiaochuan. He actually wanted to ask Han Kexin the same question, but now was clearly not the time to ask for help. Helpless, he racked his brains and finally came up with a rather weak excuse: "Because this department sounds very interesting. Don't you think this major is mysterious?"

Xia Ruoyi was visibly disappointed after hearing his words. She took two sips of her milk tea, put it on the table, and finally said with her head down, "You're a college student now, are you still only thinking about having fun?"