Chapter 92 Talking and Listening
After lunch, the students played on the beach for the whole afternoon until night fell.

In the evening, the teacher took us to nearby hotels for dinner, and these hotels were also our resting places at night.

Although it is called extracurricular teaching, this time it is more like a group tour for the class, so the students all live in large dormitories in the hotel. Each dormitory has three bunk beds and can accommodate six students.

Of course, male and female dormitories are separate.

Boys' dormitory.

"I didn't expect that this extracurricular teaching would be fishing and wild cooking. I thought we would have to go to the zoo to observe and record animals like last time."

On the lower bunk, Li Xiaolang was lying on the bed, unable to help but sigh about today's experience.

Although there is such a thing as social practice in his country, schools seem to focus more on teaching than on having fun.

And we have to write a thank-you note afterwards, even if we don’t have any. It’s not like now, when we can just have fun without any worries.

"Haha, this extracurricular teaching is fun, right?"

Hearing Li Xiaolang's words, Yamazaki on the upper bunk also poked his head out and replied: "There will be more interesting activities tomorrow."

"Hmm? More fun activities?"

"Yeah, tomorrow is a test of courage."

"That's it..."

Hearing this, Li Xiaolang didn't have any thoughts. After all, he had always been very courageous, and people who practice Taoism were fearless.

"Speaking of which, why is there an event like the Test of Courage?"

After chatting for a while, Xia Yu from the next bed suddenly joined the conversation: "In my country, there is absolutely no such activity."

"Hey, isn't there a test of courage competition in Xia's country?"

"No."

Not to mention a test of courage, even going to the beach is impossible. After all, this kind of activity is still somewhat dangerous, and it will be troublesome if something happens to a student.

"Speaking of the Test of Courage, this actually has a story behind it."

Realizing that both Xia Yu and Li Xiaolang were participating in the Test of Courage Competition for the first time, Yamazaki simply started his own science popularization again.

"It is said that in the past, real ghosts would come to scare people at the courage test competitions. After scaring people, the ghosts would use their cold air to make iced watermelons for the scared people to eat."

"Eh? Really?"

Hearing this popular science, Li Xiaolang, who is as honest as Xiaoying, was a little surprised: "Could it be that ghosts in the past didn't harm people?"

"Well, of course, at that time, the ghosts and the Yin Yang Master had an agreement that the Yin Yang Master would not harm the ghosts, and the ghosts would not harm humans, so the ghosts and humans lived in harmony at that time."

"I see."

Li Xiaolang muttered in understanding: "Onmyoji is really powerful. He can even reach an agreement with ghosts. In my country, all the evil ghosts have been wiped out by Taoist priests."

"By the way, why are there no real ghosts in the current Test of Courage? Haven't they reached an agreement with the Onmyoji?"

"Well..."

Just as Yamazaki was about to continue fooling people, the dormitory door was suddenly opened from the outside, and then a flashlight shone in.

"Are you still awake? It's past lights-out time."

Yoshiyuki Terada held up a flashlight and began his routine dormitory inspection.

"We're going to bed soon. We were just chatting because we're so excited about tomorrow's activities," Yamazaki replied.

"Okay then, but you'd better go to bed early. Sleeping too late is not good for your health."

After giving some instructions, Yoshiyuki Terada made sure that everyone was there, then closed the door and left.

When the footsteps left, Yamazaki chuckled and said, "I'm sorry, Li, the teacher is here to urge us. We'll answer your questions next time. We should go to bed."

"Oh, alright."

Seeing that Yamazaki said this, Li Xiaolang didn't dare to continue asking, and the dormitory immediately became quiet.

However, as time slowly passed, Li Xiaolang not only did not feel sleepy, but he became more and more active.

The soothing breathing sounds around him reminded him that everyone else had fallen asleep, and it was not convenient for him to find someone else to continue chatting with to make himself sleepy.

How about going out to enjoy the sea breeze? I just happened to feel a strange smell on the rocky coast during the day, so I can go check it out now.

Do it when you think of it.

When this thought came to Li Xiaolang's mind, he immediately put on his clothes, changed into sneakers, and quietly left the dormitory.

After feeling the cool evening breeze outside for a while, he indeed felt the strange feeling again. However, before he could feel it carefully, his peripheral vision suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure. It was a short-haired girl in a yellow skirt.

"Why is she out so late?"

With just one glance, Li Syaoran discovered that it was Sakura Kinomoto who had snatched the Clow Cards from him.

Feeling puzzled, he did not choose to ignore it, but walked up quickly, ready to ask the other party what he was doing out so late.

Meanwhile, Sakura was walking towards the female teacher's dormitory with her arms folded, looking a little scared.

Because of Naoko's horror story before bed, Sakura tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep. She had no desire to sleep at all.

After coming out and feeling the cool breeze, she became even more frightened.

So she thought about just sleeping with the teacher. It didn't matter if she was laughed at. It was better than being scared all the time.

But just as she was thinking this, someone suddenly patted her shoulder.

"!"

“Wow!!!”

Sakura suddenly remembered the horror story, screamed, squatted down, and covered her face with her hands, not daring to look at who was taking the picture of her from behind.

Of course, what she didn't notice was that the figure behind her seemed to be startled by her scream.

The figure behind him froze for a second or two before slowing down and walking over to Sakura. "What are you doing here?"

"what?"

Hearing this familiar voice, Sakura raised her head slightly and then looked to her side.

After seeing that the person next to her was the curious Li Syaoran, Xiaoying breathed a sigh of relief, put her hand on her chest and said comfortably: "I was scared to death."

"I was frightened by you."

Li Xiaolang replied with a hint of complaint. Seeing that Xiaoying seemed to still be in shock, he paused, scratched his face and said, "Do you want to sit on the beach?"

After saying that, he didn't wait for Sakura to answer and walked towards the beach alone.

Seeing this, Sakura didn't think too much and hurriedly followed.

A few minutes later, the two sat on the beach together, listening to the sound of waves, and no one spoke first.

As if she felt the atmosphere was a little too calm, Sakura started a conversation: "You've been to that rocky coast during the day, right?"

On the side of the beach, there is a visible rocky coast, and below the coast there is a cave. When she was swimming in the sea during the day, she saw the figure of the little wolf appear in front of the cave.

Hearing Sakura's question, Syaoran did not hide anything: "Because I sensed a strange aura coming from that cave."

Hearing this, Sakura instantly became alert: "Is it the Clow Card?"

She now has a bit of a stress reaction. Whenever she hears the words "abnormal smell", her first reaction is that the Clow Cards are causing trouble again.

But the little wolf shook his head: "No."

Seeing that it wasn't a Clow Card, Sakura covered her face in fear: "Could it be You... You..."

She had just finished listening to a horror story, so she subconsciously thought of ghosts again, but because she was afraid, she couldn't say the word. It was Xiaolang who added: "You want to say ghost, right?"

"Mmmmmmm!"

Sakura covered her ears and nodded repeatedly. Although she knew magic, her fear of ghosts still did not dissipate. After all, she had been afraid for so many years and it would not be possible to let go of the fear in a short time.

"I don't know what it is yet."

Li Xiaolang replied, and then pointed to the rocky coast: "I also felt a strange feeling coming from the rocky coast just now."

As he spoke, his eyes were fixed on the cave, but as he looked at it, a blue phantom suddenly flashed across the dark and silent cave entrance.

“I seem to see something again now.”

The atmosphere gradually turned eerie, and Sakura, who was becoming more and more frightened, cried out with tears in her eyes, "Stop talking!!"

Sakura's scream made Syaoran's hair stand on end. He subconsciously covered his ears with his hands. After a few seconds, Sakura stopped screaming and couldn't help but beg.

"Let's talk about something else, okay? Please?"

Seeing Sakura's frightened look, Syaoran couldn't help but complain: "You were the one who asked me."

But he didn't continue talking, and the atmosphere suddenly fell into calm again.

Feeling the company of someone beside her and looking at the sea surface reflecting the galaxy, Sakura's fear dissipated a lot.

"Student Li, you are from Hong Kong, right?"

"Yes."

"Are you here with your family?"

"No."

Upon hearing this, Sakura tilted her head to look at Li Syaoran's profile: "Are you here alone?"

"Wimber followed me."

"Wimber?"

"He has taken care of me since I was a child."

"Then he must be a good man."

Li Xiaolang heard this and sat up slightly, also looking at Xiaoying: "Why do you know?"

Hearing this question, Sakura smiled and said, "Because you seemed very happy when you mentioned him."

Looking at Sakura's smiling face, Syaoran felt his heart seemed to be slightly touched, but he did not carefully feel this special feeling, but stood up quickly.

"It's time to go to bed."

After saying that, the little wolf's ears turned slightly red, and then he ran away in panic.

"Wait, Mr. Li..."

Sakura also stood up hurriedly and chased after Li Syaoran who was running away.

At the entrance of the cave, which neither of them noticed, a large blue phantom flashed again.

……

The next day, it was dawn.

Although there is a test of courage at night, you can still have fun as you please during the day.

Students who have changed into swimsuits are running on the beach. Of course, not all students are playing on the beach. Some students are having fun in other places.

In the grove on the cliff, Xia Yu leaned against a big tree, enjoying the warm sunshine.

The sun is shining brightly, the shadows of the trees are mottled, and the sunlight shines on the ground through the gaps between the leaves. A breeze blows, and the shadows cast by the trees become hazy and blurred with the wind.

Suddenly, footsteps were heard nearby. Xia Yu raised his eyelids and saw Zhishi, who had a high ponytail and skin so white that it seemed to be glowing.

Seeing that Xia Yu noticed him, Zhi Shi smiled and said, "Xia Yu, why are you here alone?"

"Because sometimes I also want to bask in the sun without thinking about anything."

"Haha~ I thought classmate Xia always wanted to be the focus of everyone's attention." Zhishi covered his mouth and chuckled, then sat down on the grass beside him and looked at the sparkling blue sea.

"The weather is so nice."

"Yes."

"Is classmate Xia worried about something?"

"Ok?"

Hearing this, Xia Yu opened his eyes and turned to look at Zhishi with some curiosity: "Why do you say that?"

"Maybe it's my illusion. I always feel that Xia is not as happy as she seems."

Seeing that Xia Yu neither refuted nor confirmed, Zhi Shi continued: "And sometimes when Xia Yu is alone, he occasionally looks very lonely."

"Have it?"

Xia Yu felt a little embarrassed. He was worthy of being the symbol of strength. His observation skills were truly terrifying.

"But what worries me most is that Xia seems to have never really integrated into the class. Is it because he is in a foreign country and can't adapt for a while?"

"..."

How could he answer this? It was far from a foreign country, this was a different world for him.

"Yes... yes." Xia Yu nodded hesitantly.

Looking at Xia Yu like this, Zhishi sighed softly, his eyes dimmed slightly: "It seems that I guessed wrong, Xia Yu's thoughts seem to be more complicated than I thought."

"..."

Is he worried about something?
Hmm...it seems to be true.

He has no sense of belonging to this world. After all, he doesn't know anyone in this world. He is a complete illegal. Although the world is very familiar to him, it is very strange to him.

There has never been any trace of his existence. Even though he has lived for so long, it is difficult for him to integrate into this world. Even if he wants to find someone to talk to sincerely, that person does not exist.

Although systems can communicate, systems are not people.

However, after so many years, he has become accustomed to it, but he did not expect that Tomoyo could actually see through it.

"No, Zhishi, you're just overthinking it. It's all your illusion." Xia Yu laughed and closed his eyes again.

There was no way he could tell anyone about his situation. Unless he could split himself into another self, he would have to keep all his secrets deep in his heart.

I don’t know if it’s a common convention, but any time traveler will regard the secret of being a time traveler as the biggest secret.

But if you think about it carefully, this secret doesn’t seem to be that secret, at least not as important as you imagine.

Realizing that Xia Yu still had no intention of opening up, Zhishi stopped talking and sat on the grass with his legs hugged, feeling the warm sunshine with Xia Yu.

After a moment, Zhishi suddenly turned his head and smiled at Xia Yu: "Xia classmate, if one day you want someone to listen to you, I can be your listener at any time."

Listen...

Xia Yu did not reply, but just closed his eyes and thought about the word. Suddenly, he felt an indescribable feeling in his heart, which had been very calm.

Although he still had no intention of speaking, at least he knew that someone was willing to listen to his thoughts.

How should I put it? It feels pretty good.

(End of this chapter)