Fox Demon: God rewards hard work, I will eventually master martial arts and become a god

But perhaps this is Xiaoqi's tenacity. Even if she has not learned magic and martial arts, as long as she wants, she will be able to find her own path.

The two of them have been living in this environment of less than 20 square meters, and Lin Yu has long forgotten how long this kind of life has lasted.

Now he looked at Xiao Qi in front of him, and said what he wanted to say casually while eating.

"I want to learn magic and become a magician. Today I went to the street to find a magician, hoping she could teach me, but I was rejected."

Lin Yu said softly.

Lin Yu could probably imagine Xiao Qi's reaction, but even so, Lin Yu still had to say that Lin Yu would leave one day.

Two people sleeping in a space of less than 20 square meters is not the best fate for them.

"what?"

"Why are you doing this? Magicians are not good people. I have told you many times."

"They will come and treat you without asking, and then ask you for money. If you don't have money, they will sell you to slave traders."

"Do you want me to find you at the auction house at the end?"

Xiao Qi suddenly grabbed Lin Yu's shoulders.

This was her reaction, and this was her attitude towards Lin Yu's desire to learn magic.

She was never supportive.

But this is not the main problem.

"If you become a magician, you will probably leave me after this."

Xiao Qi said again.

She suddenly became depressed, no longer as lively as she was at the beginning, and her eyes seemed to have lost all their luster in an instant.

"Well, I think so. If I can really find a teacher, I will try my best to stay by your side."

"But you know, if you really have this opportunity, your life as a student will probably be very hard."

Lin Yu said softly.

He is a child now and has no way to live on his own, so he should be careful with his words.

Xiao Qi did not respond. After a period of silence, Xiao Qi suddenly walked in front of Lin Yu, opened her arms and hugged Lin Yu.

"If I can buy you a magic book, can you stay by my side like this?"

Lin Yu said softly.

If possible, Lin Yu certainly hopes to find a teacher, but what Luo Qixi said today also left a shadow deep in Lin Yu's heart.

He had never been exposed to magic before, so perhaps he should at least learn how it felt to chant a spell himself.

Lin Yu nodded.

Xiao Qi then smiled happily and shrank her nose.

"Come, eat."

She spread the packed food in front of Lin Yu and kindly helped Lin Yu tie an apron.

At night, Lin Yu and Xiao Qi lay on the bed. Although Lin Yu is still a boy, under normal circumstances, this kind of situation of sleeping in the same bed should be avoided at all costs.

Xiao Qi may not care, but Lin Yu cannot.

It's just that life forces us to do so and such problems are unavoidable.

Now he has to buy himself some magic books, which will make his life even worse. Lin Yu doesn't want to drag Xiao Qi down.

After turning off the lights, Lin Yu lay on the bed, looking at the pitch-black ceiling. He suddenly felt a little regretful that he had agreed to Xiao Qi's statement.

"I am not your son, and you are not my mother."

Lin Yu said softly.

"It's okay. I love you."

Xiao Qi responded in a low voice.

Lin Yu thought that the reason Xiao Qi said that was because he regarded himself as his only hope for survival.

Lin Yu encouraged Xiao Qi countless times to have her own life, but she never compromised.

If he couldn't make Xiaoqi change his mind, Lin Yu thought that he could at least lighten Xiaoqi's burden.

"Let me find some work I can do tomorrow."

Lin Yu thought so.

In the dark night, he gradually fell asleep.

When Lin Yu woke up the next day, Xiao Qi was nowhere to be seen by the bed. It was as if she had gotten up and gone out without him noticing.

She couldn't be found in the restroom, nor outside.

Lin Yu looked out the window and guessed that it was probably still dark when she went out. She walked so fast, probably because of work.

Autumn is the off-season for adventurers, and there won't be that many commissions during this season. Probably because of the appointment made yesterday, Xiao Qi wanted to earn more money.

Lin Yu quickly finished washing up and walked out the door. Just as he had thought of yesterday, he planned to arrange some work for himself that he could do.

Because he is young, he has few choices. Many pubs have to start preparing firewood for the winter, and this is what Lin Yu can do.

Although you can't make much in a day, it's still a good choice.

The cost and price are very low. The firewood Lin Yu chops in a day can probably only pay for his own meals.

But fortunately, Xiaoqi is here, and Lin Yu believes that things will get better little by little in the future.

At least in the first few days, Lin Yu still believed it, but on the third day, Lin Yu began to feel something was wrong.

It’s not that there’s any problem with chopping wood, but that Xiaoqi didn’t come back.

If it is a commission that takes a long time, Xiao Qi will usually come back to tell Lin Yu and pay for food and lodging in advance.

Short-term commissions usually only take three to five days. What’s different from the previous time is that this time there was no news from Xiao Qi.

Lin Yu couldn't help but start to panic. It was already the end of autumn. Once winter came, snow would fall in an instant. The ground was covered with ice, and there were potential dangers everywhere.

As long as Xiao Qi is a qualified adventurer, it is impossible for him to accept long-term commissions at this time.

On the fourth day, Lin Yu did not go out to chop firewood. He waited in the room for the whole day. He thought Xiaoqi would come back that day.

Then Lin Yu would tell her how much money he had earned in the past few days, and would tell her that the person who bought his firewood was a very good person and would give him some packaged leftovers.

The door suddenly moved, and Lin Yu opened it abruptly, only to find that it was a waiter working in the pub, who accidentally bumped into the door while delivering goods.

The waiter apologized repeatedly, and Lin Yu's gaze followed the waiter away. Lin Yu realized that he couldn't just wait like this, as it would be meaningless to him.

He suddenly made up his mind, rushed down the stairs and ran out of the house quickly.

He wanted to find Xiao Qi, so he went to find the people in the adventurer team that Xiao Qi was in.

Although Xiao Qi didn't mention work to Lin Yu, Lin Yu had met them before. Lin Yu found the captain of the team based on his memory. He was a strong middle-aged man who looked about 30 or 40 years old and was married.

When Lin Yu knocked on his door, he was probably still thinking about how he came to know such a child.

"Xiao Qi, I can't find her. Do you know where she went? She hasn't been back for a long time."

Lin Yu's tone was urgent, his throat was dry, and he seemed to cough twice every time he spoke.

"I'm sorry, I don't know where she is, but I've already announced a break to the team some time ago. We probably won't reunite until winter is over."

The man said softly.

"Could it be that she went to take the mission alone?"

The man said again.

The moment Lin Yu heard this, he instinctively stepped back. He always thought that Xiao Qi was going with the team.

He didn't expect this result. If that person had lost his life because of his stubbornness, Lin Yu couldn't imagine the scene.

Lin Yu suddenly felt extremely regretful, and guilt surged over him. If something unexpected happened to her in the end, it would probably be Lin Yu's fault.

Lin Yu quickly ran to the Adventurer's Association. He contacted the front desk and wanted to know what mission Xiao Qi had accepted.

But the front desk has to receive too many people every day. Xiao Qi is an adventurer with a good figure and a nice appearance, but she doesn’t have any special features and her level is not high.

The type that will probably be drowned in the crowd without causing any ripples.

"That girl who is this tall and wears white gloves on her hands. You have seen her. You must have seen her!"

Lin Yu kept repeating this sentence, and he frantically wanted to tell the front desk all the details he knew.

"Sorry, I really don't have any impression of this."

But the receptionist just shook his head.

Lin Yu walked in the streets of the city in a daze. Unconsciously, he walked to the city gate, thinking that if Xiao Qi wanted to come back, he would probably take this road.

Lin Yu's eyes were a little dazed, and he could only pray that the worst outcome would not happen.

A small group of people quickly entered the city. They called for a magician, because there were no doctors in this world, and the first thing people did when they were injured was to find a magician.

Magic is omnipotent, so it also charges a high price.

The small group of people were dragging several corpses covered with white cloth. Some of the people were still breathing, while some had weak vital signs.

That's why they call on the magician.

Their voices were so loud that they attracted many people around them.

"We went out to do a mission and found them halfway. They were all adventurers, but their levels were not high. They were attacked by monsters."

"This is how they looked when we found them. We don't know how many of them will survive."

As they explained, they let out low sighs.

Lin Yu walked through the crowd, uncovering the white cloth one by one.

Lin Yu doesn't need to care about the life and death of other people, Lin Yu just wants to confirm one person.

All the living and breathing people have been checked, and Lin Yu's pace finally slowed down. The worst result seemed to be about to happen, and an inexplicable feeling exploded in Lin Yu's mind.

His chest felt tight, and he uncovered the last piece of white cloth.

I stepped back subconsciously. That was really Xiao Qi's face. Frost was condensed on her face. Her expression before death was serious. She had no vital signs.

The only thing to be thankful for was that there was no damage to her body, at least on the surface she looked intact.

She clenched her fists tightly. Lin Yu pried open her fingers and found that she was holding a bunch of keys.

The key is used to open the door and the safe. Although there is not much money in the safe, it is the few savings.

Lin Yu put the key away in a daze, then looked up at the sky.

Lin Yu didn't know what his expression was at the moment, but it seemed like a shattered mirror.

A figure came in front of Lin Yu. Luo Qixi was indeed a kind person. She rushed over the moment she heard the call.

She chanted magic on Xiaoqi's body, but the green light could only heal Xiaoqi's external injuries. Her life had already disappeared and there was no way to gather it again.

"She's dead. Sorry, I can't bring her back to life."

Loki said softly.

"There's nothing to be sorry for."

Lin Yu picked up Xiao Qi's body and walked out of the city. Lin Yu should bury her.

Lin Yu's steps were steady, and all the training over the years had finally paid off, but if possible, Lin Yu really didn't want to use it on this.

Perhaps Luo Qixi was worried about Lin Yu's condition, so she followed behind Lin Yu, worried that he might do something bad.

"I can help you get there for a while. Just put her down and I can float with her. It will be easier this way."

"Just tell me where you want her buried."

Loki said softly.

She actually wanted to comfort the child, but the words got stuck in her throat before she could speak.

Because Lin Yu's condition was a little different, at least not what Luo Qixi had imagined. His steps were steady and his expression did not change.

But she could feel his deep sadness. Luo Qixi had never seen anyone like him before.

He seemed to have seen too many deaths and knew how to face them, but even so, he had no way to cover up the resentment deep in his soul.

Luo Qixi guessed that he might be resentful of the world.

"Xiao Qi said that the magicians in this world are disgusting. They will do all kinds of bad things. They appear to want to help, but in fact they are only thinking about how to sell people to slave traders."

Lin Yu didn't even turn his head.

"I won't do that. I won't take money for anything."

Luo Qixi patted Lin Yu on the shoulder.

"This is my own business. Xiao Qi doesn't like others touching her body."

Lin Yu knew that Xiao Qi had never been an open-minded girl.

She actually loves cleanliness and beauty. She usually doesn't take off her gloves easily, and even when she is dying, she holds them very tightly.

Lin Yu held Xiao Qi in his arms. This was probably the first time in all these years that Lin Yu had such close contact with her.

Before this, Lin Yu had never really looked into her eyes.

Now Lin Yu can see it. In those eyes, Lin Yu sees full of unyielding and unwillingness.

Fate had never been kind to her, nor had it intended to give her a happy ending.

What would she think before she died? (End of this chapter)