People's perception of time is a very subjective thing. When events occur frequently, you will notice the slowness of time. In most ordinary and repetitive days, a long time often passes in the blink of an eye.

Midsummer passes quietly, and autumn comes again.

Ningcheng.

In a house in a mediocre community, when Sun Xiaohan opened the door in his pajamas and walked from the room to the bathroom, he saw his brother standing in front of the mirror and posing.

"Hey, why are you dressed so formally today?"

Sun Xiaohan was stunned for a moment, rubbed his eyes in disbelief, and then asked in a tone as if he saw the sun rising from the west.

In front of the mirror.

Sun Xiao, who was wearing a slightly formal coat, evenly kneaded the hair fixing liquid on his hair with both hands. After finishing this action, he turned to look at his sister.

In more than three years, the short and thin little girl has grown into a big girl.

He has grown a lot taller. As a cultivator, his physique is much stronger than that of ordinary people. He is already quite slim now, but... that face that has obviously lost a lot of weight because of his height always makes Sun Xiao feel game.

Regret - not cute at all... Well, it seems that I was never cute when I was a child...

With a silent sigh, Sun Xiao rolled his eyes, walked out of the bathroom, and said:

"I'm usually very sloppy? Come in."

Sun Xiaohan heard this but did not enter the bathroom. He just looked at him curiously, puffed up his cheeks, and suddenly said:

"Sun Xiao, you don't know how to talk about girlfriends anymore, right? What does my sister-in-law look like? Do you have a photo? Let me check it for you?"

"What are you talking about?" Sun Xiao's face darkened, and then he said, "There is a party today."

"With whom?"

"With your second uncle." Sun Xiao said angrily, and then turned to ignore her. Sun Xiaohan curled her lips helplessly and whispered while walking to the bathroom, "How many years has it been since the second uncle died..."

Ignoring Sun Xiaohan's thoughts, Sun Xiao came to the living room, picked up his coat and mobile phone, looked at the time for a few times, then opened the door and went downstairs, running towards the parking space in the community.

"drop!"

He pressed the car key, opened the door, and waited until he sat in the driver's seat before letting out a breath.

Time: the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, the Double Ninth Festival.

He was indeed going to attend a party today, a class reunion. To be precise, it was a party arranged with Fu Zhongting, Xiao Ningyu and the others.

It has been three years since graduation, and although we have kept in touch with each other and have met several times, seriously, there has never been a gathering where everyone was present.

After all, everyone has their own work and life, and holidays are often staggered with each other.

It wasn't until this year that we finally agreed on a time. Everyone had free time, so we simply chose the Double Ninth Festival to go back to the college to have a look and get together.

"boom……"

He turned the key, turned on the ignition, left the community, and then got on the road to the provincial capital. It was only an hour's drive from Ningcheng to the provincial capital, but he did not choose to go directly to the college, but waited outside the airport.

The Double Ninth Festival is not a legal holiday, so the flow of people here has not changed much from usual. Sun Xiao parked the car, then stood beside it, hugging his shoulders, and checking the time from time to time.

After a while, a group of people walked out of the station. He looked around, and suddenly his eyes lit up. He raised his hand and shook it. The two young men in the crowd, who were accompanied by ordinary clothes, laughed like each other.

He waved his hand and walked this way.

When he came closer, a man took off his sunglasses and said with a smile:

"Long wait!"

Sun Xiao looked at Fu Zhongting and Zhu Sha, smiled brightly, stretched out his fist to gesture with them, and then couldn't help joking:

"Why are you two wearing sunglasses? You are not celebrities."

Fu Zhongting immediately spread his hands and said with a smile:

"You have to ask him about this. I only wear it with him."

Hearing this, Zhu Sha looked around helplessly, then carefully pushed away his sunglasses, pointed at the black and bruised eye sockets, and said with a wry smile: "The minor injury has not healed well, isn't it because I am afraid of scaring people.

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Sun Xiao was stunned for a moment and said, "How did you get hurt?"

"The military district competed in fighting, and was beaten." Zhu Sha explained lightly, paused, straightened his back slightly, and said with a hint of pride in the corner of his mouth, "The opponent was much worse than me."

Sun Xiao suddenly realized and breathed a sigh of relief. Zhu Sha, unlike the others, went to the military. It seemed that he had not had a leisurely life in the past three years, but looking at his energy, it was obvious that he was much stronger than when he graduated.

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In terms of cultivation, he could also faintly detect the hidden sharp aura, which gave Sun Xiao the illusion that he was not facing a monk of the perception system, but a physical monk.

As for Fu Zhongting, his appearance has not changed much, but his temperament has become much more restrained. Compared to the beginning, he is much calmer. Sun Xiao has inquired before, and he has performed quite well in the first division in the past two years, and even once

He was transferred abroad and was responsible for work in a certain overseas region.

The three of them stood next to the car and chatted casually. Time passed quickly. When the next scheduled plane landed, the three of them looked towards the exit and soon caught the sight of three beautiful people walking out holding hands.

figure.

"This way! This way!"

After waving their arms and shouting a few times, the three girls who had flown together from the capital also saw this place, looked at each other, and walked over. Although their clothes were not too flashy, they still attracted many eyes from around them.

Xie Qingke took the lead, followed closely by Xiao Ningyu and Hua Bei. When they came over, she greeted them generously: "Why, why are you just standing there?"

Only then did the three people react and open the car door.

Sun Xiao drove a six-seater car with a large space, which was suitable for a few people. The three girls gathered behind the car, and the flowers were blooming, which was very eye-catching.

Xie Qingke and Xiao Ningyu both have a more sassy style. They have no choice but to work in the bureau, often go on missions, and sleep in the open air. This is the only way they can do it.

However, the practitioner's physique is excellent and his cultivation level has been improved. He has been running outside and does not look haggard.

In contrast, as the only one among the six who has basically stayed away from the spiritual world, Hua Bei still has a strong student spirit.

Sitting in the back row, she put her hands on her plaid skirt because the weather was getting cold. She wore a knitted white sweater on her upper body, her hair was shawl-length, and she smiled very gently.

The group of six people hadn't been together neatly for several years. They chatted naturally and happily, joking with each other. Before they knew it, they had arrived at the Ninth Courtyard.

I had already made an agreement with the counselor here through internal relations, so it was easy to enter the campus. At this time, all the students were in class, and the environment seemed extremely quiet.

Because there had been a light rain before, the entire road was particularly dark in color. The ginkgo leaves that had turned yellow and started to wither and fall were wet by the rain and stuck to both sides of the road. Looking at them in clusters was quite joyful.

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A few years after graduation, we returned together with a lot of emotions. When comparing the things in my memory, everything seemed fresh.

"When was this new building built?"

"I remember isn't there a flower bed here?"

"I remember this, we started renovating it when we graduated."

As they walked, several people pointed at various places and talked excitedly, with expressions of emotion. Sun Xiao was familiar with the changes in the college because he was based in the local area, so he simply acted as an explanation and introduced them one by one.

Everyone walked and walked, and when they came to the square, they all stopped.

I saw several "stone tablets" standing there, each with densely packed names engraved on them. When they graduated, they built the first one together. In the past few years, there have been several more, and it has become a "stone monument".

"Forest of Steles".

They swarmed over and came to the stone tablet that belonged to them. Then they looked at the names and sighed.

And when they looked at the name in the middle of the stone tablet, which had obviously been crossed out and seemed to be re-engraved, everyone fell silent.

"Cheng Lin..."

Looking at this name, some emotions that they had deliberately ignored before suddenly surged up.

Back then, there were only seven people at each of their gatherings.

But now, there are only six left.

Standing in front of this stone tablet, no one spoke for a moment.

After a while, Fu Zhongting finally spoke and said in a tone full of emotion:

"I don't know where he is now or how he is doing."

Hearing this, everyone raised their heads in unison, looking up at the extraordinarily high and pure sky with no trace of impurities visible.

After Cheng Lin and the "squirming planet" disappeared together under the gaze of billions of people, there were many speculations about his state. Some people thought that he had entered another space and entered the "projection" world where the planet was located.

Some people think he is dead.

From a certain perspective, no matter which possibility it is, it seems to make no difference to people.

In the silence, the cool breeze caused the surrounding autumn trees to sway. The six of them looked at the sky quietly and did not speak for a long time. After a while, Sun Xiao finally said:

"With his abilities, he should be able to live well even if he goes to another world."

He did not mention the possibility of "death", and the others tacitly ignored this possibility.

"It's just...if you go to other worlds, you might not be used to eating." Xiao Ningyu suddenly said worriedly.

"It's possible that I just can't get used to those foreign dishes." Xie Qingke said in agreement.

"Do you still remember what he likes to eat?" Zhu Sha suddenly asked.
To be continued...