"But, all of this is thanks to this little girl. Speaking of which, little girl, you should tell us your origin story now."
Elder Han's words drew Xin Ci's gaze towards Mu Qingqing.
After breaking through to the sixth level of the Myriad Manifestation Star Wheel Scripture, Mu Qingqing was already able to leave the consciousness space in her soul form.
Elder Han could naturally see her.
Hearing Elder Han's words, Mu Qingqing's lips curved into a faint smile, "Since Elder Han has asked, I won't hide it. My name is Mu Qingqing, and I am Xin Ci's second personality."
"Second personality?" Elder Han was surprised.
It was the first time he had heard of such a situation.
"To be precise, I am composed of half of Xin Ci's soul, and can be considered as beings of the same origin."
Mu Qingqing said slowly.
Hearing Mu Qingqing's words, Elder Han's face showed a thoughtful expression.
"Second personality? Beings of the same origin?"
"Yes."
"Then how did you achieve this?"
"This..." Mu Qingqing smiled and said nothing.
Of course, she wouldn't tell Elder Han that she had transmigrated, otherwise Elder Han would definitely be suspicious of her.
Although Elder Han couldn't see through Mu Qingqing's strength, he could see her mysteriousness.
"Now I understand. No wonder you always appear in time whenever Xin Ci is in danger," Elder Han said with sudden realization.
"If I'm not mistaken, you will also disappear if Xin Ci dies."
"In that case... you exist as a second personality coexisting with Xin Ci?"
Elder Han looked at Mu Qingqing.
"Something like that," Mu Qingqing smiled.
Hearing Mu Qingqing's words, Xin Ci's eyes widened.
"You mean, you can share consciousness and soul with me?"
"That's more or less what it means. We are one now, and no matter what happens, we will look out for each other." Mu Qingqing said.
Xin Ci found it unbelievable, he never expected to encounter such a bizarre thing in his life.
However, no matter what, he had confirmed one thing: it had always been this girl helping him silently.
While grateful, he also felt a sense of worry.
He was afraid that this girl would leave him, and he didn't want to see her go, even for a moment.
The next morning
Xin Ci was called away by a senior brother from the Merit Hall.
He arrived at the main hall of the Four Symbols Academy.
The main hall was filled with people, and Mu Qingqing floated beside Xin Ci in her soul form.
A glance revealed that besides the three deans at the head of the hall, there were dozens of academy elders.
Their faces were grim, clearly something significant had happened.
At the same time, Mu Qingqing noticed that Mo Qian, Liu Muming, Bai Ting, and Liu Fuyao were also summoned to the center of the hall.
The four of them stood together, their expressions, like Xin Ci's, filled with confusion.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, the hall fell silent.
Liu Fuyao spoke first, "May I ask why the deans have summoned us here?"
Mu Qingqing carefully observed Liu Fuyao and the others, noticing that their expressions were all the same.
She couldn't help but ponder.
She remembered that after the Heaven's Pit secret realm, the next event was the Eastern Continent Grand Competition, wasn't it?
But the Eastern Continent Grand Competition should have been held in two years, and only six months had passed.
Could it be that the changes in the plot had also caused the Eastern Continent Grand Competition to be advanced?
As she was speculating, Liu Yuanhao began to speak, "Xin Ci, Mo Qian, Liu Muming, Bai Ting, after the unanimous decision of the elders and deans, you four will represent the Four Symbols Academy in the Eastern Continent Grand Competition six months from now."
Upon hearing this news, the four were stunned.
Not just the four of them, but everyone in the main hall was shocked, showing expressions of surprise and disbelief.
Although this outcome was within Mu Qingqing's expectations, she was still quite surprised.
Because Liu Yuanhao was only sending four people to participate in the competition, whereas in the original story, the Four Symbols Academy had sent nearly twenty people.
Liu Fuyao was also surprised, "Father, shouldn't the Eastern Continent Grand Competition be in two years? And why is the academy only sending four people? Why can't I go?"
"Dean Liu, according to logic, there should be other disciples in the academy."
"That's right, why did Dean Liu choose the four of us?"
Xin Ci and the other three looked at Liu Yuanhao with confused expressions.
However, the elders in the hall showed helplessness.
They did not want to make this decision.
After all, Xin Ci and the other three had too little experience, and it would be difficult for them to win the Eastern Continent Grand Competition.
But if they didn't participate, the reputation of the Four Symbols Academy would be hard to preserve.
Liu Yuanhao sighed and looked at everyone, "This decision was made out of helplessness by the elders and us."
"You may not know, but the Heaven's Pit secret realm trial was actually to select outstanding disciples for the Eastern Continent Grand Competition."
"However, due to the demonic disturbances in this Heaven's Pit secret realm, the top ten disciples of the four major academies suffered heavy casualties, leaving only seven."
"And the Eastern Continent Grand Competition has been brought forward to six months from now, which is unprecedented. The Four Symbols Academy has no time to train disciples."
Liu Fuyao frowned and asked, "But there are still quite a few Heaven Realm elders and disciples in the academy, it's not like there are only four people."
"That's right. This time, the Eastern Continent Grand Competition is different from previous ones. The age limit for participation is under eighteen years old."
"Currently, the Four Symbols Academy has only Xin Ci and the other three who meet this condition and are at the Heaven Realm."
"Therefore, Yao'er, this is also why I did not let you participate."
Hearing this, Liu Fuyao and the others finally understood why Liu Yuanhao had summoned them there.
Liu Fuyao bit her crimson lips unwillingly, as she had just turned twenty this year.
She had already exceeded the age requirement for participating in the Eastern Continent Grand Competition.
"Don't worry, your talent is not weak. As long as you can break into the top fifty in the Eastern Continent Grand Competition, the Four Symbols Academy's reputation can be preserved."
Mu Qingqing smiled slightly and said, "With the male lead here, let alone the top fifty, reaching the top ten will be very easy."
"Who is Nan Zhu?" Xin Ci looked at her, his brow furrowed.
His tone seemed a little jealous.
Could it be that she had someone she liked in her heart?
He was unwilling to admit this fact.
However, he did feel a little sour in his heart.
Xin Ci admitted that he had fallen for this woman who had always helped him.
Even if she was his second personality.
But he just didn't want her to have anyone else in her heart, for fear that Mu Qingqing would suddenly leave him one day.
Mu Qingqing felt a little awkward. She had forgotten that the male lead could now see her.
Anything she said would be heard by him.
"The male lead is you!"
She looked at Xin Ci with a mischievous smile, but her words made Xin Ci freeze.
Xin Ci's cheeks flushed, and he coughed unnaturally, "Cough, cough, cough, are you so sure I can win a top ten spot in the Eastern Continent Grand Competition?"
"I believe you definitely can!"