Lin Yang took out a bouquet of flowers from under the seat. These were what Tan Xiao received during his performance last night. When he left, he casually handed them to Lin Yang, and Lin Yang helped him bring them back to the classroom.

"In the end it was wrongly given." Lin Yang resentfully placed the flowers on Tan Xiao's seat.

This bouquet was quite large. Tan Xiao thought about taking it back to put in a vase for Tan Chunying. Putting it on the seat was a bit in the way.

After thinking, he picked it up and stuffed it into Kong Xuan's arms. Kong Xuan's seat wasn't as cramped as his, there was more space.

Kong Xuan didn't understand his intention for a moment. "What are you doing."

Tan Xiao smiled at him and said softly, "Offering fragrant flowers."

"Oh..." Kong Xuan stuffed the flowers into the gap of the drawer, nestling them against his pile of books. All the bright and delicate petals poked out, like flowers blooming from the drawer.

He carefully sat back a little to avoid bumping them.

......

Halfway through self-study, Kong Xuan turned his head and called out to Yu Zhenzhen, "Class monitor."

Yu Zhenzhen was startled and looked at Kong Xuan in surprise, because this was the first time Kong Xuan had taken the initiative to talk to her...

Kong Xuan shook his wrist and took out his cell phone. He had only urgently charged it a bit before going out. He stretched the phone out under Yu Zhenzhen's eyes. "Send me the photos you took."

Photos, Tan Xiao actually had them too. Kong Xuan mainly wanted to take the opportunity to show his phone to outsiders. He wanted Yu Zhenzhen to see that he indeed had a phone now.

Yu Zhenzhen was indeed shocked when she saw it.

This, this...

"The font size is so big!" Yu Zhenzhen wanted to ask if this was an elderly phone, but because it was also a smartphone, and judging from Kong Xuan's appearance she felt it was unlikely, or in other words, Kong Xuan's aura was too noble... This phone, held in his hand, also looked quite high-end.

Could it be that this was the latest fashion trend? Yu Zhenzhen felt that maybe she just didn't quite understand.

And when Kong Xuan heard Yu Zhenzhen praise the large font size, he was also quite pleased with himself. Wasn't it? Especially large. "Mm!"

Yu Zhenzhen sent all the photos to Kong Xuan. Seeing Kong Xuan still nimbly turning that phone in his hand, she thought it was strange, this phone looked better and better the more she looked at it?

While brainwashing herself, Yu Zhenzhen didn't forget to remind Kong Xuan, "Remember to put away your phone."

"Mm." Kong Xuan responded perfunctorily.

Tan Xiao and Kong Xuan stood in the corridor, basking in the sun. The gentle sunlight passed through the tall tree shade, casting mottled light and shadow on the boys' school uniforms.

Tan Xiao turned his head and gazed at Kong Xuan. The boy's pupils were a deep amber color in the sunlight, with a glassy texture. He looked at Kong Xuan for one second, three seconds, ten seconds, until Kong Xuan became flustered.

"Can you promise me that for the final exam, you will pass all subjects, and physics must reach at least 75 points?"

For a moment, Kong Xuan didn't know what to say.

After a while, he murmured, "You only recognized me after a semester..."

"Stop, you can't use this reason three times a day, right?" Tan Xiao wanted Kong Xuan to think about his phone.

"Also, the task the Great God Primordial Phoenix gave you is to get into college. It didn't specify that you can't repeat a year. But you don't want to not be in the same year as me, right? When I'm a college freshman, you're still a high school senior; when I'm a college senior, you're still a high school senior; when I'm being evaluated for a senior professional title, you're still a high school senior..."

Kong Xuan shuddered.

"Don't say anymore, I promise you!" Now that Kong Xuan was in the same year as Tan Xiao, he only felt that the campus was quite beautiful. If it was as Tan Xiao described, it would be too terrible.

"Also, since you gave me a phone, I also have something for you." Kong Xuan took out an object and placed it in Tan Xiao's hand, indicating that he wasn't taking without giving. He came from the underworld and wasn't exactly penniless.

Tan Xiao looked closely. It turned out to be a piece of green jade, C-shaped, carved into curled bird feathers. It was definitely an ancient jade, outlining a lively posture with simple lines.

"...It's really beautiful." Tan Xiao looked at it against the light and knew this jade was definitely valuable.

It wasn't strange for Kong Xuan to have jade items. In ancient times, jade was used to serve the gods and was considered a divine object. Even the crowns of great shamans were made of jade.

Moreover, in the first stage of jade use in China, it was called the Shaman Jade Era. Later, jade became a symbol of emperors, until it went from the divine altar and royal throne to the common people.

With Kong Xuan's family situation, there was no shortage of fine jade items.

It's just that, as they say jade is used to serve the gods, that means jade is generally something people offer to deities.

"This, this is carved in the image of me as a child." Kong Xuan's cheeks felt slightly hot from the sun.

Tan Xiao's slender, fair fingers played with the jade piece, his fingertips sliding down from the outer edge. Having been with Kong Xuan for so long, it gave him a feeling of caressing a certain extension of Kong Xuan...

"Am I the first one to have the family deity give a jade piece to a shaman?" Tan Xiao suddenly realized after a moment.

"It's an exchange." Kong Xuan emphasized. He took out his own cell phone and couldn't help but stretch out his hand, letting passersby know that he had a phone now.

Tan Xiao opened his mouth, but before he could speak, Ji Huiming, who was passing by, smoothly took away Kong Xuan's phone with a fluid combo, as expected of a head teacher. "No phones allowed. Come to my office to get it after the final exam."

Kong Xuan: ".................."

Tan Xiao closed his mouth and sighed helplessly.

Seriously, who would dare to openly play with their phone in the hallway at school, as if there weren't enough teachers passing by.

Ji Huiming was about to return to the office when he noticed the jade in Tan Xiao's hand. He took two steps back. "Oh, Tan Xiao, your jade seems quite powerful. Is it a family heirloom?"

Actually, Ji Huiming wasn't particularly knowledgeable about jade, having only heard a bit from others. But Tan Xiao's jade was too spirited, after all, it was worn by the peacock for years. Even he, an amateur, felt that it might be extraordinary, with a style reminiscent of the magic tools Tan Xiao used.

Previously, Ji Huiming had seen similar items while browsing short videos, but those were cultural relics. The jade itself was very valuable, let alone being antiques - they were priceless.

"It must be very expensive. It's best not to casually bring it to school," Ji Huiming said sternly. If it was truly a precious item, it would be too dangerous to bring it to school. If it was passed down in Tan Xiao's family, it must have at least a few hundred years of history.

"No, no, this is a prop for performances," Tan Xiao glanced at Kong Xuan, "They're all handicrafts."

With that, he tied the jade piece together with the various talismans and seals he wore on his body.

"I see, either my eye isn't good or modern craftsmanship is too advanced," Ji Huiming marveled, "Alright then."

He glanced at Kong Xuan, whose face had darkened. When Kong Xuan first enrolled, he was quite intimidating, with an aura that even teachers couldn't suppress.

But after a while, it became clear that he still followed school rules quite well. Ji Huiming didn't know that this was from Kong Xuan's inability to cheat, part of his unspoken rules for studying in the mortal realm.

Ji Huiming spoke with a deep, earnest tone, "Kong Xuan, don't blame the teacher. The teacher is doing this for your own good. Last night, your performance was brilliant. The teacher saw that you have a great talent for magic, but you can't completely give up on academic subjects, right? A good magician needs to be cultured too, otherwise how will you design mechanisms? Isn't that right? Tan Xiao is a descendant of shamans, he must know."

Tan Xiao: "...Uh, right, right."

Look at these two, a mix of deities and shamans. Never mind him, but even Kong Xuan became a magician.

Ji Huiming encouraged, "Kong Xuan, prepare well for the exams. If your grades improve by the end of the term, the teacher will give you some magic props, okay?"

Kong Xuan: "..."

Kong Xuan was one step away from losing it, gritting his teeth, "Okay."

"Mm," Ji Huiming reminded Tan Xiao to take care of Kong Xuan again before leaving with Kong Xuan's phone that hadn't even warmed up yet.

The two were silent for a good ten seconds.

Kong Xuan turned his head, "You go explain the problems to me."

Tan Xiao didn't expect him to say this, "You've come around?"

Kong Xuan calmly said, "I've made up my mind. I must graduate on time so I can level the school."

Tan Xiao: "..."

The two sat back down. Kong Xuan dejectedly propped his chin with his hand, his fingers flicking the flowers in the drawer. This was all that was left...

Lin Yang delivered a timely stab. "Hey, Kong Xuan, I heard from the class monitor that you bought a flashy new phone? Let me see it too?" He didn't expect Kong Xuan to also develop the same new hobby as him - secretly playing with his phone.

Kong Xuan: "..."

Kong Xuan forcefully flipped open the textbook. Before leveling the school, first level the problems!!

Author's note:

Got a phone!

And lost it again.