Regarding the question of whether one thousand lives are enough to beat Honkai Impact 3rd.

At just 17 years old, he dropped out of school in China and came to the far east to run a coffee shop on his own.

Before I taught him martial arts, his life was aimless and hopeless. The death of his family and the lack of material possessions led the boy to aimlessly drift through monotonous and boring days, repeating meaningless routines.

Going to school is good.

This was originally Chen Junxuan's suggestion to him, but now, by some twist of fate, Su Qing'an was taken to the academy without him having to bring it up.

It seems that he does have people around him who care about him.

This is good; Su Qing'an is not suited to be alone at this age.

So the old man only responded with the words "study hard".

Today was the day the young man had some free time, and in response to the students' arrival, the old man chose to cook a meal himself to entertain them.

Chen Junxuan casually stretched a portion of the dough into elastic noodles and set them aside for later use. The rest was kneaded into small balls, which were different from the noodles he was going to use to make egg pancakes.

After sealing the oil and letting it sit for a while, the old man cracked five eggs into a bowl and successfully stirred and beat them with chopsticks.

Then, he naturally started heating the oil in the pan, preparing to make egg pancakes.

As for the soy milk, it had already been placed in other containers beforehand; this was all preparation he had made in advance.

Calculating the flight time Su Qing'an sent him, he would arrive in about half an hour.

This time was also enough for him to prepare other breakfast items. Even though he hadn't cooked in a long time, his excellent memory and martial arts-based control over his body meant that Chen Junxuan's culinary skills hadn't declined much.

The old man muttered to himself:

"According to Qing'an's email, it seems he didn't come alone this time; he brought a friend from the same university with him."

"Is that child no longer as withdrawn as before? Despite having such an unapproachable demeanor, he can still make good friends. He must have changed."

"This is really something to look forward to."

"My student, just how far has your Tai Xuan Liu reached? Judging from your growth rate, as long as you don't deliberately stop, you must have made great progress by now."

Just as Chen Junxuan was pondering Su Qing'an's recent changes, there was a gentle knock on the gate in front of the courtyard.

The old man reacted quickly. After gently flipping the omelet with a spatula and placing it in a bowl, he wiped his hands with a towel and walked toward the door.

The door was unlocked today, so when Chen Junxuan arrived at the courtyard, he saw Su Qing'an earnestly talking to the girl.

Clearly, the girl he had brought back was more attractive to Chen Junxuan than the students he hadn't seen in a long time.

She was a girl with an extraordinary temperament. Her ethereal coolness was even more pronounced in her beautifully shaped eyebrows and eyes. Her gray hair was tied into a low ponytail and fell peacefully down her back, and her fair skin was dazzling in the light.

What's most peculiar is that she possesses a powerful presence that even the tall, imposing old man couldn't match; the more skilled a martial artist is at sensing energy, the more they can understand that feeling.

This is because Fu Hua's body is becoming increasingly weak, making it impossible for her to suppress her Qi at all times.

Chen Junxuan was clearly among those who could sense this aura.

Originally, based on his personality, the first reaction would probably have been to investigate his level of martial arts.

But now, the boy's eyes held an emotion that Chen Junxuan was all too familiar with as he looked at her.

That's something an old man only shows when he looks at his wife.

Su Qing'an likes this person.

Almost within seconds of meeting, the seasoned old man saw through the answer.

So he simply greeted him with a soft smile:

"Qing'an, it's been a long time."

140. Chen Junxuan: I know everything.

"Teacher, it's been a long time."

Looking at the old man he hadn't seen in a long time, a complex mix of emotions suddenly welled up in the young man's heart.

Master Chen is still very healthy. Following his health regimen, he may live to be a hundred years old and still be full of energy.

He himself was ridiculously left with only ten years to live. He was not saddened by this; he was more concerned about the future that this difference would cause than his own safety.

Due to the decline in lifespan, the elderly person will likely face the situation of outliving their child.

How can we avoid this outcome?

Su Qing'an has always been very gentle.

Anyone who has had even a slight contact with him can see this from some details.

Sometimes he cares more about the safety of his friends than his own life. It's impossible for such a young man not to consider the various consequences that would follow after his death.

Sato Yuno is a pseudo-Herrscher. She and Kiana were once her only remaining pillars of support, and during her time at St. Freya Academy, she eventually filled her heart with something.

Therefore, Su Qing'an was not worried that Sato Yuno would suffer the worst outcome after his death. In the boy's heart, this girl was already strong enough.

But you'll still inevitably feel sad, right?

Kiana, I... I should be her very good friend.

Before truly leaving, Su Qing'an always wanted to bring more things into her life, because the more deeply those things accumulated, the less illusory and ethereal the reality that girl could possess would seem when the so-called Herrscher of the Void awakened.

Perhaps her own existence could be a glimmer of light she could find in the boundless darkness.

Su Qing'an did not become friends with Kiana because Kiana is Kiana Kaslana.

Kiana Kaslana, Herrscher of the Void, K423—none of these matter to Su Qing'an.

To Su Qing'an, she was just a friend.

He has always had very few friends.

Sister Himeko, that person has always been very strong.

But he might have become her weakness; if he died, she would be even more depressed than before.

Just imagining the woman's sorrowful face filled Su Qing'an's chest with suffocating pain.

Even now, he has not been able to tell her that he had received an artificial stigmata transplant.

I'm such a coward.

Bronya, will that child cry?

probably not.

That child seems to be hiding a lot of things, but it's not convenient for me to ask him in detail.

Sometimes Su Qing'an would regret his half-understanding of the plot, which made it difficult for him to foresee many things, especially when it came to understanding the people around him.

But perhaps this is the result the gods wanted. As the gods said, in His eyes this is just a game, and true pros don't bother with cheating on their characters.

Therefore, Su Qing'an lost the support he needed. The information in his memory could only help him judge some situations, and was not even as useful as the Honkai Impact course in St. Freya Academy.

But whatever it is, Su Qing'an hopes that the child can get what he wants.

But if he really died, she might never be able to bear to eat the candy he gave her again.

Mei will likely have to shoulder most of the responsibility of comforting everyone.

She'll have to work hard.

Compared to Kiana and Yuno, Mei and Su Qing'an's relationship is more like that of ordinary friends.

And it is precisely because of this that Raiden Mei has a certain emotional buffer to comfort others.

Fu Hua... she will still feel some sadness in the end, even if her long lifespan has made her accustomed to these emotions, some things are always unavoidable.

This is why he never chose to say it aloud.

There's also Principal Theresa and Teacher Sara.

If possible... Su Qing'an really didn't want to make them sad.

I really don't want to.

For some reason, the moment I saw the old man, a myriad of emotions surged up along with the intuitive sense of sorrow, and my mind instantly conjured up all sorts of possible outcomes after my death.

Su Qing'an came to his senses and suddenly realized that his visit to Chen Junxuan this time was not like an ordinary visit, but rather like a solemn farewell.

Why did my intuition keep warning me about a vacation that was theoretically safe?

Su Qing'an's intuition wasn't at the level of future vision; even if there were deadly dangers ahead, it shouldn't be like this.

It was as if the divine was hinting at something to him, as if He was whispering a vision of the future in his ear, prompting him to make an extremely important choice.

This choice is destined to have far-reaching consequences, and the answer one chooses at that time will determine the future.

"A farewell?" The young man murmured the question, but then smiled and continued to speak to Chen Junxuan:

"Teacher, this is my classmate. Fu Hua."

“I have always been taken care of by her at the academy. Since we are both from China, we have been traveling together on this trip back.”

"You probably don't mind if I bring one more person back to see you, do you?"

Regardless of what happens in the future, he is currently just a student visiting his teacher, so how could he appear worried?

Fu Hua nodded and said softly:

"Greetings, Mr. Chen."

"I hope I haven't caused you any trouble."

Su Qing'an had already informed her that he didn't want Chen Junxuan to know his current situation, so the two of them were currently posing as students of a private university in Europe.

Fu Hua naturally understood Su Qing'an's current situation, so she accepted the proposal very understandingly. At the same time, she also seriously mentioned that she had visited several European universities as a guest student during her mission, and she could talk about all sorts of details and topics with ease.

Therefore, after discussion, it was decided that most of the dialogue regarding the academy would be handed over to Fu Hua.

That's incredibly thoughtful.

After all, what St. Freya Academy teaches is really hard to package into a normal university life, and Su Qing'an can hardly tell you with his real experience.

Moreover, the boy learns things very quickly and has seriously studied many specific academic subjects, but he still spends most of his time learning more practical things. He is not very confident that he can perfectly appease Chen Junxuan.

Despite being a martial artist, Chen Junxuan had spent a long period of time studying due to his wife in his early years, and even served as a university professor for a time.

After all, in that era, it was easy to understand which had a more important social status: an intellectual or a mere soldier.

Even to appease his wife's family and the outside world, Chen Junxuan had to make the trip.