Yan Ting had a dream, in which he fell into boundless darkness, unable to see his fingers, and unable to recognize anything with his eyes.
He stretched out his hand and groped in the darkness, but couldn't touch anything. It seemed like there was an endless world with no obstacles or barriers.
He ran in the dark for a long time, until he was tired and stopped. Suddenly, there was a burning feeling on his face, as if someone had slapped him in the face, or as if someone had pinched his face.
Yan Ting covered his face with his palms and looked forward. There, a white line extended from the void. This was another color he could see. The white line gradually lengthened, and then opened, like an eye.
, opening up in the darkness, releasing the original colors of this world.
Snap!
Yan Ting woke up suddenly. He looked at the bright world with blurred eyes and sighed, it turned out to be a dream!
He smiled reassuringly and continued to lie down.
Snap!
Yan Ting bounced up again, and his hazy vision gradually became clearer. He saw Qin Feiling and Yan Mengran, both of whom were standing in front of him, smiling maliciously.
Yan Ting touched his face, but still felt a slight pain. He frowned, looked at the two girls, and asked with doubtful eyes: "Did someone slap me twice just now?"
Qin Feiling and Yan Mengran looked at each other, then looked at Yan Ting at the same time, shaking their heads at the same time as if they were in deep understanding.
Yan Ting took a breath, no one hit him, how could his face feel anything? He rolled his eyes at the two of them and asked, "Why did you enter my room?"
"You've been sleeping all morning. It's time to get up. Have you forgotten what day it is today?" Yan Mengran reminded.
Yan Ting shook his head and yawned loudly. He lay down and said casually: "What day is it? It's a happy day and you can't disturb my sleep. I'm exhausted."
Yan Mengran's little face bulged with anger. He grabbed Yan Ting's ankles and planned to drag him off the bed. Yan Ting grabbed the armrest at the head of the bed to stabilize his body. No matter how hard Yan Mengran tried, he couldn't do it.
Shake Yan Ting half a point.
"Oh, let me sleep a little longer. Whoever is getting married has a birthday, and I will give him a gift when I wake up!" Yan Ting said impatiently, and then with a little force on his arms, he finally dragged half of Yan Mengran's body out of the edge of the bed.
He was dragged back again.
Yan Mengran stamped her feet fiercely, Qin Feiling smiled bitterly, took Yan Mengran's little hand, and comforted: "Okay, let him sleep for a while, he must be tired from practicing these days, let's go first
Bar."
"You shouldn't practice like this..." Yan Mengran complained softly, but still followed Qin Feiling out of Yan Ting's room.
Gently closing the door for Yan Ting, Qin Feiling smiled gently and said: "Since we told him to practice hard, he almost always goes out early and comes back late. Sometimes he doesn't even come back. It can be imagined that he has put in a lot of effort.
What a great effort, now that we have started like this, we cannot give up halfway, not to mention, what he did before was even more decisive than what he does now."
Yan Mengran was enlightened. After being enlightened by Qin Feiling, she had a deeper understanding of Yan Ting. Although she knew how heavy the responsibility was on her brother, she hoped that her brother would still be the carefree person he was when she was a child.
The child is still the brother who can always be by her side.
She hates practicing and hates that her brother made herself covered with bruises in order to become stronger.
Qin Feiling had already told her about what happened at Zhulu Academy. Her brother was the leader of an alliance. He led the Yan Alliance to fight against Amber. They fought desperately and won the respect of the other party. But that battle
, almost costing Yan Ting her life. Later, during her training abroad, she was on the verge of death several times. She really hated this.
"Mengran, I understand how you feel. Many times, he hopes more than you to avoid getting into trouble, but those are not things he can decide."
Yan Mengran muttered in a low voice: "Everything happened before, but today is different. Today is his eighteenth birthday. We haven't celebrated his birthday for several years. Dad, the elders, and everyone are all celebrating it."
He has prepared a lot of surprises, but he is still sleeping in."
"The banquet is going to be held in the evening anyway, so what does it matter if we let him rest a little longer? Let's go and see how everyone is preparing!" Concubine Qin smiled softly and said softly.
Yan Mengran nodded: "Sister Feiling, you are really reassuring when you are by my brother's side, and you are also kind to him. It would be a pity not to be his wife."
"Talk nonsense again!"
…
Everyone in the Yan clan started busy early this morning. It seems that it was Yan Mengran's tenth birthday since the last time it was so festive.
Yan Li changed into a luxurious purple robe today. He would not normally wear this outfit, but today is a special day. It is his son Yan Ting's eighteenth birthday, and it is time to take out this treasure from the bottom of the box.
"Ji Li, what do you think of my outfit?" Yan Li grabbed Yan Jili and showed him a circle.
After Yan Jili looked at it carefully for a moment, he laughed loudly and said: "It looks good, it looks good."
"Look how perfunctory you are, go ahead." Yan Li rolled his eyes at him, then grabbed the second elder Yan Ling and asked him to appreciate it.
Not surprisingly, Yan Ling and Yan Jili had almost the same expression and the same words.
"You guys are really..." Yan Li looked at them with disgust.
Yan Jili said gloomily: "It's no wonder we have it. Although we were said to be very knowledgeable and talented when we were young, but using it to flatter us is really..."
Yan Li kicked Yan Jili on the butt, and neither of them looked good together.
Yan Luoyin came out and smoothed things over with a smile: "Okay, okay, there is a family head and a great elder, the two of them are coy and fussy. What they look like, if the disciples below see it, they may laugh at them later.
Where are you!"
"If they dare, your butts will be smashed by them!" Yan Jili's face changed and he said loudly.
This sentence frightened the disciples who were hiding and laughing at the side to immediately stop talking, and then pretended to do their own things.
At this time, Yan Zhu and Yan Xuan ran in chatting and laughing, holding a square object wrapped in red cloth. They didn't know what was inside.
Seeing that the head of the family and the elders were all here, their expressions suddenly changed, and they quickly hid the things in their hands behind their backs. Then the two of them put their arms around each other and carefully passed by, trying to get through.
However, their sneaky behavior was still seen by the elder. Yan Jili smiled evilly, coughed twice, and said: "Yan Zhu, Yan Xuan, you two boys have hidden something good, take it out and take a look.
"
Yan Zhu and Yan Xuan swallowed their throats harder and swallowed a mouthful of saliva. They stood there and did not dare to move. The elder approached step by step. When he got in front of the two, he suddenly grinned and took the things that the two had hidden behind them.
came out.
"Oh, good guy, I also bought a golden cloud bird." Yan Jili opened the red cloth, and it was a cage. Inside was a golden bird, only the size of a palm, with golden feathers, gray tail, and pointed beak.
It is slightly curved, and you can tell from the appearance that it is a precious golden cloud bird.
"Great Elder, this is a treasure!" Yan Xuan's eyes sparkled, and he explained first: "We traveled all over Chiyu City specifically for Ating, and then bought it from a passing businessman. He bought it for Ating.
It took a long time to get this golden cloud bird. I heard that this thing understands human nature, and as long as you raise it, it will obey you..."
"Yes, yes, we are planning to give this to Ating, he will definitely like it." Yan Zhuye said quickly.
Yan Jili's eyes were half-squinted, as if he could see through the two people's inner thoughts at a glance, and he laughed and said: "I will obey my words? I can raise a carrier pigeon to deliver messages, and a magical beast to carry people. What's the use of raising this thing?"
, it’s obvious that you are just trying to find reasons for your desperation in playing with things. Ating is about to attend the Imperial Forum, so it’s impossible to take him with him. By then, this golden cloud bird will still fall into the hands of you two boys.”
Being exposed by the great elder's words, the two people quickly cried out: "That's not what you said. Great elder, hey, don't be so big, you are already so big."
Yan Jili would not talk nonsense to them. He grabbed the two of them by their clothes and kicked them in the buttocks. The two of them jumped up and down, dodging in a hurry.
Yan Li walked over with a smile, and the two hurriedly hid behind the owner. Yan Li waved his hand and said, "Okay, today is a good day, so don't beat them."
"It won't work without fighting. These boys are losing their minds after playing with things. If one of them was half as good as Ating, I wouldn't teach him like this!" Yan Jili pointed at the two of them and said, hating the fact that iron cannot become steel.
Yan Zhu touched his butt and said: "A Ting's talent is incomparable to ours. You can't use his demands on us. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been defeated by those Imperial Colleges in the last competition in Akabane City.
People were beaten."
"Still talking back!" Yan Jili pretended to raise his hand to hit him.
"Hahaha, Ji Li, you too, why are you usually so strict with them? Children, they always need some rest time." Yan Li dissuaded, and the two people behind him nodded quickly like chickens pecking at rice, expressing their utmost respect for the head of the family's words.
Agree.
Yan Li turned around and educated: "However, you can have fun, but don't lose your mind by playing with things. Although I haven't personally seen A Ting's efforts over the years, I know from Fei Ling that his life is a hundred times harder than yours."
, that’s why we can achieve what we have today. You are all descendants of the Yan clan, there is nothing good or bad between you. With your talents, if you work harder in the future, your achievements will definitely be above ours, do you understand?"
After receiving the instructions from the family master, the two of them also bowed their heads with guilty consciences.
Qin Feiling and Yan Mengran walked up to Yan Li. Yan Li looked at them and said with a smile: "Aren't you up yet?"
Yan Mengran shook her head.
"He's too tired. Let's forget about having dinner." Qin Feiling said.
"In this case, let's make the best meal in the evening, and it can be regarded as a practice for Ating before he leaves." Thinking that Yan Ting will leave Chiyu City for the Imperial City in half a month, Yan Li also made a decision
made a decision.
…
Yan Ting woke up, stretched out and looked outside, it was already dark.
"Is it so late?" He stood up immediately and rubbed his eyes. He hadn't had a good rest these days. After he had a small achievement in practicing Shadow Mind, he wanted to have a good sleep, but he slept all day long.
.
Opening the door, Yan Ting walked outside.
The lights of the Yan clan were brightly lit, as bright as day. Yan Ting walked into the back hall, and a group of Yan clan disciples led by Yan Zhu immediately surrounded him. Before Yan Ting could figure out what was going on, he was pulled to the front by everyone.
hall.
"What's wrong, what's wrong?" Along the way, Yan Ting kept asking questions. Who is the Yan people planning to hold a happy event for with such beautiful arrangements?
"You'll know when we get here!" Yanque said mysteriously.
Pulling Yan Ting to the front hall, Yan Ting found that all members of the Yan clan were here, including his father, sister, elders, aunt Yan Luoyin, two housekeepers, chef Yan Gu, and hundreds of others.
A descendant of the Yan tribe, and Qin Feiling!
Yan Mengran came up and hugged his arm, saying with a smile: "Happy eighteen, brother!"
Yan Ting is talking in her sleep, eighteen years old?
While he was still imagining, he was pushed to the seat by Yan Mengran. This was the main seat. As the birthday boy today, he was qualified to sit here.
Below, there were hundreds of people from the Yan tribe. They were sitting around dozens of tables, and they all stood up and looked at him. On the tables were dozens of delicacies, and the children of the Yan tribe looked at him eagerly.
It was as if he could give the order and everyone could start eating.
On his left is his father, on his right is Qin Feiling, and on Yan Li's left is Yan Mengran. Those sitting at this table are all his most important people.
"Eighteen years old." Yan Li smiled and personally hung a blue jade for Yan Li: "Wear this jade around your neck. Don't take it off. Just think of it as the amulet that dad gave you."
Yan Ting picked up the exquisite blue jade in front of his neck and grinned slightly.
He looked at Yan Mengran, who puffed her lips: "I don't have mine yet, but I will give it to you soon. If I don't give you a gift, you won't let me eat!"
"Like a fool!" Yan Ting almost burst into tears from laughter.
"You are the fool, your whole family..." Yan Mengran shut up immediately.
Yan Li glanced at her helplessly, and then sighed softly. At this moment, everyone at the table burst out laughing, making Yan Mengran lower her head in shame.
Yan Ting looked at Qin Feiling. Qin Feiling avoided his eyes and said, "Look at me. I didn't know about your recent birthday before, so I didn't have any preparations. I will wait until you come back safely from the imperial discussion."
I’ll make up for your birthday present!”
Yan Ting smiled softly: "Actually, you have helped me so much, which is already the best gift."
Yan Ting turned his eyes and looked down. At the dozens of banquets below, hundreds of Yan clan members shouted in unison: "A Ting, happy eighteenth birthday!"
"Brother Ting, happy eighteenth birthday!"
Yan Ting pursed his lips and tried his best to contain his inner emotions. Tears welled up in the corners of his eyes, and he made a swallowing sound with difficulty from his throat.