In Jiesi City, a small town in the Nuoqi Empire on the Yaning Continent, there was no one busy in a large manor, and it seemed a bit deserted.
It was spring, and the spring rain was falling continuously, casting a vague layer of mist over the large manor, and there seemed to be a faint scent of sadness in the air.
A young man who looked about fifteen years old, wearing a black training suit, was striding from the outer courtyard of the manor through a large garden in the middle, and went straight to the inner courtyard.
The young man's name is Lin Xi, and he is the young master of this once extremely glorious family.
Under Lin Xi's fluttering long eyelashes, a pair of blue eyes looked very deep, emitting a firm light. It seemed that after a lot of hard training, dense beads of sweat had appeared on her forehead, mixed with the drizzle, and covered her forehead.
A strand of brown hair on the spot was wet. But Lin Xi didn't pay attention and just walked forward. Behind him, a fat dog with yellow curly hair was raising its round head and following along.
"Mom, I'm back." As soon as she stepped onto the bluestone steps of the inner courtyard, Lin Xi shouted inside.
Lin Xi has said the same sentence for three years and has not changed it until now.
"Lin Xi, you are back. You must have worked hard during the training. I have boiled the hot water. Go and wash up." The person who answered was a tall and mighty man, not the gentle and motherly voice from three years ago.
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"Father, have you forgotten? After every exercise, I have to see my mother first before taking a shower." Lin Xi stopped in her tracks and said with a smile, but the smile was a bit forced.
Bird was silent for a while, but didn't say anything. He just moved out of the way, and then watched his son's somewhat lonely back walking through the corridor, making a heavy muffled sound on the floor, and disappeared behind a large house.
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"Mother, I'm here again, you won't think I'm disturbing you!"
Lin Xi smiled and said looking at the very familiar face in front of him.
For a long time, there was no response from the room.
"Mom, you fell asleep again." Lin Xi's fingers gently slid across her mother's face, trying to comb the slightly scattered hair on her head.
It's just that everything Lin Xi did now seems so in vain!
"Mother, I dreamed of you again last night. You took me to a field full of sunflowers. The beautiful flowers blooming against the sun looked so brilliant and soothing!"
A large crystal teardrop fell from Lin Xi's eye socket and down her cheek, making a "pop" sound, followed by a second, and a third...
Tears fell down like broken pearls.
However, a layer of cold crystal rejected the tears. Even though the thickness of the crystal was very thin, it actually separated the two people into two different worlds. Lin Xi could not help but feel sad when he looked at his mother who was so close.
Out of reach!
That is the eternal separation between heaven and man!
A three-meter-long crystal coffin stretches across the room. The cold atmosphere exuding from it seems so abrupt and cold even in this warm and pleasant spring!
And Lin Xi's mother, Shirley, was lying quietly in this huge crystal coffin, with her eyes closed, her long green hair spread on the pillow, as if she was asleep, and there was something vaguely visible on her peaceful face.
Saw a faint smile.
The tears falling on the crystal coffin blurred Lin Xi's eyes. Lin Xi began to wipe them with her hands, hoping to see her mother more clearly. Lin Xi bent the knuckles of her hands and rubbed them against the smooth crystal.
It seems like he wants to make this damn crystal plate disappear.
At this moment, Lin Xi hoped in her heart that her mother could open her eyes, even if she just took a look at herself!
"Linxi, let's go back," a dull and painful voice whispered in the room, "Don't disturb Shirley."
Lin Xi raised her head and looked at the person she knew best in the world with red and swollen eyes. Her father's face was also stained with tears. Just three years ago, his father's body was still so tall and tall, and his person was still so mighty. But now, ruthless
It only took a short time for the years to give him a twilight look.
Sadness filled the hearts of both father and son.
"Father," Lin Xi sniffled and finally said no more. After wiping away the tears hanging in the corners of her eyes with her sleeves, Lin Xi reluctantly slid her hands across her mother's face and turned to follow Bird.
He walked out of the room behind him.
"Lin Xi, listen to your father and don't go for exercise in the afternoon, okay?" Bird put his hand on Lin Xi's shoulder and said solemnly.
"No," Lin Xi said stubbornly with firm eyes, "There is still a whole afternoon left in the day. I don't know what else I can do in this manor if I don't train."
Bird sighed, shook his head, gently put down Lin Xi's hands on his shoulders, and said nothing more.
Three years ago, Bird made few careful arrangements. After dismissing all his servants, he hurriedly moved from the imperial capital Noqi City to this strange and remote Jieshi City. At that time, Lin Xi, who had always loved reading,
At Bird's suggestion, he started training.
Although she has lost her former wealthy life, and Jesse City is far less prosperous than Nok City, as long as her family can live happily together, Lin Xi still feels that her life is very happy.
Unexpectedly, a month ago, his mother suddenly became seriously ill. Although his father tried his best, he was unable to prevent the deterioration of his mother's condition, and his beloved mother passed away forever.
Without her mother's selfless love and careful care, without her mother's friendly and familiar smile, without her mother's gentle and beautiful face, Lin Xi only felt that her world had collapsed silently overnight.
When her mother was still alive, Lin Xi, who was not interested in cultivation, usually only spent two hours a day doing physical exercises, which was regarded as exercise. But now, Bird almost never sees Lin Xi in the study again.
, he spent most of his time refining his body.
Sitting in the study would only increase the sadness. Lin Xi simply forced himself to exert himself through constant exercise, making his body and nerves numb, so that he could temporarily forget this heartbreaking injury.
Sure enough, in the afternoon Bird saw Lin Xi changing into a white training suit and walking towards the open space on the west wall with a sullen head.
"Master, if this continues, it will not be good for Young Master Lin Xi's health!" Bird, who was leaning at the door, turned around and found the old man Zikato with white beard and hair staring blankly at Lin Xi's leaving figure.
"Is there any other way to make Lin Xi forget this pain? For him, losing Shirley is like losing the whole world! How can a father not know or understand his sadness and heartache?
?Hey! I just hope that Lin Xi can get over her sadness as soon as possible. I have no other extravagant wishes in this life. I just hope that everyone can be safe."
Zikatuo sighed and said: "Yes, peace is better than anything else. Maybe not being able to become a warrior is a good thing for Master Lin Xi. It is better not to let Master Lin Xi know about other things about the family.
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Bird nodded first, then changed the subject, "It's you, Chikato, you know clearly that the family will face great danger, why don't you listen to my advice and leave this manor? You have also seen that since three years,
Ever since I was forced to move my family to this remote place, the danger has been approaching step by step. You and Reina are both my relatives, and Reina is your only grandson! How can you let your great ambitions pass?
Is the promising Reina caught in this dangerous situation?"
Zikato chuckled, stroking his snow-white beard with his rough big hands, "Master, the Youke family is my and Reina's home. Where would we go if we didn't stay at home? Let me leave alone and watch you and Lin.
Master Xi is in danger, and I really can't do it."
"You are such a stubborn person! Think about it, when I dismissed the servants of the family, although I was a little reluctant to let them go, after all, I allowed them to have a peaceful and undisturbed life, without having to be in fear day and night. If it had been back then
It would be great if you and Reina did the same!"
However, Zikato did not talk about himself anymore, but instead said: "Master, let me and Reina live here. If you take the young master away, will danger still haunt us?"
Bird shook his head helplessly, "Escape? What's the use? You underestimate these people. Even if Linxi and I hide to the ends of the earth, they will still chase us. Moreover, Shirley is right here."
, I will not abandon her."
Zikato sighed again, lamenting endlessly.
Bird held Chikato's calloused hands tightly, looked into Chikato's eyes and said word by word: "Chikato, please promise me that once danger comes, you must take Reina and leave as soon as possible.
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"What about Master Lin Xi?"
"Hmph! Even if I risk my life, I will never let Lin Xi get hurt. Otherwise, how can I be worthy of Shirley in heaven?" Bird said resolutely.
"Yes, Master, I understand." Chikato nodded, but he had another belief in his heart.
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Three years ago, I only secretly learned about the secret activities of their people in the imperial capital. They probably hadn't noticed us at that time. Besides, this Czech city is not as prosperous as Nuoqi."
City, I’m afraid it’s not that simple to find us.”
"That's what the head of the family said."
"Let's go! Let's go to the Western Wall to see the two children! Reina's fighting spirit has reached the late first level for some time, and there should be a breakthrough soon!"
When the two came to the open space, they heard a loud voice saying "Hi" in the distance. Bird didn't need to look carefully to know that it must be Reiner stimulating his fighting spirit.
Sure enough, when Bird walked in, he was shocked to find that Reiner was squatting in a horse stance, his hands were constantly pushing outwards, and streaks of black fighting spirit visible to the naked eye were emitting from Reiner's hands intermittently.
The black fighting energy was in the shape of filaments after it was emitted. Although it was not long, as soon as it came into contact with the air, it made a "crackling" sound and was accompanied by a burst of lightning. After falling on the ground, it was able to smash a hole in the grass with a diameter of about
There is a small pit of half an inch even in an inch thick, and the sound is shocking.
"Rena, your lightning attribute fighting spirit is becoming more and more powerful." Bird said with a smile. There is no doubt that thunder and lightning fighting spirit is the most offensive type among all types of fighting spirit.
Seventeen-year-old Reina stopped his movements, wiped the sweat from his forehead with his hands, smoothed his brown hair back, and then said with a little embarrassment: "Compared to uncle and grandpa,
When the sun and the moon shine, my little skill is just like that light, it's far behind."
"You brat, even if you don't know how to use words, you still have to force yourself to do it, and you're not afraid that the master of the house will laugh out loud?"
Reina stuck out his tongue at his grandfather, and then said to Bird: "Uncle, you see Lin Xi is working hard to train her body again." Reina also looked helpless as he spoke.