(a)

"Except for the original 'Ancestor' and the five 'True Ancestors' he created, all vampires are transformed from humans, without exception. Don't look at me like that, Marisa, believe it or not, whether it's me, or Remy and Fran, they're just normal humans at first, ...... After all, the inhuman part of our lives is always the overwhelming majority......"

"That was the story of 1,225 years ago, when I was seventeen years old, and my name was not Nalan Twilight......"

With that, he squinted at Yakumo Murasaki, who was smiling as she covered her mouth.

"Hey......"

He sighed, then continued:

"At that time, my surname was Li, my name was Weiyong, I was the third in the family, there were two eldest brothers on the top, one was better than the other, and there was a little sister at the bottom, who was born smart. ”

"As for my family, it's long gone, so just listen to it...... It used to be an aristocracy, asking for money, power, and even a lot of troops. This gave me the capital to be an idle kid, so I was able to meet the wrong person in that wrong summer......"

(b)

What does it mean to have the third son of a family?

The eldest son is the inheritor of the family business, and the future head of the family, if the eldest son dies unexpectedly, the second son will replace him, and if the eldest son is safe and sound, the second son will assist him, so both must be well cultivated and strictly required. As for the youngest third son, in the vast majority of cases, the family business official has nothing to do with him.

No responsibility, no requirements. If he is willing to work hard, then there is naturally a smooth road ahead. If he is not motivated, he just wants to spend time drinking and live happily, it seems that it is not a big problem. Anyway, the future of the family is not on his shoulders, as long as he can take care of himself and don't poke out any big baskets, the rest, this big business, let him go!

So in this scorching summer, when the eldest brother and the second brother were still studying hard and struggling for the scientific examination, Li Weiyong had already skipped Mr. Teacher's class and ran out for a walk.

As for where to go, he hadn't figured out yet. His idea is that as long as he can go without studying, he can go anywhere.

This city is not big, it is not small, there are still 180,000 permanent residents, and it is not deserted at all. The first four walls outside the city are square, and a white stone avenue runs straight through the whole city, cutting out the east and west markets. Li Weiyong walked in the middle of this avenue, with the clear sky and the blazing sun above his head, and the simple people waving to him on both sides, and suddenly a sense of pride rushed to his head, making him feel as if he had become the son of heaven.

Of course, he wouldn't say that, he's not stupid. Moreover, he also knew in his heart that he would never become a "king", and that was the mission of his eldest brother and second brother. The job given to him by his parents is to "be a good person", and he has done this job quite well.

"Third son, you've sneaked out again!"

Li Weiyong followed the prestige and saw a white-haired grandmother selling melons at a roadside stall. She smiled at him as if she were greeting her grandson, and the wrinkles on her face were twisted into a flower.

He remembered that a few weeks ago, in this place, the old woman was being harassed by a few soldiers. At that time, he immediately thought of his deceased grandmother, and hurried up to help her. This city is the most powerful of his family, and none of the ruffians and bullies dare to make a mistake in front of the son-in-law of this old Li family, as soon as they saw him and his unsheathed sword, they all ran away in disgrace.

In general, it's not a big deal, and he doesn't take it to heart. But this old woman, like so many others who have received his favor, has always been thinking of him.

"Ah," he replied, and walked over to the stall, "don't tell my father!"

"How could that be!" said the old lady, laughing merrily, and babbling to him:

"You, you are really like my grandson, as long as you don't talk about studying, you are really a good boy who can't find fault!"

"Hah!"

Wei Yong raised his head and laughed, and said:

"Coincidentally, that's what my dad said about me!"

"Good things, all good things!" continued the old lady, "good character is better than more knowledge. You, ah, must be better than your brother who only knows how to read in the future!"

"I don't dare to think about that!"

Viyon said, patting the saber at his waist—the only possession he could inherit from his family.

"In my life, I will take my sword with me and get a job on horseback in the army, and I will be content. He said, "The opportunities to study for exams and get promoted and make a fortune are all given to my eldest brother and second brother." ”

This is also Li Weiyong's dream.

The boy was spilled with blood on the battlefield, and the horse leather was wrapped in corpse. For him, this is called "romance".

"Serving the country in the army, it's good to ......"

The old woman smiled with satisfaction and nodded, as if standing in front of her was one of her eldest grandsons, who had made a name for himself. At this time, she suddenly said "Eh, you wait a while", then turned around, picked up a watermelon knife, and opened a mouthful of melons ripe to her heart. She turned around and handed the half of the watermelon to Viyon, and said:

"Freshly picked melons, eat to relieve the heat, it's not too late to go out and play!"

"Ho!" Li Weiyong looked at the red melon pulp and swallowed, "Then I'm welcome!"

(c)

"Believe it or not," Nalan said, "At that time, I was a big star in the city, and everyone loved me. ”

"Of course, this is also a comparison between people and people. My two elder brothers are pressed by their father, they are reading and writing all day long, and they are under a lot of pressure, and they don't have a good face all year round, and they treat people and things coldly...... I'm not saying they're rude, they're much more urbane than I am, it's, you know, the kind of heartfelt, cold...... Although they are not to blame. ”

"And I'm different, I don't go to school, I mingle with the people in the market every day, I talk in the tone of the car boss, and I can talk to anyone. Sometimes when the road is uneven, I draw a sword to help, and people are hindered by my family's power, so they have to let me score three points. Over time, the ordinary people regarded me as 'their own'. My dad can't get used to it, but he can't control me......"

"This is all off-topic, what you need to know is that after I ate the half of the melon that day, I walked outside the city and had a burst of urgency, so I hurriedly found a corner where no one was open the gate and released water. It was at that awkward moment that I met 'her'. ”

"That will change my fate, and the fate of many others. ”