"Who are you?"

"Shangguan Yuanji."

"You saved me...... It's strange how my wounds have healed......"

"When I just met you by the lake, you had no wounds on you, just fainted."

"Thank you for saving me."

"I'm not here to save you, it's just that you're blocking my way to the island in the middle of the lake."

……

The sound of a heavy heartbeat beating sounded like a drum, accompanied by the sound of rapid breathing.

"Why are you always like this! Do you know how much trouble it would cause us to save such a slave? There's a good chance we'll die here! ”

"But I can't die without help, it's okay, Yuan Ji, even if I die, you won't die."

"Don't say this kind of thing, since we are brothers, we must live and die together. Let's break it out together. ”

……

"Where is this? It's dark, it's dark, it's cold...... Who's going to save me, feel ...... So lonely. Dongfang Ziyan curled up in a dark corner, shivering.

"I really want to go back, go back to the teacher, go back to the old life, be with friends every day, live a carefree life, quarrel, hardship, idleness, stupidity, even if there is any unhappiness, no matter how much suffering there is, it is warmer than loneliness, there is no voice to shout, there is no way to cause waves of struggle, when there is only one person, it is like drowning in a dark ocean that cannot breathe, everything will sting the heart......"

A drop of water fell into the pool of his heart, making a crisp ticking sound that echoed in his heart. Dongfang Ziyan slowly opened his eyes, stood up, and saw the endless darkness, a figure running away from him, he could see that it was Shangguan Yuanji.

"Where are you going!" Dongfang Ziyan shouted at Shangguan Yuanji's back, "Come back!" He was hoarse, but to no avail.

At this moment, he knew that in his heart, he had never hated Shangguan Yuanji, because they had lived and died together.

"He's gone and won't come back." A familiar voice rang in my ears.

"Yan Wei?" Dongfang Ziyan turned his head and suddenly found that Yan Wei was standing beside her with her head down, just like before, she was lowering her head and pursing her lips and smiling, a warm smile.

"Brother Ziyan." Yan Wei raised her head and looked at her, her long red hair was shaking, and the little flower braid was still there.

"You're back......" Dongfang Ziyan said softly, Yan Wei didn't respond, Dongfang Ziyan hesitated for a moment and stretched out his hand to touch Yan Wei's hair, but suddenly, he touched the cold golden armor helmet.

Yu Li'er......

Wearing the golden holy armor, holding the golden holy sword and the thunder pattern dazzling light shield, standing beside him, the armor on his body was like a thorn, making Dongfang Ziyan unable to move.

"You've left me behind, after all." Yu Li'er said coldly, without a trace of emotion in her tone.

"I didn't!! I didn't leave you behind! Dongfang Ziyan shouted loudly, "It's just that your departure gives me no reason to continue looking for you." ”

"Yes." Yu Li'er's eyes were cold.

Dongfang Ziyan blinked an eye, Yu Li'er, or Yan Wei, had already fallen to the ground, naked, had been drained of the blood of her whole body, her long hair became dry, and her whole body shrank and withered, like a zombie still alive, her face and body were full of wrinkles. When Dongfang Ziyan saw this scene, he knelt on the ground with his head in pain, tears streaming down his face, and he couldn't say a word.

The scene of Yan Wei's tragic death appeared again.

I don't know how long it took, Dongfang Ziyan raised his head and saw that the surroundings were plunged into endless darkness again. He was deliberately heavy, because the two blows just now hit him hard in the sore spot of his heart, and he felt like he was suffocating from playing.

Suddenly, a sea-blue figure appeared in front of his eyes, and it was pitch black all around, but her figure was exceptionally bright, as if it was shrouded in holy light. The woman was wearing a white gauze skirt, barefoot, long sea-blue hair reaching to her waist, with a golden headband, clear eyebrows, a golden belt around her waist, and gold bracelets on her hands and wrists.

It felt familiar, but it was also very unfamiliar.

The woman turned her head and looked at Dongfang Ziyan, the eyes of Dongfang Ziyan with the holy light on her body panicked, but there was no tingling feeling, but there was a warm feeling, very warm, unprecedented.

"Are you ......" Dongfang Ziyan's eyes widened, and he had already guessed in his heart who this woman was, because he had seen the photo, but he still couldn't believe it, feeling that he was confused, it must be an illusion.

"Yan'er." The woman looked at him and called softly, her voice was very good, like the sound of new rain and bamboo in the empty mountains.

"You're Mom?" Dongfang Ziyan was stunned.

"I am, I'm mom." The woman smiled slightly, and stretched out her hand to Dongfang Ziyan, with a motherly smile, but she was very young and beautiful.

Dongfang Ziyan didn't speak, but couldn't hold back and didn't cry, and immediately walked over, hugged Su Weni, hugged his mother for the first time, he felt very warm, and the tears still couldn't stop flowing.

"Don't cry, Yan'er, no matter what happens in the future, you must be strong and not cry." Suweni wiped the tears from the corners of Dongfang Ziyan's eyes with her hand, and then held his shoulder, "I didn't expect that my youngest son has grown so big now, I am very pleased." ”

"I really didn't expect to see my mother." Dongfang Ziyan was still sobbing, probably because he was too emotional.

"Yan'er, our meeting this time is just a fantasy in your heart, I am a consciousness that exists in your heart, because I am no longer there, you have to know this." Suweni whispered.

"I know, I know Mom, but I'm still glad that I finally saw Mom in person anyway." Dongfang Ziyan said excitedly.

"Let's go, let's go for a walk." Suweni took his hand, and the two of them walked out of the misty darkness together, leaving golden footprints in their wake.

After passing through the darkness, they came to a bamboo forest that made their eyes green and green. The breeze slowly blows through the valley, the bamboo forest and the grass make a rustling sound, and the sound of the stream in the distance enters the ears.

Hundred Grass Valley!

"I heard that you lived here with a dragon after you were ten years old." Suweni sat down on a high slope in the bamboo meadow and whispered.

"Yes, Mom, I came here from home when I was twelve years old, and my teacher lived with us for five years." Dongfang Ziyan said thoughtfully, the wind blowing his hair, and his forehead hair covered his eyes.

"Your buddies are all gone." Suvani touched his head and asked softly.

"Yan Wei is gone, Shangguan Yuan is sick with him...... Just assume he's gone. Dongfang Ziyan said with a soft sigh.

"There is no feast in the world that will never be dissolved." Suweni said, "Yan'er, you have to understand that you have to go your own way, and no one will always be with you. ”

"Hmm." Dongfang Ziyan nodded.

"Do you know why I brought you here?" Suweni raised her head and looked at the blue sky surrounded by the verdant bamboo forest, "Because, your father and your uncle grew up here, including the dragon after that, we all lived here with Teacher Aurora." ”

Dongfang Ziyan listened quietly, without the intention of interjecting.

"That year, I was just nine years old, because my father and Aurora Teacher were old friends Aurora Miklolos and Suvigni's father, and the new head of the Detias Su family, Su Wat was both Yuruzhu's students, so I was sent from Detias to the Valley of Hundred Grass to learn spells, and I also met your father that year, your father was a year older, but I came late, and I was still a timid crybaby at the time......"

Gradually, Suweni led Dongfang Ziyan, and her thoughts returned to more than thirty years ago.

Thirty-two years ago, Baicao Valley

At that time, it was a period of stability in the world, but the war was still going on, and the power of the Black Stone Demon Clan was constantly wandering, and nine years later, the second rebellion broke out.

The evening of Baicao Valley is still quiet, there is no sound of insects, only the rustling sound of the wind blowing the bamboo forest, the purple sunset emerges from the canyon of the Ten Mile Gallery, and slowly sinks to the west, just when the sunset is about to completely fall, the sound of scolding mulberry came from the valley mouth of Baicao Valley, and the sound is gradually approaching, and it has entered the valley mouth.

I saw Aurora walking with a gloomy face, grabbing the young Dongfang Xiao's ear with one hand and lifting him up, and kept nagging in his mouth. Dongfang Xiao had a lot of band-aids on his face, and he was grinning at the aurora.

"Stinky old man! Let me go! Don't pull my ears!! Dongfang Xiao said viciously, but where is he Aurora's opponent, there is no other way than to struggle indiscriminately.

"You little bunny! If it weren't for your face, I would have thrown you into the ravine and fed the wolves! Be honest with me! Aurora was so annoyed that he wanted to die, but he didn't dare to throw him away, because after all, it was the son of his old friend Dongfang Caesar who asked him to take care of him.

"I'm going home! Let go of this young master! Do you know who I am? I am the young master of the four Oriental families! Dongfang Xiao made a big noise.

"I'm sorry, young master, come to me, you're nothing now." Where will Aurora care what he says, just drag it away.

Finally, Aurora dragged Dongfang Xiao under the giant tree, this giant tree has been living in the Hundred Grass Valley for hundreds of years, it is a giant tree that is extremely spiritual and can understand people's minds, and it will be able to turn into a dryad in a few hundred years and a thousand years. Legend has it that in the forbidden place of the Black Stone Demon Clan, there is a thousand-year-old dryad, which can understand people's minds and has powerful witchcraft magic, and uses his branches to make a puppet, which can be used as a body to exchange lives.

Above the giant tree was a bamboo house, and as soon as Aurora pulled Dongfang Xiao to the bottom of the tree, Suweni ran out of the bamboo house and shouted below, "Teacher! You're back! ”

"Oh! O Vinnie! What about your senior brother Shangguan? Aurora grabbed Dongfang Xiao with one hand, pinched his waist with the other and looked up and asked.

"Senior Brother Flying Fox went out of the valley from the west to find food, and he should be back soon." Suvani looked at the sky to the west, where only scattered spots remained, the sun had already set, and it was getting dark.

Suddenly, Dongfang Xiao took advantage of Aurora's distraction and bit the back of Aurora's hand, wanting to take the opportunity to escape, Aurora was in pain, scolded, and immediately grabbed Dongfang Xiao's collar hard, "Winnie!" Help me pick it up! After Aurora finished speaking, he pulled up Dongfang Xiao who was sitting on the ground with one hand, threw him up like a ball, and landed on the platform on the giant tree accurately.

"Hahaha, hit the bull's-eye, how's it going? Brat! Aurora laughed loudly under the tree, and rushed up lightly.

Dongfang Xiao's tears of pain were about to flow out, fortunately, he was born with hard bones, and he would be fine after a while, but the back of Aurora's hand was bitten hard by Dongfang Xiao, leaving a deep tooth mark.

"Are you alright?" Su Weini squatted down to Dongfang Xiao's side and asked, "Teacher is like this, the shot is not light or heavy, I will help you in and give you medicine!" ”

"I didn't ...... I'm fine. Dongfang Xiao saw Suweni, said hesitantly, and then raised his chin.

Aurora kicked Dongfang Xiao, and then walked into the bamboo house, "Enter the house!" Wait for the flying fox to come back and start the meal! Then, he looked back at Dongfang Xiao and lifted him up, "Tonight, you are not allowed to eat." After speaking, he took Dongfang Xiao into the house.

Only Suweni was still standing there, staring at Dongfang Xiao, and then she followed in.

The sky darkened, and the Baicao Valley fell into darkness, and then, the moon came out, and countless fireflies appeared among the swaying bamboo forests of Baili, forming a graceful firefly forest.

In the bamboo house, two bronze lampholders are placed in the main living room, emitting bright light that illuminates the room. Aurora leaned against the bamboo wall by the window, drinking freshly brewed tea on the table, and water was still boiling on the fire next to the table.

Suweni sat cross-legged in the opposite corner with a book, and from time to time glanced at Dongfang Xiao, who was thrown aside with his hands tied, his mouth was also taped by Aurora, and he was still struggling at first, but after a while, he lost his strength, and now no one spoke in the bamboo house, and the atmosphere was unusually quiet.

"Teacher, why are you tying him up? Still keep his mouth shut? Suweni cautiously pointed at Dongfang Xiao and asked.

"He's so annoying, he sealed his mouth to be quiet for a while, and tied him up to prevent him from escaping, he is the young master of the Dongfang family, the son of the Dongfang Caesar, if he lets him run away and gets lost in this Baicao Valley, I can't afford this responsibility." Aurora said.

"Oh." Suvani nodded.

"Vinnie, I know you have a good heart, but you are not allowed to loosen his ties privately, this kid is stubborn by nature, I am here for his good, you should understand." Aurora suddenly said again.

"I understand, teacher." Suvani said obediently.

At this moment, there was a faint sound of footsteps outside the house, and if you don't listen carefully, you can't hear it at all, which shows that the person who came has done a good job.

"Senior brother is back." Suweni stood up.

After a while, I heard Shangguan Feihu carrying a bag of raw meat wrapped in lotus leaves, taking off his shoes on the corridor and walking in.

"I'm back." Shangguan Feihu threw the processed raw meat to the floor with an expressionless face, took the water handed over by Su Weini and drank it all, and then saw Dongfang Xiao who was restrained and lying on the floor, "Old man, who is this?" ”

Aurora didn't even look at it, "Young Master of the Dongfang Family, your junior brother." ”