After this semester, there will be a junior high school exam in June next year, and there is only more than half a year left. Since Tingting's household registration was moved to the Dongpu New District, it would be too far to go to school, so Sakurai Daichi did not plan to let her finish elementary school in Xingmin, but transferred to the elementary school affiliated to the famous Jingli Middle School in Dongpu, and if she met the grades, she could directly enter the middle school in the future. However, Tingting insisted on taking Jingli's entrance examination in the future, maybe she didn't want others to think that she was admitted by connection.

Considering the trouble of transferring at the end of the semester, Sakurai Daichi decided to let Tingting temporarily take a leave of absence at home, and the final grades of the original school were directly considered excellent, and the principal of the original school did not dare not agree. Waiting until the new semester to go through the transfer procedures, Tingting probably has more than two months of free time.

Tingting had already planned to use these two months to improve his magic ability by leaps and bounds. However, this is just a thought, whether she has a magic physique or not is another matter, even if she is lucky enough, how can she know the difficulties of practicing demons before she even starts?

For several days, Tingting didn't see Sakurai Daichi, so he ran to ask Madame, but Madame didn't know anything. Tingting vaguely felt that the relationship between Mrs. Sakurai and her husband did not seem to be so harmonious, and if she wanted to know about that uncle, she had to find the housekeeper Age, or the beautiful woman named Kotono.

However, Tingting really didn't think that among the few cronies of Sakurai Daichi, there was actually a traitor with a rebellious heart, and he actually had the intention of assisting her to kill her master, which was really secret. Ever since he had secretly negotiated with Duo Lao, Tingting had tried to avoid him as much as possible. After all, knowing the conspiracy methods of the Red Regiment, and forcibly holding back the idea in his heart to act in front of an unfathomable old man, Tingting is still weak after all. She was afraid that she would accidentally expose her feet and bury the opportunity to learn the inside story of the Red Regiment through Duo Lao. Therefore, she plans to put aside the grievances and hatreds between these big people first, and intends to improve her personal ability first.

When he learned from Duo Lao that his uncle would not be able to return for at least five days, Tingting was worried and worried. Every day, apart from flipping through her textbooks, she has almost nothing to do. The huge Sakurai family house can hardly find anyone to talk to. The respectful servants never dared to obey orders only and ignored people. Although Tingting didn't bother the servants very often, he could occasionally detect their strange eyes. The sight. It's clearly undisguised envy, probably because I can't understand that a strange girl enjoys the treatment of a master.

Tingting had to spend all day with Mrs. Sakurai, reading books together, baking desserts in the kitchen together, and robbing the gardeners of the gardeners in the flower beds together. But Madame did not seem to be in good health, and was often dizzy and uncomfortable, and lay in bed all afternoon. Without his wife's company, Tingting found that it was quite interesting to explore this castle. But three days later, she still hadn't figured out the structure of the floor where her bedroom belonged to, which annoyed her a little.

Five days is a short time. Sakurai Daichi returned as scheduled, and at a glance he saw the pavilion that came out to greet him. The impatient look in his eyes is like that of a child desperate for a toy. Dazhi didn't think much about it, and he knew that this kid would definitely be stalking himself to teach her magic. Sakurai Daichi was not at home for so many days, of course, he didn't mean to avoid her. Although it has been ten years since the strategic decisive battle, the Liyuan border is still not peaceful, and this time he went to Beijun to inspect. After a long journey, she was still somewhat tired, but Dazhi still promised Tingting to let her come to his bedroom at nine o'clock tonight.

For magic, Tingting is actually very scared. Ever since she saw the pillar of flame, she had often dreamed of that scene, waking up in the middle of the night, and her lady's admonitions kept ringing in her ears. But for some reason, she has an obsession that she always feels that relying on others alone is not enough to feel at ease, but with the power of magic, she can accomplish some things without relying on others, and she has enough confidence to complete revenge.

Sakurai Daichi's room is on the second floor, and the swaying of the flush tree is particularly clear. There was still more than half an hour before nine o'clock, but Tingting couldn't hold back his temperament, so he went downstairs in advance and touched it.

"What the hell are you going to do with that kid? Since you brought her home, at least you have to have a reasonable identity. ”

The door to the room was open, and Tatei stopped as soon as she approached, and she seemed to hear Mrs. Sakurai's voice.

"How many times have I said it, she is my friend's daughter. How much do you want to have a daughter? Sakurai's tone sounded very impatient, "My daughter is irreplaceable, needless to say." ”

"Then why did you let her learn magic? Don't you know how dangerous the circle of magicians can be? What the hell do you want to do? ”

There was silence for a moment.

"Talk? I ask you. ”

Still no answer.

"You don't want to raise her to work for you, do you?"

Outside the door, Tingting was startled, she didn't hear Sakurai's answer. But she quickly calmed down, after all, it was not far from what she expected. With gratuitous help and such abundant material conditions, how can there be such a pie in the sky? However, Tingting is willing to work for Dazhi, as long as she has the ability. If the time comes, she also plans to reveal all of Duo Lao's secret plans to Dazhi in return for her hospitality. But of course he wouldn't plan to do so at this stage, compared to Tingting, an outsider, Sakurai Daichi would not be suspicious of his cronies. Moreover, once Tingting announces how old he is, it is equivalent to betraying the organization, and there is little hope of tracking down the real murderer of his father in the Red League. Just wait and see what happens.

"Nope."

Tingting heard Sakurai's succinct and serious answer.

"If you let her do something dangerous, I'm not done with you."

"Oh, in the woman's opinion, young and ignorant."

After Sakurai shook out a few words disdainfully, the footsteps of Lady Sakurai came towards the door. It seems that their conversation broke down.

Tingting hurriedly hid at the top of the stairs. Listening to the footsteps of her wife gradually fade away, she felt that the atmosphere at this time was too awkward, and she did not dare to enter in advance, so she sat on the steps and waited slowly.

At nine o'clock, Tingting resolutely knocked on Dazhi's door.

As soon as she entered, she wondered that her uncle's house was not as opulent as the rest of the house. The four walls are actually composed of wooden cabinets that can be stored, and each cabinet has a vertical and horizontal carving of ravines, and from a distance, the four walls are like a panorama of mountains and rivers.

"Coming?" Sakurai Daichi stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, staring at the orange lights on the horizon in the distance, and his tone was slightly melancholy, "Tingting, let me ask you again, do you have to learn this?" ”

"Uh...... What does Uncle think? Do you want me to learn or not? ”

Dazhi hesitated, "Actually, my uncle has been entangled for a long time, and after rational analysis, he also determined the result." But I don't want your decisions to be dictated by me. Hurry up, hesitation will not succeed. ”

Seeing that his uncle threw the question back to himself, Tingting replied very simply, "Learn!" ”

The voice is sweet, but it is cold at the beginning in firmness.

"Very good!" Sakurai took out a head-sized crystal ball from the cabinet with colorful fine pieces of sand. He asked Tingting to hold the sphere in both hands, closing his eyes and imagining the picture of all the fine sand in the ball coming together.

Nine seconds passed.

With a drip~, the electronic instrument in Sakurai's hand flashed red.

"How? What do you think? Uncle, do I have a magic constitution? Tingting anxiously stepped forward.

"Hey, of course, after all, your father has a magic physique, as long as it's not the luck of drinking water and plugging your teeth, the offspring basically have it. Moreover, your physique is still very rare, congratulations. Dazhi looked at the data with a relieved expression, "The P element, the water element, and the strongest adaptive element seem to be the T element." Where is this the descendant of a two-star magician, with so many basic elements adaptability. ”

"What do you mean, uncle, I don't quite understand."

"It means that you have a high talent for magic, and there are many types of magic that you can use, and there are more possibilities for matching them. However, it is best for a multi-adaptive magician to specialize in only one stat of magic. In the future, I plan to train you in the direction of a flame magician, just like your father. ”

"Father, the Yan Department ......" Tingting recalled the pillar of fire that night, his face dropped slightly, and he muttered softly, "Will I be like that in the future?" ”

"What's wrong, Tingting?"

"It's okay, then, what do I have to do next to become stronger."

"Don't be so anxious, today I will only help you open source, people with a high-intensity magic physique like you must open source before they can use magic. Then you'll have to rest for at least one day before you can start training. The essence of training is actually to exercise one's magic physique, so that oneself has the conditions to practice magic. However, if you want to learn magic, you need a magic scroll, which is the result of the experience of previous people, understand the principle, and then practice to become proficient. If you're good enough, you'll find it possible to create a kind of magic yourself. Sakurai Daichi took out two scrolls, one of which had a shaft made of pale yellow wood, and the top of the shaft was ground into a beaded shape with a slight luster; The other roll also seems to be wooden, but the scarlet oil wax texture on the exterior seems to be more aesthetically pleasing than the former.

To be honest, Tingting didn't understand much, she was more curious about why magic couldn't be written in a book, instead of having to get a scroll, how troublesome it was.

"Uncle has a single elemental adaptability, and he doesn't practice flame-based magic, so he only has these two flame-based scrolls, and when you meet the requirements, I will give them to you." Dazhi raised his hand with the scroll.

"Can't you give it to me now?"

"Yes."

"So what are you doing with them, do you inspire me?" Tingting looked disappointed, just staring straight at the two quaint objects in Dazhi's hand.

"Uh...... Let's just sort of, haha. Sakurai Daichi grinned in rare embarrassment, "Next, I'll help you open the source first." He took out a vial of slowly volatile colorless liquid, and sent a few wisps of water vapor into Tingting's nasal cavity with a gesture of injecting into his nose. This liquid is called "Ogi Water", which can temporarily sensitize a person's nerves and improve a person's perception. Without the help of this potion, it would be difficult for ordinary people to open source on their own.

When everything was ready, Sakurai told Tatei to close his eyes and sit on his knees on the bed. But Tingting didn't seem to be very accustomed to this sitting posture, and his body trembled slightly.

Then, Dazhi tightened a heavy black cloth to Tingting's eyes, "Even if you close your eyes, you can still feel the faint light through your eyelids, so you can only use this method." How do you feel now? ”

"It's pitch black...... I can't see it. ”

"Alright, let's move on." Dazhi turned on the flash of his phone and shook it in front of Tingting, "Do you feel anything change around you?" ”

"Nope."

"Okay, let's move on. Whatever happens, don't move. Sakurai Daichi stretched out his index finger and slowly stretched it out towards Tingting.

"Good ......" Tingting didn't know what was going to happen, and the restless little hands on his knees clenched tightly.

"No, relax, relax, don't think about anything." Sakurai raised his eyebrows.

"Know...... Got it. ”

"Relax again!"

"Oh......"

Finally, Sakurai's advancing fingers stayed one centimeter in front of Tingting's eyebrows.

"How do you feel now?"

"I don't feel anything...... No, I felt a little dizzy, as if there was a sense of oppression. Under the black cloth, Tingting raised his eyebrows, with a very painful expression, "Uncle, I'm a little uncomfortable." ”

"Tingting, bear with me, can you feel the source of that vertigo, feel it slowly, in your head. Is it possible to follow the source line, find that part, and then concentrate all your thoughts there? ”

Tingting was silent.

After a long time, fine beads of sweat were already oozing from her forehead, "I probably found it." ”

"Okay, don't let up, think of it as a sphere, slowly, slowly, it's getting smaller......" Sakurai removed his fingers, "getting smaller and smaller, and finally compressed into a dot." ”

With Dazhi's words, Tingting gradually sweated profusely, and his whole body was weak, barely supporting his upright upper body. "Uncle, I can't do it, I can't compress it."

"Alas, it seems that the self-breakthrough is still a little reluctant, let me help you, although this will affect your future breakthroughs." Sakurai's hands quickly sealed, ready to inject his elemental power into Tingting's eyebrows.

Hearing Dazhi sigh, Tingting gritted his teeth again, "Wait, I can still hold on!" At this time, her thoughts were like rubber bands, constantly stretching, gradually reaching the limit. On his body, beads of sweat kept rolling down, his collar had long been soaked with sweat, his petite face was suffocated, and there was a painful sound in his nasal cavity.

Sakurai withdrew his hand and shouted, "Quick! Finally, imagine that tiny dot finally exploding! ”

In that moment, Tingting felt a sense of restraint disappear in his mind, but the great pain that followed swept through his brain.

The mournful shouts resounded throughout the palace, causing many of the servants in the palace to look up and discern the source of the sound. Mrs. Sakurai, who was far away in the study, seemed to be aware of this already subtle shout, and sighed silently, "This girl is too anxious......"

Tingting collapsed on the bed exhausted, his body was violently bent with hot steam, feeling wisps of thin heat sweeping over his body, and he said breathlessly: "Uncle, is it okay?" ”

"Well done, Tingting. Generally speaking, the more elemental adaptability, the thicker the barrier, and it is a coincidence that your physique can persist until it breaks through itself, relying on your amazing stamina. You have now liberated your soul power, which is the first step in practicing magic. Sakurai Daichi is quite pleased with this result, after all, it will be difficult for magicians who rely on external forces to break through to advance to a higher level in the future. He clapped his hands gently, "Can you feel the energy flowing through your body?" These are your escaping soul powers, you have to tame those unruly energies, drive them back little by little and gather them in their original places, and complete this, and today's mission is over. ”

Although Tingting's eyes were still closed, the corners of his mouth were irrepressibly raised.

Retracting the soul power a little bit seems troublesome, but it's actually extremely easy, just like using a straw and water, and the wisps are just a little slower. At the end, it was almost eleven o'clock.

Thanks to Uncle Xi, Tingting dragged her weak body to the bathroom, her body was already a little hot, and the hot water package made her a little dizzy, and she came out early.

Outside the door, Mrs. Sakurai was waiting for her.

Madame helped the girl with a puzzled face put on her clothes, and took her hand in distress, "Let's go, Auntie will take you to a place and chat by the way." ”

Tingting was also happy to do this, and happily followed his wife.

The spiraling black solid wood steps glowed red, and several times passed through the vast and sensuane-like corridor of the zenith, and finally a falling phoenix door came into view, which turned out to be the lady's room.

In the room, Tingting was also surprised. Except for the reliefs on the walls, there are no extra artworks and decorations, elegant but simple. Next to the beak-shaped cabinet with a bird's head and a phoenix beak at the head of the bed, there is a staggered Kanazawa incense burner, wisps of white smoke, saliva incense is heavy, and it seems to have the effect of sleeping and helping dreams. The eye was naturally attracted by the side with the window, and there was a direct access to a huge terrace, in which all kinds of greenery and green branches were intertwined, which was the most vibrant in this home.

Madame stepped into the terrace, followed by Tingting was pleasantly surprised to find a rocking chair, and couldn't wait to lie down, the fine velvet cushion under her body was unusually soft, and the pink little face rubbed unconsciously. Seeing this, the lady smiled lightly and lay down beside her, obviously the two of them could be poked and poked when they lay down, and they could even call it a shaker.

This place resembles an aerial greenhouse, which is encased on three sides by several clear double glazing to protect against the chill outside. Turning off the lights in the house, Madame and Tingting both looked up at the night sky, but the courtyard was still brightly lit, and the stars were not as bright as they imagined.

"Son, I say. If you meet your so-called enemy in the future, will you dare to kill him with your own hands? In other words, for some reason, he fights to the death with people who have no grievances. Would you be scared? Madame tilted her head, and suddenly looked at Tingting with a serious face.

"Fight to the death?!"

Tingting, who was originally relaxed, couldn't help but tighten his body when he heard this, and then fell silent. Yes, although he recklessly released cruel words, but what should happen in the real implementation process? Or is he just talking empty words like a big man? "I'm going to be scared for sure, but ...... I'm probably going to get used to it. ”

Madame turned sideways, and the knife lightly tapped on Tingting's small head, "It's obviously a girl, but she always thinks about revenge for these bloody things, should Auntie praise you, or should she scold you for your father." Madame then covered Tingting's half cheek with her palm, propped up her head with half an arm, and looked at her quietly, "Today, I see that half of your feet have stepped into this magical world, and there is no way to get it back." There are some things that I don't want to say, but after thinking about it, I still have to explain it to you. ”

"Okay."

"You said your father died because you were targeted. But do you know why you're being targeted? I don't know what the enemy is trying to do, but I'm guessing they're interested in your unusual magical talents, and that's the only possibility, and I can't think of anything else about you that could appeal to them. If that's the case, they're probably still looking for your whereabouts, but luckily you have the protection of our Sakurai family, and the secrecy is in place. They shouldn't be able to find you, and even if they know you're here, there's nothing they can do. But what if you're out of the house? What if, I said, they recognize you? You won't stay in this compound forever, and once you disappear from our sight, you will be in danger at any time. At this point, Madame paused her jaw, "The best way is for you to stop here, if you don't reach a certain level, others won't feel your magic surge, and if you go out again after a while, the danger will be greatly reduced." ”

"Why is it safe like this?" Tingting was puzzled.

"Because no one else is stupid enough to think that we will waste your piece of natural jade and not carve it. If you haven't moved for such a long time, it can only mean that your magical talent is not enough, after all, the inheritance of magic physique is not certain. ”

"You don't have to worry about your enmity, those who are causing trouble under the noses of our Sakurai family are also our enemies, and your uncle will find them out sooner or later. It's only a matter of time before you want to take revenge, and there's no need to risk yourself. How is it? ”

Tingting sighed secretly in his heart, sure enough, Mrs. Sakurai is a really kind person, and she thinks about it so much for her. But how could Madame know that she had pretended to have taken refuge in the organization that had given the order to kill her father? Thinking of this, Tingting felt inexplicably guilty, but still made up lies, "In this case, I should make myself stronger, if I meet them in the future, wouldn't it be a good opportunity for revenge." ”

Madame laughed dryly, "Okay, I can't persuade you, I can only agree." I won't bring it up again. ”

Both of them stopped talking, and the atmosphere was slightly heavy.

"Okay, okay, I've been asking you about it, what do you want to ask Auntie, after all, it's so much worse than the previous living environment. If I were your age, I would probably be pestering all day long...... Others, ask the east and the west. "Lady Sakurai always has to say something to end the embarrassment.

Tingting, who was still depressed just now, instantly became naughty with her expression, and her little finger touched her lips, "Why doesn't Auntie live with your husband?" ”

……

"Well, that, what do you say, haha," said the lady, who had always spoken like a spring, was now a little incoherent, "that, Auntie, is now at odds with your uncle." ”

Although Tingting noticed this, he completely ignored his wife's expression, "I haven't seen you talk to your uncle for so many days, and this small garden of yours can't be built temporarily because you suddenly want to live here, I feel like it's also a ......."

"Hey, it's nothing, it's just that I quarreled with your uncle, and I'll move back here for two days temporarily."

Tingting's face suddenly became solemn, and her appearance became secretive, "I know, Auntie doesn't want to tell me the truth." Actually, I just want to know, is it like this between husband and wife? ”

……

"It shouldn't be all right, Auntie doesn't know, we used to be very affectionate, but recently it suddenly changed its taste, and I had a little disagreement with him, on a very important matter." Madame did not force her face anymore, and her face became lonely.

"Want to know the story of you and your uncle!" After lying down for a long time, Tingting's lying position slowly slid down, she got up again, adjusted her position, and the shaking amplitude of the shaker increased.

"Can you leave it alone?"

"No, I want to hear it!" Slim hippie smiley.

"I can't say no." Madame looked into the distance, probably a memory came to her heart, "Your uncle and I met almost thirty years ago, probably, at that time it was still a war period, I was injured outside the wall, and I wanted to come back with my injuries, but I had no choice but to lose my strength and fell to the ground, it was your uncle who saved me." ”

"Wow, it's a hero who saves beauty."

Madame burst out laughing, "His family lived on the Joaquin border at that time, and he found out his skills at a young age, and he was stubborn by nature, and he often ran out of the wall, and happened to meet me. I'll tell you, I was 27 years old, and your uncle was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old kid. ”

"Huh? Wait, huh? Is there so much age difference, I can't see it, I feel like Auntie, you are still quite young, not like you have already ......" Tingting folded his little finger, "People in their fifties, I thought you were only about forty years old at most." Unbelievable...... Tingting's bewildered appearance felt like her jaw was about to drop.

"Even though you've complimented me like that, I still can't seem to be happy. Old age is a woman's worst enemy. Madame's casual smile that did not deliberately restrain broke into Tingting's eyes, and sure enough, she could still see some subtle crow's tail lines, and her face was no longer so full.

Madame continued, "After all, he saved me, and we have had a lot of intersections back and forth. Because I was not lightly injured and recuperated for half a year, your uncle pestered me every day, and I don't know which tendon he had built wrong, so many little girls who were like flowers and jade didn't pursue it, so they stayed on my side every day, and said that I would wait for him to reach adulthood. I always thought of him as a younger brother, and his crazy words as a joke for a little kid, and it turned out ...... Six years later, I came back to find him, and he had to ...... I can't resist him, because of my work, I don't plan to get married. I guess I was really moved at the time. At this point, Madame's face froze, "Maybe in fact, I have already been tempted." ”

"It feels so romantic, I'm a little envious." No matter how you look at it, Tingting's expression is smiling evilly.

After saying so many words that he was ashamed to mention, the old lady's face turned red again, "You want to know these things at your age, you say!" Are you precocious? Angrily, he stretched out his hand and rubbed the horse Pingchuan in front of Tingting, "It's still an undeveloped little child." ”

Tingting didn't make any small movements at that time, and he spoke as if he was spitting bubbles, "Anyway, I'm only twelve, and sooner or later I'll grow up......"

Madame's face gradually calmed down, and her eyes softened when she looked at her, "Auntie likes you very much, looking at you, I unconsciously think of my daughter." ”

Tingting's expectant expression made Madame realize that she had said too much, but ...... It seems a little difficult to refuse. So Madame shook her head helplessly, "That was the first child I had with your uncle, because it was still very peaceful during that time, and I basically didn't receive any crusade tasks, so I settled in a small apartment in Joaquin with your uncle." Looking back now, that time was really beautiful, but the good times didn't last long, and the poisonous witch, the huge monster that covered the sky and the sun, directly destroyed the wall. During the evacuation, because of the instructions of the garrison personnel to "give priority to the Chinese blood", our family was stopped and did not escape in time. Your uncle and I survived, but our daughter ...... She was only twelve years old. ”

Madame spoke in a very written voice, as if she had described it in her mind countless times, without even pausing. Clearly recounted a sad past, but now the plain words are as calm as her demeanor.

"Yes, I'm sorry, Auntie, I didn't know your daughter'......"

"It's okay, it's okay."

"Actually, I don't hate those who stop us, after all, there are not enough facilities there to transport all the people, and there are always people who are not immune. However, your uncle held a grudge, at that time we secretly eloped, one had no money, two had no identity, we could have taken the car, but we were stopped. He believes that the prejudice against us is the main culprit. ”

Tingting opened her small mouth, but there was no sound, these words were beyond the comprehension of her age, and she didn't know how to evaluate them or not, but her mood was extremely sad. She didn't know what she could do to comfort the seemingly calm Mrs. Sakurai...... It may be a bit presumptuous, but it's sincere.

Madame looked at Tingting who jumped into her arms with some surprise, and vaguely heard a whisper passing through the clothes, as if she was speaking, "What is your daughter's name?" ”

"Yoko, Yoko Sakurai."

Tingting raised his head, the bright moon in the night sky was reflected in his dark eyes, the crystal membrane flickered twice, and he looked at Mrs. Sakurai, "Yangzi, Yang." After that, you can call me in private...... month? With a snap of his little finger, he grabbed Madame's clothes tighter, "Actually, actually, I've been thinking about my Japanese name, and I hope you can ...... it."

"Yue'er!"

……

In the midst of the grass and trees, the wooden bed swayed gently, and it seemed that a mother and daughter were snuggled on it, and the mother wept silently, for fear of waking up the sleeping child in her arms.