The sound of gunfire, cannons, roars, and shouts seemed to be close to him, but also as if they were thousands of miles away.

The artillery was raging and dusty, and the faces of the people around them could not be seen clearly, and their figures were extremely blurred, but they were all wearing armed battle armor.

Someone shouted at him, but moments later he was hit by an inexplicable beam of light and turned into powder.

The explosion shook off in all directions of the city wall, and people fell into the dark red mist that filled the air, and there were broken bodies everywhere, the smell of blood and smoke mixed in the nostrils, and the blood of the people around them gathered under their feet.

And what made Ling An tremble and feel most frightened was the shadow as tall as Mount Everest on the distant horizon.

Countless roaring reptilian demons,

A figure suspended in the sky,

A look of defiance for all......

Just when Ling An was about to lose his support, a white-haired old man beside him who was also unable to see clearly grabbed his shoulder.

Ling An turned his head in horror, but couldn't see anything clearly.

In the distance, the huge shadow seemed to raise a hand and slowly shoot it down.

Depressed, heavy.

Inability to breathe.

Just when Ling An couldn't think anymore, the white-haired old man pushed him behind him.

Ling An hurriedly tried to grab something, but everything around him seemed to be just illusory, and nothing for him to grasp.

A sense of weightlessness surged from the bottom of his heart, and in a trance, Ling An seemed to hear what the white-haired old man said to himself.

He couldn't hear the sound clearly, but Ling An was surprisingly able to see the shape of the old man's mouth.

"Be careful ...... on the road"

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Brush!

"Whew...... Huh...... Hoo Ha ......"

Sitting up from the bed suddenly, Ling An gasped for air.

Shaking his head, Ling An looked at the still dark sky outside the window.

Touching out his Tianxun bracelet from the pillow, there was some dazzling light, which made Ling An have to squint his eyes.

It was only 2 a.m.......

Ling An lay down again.

Did you just have a nightmare?

That dream gave Ling An a very bad feeling, but he couldn't say the specific content.

It must have been when I was previewing the recent history of the Fort Age last night, and I saw those images that made me have bad associations, and it seems that I shouldn't look at these palpitating things at night before going to bed in the future...... No, what am I afraid of?

Touching his head and covering the quilt, Ling An tried to fall asleep.

Call...... Call...... Call......

But a few minutes passed, and Ling An not only couldn't sleep, but also heard an indescribable tapping sound.

Put a pillow over your head, but it doesn't work.

Although the percussion sound was inaudible, his heartbeat was clearer.

Puff ...... Puff ......

"Whew!"

Ling An sat up again, turned over and got off the boat.

Gently pushing open the door, my eyes first turned to my mother and sister's room.

It seems that both mom and sister are asleep......

Ling An was careful not to make the slightest sound, he was going to get the lamp that was placed in the study.

Since you can't sleep, let's get up and study. As for why you don't turn on the lamp in your room, you have to go and get a table lamp......

Saving a little is also saving.

However, as I approached the study, the tapping sound I had just heard became clearer.

Ling An was stunned for a moment, then understood something, gently pressed the doorknob of the study, and pushed the door open.

In front of the computer desk in the study, Ling Xiangming rubbed his tired eyes, and after thinking about it in his mind, he tapped the keyboard again and wrote down the content in his mind just now.

"Dad."

Ling An slowly came behind Ling Xiangming.

"Xiao An, why haven't you slept yet?"

Ling Xiangming was not frightened, but his face was stunned, and he noticed that his voice just now was a little louder, he lowered his voice and frowned:

"Did I wake you up by the sound of my keyboard tapping? Sorry, I was paying attention...... Hurry back to sleep, you have to go to school tomorrow. ”

Without looking at Ling An's expression, Ling Xiangming turned around and continued to think about the following content.

"Leave me alone, I'll go to sleep when I'm done with this one."

Ling An's heart was sour.

The conditions of my own home were not bad.

His father, Ling Xiangming, is a senior department head of the Yuanyang Electric Power Company, and his mother is a senior history teacher at Yuanyang No. 1 High School. Their family will also receive a large subsidy every month because of their eldest brother Ling Zhiyuan.

Judging from income alone, his family is definitely the richest in the middle class. This can be seen from the fact that his family can buy a house in the core area of Yuanyang City, which is a first-tier city, with a one-time payment.

But......

Because of the strange disease that his twin sister Ling Xuan suffered, every month's light was treated to maintain the condition from continuing to deteriorate, and the cost required reached 50,000 federal coins.

And that's when they are the families of the Glorious Army soldiers and enjoy medical benefits.

This is not a hundred years ago, 50,000 federal dollars, which is the annual income of many families. Even if your family is fairly wealthy, this is a heavy expense.

Therefore, while maintaining his original job, his father Ling Xiangming took the initiative to start the self-media industry, and obtained an additional income by picking up manuscripts and posting them on the Tianxun network.

"Go to sleep." After Ling Xiangming finished writing a paragraph, he looked back and saw that his son had not left, so he persuaded.

"Well, Dad, you pay attention to your body and go to bed early. You're going to work tomorrow too. Ling An knew that he couldn't persuade him, so he could only say this.

Then, biting his lip, he turned and walked out of the study.

"Wait."

Ling Xiangming suddenly stopped him in a low voice.

"Xiao An, you're up anyway, help me go to the kitchen to make a cup of instant coffee, you know where it is, right?" Ling Xiangming handed the empty cup in his hand to the silent Ling An.

Ling An went to the kitchen, quietly brewed coffee, and brought it to the study.

"Thanks, go to sleep." Ling Xiangming just tapped on the keyboard a few more times and didn't look back.

"Dad, you go to bed early, too."

Returning to his room in silence, Ling An noticed that the keystrokes were much quieter......

sighed silently in his heart, turned over to the bed, and Ling An closed his eyes.

Early morning.

"Brother! Get up! ”

Hearing this crisp sound, as soon as Ling An opened his eyes, he immediately habitually stretched out a hand and grabbed the doll that was about to hit his head.

"Xiaoxuan, you are a sophomore in high school, and you are still so naughty, like a child." Ling An sat up, but there was no trace of anger on his face.

The girl in front of her looks seven points similar to herself, but the details of her face are much softer than Ling An, 17-year-old her, even if she is more youthful than girls of the same age in some places, but she can already see that she must be a big beauty in the future.

"What, you're only a few minutes ahead of me, and you're just as old as you are." Ling Xuan pouted and snatched the doll she threw out from her brother Ling An.

Ling An wanted to get dressed and asked Ling Xuan to call his father, he knew that Ling Xiangming, who had been busy all night, definitely didn't get up at this time, and should have fallen asleep in the study.

Quickly getting dressed, Ling An moved his muscles slightly.

Ling Xuan is not wrong about one thing, although Ling An was only born a few minutes earlier than his sister, he has been doing some work after school since last year to subsidize the family. Compared to his peers, he is really much older.

At least outwardly.

And Ling Xuan, it's not that she doesn't want to, but her family, including Ling An, doesn't allow her to go out to do odd jobs. In itself, she enrolled a year late because of her illness, so Ling An is already a senior in high school this year, but she has just entered her second year of high school.

Walking out of the room, when Ling An entered the bathroom to wash, he happened to see his mother Yu Shuwan preparing breakfast and smiling to take clothes for his father who came out of the study.

Ling Xuan was already sitting at the dining table, pouring milk into everyone's cups.

To be honest, if it weren't for Ling Xiangming's refusal to lower the nutritional supply of his family, the financial pressure on their family would have eased a lot.

However, seeing Ling An and Ling Xuan growing up safely, Ling Xiangming never complained about the pressure in front of his family.

Smiling slightly, Ling An spit out the mouthwash.

Until just now, he still had lingering palpitations about last night's nightmare, and his heart couldn't help but be relieved at this moment.

What a bullshit nightmare, to hell with it.

"Xiao An, when you go to class today, you must pay attention to one point, I heard the principal say that there is a big man in the school who will come to inspect today." Yu Shuwan couldn't help but smile as she looked at Ling An and Ling Xuan, who were gobbling up.

"Got it, Mom."

Ling An knew that the reason why her mother didn't tell Ling Xuan was because she was the head teacher of Ling Xuan's class.

"By the way, Mr. Ji of the defense department told me yesterday that Zhiyuan has been promoted to C-level, and there is a ten-day vacation, so it should be almost there." Ling Xiangming gulped milk and said to his family.

"Really?" Yu Shuwan said happily. Ling Xuan also showed a look of joy.

Ling An was stunned for a moment, then fell silent and finished eating the food on the plate.

His feelings towards his eldest brother Ling Zhiyuan were extremely complicated......

Soon, her sister Ling Xuan and her mother Yu Shuwan also finished breakfast.

Ling Xiangming's company was in the opposite direction from Ling An's school, and Ling An knew that his mother liked to walk with them to school in the morning, so he didn't like his father to drive him.

Really.

"Lao Ling, I'll go first with the children, after you finish eating, remember to put the bowl in the sink."

"Well, I don't drive today, I stayed up a little late last night, and fatigue driving is not good."

Ling Xiangming smiled, he was not stupid, he understood the importance of physical safety, it was still rare for him to stay up so late like yesterday.

Walking out of the door with his sister and mother, breathing in the fresh air, Ling An's mood improved a lot.

Ling Xuan walked bounced, although she was 17 years old, her mind was actually a few years younger for her who had spent most of her time in the ward in the early years. For Ling An, she is really a little girl.

I looked at the Tianxun bracelet, it was only half past seven o'clock, and there was still time.

Since the time of the fortress, the all-round quality education practiced in schools, and the school that used to be all about grades and let students get up at 6 o'clock in the morning to read early is being spurned today.

The three of them walked all the way and passed a square.

There is a huge monument in the square.

The monument is simple, with no patterns, and is all cast from a single type of stone.

There are only two sentences engraved on it:

Honour the memory of the fallen warriors.

Thank you to the warriors who are fighting.

There were already quite a few people in the square, mostly young people who got up to work and school.

Most people passing by will spontaneously stand under the monument and pray silently for a while. Then he left here with his bag.

"Let's go too." Yu Shuwan said with a smile.

Normally, Ling An knew that even with a smile, her mother implied worry and sorrow, but today, hearing the news that her eldest brother was about to return from vacation, Ling An read true joy from her mother's face.

With his hands clasped in front of him, Ling An prayed silently like everyone else.

Thanks to the fighters.

When he arrived at the school and waved goodbye to his mother and sister, Ling An came to his classroom.

At this moment, many people have begun to concentrate on reviewing their homework, after all, they are already in their third year of high school, and they are about to take the college entrance examination in less than a year.

But I don't know what's going on, but at this time, Ling An suddenly remembered the nightmare last night.

Is it because you are reading the relevant knowledge of modern history?

Shaking his head, history is a very important subject today, but you can't be distracted while studying.

However, until two classes passed in the morning, Ling An was still unable to concentrate as much as before.

"Eh, second brother." Hua Ji, the little fat man at the same table, poked himself lightly.

When the teacher turned around to explain the knowledge points on the blackboard, Hua Ji whispered to Ling An:

"Have you heard? Today a big man is coming to inspect our school. ”