"Brother Mu Xiao, it turns out that you are also here!" A sweet voice came, Mu Xiao's face was happy, and he turned around. I saw a girl in pink, about thirteen or fourteen years old, walking towards him with a smile on her beautiful and delicate little face, with a pointed nose embedded in it, her long black hair held by a beautiful wooden hairpin, and a pair of big eyes shining under her curved eyebrows, very pretty and cute.

"Lingxi, you're here too. Seeing this girl named Mu Lingxi, Mu Xiao was obviously very happy, and the many unhappiness in Fang Cai's heart had dissipated a lot since he saw the beautiful and lovely face in front of him. But then he looked at himself, his coat was spread out in the grass beside him, his clothes were not dry, and he was a little wet and sticking to his body, embarrassed, and a little embarrassed for a while.

Mu Lingxi held his little hand behind his back and came to Mu Xiao, his beautiful eyes blinked smartly, obviously in a very good mood, he was not very surprised to see Mu Xiao at the moment, thinking that he often saw Mu Xiao and Mu Ze and other boys going down to the river to bathe and play on weekdays. I saw Mu Lingxi covering his mouth and chuckling, but he didn't mean to laugh at all, but just asked a little seriously: "Brother Mu Xiao, are you like this, did you go to the river to catch fish?"

Mu Xiao had a look of embarrassment on his face, and only stammered a rough explanation of how Fang Cai tripped and fell into the river, and how he climbed to the shore after being hit on the head by a stone in the river.

Mu Lingxi's smile stiffened, and he stepped forward to look at the back of Mu Xiao's head that was hit by a stone in the river, and then asked with concern, "Brother Mu Xiao, are you okay?"

Mu Xiao smiled, scratched his head and said: "I'm fine, just go down to the river to bathe, don't I and Brother Mu Ze often do this on weekdays? ”

Mu Lingxi knew that Mu Xiao deliberately laughed, and immediately glanced at him, and said: "You guy, drown you!" Last time, I heard an old man who often fished say that the fish in this river have become big and fierce compared to when he was young, and I think it is caused by being conceived by the aura for a long time. In the future, if you want to go down to the river to bathe naked, be careful that the big fish in the water will eat you!" But seeing that Mu Xiao was not injured except for wet clothes, his face was also stretched out at the moment, and he continued, "There are many guests at home, saying that they want to celebrate for me, I feel very bored, and I don't like it, so I ran out, I didn't expect to meet you here!" Mu Lingxi sat on Mu Xiao's side and said with a happy smile.

"Oh, so that's it!" Mu Xiao was about to ask her what the results of the empowerment test were, and when she heard Mu Lingxi say that there were guests at home, she already knew the results, and she was happy for her, but then she felt a sense of loss in her heart, picked up a small stone, and threw it into the river in front of her.

"What's wrong with you? Aren't you usually playing with your brother Mu Ze, why are you alone today? By the way, the envoy should have also been to your house, what is the result between you and your big brother Mu Ze?" Seeing Mu Xiao's expression just now, Mu Lingxi asked with some concern.

"Go. Mu Xiao nodded and replied a little carelessly.

"Really, that's great, then we can go to the cultivation hall together in a few days. I was a little worried just now, but think about how smart you have always been, and your empowerment potential is very high. Mu Lingxi was quick for a while, and said happily to himself, but as soon as he finished speaking, he noticed that Mu Xiao's face was a little strange, and he sighed in his heart, so he had to ask tentatively, "Have you and your big brother Mu Ze passed the empowerment test?"

"Only...... One person. Mu Xiao's voice lowered.

"Really?" Seeing that Mu Xiao seemed to be enduring something, Mu Lingxi felt a trace of worry in her heart, but she only said that Mu Ze was not selected by the cultivation hall, and Mu Xiao was sad for his brother. So Mu Lingxi pulled his arm and asked tentatively and gently, "Are you worried about your brother?"

For a while, Mu Xiao opened his mouth, but he couldn't say a word, only stared blankly at the gurgling river.

I only heard Mu Lingxi comforting: "If it is your brother Mu Ze who does not meet the cultivation standard, it is indeed a pity, but then again, there are very few people who have reached the cultivation standard in the empowerment potential, and only three or four of the dozen children in our family have reached the standard of cultivating aura." Actually, if your eldest brother Mu Ze can't cultivate aura, it's also good to go to the Casting Hall to learn how to refine pills. ”

"It's me who didn't pass!" Mu Xiao's voice was so low that only he seemed to be able to hear it, but he finally couldn't help it, sobbed, and said intermittently, "Lingxi, I'm sorry, I can't cultivate with you in the future." ”

"What? Brother Mu Xiao, is there a mistake, you are much smarter than your brother Mu Ze, if only one person passes the test, it should be you. Mu Ling was also in disbelief, stood up, and said.

"That's just the way it is. Mu Xiao looked up at the sky and saw a secluded sky, extremely empty. At this time, he could no longer speak, but the tears in his eyes were indeed uncontrollable and kept pouring out.

Mu Lingxi got up, stood dumbfounded for a while, and then sat back beside Mu Xiao, his eyes were already moist, and after a while, he said softly: "Brother Mu Xiao, if it's true, don't be sad, learning to refine the pill is also very interesting, haven't you always liked the forest of our Mudan clan, just stay here all the time." I will still play with you often, and when I learn the cultivation of Reiki, I will also protect you, from childhood to adulthood, you have protected me and taken care of me, and I will protect you in the future. With that, he got up and patted his chest, like a big sister comforting her little brother.

Hearing Mu Lingxi's words, Mu Xiao's heart was hot, although he still had a bitter smile on his face, his expression was gradually relieved, these words he said to comfort his mother, from the mouth of the girl in front of him, actually made him feel a burst of warmth, the sadness just now seemed to be alleviated a lot, and the unwillingness and grief in his heart were slowly suppressed. I thought that as long as I could still be with Brother Mu Ze, Mu Lingxi, and my father and mother, it would be good. After a long time, Mu Xiao regained a smile on his face, the river breeze was slow, the wet clothes were almost dried, and it was much more comfortable to wear on his body, Mu Xiao walked to the river, suddenly turned around and said to Mu Lingxi with a smile: "Lingxi, you are right, I want to learn alchemy skills well, I heard that I can also forge magic weapons when I learn the advanced stage in the casting hall, if I forge a magic weapon that is unique in the world, it will also be very fulfilling." The young Mu Xiao, I don't know if it was to comfort others or to comfort himself, he forcibly made himself forget his previous loss.

Seeing that Mu Xiao was no longer sad, Mu Lingxi was also very happy, and said: "Brother Mu Xiao, don't worry, no matter what cultivation formulas I learn in the future, I will teach you, and in the future, I will tame the spirit bird, and I will also carry you and take you to soar around in the Mudan Forest." ”

"Okay, thank you, Lingxi!"

Suddenly, Mu Xiao felt that the distance between him and Mu Lingxi had never been so close as at this moment, this playmate who had grown up since he was a child, had always been like his sister, and he could always bring happiness and comfort to him. Mu Lingxi's beautiful little face flushed, and she looked particularly cute in the gorgeous sunset. Mu Xiao was a little stunned, and thought to himself: "I heard from the older generation that in the past, all the people who lived on this continent were ordinary human beings, and they did not cultivate aura, and they have always lived a simple and happy life of logging and weaving. Cultivating aura makes people powerful, but with the difference between cultivators and ordinary people, it also brings about fights and even killings between the forces of the major races. ”

For a moment, the young Mu Xiao wanted to figure out why there was suddenly an aura cultivation on this peaceful continent, and what was the ultimate meaning of aura cultivation? If there was no cultivation, it would be a wonderful thing to be able to live an ordinary life with the girl in front of him, Brother Mu Ze, his father and mother, cutting wood and hunting in this beautiful forest!

I don't know how long it took, the golden light of the setting sun on the river gradually dimmed, and as darkness fell, the beauty and tranquility of the dusk soon disappeared, and all kinds of nocturnal activities in the forest began to move. Although this place belongs to the scope of the human control of the Mudan clan, the blockade of the edge by powerful cultivators, it is not easy for ordinary fierce beasts to break through the blockade and break into the human settlement, but for ordinary people, every night, they still dare not stay in the wild at will.

They both stood up and walked back together. When they returned to the road from the river, they saw a man running towards them from afar.

"Brother Xiao, I finally found you, it's getting dark, and my mother and I are very worried when I don't see you. Mu Ze saw Mu Xiao and said anxiously. Then he looked at Mu Lingxi next to Mu Xiao, nodded and smiled at her, thinking that the three of them were also very familiar with each other on weekdays. finally said to Mu Xiao, "I'm relieved to see that you're okay, come back with me!"

"I'm sorry, Brother Kizawa, for worrying you and your mother. Mu Xiao said.

Mu Lingxi squinted at Mu Ze, and said angrily: "Even if you still have some conscience, you know that you came out to find Brother Mu Xiao, and you still think that you are so happy that your six relatives don't recognize it?"

Mu Ze raised his head and hurriedly said, "I, how could I be like this? I just listened to my grandfather's instructions and packed up some things." I couldn't find Brother Xiao anywhere around the house, so I ran to the place where we often played. Then he looked at the two of them, a strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said, "I knew that my brother Xiao was here to find you, so I didn't have to come anxiously to find it." ”

"Dead Mu Ze, you talk nonsense!" Looking at Mu Ze's ill-intentioned smile, Mu Lingxi's face turned red, and he raised his foot and kicked at Mu Ze.

Mu Xiao also hurriedly explained: "I came out alone, and I also met Lingxi by chance here. After a pause, he said to Mu Lingxi again, "Okay, you should go back quickly, otherwise your family should worry about you." ”

Mu Lingxi nodded lightly, glanced at Mu Xiao again, as if he wanted to say something, but after all, he didn't say anything, turned around and walked in the other direction. Mu Xiao looked at Mu Lingxi's back, although he had gone far away, it was still like a starlight twinkling in the dark, and it fell into Mu Xiao's somewhat moist eyes.

After separating from Mu Lingxi, Mu Ze and Mu Xiao walked home as usual. Mu Ze looked at Mu Xiao, although he was only a few months older than the younger brother in front of him, but usually his mother also told him to take care of Brother Xiao, and he unconsciously took on the role of a big brother. Mu Ze knew that this empowerment test had hit Brother Xiao very hard, and he knew very well that this younger brother was weak on the outside, but he was extremely resolute in his heart. Perhaps in order not to make his mother and father sad, he endured the grief in his heart, but comforted the people around him everywhere. At this moment, Brother Xiao was very relieved on the surface, but the more this was the case, the more Mu Ze worried about him, his heart was full of sadness and unbearable, and he unconsciously stepped forward and walked side by side with him. He thought in his heart that if he could, he would rather exchange with Brother Xiao.