After putting on the protective suit, Summer Night came to the third floor. In the empty space, Ling Meng was sitting on one side meditating and waiting, and opened his eyes when he felt the summer night coming.

"I've been waiting. Ling Meng shook his head and said no, then slowly stood up.

"So let's warm up at the beginning. "The warm-up is to use no weapons, but to make a gesture with bare hands, after Ling Meng agreed, the two walked to the distance of five steps from each other and saluted each other.

"Please advise. ”

"Each other, each other. ”

After greeting each other, the two began to approach each other, unlike when the two of them didn't have to fight too close when they held a sword, Xia Ye's body and the length of their hands and feet could play a big advantage when she was barehanded, which would make her feel a sense of security that she couldn't feel when using a sword.

In the case of prohibiting grappling, due to the great advantage of length, Xia Ye has always been on the defensive, only occasionally counterattacking, Ling Meng will also quickly dodge......

"Sister Xia Ye, you come to attack. "Ling Meng, who has been on the attacking side, as usual, let Xia Ye attack after practicing for a while.

"Okay, then you be careful. "The momentum of the summer night that turned from defense to attack was different, and Ling Meng quickly fell into passivity, but he was not suppressed all the time, but was always looking for opportunities to counterattack...... As soon as the two warmed up, they practiced for half an hour, and they didn't stop to rest until Ling Meng was a little out of breath.

"You seem to be moving a little slowly today. ”

"Yes. Ling Meng looked at his hand, trembling slightly.

"It's okay, I shouldn't have been hurt just now. Xia Ye thought about it, and didn't feel like hurting him just now, "Drink water?"

After ordering it, he caught the kettle thrown by Xia Ye, and Ling Meng unscrewed it and drank a few sips.

"I'm fine, I think it's because I practiced a little more in the morning. ”

"Well, let's stop here for today. Summer Night understood what his concept of practicing more was, so he made a declaration of abortion.

"Good. Ling Meng, who agreed to Xia Ye's proposal, came to the balcony and was sitting there, half-twisting his head and quietly looking into the distance, he usually rested like this when he was tired. Looking into the distance and listening to the whispers drifting in the distance, it was easy for him to fall into peace and tranquility.

Summer Night stretched her arms and took off her protective suit. She was going to take a shower, and although the weather was not very hot, she was sweating a lot just now, which made her feel uncomfortable.

After taking a shower and washing clothes, I put on clean clothes on a refreshing summer night and took the washed clothes to the third floor to dry.

As soon as he went up to the third floor, he saw Ling Meng standing aside with a sword swinging it again and again, his movements were not fast but very standard.

"Ling Meng, exercise in moderation, isn't it okay if you don't take a little rest?" said Xia Ye in a slightly anxious and helpless tone.

"I'm fine. When he responded, Ling Meng's swing of the sword did not fluctuate in the slightest.

The summer night helplessly began to dry the clothes.

"Na-" Xia Ye hesitated a little, "Ling Meng, you...... Are you an orphan?"

If it was in another family, she would not ask such a thing as a servant. But here, after two years of getting along, Zhencheng's generosity and tolerance, as well as the way she treats her as family, make her regard this place as her second home.

She has always had a doubt about the other member of the family, 'Ling Meng', and from the moment she came into contact with him, she didn't sigh at his talent in learning, and she never needed to say it a second time when she taught him, so that she had learned what she wanted to teach in half a year.

The talent in martial arts is also almost terrible, half a year ago, out of nothing to do, under the guidance of Mr. Wang, he began to practice with him, at that time he knew, Mr. Wang did not teach him a move and a half, his practice was always just swinging a sword, but it was difficult to easily win him again after only half an hour of guidance.

It didn't take long for me to have a strange feeling that I would improve a little every time I practiced with him, and I was able to win him all the time, but it didn't seem to be a practice anymore...... Unwilling to say that it was probably just a game for him, this feeling would not be so obvious only in a bare-handed contest, which convinced her of the conjecture of releasing water when the sword was again.

Hard work, self-discipline, stable personality, beautiful appearance, what kind of past does such a good person have, and does his family still have? This kind of question has always pressed on her heart, but she does not dare to ask, because she has not forgotten his thin body and scarred hands when they first met.

"Yes......" let out a somewhat trembling voice, no matter how calm and indifferent he usually pretended, he couldn't act as if nothing had happened to him before.

Hearing Ling Meng's somewhat sad tone, Xia Ye understood that she had asked a question that she shouldn't have asked, thinking that he should have had a warm family......

"I'm sorry for asking some thoughtless questions...... I'm just a little curious about your past. Xia Ye bowed deeply to Ling Meng and lowered her head.

Hearing Xia Ye's words, Ling Meng slowly stopped swinging his sword and turned to hold the sword with one hand, letting it drag to the ground...... He recalled the memories of the two years he lived with Xia Ye, and she and Uncle Wang had always been very attentive and caring for him......

"This is not something that needs to be apologized by Sister Xia Ye...... And I'm doing well now...... In the future, please ...... "Oh, why can't I stop crying, why? Is this such a sad thing?...... Why did I survive? Why didn't I survive? Why didn't I survive? Why? Why? Why......

It was only for a moment that Ling Meng fell into deep self-blame, the self who only survived the disaster, the self who was rescued, the self who ate a hundred times better food than when he fled, the self who slept in a warm bed, and the self who felt happy...... Dislike...... Dislike...... Dislike...... Dislike...... Holding his head and trying to shout, he couldn't shout......

Suddenly, a very good fragrance came into Ling Meng's nose, and when he realized it, he had been hugged by Xia Ye.

"Don't think about those sad things, think about happy things, if there are no things that make you feel happy in the past, then create them tomorrow, the day after tomorrow and the future, I will be by your side, and I will create happy things with you, the past has passed, and there will be no more memories that make you feel sad......"

"Woo......", "Ah......", "Woo......" Under the comfort of the summer night, Ling Meng cried out completely......

"Rest assured...... I will always be with you......" It wasn't until he saw Ling Meng's fragile expression that Xia Ye realized that he was only a nine-year-old child who was usually calm and quite mature in everything he did, and hidden under that calm and maturity was a wounded and fragile heart......

At this time, Xia Ye sat on the ground, holding the tired Ling Meng in his arms, "Na-it's time for the Caifeng Festival...... Do you want to go with me? There's a lot to see and do at the rally, there's a lot to eat, and everyone is going to be enthusiastic...... Let's go and add happy memories together, right?"

"Thank you...... Summer Night's ...... I'm fine, though...... My father said that a man must learn to be strong...... I won't forget...... Although there are a lot of bad memories...... But in the middle of that...... There is also irreplaceable ...... Recall. From that sad tone, Summer Night felt his little strength, which touched her deeply.

"Ling Meng is amazing...... So if you feel sad again, come and tell me, I will be by your side at all times, we are a family, aren't we? In the past, Ling Meng called her Sister Xia Ye, perhaps out of politeness, but now it has another meaning for her, which makes her feel that her sister who is not cute has also become a little cute, and wants to meet her......

"......" came with the sound of even breathing, and Summer Night knew that he was asleep.

Just hugged him and waited until Ling Meng fell asleep, and then Xia Ye picked him up.

"It's so light. Put Ling Meng on the bed, cover the quilt, and gently retreat in the summer night.

After this happened, Xia Ye obviously felt that Ling Meng's treatment of her had changed slightly, and her eyes were no longer cold, but there was some emotion in them.

"Oh - before I knew it, the relationship between the two of us was getting better. It's gratifying, but it's a little hurtful. ”

Sensing the subtle change, Zhencheng was a little happy. He could understand how fragile Ling Meng's heart was hidden under his calm exterior, after all, the motivation that kept him alive was not happiness, but the grief of losing his loved ones...... It's okay if this emotion doesn't explode, and if it does, it will probably completely crush him, so he never mentioned it about the past, and originally wanted to alleviate it by adding friends, but it only had the opposite effect...... I didn't expect to make other progress.

"After all, I've always been taking care of Ling Meng. "The summer night seems to be happy.

And Ling Meng pretended to drink water.

"I'm shy, I'm shy, it's so easy to understand. Zhencheng held his face with one hand, very happy.

"I went to exercise. Putting down the water glass, Ling Meng stood up and tried to escape from the uncomfortable atmosphere, but stopped just as he was about to go upstairs, "Thank you very much, Uncle Wang. I don't know if I'll be able to be a useful person for you, but I'll do my best for it......"

"I understand, I've always understood, and I've seen all your efforts...... Aren't we family?"

After listening to his words, Ling Meng bowed deeply to him again, "Thank you very much." ”

"There are a lot of unfortunate things that have happened to him, and I alone can't be the force that supports him, and now you have entered his heart, so you have to bear some of his sorrows, and I will ask you when I am sad. After Ling Meng couldn't hear it completely, Zhencheng whispered to Xia Ye.

"I will, I've probably thought of him as my own family. He hesitated, "My lord, you seem to have a special value for Ling Meng." ”

"Of course, he has a lot in common with me...... "Zhencheng's eyes deepened, and he briefly recalled what had happened to him, "Do you think he can surpass me?"

"Unlikely. "She has a general understanding of the strength of Chief Wang, and he is one of the strongest in the Duke's family.

"I know a little bit better than you do, so I can tell you for sure that he will definitely become a stronger person than me. Zhencheng said in a very proud voice.

Xia Ye, who was staring at the earthquake city, felt that he must have seen Ling Meng as a family member, and his expression was like an old father who was proud of his son.

"But he still doesn't think of us as family, but that's it, after all, it also shows that he is quite affectionate, doesn't it?"

Xia Ye nodded, agreeing with his words, sometimes you don't need to confirm the relationship to understand that their bond is quite strong.

"Such a long-awaited family mobilization, do you want to participate?"

Xia Ye knew that this was calling her to practice, although she was a little excited, but a lot of things at home were about to run out, and there were a lot of things to buy today, so she refused.

"Thank you. ”