The sun is warm but not dazzling, and the surroundings are quiet, with occasional breezes blowing through the forest, driving the rustling of the forest sea.

Unknown birds in the trees paced leisurely on the branches, energetic insects chirped tirelessly in the meadows, and sunlight poured down through the shades of the trees, casting bright spots of light of various sizes on the ground.

In this deep mountain away from the city, the afternoon seems extraordinarily long.

Lying lazily on the trunk with his hands behind his head, Mai squinted slightly at the sky, not knowing what he was thinking.

A month ago, she graduated from the Wind Demon Family's ninja class with an excellent score that was almost double the second place, and in the history of her graduation, she was even ranked in the top three.

If according to her plan a few years ago, she was going to design a death escape from the snake family after graduation, for which she even registered an ID on the hunter website early on to prepare a way back for herself.

It's just now......

Turning her head, Mai glanced down at the courtyard below.

In the open courtyard, a petite girl is holding a wooden sword and performing a boring chopping exercise.

The girl was wearing a practice uniform, her long hair was tied into a ponytail behind her back, and a white strap was tied on her forehead, and large drops of sweat slipped down from the girl's forehead, and the ground below was soaked with sweat.

…… Frankly speaking, Mai Jiude is a little incomprehensible to each other.

As the future head of the Uesugi family, the other party is born with power that ordinary people can't reach, plus those two younger brothers who are very capable of fighting and a father who can fight even more, to be honest, she can't find a reason for the other party to train so hard.

"If you do the math...... Looks like nine years, right? ”

As if something had suddenly come to mind, Mai looked at the girl very strangely.

For nine years, the other party's body has no tendency to develop and grow, what it was nine years ago, and what it will still look like nine years later...... It's as if time has stood still in each other's bodies.

In the past, she still needed to look up at each other, but now, with a pair of proud long legs, she can look down on each other.

Although it is said that because of this incident, the Snake Qi Eight Family has conducted many examinations on each other's bodies, but they still haven't found anything, and the other party seems to be aware of this, so in the past nine years, the other party has lived in a simple place, and most of the time has been staying in the mountains to practice.

It is precisely because the other party rarely shows up in front of people that within the Snake Qi Eight Family, the eldest lady of the Uesugi family is almost about to evolve into an urban legend...... Or so it is.

The people I follow have become living urban legends, and they are naturally no better as retainers, but fortunately, the eldest lady's personality is extremely gentle, although there are occasional off-line behaviors, but they feel extremely comfortable getting along with each other, and they also respect their wishes.

Otherwise, she would have run away a long time ago, where would she follow the other party honestly......

Suddenly, there was a slight movement in his heart, and after glancing at the girl on the other side of the courtyard, the figure of Mai Liquor quickly disappeared from the trees.

The next moment, when her figure reappeared, she had already come to the girl's side, and reached out in time to support the other party.

Sure enough, he fainted again...... Is it necessary to push yourself to the limit every time? ”

Glancing at the girl who had fallen asleep in his arms, after sighing a little helplessly, Mai Jiude skillfully carried the girl and walked indoors.

Since three years ago, almost every other week, the other party will come to such an almost self-harming extreme training, if the training in the ninja class is harsh, then the other party's extreme breakthrough special training, is simply to force people to a dead end......

- She seriously suspected that the other party's growth was related to this kind of special training.

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In a soft and warm feeling, Mu Qingzhi woke up from his deep sleep.

"Ah...... Familiar ceiling ......"

Looking at the ceiling overhead, Mu Qingtong, who was lying on a soft big bed and changed his clothes and took a shower, sighed in his mouth.

Time is like an arrow, the sun and the moon are like a shuttle.

In the blink of an eye, nine years flew by, and it seemed like yesterday when I said goodbye to Khorkina and her family in front of the Peninsula Hotel.

So much has happened in nine years, and so much has changed at the same time.

Uesugi may not be a competent leader, but he is definitely a competent father, and he treats her and Genji brothers equally...... I even prefer her a little more.

She was abandoned since she was a child in her previous life, but in this life, she rarely has a warm family, which has to be said to be a creation that makes people.

"Today's words...... It seems that the children said they would come? ”

As if he suddenly thought of something, Mu Qingzhi subconsciously sat up from the bed...... Then it was dark in front of me.

"After that kind of extreme breakthrough training, what you need is enough rest for your body to recover."

With a straight face, he put her back on the bed and covered the quilt, and when he heard the sound, he rushed to Jiude Mai, who was still wearing an apron around her waist, and her face was expressionless.

"I'll arrange the hospitality, and the eldest lady doesn't have to worry about it."

"Oh......"

Lying on the bed honestly, Mu Qingtong replied weakly.

Based on her relationship with Jiude Mai over the years, she generally doesn't use the affix of eldest lady, since she uses it...... That means that the other party is really angry now.

- Mai is angry, very terrible.

This house, located deep in the mountains, was originally an asset belonging to the Inuyama family, but it was given to her by Inuyama as a birthday gift, which can be said to be quite generous.

There is an open-air hot spring on the left side of the backyard, and the environment is quiet enough, because this is not far from the special training point of the ninja class of the Wind Demon Family, so in the past nine years, Jiude Mai can be said to be the person who has been with him the longest, and she naturally knows a lot about the other party's character.

"Lie down, I'll bring you porridge later."

Seeing her say this, the expression on Jiude Mai's face also softened.

"If you want to get up and walk around, at least wait until tomorrow, understand?"

"Hmm...... Good. ”

Glancing at the screen quietly emerging in front of him, Mu Qingzhi nodded.

"Also, I'd like two more Cokes."

Looking at the wine de Mai standing in front of the bed in front of him, Mu Qingzhi looked serious.

"Remember to add more ice."

Mai Sakade: "........."