On the ceremonial platform, eighteen-year-old boys and girls, dressed in the best clothes carefully prepared for them by the family, stood together in an orderly manner, silently waiting for the beginning of the coming-of-age ceremony. As the clock ticked to noon, the sun was in the center, the light was blinding, and the temperature was rising. These teenagers and girls were sweating profusely, but no one had any extra movements, and they refused to wipe off the sweat. After all, their every movement will be clearly seen by the people below, for the face of the family, and for the sake of that long-awaited moment, this heat is still bearable.

The audience sat closely, and each family waited in their respective places. There were small but noisy voices from the crowd, and they looked at the young people who came out in the most beautiful clothes one after another, and the audience was either amazed or laughing, occasionally pointing to the young people on the stage, talking about the embarrassment of their youth, and then couldn't help but sigh that they were getting old.

The ceremony began. Hundreds of white doves flew from both sides of the ceremonial platform, vibrating their wings and soaring in the sky, cooing from time to time. Immediately afterwards, there was a roar in everyone's ears, looking for the sound, only to see a salute fired, colorful fireworks flying, and the audience suddenly came with warm applause, and they happily waited for the arrival of the elders.

Slowly, one by one, the elders entered and sat down with roaring applause.

"These kids are really energetic. Mo Hao looked at the young people standing in the center of the ceremonial platform, and couldn't help but think back to himself decades ago, when he was also extremely looking forward to this moment, expecting himself to become an adult.

And today, today they are the protagonists.

Offstage, in the front row of the Mo family. Mo Ting (20) didn't pay attention to the speaker's remarks, instead, she frowned, her eyes narrowed slightly, and her gaze wandered over the cheeks of the elders. Slowly, her fingers rubbed together unconsciously, a habit that she felt uneasy.

"What's wrong, is there something wrong?" Mo Chen (19 years old), who knew her sister's habits, asked her quietly.

Mo Ting slowly leaned her head towards the other party, brushed the hair from her ears behind her back, and then whispered, "Look at the expressions of the elders. ”

Mo Chen looked up at his father, then at the others, and said, "It's all right, there's no problem." ”

"A few elders looked relaxed, and seemed to be single-mindedly focused on the ceremony, but did you notice those unconscious small movements on their bodies? For example, Elder Lei Guang's clenched fists at all times, and the corners of his father's mouth twitching slightly, all of them looked like they had something on their minds. ”

Mo Chen listened to her words and also found some problems. Almost everyone on this occasion was immersed in the joy of the young man's coming-of-age ceremony, except for the patriarchs of the family who sat in the most prominent position, they seemed to be unsociables, completely separated from the whole atmosphere, and it was difficult to fit in......

"Sister, what is more important than a coming-of-age ceremony that can distract the elders, what do you think?" Mo Chen asked in a low voice.

Mo Ting's ears heard the sound of horses' hooves, she glanced at the outside of the crowd, and saw two teenagers hurrying, driving their horses quickly. They wore clothes that didn't match everyone here, as if they were custom-made, with clouds and wings on their sleeves.

Mo Ting frowned slightly, then shook her head and did not speak.

Seeing that she didn't say much, Mo Chen didn't ask any more. She turned her attention to the ceremonial table again, and couldn't help but sneer when she saw Mo Yu's stunned expression. She pushed Mo Ting's arm and pointed at Yu Yi.

"Look at this guy, on such an important day today, he is still absent-minded. As an older sister, Mo Chen felt that he was sometimes really unpredictable about his own brother, and he didn't know what he was thinking. Sometimes, he would rather lie alone on the lawn and look up at the stars, without talking, without blinking, and without feeling bored.

On the stage, Mo Yuyi seemed to have directly blocked the ceremony, he didn't know what the elders said or what links they carried out, or rather, he didn't bother to know. The sun was shining, and the feather necklace around her neck was glowing and fluttering gently.

Yu Yi raised his head and looked at the white doves flying in the blue sky, and couldn't help but feel envious, they can spread their wings and fly high, unrestrained, when can they be like this?

It's nice to be free, but there's a price to pay for the right to be free. The wings can support the weight of wind and rain because of the thousands of painful stacks and thousands of numb experiences, which make the wings more tenacious.

Mo Hao pinned Yu Yi with the emblem of the Mo clan. On the badge is the word "ink", the outside is a flowing water pattern, and the badge is also engraved with a sword, but the shield covers most of the sword body, only the hilt and blade are exposed. The badge glows with a faint glow, as well as a warmth.

He patted Haichi on the shoulder vigorously, his eyes full of love.

"Father?" Yu Yi looked at him in surprise, Mo Hao's eyes were full of joy, but there was also indescribable emotion.

After the coming-of-age ceremony, everyone dispersed.

Soon, Black Dust held a meeting, and all the patriarchs went to the meeting. Although the patriarchs of the various families tried their best to hide the seriousness of the incident, they acted in a hurry, which inevitably made people think a lot.

"Looks like something happened...... Mo Ting muttered to herself.

After the coming-of-age ceremony, Yuichi still walked in the direction of home as usual. And behind him, I don't know when three figures appeared and followed cautiously. Their steps are messy, fast and slow, they don't have a good rhythm with their trackers, they seem to be novices, and they will squeeze into their teammates from time to time. Yu Yi listened to the movement behind him, and felt that something was wrong, he turned his head to the side, and caught a glimpse of the three daredevils, so the corners of his mouth raised, and he quickened his pace, turning into the alley.

As soon as he entered the alley with his front foot, three dark shadows appeared at the entrance of the alley. There was a dead end inside, and Yu Yi was nowhere to be seen, and several people couldn't help but look at each other.

"You three, what are you following me for?" a dark shadow landed behind the three, startling them.

The three men took a step back, then hurriedly set themselves up for battle.

"Hey, hey, it's me. Mo Yuyi smiled lightly and said.

"Brother Yu. The tallest of the three coughed, crossed his hands on his hips, and took a step forward, "You're going to show us the badge after the coming-of-age ceremony." Murong Jue (16 years old) showed a bright smile on his face, his white teeth glittering.

"Yes, yes, let's see!" the eyes of the two children next to him lit up, revealing an innocent expression.

Unable to withstand the enthusiasm of the three of them, Yu Yiyi took out the badge. The golden badge shone in the sun, and the expressions on the faces of the three were surprisingly consistent.

Murong Jue took the badge and looked at it carefully with the other two.

"What kind of material is this?"

"It's so beautiful!"

“......”

One of the children held the badge and pointed at Yu Yi and asked, "Brother Yu, when I have a coming-of-age ceremony, you must come, and I will show my badge when the time comes!" The child's name is Li Zhirong, although he is only 13 years old, and his face still has a little immaturity, but he wants to grow up quickly and become mature and brave.

"Me too! I will never disgrace the Song family!" Song Ziwei (15 years old) patted his chest and said.

Yu Yi looked at them and smiled: "Okay, I will definitely go in person when the time comes, I will wait for you." ”

At the corner of a certain street in the central district, a large number of people gathered, and they formed a circle, looking curiously at the people inside, and from time to time they made a noise.

Mo Chen and Mo Ting were walking on the street, and suddenly a young man in white ran quickly in front of them, slightly carrying a gust of wind.

Then the man fell to his knees on one knee, holding a rose in his right hand, while his left hand carefully rubbed against his trousers, wiping a few ink stains from his white clothes.

"Miss Mo, although you and I meet each other, but I think it is a kind of fate that we can meet each other here, you see, the rose in my hand symbolizes the passionate heart in my body, it only beats for you, and ...... for you"

"Hey, who are you?" Mo Chen immediately stood in front of his sister and asked, "Where did you come from, the merry son, who is wild here?"

The corners of the white-clothed young man's mouth lifted, and a fan slipped out of the sleeve of his right hand. "In Xia Zhuyun, twenty years old. ”

Mo Ting was slightly stunned, then looked at the figure slowly approaching in the distance, and then, she covered her mouth and snickered.

There were people around who stopped and pointed at them, and many people were whispering, and some people were applauding.

Mo Chen felt a little embarrassed when he saw that there were more people, so he immediately tried to coax them away: "What are you looking at, are you idle?" She and a few servants hurriedly dispersed the onlookers, but it didn't work much, but attracted more people.

Zhuyun was about to continue, when suddenly his ears were grabbed fiercely and he was lifted up directly. "Ah----h

"Big... Eldest brother... Kiss... It hurts..."Zhuyun was pulled out of the crowd by Zhuliang (22 years old) and walked towards Zhufu.

Zhuyun broke free from the other party: "Big brother, can you save me some face?" He dusted off his body and tidied up his clothes, "I'm also the second son of the Zhu family, you pull my ears on the street, you say, I... How else can I see people?!"

Zhu Liang patted his head: "You also know, then what were you doing on the street just now? When so many people were watching, why didn't you think that you were the second son of the Zhu family?"

"I was... Well... Is it wrong to pursue true love?" Zhuyun retorted.

Zhu Liang slapped him again, this time with much more energy than last time: "You merry boy, you know what true love is, go quickly! Father has an urgent matter to convene!"

Zhuyun was about to continue talking, but was pulled away by Zhuliang.

"Sister, that guy is too much, he actually ......" On the way back, Mo Chen pouted and kept complaining.

"It's a bit excessive, but I think it's cute, don't I?" Mo Ting smiled and nodded, she looked at Mo Chen and said.

"Cute? That's what makes it cute? ”

"He looks very merry on the outside, but I guess he must be very stable on the inside. Mo Ting was unhurried and said slowly.

The second son of the Zhu family is famous for his grace, and his steadiness has nothing to do with him. Besides, what does he like, what's the matter with me?" As he spoke, Mo Chen crossed his arms and raised his head proudly, while his ponytail almost threw the servant behind him in the face.

Seeing her sister's reaction, Mo Ting covered her mouth again and smiled: "I think ah, he is quite a good match for you." ”

"How can it be? How could I like him?......" As soon as Mo Ting's words fell, Mo Chen became anxious and hurriedly defended.

"Second Miss, Miss is just teasing you, you don't need to take it seriously. The maid in the back saw that the second lady was a little anxious, so she laughed secretly.

"Whoever takes it seriously, I... I was just... Well... Forget it!" Mo Chen's face turned red, and he hurriedly blocked his face with both hands, and his steps quickened, walking towards the Mo family.

Seeing Mo Chen's shy behavior, Mo Ting didn't say anything more, she glanced at the people who hurried to the council hall, and her originally relaxed expression couldn't help but be a little more worried.

A grand dinner was being held in the Mo tribe, the family was busy, more than a dozen domestic servants were cleaning in the lobby, the tables and chairs were wiped very clean, all the tea leaves in the teacup were poured out and replaced with new ones, and the boiling water was poured into the cup, and the white air was rising. With that, there is a faint aroma of tea. The aroma fills the lobby.

"Ahh Right now, there was only one girl kneeling on the ground to clean up the debris, and despite the temperature of the boiling water, there were many cuts on her fingers.

The girl was not tall and thin, like a stunted child. She remained silent, blood dripping from her fingertips.

"Third Miss!" said the older maid to the girl, "you are only ten years old, so it's okay to go for a walk in the backyard, don't you make a mess of us?"

"That's right, it's just cleaned up. ”

"Really, in vain. ”

"......" A few complaints flowed out together, but Mo Ming didn't care, just continued to clean up.

As soon as Mo Yu entered the mansion, he saw the situation in the lobby and hurriedly walked over. "What's wrong, what's going on?"

He looked at the puddle of water on the ground, and Mo Ming, who was mopping the floor, and the servants around him were a little angry. "I see. ”

Yu Yi helped Mo Ming up, and then said to everyone: "Everyone is angry, I know that everyone is cleaning very hard, and my sister also wants to help, so I hope you understand." The mistake has already happened, and it's useless to complain, let's clean up again, okay?"

"This..."The maids and servants saw that Mo Yu had spoken, so they looked at each other and stopped talking.

Steward Mo also stepped forward and said, "Okay, okay, today is a big day, don't delay!"

"Now that the third prince and the housekeeper have spoken, we have nothing to say, let's sort it out again. The crowd nodded, but said nothing.

Mo Yuyi pulled her to the backyard and looked at the burned and swollen place on her right hand: "I'll help you apply some medicine, otherwise it will hurt very much." ”

"No, I... It's okay..."Mo Ming's voice was cold, and his eyes were dark.

"It's okay, look, your arms are all scalded and swollen, I'll help you bandage them." Yu Yi turned around and was about to take the ointment, but was dragged by Mo Ming, she muttered, "I'm sorry, I've caused trouble to everyone..."

Mo Yuyi was stunned for a moment, then patted her head and said, "You also mean well." It's okay, we're family, there's no need to say that. ”

"Family?" Mo Ming said these words stiffly, and his eyes became heavy, as if he was thinking about something.

"Yes, a family, so, we will bear the hardships and difficulties together, even the biggest mistakes can be resolved!" Yu Yi patted her on the head, and then turned to get the medicine. As soon as he walked into Mo Ming's room, he suddenly felt a little cold, and the feeling was like walking into a secret room full of ice, facing the extremely low temperature, and goosebumps all over his body.

The decoration of Mo Ming's room is very simple, there are no embellishments, just simple curtains, old tables, stools, etc., which does not look like the room where the young lady lives at all. The whole room was cold, and people didn't dare to stay longer.

Looking at Mo Yuyi's back, Mo Ming stood dumbfounded, his mouth open and closed: "No matter how big a mistake is, can it be resolved, even if it is a betrayal?"