After making arrangements for Mingxuan's mother and son, Xin Yun planned to set off immediately to help Yi Luoxiang catch an imperial sword dragon before school started, but because of one incident, he had to postpone the plan.
All along, Yan Qingying has been very silent, she rarely speaks, and her expression is always calm, even a little cold. If no one takes the initiative to talk to her, she will never open her mouth.
If it was someone else, it might be difficult to accept such neglect, but Xin Yun knew that the reason for this was also caused by what she had experienced. Speaking of it... Yan Qingying is just a poor person.
People are always like this. When they suffer more injuries, they will add a protective film to their hearts. When they receive more and more injuries, this protective film will accumulate layer by layer. It will form a shell, an extremely hard shell that wraps itself tightly.
Although Yan Qingying is not very old, her experience has caused her to suffer unimaginable harm, so... Although he is still young, his shell is extremely thick and hard.
Since Xin Yun's conversation a few days ago, Yan Qingying has remained silent, but her always calm face often showed struggles and hesitation. The shell is really too thick to be worn through by grinding.
In desperation, Xin Yun had no choice but to let go of his thoughts for the time being, and practice with Yi Luoxiang in meditation. He is not far away from the five-star bronze, and strives to raise his strength to five-star before departure. In this way, their confidence will be Much more.
The so-called hard work pays off, and finally... After a week of continuous training, Xin Yun and Yi Luoxiang broke through the four-star bronze and reached the five-star bronze level.
Gently opened his mouth, and in an instant... Countless blue rays of light shot out from Xin Yun's mouth, and in the blue rays of light, a round, blue dragon ball slowly floated out of Xin Yun's mouth.
Looking carefully, the dragon ball seems to be carved out of crystal. Inside the crystal ball, there are strands of blue mist floating. Although the mist is still a little light, it is obvious... it is no longer transparent.
Seeing this scene, Yi Luoxiang smiled sweetly, and between her red lips slightly parted, a dragon ball emitting purple light floated out. Looking carefully, there were waves of purple mist rippling inside the dragon ball.
Swallowing the dragon ball back in satisfaction, Xin Yun laughed and said, "Finally you didn't pull me down, but... I don't know how long I can stay with you."
Hearing Xin Yun's words, Yi Luoxiang smiled and said, "What if you keep up, so what if you can't keep up? In my heart, you will always be the best, not to mention... I should be the one who should be worried about being thrown away. Bar."
Facing Yi Luoxiang's words, Xin Yun couldn't help laughing, yes... How about keeping up, so what if you can't keep up? Take one step first and one step later, as long as you can reach the end point, there is no difference between one step earlier and one step later.
Yi Luoxiang continued: "If you really want to improve quickly, why not use dragon crystals? I heard that after using dragon crystals, the speed of cultivation can be greatly accelerated, especially below the gold level, the effect is very significant. "
"Don't!" Hearing Yi Luoxiang's words, Xin Yun hurriedly said: "Don't have such thoughts. To practice this kind of thing, you still have to rely on your own strength, keep your feet on the ground, and practice step by step. Although you can get it by relying on external forces It is cheap for a while, but in the end, it will inevitably suffer from it, and it is absolutely not worth it."
Cultivation is a bit slow at the beginning, but it is like laying the foundation. It is absolutely impossible to try to speed up. Once the speed is fast, the foundation will inevitably be weak. In this way, there is no way to build a higher building.
Looking at Yi Luoxiang seriously, Xin Yun continued: "Although those who use dragon crystals will have a very fast cultivation speed, you must know that once it reaches a certain level, external forces cannot be relied upon. At that time, once the help of external forces is lost, it will be difficult for those who have not undergone penance to persist in the excruciatingly slow cultivation."
With a sigh, Xin Yun continued: "Besides, although the initial cultivation speed will be very slow if you don't use the dragon crystal, no matter how slow it is, it can't compare to the later stages, especially after reaching the crystal stage, let alone the promotion. Well, even if it is extremely difficult to raise a star, working hard for a few years may not be able to increase one star, so... it is good to start slowly."
"Ah!" Hearing Xin Yun's words, Yi Luoxiang's eyes lit up suddenly, and she said excitedly: "I understand, the speed is not important at all, after all... even if someone else is practicing faster than me for a month now , but this is meaningless at all, because at the advanced stage, this month is nothing at all."
Smiling and nodding, Xin Yun smiled and said: "Yes, even if they have already reached the crystal level, we are not afraid of only the bronze level. In the later stage, it will take several years, or even ten years, to increase to one star, so We can catch up and overtake them!"
"Enen..." Nodding her head happily, Yi Luoxiang said with a happy smile: "Yes, if they were greedy in the early days, their foundation would inevitably be unstable, so it would be difficult to reach a higher height. Steady, it can’t compare to a martial artist who has practiced down-to-earth.”
Looking at Yi Luoxiang fondly, Xin Yun smiled and said: "Yeah, so we don't need to be greedy now, what we want is to be solid, it doesn't matter if we go slow, the key is to lay a solid foundation, they are in a hurry to fly first, Just let them fly, we don't want to beat them at the starting line, we want to win at the finish line!"
"Win at the end!" Hearing Xin Yun's words, Yi Luoxiang's eyes gradually lit up, yes... the game is not over until the end, no matter how much you have won before, it is equal to zero, as long as you win at the end, then This is the real victory!
Seeing Yi Luoxiang's eyes shining, Xin Yun secretly heaved a sigh of relief, in fact... With Yi Luoxiang's aptitude and talent, unless she stops and does not practice, otherwise, she may not be able to practice slowly.
Looking at the sky outside the window, Xin Yun suddenly stood up and said: "It's getting late, today is Yan Qingying's birthday, let's not delay it."
Hearing Xin Yun's words, Yi Luoxiang nodded sweetly, she is a smart girl, but also a girl with keen senses, she can feel Xin Yun's unreserved love for her, and at the same time It can be felt that Xin Yun admires Yan Qingyao more, and there is no love between men and women.
When the night lights first came on, the hustle and bustle of the city gradually returned to calm. In the room, Yan Qingyao leaned lightly on the head of the bed, staring blankly at the bright moon outside the window, lost in thought...
Today's moon is so round, it's amazing, every year in this month, every year on this day, she always looks at the moon in ecstasy, so... today is her birthday, but besides herself, there are others Who knew it was her birthday today.
With a faint sigh, Yan closed her eyes lightly and tiredly, yes... Today is her birthday again, her tenth birthday in this world, but since her parents left, no one has ever wished her a birthday hapiness. Maybe... her life, like the cold moon in the sky, is destined to be cool all her life.
"Bang bang bang..." Amidst the dull knock on the door, Xin Yun's voice sounded: "Qingying, come out for a while..."
Hearing Xin Yun's call, Yan stood up lightly and silently from the bed, straightened her clothes, helped her hair on her head, gathered her energy, and pushed the door out...
Pushing open the door, the room outside is very dark, vaguely, it seems to see a few figures standing in front of the table, in doubt, there is a light sound, a flame rises, under Yan Qingying's gaze, the flame From one to two, from two to three... Finally, Yan Qingying saw clearly that there were ten candles in total, with red flames rising, this is...
Seeing Yan Qingying standing blankly at the door with a surprised face, Yi Luoxiang ran over with a smile, grabbed Yan Qingying's arm and said, "Come here quickly, we have been preparing for a long time."
Numbly, she was dragged forward by Yi Luoxiang, although she had an abnormal longing in her heart, longing that all this was prepared for her, but she couldn't believe that everything was real, it must be someone else's birthday on this day , it must be like this, she must remain calm, and must not be seen by others.
While thinking about it, Yan took a deep breath, sat quietly at the table, looked at the bright red flames on the table, looked at the exquisite dishes on the table, she really hoped that all of these were prepared for her Yes, because... She hasn't felt all this for a long, long time.
Although Yan Qingying is very cold, but no matter what, she is still a child after all, a child who has just turned ten years old, not an adult, and her desire for many things cannot be quenched.
Seeing Yan Qingying's calm face, Xin Yun smiled. Although Yan Qingying's face was calm, her slightly trembling body betrayed her.
Looking at Yan Qingying with a smile, Xin Yun said, "Why did you sit down? We have been preparing for today for a long time. You should at least show some surprised or excited expressions!"
Hearing Xin Yun's words, Yan Qingying looked at Xin Yun in surprise, but no matter what, she still couldn't believe that all this was prepared for her.
Seeing Yan Qingying's gaze, Xin Yun slapped himself on the forehead, and instantly realized what the problem was. All along, he wanted to give Yan Qingying a surprise, but he had always forgotten Yan Qingying's shell. She was very excited, indeed very excited , but she probably wasn't sure it was prepared for her.
While thinking about it, Xin Yun smiled and took out a beautiful small box, gently handed it to Yan Qingying, and said with a smile: "Qingying... Happy birthday to you!"
Looking at Xin Yun's enthusiastic smiling face and hearing Xin Yun's soft voice, Yan Qingyao opened her small mouth in a daze, unable to utter a word, could it be... Could it be...
Seeing Yan Qingying's surprised look, Xin Yun frowned and said: "What? Don't you like my gift? You haven't read it yet, besides... I have worked so hard for this gift, it's me Carved by hand!"
Facing Xin Yun's words, Yan Qingying didn't express anything, but just stared blankly at Xin Yun, as if she wanted to imprint this enthusiastic face in her heart.
After a long time, Yan Qingying finally lowered her eyes slowly, looked at the wooden box in Xin Yun's hand, then gently stretched out her hand, took the box, and at the same time...a low voice sounded: "Thank you, thank you …”
Seeing that Yan Qingying accepted the gift, Yi Luoxiang, Mingxuan, and Mingxuan's mother also took out their presents one after another, and handed them over with smiles on their faces.
Looking at the presents around her, Yan Qingyao pressed her pale pink thin lips tightly, and took the presents one by one, but her bright eyes were already full of water.
Taking a strong breath, Yan Qingying raised her head, looked sideways at the bright moon outside the window, tried not to let tears flow down, and said again: "Thank you... Thank you everyone."
Although the tears failed to shed in the end, Yan Qingying found that her voice was trembling and choking... The love and care she hadn't felt for many years filled her heart once again at this moment.
Seeing Yan Qingying losing his composure, Xin Yun hurriedly said: "Okay, okay, hurry up and blow out the candles, I'm so hungry, I can't help it."
Hearing Xin Yun's words, Yan Qingying took a look at Xin Yun, then clasped his hands together, murmured for a while, then lowered his head abruptly, blowing a breath of fragrance, ten candles were extinguished one after another.
In the following time, everyone in the room was naturally happy. Although Yan Qingying still didn't talk much, a few smiles finally appeared on that cold face. In fact... Yan Qingying really wanted to laugh, but she hasn't smiled for so many years Yes, she has forgotten how to laugh.
After dinner, everyone left one after another, only Xin Yun stayed behind, looking at the bright moon in the sky, Xin Yun was silent for a while, then suddenly said: "Tomorrow morning, I will go out with Yi Luoxiang Already!"
Yan Qingying trembled slightly, and said in a low voice: "What about me? What am I going to do?"
After being silent for a while, Xin Yun continued: "I'm afraid our trip will be very dangerous. Although it is not close to death, it is also extremely thrilling, and you don't have your own dragon yet, so... you must stay, believe Me, as long as you continue to work hard, you will eventually recruit your own dragon, and at that time, we can go to the Dragon Fighting Academy together, and then go to this wonderful world together."
Hearing Xin Yun's words, Yan Qingying frowned in pain, with a look of hesitation, there were some things that she wanted to say a long time ago, but she was always worried about something, until now, she finally couldn't help it.
Thinking back to the scenes since getting along with Xin Yun, thinking back to the warm birthday just now, Yan Qingying knew that although she had to learn to protect herself, she could not ignore the truth, she could tell that everyone was really good to her, All this is not false.
Finally, Yan Qingying took a deep breath and said resolutely: "Actually... Actually I..."
"En?" Hearing Yan Qingying's hesitant voice, Xin Yun turned his head in doubt, and looked at Yan Qingying with a puzzled face, what was it that made her hesitate so much!
Under the gaze of Xin Yun's bright eyes, for an instant... Yan Qingying felt that she was dirty, not physically dirty, but for her soul. At this moment... Yan Qingying only felt that Xin Yun was like the bright moon in the sky, Bright and pure, but she is like a ditch flowing with stinky water, exuding a stinky smell.
Except for her parents, no one in this world has ever treated her so kindly, and Yan Qingying can feel that Xin Yun is really kind to her, that kind of affection is not inferior to her parents, but she, because of various suspicions , has been on guard against something, and has been ignoring everyone's love and concern for her.
Although she is still young, so many years of experience have taught Yan Qingying to distinguish between true and false. Looking at Xin Yun's bright and transparent eyes, Yan Qingying knows that this is a boy like crystal, and he cares about her. And love, without the slightest falsehood and flaw.
Gradually her eyes became firmer, and Yan Qingyao said: "I'm sorry, I have kept it from you all for so long, in fact, in fact... As early as two years ago, I had already summoned my own dragon!"
"What! What!" Hearing Yan Qingying's words, Xin Yun couldn't help screaming, how is this possible? Could it be that the members of the Demon Dragon Clan are all idiots, and they didn't even notice
Moreover, even if the Demon Dragon Clan are all idiots, could it be that Xin Yun is also an idiot? Looking at Yan Qingying up and down, it doesn't look like she has summoned her own dragon!
Seeing Xin Yun's unbelievable expression, Yan bit her lips lightly and shyly, then resolutely unbuttoned her chest, and opened her skirt with a blushing face.
Seeing this scene, Xin Yun was taken aback for a moment, but then he realized that this place is obviously not suitable for summoning dragons, so... Yan Qingying chose to show Xin Yun the totem.
Following Yan Qingying's hand, Xin Yun looked at Yan Qingying's chest, fortunately... Yan Qingying's inside is not naked, although she is still young, she has already covered her breasts, only showing below her shoulders and the tip of her nipples. Above the large expanse of snow-white.
"Gulu..." swallowed subconsciously, and had to admit that Yan's light skin was so good, white with pink in it, extremely delicate, as if water could come out with a pinch.
However, his eyes glanced back and forth on Yan's light chest, but he didn't find any signs of tattoos. What's the matter? What exactly did Yan Qingying want him to see!
Seeing Xin Yun's bewildered expression, Yan Qingyao took a deep breath, and in an instant...the left breast that was originally as white as jade gradually showed a strange and incomparable change...
Under Xin Yun's gaze, a silver light gradually lit up on Yan's light skin, and then... the silver light flowed, like a column of mercury, flowing on Yan's light and delicate skin, outlining the So, very soon... After just three or four seconds, a silver spider with a long and narrow body and an unusually abstract shape, with eight legs and two wings, appeared on Yan's light left chest.
Exquisite and graceful, like a sterling silver handicraft, this is an extremely beautiful spider, especially the smooth lines, not scary at all, but rather cool and cool.
Staring blankly at the silver totem, Xin Yun finally understood, no wonder those guys from the Demon Dragon Clan couldn't detect it, feelings... This totem can still be hidden! This kind of thing is really strange, and this is the first time I have heard of it.