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Jiang Wenbai, who was only eighteen years old, had no idea that the errand boy assigned to him by his third senior brother would be someone who would tangle with him for the rest of his life.

Just like the 32-year-old Jiang Wenbai would not know that between Gu Hansheng and him, one of them would always have to make a sacrifice.

At the age of eighteen, Jiang Wenbai, who had just experienced the disaster of his family being wiped out, was taken back to the Haotian Sect by the leader of the Haotian Sect, Dan Chenzi, to be accepted as a disciple, and began the cultivation career he had longed for.

On the first day he arrived at Haotian Sect, he met his chatterbox third brother Ouyang Xian, and also met Yan Wenmo, a servant sent by Ouyang Xian under the alias Yan Shisan.

He did not sleep well on his first night in Haotian Sect, because as soon as he closed his eyes, he would dream of the whole clan dying tragically in front of him.

The splattering blood, the shrill screams, the humble pleas and even the crying and shouting, one after another rang in his ears, as if reminding him not to forget them.

Compared with Jiang Wenbai, Yan Wenmo was lucky. The system told her that the Yan family was exterminated. Therefore, she did not witness the tragic scene of the family being exterminated by the Demon Lord with her own eyes, and naturally she would not have nightmares every night.

Not to mention, the system deliberately suppressed her emotions and arranged many things for her, making her so busy that she couldn't take care of herself, let alone think about the Yan family being wiped out.

But Jiang Wenbai couldn't do that. He witnessed the Jiang family being wiped out with his own eyes. That tragic scene was like a leech attached to his bones, lingering in his heart, memory, and soul, so that he couldn't concentrate at all, let alone practice.

It was fine during the day, but at night, when he was alone, Jiang Wenbai felt that his heart was empty, like a rootless duckweed.

Because the night is quiet, soundless, and silent, but also deafening.

The most terrifying thing in a person’s life is actually memories. The more you cherish them, the more you savor them, the more you can’t forget them, and the more tormenting they are.

Jiang Wenbai had enjoyed happy gatherings before, so naturally he was not used to being alone now. In addition, the night was hard to bear, so he subconsciously went to look for people close to him.

Although the third senior brother Ouyang Xian often took care of him, because he was a man, he couldn't help but ignore Jiang Wenbai's emotions. After a long time, he didn't want to look for the third senior brother, but went to find Yan Wenmo, his errand boy, and Yan Shisan, who had the same experience of family annihilation as him and had no worries.

But every time he went to find Yan Wenmo, Yan Wenmo had already fallen asleep. She curled up on the bed, covered with bedding. Under the dim candlelight, her sleeping face was quiet and gentle, with an inexplicable magic.

Jiang Wenbai originally thought that if no one was with him, he would be so terrified that he would not be able to sleep, but miraculously, he just sat beside Yan Wenmo's bed, watching her sleeping peacefully, and his heart, which had been filled with fear because of the extermination of his family, inexplicably calmed down.

At first, he just sat quietly beside the bed, but after a while, he subconsciously lay on the bed. In the end, he simply hugged her and slept with her after she fell asleep.

Yan Wenmo slept soundly, the little one in his arms, like a little cat, healing all the pain of losing his loved ones.

In fact, at the beginning, Jiang Wenbai did not sleep with Yan Wenmo in his arms. He just slept next to her, stealthily, like a treasure thief.

It was not until half a month later that he woke up from a nightmare again. When he saw Yan Wenmo's still peaceful sleeping face beside him, he somehow held her hand.

The hand was small and soft, but it carried an inexplicable power that made him no longer afraid of dreams and instead made him feel at peace.

In the end, in order to make up for the pain of losing his loved ones, he directly treated Yan Wenmo as his own relative and silently placed him in the most important position in his heart.

After all, Yan Wenmo is the younger brother of his nominal fiancée. If we really talk about closeness, he is also his brother-in-law. Although they are not blood relatives, they are also related.

Even so, this was actually an extremely long process. It took Jiang Wenbai more than a year to truly accept the fact that Yan Wenmo and he depended on each other.

Therefore, without Yan Wenmo's permission, he kept her in his heart, treating her as his best brother, closest relative, and close friend for whom he could risk his life.

Cultivation is not an easy thing, especially since he was obsessed with revenge and was eager for quick results, which led to him going astray.

Although there is always a gentle force to soothe his anxiety and uneasiness at every critical moment, there is something wrong with his heart and no amount of repair will help.

So, his spiritual heart was in trouble and he urgently needed help from others, and Yan Wenmo somehow helped him out.

It was a night, a night with stars and a moon. Because his cultivation could not be improved as quickly as possible, and because of the evil spirit in his heart, he had not been able to improve his cultivation for a long time. He could only sit on the steps, dejectedly scolding himself for being a waste who could not even take revenge.

In fact, it’s not his fault. It’s just that he is too impatient. He is so impatient that he doesn’t even want to give himself time to grow.

But the more anxious he was, the less he could improve his cultivation, and the faster he could not progress, so that his cultivation stagnated and even formed a vicious cycle.

Yan Wenmo had noticed this a long time ago, but she thought it was not a big deal. Seeing him frowning and covering his forehead, she wanted to leave immediately, but because of her worry, she couldn't help but stop and asked:

"Are you okay?!"

Jiang Wenbai glanced at her and said nothing. Instead, he hugged his knees tightly, put his chin on them, and said in a low voice:

"It's okay"

Seeing him say it was okay, Yan Wenmo was stunned for a moment, his expression a little hesitant, but he still left.

Hearing Yan Wenmo's footsteps leaving, Jiang Wenbai admitted that he felt a little resentful, but not long after, she came back with a chicken leg, handed it to him carelessly, and said:

"Eat something! Only when you are full can you have the strength to fight?!"

Hearing this, Jiang Wenbai looked at her in surprise and said with disdain:

"This is not a war!!"

He said it stubbornly, with a hint of pride in his tone. Hearing this, Yan Wenmo didn't hesitate to sit next to him, took a bite of the chicken leg, and suddenly asked:

"Tell me, can wheat mature in one day?!"

This was incomprehensible, so Jiang Wenbai couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then looked at Yan Wenmo with disdain, and said contemptuously:

“Of course not”

"Can that egg turn into a laying hen in one day?!"

“Definitely not.”

"Then why do you want to turn yourself into a hero who can kill enemies and take revenge in just one day?! Are you being fair to yourself?!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Jiang Wenbai stared at Yan Wenmo blankly, his face full of surprise and shock.

Yan Wenmo patted his shoulder and said meaningfully:

"You have to eat one bite at a time, and a chick has to grow day by day. You can't just look at others' cultivation being higher than yours. You have to think about it. He is so many years older than you. If he is easily surpassed by you, doesn't it mean that he has practiced in vain for so many years?! Is this fair to him?!"

As she spoke, she took back her hand that was patting Jiang Wenbai's shoulder and muttered to herself:

"I'm not saying that your efforts are useless or that you can't catch up with him. Rather, you should give yourself time to grow up. Don't be disgusted by your slow growth, because everyone has their own pace. It's not fair to yourself to let yourself become someone else."

Perhaps these words relieved Jiang Wenbai's anxious heart and made him start to slow down and make gradual progress.

Then, he was pleasantly surprised to find that he had actually broken through the bottleneck that he thought he would never be able to break through in this lifetime.

At that time, he didn't know how to share his joy because it was late at night on the day of the breakthrough.

The third senior brother fell asleep, Yan Wenmo also fell asleep, everyone fell asleep, but he was immersed in the cultivation of breaking through the bottleneck and was reluctant to wake up.

From that day on, having tasted the sweetness, he learned not to rush himself, to take it slow, to make progress, and not to be too tense and impatient.

Just like Yan Wenmo said, eat one bite at a time and walk one step at a time. He no longer urges himself to speed up, but allows himself to grow with confidence because the future he wants will not run away.

They had been together like this for ten years, and he thought he was the most important person to Yan Wenmo. Until Xuanyuan Jing, Xie Xiaofeng, Su Nian and Xiaoyaozi appeared, he realized belatedly that, unknowingly, he couldn't even keep up with her.