After midnight

After Yin followed Anyan out of the cave, he continued to follow him.

An Yan chose a direction and headed for it. He ignored Yin's following and didn't say anything. An Yan wasn't stupid enough to think Yin would help him.

"An Yan, do you want me to help you? For the sake of our alliance." Yin called him.

He stopped and said to Yin, "Maybe... I'm helping you."

An Yan hinted at something, which made Yin unable to guess what he was thinking. What about An Yan? How much of Yin's thoughts did he guess? Yin followed him.

Soon, the six people met. Zhao Yunqi, Shangguan Can, Song Yu, and Zhang Dong lined up in order, looking very impressive. An Yan and Yin stood opposite them, confronting them, and everyone had their own calculations in mind.

I won't move unless the enemy moves, but Yin soon lost his patience. He took the lead in attacking Song Yu, and with a thunderous sound, he turned his wrist, palm facing outward, and pushed forward slightly. The power broke free from his control and quickly attacked Song Yu, and the wind moved his hair.

But the crackling sound of the electric current soon disappeared. It was Zhang Dong. He propped up the wooden board and stood in front of Song Yu.

Wood does not conduct electricity, so he had some trouble with Zhang Dong's ability. Yin glanced at An Yan and quickly left the battlefield. Song Yu and Zhang Dong followed him.

There were fewer trees on the high ground and the view was wide. Yin estimated that the distance was about right, so he stopped as planned and waited for the two of them to come and meet up. Sure enough, he saw their figures soon after.

Yin took the initiative and said first: "Zhang Dong, the other person is in that direction."

He pointed in the direction of Su Ziling and continued, "He is hiding in a small cave. Go find him. But remember, you must wait until he shows up on his own initiative."

Yin noticed Zhang Dong's questioning look and Song Yu's affirmative gesture, and smiled unceremoniously. Zhang Dong got the answer and left.

Next, Yin wondered to himself, how could he fool Song Yu?

"Are you Yin?"

"Yeah, what's the matter? Are you jealous because I'm about the same age as you but better than you?" Yin said half jokingly and half provocatively.

Song Yu narrowed his eyes and felt even more gloomy.

"You really wanted to attack me just now."

"How can I fool An Yan if it's not realistic? If I really want to attack you, you can't stop me with just a piece of wood."

"Okay, I can let it go. Let's get back to the point. What is your real purpose in cooperating with us? Now that you have convinced Zhao Yunqi, why do you want to meet me alone?"

"No, it's not that I want to see you alone, but that you also want to see me alone. I'm just giving you a chance."

"Yin, you are too arrogant." Song Yu said this quite seriously, as if Yin had exposed his thoughts.

"Thanks for the compliment."

"If your attitude is like this, I think it will be difficult for us to continue the conversation."

"Okay. Actually, I really want to know, your father Song Hongtian is already cunning enough, why do you still pretend in front of him?"

"you!"

Song Yu was about to attack him out of anger, but Yin quickly said, "Don't, I prefer talking to force. I've already answered your second question, so I can answer your first question now."

"Speak." Song Yu put down his raised hand.

"It's really to get something that An Yan carries with him, something that I cherish very much but have lost for a long time." Yin answered sincerely.

"what?"

Why does everyone want to know what everyone else wants?

"It won't take you long to understand this. By the way, have you never doubted the relationship between Zhao Yunqi and An Yan?"

"What do you mean?" Song Yu frowned.

"Twelve years ago, there was a period of six years when Zhao Yunqi disappeared every Tuesday without fail. I couldn't track down where he went, just like I couldn't track down where An Yan went when he disappeared. But behind their disappearances, there are some strange overlaps, which makes me feel that this is not a coincidence."

"Are you saying that Zhao Yunqi's disappearance is related to An Yan?"

"I don't know. There is not enough evidence."

"Then this is meaningless."

"Whether it makes sense or not, you must know. As far as I know, Zhao Yunqi has a weakness, which is his sister Zhao Yunshuang. However, Zhao Yunshuang has a very good relationship with your biological sister Song Xin, and you love your sister very much. Don't you want to know if Zhao Yunqi has other weaknesses?"

"Keep talking."

"If you want to know, it's actually very simple. You don't have to do anything. If An Yan is still unharmed after three or four hours, you should know the answer. Or do you think that even if Zhao Yunqi and Shangguan Can join forces to deal with An Yan seriously, they can't hurt him at all?"

Song Yu was silent for a while and thought about it, then he gave Yin the answer he wanted. Yin knew that Song Yu would definitely agree, because he had nothing to lose.

"I understand. I'll wait here." But Song Yu immediately asked, "Why are you telling me this?"

"I can do whatever it takes to get what I want. But don't you find it interesting? Zhao Yunqi disappeared for such a long time, but you were by your father's side and had no idea about it?"

"What do you mean by that?" Song Yu's emotions were obviously fluctuating greatly.

"Nothing. Perhaps secrets always exist, even between biological father and son."

"Yin, what do you want? I can give you everything."

Yin sighed. He had to throw the bait today, but he exposed himself too thoroughly and got into trouble. However, Song Yu couldn't embarrass him now.

"I don't want anything, so don't bother you."

"Are you sure?" Song Yu asked aggressively.

"Of course I'm sure." Yin smiled frankly.

After Song Yu looked at him deeply, he said nothing more. Instead, he walked aside, sat down and started waiting.

Yin breathed a sigh of relief. This was the difference between Song Yu and Zhao Yunqi. People like Song Yu were the most despicable people.

For four hours, Song Yu was waiting, Su Ziling was waiting, Yin was waiting too, everyone was waiting. They were all very happy and sure that they would get the result they wanted the most. But this was a plan set by Yin himself, and only Yin knew that there could only be one possibility.

Song Yu and Zhang Dong chased Yin away, and Shangguan Can looked at the remaining Zhao Yunqi and Anyan.

"Yunqi, look." Shangguan Can screamed.

Ignoring Shangguan Can's fuss, Zhao Yunqi looked at An Yan. A blue light appeared around An Yan, and the arc-shaped light enveloped his entire body, forming a transparent sphere. This is 'absolute defense'.

'Absolute defense' is a gesture of resistance. Zhao Yunqi saw An Yan's attitude with his own eyes, but he felt bad. It has been five years, and this is the first time Zhao Yunqi has seen him since the last class.

"Zhao Yunqi! Did you see it?" Shangguan Can called him again.

"That is An Yan's 'Absolute Defense'. 'Absolute Defense' is a standard sphere evolved from pure energy. It has extremely high precision, density and strength. It can withstand almost any attack. It is a perfect weapon." Zhao Yunqi explained to Shangguan Can.

"How do you know? Ah, no, what should we do now?"

The ice cone shot straight out from Zhao Yunqi's hand towards An Yan, as fast as an arrow. But when the ice cone was about to touch the 'absolute defense', it was blocked as expected. The ice cone only caused a few ripples on the surface of the ball before falling to the ground with a dull sound.

The tip of the icicle broke and began to melt into water. With the force of this icicle, Zhao Yunqi could shoot through a tree trunk as thick as a bowl.

The fine and dense sand surrounded An Yan completely. Shangguan Can gritted his teeth and pushed the sand closer to An Yan, but soon the sand fell off layer by layer from the outermost layer.

"Shangguan Can, stop it."

Shangguan Can obediently withdrew his hand, the wind and sand disappeared, and An Yan and his "absolute defense" were safe and sound.

Zhao Yunqi looked at An Yan, who was standing in the 'Absolute Defense' with an indifferent expression more than ten meters away, and said to Shangguan Can: "This is An Yan warning us not to act rashly. It is not easy to break the 'Absolute Defense', unless both of us have pure abilities and can attack a certain point continuously. But this is almost unrealistic, and An Yan can't just stand there with his bare hands."

"What should we do then?" Shangguan Can asked.

"Don't be impatient."

Zhao Yunqi pursed his lips and said, "Shangguan Can, if possible, I would like to talk to him alone."

"Let's talk. What to talk about?"

"Don't worry about that."

"Really? You really want to talk to him?"

Zhao Yunqi didn't answer but just looked at him.

Shangguan Can was very familiar with Zhao Yunqi's temper. He hadn't seen Zhao Yunqi so stubborn in a long time, so he gave up trying to persuade him. "Okay, okay. One hour, no, half an hour. I'll be back in half an hour."

"it is good."

Shangguan Can left obediently, because Zhao Yunqi's expression was not like usual, which made him feel terrified. Why? Zhao Yunqi was so abnormal today, was it because the person he met today was An Yan? But what was there for them to talk about? What did Zhao Yunqi want to talk to him about? Even with a toe, it was clear that An Yan would not surrender obediently after just a few words.

Each one of them is so troublesome, Zhang Dong is the best, he is honest, dull and obedient.

Never mind, it would be best if I didn't have to confront An Yan head-on. Shangguan Can fiddled with the grass with his feet, thinking casually.

But after a while, Shangguan Can realized something was wrong. He had never heard of An Yan's "Absolute Defense", so why did Zhao Yunqi seem to be very familiar with it? Zhao Yunqi knew An Yan? But didn't An Yan appear out of nowhere at the age of thirteen? At that time, he already knew Zhao Yunqi.

Moreover, after An Yan appeared, he had never fought with Lin Xuanfeng again except for one fight. So how did Zhao Yunqi know? Was it the secret information he had mentioned?

Maybe, Zhao Yunqi is different from him. He has always been with Song Hongtian, so it is possible that he knows more than him. After thinking this through, Shangguan Can began to worry about An Yan's "absolute defense". It would be troublesome if this thing could not be broken. Is there any other way? Shangguan Can stopped trampling the grass and thought of a good idea.

After Shangguan Can left, Zhao Yunqi watched An Yan walk towards him step by step.

Seeing Zhao Yunqi coming, An Yan slowly retracted his ability.

Really, Zhao Yunqi thought helplessly, what if he deliberately moved Shangguan Can away just to let An Yan relax his vigilance so that he could attack him at close range? An Yan, this fool.

Zhao Yunqi didn't have time to think about it anymore because he had already walked in front of An Yan.

"An Yan."

An Yan hesitated for a moment and slowly uttered two words. "Teacher."

"Ah."

Zhao Yunqi had a lot to say, but he couldn't say a word. He couldn't open his mouth because he knew he was no longer qualified.

"I thought we had severed our teacher-student relationship five years ago." An Yan said, but he still called Zhao Yunqi teacher when he responded to him before.

"Yes." Zhao Yunqi would never say it out loud. In his heart, relationships can be severed but feelings can never be severed.

After Zhao Yunqi finished speaking, he looked at An Yan silently. After five years of not seeing each other, An Yan had grown up and became a young man with hope. He knew that this was brought to him by Lin Nuan and Lin Xuanfeng, and Lin Nuan and Lin Xuanfeng were also the people he wanted to protect, which was a good thing.

Silence spread between the two. After a long while, An Yan said seriously: "Zhao Yunqi, you don't have to make things difficult for yourself. I am really grateful for what you have given me. You have done enough. No one in your position would do better than you."

Zhao Yunqi lowered his eyes. Perhaps it was true. An Yan already had a new life. What he needed now was not his cheap care. It turned out that guilt and longing only trapped him in the same place.

"I understand. Anyan, do you believe Yin?" Zhao Yunqi said seriously.

"Believe it." An Yan said without hesitation.

"why?"

"Maybe everything we do now is just for one person."

"What? What if he betrays you?"

An Yan did not answer, but his expression made Zhao Yunqi uneasy. If An Yan trusted Yin so much, what was Yin's real purpose in coming to him? Between Zhao Yunqi and An Yan, who was deceived by Yin?

Zhao Yunqi looked at An Yan and slowly backed away. He walked away from An Yan step by step, with a vague bad feeling in his heart.

Suddenly, An Yan groaned, he covered his left arm with his right hand, and blood oozed out.

"Sorry, Yunqi. I can't wait for half an hour." Shangguan Can was standing not far behind Zhao Yunqi. He had not yet retracted the power in his hand. If Zhao Yunqi had not been standing in front of him, An Yan's injury would probably not be as simple as his left arm.

When Zhao Yunqi heard the voice, he subconsciously looked towards Shangguan Can, but before he could see Shangguan Can clearly, he immediately turned back to look at Anyan, who was looking at Zhao Yunqi at this time.

"Quick! Yunqi, attack him before he can open 'Absolute Defense', quick!"

An Yan mouthed to Zhao Yunqi, "Attack me!"

What? Why?

An Yan took a step back. There was an ice spike stuck in his right chest, and the blood immediately melted.