After midnight

An Yan woke up with a headache.

Before, An Yan had insisted on hearing Yin say that no one could step behind him, and then he relaxed and fainted. Now... it must have been some time, otherwise the body would not be so stiff and sore.

So, Su Ziling is indeed Xiao Twelve, and his "guardian". An Yan felt very complicated when he thought about his ability bursting out because of his loss of control. He couldn't help but ask himself, do you miss him? Are you happy?

There was a slight sound outside, and An Yan turned his head slightly to see the blurry figure of Su Ziling. He was squatting on the grass outside with his back to An Yan, pulling some grass.

Su Ziling remembered everything. An Yan looked at it silently for a while, then turned around and closed his eyes.

An Yan recalled that when they were little, Su Ziling enthusiastically showed him his abilities. At that time, the flames jumped up from his palms and disappeared, and he smiled confidently and happily. "An Yan, think about it, water and fire are originally incompatible, but if we stand together, wouldn't we be the most powerful in the world?"

It feels both familiar and strange.

An Yan thought that he should be happy and fully trust Xiao Twelve...Su Ziling. But for the "Guardian", it was still too early.

"He's gone." Yin's voice sounded above his head.

An Yan opened his eyes and looked at him, a little confused. Yin kindly explained: "I noticed that your breathing rate is different from before."

An Yan didn't reply and pretended to be calm.

Yin smiled secretly in his heart and handed the water over, "You have slept for four days, how do you feel now? Drink some water."

An Yan propped himself up and sat up, frowning as he looked at his waist and abdomen. Seeing this, Yin was about to tell him about the condition of the wound, but An Yan shook his head and took the water to drink, obviously no longer caring about the wound.

An Yan shook her head in response to his question. She felt fine. Everything was fine now. Ha, Yin curled his lips at an angle. He began to understand An Yan.

"Are you hungry? Do you want something to eat?" An Yan shook his head and refused again.

Yin didn't say anything else, just left for a while and came back quickly, then handed him the bowl in his hand. "There's still some porridge left."

An Yan looked at Yin and then at the porridge, and finally took it and began to drink it slowly, mouthful by mouthful. He was neither hurried nor impatient, and Yin also waited patiently.

When he finished drinking, Yin said, "Let's talk."

An Yan nodded and waited for him to speak.

"Let's get to know each other again. My name is Su Ziyin, and I'm Ziling's biological brother."

"Hello." An Yan's voice was still cold, probably because it had just been moistened by water. When he heard Yin's introduction, a trace of yearning appeared on his face, but it quickly disappeared.

Did An Yan think of something? Yin observed and asked cautiously: "An Yan, I want to know how much you guessed, and why did you say you were helping me at that time."

An Yan raised his head, thinking about how to answer. After a moment, he said slowly: "From the beginning, I have been suspicious of your purpose. Are you following me for profit or something else? But I gradually found that you are obviously paying attention to Su Ziling. Although you are also secretly observing me, this feeling is very different. If you say that you are used to getting along well with people, I will find it very ridiculous. Your love for Su Ziling is both restrained and completely uncontrollable. Why?"

"Later, I thought about it carefully. Su Ziling is the biggest surprise that has happened to me recently, and you are the surprise among the surprises. So, I temporarily set your target as Su Ziling, but once this assumption is established, I have to think deeply. Who is Su Ziling? What do you want to do?"

"Of course, the most important thing is that not long after, you revealed a lot of information in order to form an alliance with me. You forced me to link Su Ziling and Xiao Twelve together. If you want to gain my trust, I must also consider the truthfulness of your words."

"After Su Ziling got into trouble, you were testing my trust, and I was testing your loyalty. Later, a lot of things happened, Su Ziling was in trouble, and I found the village hidden by the barrier. ... During the whole journey, you kept instilling things about this world into Su Ziling, which was very suspicious. But I was more surprised that you actually accepted my transmission, especially when we were underwater... So I think it doesn't matter whether you think clearly or not. No matter what your purpose is, you will not hurt Su Ziling."

"If possible, I don't want to hurt you." Yin showed a rare trace of apology.

An Yan pursed his lips and continued, "In fact, underwater, I not only confirmed that you would not hurt Su Ziling, but I also confirmed that Su Ziling was not an ordinary high school student in the new world. He is from this world."

"What?" Yin was a little surprised.

"Perhaps it was because I was transferring my abilities to him at the time, I felt the fluctuations of his abilities. His life must have been threatened, and his instinct for survival was awakening his abilities. But I wasn't sure at the time that he was Little Twelve. I only felt that he had abilities, but I didn't know what they were."

After An Yan finished explaining, he seemed to have made up his mind and continued, "In fact, I know that on the day I was taken away, Xiao Twelve was chasing me from behind. He called me An Yan twice, and I don't believe that the person who took me away didn't hear it... I started looking for him five years ago, and I thought of countless possibilities without any results... You probably know these reasons better than me. But I don't dare to believe it, so I think, if this is true, you should continue to take action."

"Did you guess what I would do later?" Yin softened his voice.

An Yan was silent for a while before he finally spoke: "It's hard not to guess... The day you didn't come back was when you went to see... Zhao Yunqi, right? He... later wrote to me, telling me to be careful of you. He... used to be my teacher."

Yin blinked and tried not to show any emotion.

"However, you still have a loophole. You shouldn't have let me know about Wuying's existence. Your quilt is warm, but there is a long, thin hair on your pillow that only belongs to a girl." An Yan continued quickly, trying to cover up what he had just said.

Yin followed his words and continued to investigate. There was no rush now, so he could investigate slowly. "Really? You are really meticulous. What next?"

"And then? Nothing more." An Yan returned to his silence.

What do you mean by "no more"? Yin was a little stunned. That's right, he had guessed it almost right. But An Yan... Yin suddenly realized that An Yan believed in him, so no matter what he did, An Yan would not speculate, but just wait, cooperate, and then accept the result.

An Yan's personality is actually as cute as his brother's. Yin smiled and said, "An Yan, you are unexpectedly frank."

"Because you are not only Xiao Twelve's brother, but you also used your life to make me willing to trust you."

An Yan's honesty is really a foul.

"Then let me tell you something." Yin said in a good mood.

"I saw you when I was a kid, even earlier than Zi Ling. I remember that my deskmate was a carefree boy who happened to live in the East District. He insisted that I skip classes with him for my birthday. Later, when school was almost over, I told him that my brother was waiting at the door to pick me up, so I said goodbye to him and went back. Unexpectedly, I saw you when I passed by Jiudong Bridge."

Yin stopped deliberately, but An Yan showed no joy on his face, and he could not see any emotion on his face.

"It was almost dusk at that time, and people were rushing to and fro on the road, but you were the only one standing on the river bank, looking into the distance. I didn't know what you were looking at. You were very young at that time, and you were standing there alone. I knew it was you, but I only looked at you for a while and then left... I'm sorry, Anyan." Yin said with some melancholy.

"You have nothing to apologize for." Anyan said.

Like everyone else, Yin didn't want to get close to the life of the 'Son of God' at first. But now, because of Su Ziling, Yin thinks this is not bad. Yin cheered up and teased him. "It's not easy to see you talking so much."

Time was quiet for three seconds, then An Yan looked at Yin and resolutely hid in the bed, turned over and continued to rest. Forget it, Yin laughed, he should go see Zi Ling.

"Zi Ling, An Yan has woken up." Yin told him, with a hint of happiness unconsciously in his words.

"But now he's asleep again." Seeing Su Ziling excitedly wanting to go back, Yin hurriedly stretched out his arm to hold him back. "Zi Ling, now An Yan is awake, where do you plan to go next?"

Yin stopped Su Ziling and further explained: "Do you want to go to Sand City as planned or go back to Xindu directly, or do you still want to go back to the New World?"

Su Ziling's heart was moved, "I want to go back and see my...adoptive parents again."

"…This is what we should do, but you have to discuss it with An Yan."

Seeing that Su Ziling seemed a little hesitant and timid, Yin continued, "Ziling, you must remember that he is the 'Son of God' and you are the 'Guardian'. You should have the best understanding with each other. You should get familiar with each other now, and make up for the distance. Now is the time to communicate more, and don't always rely on him to make decisions."

Su Ziling nodded. Yin always thought further and more comprehensively than he did.

In the evening, Su Ziling came back from training and happened to bump into An Yan, who was carefully avoiding straining his waist while still shaking his arms and legs to loosen up his body. He couldn't help but want to laugh.

"An Yan!" Su Ziling called him loudly, his voice full of surprise.

After hearing this, An Yan tilted his head and smiled slightly. He waited for Su Ziling to come over and called him, "Little Twelve."

Su Ziling burst out laughing. The more he heard this sentence, the more he felt it was particularly pleasant. He put his hand on An Yan's shoulder and jumped a few times.

"Zi Ling, you are so grown up and yet you are still making a fuss. Come over and have dinner."

While they were eating together, Su Ziling noticed that Yin was winking at him. So he glanced at An Yan, who was eating silently with his head down and didn't notice their little movements, and asked him hesitantly: "An Yan, have you decided where we are going?"

An Yan finished chewing the rice and said, "What about you? Where do you want to go?"

"I want to go back to Shanghai first to see my adoptive parents. They may have known what happened, but I still want to go back one more time."

"I have already written a letter to my senior brother, telling him what happened in the past few days. Also...tell him that I have decided not to go to Xindu now, and we don't need to go to Sand City anymore."

"Really? You agree?" This was exactly what Su Ziling wanted, and it went too smoothly.

"Over the years, the war between the government headed by Song Hongtian and the revolutionary army was only a fuse away. As early as when I became a prisoner and my senior brother decided to save me, I had no choice but to go to Xindu, and this would inevitably become the fuse. But I am not in Xindu now, and Song Hongtian can't find a reasonable reason to start a war. Although he can point the finger at my senior brother, he can never point the finger at the revolutionary army. So I don't want to be an excuse for the outbreak of war now."

"I have already discovered in the afternoon that we can reach the land by passing through the island ahead."

"An Yan, it's best not to use your abilities within two months, especially pure abilities." Yin suddenly interrupted, a little sternly.

"Yes, yes, the most important thing now is for you to recover from your injuries." Su Ziling quickly took over the conversation.

An Yan glanced at the two of them, hummed, and said nothing more. This matter was settled.

These days are peaceful for them, but it is not so easy for Zhao Yunqi.

Zhao Yunqi held Song Yu to prevent him from shaking, and had to lower his head from time to time to check his breathing. Song Yu's wound was too deep, and he didn't know if his heart was injured. The gauze wrapped around him was already very dirty, and the blood on the edge of the gauze had turned into an ugly dark brown, but there was still a glaring red color gradually staining it, making the gauze look even more disgusting.

"Shangguan Can, apply medicine again and change the gauze."

Shangguan Can changed his usual careless and nonchalant character and became more cautious. Zhang Dong was using all his strength to drive the boat smoothly and quickly.

Fortunately, this place is not far from Xidu. They have already assigned doctors in Xidu, and there are even "special movers" waiting on the shore - those who can move objects quickly, who will just wait for Song Yu's body to reach the shore and then quickly send him over for rescue.

However, it was already dark, and they had to race against time to reach the shore before dawn and send Song Yu to the emergency room within 24 hours.

All referees and penalties will only be known after the surgery is completed.

At five in the morning, they landed. Zhuanyi took over Song Yu and quickly moved towards Xidu. Song Yu's figure gradually shrank and disappeared after a while.

It was still dark, and one could only rely on the blurred light to distinguish the outlines of each person. After Song Yu was taken away, the air in the dark night became even heavier. No one breathed a sigh of relief, and no one spoke. The whole place was eerily quiet.

"Let's go too. Song Hongtian has already set off from Jiudu." Zhao Yunqi broke the status quo, but what he said was even more shocking.

Two days later, they arrived at Xidu. Shangguan Can and Zhang Dong rested in the reception room while Zhao Yunqi went to see Song Yu. Originally, he could have stayed there, but he decided to go alone first.

In a separate ward in Xidu Hospital, Song Yu's surgery has been completed. He is now in a coma and it is unknown how long it will take for him to wake up.

The doctor said that his wound injured his artery, which led to heavy bleeding and coma. However, Song Yu was strong and capable, and because of the emergency treatment and timely treatment within 24 hours, he did not die from blood loss.

Of course, Yin's blade just stopped one millimeter away from the heart, which was the most critical reason why Song Yu was able to survive. If Yin had wrapped a little power around the dagger at that time, Song Yu would have died for sure.

Zhao Yunqi could probably guess why Yin did this. Yin didn't take Song Yu's life because if Song Yu really died on the spot, they would never give up and would definitely fight to the death, with no one having a good ending. This was not worth it for Yin, who had already achieved his goal.

Zhao Yunqi looked at Song Yu's bed for a while and was about to leave. When he turned around, he saw Song Hongtian standing behind him.