After midnight

"An Yan, why didn't you call me last night?"

"So now I'm leaving it to you."

An Yan yawned and walked past him. An Yan was always like this, Su Ziling frowned, and he had no reason to argue with anything he did. It was like breakfast was already on the table, so thoughtful that nothing could go wrong.

Su Ziling quickly put his little emotion behind him, without thinking about the fact that An Yan had not done what he promised. Su Ziling became more and more accustomed to An Yan's care, so that later, when An Yan left him, he was so upset and angry.

Three days later, the old man still couldn't hold on and passed away. An Yan and Su Ziling dug a grave in the courtyard, and the grave was surrounded by the gorgeous flowers planted by Xiao Su himself. After the incense was lit, An Yan and Su Ziling bowed three times to the tombstone, and Xiao Su knelt down and kowtowed three times. After that, they stood there and mourned in silence for a long time before leaving step by step.

An Yan held Xiao Su's hand, and Xiao Su looked back every few steps. No one knew what the little girl was thinking at the moment, but the three of them understood the feeling of losing a loved one. Su Ziling was glad that Xiao Su had him and An Yan to accompany her as she grew up.

This was the choice the old man made for Xiao Su, betting the rest of his life on it. He stopped time there and became alone from then on.

Su Ziling looked back and never thought that besides them, there would be another person who would go to pay tribute to their grandfather, and that person was Shangguan Can.

Zhang Dong left with the information, but Shangguan Can chose to stay. Zhang Dong probably knew that Shangguan Can would not cause trouble alone, so he did not stop him. Zhang Dong was half right, Shangguan Can did not stay to continue the mission.

So what was he doing here? Shangguan Can didn't know. He asked himself, did he really not know? Well, Shangguan Can admitted that he was worried about the old man's safety.

During his time working at the Jiudu Security Bureau, Shangguan Can defeated many people and even killed some, but he never thought that he would have the life of an innocent old man on his hands, even if it was possible.

The day after the attack on the old man, he secretly went to see it. The room was very quiet, so quiet that it made people feel uneasy. Even when he saw An Yan carrying medicine from the kitchen into the room, he couldn't get rid of this panic.

On the fourth night, when Shangguan Can saw the room was pitch black, he knew that this day had finally come. He was the one who hurt people, so he naturally knew the strength of that blow. Su Ziling's use of fire to burn away a false move, he left no room for An Yan, and an ordinary old man with no ability could not bear it at all.

Shangguan Can stood in front of the old man's grave, and the incense had burned out. He picked up the incense that was placed aside, lit three sticks and kowtowed three times. After watching the incense burn down little by little, Shangguan Can also left. If the old man knew about this, he might not forgive him, but he felt that he had done his best and would not do anything more.

After Shangguan Can left, the three red dots burning in the darkness gradually went out, leaving only a house standing there alone.

"Are you tired, Xiao Su? Let me carry you." Su Ziling said. He was worried that Xiao Su could not adapt to the life of sleeping in the open air.

Xiao Su shook his head, turned around and pulled the corner of An Yan's clothes and said, "Brother An Yan, can you agree to my two requests?"

An Yan patted Xiao Su's head and agreed.

Xiao Su watched the two of them retreating, and turned around completely about one or two meters away from them, facing the direction of the pavilion and began to release his abilities. They had just left the pavilion yesterday afternoon, and walked slowly all the way, so they were not far away from the pavilion now, and could even vaguely see the outline of the pavilion in the distance.

Countless petals rose from Xiao Su's hands and were carried by the wind away towards the pavilion.

Su Ziling looked at Xiao Su's back and asked, "Why did you name the girl Xiao Su?"

An Yan looked at him strangely, "I couldn't think of a name for a while, and you just happened to be standing in front of me, so I took the Su character in your name."

Su Ziling hummed happily. "Of course, Xiao Su will follow us in the future, so his name must be half mine."

An Yan laughed unceremoniously after hearing this. He didn't expect Su Ziling to have such a bad temper.

"What are you laughing at? Do you think I'm childish?" Just when Su Ziling was about to argue that this was important, Xiao Su came back. Su Ziling looked back in the direction of the pavilion and was stunned. He was shocked. The same color was hidden in An Yan's eyes.

The red rose petals were flying all over the sky, with a rich fragrance, which seemed even more overwhelming, vibrant and spectacular in this empty wilderness. They were floating towards the pavilion with the wind, and it was unknown what kind of beauty would be seen in the pavilion.

"I want them to know that flowers are beautiful, and I also want to say a final goodbye to grandpa." Xiao Su told them with his head raised, looking like a little adult.

At this time, Su Ziling looked at Xiao Su's slightly mature expression and suddenly realized that Xiao Su was indeed a different child.

"There is one more thing...that is..." Xiao Su suddenly became embarrassed.

It seemed that she was too embarrassed to say the second thing, so Su Ziling encouraged her. "It's okay, just say it, your brother An Yan has already agreed."

"Then Brother An Yan...can you be my father?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Su hurried to explain: "Because I already have a grandfather and brother Su Ziling, I want a...father."

"can."

An Yan's answer and Xiao Su's last words overlapped and landed almost at the same time. Xiao Su was stunned for a moment, then jumped up excitedly and pounced on An Yan.

"Dad, Daddy."

Xiao Su was shouting happily, but Su Ziling beside him was unhappy. The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. An Yan was the father and he was the brother, so he was actually one generation lower. However... seeing Xiao Su laughing so happily, he didn't bother with An Yan.

That day, An Yan and Su Ziling took An Xiaosu away from the pavilion, and were about to leave that world. That day, the residents of the pavilion, like Su Ziling, marveled at the beautiful scenery and petals falling all over the ground, but they didn't know that this was the most grand farewell that a young girl, whom they hated, could make.

The atmosphere in Xidu was different from before, and Lin Xuanfeng felt it as soon as he walked in. Those who pretended to be busy but were actually staring at him were mixed in the crowd. Lin Xuanfeng noticed with his sharp eyes that these people were not from the same group. When did he become so popular? Lin Xuanfeng sneered and tried to shake them off.

Lin Xuanfeng was a man who would never hide from anything, and he always did things in an upright manner. As soon as he raised his hand, a strong wind blew up, and the dust flew everywhere. When everyone finally opened their eyes, Lin Xuanfeng had already disappeared.

"Why did the wind suddenly blow so hard?"

"I think someone used their abilities, and they are quite powerful."

"You are lying with your eyes open. How come I didn't see it?"

The innocent residents still didn't understand what he was saying after he finished talking, so they just went about their own business. Only those lurking in the dark knew that they had lost their target.

"Mr. Lin."

The man standing in front of Lin Xuanfeng was very old, with some white hair on his temples. He was dressed very formally and was not like the rats hiding in the dark before.

"Master Lu invites you to come over." He said. He had the ability to stand in front of Lin Xuanfeng with a generous attitude.

"Which Master Lu?"

He seemed more respectful, "Master Lu Xianlu."

Ha, interesting.

Lin Xuanfeng followed him and soon arrived at the main gate of the Lu family in Xidu. This was the main gate. It seemed that Lu Xian was not shy about it. Lin Xuanfeng guessed correctly that the man was the housekeeper of the Lu family. He led him in and then left on his own.

The environment of Lu Mansion is nice, very deep, with birds singing and flowers blooming. Looking at the mansion at the end of the stone road, Lin Xuanfeng walked over. He wanted to knock on the door three times politely, but the door was not closed, so Lin Xuanfeng opened it and stepped in. As soon as he entered, he saw the person standing there at a glance - Lu Li.

"The first room on the second floor is the study." Lu Li politely led the way for him.

Lin Xuanfeng and Lu Li had no intersection. Even though he was very familiar with Lin Nuan, he only knew Lu Li a little bit through his profile. He guessed that Lu Li was the same. After Lin Xuanfeng looked at him for a while, he turned left and went up the stairs. After Lin Xuanfeng went upstairs, Lu Li walked out and came to the door.

"Master Lu Li, you need to go back."

"Yes, since Uncle Xian has nothing important to do and has his own plans, I think I should go back to Jiudu first."

"That's right. The young master's wedding is approaching, and we should prepare well."

Lu Li said nothing, nodded, smiled and left.

As soon as Lin Xuanfeng entered the room, he saw a middle-aged man sitting behind a desk. He was as imposing as Fang Hao, but Fang Hao stood in front of the window of his office in the Xindu Building most of the time.

"Please sit down." Lu Xian pointed casually, and Lin Xuanfeng sat down obediently.

"You are Lin Xuanfeng? Oh, don't get me wrong, I just want to say that you look more like a general."

"Thank you for the compliment. Are you feeling well?"

"It's no big deal," Lu Xian waved his hand. "False news is only false, not true. It will collapse over time. I don't expect it to have any effect."

"I'd like to ask you for a favor." Lu Xian said as he placed a letter on the desk.

Lin Xuanfeng stood up to get it. He stood beside the table and did not go back to his seat. He spread out the letter and glanced at it, then looked at Lu Xian. Lu Xian just smiled slightly, with no expression on his face. He then focused his eyes on the content of the letter and confirmed again that everyone's surname was Lu.

"I would like to ask you to investigate the person who showed signs of murder as soon as he heard that I was killed. We have internal and external troubles. We must solve the internal troubles first so that we can unite against the outside world."

"I understand. I dare to ask, who attacked you..."

"They are all dead, and there is no useful information."

"That ability is..."

"Trees and wind."

Lu Xian smiled and said, "Let's investigate this first."

After he finished speaking, he looked at the letter in Lin Xuanfeng's hand again. Lin Xuanfeng nodded and wanted to turn around and leave, but Lu Xian started chatting with him.

"How is that old man Fang Hao these days?"

"I'm in good health."

"Fang Hao and I are old friends. I personally admire his ideas very much. I have also been to Xindu, where there are many new things. People always have to move forward. It is really meaningless to live a stagnant life in this house."

Lin Xuanfeng smiled expressionlessly, and then said, "I didn't expect you to invite me directly."

"No way? What's there to be sneaky about?" Lu Xian said with a hearty smile.

Lu Xian's laughter was a bit similar to Fang Hao's. After Lin Xuanfeng said goodbye to Lu Xian again and left the house, he decided to go look for the scene.

The scene was very easy to identify, right where the garden on one side of the main house connected to the eaves. The trees that were originally planted in the courtyard had become somewhat miserable, with leaves falling in a mess and branches that were not originally on the trees growing out instead, crooked and twisted.

Lin Xuanfeng walked through the chaotic battlefield, dodging the rubble, and came to the corner of the wall. The vines climbed up to the balcony in unison, but it was a pity that it seemed useless, otherwise, the garden would not have become a battlefield. It seems that Lu Xian was right about the tree and the wind, but there are too many people with the same ability, how can he find them. Among so many abilities, only a few people have abilities similar to water, such as ice, snow, rain, fog, etc.

Lu Xian’s ability is fog, so it is impossible to see how he deals with others on the battlefield.

Lin Xuanfeng opened the paper again and looked at the names of those people, and decided to go find Yin. Fang Hao had written to him before, saying that Yin was in Xidu, so this was just right.

In the Xidu ward, several nurses who had just changed Song Yu's dressings were whispering outside.

"Is that the young master of the Song family? He has been lying here for more than ten days, why has no one come to see him?"

"Why not? Hey, my dad is a very busy man."

"You can't be like this even if you're a busy man. Is he his real father?"

"Alright, alright, someone come, stop talking and leave."

Their voices faded away along with the messy footsteps, but Song Yu, who was drinking water in the house, couldn't help but hold the cup tightly.

Not long after, there was a knock on the door, and a man pushed the door open. "Master, Lu Xian is not dead, and Lin Xuanfeng has also come to Xidu. This is the information about De Yin that you are looking for."

After saying this, he respectfully placed the file bag on the table next to the bed.

"Do you know where Yin is now?"

"There are rumors that he is also in Xidu."

As soon as he finished speaking, the cup fell to the ground with a clang and broke into pieces.

The man bent over and walked out. Song Yu looked down at his wound, which had not yet healed and was aching slightly, with hatred in his eyes. He raised his head and kept his eyes on the file bag for a long time, as if he wanted to stare through it.

Early the next morning, Lin Xuanfeng wandered around the streets. He wandered around Xidu Square and then strolled along West Street, as if he were a tourist visiting. His itinerary was confusing.

But in fact, he had already written a letter to Yin last night asking for a meeting. Yin's reply was delivered that night, and the meeting time was scheduled for five o'clock this afternoon, so the real purpose of Lin Xuanfeng's going out was a tea shop called Shiguang on East Avenue.

At five o'clock, Lin Xuanfeng appeared at the door of the tea shop on time. He went in and stood in front of the counter.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

Lin Xuanfeng recognized him and said, "It hasn't been long since we last met."

That night, Lin Xuanfeng followed Ye to meet Yin, and there was no communication along the way.

"The information of the people on the list will be found within two days, and someone will be sent to deliver it to you later. As for other evidence, we still have to check further." Yin said, looking at the paper with a bunch of Lu's names written on it.

"I understand." Lin Xuanfeng said and found a chair to sit down.

Yin immediately understood the real purpose of Lin Xuanfeng's meeting with him, "If you have anything to say, just tell me."

Lin Xuanfeng sat there without saying anything, as if he was thinking about what to say.

Although Yin likes to plan things in detail, he prefers to get to the point when speaking, so he continued: "You can just write the names of these people on the letter yesterday, there is no need to come to see me. What do you want to ask me? About An Yan and Su Ziling?"

Lin Xuanfeng looked at Yin, and seemed a little surprised that Yin would bring it up. Yin smiled. Sometimes, Lin Xuanfeng's thoughts were particularly easy to guess, at least easier to guess than Zhao Yunqi and Song Yu.

"I want to know what happened to you and Su Ziling, and how it relates to An Yan."

"You asked the wrong question. You should ask what our relationship with An Yan is, and what happened."

Yin glanced at him, and Lin Xuanfeng seemed to be choked. But Yin's words did not mean to blame An Yan at all. He added, "The same thing happened. Both parents died, the family was broken up, and in order to survive, An Yan should be regarded as enduring humiliation and bearing heavy burdens, while I was just wandering around. But we are both keeping a low profile and waiting for the opportunity to act."

"As for the rest, you should ask your fellow apprentice. After all, as an outsider, I don't know anything."

Lin Xuanfeng might not understand the last sentence because Yin was deliberately targeting An Yan. In just a few days, he figured out that An Yan was a brat who wanted to do everything for himself.

Lin Xuanfeng frowned after hearing this, said goodbye after a moment and turned away.