After midnight

Su Ziling didn't expect that what Yin said about a few days would come so soon. Almost on the second day after Su started school, he received a letter informing him of the time and place of the competition.

He wrote a letter in advance to tell An Yan that he would not be going home for dinner, but he did not expect that when he arrived on time, An Yan and Yin were standing side by side in an open space nearby. Su Ziling followed their figures and looked to the side and saw the river.

He stood a few dozen meters away from him, and in the dusk, his figure was even smaller. Su Ziling turned his head to look at Yin, who nodded to him.

Su Ziling began to move his fingers. He had to take his opponent seriously. This was a large badminton court, but the net had been taken away, leaving only the poles sticking straight into the soil. Beyond the poles, at the end of the sports field was a small forest. An Yan and Yin stood under the streetlight outside the court, and the wind was blowing.

Wind? Su Ziling thought that before he knew the power of the river, he couldn't act rashly. So Su Ziling ran towards the grove and in a short while he got in.

He reacted quickly and followed closely behind. Anyan and Yin looked at each other and also rushed over.

When entering the grove, He was very alert. The grove here was artificially planted. Although it was not lush, it had dense gaps between branches and leaves. In addition, it was dark and Su Ziling deliberately hid himself, so it was difficult for him to find Su Ziling for a while.

He stepped over the scattered leaves carefully, avoiding making any noise. He was still searching slowly when the fire came roaring. The fire dragon perfectly avoided all obstacles and attacked him accurately.

He quickly moved away, and he looked behind him, and the flames were extinguished.

The wind blew in front of He, and He immediately understood that Su Ziling was taking advantage of the upwind direction. With the help of external forces, he could still fully control his abilities. The talent of the "Guardian" was indeed innate. Thinking of this, He became more serious and quickly aimed in a direction to chase after him.

After he took a few steps, another fire dragon attacked him. He seized the opportunity and counterattacked. A larger burning spark rushed back at Su Ziling. Su Ziling hurriedly retreated three steps to the left, still in shock.

River's ability was also fire? Although Su Ziling had become accustomed to being scared during training and had quickly overcome his instinctive fear of fire, he was still frightened. River's ability spread faster and more powerfully, exploding in front of his eyes. At one moment, Su Ziling thought his hair was about to catch fire!

Su Ziling fled to the left and calmed down. The worst thing to do on the battlefield is to be impatient. When facing someone who has the same ability as you but is stronger than you, what should you do?

Before Su Ziling could think carefully, the fire from the river rushed towards him again. Su Ziling had no choice but to face the challenge head-on. In an instant, flames shot up into the sky and crackled, as if to burn everything.

He and Su Ziling exerted their strength almost at the same time, and at the same time, two larger flames approached each other. These two flames were so surprising and terrifying that they ignited rolling heat waves, but they were evenly matched, and a clear line of fire burned out at the intersection of the fires.

But soon, the river came from behind and the fire gradually moved towards Su Ziling, showing an overwhelming trend.

"An Yan!"

An Yan was ready to move, Yin pressed down An Yan's shoulder, gritting his teeth and staring at the fire ahead. The fire was so big that they couldn't see the figure in the sea of ​​fire at all. Yin pressed hard, and the tendons on his hand bulged. It was unclear whether he was restraining An Yan or himself.

But the next second, sparks suddenly flew everywhere and the fire got out of control.

"An Yan!"

The heavy rain poured down, rushing towards the earth, rushing towards the land that had just been burned by fire. However, a ray of light forcefully broke through the blinding water curtain, and it rushed back with its last roar and all its hope.

The only light suddenly stopped after reaching a certain point, then appeared out of thin air at the front and exploded all of a sudden, catching people off guard and leaving them no time to dodge.

Su Ziling raised his right hand high, the heavy rain blocked his eyes, and water drops slid down his wet face. Before the rain curtain arrived, the fire opened its bloody mouth and was about to swallow him. In order to avoid being burned and leaving only a trace of ashes, he could only fight back.

Fortunately, he succeeded. Su Ziling grinned and slowly put his hand down. He stood up from the wet ground tremblingly. At this time, the heavy rain swallowed everything and the world returned to darkness.

"Su Ziling! How are you? Is anything wrong?" An Yan ran over and asked.

"I'm fine, how's the river?"

"He's fine, why are your hands shaking so much?"

After An Yan said that, Su Ziling looked at his hand. His right hand was still shaking after delivering the last blow. "I don't know, but I guess it will be fine in a while."

"Then let's go there."

They walked over in the mud. Yin and He were fine. He was sorting out his wet clothes. Yin saw Su Ziling coming over and asked him, "How are you? Are you okay?"

"It's okay, bro. Where's the river?"

"Thanks to Brother An Yan for the heavy rain, I didn't expect Brother Ling to create such a wonderful trick."

"Hehe." Su Ziling smiled embarrassedly.

"You, your first trick doesn't work. Don't think you can get away with that little trick. There's still a lot to learn." Although Yin said it with disgust, a smile gradually appeared on his face.

"I see. He is much more powerful than me. The intensity of the fire almost made me think I was going to be burned to death in it."

"It would be lame if you were burned to death again."

"Brother, don't you love me anymore?" Su Ziling asked very seriously.

"Love, love, love, my love in the whole world. Okay, let's go home quickly. Aren't your wet clothes uncomfortable?"

"Uncomfortable."

“It’s so uncomfortable.

He and Su Ziling said almost in unison.

"Why don't you go home quickly?"

"Yes, but Brother Anyan happens to be here..." He stood there hesitantly, not moving, and he looked at Anyan and said.

"So, you want to try it with me?" An Yan, who had never spoken, said sympathetically.

"Well, Brother An Yan, you are amazing. You were able to release such a large amount of water in one go, and it was in the form of rain. The raindrops were dense, even, and strong. Not only did it put out the fire that made Brother Ling and I lose control, it even saved the trees that were affected by us in time."

After hearing this, Su Ziling hurried to see the area that they had accidentally affected. Thanks to the street lights that had just been turned on outside the woods, the trees in the woods were blurry. Indeed, although the breeze brought a burnt smell, you could hear the leaves were still rustling.

"Also, Brother Ling's last move just now penetrated the rain curtain that was several meters long and then jumped out of thin air and pointed directly at me, which proves the power of his move. So, I also want to try it, to see if I can directly face your water." He looked at An Yan intently.

An Yan looked at him silently. Yin said that He was an abandoned child, a four or five-year-old child, who was thrown into the lake while he was sleeping. This was not abandonment but murder. He was young and had not learned to swim yet. In order to save himself, he burned the entire lake dry. In the end, he didn't even have the strength to climb ashore and fainted in the mud. He was rescued by Yin who passed by.

He was the second person to follow Yin, brought up by Yin, who was only in his teens at the time. What Yin could not give to Su Ziling in those years, he gave to He.

Receiving the hint from Yin's eyes, An Yan said softly, "He, Xiao Su is still at home waiting for me to tutor her. Let's talk about it later, okay?"

"Of course. Let's go home quickly." After being rejected, He did not show much disappointment. He pulled Yin and left first.

"Why don't you agree?" Su Ziling asked after they walked away.

"It's obvious that Yin doesn't want to."

"Well, that's a shame. Your competition with River would have been exciting."

"Let's go back soon, the wind is getting stronger."

When the hanging window rose to the middle of the sky, with thousands of lights under his feet, Su Ziling looked at An Yan who was staring into the distance and couldn't help asking him, "An Yan, do you think my performance tonight is okay?"

Su Ziling couldn't help but slide his left index finger under the wing of his nose, feeling a little nervous.

"Very good." An Yan looked into his eyes seriously and said.

"Really?"

"Really, your brother must think so too."

Su Ziling smiled and scratched his hair.

From the window of another moving plane, Yin asked He, who had been silent, "What's wrong? Are you unhappy that I didn't allow you to compete with An Yan?"

"No, I am very happy tonight. Brother Zi Ling is indeed Brother Yin's younger brother. He will definitely be very powerful in the future."

Yin smiled and rubbed He's half-wet hair. Zi Ling was more than just his brother. His more important identity in this world was a "guardian". He had to be strong. But He was different. He could grow up safely. Even if he was gone in the future, he still had Ye, Qing, and Wu. There would always be someone to accompany him for the rest of his life.

Therefore, Yin's only selfish wish is to ask He to be a child forever without having to grow up.

Why would you risk catching a cold to compete with the strongest? Hopefully He will never have to understand this. Zi Ling is different from He. He only has himself and Anyan. However, the fate and harm that Zi Ling cannot resist are all brought to him by Anyan himself.

Autumn is here, and Yin feels a little melancholy. Hanging the window lands steadily on the ground, and it is time to go home.

After a long period of cloudy weather, the sky cleared up for only one day, and the next day it started to rain again. Zhao Yunqi looked out the window, and saw a drizzle in the gray sky. This rain was very annoying. He thought that after an autumn rain, the sky would clear up.

I hope this autumn won’t be a rainy one.

Zhao Yunqi turned around and saw Song Yu had finished his business, but he asked him to wait a moment. Song Yu was still reluctant to speak. So he could only meet Song Yu's gaze and wait patiently.

"Come and help me, Zhao Yunqi."

"I thought... I have been doing this all the time." After considering for a moment, Zhao Yunqi answered cautiously.

"What I'm saying is, help me like you helped your father and be loyal to me."

After hearing this, Zhao Yunqi lowered his eyes and did not express anything, but in fact his meaning was very clear.

"Time flies. As soon as we settled down, my uncle went back and refused to leave the room. I wanted to ask him for help, but he kept his mouth shut. What should I do? I can't really force an elder to do anything."

"Yunqi, you have been with my father for so many years. He always takes you with him whenever there is something going on. You are my best teacher now. Yunqi, I sincerely want you to help me."

Who is Song Yu? How could he give up so easily? Every word he said was sincere.

Zhao Yunqi had no doubt about Song Yu's sincerity, but only now. It was common to abandon a person after he has died and to destroy the bridge after crossing it. Moreover, his uncle had already set a good example, so why should he wade into this muddy water?

It’s a pity that I don’t have any bargaining chips to refuse now.

Perhaps seeing Zhao Yunqi's expression relax a little, Song Yu spoke more sincerely. "You know what? Yunqi, I have always envied you and even envied you since I was a child. Not only because you are always by your father's side, but also because you are strong enough. Not only do you make your abilities stand out, but you also have enough skills and brains to get involved in business and politics. But more importantly, you can maintain your original heart and principles in a treacherous and changeable environment. This is what I admire most about you."

"Really, Yunqi, come and help me, I can give you anything as long as you don't betray me."

Zhao Yunqi's heart skipped a beat. "Song Yu, let me think about it. Before I give you a precise answer, I will do my best to help you."

"Thank you."

"Then I'll take my leave first."

Zhao Yunqi opened his umbrella and walked into the drizzle. He walked very slowly in the rain, filled with endless desolation. At the moment, no one could understand his state of mind, because betrayal was destined from the beginning.

After seeing Zhao Yunqi leave, Song Nan pushed open Song Yu's study, walked in and said with some dissatisfaction: "Is Zhao Yunqi important?"

He knew that Song Yu wanted to conquer him, but he knew he had made a mistake as soon as he opened his mouth, because the person who knew the Song family's current situation best might not be Song Yu himself. But Song Yu was not angry. He said casually: "I don't mind having too many helpers. Were you waiting outside the door just now?"

"No, I saw Zhao Yunqi's back when I came. He was walking in the rain with a black umbrella."

"Really? Come and sit down, and let's get down to business. You know that North Central and North City are not peaceful."

"I know." So Song Nan took two steps forward, pulled a stool and sat down where Zhao Yunqi had just stood.

After walking home from the rain, Zhao Yunqi took a hot shower. As soon as he finished, he saw Yun Shuang standing up from the sofa, obviously waiting for him.

"Yun Shuang, what's wrong?"

"Just now, a man came with a prescription, saying that Song Yu had sent him. I've taken a look at it, and it's different from the previous medicine, but it's exactly the same as the medicine we're secretly drinking now. He also said that he will deliver the medicine in the future."

Zhao Yunqi didn't bother to wipe his hair, he grabbed the medicine in Zhao Yun's hands and walked into the kitchen to compare them. They were exactly the same. There were several important herbs, and the dosage was exactly the same.

Is this Song Yu showing his sincerity?

It seems that my guess was right. Song Yu had known that Yun Shuang's medicine had problems a long time ago, but he didn't tell me until today. But Song Yu didn't know that Zhao Yunqi already knew that Yun Shuang's medicine had problems, which would expose him. He didn't want to tell Zhao Yunqi, so he took this approach. He didn't want Zhao Yunqi to know that he knew Yun Shuang's medicine had problems.

Song Yu doesn't intend to use Yun Shuang's life as a threat. Does this mean he is sincere?

"Brother? What are you thinking about?"

"It's okay. If the medicine is fine, just take it. If you don't take it, it will be bad."

"I thought so too. Bro, what are you going to eat for dinner?"

"Whatever."

Zhao Yunqi walked out of the kitchen because betrayal was destined from the beginning.