After midnight

Su Ziling lay in bed in a daze, staring at the ceiling. As if he had finally stared enough, he lifted the quilt without warning, endured the pain, put on his clothes and shoes, and opened the door. An Yan followed Shangguan Can and left in a hurry. Something terrible must have happened. He couldn't just lie in bed like a waste because of an arm injury.

He went out, wanting to see the battlefield that had just been tempered by fire.

The houses and walls that had been ravaged by the fire had partially collapsed, and a grayish black color spread along the traces of the fire. Even after a few hours, the pungent smell in the air was hard to dissipate, and the scorching heat could still hit Su Ziling's face several meters away.

He never imagined that his small actions could cause such great damage.

Even though there was no blood or tears, Su Ziling still felt the cruelty of the battlefield at this moment. Because part of it was created by him. When Su Ziling was facing the ruins in silence, a letter quietly appeared in the air.

As soon as he stretched out his hand, the letter fell into his hand.

The letter was written by Xu Xing, saying that Lin Nuan and Lin Xuanfeng had arrived at Beizhong and were waiting for him at the Window Station. They must have come to look for An Yan, but they found that An Yan was no longer in Beizhong.

Could it be that An Yan had some news? Su Ziling hurried back.

"Why are you here?" Su Ziling asked as soon as he saw Lin Nuan and Lin Xuanfeng.

"You're still asking us, what happened in Beizhong? Wait, Su Ziling, how did you get hurt?"

Su Ziling glanced at his arm. He was wearing a coat, and there was no trace of blood. How did Lin Nuan know that?

"Your limbs are so stiff that I can't think of any other possibility except injury. Please tell us what happened quickly."

"We were originally going to start the decisive battle today, and the battle had already begun, but Song Yu suddenly received a letter and left without looking back. Then Shangguan Can took An Yan away as well."

Su Ziling thought for a moment and thought that he had explained everything very comprehensively. But Lin Xuanfeng kept asking questions one after another.

"You guys are going to have a decisive battle today? Who's with whom? An Yan and Shangguan Can left? How is that possible? I'm telling you, what's going on right now?"

"It seems to be related to Zhao Yunqi. Oh, I don't know either." Su Ziling ran over in a hurry. He didn't eat or drink a sip of water. Coupled with the vague pain in his arm, he was very irritable now.

"Didn't you receive any news from An Yan?" Su Ziling said, trying his best to be patient.

"Got it. An Yan asked me to help him find a special transfer from Jiudu Xuanchuang Station to Song Mansion."

Su Ziling looked at Lin Nuan after hearing this. Lin Nuan said, "Well, let me first tell you why Lin Xuanfeng and I came to Beizhong together. Actually, I received a letter from An Yan yesterday.

Lin Nuan observed Su Ziling as she spoke, "He told me that if Zhao Yunqi and his men in Beicheng made any unusual moves, we should rush to Beizhong immediately. After receiving the letter, we immediately stepped up our attention on them, but when we found out that Zhao Yunqi and his men were no longer in Beicheng and wanted to tell An Yan, I received another letter from An Yan."

"It's just what I said. An Yan asked me to help him prepare for the transfer. But with An Yan's temper, he won't say anything about things he's not sure about, so we don't know anything either. That's why we decided to come to Beizhong first."

"Ah, I understand." Su Ziling shouted.

"After the turmoil in the North City and Ah Jiu's injury, An Yan has been making arrangements. Under his arrangement, Song Yu and his men will definitely transfer Zhao Yunqi and his men to North Central as combat power, so An Yan also notified you. In fact, the decisive battle is today, and if nothing unexpected happens today, the winner will be decided. However, Song Yu received a letter from Jiudu on the battlefield, so everything is different."

"What kind of letter did Song Yu receive?" Lin Xuanfeng asked.

"I don't know. I only know that Song Yu suddenly returned to Jiudu, and Song Nan also left. Then Shangguan Can came and said that Zhao Yunqi was in trouble, and An Yan was taken away by Shangguan Can."

"Then now we can only wait for An Yan to come back." Lin Nuan said.

But An Yan did not come back. Even when night fell and the stars began to blink, An Yan still did not come back.

Su Ziling sat on the bedside, watching the watch hand point to eleven and three minutes. Lin Nuan yawned and walked to the window to stand, while Lin Xuanfeng folded his hands in front of his chest. It was quiet outside the window, and quiet inside the window, with only the cool breeze blowing in at night.

"Lin Nuan, if you're sleepy, go to the next room and take a nap. I'll call you if there's any news."

Lin Nuan thought about it and nodded, knowing that Lin Xuanfeng was going to stay all night. It was late at night, and it was not suitable for her to continue waiting in Su Ziling's room. Just as she turned around and prepared to leave, a white light flashed, and An Yan sent a letter to Su Ziling.

"What's written on it?" Seeing the surprise and solemnity on Su Ziling's face, Lin Xuanfeng asked in a deep voice.

"An Yan will never come back. He asked us to go back to Xindu and said he had something important to tell us. It was about his disappearance fifteen years ago. And... Zhao Yunqi is dead. He was killed by Song Yuxia." Su Ziling blurted it all out in one go. His mind went blank and he couldn't tell what the key points were for a moment.

"What?" Lin Xuanfeng and Lin Nuan looked at each other.

Lin Nuan reached out to take the letter. The content of the letter was roughly the same as what Su Ziling said. There was no extra information, but the narration was more concise.

Su Ziling tilted his head and looked at Lin Nuan. Lin Nuan said, "Then let's go back to Xindu. I just happen to have something to ask An Yan. Lin Xuanfeng, you should also take a rest first. We can talk about anything after we see An Yan."

"it is good."

After Lin Nuan left, Lin Xuanfeng turned around and said to Su Ziling, "You too, go to bed early. I'll send someone to take you back to Xindu tomorrow, but we'll stay here for a while longer, so when you go back, don't be anxious, okay? An Yan will eventually tell us what we want to know."

"Yeah, I understand."

Su Ziling knew why Lin Xuanfeng told him this. He didn't want An Yan's scar to be exposed twice. If he couldn't help asking first, An Yan wouldn't hesitate. But this matter was not a trivial matter, and An Yan didn't just want to tell himself.

After Lin Xuanfeng left, Su Ziling stood up to turn off the lights. What will happen tomorrow or in the future? He has asked this question many times since he came to this world, but he never got an answer.

The return trip was faster than Su Ziling had imagined. Sitting in the window, he felt nostalgic for the long-lost city when he saw the outline of Xindu again. He wondered how Xiao Su was doing, whether he had grown a little taller, and whether An Yan was in better condition than yesterday.

"Brother Ling, I miss you so much." As soon as Xuanchuang arrived at the station, Su Ziling was hugged by Xiao Su.

"Oh, Xiao Su!" Su Ziling was surprised and hurried to protect her. He hugged Xiao Su and looked up at An Yan who was standing in front of him. An Yan dressed himself up as neatly as usual, but he could not hide the fatigue in his eyes.

Su Ziling moved his throat, "An Yan, I'm back."

"Well, let's go to the hospital first."

"What are we going to the hospital for?" Su Ziling was only thinking about going home first.

"You need to go to the hospital to check your injury."

"It's okay." Su Ziling glanced at the wound and said, "Go home first. I'll go there by myself later."

"Brother Ling is injured? Where?" Xiao Su quickly stepped out of Su Ziling's arms and asked.

"Shoulder, nothing serious."

"Brother Ling, let's go to the hospital first."

"Let's go to the hospital first. Jiu is also in the hospital. It's a good opportunity to go see him."

"Let's go." Su Ziling said, hugging Xiao Su and walking forward.

New City Hospital is a large hospital. Among the many buildings, the main building has the most unique shape. Its ground floor is a long row of red brick and tile buildings, five stories high. Above these five floors, there is a modern building in the northeast corner, and this building is 27 stories high. Ah Jiu's ward is on the twelfth floor of this building.

The window was outside the hospital, and Su Ziling walked on the road, looking up at it through the leaves of the sycamore trees. There were several shops opposite the hospital, and they chose a fruit shop and walked in.

"Dad, Jiu told me the day before yesterday that he wanted to eat dragon fruit. Can we buy some?"

"Okay, choose it yourself."

Su Ziling followed Xiao Su to pick dragon fruit, "Have you visited Jiu, how is he?"

"It's fine. Jiu said that he doesn't feel any pain at all and can even walk with crutches. Sister Wuying and I have been to see him many times."

"Well...Xiao Su, pick the ones with big stems or green ones."

"it is good!"

After climbing up to the fifth floor with bags of fruits, they walked through a long red corridor and pushed open a glass door. From this door to the entrance of the sixth floor, they had to pass through an open garden. In the garden, the gravel road stretched along the rolling lawn and stretched into the distance. Peach trees were planted in twos and threes in the flower beds. In this season, even the dead branches of the willow trees were still graceful, and they swayed gently, rippling the water in the pool.

Su Ziling walked along the straight road, stepping on the golden path, through the garden and came to the bottom of the tall building.

"Let's take the suspended ladder, which is actually an elevator." An Yan walked into the corridor and pressed the button.

The door opened with a ding. Su Ziling walked in and noticed that the smallest number on the ladder was six. He pressed twelve without hesitation, and the ladder began to rise vertically.

Arriving at the twelfth floor, Xiao Su walked across the cold corridor towards Jiu's ward with proficiency. Jiu was lying on the bed, bored and dazed, with the warm sun at four o'clock shining obliquely on the bedding.

Xiao Su quickly slipped into Jiu's ward. She ran to Jiu's bedside and asked mysteriously, "Jiu, guess who's here?"

"Who is it?" Ah Jiu looked around, and the gloom on his face disappeared. An Yan and Su Ziling walked in one after another.

"Brother An Yan! Brother Ling! How come you guys are back so soon? Where's my master? Has he come back yet?"

"He still has some stuff to take care of, but he'll be back in a few days."

"That's great." Jiu smiled at Su Ziling, very happy.

An Yan walked over, put the fruit down, then took out a big, round dragon fruit and handed it to him.

"Thank you, Brother An Yan!" Jiu took it, peeled off the skin, and took a big bite, "So sweet!"

An Yan smiled and sat down beside him, "Ajiu, are you still feeling uncomfortable these two days?"

"No, I always felt hot and dry in my body before, as if there was heat in my body and I didn't know how to vent it. It was either that I was in a bad mood or I felt that there was something there."

"Yeah, I know, what happened next?"

"Later, I didn't know what happened. I just couldn't feel it for no reason."

"What's going on, An Yan?" Su Ziling listened silently and then asked.

"It's Jiu's ability. Jiu's battle with Song Yu stimulated his potential. This power was supposed to be acquired slowly in the future, but it suddenly broke out in the desperate situation, so Jiu felt this way." Jiu, you will be able to feel it when you practice in the future. When your body is well, learn to control it. "

"Okay." Jiu nodded thoughtfully.

"Xiao Su, stay in the ward and play with Jiu. Don't run around. I'll take your brother Ling to see Doctor Wang."

"Got it, Dad, you guys go quickly. Jiu, let's play Gomoku?"

After Su Ziling followed An Yan out, he sighed, "I haven't seen Xiao Su for a long time. She seems to be more lively now."

"Yes, I heard from Wuying that she made a lot of good friends in school."

"That's great. An Yan, do you think it's possible for me to be like Ah Jiu in the future? To suddenly gain power."

"better not."

"why?"

"Because it's very dangerous, not everyone is as lucky as Ajiu. In addition to strength and willpower, luck is also indispensable for Ajiu's escape this time. But even so, it still has a great harm to the body."

"So, you said you would take me to see Dr. Wang? Do you know him?"

"I know him. My senior brother used to get injured often, and I followed him here once or twice. Doctor Wang is very good. He is an acquaintance of my senior brother and is also Ajiu's attending physician." As An Yan was speaking, they had already arrived at Doctor Wang's office.

"Hello, Doctor Wang, I've brought Su Ziling here."

"Well, let him in." Doctor Wang said as he sat at his desk and wrote something with a pen.

"You go in, I'll go back first."

"An Yan, Xiao Lin didn't do anything rash this time, did he?"

"Don't worry, Doctor Wang. Senior Brother is fine."

"He's fine, so don't mess around, let me retire peacefully tomorrow."

"I won't, Doctor Wang."

"Hmph." Doctor Wang didn't comment. He watched An Yan walk out and said to Su Ziling who came in, "What are you still standing there for? Take off your clothes."

Su Ziling took off his clothes obediently. It seemed that An Yan had arranged this meeting long ago. He looked at Doctor Wang, who was wearing black-framed glasses, with slightly loose facial muscles and gray hair. However, Doctor Wang's voice was deep and powerful, and he wore his white coat meticulously. He was a typical doctor.

Su Ziling exposed his wound and asked politely, "Doctor Wang, excuse me, did An Yan come to you to see his wound before?"

"No, he didn't, not even once. I don't treat common injuries, so I advised him not to come."

Doctor Wang held Su Ziling's shoulder and looked at him. It took him less than three seconds to put on his clothes. "You have developed less than 10% of your abilities. You need to work harder."

"What?" Su Ziling was stunned.

Doctor Wang stood up, unwilling to explain a word. "Go ask An Yan and you'll know. As for your wound, turn left and ask the nurse for medicine. Remember to close the door."

Su Ziling put on his clothes while watching Dr. Wang prepare to go into a room further inside.

"What about An Yan?" Su Ziling blurted out.

Doctor Wang turned his head and glanced at him. "A person can use his entire life's energy to develop his abilities to 70%, which is already the limit. The rest, Su Ziling, is all fate."

"What do you mean, Doctor Wang?" Doctor Wang closed the door, and Su Ziling had to walk back to Ajiu's ward in the chaos.

"Ajiu..."

"Shh~ Brother Ling, keep your voice down." Xiao Su raised his index finger in front of his mouth and gestured to Su Ziling. Su Ziling looked closely and saw An Yan curled up on the single chair in the ward, with his head tilted and fell asleep.