I'm useless, but my apprentices are all gods who protect others.

Time flies, and Ayan grows up to 12 years old.

He has a handsome face, a tall body, broad shoulders and narrow waist. Although he is a little thinner, it is not difficult to see the frame of a handsome man.

He and Duan Yanyao are almost carved out of the same mold.

Sheng Yi had doubts in her heart, but she still waited to see what would happen.

It happened thousands of years ago and she couldn't change it.

Ah Yan could see her, perhaps because Duan Yanyao, who was in the formation with her, was actually in Ah Yan's body.

They are the only two real entities in this illusion.

It's just that Duan Yanyao may have fallen into a deep sleep or lost his memory temporarily, so he didn't recognize the kindness.

There was no murderous intention or trap in this illusion, it seemed to be just Ayan's memory.

Generally, this kind of illusion is not lethal. After reminiscing, it will automatically return to reality. You can just let nature take its course and wait for the illusion to end.

"My sister hasn't come to see me for five days. Why don't you think she comes to see me?"

When Ah Yan stayed alone in the wooden house, the most he did was feed chickens and rabbits, or he would sit under the tree in a daze.

Ever since he met Duan Chuling, he didn't care much about these things, and he only focused on waiting for Duan Chuling to come to him.

"The Chinese New Year was celebrated a few days ago. She must have been busy recently." Sheng Yi sat next to A Yan and looked at the door in the same posture as him.

After all, today is still the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

Ayan's courtyard was restricted. Unless it was a monthly sacrifice day, Ayan could not leave the courtyard.

"What is the Chinese New Year? What is there to do?" A Yan asked.

Shengyi asked: "The Chinese New Year is a festival. Once a year, everyone gathers together to celebrate that another year has passed."

Ayan lowered his head and glanced at his lonely shadow in the sun, "Everyone? So my sister went to find someone else."

"Is there something about me that's not good enough, that's why my sister doesn't come to see me?" Ayan looked visibly depressed, like an injured little white rabbit, with its ears drooped and feeling sad.

"Just because she doesn't come to you doesn't mean you're at fault. I can also accompany you. What do you want to play?" Sheng Yi wanted to touch his head, but his hand couldn't reach it.

Ayan knew that Sheng Yi wanted to touch his head, but the top of his head was cold and ice-cold, and there was no human touch at all, nor the warm feeling when his sister smiled and touched his head.

Ayan suddenly lost interest and distanced himself from Shenyi: "Forget it, you are so useless, I don't want to play with you."

Then he got up irritably and went back to the house.

Sheng Yi knew he was losing his temper and didn't take his words to heart.

"Ayan, do you want to go to the lantern festival with me?"

Duan Chuling skillfully avoided the guard boy's eyes and climbed over the wall.

Ayan poured tea for Duan Chuling: "What is a lantern festival?"

Duan Chuling was very interested: "Just go to the street to admire the lanterns and put on the lanterns to guess lantern riddles! It is said that there is an acrobatic performance on Baixiang Street! Didn't you say you have never been to the street? I will take you to sneak out tonight and let's watch the excitement together. , have a good time.”

"How about it, do you want to come with me?"

Ah Yan agreed without thinking: "Yes."

Let alone a lantern festival, as long as I can stay with my sister, I can go anywhere.

Then he looked outside the courtyard: "But there are restrictions here, and I can't get out."

Duan Chuling was confident: "Don't be afraid. I found someone to be a stand-in and I can deceive the restriction within two hours. Let's go out and play for a while and come back when the time comes. No one will find out."

Ayan's eyes lit up and he smiled: "Okay."

The two agreed to meet Shen Shi. Ayan simply tidied up and waited for his sister to come to him at the door, looking extremely focused.

Sheng Yi knew that this was Ah Yan's real contact with the outside world, and she also knew that even if she changed the illusion, she could not change the memories that had become history, but she still couldn't help but say:
"Can I not go?"

Ah Yan has been hiding in the back mountains, staying at home and not familiar with worldly affairs.

What he couldn't understand the most was the words "father, mother, and family happiness" mentioned in the book.

Because these have never appeared in his life.

As long as he could remember, he had stayed in the back mountain. Even if he left, he would always go to the bloody sacrifice chamber.

Measured by ordinary people's standards, Ayan's life is undoubtedly dark.

Duan Chuling is lighting him up, which is a good thing.It is cruel to let a person who has been in darkness for a long time see the light but not be able to bring him completely into the dawn.

Having seen the happiness outside, what would Ayan think of her current life?

Sheng Yi guessed that something would happen to Ah Yan sooner or later.

But she hoped that Ayan's smile would stay on her face for a longer time.

When Ah Yan heard Sheng Yi's words, the warmth in his brows suddenly cooled down. He stared at Sheng Yi and spoke in a cold voice:
"You can't even do something as simple as touching me, so stop gesticulating here."

……

As night falls, Baixiang Street is bustling with traffic and people.

Duan Chuling took Ayan around, watching dragon lanterns and guessing lantern riddles on the streets.

At first Ayan was a little uncomfortable, but slowly she integrated into the lively atmosphere.

"Sister, what is this?" Ayan looked at the candied haws in his hand.

Duan Chuling: "Candied Haws, why don't you even know this?"

Ayan took a lick of the candied haws, which was so sweet that she immediately smiled.

Duan Chuling saw that Ayan looked like he had never seen the world, and sincerely wondered: "Ayan, are you really my uncle's son?"

As the spokesperson of the Duan clan, the uncle holds a high position of authority and is a role model respected by countless Duan clan members.

As an uncle's child, how could Ayan have such a difficult life?Even an illegitimate child wouldn't be like this...

"I don't know." Ayan shook his head.

Duan Chuling saw that Ayan didn't look like he was lying. He planned to go home and ask his mother-in-law, so he continued shopping with Ayan.

Several sword cultivators performed at the alley, claiming that they had lost their mustard seed sacs, and performed a sword dance for everyone to collect money for traveling back to the sect.

"Sister, what is this?" Ayan only glanced at the swordsmen and couldn't walk.

"They are sword cultivators. They are dancing with swords." Duan Chuling's talent was not in sword cultivating and he was not interested in this.

On the contrary, Ah Yan watched it with gusto.

"Next, we will teach you how to hold a simple sword flower. Does anyone want to come up and learn? If you learn well, you will be rewarded!" the sword cultivator in the middle yelled.

Hearing this, Ayan's eyes lit up, but he was a little hesitant. Duan Chuling saw his hesitation and pushed Ayan onto the stage, "If you want to go, just go and try it!"

Jianxiu didn't expect that the person on stage would be a little kid, but he still taught him carefully. He was originally worried that the movements would be too difficult for children, but he didn't know that after watching the demonstration once, Ah Yan was still unfamiliar with it the first time. The sword flower has a certain appearance.

The sword cultivator sighed: "Not bad, his talent is good, he is a young talent."

Then Ah Yan and Jian Xiu demonstrated the sword flower just now. Passersby praised Ah Yan for learning so quickly, and they all cheered and spontaneously threw spiritual stones on the stage.

Seeing this scene for the first time, Ah Yan was at a loss.

Seeing everyone laughing, he started laughing too.

"If you want to be a sword cultivator in the future, take this token and come to Dujian Sect to find me." The sword cultivator threw a token to Ayan.

The reward was a wooden sword. The swordsman gave the sword to Ayan and secretly left him a token.

He learns so quickly. His understanding and talent make him a natural swordsman.

"Ayan! You are so awesome!" Duan Chu Ling gave a thumbs up to Ayan after getting off the stage.

"Hey, why are you still holding a token?"

Ayan repeated what the sword cultivator said, and Duan Chuling said in surprise: "He wants to accept you as his disciple! Dujian Sect is also a big sect, you can't go wrong by following him! As expected of my brother, he is awesome!"

Ayan: "Is this awesome?"

He felt like he was doing nothing.

"Of course it's awesome. When the time comes, I will be a talisman cultivator and you will be a sword cultivator. Let's punish evil and promote good people together!" Duan Chuling thought about the future, "By the way, if you become a sword cultivator, you can still control the sword. Then you can Take me to the sky with you, how happy it would be!"

Ayan was infected by Duan Chuling's smile, and her hand holding the wooden sword tightened a little, "Okay, I will definitely become a swordsman in the future and take my sister to wield the sword together."

Duan Chuling's eyes brightened: "It's a deal!"

The two of them talked to each other, and the more they chatted, the more animated they became.

Until Duan Xing, who discovered that Ayan was missing, broke into Baixiang Street with a large group of guards.