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

The Duan family's control over Ayan has become increasingly tight, and Ayan has become increasingly confused.

"Why do you have to live so hard? Why don't you take over my power and go wherever you want when the time comes." Zhou Xie's voice echoed in Ayan's ears.

"The condition for getting your power is to slaughter the entire Duan family." Ayan snorted coldly.

"My sister is also a member of the Duan family. There is no way I would do anything to her."

Zhou Xie: "You are really kind to your sister. You are very tolerant of Duan's family for her sake."

Ayan: "What do you know? My sister is different from them."

"Don't speak too early." Zhou Xie's voice was indistinguishable from male to female, and he laughed sinisterly.

"Sooner or later you will inherit my mantle." Zhou Xie was extremely sure.

Zhou Xie couldn't see that the Duan family was always using the same person's life to exchange luck from him.

Originally he wanted to punish him, but after seeing Ayan, Zhou Xie didn't want to take action anymore.

For a person who has been imprisoned, tortured and killed since birth, how much resentment will there be when he breaks out?

Although Ayan didn't say anything, after learning what the Duan family had done to him, the death energy in his body increased several times every time he died.

One day you will go crazy.

Zhou Xie was waiting for him to go crazy.

If that happens, it will definitely be a scene filled with blood.

……

As he gets older, Duan Chuling comes less often.

Sheng Yi would occasionally go outside the secret room and listen to everyone's gossip. He only knew that Duan Chuling had been practicing in seclusion in order to become the head disciple.

There are also some rumors outside, saying that although Duan Chuling has superior talents, he is always outclassed by Liu Xuezhi and can only take second place in everything.

"Ayan! Did you miss me?" Duan Chuling came to see Ayan after a year.

At this time, Ah Yan rarely smiled, but when facing Duan Chuling, she still smiled as if nothing had happened.

Ayan: "Sister has lost weight."

Duan Chuling's eyes were green and black, and his complexion was not good: "I have been practicing in seclusion these days and haven't eaten well."

"I remember that you like eating jujube cakes very much. No, I brought you a lot of them." Duan Chuling shook the paper bag in his hand.

In fact, Ah Yan likes pineapple cakes.

But he still said: "Okay, thank you sister."

Duan Chuling sat down next to him and rambled: "The assessment will be held in two months, and the winner will become the head disciple, but I still have some medicinal materials that I haven't prepared yet..."

"If we don't win against Liu Xuezhi by then, people will definitely be talking about it."

Ayan: "Sister is already very good, there is no need to compare with Liu Xuezhi."

Duan Chuling retorted: "Why not? You have been locked up here for many years, how can you understand? That bitch gets arrogant in front of me as soon as he wins. I can't stand this anger! I must take down the leader of the sect!"

When she thought of Liu Xuezhi and Duan Chuling, she became angry. Realizing that she had just lost her composure, she apologized repeatedly: "Ayan, I didn't mean that..."

Ayan's figure disappeared into the darkness. He paused and smiled nonchalantly: "It's okay."

Duan Chuling breathed a sigh of relief, and then started talking about her affairs in the sect.

Ah Yan went from talking to each other to falling into silence.

He and his sister haven't seen each other for a long time.

But his sister always told him that he couldn't understand the outside world and couldn't empathize with it.

Ayan was inexplicably agitated. He wanted to find evidence that his sister needed him, so he said, "Sister, do you want me to help you?"

Duan Chuling was stunned for a moment and did not refuse immediately.

The appearance of Liu Xuezhi made her realize what true genius is.

There is an unbridgeable gap.

She tried her best but couldn't catch up.

She wanted to win so much that even in her dreams she would trample Liu Xuezhi under her feet.

Even so, Duan Chuling still hesitated: "This is not good, you will be in pain." Ayan: "They sacrifice me every month, and they can't escape anyway, why can't the luck they have obtained be used in On my sister?"

Duan Chuling: "But..."

Ayan smiled: "Anyway, when sister becomes stronger, she will take me out, right?"

Duan Chuling thought he suddenly found a reason, and his hesitation settled into reality: "Yes!"

"Give me your luck. Then I will not only defeat Liu Xuezhi, but also become the head disciple. When I am capable, I will definitely take you out of the Duan family!"

Duan Chuling felt at ease.

……

Time flies, and another ten years have passed in a blink of an eye.

In the past ten years, under Ayan's care again and again, Duan Chuling became the strongest monk among his peers in the Duan family and was highly valued by the family.

At the same time, she stood out in Biancheng where masters gathered and became the leading alchemy practitioner.

Duan Chuling finally got his wish, and the number of visits to Ayan decreased and the time was shortened.

Sometimes I just come to see you, say hello and then leave.

Ayan naturally noticed this change and became even more silent.

Duan Chuling was already standing on a high place, and he asked her: "Sister, when will you take me out?"

"Wait until I break through the Nascent Soul stage."

"Now that you are in the Nascent Soul stage, can you take me away?"

"But there are so many experts from the Duan family, I can't do it alone. I'll find some more helpers."

"elder sister……"

"Ayan, I'm very busy. If you have anything to do, we'll talk about it next time, okay?"

"..."

The light in Ayan's eyes gradually dimmed, and Shengyi watched from the side, unable to do anything but feel distressed.

She thought of the legend that had been circulating in Jiuzhou for thousands of years.

When the Ghost Ancestor appeared in the world, he massacred the people named Duan, causing an end to the inheritance of a once-prosperous large family.

Ayan is the ghost ancestor.

Ah Yan has grown into the appearance of a young man, with long, silky hair hanging casually, and his skin is extremely white due to not seeing the light for many years.

He was chained by more than a dozen iron chains, some of which even penetrated his bones, imprisoning him in this cramped place.

"By the way, haven't I asked you who you are?"

Being tied up like this, Ayan slept most of the time. Occasionally when he woke up, he would look at Shenyi aside.

"Just a lonely ghost." Sheng Yi replied.

"Really?" Ayan lowered her eyes, looking wistful.

"It's fine if it's true."

"Only I can see you. Those who don't know think you are just a figment of my mind after being tortured."

There was a slight pause in kindness, and an unspeakable emotion filled my heart: "Didn't I say that only you could see me at the beginning, that you were special to me?"

Ah Yan sneered. The innocence of the boy was long gone, replaced by deep world-weariness and exhaustion: "There is nothing special about me."

"To tell you the truth, it's just extremely miserable."

Sheng Yi remained silent, and Ah Yan couldn't even turn around. She just turned and looked at the door: "Tell me, if one day I kill everyone in the Duan family, will my sister blame me?"

Sheng Yi: "I'm not your sister, so I don't know."

Ah Yan's back stiffened and he laughed at himself: "Yes, you are just a lonely ghost."

Sheng Yi added: "But if I were you, I would kill them without leaving any trace behind."

Ah Yan was slightly startled and said nothing.