Chapter 239 (Double Update Combined) Dream...
Shan Fengyang kept his promise. After Yan Shi skillfully condensed the blue light into small water droplets, he closed the book.
"Lanlan, that's all for today's lesson." She said gently, her eyes smiling. "Go play with Lin Cai."
Yan Shi remained seated at the table, shaking his head: "No. Grandma, let me read for a while longer."
She looked up and asked seriously, "Now I can turn the blue light spots into tiny water droplets, so what's next? How can I control them further?"
She felt she should cherish the opportunity to systematically learn about spirituality.
After leaving the town, until she reached adulthood, she had no further contact with spirits.
Dan Fengyang couldn't help but laugh: "Did Lanlan take a nap and suddenly develop a liking for reading?"
"It's alright, there's still plenty of time. We can continue learning tomorrow, how to turn tiny water droplets into streams, then into various shapes, and finally into controlling the sea."
Yan Shi just stubbornly shook his head.
No, there's no time left.
There is no more time.
Seeing that Yan Shi was sitting at the table and refused to get up, Shan Fengyang smiled helplessly: "Alright. Watch carefully." As she spoke, she then pinched him.
In her palm, a fiery red kitten appeared out of thin air. The kitten was entirely composed of fire spirits, its fluffy fur was the leaping flames, and its body outline was both clear and soft.
Under Shan Fengyang's control, it shook its head and swayed its tail with lifelike movements, even emitting a wisp of smoke.
Yan Shi opened his eyes wide in surprise.
Shan Fengyang: "Like this. When it comes to controlling the light points, that is, the spirits, in addition to quantity, the more important thing is the quality. Although we generally use very rough terms to distinguish cultivators, even cultivators with the same title often have huge differences in strength."
"Therefore, do not be greedy. Only when you can truly and completely control the spirit you already possess are you qualified to touch the next realm."
She picked up the flame-colored kitten from her palm and placed it in Yan Shi's palm.
The kitten's temperature was perfectly controlled; although it was composed entirely of fire spirits, it was only slightly warm and did not burn the skin at all.
“Long ago, people classified cultivators by their strength in very fine detail. But later, with the wars, there were too many geniuses who could defeat the strong with the weak. In desperate situations, everyone is a miracle.”
"Over time, the world stopped adhering to those ranks, and the distinctions between practitioners became very rough titles."
Yan Shi listened attentively, his eyes bright, and nodded thoughtfully.
"Alright." Shan Fengyang changed the subject, his tone becoming lighter. "That's all for today. If Lanlan is still curious, she can try it herself. Make those blue dots into little cats too."
She added with a smile, "If you succeed, I'll teach you how to control the sea."
She certainly didn't expect Yan Shi to succeed.
To be able to condense a pure spiritual form into a physical shape, completely shrink it, with a clear outline, and even mimic the movements of living beings, is a level of control that even many archmages find difficult to achieve.
Moreover, she was just a little girl who had just learned how to gather spiritual energy.
Yan Shi was overjoyed: "Okay, it's a deal!" She jumped off the chair, ran to the door, paused, and turned back. "Grandma, I can do it today!"
Dan Fengyang raised an eyebrow: "Oh? Then I'll wait. You won't eat any cakes for a week if you don't succeed?"
“Okay,” Yan Shi said firmly, “No small cakes for a week.”
The wind blows through the courtyard, and the shadows of the trees sway.
After seeing Yan Shi sitting on the swing and intently kneading Shui Ling through the window, Shan Fengyang finally laughed.
"All of Lanlan's little cakes for a week are mine now," she muttered to herself.
Yan Shi found it difficult to describe her current state. She seemed to have a vague sense of what was about to happen, as if she knew all around her.
For example, when she was in the study, she clearly understood that she couldn't mold Shui Ling into a kitten right now.
But just as she was about to leave, she seemed to be manipulated, turning back to make a solemn bet with her grandmother.
For example, Yan Shi knew that she didn't need to go to see Lin Cai that afternoon.
"Lanlan!"
Sure enough, Lin Cai's shouts came from afar outside the courtyard gate.
Yan Shi looked up.
Lin Cai was panting heavily, but her face was unusually beaming with a smile: "Lanlan! My mom is back!"
Yan Shi stared intently at Lin Cai, but what suddenly came to mind was Lin Cai as an adult, asking her with a look of resentment, "Director Yan, why am I not in your world?"
...No.
That's not true at all.
Why was Lin Cai looking at her with that expression?
Yan Shi shook his head violently and gave a big smile: "Lin Cai! Good afternoon."
She jumped off the swing, shook the water droplets off her hands, and ran towards the courtyard gate in the sunlight: "Really? Your mother is back?"
"Yes." Lin Cai looked very happy, her cheeks flushed. "Mom brought me candy."
As she spoke, she pulled a bulging plastic bag from her coat pocket. The bag was full of colorful, pretty candies.
Lin Cai: "Lanlan, it's all for you."
"Wow!" Yan Shi leaned over and popped his head into the bag. "It looks delicious!"
"I think so too," Lin Cai said softly. "Shall we go to the beach and eat candy?"
Yan Shi asked, somewhat puzzled, "Your mother is back. Aren't you going to stay home and keep her company?"
Lin Cai lowered her eyes: "Mom has to stay with Dad. I want to stay with Lanlan. And it's so rare that Dad is willing to let me go out, as long as I finish my workbook."
Yan Shi then noticed that Lin Cai was carrying a small schoolbag on her back.
She didn't look happy.
Yan Shi quickly changed the subject: "Okay! Let's go to the beach! You can do your workbook after you've played for a while. By the way, Lin Cai, I have to tell you, Grandma taught me how to control light spots today!"
Lin Cai: "Huh?"
They walked together toward the sea, but Yan Shi's mind seemed to be pulled into the air, looking down at the two cubs from a high vantage point.
We can't go any further.
A sense of unease began to rise in her heart.
What will happen next?
And why today?
Yan Shi followed the two cubs, lost in thought.
She watched as she and Lin Cai happily shared the candy, chattering away about their wildest fantasies, and then said goodbye as dusk fell.
Nothing happened.
Yan Shi's gaze was drawn back to his own short stature.
Not far away was Grandma's little courtyard. The aroma of food was already wafting through the air.
This was a fairly ordinary day.
Yan Shi suddenly stopped walking, feeling the power that had been controlling her disappear.
The sun had completely set, and darkness and the sound of the tide surged in simultaneously. Apart from a few scattered lights, everything was pitch black; it was time for her to go home.
But Yan Shi suddenly gasped for breath, turned abruptly, and ran desperately toward the sea.
She was still too young. Even though she ran very hard, when she reached the beach, she only saw a figure falling from the sky and crashing heavily into the sea.
"Grandma!" she cried out, her voice swallowed by the violent roar of the tide.
No one responded to her.
Yan Shi stood there blankly.
She remembered now, why today?
Today was Yan Shi's first time encountering spirits. She was so excited that, while sitting by the sea, she wanted to show off to Lin Cai.
It's like showing off the little cakes that Ish's brother made.
Yan Shi excitedly danced around: "Lin Cai, Grandma said I can control the ocean in the future!"
"Lanlan, you're amazing!"
Yan Shi: "That's right." With that, she cheerfully took off her little shoes and jumped barefoot into the shallow sea. "Lin Cai, I knew it!" She raised her arms high. "The adults are all lying! This water is clearly not deep."
Lin Cai cried out in panic, "Lanlan, come up here quickly!"
"No." Yan Shi shook his head. "I want to walk around for a while and collect seashells."
Lin Cai was still uneasy: "Then come up quickly once you've caught the shells."
"Don't worry," Yan Shi waved her little hand, "I know Grandma lied to me. I can control the sea right now."
She stood in the water, took out her longevity lock from her collar, and held it in her palm: "Because I have the blessing of the tides."
“I overheard Grandma and Brother Ish talking about how Tide Blessing can control all the seas,” Yan Shi said proudly. “And Tide Blessing is my longevity lock, so I can also control all the seas.”
"So the power of Shui Ling is in the hands of a little girl." A cold female voice suddenly came from behind Lin Cai: "Su Jiefan's daughter is really cowardly and useless."
"I don't know how they taught it."
Yan Shi and Lin Cai were both startled. Before they could even see who it was, a violent current surged up from the sea and slammed into Lin Cai's back.
The next second, Lin Cai fell into the sea.
A woman's soft laughter drifted over: "I don't take things from cubs. Little girl, now that you have the power over the Water Spirit, you should be able to retrieve your companion yourself, right?"
“If we can’t retrieve her, she’ll become nourishment for the Guixu Sea. And you’ll be the culprit.”
What appeared to Yan Shi as a very shallow beach suddenly swallowed Lin Cai's shadow in an instant.
Yan Shi anxiously squatted down to help Lin Cai up, but couldn't find anything.
She looked down in confusion; the seawater was still clear and transparent.
Lin Cai is not included.
Yan Shi became even more anxious. She wanted to control the blue lights and have them help her search, but she suddenly realized that the sea had become turbulent at some point.
Yan Shi gasped for breath: "Tidal Blessing," she murmured to herself, "Yes, Tidal Blessing." The Longevity Lock shimmered in her palm.
"Tidal Blessing, help me," Yan Shi said, trembling. "Find Lin Cai and pull her out of the water."
The longevity lock did not respond.
Only countless blue lights surrounded Yan Shi, protecting her from being swallowed by the Guixu Sea.
Finally, the rope of the longevity lock broke, and the golden lock floated in her palm. Its metallic shape dissipated, gradually transforming into a beautiful work of art that was hazy with mist and shimmering with light.
Yan Shi held it up and said, "I said, scoop Lin Cai up."
The blue light spots still surrounded her, and Yan Shi suddenly heard a childish voice: "Are you sure? I'm just following you, I don't belong to you. You don't have the power to control me yet."
“Using me comes at a price.”
Yan Shi: "I'm sure." She bit her lower lip.
Tide Blessing: "Alright, we can discuss the price later. But I must make it clear in advance that this is the Guixu Sea."
"I will not pay the price for angering the Guixu Sea."
Yan Shi didn't care about any messy costs right now; in the cub's mind, she just wanted to get Lin Cai out of trouble: "Okay, I'm sure about everything."
The tide blesses: "Good."
Its surface glowed brighter and brighter, and the surrounding mist quickly gathered, transforming into tangible streams of water that suddenly stretched out from its body and plunged into the seabed.
Suddenly, the entire sea trembled.
The water churned and surged in the dark waves, almost tearing the sea apart. Moments later, a powerful jet of water shot into the sky, lifting Lin Cai into the air before slamming her back onto the beach.
"Lin Cai!" Yan Shi screamed.
She stumbled forward and saw Lin Cai lying on the wet sand, soaking wet, but moving slightly. She was still alive.
Guixu Sea, however, became agitated.
The sea was no longer the familiar blue, but a deep, almost black color. The wind swept in from all directions, stirring up the waves.
The blue light spots surrounding Yan Shi began to tremble violently. They tried their best to shrink into a protective circle, but were constantly being battered by waves of violent sea.
"Why aren't you leaving yet!" Tide Blessing's voice suddenly became shrill. "The Ruins are about to unleash their fury!"
"What?" Yan Shi was stunned for a moment, her gaze still fixed on Lin Cai on the beach. Only after confirming that she was safe did she belatedly realize that she wanted to run back to the shore.
It's too late.
Guixu's rage finally erupted.
The clouds that once connected with the horizon in the distance had all dispersed, and giant waves rose from the horizon as if to engulf the entire world.
The sky darkened in the blink of an eye, and it seemed that only the ocean waves remained in the world.
Yan Shi ran forward in a panic, but the seawater beside her pulled her along, and the resistance became stronger and stronger.
"Tidal Blessing!" Yan Shi cried out in panic, "Help me!"
The blue light beside her was gradually dissipating.
"I'm trying!" Tide's blessing voice suddenly rose in pitch. "Keep running forward!"
A tsunami is approaching.
Yan Shi staggered forward, the Tidal Blessing on his chest resounding violently in the wind, its light flashing almost blindingly.
But all of this was to no avail.
Yan Shi's body was overturned by the waves, and the icy seawater rushed into her nostrils. She struggled desperately and felt the chill from the Guixu Sea for the first time.
"Grandma..." Yan Shi murmured to himself, "Save me..."
The next moment, a beam of fire tore through the darkness.
A familiar voice called from afar on the shore: "Lanlan!"
The flames withstood the raging winds and towering waves, illuminating the entire sea surface, remaining brilliantly undiminished amidst the fury of the Guixu Sea.
Dan Fengyang rode the waves, the flames in his palm transforming into a giant phoenix, its fiery feathers scattering and illuminating the night sky.
The phoenix spread its wings and plunged into the towering waves. In an instant, flames and seawater intertwined and exploded, steam billowed into white mist, creating a vacuum.
"rise!"
Dan Fengyang's voice pierced through the wind and waves. Flames suddenly gathered, enveloping Yan Shi tightly. The next instant, Yan Shi was pulled out of the giant wave.
A wave of heat and salty, humid air hit them at the same time. Yan Shi fell into Shan Fengyang's arms, his body ice-cold, crying and panting.
The tidal blessing that was before her has vanished somewhere in the sea.
Guixu's anger intensified.
Dan Fengyang raised his hand, and the flames lifted Yan Shi again, enveloping him and placing him in Ishmael's arms.
Shan Fengyang's voice was cold and stern: "Take her away."
Ishmael hugged Yan Shi tightly: "But, Feng Yang..."
Shan Fengyang: "Let's go!"
She pushed outwards with all her might, then moved forward alone, facing the wrath of heaven and earth.
Although Ishmael was worried, he couldn't refuse Shan Fengyang's request. He spread his wings and flew towards the courtyard.
Yan Shi struggled violently in his arms, tears blurring her vision with the salty, damp air. She could only see her grandmother's figure falling from the sky and crashing heavily into the sea.
Yan Shi remembered everything.
Why today?
Because after today, Grandma fell seriously ill and never recovered.
Not long after, his mother arrived and took Yanshi away.
Shan Fengyang herself disagreed, as she did not have much time left, so she hoped that Ishmere would take Yan Shi away and raise him in the Forest of Life.
The Forest of Life, protected by the Elf Mother Goddess, can also conceal Yan Shi's existence. Furthermore, Ishmere swears an oath to the Mother Goddess to protect Yan Shi as she grows up, even at the cost of her life.
Lin Zizui sneered, "Why bother? I'll take her to the outer world, so she'll never have any contact with the inner world or spirits again, and then there won't be any problems."
She said sarcastically, "Let's solve the problem at its root."
“Lin Zizui,” Shan Fengyang sighed, “you cannot deprive Lanlan of her right to understand this world.”
Dan Fengyang's expression faltered slightly.
“I can’t help,” she said softly. “That was A-Xi’s own choice.”
“What choice?” Lin Zizui shrieked, “it’s all just your excuses!”
A brief silence fell over the room as Shan Fengyang stared at her.
“No matter what,” Lin Zizui said, gradually calming down, “Yanshi is my daughter, and I have the right to make all the decisions.”
Shan Fengyang still felt guilty towards Lin Zizui, so she didn't argue further, only closing her eyes slightly. When she opened them again, she slowly said, "Okay."
With Ishmael's help, Shan Fengyang got up and went to Yan Shi's room.
Yanshi was already asleep, but he had been frightened recently, and even in his sleep he would furrow his brow in unease.
Lin Zizui leaned against the door frame: "Look, the inner world and the spirit only bring suffering."
Dan Fengyang didn't turn around, but simply reached out to smooth Yan Shi's furrowed brow. Her voice was soft and gentle: "Lin Zizui, Lanlan is your daughter. So promise me you'll take good care of her."
Lin Zizui: "That's natural. You don't need to say more."
Dan Fengyang remained silent for a moment, then slowly reached out and took the Barbie crown that Yan Shi often played with from the bedside table.
The crown gradually glowed in her palm, then became dazzling, with flames leaping across it and gems sparkling.
Dan Fengyang looked at Yan Shi with lingering affection. She was still sleeping restlessly, and her brows furrowed again.
Her expression softened, but her eyes betrayed an unconcealable sorrow: "Crown of the blazing sun, help me."
The flames on the crown swayed gently.
Shan Fengyang lowered her eyes: "Seal off all of Lanlan's memories of the inner world and spirits, and at the same time," she closed her eyes, "seal off Lanlan's emotions."
The contract takes effect.
After everything was completed, Shan Fengyang slowly got up, and finally reached into his storage space to take out a simple wooden hairpin and insert it into Yan Shi's hair.
"Lanlan, the world loves you."
"Me too."
After saying that, she gave Yan Shi a tender kiss on the forehead.
Yan Shi, now with long arms and legs, stood transparently at the doorway of the room, next to Lin Zizui, watching everything that was happening inside.
"I see," she said softly.
Ever since Yan Shi realized that she was not her younger self and that this was a dream, all her previously hidden memories became clear.
It truly lives up to its reputation as a cure-all, worth its weight in gold.
The dream that relieves worries is not simply built based on the user's own memories, but rather encompasses the memories of all participants in that period, completely restoring the past.
She watched expressionlessly, tears rolling down her cheeks, one by one, until more and more streams flowed down her face.
Before Yan Shi even realized it, her face was already covered in tears.
Yan Shi leaned against the door frame, slowly slid down, and looked up at the lamp, trying to hold back her tears.
She was breathing heavily, but no one would bend down to comfort her anymore.
Yan Shi felt a slight numbness throughout his body.
Life is so absurd.
In her old home, she suddenly realized that she had traveled so far alone.
There was no one around.
Her friends, her subordinates, betrayed her;
Her mother didn't love her;
The only elder who loved her died because of her.
She realized this with such sorrow that the entire dream of relieving her worries trembled violently due to the emotional turmoil.
Inside the room, the blazing sun crown beside the bed broke free from Shan Fengyang's grasp, escaping the limitations of the original memories of the dream, and flew towards Yan Shi.
A streak of light leaped into Yan Shi's arms, and Huo Ling gently wiped away the tears on her face.
It was eager to prove something. Fire Spirit controlled the temperature and clumsily dragged Yan Shi's phone out of his pocket and opened Qiman.
Yan Shi looked down.
The lit screen displayed a series of comments.
I love Director Yan the most!! I really want to hug her and tell her, "You still have me."
[Waaaaah, Director Yan, fate has been so unfair to her, but she still grew up to be such a reliable and dependable adult.]
[Who can dislike Director Yan! Who can dislike Director Yan! It's all an act (monkey carrying a banana) (howling wildly while grabbing a vine) Director Yan! Wife, look at me!]
Having seen Yan Ju as a teenager, I suddenly feel that the adult Yan Ju is even more appealing. Yan Ju, a forever white moonlight.
...
Line after line, page after page, the words leap and jump, the love almost overflowing from the screen.
Yan Shi once felt that some of the more explicit comments actually contained the world's immense love, respect, and sympathy...
Yan Shi stood there, stunned.
The radiance of the blazing sun shimmered, but it could not speak, only gesture.
'She was already seriously injured; she didn't die because of this accident.'
'It's not your fault, Yanshi. Nobody will blame you.'
'we love you. '
Yan Shi raised his hand and wiped away the tears on his face.
She turned her head and gazed at her grandmother's back for a while before slowly standing up.
The room was dark, with all the light coming in from the living room outside.
Yan Shi did not enter the warm, dimly lit room; she stood still and stared.
Unable to follow Yan Shi out, the blazing sun crown leaped from Yan Shi's palm, its flames flickering.
Goodbye, Yan Shi.
We will meet again.
Yan Shi closed the door to the room.
She stepped into the bright lights.
She still has a lot to do.
After his grandmother passed away, without her to keep him in check, the Guixu Sea, enraged by Yan Shi and Lin Cai, swallowed up the entire Guixu Town, and naturally, he could no longer return to his childhood home.
Including in this small courtyard, Shan Fengyang's study, which contains countless rare books she has collected.
Dan Fengyang and Linxi Bridge should be among the beings in the inner world who have explored the laws and barriers of the world the most deeply.
Yan Shi needs to go to his grandmother's study; he's sure to find more information there about how to stabilize the world barrier.
Author's Note: The promised extra chapter! Double chapter combined. Extra chapter tomorrow too.
I'll still be giving out red envelopes for comments today, thank you everyone for your continued support!
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