Since I can remember, I have been physically weak due to blocked spiritual veins and have been raised in the old Su family house.
Perhaps it's God's way of compensating me, but whether from what others say or from my own achievements, I can clearly feel that I'm smarter than others.
Perhaps I'm too intelligent, which makes my senses more acute than others. I can feel the love in my grandfather's eyes, the respectful but not loving relationship between my parents, the pampering and guilt in my parents' eyes, and the care and love in my sister's eyes.
During a gathering, the elders from the collateral branch of the Su family praised my intelligence, but I could sense other emotions in their eyes besides their admiration.
The consequence of being someone else's child in the eyes of parents is that they are shunned and isolated by their peers. I can feel their resentment in their eyes, and I have heard them secretly cursing me as a piece of trash who can't even reach the Body Tempering Realm.
Even an ordinary person in the Body Tempering Realm will have some spiritual energy entering their body when they breathe or exercise, nourishing their body. As long as they train properly, they can reach the first stage of the Body Tempering Realm. The Body Tempering Realm is the foundation for becoming a cultivator.
But I am different. My congenital spiritual veins are blocked, so not a single bit of spiritual energy in the air can enter my body. No matter how much I train, I can never reach the Body Tempering Realm, which proves that my lifespan is shorter than that of ordinary people.
According to Grandpa Guardian, my situation is much more complicated than others, and basically there is no solution.
At that time, I knew that the eyes of my elders contained not only admiration but also regret and pity.
I disliked that look in their eyes and didn't want any necessary contact with those people, so I projected an image of being unsociable and pretended to be aloof. I locked myself in the abyss, watching myself slowly sink deeper into darkness.
My acting was so good that I fooled my grandfather and parents, taking advantage of their doting affection for me.
Gradually, the elders would still praise my intelligence and call my aloofness precocious. My peers in the clan would call me a bookworm and arrogant, but I just ignored them.
It wasn't until Aunt Zheng suggested taking me to the Xie family's house for a summer vacation that I agreed. She asked me first before asking my parents. Unlike others, her eyes showed concern, but even more so, respect for me.
On the way to the Xie family's house, I could feel the affection between Uncle Xie and Aunt Zheng.
When Aunt Zheng introduced Xingzhi to me, and I heard that Xingzhi was only three years older than me, I thought that he would be no different from other members of the same generation in the clan.
When they arrived at the Xie family's house, Xingzhi had just returned from playing ball. His clothes were soaked with sweat, as were his stunning face, his not-so-short hair, and his upright posture.
"You're Su Tang?" Xingzhi, holding the ball, bent over and looked at him with a smile.
He nodded, which was taken as an admission.
This was my first interaction with Xingzhi, and it was very uneventful. At that time, I thought the next two months would be the same, but I didn't care. I was already used to it.
Aunt Zheng introduced us to each other, and Xingzhi only said "I understand" before going upstairs to take a shower.
That evening, Xingzhi handed me a cup of hot milk. I can't remember what my expression was at the time, but I remember that Xingzhi saw that I didn't take it and put it in front of me and said...
"Aids sleep, sweet dreams"
I said thank you, took the hot milk, glanced at Xingzhi, drank the milk, and slept very well that night.
I feel that he is somewhat different from his peers.
When Aunt Zheng went to work, she would tell me to go to Xingzhi if I needed anything, and she would also tell Xingzhi to take good care of me when he came downstairs.
Looking back now, someone as observant as Xingzhi probably saw through my disguise the very first time we met.
He also heard about his situation from Aunt Zheng.
She would play instrumental music when I wanted to read; she would say I was too thin, then keep piling food onto my plate and force-feeding me; she would take me out to play and introduce me to new people.
At first, I really disliked him because it made me feel like I was back in the days when I was looked down upon, but I couldn't see any sympathy in his eyes.
Until Uncle Xie took us to see the summer fireworks show, I got separated from them in the crowd. I stood there alone, neither crying nor making a fuss, but just found a corner to sit and watch the flow of people.
Then a figure appeared in front of me. Upon closer inspection, it was Xingzhi, who was looking at me breathlessly.
I lowered my head and apologized, knowing I had caused them trouble.
He patted my head, his eyes filled with tenderness, and whispered, "It's okay, you've done enough."
"Besides, this isn't your fault, is it?"
At that moment, I felt that the voice was a rescue from everything I had experienced in the past, as if it had kicked open the door and pulled me out of that abyss.
I could feel hot tears dripping onto the back of my hand, uncontrollably. It was probably embarrassing, but I didn't think much about it at the time.
"Hey, don't cry, I'll buy you ice cream later." Xingzhi had never called me "brother" before, that was the first time.
Perhaps it was the allure of the ice cream, or something else, but I was coaxed into submission by Xingzhi.
He took my hand and led me to the place we had arranged to meet Aunt Zheng and the others. Perhaps it was because he was a boy, but I could feel the warmth passing through my palms; it was quite warm, as if he were taking me to a warm place.
I don't remember how the fireworks display went, but I do remember the boy who led me out of the abyss quietly watching the fireworks bloom. The light from the fireworks shone on him, making it hard to look away.
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