She was like a fish eye mixed with a pearl, a fish eye hidden among pearls, helplessly hoping that one day she could become a pearl herself.
Suddenly, Grandma Yixing started reminiscing about the past:
"If I remember correctly, this child was the student who started the latest among her peers. If we're talking about talent, there were many students in that year who were more talented than her."
Yixing tilted his head: "Really?"
"Yes, there are geniuses who are almost 100% suited to light and dark magic, geniuses born with all four elemental magic abilities, and geniuses who can create super S-class magical items at a young age. Let me think—"
"By the way, not long after, a genius with illusion-type talent who had once disappeared transferred here."
"Compared to others, her talent is indeed considered average at school."
Grandma Yixing seemed to recall something amusing: "If I remember correctly, this child was a problem child that the school was focusing on. As soon as she entered the arena, she led the school's promising genius into a group of strange beasts, scaring those old fogies into fearing that the future treasure of the magic world would be harmed by her."
Who would have thought that Mi Ai would be the most outstanding one back then?
Grandma Yixing had been observing You Ning's expression, and then said:
"At the time, all the teachers were betting on those few rare geniuses, but only Lilith, who was a first-time teacher, bet on her correctly."
Yixing didn't understand: "Why?"
“Lilith told me that there are no absolute geniuses, only new geniuses who crush the old ones. She bet that Mia will be that new genius, just like her.”
Yixing asked curiously, "Was this teacher Lilith the same as Mi Ai before?"
"Yes, there were many geniuses in Lilith's class. Lilith was last in the first few exams, but she sought extra training from her teachers and consulted each teacher many times. In the end, she managed to climb from last place to first place."
"She's still the number one student in the school's free simulation training field. My grandma doesn't remember very clearly, but she vaguely remembers tens of thousands of matches."
Yi Xing, who had just taken a sip of water, almost spat it out: "Tens of thousands of simulated training sessions? My god! Everyone only studies at magic school for three or four years, and she's already done tens of thousands of training sessions, and she even added extra training on her own!?"
"right."
Yi Xing couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "Ruthless! This is ruthless! No, this isn't just ruthless, this is insane! Tens of thousands of matches in just a few years?! Are you kidding me! I could believe a few thousand matches, but tens of thousands?"
Yixing said he couldn't accept it. For someone who just wanted to be lazy every day, it was hard to accept such an outrageous shock.
Grandma Yixing ignored him.
Instead, she called out to You Ning, "Little Ning."
You Ning quickly composed herself and looked at her grandmother with a normal expression: "What's wrong?"
Grandma didn't look at her, but turned and walked into the house, leaving behind only a few words.
"Lilith is also ice-type."
"If you think talent is important, then put all your effort into surpassing your talent. You don't need to surpass others, just surpass the person you once thought talent determined everything."
Young Ning stood there, and only then did she realize that her grandmother had said so much just to comfort her.
When did she accidentally reveal her emotions?
Suddenly, she heard a new voice coming from the sky: "Please welcome the next contestant—"
It felt like my leaden legs suddenly wanted to move.
Following her own thoughts and her current mood, she turned and ran outside.
She didn't understand.
But she felt like she couldn't miss something, so she ran forward on her own.
"Hey! You Ning!"
Yixing was worried about her, so he ran out after her.
You Ning wanted to run to the highest point nearby to see the sky and to see Mi Ai, who had once protected her and was once looked down upon by others.
She desperately wanted to know—
In the next game.
Will Mi Ai win?
It's as if if Mi Ai wins, she will get the answer she wants.
She desperately wanted to know, to seek the answer.
She wondered if hard work could truly overcome talent.
suddenly.
She heard screams from the crowd:
"Help! Run! There are monsters! Lots of monsters! Run!!!"
You Ning murmured to herself, "A strange beast?"
While she was still in a daze, her arm was suddenly grabbed.
Yixing pulled her back, shouting, "Run!"
You Ning then started running after him. She couldn't help but look back, and her expression changed drastically when she saw the horde of strange beasts surging towards them like a tidal wave.
This was the first time she had ever encountered so many strange beasts!
She trembled all over, recalling the memory of almost being eaten by a strange beast. Her breathing became heavy and rapid, her fingers trembled incessantly, and a fine, dense pain rose in her heart.
She was afraid she would be eaten by the monster.
Just as they were about to escape, a child's innocent voice, laced with heart-wrenching cries, cried out: "Mommy! Mommy! Ah!!"
"Aaaaaah!!! Help!!"
Upon hearing the sound, Yixing couldn't help but turn around. When he saw many people about to be eaten by the strange beasts, he gritted his teeth and hesitated for a moment.
However, because Yixing was born into a military family, and his belief in protecting those around him was ingrained in his bones, he could not abandon these people and stand by and watch them die.
He shoved all his protective gear into You Ning's hands, saying, "Run, Ning Ning, I'll catch up with you soon."
"No! Yixing...don't..."
The word "don't go" stuck in You Ning's throat.
Seeing Yixing's persistent gaze, she helplessly withdrew her hand, unsure of what reason to give to keep him from leaving.
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