Ai Yu knelt up, buried her face between her legs, and muttered, her tone normal, "It's nothing, it's just... the effort I've persisted for eight years, the effort I've lived for for eight years, has been denied."
Qian Cheng was silent for a moment, then consoled him, "Then just let it go. It's no big deal, right? Everything in the world is just like this. Don't rush, don't slow down, don't panic. Everything will take care of itself. Many things aren't as good as you imagined, but they're not as bad as you imagined either."
Seeing that Ai Yu was still depressed, Qian Cheng adjusted his sitting position, supported his hands behind his back, and looked up at the ceiling: "Ai Yu, my Sariel is lucky, right?"
After a few seconds' pause, he continued, "When I was born, my mother had a difficult delivery. The doctor said there was a possibility of both death and rebirth. But I miraculously survived. Others may not know, but I know it, because I've had saliye since I was a child. I don't know if it was my saliye that worked, but Dad sometimes tells me that if your saliye wasn't lucky, maybe my mom wouldn't have died.
My birth caused my mother's death. There is no doubt about that. Many people told me that my Sariel was useless on the battlefield, useless, unable to save others, and could only survive on his own. But I still went to Jigong. Do you know why?
Qian Cheng turned his head to look at Ai Yu, but Ai Yu still ignored him: "Because I feel that I need to atone for my sins. It doesn't matter if Sariel can't help others, as long as I have a clear conscience."
He placed his large palm on Ai Yu's head and rubbed it. "Since you survived from birth to age eight, why did you have to live for others afterwards? You are you. Life is long, and you've only wasted eight years."
Ai Yu raised her hand and grabbed Qian Cheng's wrist. She raised her head, her eyes red as she stared at Qian Cheng: "I am who I am?"
"Yeah, you are you. So what if others deny it? If you think it's worth it, then it's worth it. People always have to find something to do, otherwise it would be too boring, right?" Qian Cheng smiled with his eyes curved. "Come, have something to eat."
"...Yeah." Ai Yu took the bowl of porridge and drank it slowly, "Thank you, brother."
"Why are you being polite? You are my sister."
Is this... family?
Ai Yu placed her palms on her chest, her brows relaxed. It seemed that she was no longer feeling so uncomfortable.
"Okay, stop thinking about all that nonsense and have a good sleep."
Ai Yu grabbed Qian Cheng's clothes and asked, "Where's Teacher Li?"
"Teacher Li has already gone back. What happened?"
"Oh...it's okay."
The next day, Ai Yu returned to Ji Palace. Unexpectedly, she did not receive any punishment from Ji Palace, as if her act of saving people yesterday had never happened.
But Ai Yu knew that there was a huge gap between him and Li Yuzhen.
"Ai Yu, your notebook." At the door of Class 10, Ouyang Mingyuan knocked on the door and held Ai Yu's notebook high.
"Thank you, Teacher Ouyang." Ai Yu came over to take back her notebook. "Thank you."
Ouyang Mingyuan was puzzled. "What's wrong? This isn't like you. How come you're soaked after just one day? Show some confidence. I'm really optimistic about you." He poked Ai Yu's notebook and said, "Keep going, young man."
Ai Yu raised his eyebrows slightly and smiled faintly: "Yeah."
On April 14, 2178, the western island of Rainbow Country was completely occupied by star beasts, and its citizens were worried.
On April 15, 2178, the first case of human body mutation was discovered in Tajikistan.
Ai Yu would still run to Li Yuzhen's office whenever she had time, even though Li Yuzhen was now deliberately keeping a distance from her.
During the weekend, Qian Tai called Ai Yu to his study to talk.
"Ai Yu, I've almost finished investigating the things you asked me to do before. Do you want to take a look?"
Ai Yu nodded: "Thank you, Dad."
Qian Tai smiled and waved his hands: "It's a small matter, a small matter. But why are you so concerned about the economy of other countries?"
Ai Yu replied as he read the information, "The economy determines a nation's destiny. Right now, only Xia is relatively stable. I've been wondering why the Star Beasts are so aggressively opening up battlefields. If they're after Blue Star's resources and living conditions, then, given the minds of these super-class Star Beasts, they shouldn't just resort to crude methods like fighting."
Qian Tai crossed his legs and leaned back in his chair, becoming interested in what Ai Yu said: "So, in your opinion, what is the purpose of the Star Beast?"
"My current speculation all points to one possibility. They're doing this for Xila, or perhaps, they're doing this for themselves." Ai Yu closed the information. "Although I don't know the specific reason, I suspect there must be Xila's pursuers within the Thirty Legions. The super-class star beasts come in all shapes and sizes, but they all have one thing in common: they have no side effects from using Sariel, and their internal energy count is close to zero.
It's not hard to guess, then, that the form of the super-grade star beasts perfectly matches Xila's. They chase Xila, eager to create more super-grade star beasts. And the star beasts below, to them, are nothing more than dispensable worker bees.
Qian Tai was slightly surprised: "And then?"
"I have another hypothesis. The Thirty Legion's constant wars aren't intended to exterminate humanity or seize land, but rather to select. From the information I've found, no S-class has died on the battlefield. So I boldly speculate that the Thirty Legion is creating special-grade star beasts."
Qian Tai roughly understood what Ai Yu said: "Ai Yu, if your guess is correct, what do you plan to do next?"
"Drive away the star beasts and find Xila." Ai Yu snorted coldly, "Even if their goal wasn't to exterminate humanity, it still led to the destruction of so many countries on Blue Star and the deaths of so many people. War is never worthy of praise, no matter what the purpose."
"But Ai Yu, how much can you do on your own?" Qian Tai frowned. "Even someone as strong as Li Yuzhen ended up like this. I'm afraid you won't be able to change anything, and you'll be lost with all your passion. The same goes for you, Qian Cheng. I just hope you'll be safe and sound."
Ai Yu's nose felt sore, and he pursed his lips and said, "My disciple, Zulong, won't let me stop. I'll have to trouble Dad to help me pay attention to the movements of other countries. You go ahead and do your work. I won't chat with you any more."
It wasn't until the study door was closed that Qian Tai let out a deep sigh.
His eyes fell on the photo frame on the desk, which showed a woman with curly hair in a red dress, smiling brightly and boldly.
"I can't keep you, nor can I keep Qian Cheng. Now, I finally have a goddaughter, and it seems like I can't do anything."
So what if you have money? So what if you can get a lot of attention with just a wave of your hand?
There are still things that you can’t get and can’t keep.
Everyone in the world suffers, so don’t lose your original heart.
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