"Sister, wait for Xiaotian."

Lin Tian, ​​who was about five or six years old, was running barefoot on the country road, chasing, playing and frolicking with the girl in front of him.

Not far away was a village. It was already evening, and smoke was rising from the village. An old woman in her fifties came out, stood on the ridge of the field, and waved at the two of them, saying, "Lin Xi, Lin Tian, ​​come and have dinner."

"Mother-in-law, we're coming right away."

"Xiaotian, let's go eat."

Lin Xi replied to her mother-in-law, came to Lin Tian, ​​and took his little hand.

Holding his sister's hand, Lin Tian's tender cheeks blushed slightly, and a hint of shyness appeared.

…

Soon, the two arrived at the mother-in-law's house.

Mother-in-law had already prepared food for them.

"Thank you, grandma."

Lin Tian thanked his mother-in-law and then sat down on the stool.

Maybe he was hungry after playing, at this moment Lin Tian didn't care about his image at all, he started to eat with big mouthfuls, and he didn't even notice that there were rice grains stuck on the corner of his mouth.

Lin Xi seemed a little quieter.

"Xiaotian, take your time eating. No one will snatch it from you. If you don't have enough, there's more."

The mother-in-law looked at Lin Tian with kindness.

"By the way, Lin Xi, it's been three years since you brought Xiaotian back home, right?"

Lin Xi looked at Lin Tian beside him and nodded gently, "Three years."

"It's been three years. It's gone by so fast." Grandma sighed with a nostalgic look, "It's been hard for you, girl. You've been an orphan since you were young, with no one to take care of you, but you still raised Xiaotian all by yourself."

"It's not bitter." Lin shook his head and put down his bowl and chopsticks. "Xiaotian is very obedient and well-behaved."

Lin Tian, ​​who was eating at the side, blushed when he heard his sister praising him, and he almost buried his head under the table.

…

Such a scene stunned the monks standing by the lake.

"This... he eats in such an ugly way and is so easily shy. Is this really the childhood of the Demon Emperor?"

"Although his life was poor, I can feel that the Demon Emperor had a happy childhood. But why did he become so cruel and brutal later on?"

“Could it be…”

At this moment, the same thought arose in everyone's mind.

The scene in Yingtian Lake continues.

Another five years passed in a flash.

Lin Tian hasn't changed much, he just grew a little taller, and his eyes are still as childish and innocent as before.

On the other hand, Lin Xi, although only fifteen years old, is already slender and graceful, with the outline of a beauty. In the future, she will surely be so beautiful that she can make fish sink to the bottom of the water, geese fall to the ground, and the moon hide in shame.

One day, after the two of them had breakfast at the mother-in-law's house, they saw the mother-in-law take out a few taels of silver from the box.

"Lin Xi, take this change and go to town to buy some cloth. When you come back, I'll make a new set of clothes and new shoes for you and Xiaotian."

"Thank you, grandma."

When Lin Xi heard that she would have new clothes to wear, she gratefully took the change from her mother-in-law and said thank you.

Afterwards, she took Lin Tian, ​​who was only ten years old, to the nearest town.

Seeing this, all the monks by the lake couldn't help but frown.

Perhaps... this trip was the key turning point that changed the Demon Emperor's character.

For a moment, everyone concentrated and held their breath, afraid of missing anything.

In the picture, Lin Tian and Lin Xi have arrived in the town.

It was the first time for both of them to come here, and they were full of curiosity about all the new things, looking here and there.

After a few rounds, the two were still not satisfied.

But it was getting dark.

Lin Xi put away his playful intention, took Lin Tian to find a shop, bought some cloth, and then prepared to return to the village.

Walking on the street, Lin Xi held Lin Tian's little hand, and Lin Tian jumped up and down.

"Sister, it's fun in town."

"I'm going to make a lot of money in the future and buy my sister a big house in town."

Listening to Lin Tian's childish words, Lin Xi chuckled and said, "Sure, Xiaotian has to work harder, otherwise he won't be able to support his sister."

"Um!"

Lin Tian nodded heavily, having already regarded it as his lifelong goal! But at this moment, a voice suddenly sounded in their ears.

"This little girl is good, bring her back to me."

Lin Tian immediately looked up in the direction of the voice.

In front of him, there was a man in fine clothes, looking at Lin Xi with a lustful look on his face.

Behind him stood a few servants who looked ferocious.

One of the servants heard the man's order and with just a wave of her hand, Lin Xi was grabbed in her hand through the air.

"What are you doing?"

"Let go of my sister."

When Lin Tian saw his sister being captured, he rushed over with his young body, hugged the servant's thigh, and started punching and kicking him. However, such an attack on the servant was not even as good as a tickle.

The servant became impatient with being beaten by Lin Xu, and with a flick of his thigh, Lin Tian was instantly knocked away by a powerful force. He fell heavily to the ground with blood oozing from his mouth.

"Xiaotian!"

Seeing Lin Tian injured, Lin Xi shouted.

Lin Tian struggled, enduring the pain in his body, climbed up from the ground, and walked towards the servant with a determined look in his eyes.

"interesting."

At this moment, the man smiled playfully, and stepped on Lin Tian, ​​"Don't worry, I will send your sister back in a few days."

But how could Lin Tian be willing? He gritted his teeth and said viciously: "Bad guy, let my sister go."

"Emperor's son, I will just crush this annoying guy to death."

Some servants are already impatient.

"That's fine."

The man nodded and didn't look at Lin Tian again. To him, killing Lin Tian was just like stepping on an ant.

Lin Xi panicked when she heard this. She begged, "No, don't kill my brother. I'll go with you. I'll go with you. Please don't kill my brother."

As she spoke, she threw the cloth in her hand in front of Lin Tian, ​​"Xiaotian, hold the cloth, don't worry about your sister, she will be back in a few days."

At this moment, she still thought that what the man just said was true.

"oh?"

"What a scene of love between a sister and a brother."

"Well, let him go."

"Let's go."

…

Lin Xi was taken away.

Lin Tian wiped away his tears, held the cloth tightly in his arms, found a corner nearby, looked at passers-by with vigilant eyes, waiting for Lin Xi to come back.

…

Spring goes and autumn comes, and a year has passed in a flash.

And out of nowhere, a little beggar who was only about ten years old appeared in the town.

During this year, when I was hungry, I ate the rotten vegetable leaves thrown away by vendors in the market, and when I was thirsty, I drank the dirty water on the ground.

The only thing that remained unchanged was that every time after going out to look for food, he would return to that corner, holding those pieces of cloth tightly in his arms.

After a year, Lin Tian's body had become dirty and messy, but the cloth in his arms was still brand new.

Finally, on this day, he saw the face that he was familiar with and hated a year ago.

The servant who took Lin Xi away.

The servant also came specifically to look for Lin Tian.

He walked in front of Lin Tian and said jokingly: "The emperor is right, you are still waiting."

"Here, give it back to your sister."

As the servant was speaking, a skeleton suddenly appeared in his hand. He threw the skeleton in front of Lin Tian and left.