Chapter 006: Lotus Leaf Rain, Aster Flower Wind, Autumn Regrets of Several Red Branches (Six)

That kind of brilliance and glare gradually settles into the deepest recesses of memory with the passage of time, yet often emerges unexpectedly, shining with the most dazzling and piercing light, leaving him joyfully bewildered while inflicting a deeper pain.

He remembers the brilliance and glare of the sunlight shining into his eyes for the last time when he was five years old

He raised his hand and gently waved it in front of his eyes

The blind are the most sensitive to their surroundings, and Xu Zhiyan has already noticed this. He furrowed his brows and asked, "What is it... that happened?"

He paused for a moment and did not continue speaking

He is naturally unaware

The light blue garment has silently merged into the pitch-black darkness where one cannot see their own hand.

The blind Xu Zhiyan and Xu Zhijie, whom she had never taken seriously, saved her

It remains pitch black

Yet he was ultimately the one among his brothers who first formed a close friendship with her, and he was indeed the one who understood her the best

He said: "Third brother is not that kind of person. If you think carefully, is it possible that... you inadvertently did something you shouldn't have done, or... saw something you shouldn't have seen? Something that even third brother wouldn't dare to protect you from?"

Yet Huan Yan had already cried herself weary, her damp cheeks silently resting on Xu Zhiyan's hand, as if she had fallen asleep, her shoulders occasionally twitching.

Xu Zhiyan no longer asked, her pale lips pressed tightly together, and after a long while, they slowly curved upward

She simply does not believe it, even if she were thoroughly fried or roasted, she would not believe that Xu Zhilan would lead her to her doom!

With a vague smile, she responded, yet she could not feel the pain in her body; she only cried, her whole body convulsing, as if her heart had been pierced by an iron rod and was being turned over and roasted back and forth on a fire.

The candlelight in the room flickered and extinguished

Huan Yan's body trembled slightly as she finally opened her eyes, looking at Xu Zhi Yan's pale face, and said softly: "It's nothing, I just... just suddenly remembered that the Third Young Master sometimes says that, in fact, he counts for nothing in this family. He is even inferior to the Fifth Young Master and the Eighth Young Master."

He sighed, "It is good that you can wake up. I am truly worried..."

Xu Zhiyan's eyes stared blankly at the snow-white wall ahead, his expression somewhat weary

The Second Young Master and the Fifth Young Master

Xu Zhiyan felt a pause in the movement of his fingers, staring blankly ahead, and softly sighed as if to himself: "In this family, nothing counts, isn't that better? If one truly holds significant weight, that would be the most terrifying..."

With a smile, she shook her head, but suddenly her body stiffened

He silently caressed her face, his expression meticulous and focused, as if he were earnestly trying to sense the subtlest nuances of her joy and sorrow through his touch. He spoke softly, "Huan Yan, do not think too much. My fifth brother and I are still by your side"

Huan Yan turned her face, resting her cheek against his palm, silently sobbing; the man then groped to gently embrace her head, softly saying: "It’s alright, it’s alright! Just try to let go of everything, and it won’t be in vain... it won’t be in vain that my fifth brother and I went to great lengths to save you."

A smile of utmost desolation

Second Young Master