Generation Z Mainland

Chapter 20 The wind is blowing, where are you?

Li Jiayin followed Li Jiasen into the garden.

She asked with a puzzled look: "Brother, why did you ask me to come here?"

Li Jiasen turned around and said angrily, "Do you know how dangerous it was for you to run out without permission just now? What if you were arrested?"

Li Jiayin muttered softly: "I know, but Brother Zhang Yiran is injured and I can't just ignore it. Besides, he was accidentally injured by you. If I don't save him, he will die there. Brother, do you know? During the days when I was captured, it was Brother Zhang Yiran who kept me company and joked with me. Over time, I got used to having him around. Brother, I also know that you are upset because of the things about Mom and Dad and the tribesmen. So am I. That's where we grew up, but brother, you are not only the prince of the Star Spirits now, you are also the gold element. There are people who need your protection more than us! We used to play together often because we had Mom and Dad, the elders and grandfathers behind us. After Mom and Dad and the tribesmen left, I thought I only had you, Enhan and Assata. Now it's different. I still have Brother Yiran, Sister Siyin, and Sister Xueer. So, brother, you have something you must do, which is to maintain peace in this world. Well, brother, I'll go see Brother Yiran first."

Li Jiasen looked at his sister's figure walking away, but he never said what he wanted to say.

Li Jiayin came to Zhang Yiran's door and knocked for a long time but no one answered. So she used her supernatural power to force the door open. What she saw was Zhang Yiran lying unconscious on the ground. She hurried over and picked him up: "Brother Yiran! Brother Yiran, wake up, don't scare me."

Li Jiayin struggled to help Zhang Yiran onto the bed, and immediately held Zhang Yiran's hand to use her supernatural powers, but Zhang Yiran never woke up.

After an unknown amount of time, Li Jiayin felt exhausted and fell asleep on the edge of the bed.

After a while, Zhang Yiran finally woke up. He glanced at Li Jiayin who was sleeping soundly on the bed, and raised his hand to smooth the girl's hair.

He admitted that he had developed different feelings for Li Jiayin, but his family was the one who caused the extermination of his and his sister's clan.

When he learned about this, he just wanted to atone for his family.

He could have avoided the battle on Hehuan Island, but he thought of what his tribesmen had done to Li Jiasen's family, and took Li Jiasen's blow head-on.

Just as Zhang Yiran was about to get up, Li Jiayin woke up. Seeing Zhang Yiran, she hurriedly asked, "Brother Yiran, you're awake. Are you feeling any worse?"

Zhang Yiran shook his head and asked, "Why are you here?"

Li Jiayin explained, "I told my brother I came to see you. After all, I'm the only one who can alleviate your supernatural power. Besides, I feel much more at ease with you than with my brother. Brother Yiran, you're not going to drive me away, are you?"

Zhang Yiran smiled, touched her head, and said, "No, I won't drive you away until your home is rebuilt."

Li Jiayin looked at the person in front of her and said, "Then...it's settled. Although, my brother is very unhappy that I came to see you."

Zhang Yiran laughed and said, "You don't know your brother's character yet. He's always worried."

Li Jiayin: "By the way, when I came in yesterday and saw you fainted on the ground, I knew that Brother had hit you hard. Don't go out for the next few days. I will help you stabilize Brother's star power."

Zhang Yiran held Li Jiayin's hand as she was tidying up the quilt for him and said, "No, yesterday, I was just... quite tired."

Li Jiayin asked curiously, "By the way, Brother Yiran, are you familiar with the man from Hehuan Island?"

Zhang Yiran sighed and said, "He... is an old friend of mine, and he was the one who killed your parents. My grandfather adopted him, and he was my only playmate during my childhood. I never thought he was the guardian of Hehuan Island. He was also a person born from the negative emotions generated by humans and spirits, and was later sealed by Jiahao for 6000 years. I didn't expect that the first thing he did after breaking the seal was to kill your family. I want to atone for his sins."

Li Jiayin fought back tears and said, "This is what he did. It has nothing to do with you. You don't have to atone for anyone else's sins. You took a huge risk by bringing me out. I already feel very sorry for you."

Zhang Yiran: "Xing'er, I've been living with guilt these past few years. If I hadn't accidentally told my father that I knew you, perhaps you would still be the treasure of my family. I often hate myself for saying that. I never expect forgiveness from your brother, Enhan, or you. I only ask for a chance to atone for my sins. That day on Hehuan Island, I deliberately let your brother hit me. I..."

Li Jiayin looked at the weak person in front of her, but she never said what she wanted to say.

Zhiyuan's garden was almost filled with sadness. No one could believe that the person who was chatting and laughing with everyone yesterday had left like this today.

Zuo Qihan sat in a chair in the garden in a daze. Ling Zhaoxue came over and sat across from him: "Okay, I know that Yang Jiahao's incident was a big blow to you, but you can't be so depressed. You are the backbone of the team."

Zuo Qihan: “I know.”

Ling Zhaoxue: "Hey! Cheer up, we still have a problem to solve."

Zuo Qihan: "You mean..."

Ling Zhaoxue: "There's still Mei Suzhi left. Once we get rid of her, we should restore order."

Zuo Qihan said "hmm" and said nothing more.

Li Jiasen came over angrily, and Zuo Qihan jokingly said, "Hey, what made our prince so angry?"

Yang Bowen, who followed Li Jiasen, laughed and said, "He's mad at his sister, and also mad at Zhang Yiran."

Ling Zhaoxue: "Zhang Yiran wouldn't really..."

Yang Bowen: "That's what it looks like at the moment."

Zuo Qihan: "When did Li Yudong awaken?"

Li Jiasen was stunned for a moment: "If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known he had awakened."

Yang Bowen patted Li Jiasen and said, "Instead of getting angry with Zhang Yiran and Jiayin, why don't we go see him?"

Li Jiasen: "That's fine. I'll go settle the score with Zhang Yiran after I finish reading this."

Li Yudong looked at the flower-shaped staff in his hand and sighed. He didn't know when this staff appeared. It seemed that it appeared in his hand when Yang Jiahao disappeared in the air.

But rather than having the staff, he wanted his brother to come back.

At this moment, his heart was still immersed in the sadness of losing Yang Jiahao, and he didn't even know when he activated his supernatural powers.

He had thought before that it would be nice to have super powers so that he could help share his brother's burden. Now that his brother is gone, he doesn't know what else he can do with his super powers.

But when he saw his brother's friends, he decided to continue protecting them.

Li Yudong put away his staff, squatted down and hugged himself, tears flowing uncontrollably again: "Brother... I miss you so much..."

Meanwhile, Mei Suzhi saw everyone in Zhiyuan's garden through her crystal ball and angrily gritted her teeth, "I never thought Hehuan Island couldn't do anything to you! Humph, just wait and see, I'll capture you all and torture you all to death!"

Zuo Qihan quickly found Li Yudong, squatted down, touched his head, and said, "Don't cry, you're not handsome anymore."

Li Yudong raised his head and asked, "Brother Zuo Qihan, what can I do for you?"

Zuo Qihan: "Nothing else, I just want to see your staff."

Li Yudong stretched out his hand and conjured a magic wand and handed it to Zuo Qihan.

Zuo Qihan took the staff, looked at it for a while, and then returned it to Li Yudong.

Li Jiasen, who rushed over, said, "Yang Bowen was called away by Zhang Guiyuan. I just asked him on the way here, and he said Li Yudong has flower-type abilities."

Zuo Qihan: "Flower type? No wonder his staff looks like a flower."

Li Jiasen: "Moreover, this staff can use the characteristics of flowers to attack and defend."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Jiasen saw Li Jiayin supporting Zhang Yiran and his eyes lit up with anger. Zuo Qihan poked Li Jiasen and asked, "Then... why are you silent?"

Li Yudong pointed in the direction of Zhang Yiran and Li Jiayin and said, "This scene is not a good one for a brother with a younger sister."

Zuo Qihan looked in the direction Li Yudong pointed and said, "Uh... indeed..."

In an instant, the originally peaceful and harmonious days were broken once again.

Nie Weichen looked up at the foggy sky and said, "Could it be that Mei Suzhi is here again..."

Chen Junming patted him and said, "You didn't leave her, it's clearly her who's here."

Nie Weichen: "Let's go notify others." Several children nodded and dispersed.

The fog thinned out, but a strong wind started to blow.

Chen Junming, Nie Weichen, and Wei Zichen hugged each other; Zhang Zhongyu, Yang Hanbo, and Wang Shuoran also hugged each other; Zhang Yiran held Li Jiayin tightly in his arms with one hand and held the railing tightly with the other hand; Li Jiasen, Zuo Qihan, and Li Yudong held each other tightly.

After an unknown amount of time, the wind gradually died down.

Zuo Qihan, Zhang Yiran and Li Jiayin were nowhere to be seen.

At this time, the people in the house also ran out.

Wang Hao frowned and asked, "What was that gust of wind just now?"

Chen Junming replied, "I don't know. Just now, Nie Weichen, Zhang Zhongyu, Yang Hanbo, Wei Zichen, and Wang Shuoran and I noticed the sky was foggy. We thought Mei Suzhi might be here again, so we were about to go and tell you, but the next second, a strong wind blew up."

Guan Junchen: "That gust of wind was most likely caused by Mei Suzhi."

Li Yudong: "After the wind died down, my brother Li Jiasen and I discovered that my brother Zuo Qihan, my brother Zhang Yiran, and Li Jiayin were missing."

Zhang Guiyuan: "If that gust of wind was really Mei Suzhi, then they should have been captured by Mei Suzhi."

Yang Bowen: "I think so. As for Zuo Qihan, she might want the Holy Flame. She captured Jiayin in order to exchange her for Li Jiasen's star power."

Wang Junxi: "Then let's discuss it. Let's go and bring them back tomorrow and continue the adventure."

Wang Hao: "Wang Junxi is right. We've wasted too much time here."

Guan Junchen: "That's right. Let's go and discuss it."

Zhang Hanrui looked at the place where the wind disappeared, and said with a worried look on his face: "Zuo Qihan, please don't be in any trouble..."

The strong wind brought Zhang Yiran and Li Jiayin to a grassland. Li Jiayin got up from the ground, looked around, and nudged Zhang Yiran beside her: "Brother Zhang Yiran, wake up! Brother Zhang Yiran!"

Zhang Yiran opened his eyes, sat up, and asked, "Where...is this place?"

Li Jiayin helped Zhang Yiran up and said, "I don't know either. Let's walk forward." As she spoke, Li Jiayin supported Zhang Yiran and walked aimlessly on the grassland. At this time, a girl appeared in front of them. Li Jiayin shouted in surprise, "Azata, is that you?"

The girl turned around and saw Li Jiayin. She ran over excitedly: "Jiayin! I finally found you. By the way, where is your brother? And who is he?"

After Li Jiayin told her the general course of events, she said, "By the way, Assata, do you know where this place is?"

Asata explained, "This is one of the territories under Meisuzhi's jurisdiction, the Cloud Grass Realm. I've been captured here for a long time."

"The Realm of Cloud Grass?" Zhang Yiran murmured softly.

Li Jiayin asked doubtfully, "Brother Zhang Yiran, do you know this place?"

Zhang Yiran was about to speak when he was interrupted by a voice: "Hey, the little princess of the Xingling tribe and the young master of Meidao are here~"

Zhang Yiran protected the two girls behind him and asked, "Who? Come out!"

A woman in a purple dress appeared in front of the three people.

"Shen Jingzhi?"

Li Jiayin: "Who?"

Asata explained: "Shen Jingzhi, the ruler of the Cloud Grass Realm."

Shen Jingzhi laughed and said, "Oh, tell me, if I hand you over to the boss, how will she reward me?"

Zhang Yiran sneered, "Dream on!"

Shen Jingzhi: "Oh, don't be like this. Oh, if I remember correctly, it was you who took your family to the Star Spirit Tribe, which led to the destruction of this little girl's family."

Li Jiayin said, "Shut up! This has nothing to do with Brother Yiran. It's all your fault!"

Assata was shocked: "What? He..."

Li Jiayin interrupted Assata: "It's not him, it's really not him!"

Shen Jingzhi walked up to Li Jiayin and said, "Oh, little princess, you're so protective of him. Are you in love? Will your brother and your two little elves agree to you being with this sinner?"

Li Jiayin stared at the person in front of her: "I said! He is not the one who harmed us!"

Shen Jingzhi turned around and laughed, "Hahaha, okay!" Then she reached out and brought Li Jiayin in front of her, tugging her collar viciously. The little girl coughed twice in pain from being strangled. Zhang Yiran asked anxiously, "What are you doing!"

Assata: "You let Jiayin go!"

"Let her go? Why? She's a treasure."

Zhang Yiran said angrily: "You!"

Shen Jingzhi let go of Li Jiayin, and Asata hurried forward to support her little princess. Shen Jingzhi continued, "Zhang Yiran, since you cherish her so much, I have an idea."

Zhang Yiran closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice, "What on earth do you want to do?"

On the other side, Zuo Qihan woke up in a daze. There were no companions around him, only a desolate area.

"Where is this place?"

Zuo Qihan grabbed a branch nearby, endured the pain and stood up, trying to call out to his companions, but no one answered.

"Everyone... where are you? Where am I..."

(End of this chapter)