Senior brothers, please stop abusing me. I'm going to change my ways to be merciless.

The three people in the room were all stunned by the pawnshop owner.

"Is it the little boy from that year? Is he still alive?"

Fan Li herself didn't notice that her tone was happy, but Li Changyu noticed it.

His eyes were complicated and he had a bold guess in his mind.

Could it be that the girl who wants to sell the lock to save her brother in this story is the senior...

Facing Fan Li's expectant eyes, the pawnshop owner shook his head: "I don't know. That will be ten years from now. Even if it is really him, I won't be able to recognize him."

When a child grows up, his appearance will change a lot, not to mention that the pawnshop owner only met the two siblings once.

After so many years, even if the two siblings stood in front of him again, he would not be able to recognize them.

The face in my memory has long become blurred beyond recognition.

Fan Li lowered his eyes, his heart aching.

This means that the little boy may have died of illness, and the young man who came to find the longevity lock may have some relationship with the two siblings.

Fan Li did not ask what happened next. He knew without thinking that the longevity lock had been bought by someone else and the young man returned empty-handed.

The sound of rain outside the window gradually subsided, with occasional dripping sounds. The night wind stirred the candlelight, and the window reflected Fan Li's thin shadow.

The pawnshop owner took a sip of hot tea and said slowly, "But I do remember what that young man looked like."

Fan Li raised his head again.

"That young man is quite handsome, like a banished immortal."

"It's just worse than when I was young."

Three people in the room: "......"

"If I could see him again, I would definitely recognize him."

The pawnshop owner was full of confidence when he said this.

A glimmer of hope rose in Fan Li's heart, but then faded away.

There are so many people in the world, she can't find each of them to recognize the pawnshop owner's face, that's unrealistic.

But waiting for the possibility mentioned by the pawnshop owner is even more unrealistic!

After struggling for a long time, Fan Li still didn't find any useful clues and felt a little tired.

The head of the Lin family observed the pawnshop owner's expression and knew that he would not get anything out of him by asking any more questions, so he asked his servants to take good care of the pawnshop owner and send him back at dawn.

The Lin family's servants carefully helped the old man out.

When the pawnshop owner walked out the door, he suddenly stopped.

He slowly turned around, squinted his cloudy eyes, and looked at the woman in blue in the room.

At a distance, Fan Li's face became blurred in his eyes.

She is 70% similar to the little girl in my memory.

The pawnshop owner rubbed his eyes and suddenly said something shocking.

"Girl, it's you."

Fan Li was slightly startled: "What?"

"Good boy, you are the girl from that year."

Judging from the tone, it's not doubt, but affirmation.

The pawnshop owner was excited: "I can't be mistaken, you are her!"

Fan Li's eyes were slightly red, and her first reaction was, "So I have a family too."

I have a brother.

But where would her brother be?

Outside the Lin Mansion.

Xiao Yan was holding an umbrella, and there was another person under it.

Xiao Yan was about to go forward and knock on the door, but Mei Nianzhi stopped him.

"That's too abrupt." Mei Nianzhi said.

Xiao Yan thought about it and realized that if they showed up suddenly like this, Fan Li might think they were following her.

Xiao Yan raised an eyebrow: "Then... shall we go first?"

Mei Nianzhi said nothing, but turned his hand and conjured up a thousand paper cranes, casting a small spell on them.

The thousand paper cranes began to move in his palm, and the faint spiritual power supported it and flew it into the Lin Mansion.

What the paper crane sees is what Mei Nianzhi sees.

It flew inward following Fan Li's breath and passed over the heads of the Lin family's servants. The magical thing was that even though it flew past their eyes, no one could see it.

When it found the house where Fan Li was, the pawnshop owner had just left.

Mei Nianzhi caught a glimpse of the old man's back out of the corner of his eye, but did not recognize him.

Thousands of paper cranes landed on the windowsill.

Seeing that Fan Li was safe, Mei Nianzhi felt relieved.

......

Forget the city of worry.

After two days of traveling and visiting several places, I thought I could find Fan Li in Wangyou City, but I still lost contact with her.

Helplessly, Su Muqing and others had to find an inn to rest first.

Su Muqing was very disappointed when he didn't find Fan Li.

He was clearly following her scent all the way here, but it just stopped here. It seemed like God was playing a joke on him.

Except for Gu Xingyuan and Shen Rong, the other three men were in the room.

The other two naturally went to comfort Song Xixi who was frightened by Han Shouyu.

Su Muqing sat dejectedly on the chair, muttering, "Is she hiding from us on purpose, not wanting us to find her?"

When Shen Rong came back, he just heard these words.

He pushed open the door and snorted coldly, "Big Brother is right. I think she is just trying to make herself known. Otherwise, why are so many people who went out for training fine, but she is missing?"

As soon as Shen Rong finished speaking, a figure passed by him and rushed out.

After a closer look, I realized it was Han Shouyu.

"What happened to him?" Shen Rong wondered.

Su Muqing stood up, his face grim. "You said she was trying to make herself known?"

Shen Rong: "Didn't you say it yourself, Senior Brother, that she was deliberately avoiding us?"

Lin Zichen held his forehead with his hand: "Third Brother, it's obvious that the eldest brother doesn't agree with you."

After he reminded her, Shen Rong finally reacted.

But he still insisted on his own idea.

In fact, after learning that Fan Li had left Wangui City, Shen Rong's original worry about Fan Li was gradually replaced by resentment.

The main reason is Song Xixi.

Although the junior sister was not in good health, she insisted on going out with them to look for Fan Li. She traveled all the way, and even though her face showed fatigue, she never complained of being tired.

But not only did the eldest senior brother not show any understanding, he also didn't show any good face to the younger junior sister. It was really too much!

The little junior sister didn't owe Fan Li anything, she was already good enough. She was the best woman in the world, how could the eldest senior brother bear to let her suffer?

Seeing the junior sister compromising and pretending to be strong and acting like nothing was wrong, Shen Rong felt as uncomfortable as if he had swallowed a knife.

Just now, Junior Sister cried.

Part of the reason was because of the fourth junior brother, but he knew very well that the main reason was because of the eldest junior brother.

Shen Rong was very disappointed with Su Muqing. It was clear that the senior brother was not like this before.

What Shen Rong didn't know was that Su Muqing was also disappointed in him.

They said they came together to find Fan Li, but in fact Shen Rong just followed them, without putting in any effort, and did not seem to be worried about Fan Li at all.

Su Muqing opened his mouth to say something, but he suddenly realized that Shen Rong had always been prejudiced against Fan Li.

The prejudice is deep-rooted and cannot be changed with just a few words.

Su Muqing was too lazy to argue, shook his head helplessly, and sat back calmly: "Go back, Xiaoqi doesn't need you."

Shen Rong originally wanted to ask Su Muqing why he was so mean to his junior sister, but when he heard this lukewarm remark, he exploded.

"Big Brother, what do you mean? Are you trying to drive me away?"

Seeing that the situation was not good, Lin Zichen quickly stood up and walked between the two men to prevent them from fighting.

Su Muqing narrowed his eyes, looked at Shen Rong and asked, "I don't think you really care about Xiaoqi's safety, so why are you staying here? Xiaoqi won't be happy to see you, so you might as well go back."

Shen Rong was unconvinced: "You are not Fan Li, how do you know she won't be happy to see me!"

It seemed as if he was certain that Fan Li would show joy when she saw him.

What Shen Rong said was also based on facts. Fan Li was obsessed with looks. Whenever she saw her beautiful senior brother, she would be charmed and smile foolishly. It has been like this since she was a child.

As soon as the words came out, Shen Rong's expression froze slightly.

He also realized that it was "the past".

Su Muqing gave him a cold smile in return.

Lin Zichen didn't know what to say and felt embarrassed for Shen Rong.

Most people would be embarrassed at this time, but Shen Rong is a well-known sharp-tongued person. If he doesn't feel good himself, he won't let others feel good either.

Shen Rong laughed sarcastically: "Oh, it's just the pot calling the kettle black."

The expressions of the two people in front of him changed.

"Yes, she might not be happy to see me. Do you think she will smile when she sees you?"

Shen Rong crossed his arms and first targeted Lin Zichen, who was closest to him, and taunted him, "Old Five, you're the worst. You're so sweet-talking, calling her Xiao Qi and family all the time, but you treat her like a slave."

"She was silly before, immersed in your sweet words. Guess how she will treat you after she realizes it?"

Lin Zichen felt like he was falling into an icy cave.

He already had the answer to this question.

Fan Li no longer recognizes him as his senior brother.

When Fan Li accused him in the secret realm, he didn't think he was being too harsh. He just liked joking with Fan Li. How could it have escalated to the point of bullying her? He was making a big deal out of nothing.

Lin Zichen had long forgotten what he had done to Fan Li in the past, and could not empathize with her.

He and Shen Rong had the best relationship. Whenever he suddenly wanted to tease Fan Li, Shen Rong was almost always there.

Shen Rong is a talisman practitioner, and photographic memory is his most basic ability.

After learning from Shen Rong about the evil he had done, Lin Zichen finally realized that he had not been kind to Fan Li at all.

"So I'm such a jerk."