At this moment, Zhao Shuning was also fully preparing for the selection.
After arriving in the capital, Chang'an, she had tried to contact her master through the Red Lotus. However, after half an hour, there was still no result. Zhao Shuning then knew that her master should no longer be in Chang'an.
He had intended to go to the Ghost Realm last time and might have encountered some troubles. He still hadn't returned yet.
Meanwhile, Yan Ruyu was chatting and having a drink with Feng Zhan on Qingyun Peak.
Feng Zhan looked unruly. His beautiful azure eyes reflected the magnificent scenery of Qingyun Peak.
Between his long and fair fingers, he held a fine white jade porcelain cup.
It was filled with the most precious celestial wine on the Kyushu Continent.
He stood at the cave entrance of Qingyun Peak, looking down. The scenery here was so magnificent that it was breathtaking.
Yan Ruyu sat quietly in a wheelchair, deftly twirling a long flute in his hand.
He gave a charming smile and looked at Feng Zhan.
Sensing Yan Ruyu's gaze, Feng Zhan crossed his legs and sat down.
"Bu Ran, elder brother is still puzzled. How did you become the founding ancestor? How did the founding ancestor of the Kyushu Continent turn out to be my younger brother? It's really incredible. By the way, how old are you now?"
"Over a thousand years old."
"It's really astonishing. You've lived for so long."
Realizing that his words might be inappropriate, but Feng Zhan was too lazy to explain. Anyway, there would be no estrangement between them because of a few words.
"Bu Ran, actually, I had a question back then. Father made three boneless fans. I saw that you liked them when you first saw them. But in the end, why didn't you take any of them?"
Yan Ruyu replied, "I saw that elder brother liked them, so I didn't want to compete with you."
Feng Zhan was really touched when he heard his younger brother finally say such words. But before his smile faded and the two dimples on his face disappeared, he heard what Yan Ruyu said next.
"I learn everything quickly. Elder brother is more used to using the boneless fan. At that time, I was more interested in the long flute, so I used it as my weapon."
Feng Zhan swallowed hard.
So it meant that Bu Ran gave the boneless fans to him because he learned things slowly?
"Elder brother should understand what I mean. You shouldn't think too much about it, right?"
"Of course, of course not."
Feng Zhan looked at Yan Ruyu, and couldn't help feeling melancholy.
He thought that the people of the Feng family were all extremely good - looking, and their mother wasn't such a stuffy person. Why was Bu Ran like an iceberg that was hard to approach?
"Elder brother, the voice in your heart is a bit too loud."
"Bu Ran, can you stop peering into my thoughts wantonly?"
"It's elder brother whose voice is too loud."
Feng Zhan was speechless. He propped his left hand on his head and tilted his head. "But what about your legs? Alas, you've never suffered such grievances before. It must be hard sitting in a wheelchair, right?"
"No. I've lived for over a thousand years. Three years is just a blink of an eye."
"You're really a monster."
"We come from the same lineage and are connected by blood. If I'm a monster, elder brother won't be any better, right?"
Since Feng Zhan came, Yan Ruyu's mood had obviously improved a lot.
He even talked much more than before.
"Bu Ran, when did you become so sharp - tongued? I remember that you used to be a silent person. You would say as few words as possible and mostly kept your mouth shut."
Yan Ruyu smiled faintly.
There was a bit of desolation in his smile.
Why? Because over the years, he had been so lonely. He was so lonely that the only one by his side was Bai Ze. He watched the people around him grow up and then grow old one by one.
As the founding ancestor, he was immortal. He didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse.
After seeing Feng Zhan, the joy in Yan Ruyu's heart was almost overflowing.
"Forget it. It's meaningless for me to say these things. Bu Ran, what are you going to do next?"
"Nothing special."
Feng Zhan was stunned.
"Aren't you going to find that little girl?"
"The Red Lotus protects her. No one can hurt her. Moreover, even if I go, she won't want me to help her."
Zhao Shuning was a very proud person.
She liked to become stronger step by step by her own strength. If Yan Ruyu stood in front of her, it wouldn't be the result Zhao Shuning wanted.
"It's rare. We originally thought that your heart should be cold. In the years when you were growing up, we never saw you look at any girl seriously."
Yan Ruyu said, "Elder brother is quite popular with girls, both before and now."
Feng Zhan said, "Don't talk nonsense. You know that our father hates people who are fickle the most. If you say so, he will think that I've disgraced the family tradition and will teach me a good lesson again."
"Elder brother has only been afraid of father since childhood, right?"
Feng Zhan retorted, "What do you mean by afraid? I respect him! Do you understand respect?"
Yan Ruyu said, "Can elder brother beat father?"
"Bu Ran, are you kidding? Father is even more terrifying than you. I dare not provoke him."
"Moreover, Bu Ran, you know that there is no reasoning with father. Mother is his only principle."
Yan Ruyu nodded.
To be honest, during the years in the Yun Dynasty, although he was still a child, he had witnessed a lot of his parents' love.
"But if mother and father knew in the afterlife that elder brother has come to this prehistoric world now, they would probably find it incredible."
"Know in the afterlife?"
Feng Zhan was stunned.
His head buzzed as if it was about to explode.
"Bu Ran, what are you talking about?"
"Elder brother, didn't you know when you came?"
Feng Zhan shook his head. The shock and grief on his face were enough to show his surprise and sadness.
"How is it possible? I? I—"
Feng Zhan's body involuntarily trembled at this moment.
The hand holding the porcelain cup also loosened a lot. The porcelain cup fell to the ground with a snap. His eyes turned scarlet. Obviously, Feng Zhan's mood was extremely broken at this moment.
He was an unfilial son. As the eldest son, he hadn't even made it to his parents' funerals.
Yan Ruyu didn't know how to comfort Feng Zhan at this moment.
Because when his parents died, his mood was no better than Feng Zhan's.
"I haven't—" brought a woman back for his father and mother. His sister was still unmarried, and only Xiaojin had found her sweetheart.
"Elder brother, father and mother don't care about such things. You know that."
Feng Zhan was in a daze at this moment. He sat there stupidly on the cold stone wall for three days and three nights. During this period, no one bothered him. Yan Ruyu gave him enough time to calm down.