As dusk fell, Luo Yunyi carried a fish basket and returned to the city, heading straight to the backyard of the City Lord Mansion.
On the way, he encountered his younger brother, Luo Yunfei, whose single spirit root of water made him extraordinarily talented. Many people were whispering that he was destined to be the next City Lord.
Upon seeing Luo Yunyi return, Luo Yunfei sneered sarcastically, "Big brother, how many fish did you catch today? You really are carefree. The benefit of having five spirit roots is that you don’t have to work hard. Unlike me, cultivating every day is truly exhausting."
Luo Yunyi just glanced at him lightly without speaking, carrying the fish basket as he continued walking.
"Stop right there!" Luo Yunfei, seeing Luo Yunyi’s dismissive gaze, felt like a wild cat whose tail had been stepped on and shouted angrily, "I’m talking to you, what kind of attitude is this? Are you mute? Not even responding to me."
Luo Yunyi still ignored him and continued walking forward.
"Where are your manners?" Luo Yunfei, seeing Luo Yunyi ignoring him like this, couldn’t suppress the fire within his heart and charged forward to take action.
But the next moment, a massive force sent him flying. The force hit him, his chest churned, and he stepped back many paces before he could steady himself. He looked in shock at the person who struck him.
It was their father, Luo Anling.
Luo Anling, with a face full of anger, said, "Manners? Where are your manners? How dare you strike your elder brother without reason? Your mother has really taught you well, producing such an unfilial and disrespectful thing!"
At that moment, Luo Yunfei’s heart sank, and he bit his lip in distress. Once again, his father was defending that good-for-nothing elder brother. He was clearly much more outstanding than that waste, so why was his father so harsh on him? Rarely did he ever smile at him, and now he was being so merciless in his actions and stern in his reprimand.
"Apologize to your brother, now!" Luo Anling shouted angrily.
The two turned to look at Luo Yunyi, only to find that he had already gone far away, without turning back to look at them even once.
Luo Anling: ...
Luo Yunfei’s anger burned even more fiercely. His father was so protective of that good-for-nothing, yet that waste didn’t appreciate it at all. He longed for his father’s praise, but his father was always so stern with him, rarely offering any compliment. Though his mother said it was because his brother was a waste that his father would protect and take care of him more, this kind of favoritism didn’t consider his feelings at all?
"Cultivate more diligently. And if I catch you disrespecting your brother again, don’t blame me for using the family law against you." Luo Anling coldly threw down these words, then turned and went after Luo Yunyi.
"Yunyi, Yunyi, Yi’er, wait for your father." Luo Anling hurriedly walked after him, but Luo Yunyi turned a deaf ear and continued to walk slowly forward.
Luo Yunfei watched the two walked away into the distance, feeling more and more agitated, clenched his fists, his eyes turned dark, then turned and left with large strides.
"Yunyi, you’ve gone fishing again today," Luo Anling caught up to Luo Yunyi and asked with a smile.
"Yes." Luo Yunyi replied with only one word.
"Shall we have dinner together tonight?" Luo Anling asked in a somewhat appeasing tone.
"Only if mother has no objection." Luo Yunyi said indifferently.
Luo Anling froze instantly, stopping in his tracks. Then he watched Luo Yunyi slowly walk into that courtyard, and finally the courtyard door slowly closed, leaving no sound behind.
Luo Anling stood there for a long, long time. It wasn’t until the sky had completely darkened that he left with heavy steps.
Wrong, wrong, it was wrong from the very beginning.