Li Yao remembered very clearly that when they met for the first time, Ding Ling Dong was very disdainful of the Refiner profession. +
He didn't expect that her father was actually a Refiner. If these two lifelike beast puppets were made by her father, then his strength should at least be at the level of a Refiner Specialist, not much different from Yuan Manqiu.
How could she be so resistant to the Refiner profession?
With countless questions in mind, Li Yao continued to watch.
The video was very long, no less than a few hours long. It was made up of hundreds of video clips, spanning several years. All of them were scenes of the life of a family of three.
As he watched, Li Yao gradually got to know another Ding Ling Dong, a little girl who was sometimes lively and sometimes quiet. She was very cute when she smiled. She was not strong at all and would often cry.
This little girl, under her father's guidance, even pieced together some simple civilian magical equipment. She was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth. Her chubby little face was wrinkled.
Li Yao glanced around and found that many magical equipment in the video were piled up in the surroundings, covered in dust.
The video came to an abrupt end at Ding Ling Dong's thirteenth birthday.
"After she turned thirteen, why did she become a completely different person? Not only did her temperament become so fiery, she even gave up her dream of being a Refiner and became a powerful Body Refiner?"
Li Yao's mind suddenly flashed with inspiration. He suddenly recalled the words that Fiend Blade Peng Hai had once said:
"I once met a person who had the same experience as you. At the age of thirteen, her Spiritual Root Development Quotient dropped from 85% to 11% all of a sudden. Everyone predicted that she would no longer be able to cultivate. She wouldn't even be able to stand up. She would only be able to lie in bed for the rest of her life, becoming a complete cripple!"
"But this person... Not only did she stand up again, she also put in a hundred times more effort than ordinary people could imagine and once again embarked on the path of cultivation. At the age of twenty-two, she rushed to the peak of the Refinement Stage! "
"If I'm not wrong, she would have succeeded in building her foundation in a year and a half at most. She will become one of the youngest Building Foundation stage cultivators in the Federation. Give her another thirty to fifty years … and perhaps she will become the youngest Yuanying expert in the Federation! "
The person mentioned by Fiend Blade Peng Hai was Ding Ling Dong.
"What happened to you when you were thirteen?"
Li Yao lowered his head and carefully observed Ding Ling Dong's sleeping face.
Her heroic and stubborn face overlapped with the chubby little girl's face in the video. It was as if she had turned into a face that he did not recognize at all.
Suddenly, he had a nightmare. Ding Ling Dong frowned slightly and the corners of her mouth trembled, revealing a trace of panic.
"Don't be afraid, I'll protect you."
Li Yao said softly in his heart. Then, he was dumbfounded.
"Am I crazy? Protect her? Protect Ding Ling Dong? Protect this Tyrannosaurus Rex?"
"Why would I have such a strange thought?"
"I must be too tired from the exams in the past two days. My soul is too exhausted. I don't have enough brain cells. It must be! "
The night was long. On this night, everything was not normal. Li Yao was tightly entangled by Ding Ling Dong. His eyes were wide open and thousands of thoughts were spinning crazily in his mind. None of them were related to refining. Every time he forced himself to think about some professional academic problem, the abstruse and complicated blueprints would always transform into Ding Ling Dong's every frown and smile after a moment.
Until dawn came. Ding Ling Dong's entanglement loosened a little, but Li Yao could not hold on any longer. His head tilted and he fell into a deep sleep.
He slept like a log, and he couldn't help but have countless bizarre dreams that made him blush.
When he woke up, he found himself lying on Ding Lingdang's big bed with his arms and legs stretched out.
Li Yao felt lost. Then he heard the sound of "BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM!".
He turned his head and found that Ding Ling Dong had changed into sports shorts and a vest. She was hitting a sandbag made of the skin of a Gray Dragon Crocodile with all her strength. The Gray Dragon Crocodile's skin, which was several inches thick, had been punched deeply by her.
Her face was glowing and full of energy. There was not the slightest sign of weakness from last night. It was as if it was just a dream.
Li Yao shook his head and sat up. He rubbed his face hard.
"Am I too tired? Did I just have a weird dream last night? This is the real Ding Ling Dong. How could she be the same as last night? "
Right then, a strong wind blew. Ding Ling Dong jumped on the bed. Her hands and feet were apart as she supported herself on his body. She looked down at him and said fiercely,
"Don't tell anyone about my crying last night. Otherwise, I will kill you!"
Li Yao jumped in fright. So it wasn't a dream. She really cried.
Li Yao's eyes were suddenly filled with curiosity. There was another kind of complicated emotion that even he didn't understand.
His stare made Ding Lingdang's hair stand on end. She flicked his forehead.
"Don't look at me like that. I drank too much last night and forgot myself for a moment. Who knew that a stinking brat like you would sneak in without saying a word!"
Li Yao quickly said:
"I smelled a very strong smell of Intoxicating Immortal Vine. I also remembered that you usually don't drink alcohol, let alone get yourself completely drunk. I was afraid that something would happen to you. That's why I barged in!"
"I know. Otherwise, I would have already beaten you into a pig head!"
"But last night, you …"
Ding Ling Dong retreated and sat on the bed. She hugged the pillow and stared blankly for a while. She took a deep breath and calmly said:
"Forget it. There's no harm in telling you. It's not a big secret anyway. Many teachers in the school know about it."
"Yesterday was the anniversary of my parents' death."
Li Yao suddenly opened his eyes wide.
"My mother is a teacher in the Combat Department of the Grand Desolate War Institution, and my father is a military refiner. I inherited their bloodlines, and since I was a child, I have shown talents in both combat and creation."
"However, my mother thought that it was too hard for a girl to walk the path of combat. She had suffered a lot since she was young. Naturally, she didn't want her daughter to suffer the same fate."
"Therefore, my parents wanted to train me to be a refiner. When I was young, I also liked refining."
"Until I was 13 years old. The Federation built a new town in the depths of the Wasteland. My father was also stationed at the military base outside the town."
"The construction of the town was completed. A grand ceremony was held. My mother and I were also invited to attend the ceremony. "
"But unexpectedly, on the day of the ceremony, we encountered a huge beast tide outbreak led by a Demon King. Countless powerful demon beasts surrounded the entire town in an instant! "
"Originally, relying on the automatic defense system outside the town, we could still control countless magical equipment to resist for a while until reinforcements arrived."
"However, the town had just been built. The automatic defense system had not been strictly tested. There were many problems."
"In the high-intensity battle, the hidden problems of the defense system were quickly exposed. The Demon King seized the opportunity and fiercely bombarded the control center. It actually blew up the control center! "
"As a result, all the unmanned magical equipment failed. The beast tide marched straight in and wantonly slaughtered. My father and mother both died in battle."
"Although I survived, my Actualization Quotient also fell to the bottom. I became a cripple. Everything had to start from scratch. "
"But after that. I've also comprehended a principle. "
"No matter how powerful a magical equipment is, there will always be a time when it is unreliable. People can only rely on themselves. Fists are the most powerful and reliable magical equipment!"
"Therefore, when I stepped on the path of cultivation again. I chose to become a body practitioner without hesitation. "
"I firmly believed that this was the only way for me to take revenge!"
"I firmly remembered the appearance of the Demon King. Demon King Ye Hai Luo, even if he is on the 'Ominous Demon List'. He is also a famous peerless demon. He has commanded many beast tides to attack the Tian Yuan Realm. Every time, he retreated unscathed. He has also killed two Jin Dan experts. He is one of the most troublesome high-level demons in the Federation. "
"However, one day, he will die under my fists. I will crush him into meat paste, punch by punch!"
Li Yao listened quietly and was speechless.
The shock in the depths of his heart could not be described with words.
He did not expect that this girl, who was like a small sun, emitting light and heat all the time, would have such a dark past.
Although she described it casually, Li Yao could totally imagine a lonely little girl in a town full of demon beasts, watching her parents fall under the claws and teeth of demon beasts. What kind of scene was that?
"Last night, she must have returned to the time when she was thirteen years old, to the town full of demon beasts, after getting drunk. That's why she was so panicked and helpless, right?"
Li Yao's thoughts were reflected in his eyes without any disguise.
Ding Ling Dong was irritated by his eyes, which were full of pity and protectiveness. She waved her hand and said:
"I'm telling you this not because I want you to pity me, but because I'm afraid that you will think too much!"
"I don't need anyone's sympathy. You'd better forget what you just said and what happened last night. Do what you need to do!"
Li Yao could only nod his head.
Born in the Magical Equipment Graveyard, he had a similar understanding of Ding Ling Dong's subtle mentality.
He looked at the time and his face changed greatly.
"It's already twelve o 'clock? Damn it! "
"I have an appointment with my mentor. I'll go there early in the morning to discuss the matter of restarting Project Mystic Skeleton!"
Li Yao jumped up and hurried downstairs. After saying goodbye, he rushed out of the villa.
Ding Ling Dong closed the door. Her face, which was very calm a moment ago, collapsed all of a sudden. Her murderous look turned into an extremely bashful one in an instant.
"It's over, it's over. This time, I can't be a human anymore!"
Ding Ling Dong leaned against the door and twisted her beautiful body. Her face was full of shyness. She covered her face and moaned through the gaps between her fingers, "Such a disgraceful appearance. This stinky brat has seen it all. How can I act like a big sister in front of him in the future?"
"And you two!"
Ding Ling Dong put one hand on her waist and the other hand pointed at the snake and the parrot. She said angrily, "Why did you let him in?"
The snake and the parrot looked at their mistress innocently. Their crystal eyes were dull and motionless.
"Dong Dong Dong!"
Someone knocked on the door behind her head.
Ding Ling Dong was so scared that her heart was beating wildly. She calmed herself down and opened the door. It was Li Yao again.
"What's up?"
Ding Ling Dong asked angrily.
"Nothing."
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