Early morning.
By the stream.
The water murmured, and the rising sun had just begun to climb.
The fiery-red Great Sun gradually awakened the earth.
"Birthday?" Zhao Yulong and Bai Luoyu both froze when they heard Jiang Ning's words.
"So today is brother Jiang's birthday!" Bai Luoyu came back to himself, a smile appearing on his face.
"That's right!" Jiang Ning nodded and gave a soft sigh. "Before I knew it, I've gotten another year older!!"
Today was the first birthday he had truly spent in this world, and for a moment, a strange melancholy rose in his heart.
As for the previous eighteen years, even now, he still had not figured out whether it was the awakening of Past Life Wisdom, or whether the heavens had been stolen and the sun exchanged—whether he had crossed over and been reborn.
Or perhaps they were two similar flowers in two different worlds.
His past life and this life had far, far too much similarity in appearance.
This was also the greatest doubt in his heart.
At the same time.
Zhao Yulong: "..."
Bai Luoyu: "..."
When the two heard Jiang Ning's sigh, their faces instantly filled with speechlessness.
The two of them knew quite a lot about Jiang Ning, so they naturally knew his true age.
In their usual interactions, they might have ignored the difference in age.
But now that his birthday had been brought up, the two of them naturally remembered Jiang Ning's real age as well.
Jiang Ning's lament, in their eyes, was pure showing off.
Especially when set in stark contrast against what Zhao Yulong had just said.
"Jiang, those words of yours are truly infuriating!" Bai Luoyu remarked lightly.
Zhao Yulong also nodded along. "Hearing that really makes me want to beat you up!"
"Haha!" Jiang