"The passage of time has been too long. I've forgotten much of what happened in my childhood. I only remember that both my father and mother were hunters. They found us, the surviving children, in human villages that had been massacred, brought us deep into the mountains and forests, and raised us."
"My mother couldn't bear children. Perhaps that was why she liked little children and was willing to raise us in that era. She and my father were both formidable hunters. Although there was little clothing and salt in the mountains and forests, the four of us brothers still grew up strong and healthy."
"Back then, I had neither the surname Ming nor a name."
At this point, Cha Shiyin suddenly revealed a trace of a smile, and the faint light around him rose and fell with it. "Let me ask you a question. The fourth brother was called A-Si, I was called A-San, and the second brother was called A-Er. So what was the eldest brother called?"
Ming Shuiyun answered cautiously, "A-Yi? A-Da?"
"No. He was called Ming Huiyao." Cha Shiyin's eyes filled with reminiscence. "He was truly born knowing everything. He said that the sun and moon made brightness, so he took Ming as his surname. He said that the sun shone and the moon glowed, so he took Huiyao as his given name. He had countless ideas in his head and was always leading us. Even the second brother, who was strong, sturdy, and brutish, would obediently listen whenever the eldest brother glared at him. It was precisely because the eldest brother was there that our parents felt at ease going out to hunt and leaving him to look after us."
Le Yu's heart stirred, and he faintly realized something. Cha Shiyin looked at him. "This