Everyone, Do You Know Who Is Behind Me?

Everyone, do you know who stands behind me? Wang Qi looked at Lin Tian, who stood before him with a somewhat sturdy build and a body brimming with vigor and spirit.

His tone was somewhat strange as he spoke.

After all, to poor folk like them, such fine vigor and spirit should never have appeared at all.

Of course, as far as Wang Qi was concerned, it was not as though he had never seen someone with a spirited air like Lin Tian's.

But those who could possess such a complexion

were, without exception, the lords, young masters, or young ladies inside the city.

Hearing Wang Qi's words, Lin Tian also understood what the other party meant.

Ever since he had broken through to Bright Force and the food at home had improved, he himself had also noticed that every aspect of him had become somewhat different.

Especially after Bright Force was born within his body, he only felt as if his body was being washed clean every day.

That was why he had his current complexion.

However, Lin Tian did not explain too much.

He merely brushed it off with a couple of perfunctory lines, then brought the topic back to this gathering.

After all, he still remembered that for the sake of this gathering, one of his childhood playmates had come to his home three times, and there had even been a trace of urgency in his tone!

As if this were something that absolutely had to be done?

At the mention of this matter, Wang Qi also immediately said in a somewhat strange tone, "Heh, that Zhao Cui really racked his brains for this gathering."

"When I was in the Inner City, he came to my door four times. I only agreed to come meet up because I had no choice."

Zhao Cui.

Lin Tian's childhood playmate, and likewise, as mentioned before, the person who had come to his door three times to ask him to gather.

Hearing Wang Qi's words, Lin Tian, who originally had not been very interested in this gathering, immediately found it strange.

It seemed this gathering was not something Zhao Cui had arranged casually, but something done deliberately?

But what was the reason behind his doing this?

In Lin Tian's mind, he continuously imagined the possibilities.

But he ruled them out one by one.

He could not think of it.

After all, he truly did not understand.

Could a gathering of childhood playmates

really achieve some kind of goal?

Although he could not figure it out, Lin Tian would not refuse.

After all, for a gathering of childhood playmates like this, Lin Tian knew that perhaps, as everyone continued to grow older, such meetings would become fewer and fewer.

Being able to see them now was not bad either.

As they spoke, the two soon arrived at the place everyone had previously agreed to meet.

This was the courtyard of Zhao Cui's house.

The courtyard was not large.

But there was an old locust tree, and beneath the tree was a stone table.

That stone table could seat seven or eight people.

They knocked on the courtyard gate.

Zhao Cui's voice soon came from inside the courtyard.

"Coming."

There were actually a few traces of excitement and joy in that voice???

Hearing that voice, Lin Tian was immediately a little dumbfounded.

What kind of voice was that??

Why did it sound so awkward?

Click.

The courtyard gate was quickly opened.

At that moment, Zhao Cui's face carried a look of delight and excitement.

But after seeing that the people who had come were Lin Tian and Wang Qi, the expression on his face first paused.

However, he quickly reacted right after.

Then he greeted Lin Tian and the other man and had them come in.

After arriving in the courtyard.

Lin Tian immediately saw that there were already three people at the stone table.

They were naturally all familiar faces.

The person sitting on the far left was named Wang Hu.

Though he was tall and burly, he was honest and simple by nature, and was currently sipping tea.

The person in the middle was Lin Lang.

His build was a little short, and he was also lean and wiry. They all called him by the nickname Lin Monkey.

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The last one was Lin Niu.

Her looks were somewhat ordinary, but perhaps after entering the Inner City, her manner and bearing had taken on a bit of a proper air?

After the three saw Lin Tian and Wang Qi, they all greeted them warmly.

Lin Tian and Wang Qi also quickly took their seats.

Though they had not seen one another for some time, at the end of the day, they had grown up together.

Among them, there was also Lin Monkey, who kept looking for common topics, as well as gossiping about all sorts of hearsay.

The atmosphere among everyone immediately grew lively.

Only, Lin Tian discovered at that moment

that Zhao Cui, the one who had initiated this gathering, still had not come?

Clearly, everyone else had also noticed this problem.

Wang Qi was the first to speak. "Hm? Where's Zhao Cui? We're all here, but that guy who started this whole thing hasn't come?"

Lin Niu at the side immediately said outright, "Don't mention him. I don't know what he's doing either. He was obviously the one who invited us to this gathering, but ever since I got here, he's been staying behind that gate the whole time."

"As if he's waiting for someone."

Creak.

At that very moment, the sound of the Zhao Courtyard's door being opened came over once again.

Zhao Cui's voice, carrying excitement and joy, came over once more.

Then came the sound of two sets of footsteps, drawing nearer from afar.

Lin Tian and the others all looked somewhat curiously toward the direction the footsteps were coming from.

After all, when they had entered this inner courtyard just now, Zhao Cui had not escorted any of them in.

Adding what Lin Niu had said just now, everyone grew even more curious.

The next moment, as Zhao Cui and another person walked in as well, everyone's eyes immediately turned somewhat surprised.

Because the one standing behind Zhao Cui at that moment was a person with a fair face and delicate, beautiful features.

A girl who carried the word "exquisite" from head to toe?

Everyone was stunned as they looked at her.

Clearly, they did not quite recognize the person before them.

Seeing the astonishment on everyone's faces, a smug look immediately appeared on Zhao Cui's face.

Then, with a somewhat teasing air, he said, "Everyone, do you know who the person behind me is?"

Hearing this, the others stared blankly at Zhao Cui.

Clearly, they did not understand what he was saying. This was someone they had never even seen before, and he wanted them to guess?

"Lin Ya?"

At that moment, Lin Tian, who was looking at the girl, suddenly spoke.

"Are you Lin Ya?"

Zhao Cui was immediately taken aback when he heard this.

Clearly, he had not expected Lin Tian to guess her identity at this moment.

Lin Ya, standing behind him, also smiled gently at this moment, then stepped forward and said, "Long time no see, everyone."

As she walked forward, everyone had already heard Lin Tian's words.

They immediately looked at the girl before them in surprise.

Then, fragments from their memories gradually overlapped with the girl in front of them.

"Hiss! You really are Lin Ya? You've changed so much! I didn't even recognize you just now. How did you..."

Lin Niu, off to the side, was the first to react, and cried out in surprise.

At this moment, everyone was still constantly recalling everything about Lin Ya.

Lin Ya was not a local of Jinghe Bay.

They had only heard that her ancestral home was here.

And back then, it was said that Lin Ya's family had once been wealthy.

Only, they had run into some trouble halfway, so they had come here to take refuge.

The few of them could be considered to have spent several years together.

But afterward, her father seemed to have entered the Inner City and recovered his fortunes.

Only then had they moved away again, and after that, they had no further contact.

They had not expected that they would actually meet again now.

Everyone was reminiscing.

Lin Ya was likewise sweeping her gaze over everyone present.

Among these people here, she actually did not really recognize most of them anymore.

But there was only one exception.

Lin Tian.

Almost the instant she entered this place, she recognized this youth.

And he had also quickly identified her.

Lin Ya did not say much more. She immediately found a seat and sat down.

Zhao Cui, off to the side, also quickly followed and took a seat.

He even enthusiastically poured Lin Ya a cup of tea.