Riding the Wind and Breaking the Waves, Leaving No Regrets in Time

"Brother, Brother, where are you?"

"Brother!?"

"Ah—"

Tang Yueyue cried out in alarm and woke from her nightmare. Without realizing it, she was already drenched in sweat, her hair disheveled.

"Yueyue, did you have a nightmare? Were you thinking about your brother?"

Chen Lianrong came over from the side, her expression full of concern and heartache as she wrapped an arm around Tang Yueyue's shoulders to comfort her.

"Mom, I just had a nightmare. My brother was hurt by bad people..."

"That was only a dream. In the real world, the outcome of dreams often develops in the opposite direction."

"But my brother hasn't contacted us for a long time. I miss him."

"Palace Master Ling said your brother returned yesterday, but he's too busy. You know how chaotic things are outside right now. Your brother bears the responsibility of protecting the Federation. Like Yu the Great controlling the floods in ancient times, he doesn't even have time to come home."

"Sometimes, I suddenly think the same way you do, Mom. It would be nice if my brother were an ordinary person. Maybe he wouldn't be so busy. Maybe he'd have plenty of time to spend with us."

"Silly child!"

Chen Lianrong smiled kindly as she held Tang Yueyue and combed through her daughter's hair. "Actually, looking at many things from the other side can also be a kind of happiness. If your brother were an ordinary person, our whole family might have died in yesterday's war. So we are fortunate. It's just that your brother has to face life-and-death dangers outside every day. He is great. He is the hero in our eyes!"

"I want to become stronger quickly too, so I can help my brother in the future."

"No, Yueyue. Your brother risking his life outside is something