Episode 1

In the scorching sun of July, the city of Jiangcheng was bustling with crowds. In the midst of the throngs, a thin young man silently gazed upon this familiar yet unfamiliar city. "After 15 years, I have finally returned. My seven older sisters, are you all doing well?" murmured the youth softly. His name was Lu Yun, an orphan who grew up in a welfare institution, with seven elder sisters who had no blood relation to him but treated him as their own. When they were children, their favorite game was playing house with Lu Yun and they promised that when they grew up they would all marry him. At the time, Lu Yun was only five years old, and in his juvenile voice, he replied "We are not three or four-year-old children anymore, so let's keep our promises." And so, the sisters shook on it, whoever broke their promise would be the little dog. Thus, little Lu Yun yearned to grow up every day, until one big fire completely destroyed his life. The sisters could have escaped, but they went back to find him, and were eventually trapped in the flames. Little Lu Yun was frightened and cried loudly, but even in this situation, the older sister held him in her arms, comforting him. The fire burned fiercely, and the eight children huddled together, quickly suffocating on the thick smoke. When little Lu Yun opened his eyes again, he was still in the sea of flames, but a Taoist monk had appeared in front of him, standing on the burning flames, and his clothes were surprisingly intact.

Xiao Lu Yun was stunned, thinking that he was having a hallucination, until the old Taoist spoke, "I can save your sisters, on the condition that you become my student." This statement was like a lifeline, and Xiao Lu Yun immediately agreed without thinking. At that time, he did not realize that his life would be completely rewritten from that point on. After leaving the welfare institution, the old Taoist brought Xiao Lu Yun to a Taoist temple where he taught him medical skills, martial arts, spiritual techniques, and even an unnamed divine skill which he practiced for ten years. When Xiao Lu Yun turned fifteen, he thought he could finally return to Jiangcheng, but the old Taoist sent him to the border battlefield instead. He stayed there for another five years fighting in wars for his country, until an organization called "Tian Sha" (天歃) emerged and became dominant, with 36 god-like generals sitting in the four regions of the nation, and their leader, the "Yun Tian Shen Jun," had quietly returned to his childhood memory - Jiangcheng. As Xiao Lu Yun reminisced about his past experiences, he felt like he was dreaming. If it weren't for the fact that this happened to him in real life, he would have thought that the story was absurd. The Sunshine Welfare Institution still existed, but Xiao Lu Yun's feelings about it were extremely complex. The fire that occurred fifteen years ago brought widespread attention, and many people donated to rebuild the institution. The old brick and tile buildings turned into small high-rises with better living facilities, but it was no longer the place Xiao Lu Yun was familiar with.

However, when Lu Yun saw the innocent smiles on the children's faces, the feeling of unfamiliarity in his heart disappeared in an instant. It was as if he saw himself and his sisters when they were young. It turns out that everything had remained the same, and the welfare institute was still the beautiful place he remembered. Lu Yun located the staff of the welfare institute and explained his purpose. Soon, a woman wearing reading glasses came to him with confusion on her face. "I am the director of Sunshine Welfare Institute. May I ask whom you are looking for?" "You are the director?" Lu Yun was taken aback. In his memory, the director was surnamed Wu, a kind-hearted old man and certainly not this woman in front of him. The old woman nodded and said, "I have been the director for over ten years. Aren't you here to find me?" "I'm here to find Grandpa Wu." "Oh, you're looking for the retired director. He has retired for a long time!" Upon hearing that Lu Yun was looking for the retired director, the woman dispelled her suspicion and her attitude became friendly. However, Lu Yun frowned. Grandpa Wu retired? Moreover, according to the woman, Grandpa Wu had resigned from his position as director more than ten years ago. Could it be because of the big fire? Lu Yun hurriedly asked, "Excuse me, do you have Grandpa Wu's address?" "Yes, I have it. Please wait a moment, and I will write down his address for you." The woman turned around and went inside. In no time, she came out with a note containing the address and handed it to Lu Yun. "Thank you!" With the address given by the woman, Lu Yun went to a civilian house.

In the courtyard, an old man with white hair and a hunched back was sweeping. At first glance, Lu Yun recognized him as Grandpa Wu. They hadn't seen each other in fifteen years, yet Grandpa Wu had aged considerably. Lu Yun felt a wave of sadness, quickening his steps. However, the scene that unfolded before him ignited his anger. Suddenly, a young man in a flowery shirt aggressively pushed Grandpa Wu while cursing, "Old man, I know those women send you money every month. Where's the money?" Robbery in broad daylight! Lu Yun could no longer contain his rage. He sprinted towards the man and grabbed his shirt's collar, yelling, "You're robbing an old-man's money? Are you even human? You're an animal!" The flowery-shirted young man was caught off guard and panicked, "Ahem... You let go! This is my family matter...it's none of your business." "Family matter?" Lu Yun was confused and turned to Grandpa Wu. With a sad expression, Grandpa Wu let out a sigh, "Young man, he's not a robber. His name is Wang Gang, who I adopted as a child." Wang Gang? Lu Yun stared at the young man in the flowery shirt and finally recognized him. He's the Wang Gang who his sisters had beaten up when they were little. How did he end up being adopted by Grandpa Wu? Lu Yun was perplexed.

Wang Gang took the opportunity to break free from his grip, coughing violently for a long time before finally catching his breath.

"You bastard, why are you meddling in my affairs? You know this is my family matter, why don't you just hurry up and leave?" Wang Gang glared fiercely at Lu Yun and then roared loudly at Wu Wende.

"You adopted me, but you should have given me good food, good clothes, and good toys. If you couldn't give me the best, why did you adopt me?"

"What about the money those women sent you? Bring it out! Why are you hiding it? Do you want to take it with you to your grave?"

"I can see that you won't live for many more years. You'll have to rely on me to send you off in the future. Who else would you give the money to if not me? You old fool without a brain!"

The more Wang Gang spoke, the more he crossed the line.

Wu Wende's old body trembled violently, but he just hung his head quietly and endured Wang Gang's insults.

Lu Yun, who witnessed this scene, couldn't take it anymore and slapped Wang Gang in the face.

"Snap! This slap is for your loose tongue and disrespect for elders!"

"Snap! This slap is for your ingratitude and betrayal of kindness!"

"Snap! This slap is for your shortsightedness and ignorance of true greatness!"

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