A Failure's hopeful Journey

Another spotlight was switched on and it fell over Lily. Under the light, the slight shimmer of glitter on her dress also came to life. The girl was nervous and quickly came beside You Xi Wang and held his trouser in her small hand. She was only tall enough to reach You Xi Wang's waist. This scene was very adorable. The family members were shocked to see Lily they all knew that she could not talk properly, and now You Xi Wang has put her on the stage to sing. They were nervous to the limits. You Fengxian was about to walk forward and take Lily away but she was stopped by You Zhichi. 

You Fengxian looked at her and was about to say something when a sweet voice rang out. 

"Hello, I am Lily, today I will sing a song with my uncle Xixi," it was Lily who spoke.

The family looked at her and then looked at You Xi Wang, who was smiling at the girl. They understood that the master of the family has again done something big. The elders issued a mental command to not say anything and just act normal. You Fengxian was trembling. The scene in front of her was just too sudden. She always wanted her daughter to talk normally but never expected it would come when she gave up all hope. 

On the stage, You Xi Wang patted on Lily's hand lightly and asked, "Ready?"

Lily shook her head. She was very nervous. You Xi Wang smiled and squatted down. He said in the girl's ear, "Just look at me okay?"

Lily raised her little head, locked her eyes with him, and nodded. You Xi Wang nudged her small nose and stood up. He started strumming the guitar while his eyes were locked with the girl. Lily was still grabbing onto his trouser, started singing.

The song was a popular one from his old planet. The song was called 'Superheroes', the song could lift up spirits and was a very good morale booster. Over the top when a little girl sang it slowly it had an overwhelming effect altogether. The energetic chorus was sung by You Xi Wang. They sang three songs in the whole performance, one was a duet, called 'Together we walk' this was a song from Metropia. 

The last song was a solo by You Xi Wang, he sang another song from Metropia called 'The horizon' again a motivating song. At first, he wanted to compose some songs for the night but when he was don curing Lily, he was affected and did not have the time to do anything more than what they just performed. The performance was finished. You Xi Wang held his guitar to his side and bowed to the crowd. Lily saw him bowing to the crowd and quickly followed. The audience adored this little star. They clapped and cheered them. 

You Xi Wang bent down and picked up Lily in his arms. He came down from the stage, and the crowd gathered around to applause. Some of his classmates asked him if they can upload the recording of the performance on Metronet. You Xi Wang asked them to send the videos to him as he will give them a surprise in a few days. They all agreed after You Xi Wang and Lily clicked a picture with them. Celestia has been waiting for a long time now and seeing that the classmates still did not leave. She pushed them all and put her hands on her tiny waist. She glared at You Xi Wang and pouted. The latter understood that Celestia was feeling ignored. You Zhichi was busy accompanying the shocked You Fengxian. 

You Xi Wang picked up Celestia in her left arm. You Xi Wang coaxed her with his sweet words. The two girls started chatting in his arms as he made his way to You Fengxian. Lily was now more energetic and would talk tirelessly. Her voice was very sweet and pleasant sounding. You Fengxian felt that this time was like an eternity she wanted to run to her daughter and hold her in her arms. She saw as You Xi Wang walked towards her holding Lily in his arms who was now talking with a smile on her face. 

Lily turned her face, her eyes stopped on her mother. She spoke, "Xixi, let me down."

You Xi Wang also knew that this little girl wanted to go to her mother, so he put her down. Lily ran in her mother's embrace as soon as she touched the ground. Both of them started shedding tears of joy. You Xi Wang watched this scene in silence. This scene reminded him of his mother. His eyes were about to get misty when he felt someone holding his hand. He smiled and closed his eyes. He knew that it must be his sister. She would always magically appear by his side whenever he is feeling upset.

You Zhichi leaned her head against his shoulder. Celestia spoke at this moment, "Big Brother, did you cure Lily?"

You Xi Wang nodded and said, "This is a secret. Do not tell anyone, okay?"

Celestia extended her pinky finger and said, "Pinky promise."

You Xi Wang smiled and kissed her cheek. You Zhichi also joined in the chat and the three joked around slightly. The atmosphere lightened up a lot after they started joking with each other. You Fengxian walked over and stood near them and said, "Xiao Wang, thank you. I do not have words to express what this means to me. I cannot repay this debt."

You Xi Wang spoke, "If you speak like this, I am ignoring you. Lily, teach your mom to come and talk to me when she sees me as your uncle and her younger brother."

Lily knew You Xi Wang was just pretending so hurriedly said, "Yeah, I know right, Xixi. She is so formal all the time. What do I do with her?"

You Fengxian laughed and said, "Okay, no formalities, and you little brat learning from your uncle teasing mom. Just you wait and see how I teach you." she raised her hand and grabbed You Xi Wang's ear. 

"Now preach. Do you think are old enough to teach your sister?" You Fengxian said with a smile on her face. She seems to have turned into a younger version of herself. You Xi Wang on the other side acted as if he was really hurt. The party went on smoothly, the couples danced and played some games. Slowly the guests walked out, leaving only Neo, Allan, Fenny, and Yuki along with their parents. You Xi Wang asked them to wait in the guest hall as he had to deal with a small thing in the family. 

The family gathered in the main gathering hall. You Xi Wang took his seat on the master's throne. He spoke in a calm voice, "You all are aware of Lily's ailment. Yes, It has been cured. She can now live a normal life without the help of elders to suppress the dark energy. The thing I want to ask all of you is to not let this out. If someone asks, tell them that the dark energy disappeared after the elders refined it. Understood?"

The crowd replied, "Yes, young master." as a united and loving family, they followed all the commands of the leaders, and the leaders always worked for the sake of the family.

You Xi Wang asked his cousin You Shan Wang to call the people from the guest hall to the gathering hall. These guests were the parents of his best friends. Today they were gathered here to celebrate and also to distribute the baked cake. While they all were in the whispering woods You Xi Wang found an invaluable treasure. Today the time to distribute it has arrived.

The door opened and 12 people walked in the chairs for them were already set. You Xi Wang greeted them as the master of the You Family and not a junior. He spoke, "Welcome everyone, please have a seat. Before I show you what the treasure is I hope that everyone can swear a blood oath to ensure the secrecy of this issue otherwise it may spell the destruction of my family."

A red-haired man, who was obviously Allan's father and had 90% of his facial features matching with the boy, stood up first, followed by his wife. Neo's parents also swore a blood oath so did Fenny and Yuki's parents. You Xi Wang saw this and nodded. The elders of the family watched all this calmly. They all have seen You Xi Wang grow up. They knew that he will do his best for the family. You Xi Wang spoke in You Naixin's mind and she stood up. She walked to the center of the hall and said, "I think you juniors have all heard of the blood shackle tree?"

Her words were like a bolt of lightning striking all the guests in a daze.