"Happy birthday, young shepherd!" An elderly man, though appearing frail and withered with years, was in fact robust and vigorous, with an air of ethereal grace. He beamed with kindness at a handsome young man.,"You good-for-nothing brat, you still haven't learned to be respectful You're eighteen now, it's time you packed your things and left this mountain. Don't bother me anymore." The old man’s face was full of fake kindness as he blew his beard and glared with a mocking smile.,It was July, with scorching heat blanketing the land. The intense sun baked the earth.。