Boom!
A dull rumble sounded in the dark sky, and the cold wind rolled up the fallen leaves and ravaged everything around. The endless rain added a bit of depression to the city.
Wuhun City, the mountain behind the Pope's Palace.
Lightning was like a shining blade, cutting through the silence of the darkness, and shining on the girl's angelic face like a porcelain doll.
The girl grabbed the corners of her clothes with both hands, and her body kept retreating. Her face was covered with fear, and her petite body trembled uncontrollably.
"You... who are you?"
Qian Renxue looked at the young man in front of her with a cold expression and holding two blades.
The young man had messy black hair and a blue hood slightly covering his eyes. The hunting blade in his hand was still dripping blood, and the air was filled with a pungent smell of blood.
"I don't have a name."
"Only the code name, Lan."
Lan said softly.
Lan looked at the little girl in front of him, and a moment of trance flashed in his cold eyes.
Is this the goal of his mission?
Lan slowly walked towards Qian Renxue,his footsteps getting closer and closer, and Qian Renxue's breathing became more and more rapid.
"You... don't come over, my father is the Pope of the Spirit Hall, he is the most powerful person on the continent, and my two uncles, they are all Titled Douluo..."
The young Qian Renxue kept bringing out her background, trying to scare Lan away.
However, Lan's steps did not stop because of this.
Because he had been in the Spirit City for three months, Qian Renxue and the two Titled Douluo beside him had been explored clearly by him.
Just before the mission,Lan broke the cage of the Spirit Hall's ten thousand year soul beasts, and dozens of ten thousand year soul beasts rioted. Many worshippers of the Qiandao School Worship Hall went to suppress it. He himself found Qian Xunji to investigate the matter as soon as possible, and the two guards beside Qian Renxue were also led out by Lan.
The young Qian Renxue was left alone in the Pope's Hall.
But Lan knew that Qian Renxue was like a canary in chains.
She was in a cage, but her heart longed for freedom.
Sure enough, it was just as Lan expected.
Qian Renxue did not listen to her two uncles and went to the back mountain to play alone.
This was a perfect plan.
Time, route, and even people's hearts were all taken into account.
Plop!
Qian Renxue, who was constantly retreating, hit a big tree and fell to the ground. Her princess dress was torn, and the bright red blood stained the snow-white dress.
Tears welled up in Qian Renxue's eyes.
It hurt, and she wanted to cry.
But she couldn't cry.
Because the emotion of fear had filled her heart.
Lan looked at Qian Renxue's broken knees and the tears in her eyes. For some reason, he was in a trance again.
Why.
As the number one assassin in the Xingluo Empire, he shouldn't have such emotions, let alone hesitate.
His hands were stained with blood, and countless people died in his hands.
Just because the other party was too young, a child, should she be let go?
No, it's not like that.
Lan looked at Qian Renxue in front of him.
In the past three months, he could always see a certain shadow on Qian Renxue.
This shadow seemed familiar.
Suddenly, a hint of murderous intent flashed in the depths of Lan's deep and cold eyes.
You can't be soft-hearted.
For an assassin, the mission is more important than your own life.
Lan raised the shark blade in his hand, and the cold light from the shark blade was reflected on Qian Renxue's dirty face.
As long as the knife is swung down, everything will be over.
Lan slowly closed his eyes, and just as the shark blade in his hand fell, Qian Renxue's voice suddenly rang out!
"Big brother, be careful!"
Qian Renxue was possessed by the angel martial spirit behind her, and two yellow soul rings slowly rose. She rushed towards Lan and pushed him to the side.
Boom!
There was a loud bang!
A huge ghost tiger pounced from Lan's position just now, and directly broke the big tree in front of it!
Lan turned his head suddenly, looking at the ghost tiger that missed its attack, and then turned to look at Qian Renxue who was lying on the ground with a painful expression.
She actually saved me?
Why?
He was about to kill her just now .
At this moment,Lan's inner world seemed to be trembling slightly.
Under normal circumstances, he would not have failed to notice the ghost tiger's sneak attack.
His heart was in turmoil.
The ghost tiger turned around, with murderous eyes in its tiger eyes, blood dripping from its mouth, and its eyes were full of hatred for humans.
Needless to say,this is the ten thousand year soul beast raised by the Spirit Hall.
Because of Lan, it escaped in the chaos.
"Roar, roar, roar!!!"
The ghost tiger roared to the sky, and the whole back mountain shook violently.
Immediately, the ghost tiger attacked Lan and Qian Renxue!
The ghost tiger is a speed-type soul beast, and it is already at the ten thousand year level. Even ordinary soul emperors and soul saints may not be able to beat it in terms of speed.
Lan looked at the ghost tiger rushing towards him, and immediately retracted his thoughts, turned around and hugged Qian Renxue in his arms, and quickly dodged to the side!
Boom!
The ground shook, and gravel flew!
Lan held Qian Renxue tightly in his arms and kept knocking down the gravel with the shark blade.
The roar of the ghost tiger was shocking. Qian Renxue was so scared that she buried her head in Lan's arms and hugged Lan's chest tightly with both hands.
"Damn, this ghost tiger should be about 50,000 years old, and I am just a soul emperor."
"If it were in the sea, I would not be afraid of a mere 50,000-year-old soul beast..."
Lan kept running in the forest. His martial soul was an unprecedented shark, the quality was unknown, but it was very powerful.
Lan once killed a soul douluo-level sea soul master in the sea with his martial soul and shark blade.
Although Lan was a sneak attack,being able to successfully sneak attack a soul master who was far stronger than himself was also a kind of strength.
Moreover, sneak attack is the assassin's duty and means of attack.
Gradually, Lan's physical strength was a little weak and his speed slowed down.
The ghost tiger continued to attack Lan.
The shark blade and the tiger claw collided wantonly between heaven and earth!
In order to protect Qian Renxue in his arms, Lan could only fight the ghost tiger with one hand!
A soul emperor could fight a 50,000-year-old ghost tiger like this. If it spread to the outside world, it would be enough to cause an uproar!
Qian Renxue in Lan's arms had also seen through the situation.
"Big brother, let me go."
Qian Renxue suddenly spoke.
Her voice was still a little childish.
"Big brother, if I'm not mistaken, you should be an assassin, right?"
Lan was stunned.
Obviously, he didn't expect that an eight-year-old child would have such a mind.
"My death at the hands of a soul beast should be considered as completing the mission, and I can go back and report."
"If big brother continues to distract himself to protect me, we may both die."
"Instead of that, it's better to let one person escape."
Qian Renxue's eyes curved, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, revealing a smile.
Lan looked at the smile on the girl's face in his arms and was distracted again.
The ghost tiger seized the opportunity and slapped Lan with its huge tiger claws.
Lan used his arm to forcefully block the attack of the ghost tiger. His internal organs were shaken and shifted a little. Blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, and his body flew backwards.
But there was no fear in his eyes.
Instead, a strange emotion flashed across his eyes.
"Why did you save me?"
"I was going to kill you just now."
Lan asked softly.
Qian Renxue raised her head, and her eyes met Lan's cold eyes.
These eyes were clear and bright, and there was a hint of tenderness.
"Because... I can feel..."
"Big brother and I are the same person."
Lan's eyes were hesitant, and all of this was seen by Qian Renxue.
She could feel that the young man in front of her was not a bad person, but fate chose him.
Looking at the innocent smile on the girl's face, Lan's pupils shrank slightly.
At this moment,Lan finally knew what that familiar shadow was...
She was in a cage, but her heart was free.
He was in the dark, but his heart was bright.
They were each other's mirrors.
Shadows.
Just to reflect each other's appearance.
(End of this chapter)