Wells and Lan sat at the table, which was filled with food and drinks.
Lan said nothing, just sitting quietly at the table.
"Let's not talk about work today, let's talk about our hearts."
Wells looked at Lan who was silent and smiled faintly, and then he picked up the wine glass and poured wine for Lan himself.
While pouring the wine, he said: "Lan, do you hate the teacher and the empire?"
It was Wells who brought him to this path.
With Lan's talent, he should have blossomed on the stage of the continent, enjoying the attention of the crowd, and being a shark galloping across the sea, free and unfettered.
But because of his words,
Lan lived in a dark cage for the first half of his life.
Training, endless killing, and not being able to show up in public are too cruel for a child.
Sharks should be swimming in the sea,not confined to a gutter.
Wells felt very guilty about Lan.
He had also been with Lan for a while,and he knew that Lan was far from being as cold and mature as he appeared.
"No hatred. It was the Empire that saved me. Teacher, you gave me a new life. If it weren't for the Empire and the teacher, I would have died at the hands of pirates with the people in the small fishing village." Lan's voice was particularly low.
"But you should have had a better childhood." Wells suddenly spoke. Lan shook his head after hearing it, and a trace of pain flashed in his eyes: "Teacher, I don't want to talk about this."
"Okay." Wells' voice was a little hoarse, and the crow's feet at the corners of his eyes reflected the rings of time.
He is old.
But Lan is still young.
Such an outstanding young genius should not die in this dark and damp cage. After a long silence,
Wells looked at Lan.
"Lan, do you want freedom?"
Suddenly, Lan's heart trembled!
Freedom...these two words are familiar and strange to him.
This is what he has always deeply desired, but it is out of reach.
Then,Wells took out a contract from his arms and pushed it in front of Lan.
"I have applied to His Majesty to give you a chance to escape from Black Ice."
"But you must complete the last mission for the Empire, no matter when and where."
"One year, ten years, maybe even longer."
"Before you complete the last mission issued by the Empire, you are still a member of Black Ice, an assassin of the Empire."
Wells groaned slightly, and a smile flashed across his face: "But before that, you can live the life you want."
"As long as the mission is completed, you will no longer be an assassin of Black Ice, Lan."
"Lan, are you willing?"
Wells' voice echoed quietly in the cell.
Lan's numb body shook violently. He trembled and picked up the contract and looked at it carefully several times.
His Majesty's seal. This contract is real.
"Lan...I am willing."
Lan signed his name on the contract.
When Lan pushed the contract out, he felt a sense of relief.
He was free...
All this came too suddenly and dreamy, so much so that Lan thought he was dreaming.
Wells put away the contract, put his hand on Lan's shoulder, and smiled: "Live well, the world is big, there are many beautiful things that need you to discover with your heart."
"Also, teacher hopes that if the empire is in danger one day in the future, you can also stand on the side of the empire."
"Teacher knows that you don't want to mention your childhood all because of the empire."
"But this is a world where the strong prey on the weak. Without the cruel law of survival, there would be no empire today."
"Even Your Majesty, he came this way."
Wells sighed slightly.
The competition in the Xingluo royal family is far more cruel than that in Black Ice.
After all, the enemies standing in front of them are all their beloved relatives and friends.
Lan also had a short childhood.
He lived under the same roof with many children of the same age, playing together and laughing.
Until one day, the nightmare came.
The empire put these children in a cage to kill each other, and only the last one alive could enter Black Ice.
And Lan was the last child alive.
His hands were stained with blood,including his childhood friend.
From the moment the contract was signed, the strongest assassin of Black Ice was dead.
Died in childhood memories.
As for the last mission, for Lan, it was just to kill one more person. Lan had long been accustomed to killing.
Lan bowed deeply to Wells and turned away.
Wells looked at Lan's back, with a relieved smile on his face.
Lan.
Live well,
for yourself.
Lan walked out of the underground cell and returned to the ground. The dazzling sunlight made his expression dazed for a moment.
Speaking of which, this seemed to be his first time to really touch the sun.
Lan looked at the pedestrians in the streets and alleys. Some of these people were in a hurry, some were comfortable, and more or less had their own things.
Lan was a little uncomfortable with
this feeling of sudden freedom.
It was like being suddenly fired by the boss of the company.
"I don't know if the little ghost is okay?"
Lan's mind suddenly appeared Qian Renxue's dirty face.
Why did he suddenly think of that little ghost?
It must be because I am too idle.
It seems that I have to find something to do.
Soon,in the next six months, Lan embarked on a journey alone, traveling all over the country, and saw the flowers on the road, some withering and some flourishing.
This benefited him a lot.
The scenery along the way and the interesting things that happened made Lan feel the meaning of life for the first time, and also made him understand many truths.
It turns out that life without killing can really be so beautiful.
But,
it is not possible without killing.
Lan also encountered many pirates during these journeys.
But now Lan
is no longer the weak boy.
He easily solved those pirates.
But he can't go back to that summer.
Go back to the day that changed his destiny .
For some reason, during the six months of traveling, Lan's cultivation speed is many times faster than before.
Now Lan's soul power has reached level 70.
He only needs to get one more soul ring to enter the realm of soul saint!
Soul Saint at the age of 20.
This talent has surpassed the current continent's number one genius, Tang Hao.
However, Lan, who lurks in the darkness, is destined not to enjoy the attention that belongs to him.
He even forgot that today is his twentieth birthday.
Happy birthday.
——Lan Lan set out for the sea. His martial soul is a shark, and the soul ring he needs is preferably a sea soul beast.
Lan's deep sea breath martial soul is very special. When he just awakened, he was still a young shark. As Lan obtained soul rings, the improvement of soul power gradually changed.
And Lan will have an inexplicable affinity on the sea, as if the ocean is his relative and partner.
Therefore, when Lan absorbs soul rings on the sea, he can basically absorb soul rings painlessly or even without obstacles.
This also caused that the age of all of Lan's soul rings exceeded the limit.
This secret is only known by Lan himself.
Lan took out a map from his arms. The map depicted the route on the ocean, and the end of the map was a place called Sea God Island.
He seized this map from a pirate.
Lan is a soul master.
Cultivation and becoming stronger are what every soul master desires.
He is no exception.
"Poseidon Island, I hope it will be a good journey..."
(End of this chapter)