A cold wind blew between heaven and earth, and the rain was getting heavier, like a long river hanging down from the sky, sprinkling on the earth.
"It's raining again."
Lan's clothes and hat were soaked by rain.
Every time he went on a mission, it would rain.
This time was no exception.
Lan put Qian Renxue on the ground.
Qian Renxue slowly closed her eyes.
It seemed that he had listened to his own advice.
One death is better than two.
Many pictures flashed through Qian Renxue's mind.
She was the daughter of the Pope of the Spirit Hall, and her grandfather was one of the three peerless Douluo on the continent. He was born standing on the top of the mountain.
But her childhood was not complete,and it could even be said to be dark.
She was born with too high expectations. Her father and grandfather were very strict with her. Until now, Qian Renxue has no friends of her own.
And her biological mother has never taken the initiative to talk to her. She can feel that when her mother looks at her, she is disgusted and disgusted...
She doesn't know what she did wrong to make her mother so unhappy.
She always tries her best to make her mother happy.
But the reality is very cruel.
No matter how hard she tries,the only response she gets is a cold word from her mother.
Get lost.
But until now,she is only an eight-year-old child!
At this moment,a sense of relief flashed through the young Qian Renxue's heart.
If you think about it carefully,maybe death is not so terrible.
But when did she stop fearing death?
While Qian Renxue was thinking,she suddenly felt a pain in her head.
"Little ghost, don't be distracted."
"Hide behind me."
Lan's voice rang in Qian Renxue's ears.
However, this time Lan's voice was not as cold as before.
Qian Renxue covered her head and looked at Lan's back.
What did he mean by this?
Before Qian Renxue could figure it out,the ghost tiger had already launched the final attack!
The ghost tiger's huge body was blurred and illusory, and it instantly split into three. This is the ghost tiger's innate soul skill, shadow clone!
The three ghost tigers attacked Lan together, and the terrifying pressure was rampant! Lan's face remained calm. He slowly raised the shark blade in his hand, quietly feeling the raging rainstorm between heaven and earth.
"Roar, roar, roar!!!"
Three ghost tigers leaped high into the air, opened their bloody mouths and rushed towards Lan.
Qian Renxue looked at the indifferent Lan, her small hands nervously clenched the bloodstained skirt.
Lan's words just now kept echoing in her mind.
At this moment, Lan moved.
He raised the shark blade, and a water blue shark suddenly jumped out from behind him. The shark opened its bloody mouth, and its sharp teeth instantly pierced through the ghost tiger's body!
The ghost tiger's eyes dimmed instantly. Time seemed to freeze, and the rain stayed in the air.
Qian Renxue's eyes widened, her face full of disbelief, and her purple gem-like eyes deeply imprinted this scene in her mind. Plop!
The ghost tiger's body fell to the ground. A black ten thousand year soul ring floated from the ghost tiger's body.
Along with it, there was actually a ten thousand year soul bone!
This surprised Lan very much.
Lan put the ten thousand year soul bone into his pocket, and the shark martial spirit behind him dissipated.
It was this rainstorm that helped him. Otherwise, he would not have been able to kill this fifty thousand year old ghost tiger with one strike.
Looking at the fallen ghost tiger, Qian Renxue's heart was hanging again.
Before she could speak, Lan's voice came.
"Go."
"Before I change my mind."
"I won't go." Qian Renxue's tender face flashed with determination: "If I don't die, my brother's mission will fail and he will be punished..."
"How about you join our Wuhun Hall?"
"Our Wuhun Hall is one of the most powerful forces on the continent. With my father and grandfather here, no one will bully you..."
Qian Renxue tried to persuade Lan to join the Wuhun Hall.
But the only response she got was still a cold word.
Go.
Qian Renxue's eyes dropped a tear, and her expression was extremely aggrieved.
She didn't cry when she faced death just now.
But Lan's word completely broke her heart.
Suddenly, Qian Renxue took out a knife and put it on her neck.
Lan's face was still calm after seeing this, "Threatening an assassin who wants to kill you with your own life?"
"What a stupid thing to do."
Hearing Lan's words, Qian Renxue smiled slightly, "An assassin lets his mission target go."
"Isn't this even more stupid?"
Lan was silent.
The sound of raindrops around them was getting louder and louder, even drowning out the voices of the two.
Lan looked at Qian Renxue, a complex look flashed in his eyes, and he whispered, "Aren't you afraid of me?"
"I've killed many people, many, many."
Qian Renxue shook her head, "Not afraid."
"Big brother didn't kill Xiaoxue."
"Xiaoxue can feel that big brother is the same as Xiaoxue."
"What's the same?" Lan asked.
"Same fear of loneliness, afraid of not seeing freedom."
Qian Renxue's voice quietly echoed in Lan's mind. He couldn't imagine what kind of grief and despair the little girl in front of him had experienced to make her say such words.
Suddenly, Qian Renxue's hand holding the knife exerted a little more force, and the tip of the knife cut Qian Renxue's white neck, and the bright red blood fell along the blade.
"Xiaoxue doesn't want to see big brother go back and be punished, and doesn't want to lose big brother. Even if it means sacrificing her life."
This scene seems a bit dreamy.
It has only been half an hour since the two met.
But she can already sacrifice her life for him.
Lan was also a person in the dark.
He could understand that if a person lived in the endless darkness for a long time, as long as there was a light, even a trace, people would chase and catch it regardless of their own safety, even if it cost their lives.
But what he didn't know was that when he decided to give up the mission and stood in front of the girl, he had become the ray of light in the girl's dark world.
Lan took a step forward and his body instantly moved behind Qian Renxue.
He knocked Qian Renxue unconscious and put her next to the tree.
Qian Renxue leaned against the tree quietly, with two tears on her dirty face.
Lan gently wiped the stains on Qian Renxue's face, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly, revealing a smile from the heart.
"Little ghost, live well."
"It will protect you."
Lan put the shark blade in his left hand in Qian Renxue's hand.
He stood up and walked slowly towards the distance, and the blue scarf around his neck fluttered in the wind in the rainy night.
His life has been shrouded in darkness,but her life should not be like this.
Little boy, I hope you can live well with my freedom.
"Big brother... Big brother... No, don't leave Xiaoxue!"
Qian Renxue sat up suddenly from the bed.
Her breathing was extremely rapid. She had just had a dream.
A dream about sharks.
In the dream, Qian Renxue was drifting alone in the boundless ocean. Countless sea soul beasts wanted to eat her, but every time her life was in danger, there would always be a shark that stood up, stood in front of her, and drove away all those who wanted to hurt her.
"Young master, are you awake?"
"Go and inform His Holiness the Pope that the young master is awake."
On the side, two middle-aged men looked excited.
They were the two people, Snake Spear and Thorny Porpoise, who were responsible for protecting Qian Renxue.
(End of this chapter)