In a quiet and peaceful small town, the golden afterglow of the setting sun shone on the clock tower. A young girl wearing a straw hat stood on the high platform, and in front of her sat a handsome young man.
Under the rays of the setting sun, the two people's bodies were covered in a layer of gold, looking holy and pure.
A light breeze blew past, and the young girl held onto her straw hat tightly. The young man, however, remained motionless on the steps, quietly gazing at the distant clouds that had turned crimson under the setting sun.
Seeing this, the young girl turned and squatted down. She reached out and touched the young man's shoulder, and said with a gentle tone,
"Xiao Fan, although your mother is no longer here, you still have your cousin. Your cousin will definitely take care of you."
Today was the seventh day since Mu Fan's mother passed away. Although he had shut himself in for the past three days, Mu Fan's heart had improved a lot. However, Mu Ruo could still feel the sorrow hidden in the depths of Mu Fan's heart from his actions.
Mu Fan was only an eight year old child. Even the nine year old Mu Ruo wasn't sure what she would become if this happened to her.
Perhaps, with her weak personality, she wasn't as strong as Mu Fan …
Mu Fan turned his head with a melancholy expression to look at Mu Ruo, who was one year older than him, but shorter than him by ten centimeters. He bitterly smiled, "Cousin, I should be the one protecting you in school, right?"
Mu Fan sighed as he recalled the times when he had to protect his cousin in school. He was beaten up by his friends in a mixed pair and triplet.
Although he had been bullied many times, Mu Fan had never regretted protecting his childhood sweetheart, who was also his cousin.
Hearing this, Mu Ruo's charming face turned red. She stuck out her proud little chest and said, "That's in the past. From today onwards, your cousin needs to be brave. In the future, if I drink a mouthful of calcium milk in school, I will share half with you!"
Could it be that all the milk you bought was beaten out by your friends, and there was only one last mouthful left …
Mu Fan felt a little helpless, but he was already satisfied with his cousin's kind intentions. After a moment of silence, he opened his mouth and said, "Cousin, Dad said that he would bring me to travel all over China first. After we have visited every place, Dad and I will go to Japan to open a restaurant. Also, we will leave this town tomorrow and set off …"
"Leave the town …"
Mu Ruo, who had lived with Mu Fan for many years, felt her heart tremble. She said reluctantly, "Then what are you going to eat and live in? Are you going to have to eat and sleep in the open? Won't that be very tiring? Wouldn't it be great to go to school together in a small town? "
Mu Fan shook his head and stretched out his hand towards the sky. The sunlight shone through the gaps between his fingers and fell on his face. He said in a flat tone, "This town carries too many memories of me and my father. Staying here will only make us unable to walk out of this shadow every day. Before my mother passed away, she wanted us to live a better life, so my father decided to fulfill his wish and take me away from here."
Seeing Mu Fan's resolute attitude, Mu Ruo was a little anxious. She said unwillingly, "What about you? Do you plan to leave with Dad? If you don't want to, you can stay at my house. My room is very big. Dad specially changed a big bed for me this year. It can accommodate the two of us … "
"No, cousin. This is my decision."
Mu Fan interrupted Mu Ruo's words. Then, he stood up and looked at Mu Ruo's hand holding the pendant hanging on her neck. With a forceful tug, the red string on the pendant broke. Mu Fan took the pendant and handed it to Mu Ruo.
"This is?"
Mu Ruo's eyes were full of confusion as she looked at the cute kitten pendant in her hand. This was the most popular white kitten pendant, which was deeply loved by children.
"This is a gift that my mother gave me."
Mu Fan closed Mu Ruo's hand and said in a serious tone, "Cousin, my mother said that she would use this pendant to protect me when she's no longer around. However, I'm worried about you when I leave, so I'm giving this to you. I hope that cousin, even if I'm no longer around, you can become brave under my mother's protection."
"Auntie gave me her pendant in hopes that it can protect me?"
Mu Ruo's body trembled slightly as she held the pendant. When she raised her head, she saw that Mu Fan had already walked down the stairs of the tower.
Mu Ruo looked at the fading silhouette under the setting sun and understood that Mu Fan was really preparing to leave. Tears of reluctance flowed out of Mu Ruo's beautiful eyes. She bit her lips and gripped the pendant in her hand tightly. "Xiao Fan, even without you, I will definitely work hard to become braver."
.....
In the mysterious laboratory filled with various instruments, Mu Ruo held the big white doll in her hand and was slightly dazed.
"I gave you a big white pendant last time. It should be something that can protect you, right? After so many years, I have the strength that I want. I have become much braver than before … "
"Mu Ruo, what are you thinking about? Are you disappointed because you didn't get the treasure in Mu Fan's hands? "
Just as Mu Ruo was in a daze, a voice suddenly called Mu Ruo back to reality. Mu Ruo turned her head and saw a red-haired man wearing a white lab coat and glasses. He was leaning against the door with his arms crossed and looking at her.
Seeing the familiar figure, Mu Ruo hurriedly stood up and walked over. She asked, "Mr. Zuoichi, what did you and Mu Fan mean by a week? Do you intend to carry out the plan in a week and get rid of Mu Fan? Obtain his strength? "
"Yes, I only need a week at most and everything will be completed."
Zuoichi raised his head and looked at Mu Ruo coldly. "You have been with us for so many years. Are you still afraid that Mu Fan will be killed by us? You should have already prepared yourself for the death of your loved ones. "
Mu Ruo lowered her head and nervously said, "I'm not. I just feel that this is too sudden and it is very likely to fail. Let me go. I can get what you want from Mu Fan."
Zuoichi looked at Mu Ruo with an extremely indifferent gaze. "You have already failed. You don't have a chance anymore. If I let you go, how do you intend to get close to Mu Fan? Cousin, or perhaps an ability user, will be captured by Mu Fan and asked about our purpose and location? "
Mu Ruo fell silent. She had failed the only chance last time. At this time, she had no way to get in touch with Mu Fan. If she went directly, she was afraid that Mu Fan would not show mercy to her.
Zuoyi walked forward and patted Mu Fan's shoulder. "I understand your plan. You weren't able to stop Mu Fan's father from dying in our hands. You were afraid that Mu Fan would be killed by us, so you planned to go alone and take back the power from him. You wanted him to become an ordinary person and live a leisurely life under your protection. Even yesterday, when you attacked Mu Fan, you knew that Mu Fan wouldn't die and you avoided his vitals, right? Later, when you threatened Mu Fan to kill Ashina, you were just saying it. You didn't plan to do it, right? "
Mu Ruo's face turned ugly. She didn't expect Zuoyi to be observing her in the dark.
Indeed, from the beginning, she didn't plan to hurt Mu Fan. She only planned to take back Mu Fan's power. She didn't expect that everything would be predicted by Zuoyi.
At this time, Zuoyi continued.
"However, we seem to have underestimated Mu Fan's growth. In a year's time, Mu Fan has improved to the same level as me. We can't let him continue like this."
"But …"
Mu Ruo's face turned pale, but before she could speak. Zuoyi had already turned around and walked to the door of the laboratory. He opened the door and let out a gloomy sneer. "Mu Ruo, your heart has already betrayed us. However, I saved you this time because I didn't want you to reveal our location. I didn't kill you when I came back because you are the strongest Level 4 ability user other than me. After seven days, you can become a part of our power. You will be very useful, so stay here for the next few days and contribute your power after seven days."
"Bang!"
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