Why was that?
Lu Chen lowered his gaze and looked at the ground in front of him. A few stalks of tender grass poked their heads out of the soil, as if they were looking at the world curiously. They were completely unaware of the unimaginable hardships and suffering that existed in the distance outside.
When did they become estranged?
Perfected Lord Tianlan looked at him calmly and even spoke with a hint of sincerity.
This was a rare thing for a Perfected Lord of the Divine Transformation Realm. From this, it could be seen that Lu Chen was indeed different from others in his eyes.
Perfected Lord Tianlan said, "All these years, I don't remember lying to you about anything, whether it was when you were in the Devil Cult or later when you left the Devil Cult to hide your tracks. As long as it's something I promised you, I remember I've done it all, right? To be honest, I've never lied to you, so I've always been puzzled. Why do you feel estranged from me? "
At this point, Perfected Lord Tianlan sighed softly and said, "I know, you should be a little dissatisfied with me, but it's not too serious, at least not to the point of falling out with me. In the past few years, as long as I asked, although you would scold me from time to time, such as' damn baldy 'and so on, you would still help me in the end. So I think the friendship between the two of us should still exist. But it's also because of this that I want to know, why do you feel dissatisfied with me? "
"Did I do something wrong?" Perfected Lord Tianlan stared at Lu Chen and continued to ask straightforwardly.
Lu Chen remained silent for a long time and Perfected Lord Tianlan seemed to be exceptionally patient. He kept waiting and looked at Lu Chen quietly.
After a long time, Lu Chen suddenly said, "How old was I when you first met me?"
Perfected Lord Tianlan was stunned for a moment as if he didn't expect Lu Chen to suddenly ask this question. After pondering for a while, he said, "I remember that you should only be four or five years old at that time."
"Mm." Lu Chen nodded slowly and said, "I still remember what happened when I was young very clearly. Back then, when you found me and took me away, I was very grateful to you. I believed in you, loved you, respected you, and made up my mind to repay you. "
Perfected Lord Tian Lan's expression was calm and it was impossible to tell if he was happy or sad.
Lu Chen continued, "So, after you raised me up and taught me all my skills, you asked me to go to the Evil Cult to be that shadow. I didn't think too much and went. You've told me many things in the past, and I remember them all. " He glanced at Perfected Lord Tian Lan and said with a smile, "All living beings in the world, righteousness, getting rid of evil for the people, going through fire and water. I really believed in these words more than 10 years ago."
Perfected Lord Tianlan was silent for a moment. The gentle smile had already disappeared from his eyes. However, the way he looked at Lu Chen still seemed to be flickering with a reserved gentleness. He said softly, "These are all righteous things. I don't know what you're thinking right now, but if you still want to believe in these words, it's fine."
"These words, these principles, are not wrong!" He said calmly.
Lu Chen looked up at him and suddenly sneered. "Do you believe it yourself?"
…
This time, it was Perfected Lord Tian Lan's turn to be silent. However, his silence was much shorter than Lu Chen's. After a while, he suddenly sighed and didn't directly answer Lu Chen's question. Instead, he said with some emotions, "It's been many years since someone dared to question me like this."
Lu Chen didn't say anything. Perfected Lord Tian Lan looked at him for a while and suddenly smiled. "Actually, it's not very important whether I believe it or not. Even if I say what I think, you might not believe me if you're prejudiced against me, right?" He paused for a moment before continuing, "I'm just doing what I think I should do and what I want to do. After so many years, I can only say that I have a clear conscience."
"Are you satisfied with this answer?"
Lu Chen smiled and didn't reply either.
Perfected Lord Tian Lan said again, "I've answered your question. What about the question I asked you before? Why do you seem to be dissatisfied with me? "
Lu Chen was silent for a moment before saying, "You've done almost everything you promised me before. I admit that."
Perfected Lord Tian Lan nodded.
Lu Chen continued, "When I was a shadow in the fiend cult, there were countless difficulties and dangers. However, I didn't think too much about it. At that time, I was probably thinking about completing the mission you gave me and contributing to the righteous path of the world. That was the only way I could persevere."
"You did well, very well!" Perfected Lord Tian Lan said.
"Later on, when I was done with my mission and returned, you arranged for me to hide in that small village." Lu Chen said indifferently, "In that village, I saw the lives of some ordinary people. At a certain time in a certain year, I suddenly thought of something."
Perfected Lord Tian Lan raised his brows slightly. "What is it?"
Lu Chen said, "Why did you choose me when you were young?"
Perfected Lord Tianlan hesitated for a moment before replying frankly, "That's because you're talented enough. For someone of my status, if you weren't so talented, you wouldn't have attracted my attention."
Lu Chen nodded. "That's because I was lucky. However, after more than 10 years, when I was tortured by the black flame curse in that small village, I suddenly had a thought when I saw the children running around and playing games all day long. I wanted to ask you. "
Perfected Lord Tian Lan asked, "What do you want to ask?"
Lu Chen said, "If I didn't go to the fiend cult to be a shadow, what would I be like now?"
He looked at Perfected Lord Tian Lan and asked calmly, "Why didn't you take me in as your disciple? My talent and innate talent are clearly better than countless people. In terms of temperament, I respected you greatly and would definitely not do anything disobedient. Why didn't you give me a peaceful and smooth life? "
The muscles on Perfected Lord Tian Lan's wide cheeks seemed to twitch slightly, but he still listened to Lu Chen expressionlessly.
Lu Chen retracted his gaze and looked at the grass on the ground in front of him. He said lightly, "I've been to your Kunlun Party and even hung around there for a long time. Therefore, I can confidently tell you that if you had taken me in as your disciple back then, I would definitely have achieved more than the bunch of trash in the Kunlun Party today."
"If that's the case, why did you still want me to go to the fiend cult? I've never been able to figure this out. "
Lu Chen said.
Perfected Lord Tian Lan stared at Lu Chen quietly. After a while, he said, "I asked you to go to the fiend cult because no one in the world is more suitable than you."
"So, you'd rather me risk my life for more than 10 years and even suffer from the black flame curse for many years after escaping?"
Perfected Lord Tian Lan shook his head and said, "Your sacrifice is worth it."
Lu Chen suddenly smiled and said, "If I told you that I didn't want to sacrifice and wanted to go to the Kunlun Party to live and cultivate in peace, I think I would be stronger than the few most powerful people in the young generation of your Kunlun Party. But you have never given me this opportunity. "
Perfected Lord Tian Lan frowned, as if he didn't know what to say for a moment. However, Lu Chen didn't seem to let it go. He even leaned forward and got closer to Perfected Lord Tian Lan. He stared into his eyes and said slowly, "So, after thinking about it, it seems that what you asked me to do is not for the righteousness of the world, but for yourself, right?"
"Is it?" Lu Chen asked.
At this moment, the atmosphere in the courtyard suddenly became tense after he asked that question. No one spoke again. Even Atsu, who was hiding at the side, seemed to feel something and shrank his head.
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