Lu An lowered his head slightly. Under the moonlight, his silhouette seemed a little frail.
Fu Yu was stunned. Her calm eyes finally widened little by little, revealing a look of disbelief.
Slave?
He was actually a slave?
Fu Yu quickly thought of all the different aspects of Lu An — he could endure unimaginable humiliation, his actions were like a man of the pugilistic world, and when he first arrived in Skylight City, his series of abnormal expressions and actions.
So, he was actually a slave!
Fu Yu's beautiful eyes widened as she looked at Lu An in shock.
Lu An looked at Fu Yu's expression. He saw that Fu Yu was a little surprised, and he saw that Fu Yu was looking at him in disbelief. However, he did not say a word, nor did he have any expression.
If there was anything that had changed, it would be that his eyes looked exceptionally lonely.
This kind of loneliness was different from the loneliness that everyone else felt. This was a kind of loneliness that was isolated from the world, a loneliness that would never be able to turn over a new leaf.
In the Eight Ancient Continents, slaves would always be slaves, and they would never be able to turn over a new leaf. Even if a slave was lucky enough to escape, or even become a member of society's upper class, as long as his identity as a slave was exposed, everything would return to the beginning.
In this world, slaves did not belong to the category of humans at all. They were just a lowly species.
A slave would always be a slave. As for a slave who defected, only death awaited him.
Finally, Fu Yu's eyes gradually calmed down. Her pair of beautiful eyes looked at Lu An, especially bright under the moonlight.
"Tell me," Fu Yu said coldly. "Your secret."
Lu An looked at Fu Yu, took a light breath, and said, "I'm a slave who escaped from the Tabukal area. My parents were slaves until four months ago. The person I killed today was disrespectful to my mother four months ago. My father resisted and took my mother and me to escape, but they were chased by a Heavenly Master. After that, my parents died, and I fell into the Tomb River, which was how I reached the forest outside Meteor Trail City. "
"You know what happened after that," Lu An said softly.
Fu Yu frowned slightly as she looked at Lu An. "That's why you hate Skylight City so much."
"Okay." Lu An nodded.
"If that's the case, then it's indeed useless. Even if he killed your parents, there's nothing we can do." Fu Yu furrowed her eyebrows and said, "But aren't you afraid that I'll tell others about this secret?"
Fu Yu was indeed puzzled. This secret could determine Lu An's life and death. Wasn't he worried?
Lu An's body shook and he took a deep breath. Looking at the beautiful Fu Yu, he actually smiled and said softly, "I'm a little scared, but I'm more willing to trust you."
"…" Fu Yu's heart skipped a beat. She turned her head away from Lu An's bright eyes and said, "Then leave Skylight City quickly, lest Li Hongtang's efforts go to waste!"
"What about you?" Lu An asked.
"Me?" Fu Yu frowned and said, "I naturally have my own place to go."
"…" Lu An was speechless. After thinking for a while, he mustered up his courage and said, "Then … why don't we go together?"
Fu Yu's body shook and she looked at Lu An in surprise.
This was the first time since she was born that someone had the courage to say such things to her.
However, Fu Yu immediately shook her head and said coldly, "You and I don't walk the same path. It was a coincidence that we met. We won't meet again in the future."
Lu An's heart tightened. He didn't know why, but he suddenly felt a little painful.
After a short silence, the distance between the two of them suddenly widened. However, Lu An quickly smiled and said, "Being roommates with you is my happiest experience. Thank you for taking care of me. We'll meet again if fate wills it."
After speaking, Lu An didn't even turn his head. He leapt onto the roof and quickly disappeared into the night.
Fu Yu continued to stare at Lu An. Even after his figure disappeared, she didn't retract her gaze. Then, her beautiful eyes revealed a trace of pain.
"I should go back." Fu Yu slightly raised her head and thought, "Everyone has their own world. But I don't belong here."
Lu An's words deeply provoked her. Lu An couldn't escape the fate of being a slave. He had to live under the shadow of a slave for the rest of his life. But wasn't she also living under the shadow of her family?
The world is so big, is there really a place for her to stay?
Looking up at the clear night sky, the vast stars made her fascinated. Fu Yu quietly stood under the starry sky for half an hour.
After half an hour, she finally moved.
"Xiu — —"
Fu Yu suddenly let out a strange, sharp and sweet-sounding sound. The sound was so loud that it soared into the sky. After a short five breaths, a huge shadow suddenly descended from the sky.
It was a giant bird, a giant bird that emitted a seven-colored light. Its feathers were extremely beautiful, and its whole body was filled with an immortal aura.
The giant bird flapped its wings and quickly landed beside Fu Yu. Fu Yu jumped onto the giant bird's back. The giant bird also let out a shrill cry and flapped its wings again, flying into the sky.
Not long after, Lu An, who was running away in the forest outside Skylight City, suddenly saw a seven-colored giant bird flying over his head. The beauty of the bird made him stop and look at it.
Seeing the giant bird disappear, Lu An lowered his head and ran away with all his strength.
At this point, the young man and the young woman who had briefly interacted with each other in fate parted ways. In fate, some people were destined to be passers-by and could only be passers-by.
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Central of the Eight Ancient Continents, Empyrean Peak.
The Empyrean Peak was located in the middle of the Empyrean Mountain Range. It belonged to the Empyrean Realm and no one was allowed to enter. Perhaps this was the most majestic rule in the Eight Ancient Continents because even the kings of the various empires did not dare to violate it. Otherwise, what awaited them would be death, or even the destruction of their countries.
If someone could enter the Empyrean Mountain Range, they would find a towering mountain peak that reached the clouds when they approached the center. This mountain peak was a hundred or even a thousand times bigger than the other mountains. Just looking at it from afar made people want to worship it.
On the Empyrean Mountain, in the Empyrean Palace.
A black-haired man sat on the throne. His black hair draped over his back and extended over the back of the throne all the way to the ground. It was very smooth and shiny. He was surrounded by a faint white fog, as if the entire space was a little blurry.
His eyes were closed, but no one would think that he was asleep. The people of the Empyrean Palace were the same because the Empyrean Gods were gods. Gods had endless power and did not need to sleep.
A beautiful woman entered the palace. After passing through the palace door, she knelt down on one knee and said to the man sitting on the throne in the distance, "Empyrean God, the head of the Fu Clan wishes to see you."
The woman's voice was very clear in the palace. On the throne, the man slowly opened his eyes. At the same time, two rays of light shot out from his eyes and rushed towards the door.
The woman kneeling on the ground felt a wave of energy pass through her back. She could not help but tense up and did not dare to move.
"What is he doing here?" The man said, his voice sounding very empty.
"Reporting to the Empyrean God, he is here for his missing daughter. He wants to ask the Empyrean God to help him find his daughter. "The woman lowered her head and said loudly.
"Find his daughter?" The man smiled and said, "He wants me to do this kind of thing. It seems like he is really at his wit's end."
The woman kneeling on the ground did not dare to say anything. She waited for the man's order.
The man did not say anything. He only calmly looked in front of him. The light in his eyes was spinning rapidly, as if he was focusing on something very far away.
After ten breaths of time, the man retracted his gaze and looked at the woman kneeling on the ground. He said, "Tell him that his daughter will return within a month. There is no need to look for her."
The woman immediately said, "Yes, Empyrean God."
After saying this, the woman quickly left the palace. Only the man was left in the huge palace. However, after the woman left, he frowned slightly.
The light in his eyes spun again. This time, he looked for twenty breaths of time before retracting his gaze. His frown deepened.
"Strange." The man said in surprise, "In this world, there is actually someone whose fate I cannot see through."
After saying this, he suddenly thought of his perception from four months ago.
"Could it be that these two are related?" The man muttered to himself. After thinking seriously for a long time, he shook his head and said indifferently, "It is fate. Everything is futile."
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