"Why should I become stronger?"
Su Ming murmured, but it was more like asking himself, but it seemed that he had no answer, and he did not answer Xiao Zhan for a long time.
He fell into deep thought for a long time.
Xiao Zhan drank tea leisurely.
An hour later.
Elder Mei Yun and Zixuan stood up and said goodbye to Xiao Zhan.
After the two left, Xiao Zhan glanced at Su Ming, who was kneeling on the ground in a daze, and then stood up and walked to another big tree.
Time passed little by little, night fell, and the yard was extremely quiet.
Another night passed, and the sky became brighter.
Until noon, Su Ming suddenly raised his head and looked at Xiao Zhan, who was more than ten meters away.
His eyes were red and he opened his mouth. Seeing that Xiao Zhan was still practicing, he did not make any noise to disturb him. Instead, he still knelt on the ground and waited quietly.
An hour later, Xiao Zhan still didn't open his eyes, but suddenly asked:
"Think clearly why you want to become stronger?"
Su Ming nodded heavily and said with red eyes:
"Thank you for letting me see my true heart!"
"For as long as I can remember, my family and I have lived in that decadent little mountain village."
"I saw with my own eyes that a strong man's battle destroyed an entire village with just the residual power."
"I saw with my own eyes that all the villagers, including my family, were unable to even protect themselves during that disaster!"
"If...if I were strong enough, I wouldn't just watch them die in front of me!"
Xiao Zhan still didn't open his eyes, but shook his head and said:
"That was the reason why you wanted to become stronger in the past, not the reason why you want to become stronger in the future."
Su Ming nodded heavily:
"But I still have people to protect, and I still have my own dreams!"
"I want to become a powerful alchemist, and I want to use my refined elixirs to help more people in need!"
Xiao Zhan slowly opened his eyes and looked at Su Ming calmly:
"Are those people related to you? Why do you want to protect them?"
Su Ming shook his head:
"Because I don't want to see other children, like me, watching their relatives and friends die!"
"Maybe you think my reason is too false, but this is my belief!"
"I can't help everyone, but as long as I can help one, I will feel happy. Otherwise... I can't find the value of living, I can't find my goals, and I can't see the hope on the road ahead!"
Xiao Zhan stared at Su Ming for a long time before he said:
"Then have you ever thought about it, with your current ability, you can help other people right away."
"And if you continue to practice and become stronger, you will waste a lot of time, and you may not be able to help as many people as you can now."
"Wouldn't your current original intention change in the future?"
Su Ming shook his head, exhaled a breath, and replied:
"I know you're right."
"So, I have decided to take ten years as a cycle. Every ten years, I will travel for ten years and do my best to help people who need my help."
"I swear by the rules of chaos, no matter how long it takes, no matter how far I practice, the goal I have set for myself will never change!"
As soon as these words were spoken, a muffled thunder exploded high in the sky.
A mysterious aura suddenly fell from the sky and entered Su Ming's body.
This means that the Chaos Rules have recognized Su Ming's oath.
If he breaks his oath in the future, he will be wiped out by the power of this rule.
Xiao Zhan was silent for a few seconds and sighed softly:
"I understand, please go back."
Su Ming's lips moved, but he couldn't say anything else.
He stood up, clasped his fists and bowed to Xiao Zhan, saluted again, and then turned around lonely.
But as soon as he reached the door of the yard, he
Then I heard Xiao Zhan’s voice:
"You have to be mentally prepared. I won't stay in one place for a long time. Even the Alchemy Alliance is the same. Being with me means that you have to travel for a long time."
Su Ming suddenly became extremely pleasantly surprised, turned around quickly, knelt down and kowtowed to Xiao Zhan three times, and shouted happily:
"Master, I'm ready!"
Xiao Zhan nodded and said softly:
"Keep this matter secret, don't tell others."
"Besides, before I leave here, you don't want to come here again."...
Although Su Ming was puzzled, he still nodded and left excitedly.
Su Ming left Xiao Zhan's residence happily.
But as soon as he reached a corner, he saw a man.
"Zhuowen!"
Su Ming smiled and said hello:
"Zhuowen, when did you come back?"
Zhuo Wen's originally gloomy expression showed a smile at this moment.
He smiled and said:
"I just got back, let's go, let's find a place to have a drink."
Su Ming and Zhuo Wen have also known each other for a long time, and their relationship has always been very good.
This is because Zhuo Wen recognized Su Ming's potential in alchemy.
He had thought to himself countless times that if one day in the future he could become the owner of the Thirty-Three Treasures Building, he would definitely have a group of people loyal to him.
Su Ming was one of his chosen candidates.
The two soon arrived at a remote place.
This is a small courtyard located on the edge of Thirty-Third City.
The yard is full of flowers and plants, and it can be seen from the details that a woman usually lives here.
Sure enough, as soon as they walked into the yard, they saw the big tree in the corner of the yard.
A beautiful woman with a graceful figure and a lavender dress was placing wine and food on the table.
Su Ming frowned slightly.
However, Zhuo Wen smiled and asked Su Ming to sit down. He did not explain his relationship with this woman, but picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.
The woman smiled and poured Zhuo Wen another drink.
Zhuo Wen waved his hand and motioned for the woman to enter the room.
Then he raised his wine glass and clinked it with Su Ming.
The two chatted for a while.
Su Ming finally asked:
"Zhuowen, why do I feel like you have something on your mind?"
Zhuo Wen put down his wine glass and his face became a little gloomy.
"Su Ming, are we good friends?"
Su Ming nodded seriously:
"It's natural."
"You have helped me a lot over the years. Naturally, we will be lifelong friends."
"Okay," Zhuo Wen said with red eyes:
"You know about my engagement with Zixuan, right?"
Su Ming nodded again.
Regarding the engagement between Zhuo Wen and Zixuan, almost no one in the entire Thirty-three Headquarters knew about it.
Zhuo Wen continued:
"My engagement with Zixuan is going to be cancelled."
Su Ming was stunned.
For some reason, the first thing that came to his mind was Xiao Zhan, his new master.
For no reason, he always felt that the cancellation of the engagement between Zhuo Wen and Zixuan had something to do with his master Xiao Zhan.
Zhuo Wen poured himself another glass of wine and drank it in one gulp before continuing to ask:
"I saw you just came out of Elder Xiao's residence of the Alchemy Cauldron Alliance."
"What, what are you doing there?"
Su Ming originally wanted to blurt out that he had become a disciple of Xiao Zhan.
But then I thought about Xiao Zhan's instructions just now, that this matter should be kept secret.
So, he opened his mouth and said:
"We decide on time to go to the Alchemy Alliance."
"I just went over to ask Chief Xiao for advice on alchemy.
old. "
Hearing this, Zhuo Wen had no doubts.
With red eyes, he suddenly looked at Zhuo Wen and said:
"If I told you that the reason why the engagement between Zixuan and I was terminated was because of this Xiao Zhan, how would you feel?"
Su Ming frowned instantly.
What did he think?
What does this matter have to do with him?
"I'm going to kill Xiao Zhan!"
Zhuo Wen suddenly had a fierce look in his eyes.
"Su Ming, you are my good brother, you have to help me with this matter!"
Su Ming frowned deeper.
Let him help Zhuo Wen kill his master?
How can this be!
He is now very happy that he did not tell Zhuo Wen about his apprenticeship with Xiao Zhan just now.
Seeing that Su Ming didn't speak, Zhuo Wen took out a breath, picked up the wine bottle and poured Su Ming a glass of wine:
"I won't let your help go in vain!"
"As long as Xiao Zhan dies, my engagement with Zixuan can continue."
"At that time, the owner of the building was my father-in-law. With my grandfather's status, I will definitely be the next owner of the Thirty-Three Treasures Building."
"Don't worry, I will never forget you."
Su Ming's expression returned to calm, and he frowned and asked:
"What are you going to do?"
Hearing this, Zhuo Wen sneered:
"You should still be able to see Xiao Zhan, right?"
Su Ming nodded.
Zhuo Wen took out a small porcelain bottle only the size of his thumb from his arms.
After opening the stopper, there was a blood-red mosquito-like creature inside.
Su Ming asked in confusion:
"What's this?"
"Bloodthirsty flying mosquitoes," Zhuo Wen sneered:
"I got this with great difficulty. Even though it is so small, if it bites you, it will definitely kill you, because there is currently no elixir that can neutralize the poison of bloodthirsty flying mosquitoes."
"Moreover, it is extremely fast and makes no sound when flying, making it difficult to detect."
"The bloodthirsty mosquito is sleeping now. You take it to Xiao Zhan's residence. When it wakes up from hunger, it will look for the nearest person to suck blood."
Su Ming frowned:
"Zixuan often goes there too. If Zixuan is accidentally injured..."
"No," Zhuo Wen shook his head: "The bloodthirsty mosquitoes will only absorb the blood of the most powerful person within a certain range."
"Anyway, you won't be wrong to listen to me, and no one will doubt you."
"Besides, just to be on the safe side," Zhuo Wen took out another packet of medicinal powder and placed it on the table:
"This medicine is also highly poisonous."
"If you sprinkle this powder around Xiao Zhan, he will be poisoned silently. Remember to hold your breath."
Su Ming took these two things and glanced at Zhuo Wen with a complicated expression.
He was silent for a few seconds and suddenly asked:
"Zhuo Wen, listen to my advice and forget it."
"Elder Xiao is the elder of the Alchemy Cauldron Alliance and a distinguished guest of our Thirty-Three Treasures Tower."
"Once this matter fails or is exposed, it will have a huge impact on you and our entire Thirty-Three Treasures Tower."
Zhuo Wen picked up the wine bottle and took a sip, gritted his teeth and said:
"I won't fail!"
"Xiao Zhan will definitely die, I will marry Zixuan, and I will become the next owner of the Thirty-Three Treasures Tower!"
