"I'm sorry, Mr. Liao Ji, for keeping you waiting."
Jiuyou, who had just been practicing martial arts with her mother and fell down tiredly, jumped up from the ground in excitement when she heard her mother call out Liao Ji's name.
Then the little girl's bright eyes seemed to be resurrected with blood, and she immediately stared directly at Liao Ji, and then she ran over happily like a girl next door.
"Brother Liao Ji! Wow... practicing martial arts is so tiring... Jiuyou doesn't want to learn from mom anymore. Mom is too strict. Brother Liao Ji, can you teach me!"
Although the character played by Liao Ji lost to Jiuyou in the story, he was still a runner-up after all. He was one of the few young and powerful gladiators. In addition, with his outstanding appearance, he was indeed attractive to a girl of Jiuyou's age. Extremely powerful.
Looking at the lively and cute Jiuyou, Liao Ji rubbed Long Niang's... no, it's Long Niang's little head now, and then said: "I can't teach Jiuyou, I still have to do it in person, Ms. Tang, your mother is comparable I’m much better.”
"Humph, brother Liao Ji, you are just making excuses! If you don't want to teach, just don't teach, Lue!"
"Come on, Jiuyou, you will be an adult soon. Don't keep pestering your brother Liao Ji like a child. Today's one thousand sword swings are still short of the last hundred. Once you have rested, go quickly. Practice, don't be lazy! Mr. Liao Ji and I still have something to talk about."
"Humph, just a kid, just a kid!" Jiuyou pouted. Although he was dissatisfied with his mother's urging, he still left obediently and continued to practice swinging his sword.
Later, Tang showed an apologetic expression to Liao Ji and invited Liao Ji into the room. It turned out that Tang wanted Liao Ji to help him see if there was anything that needed to be improved in the new arena rules that were about to be promulgated.
Although Liao Ji knew it was a dream, he still discussed it with Tang seriously. The two chatted for almost half an hour before finally ending. Tang, under the oil lamp, looked at the young face of the young man opposite and couldn't help but sigh:
"It's great to have Mr. Liao Ji's help. Alas... If my daughter can be half as good as yours in the future, I will feel relieved."
"Besides, Mr. Liao Ji doesn't need to keep calling me "you". I'm not a big shot. You're too polite."
Liao Ji shook his head for the first time and denied Tang. After all, Tang was Jiuyou's mother. Even if it was just an illusion, Liao Ji still had to be given the respect he deserved.
What's more...even if she didn't have this important identity, just looking at what Tang Zao did, Liao Ji felt that he should also respect this draconic woman.
"Liao Ji, actually I can feel that you are not from the same group as us, or you seem to be incompatible with this troubled world, just like a... bystander, so I really want to hear, Liao Ji, Do you think what I did...is right? What would you do if you were the one who won the championship that day?"
"I probably don't have the courage and determination like you. I will just settle for the status quo and try my best to use the follow-up effects brought by the championship to find a stable rest of my life for myself, right?"
Liao Ji thought for a while and answered honestly. After that, Tang, who was opposite him, didn't mind, but nodded with understanding. Then he looked up at the blood-red night sky shrouded in turmoil, the blood moon, and sighed.
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"Liao Ji, you know, if the natural disaster came that year, if my tribe had even five more Doomers, we might have been saved, but it's a pity that we didn't. At that moment, I deeply felt the power of the Doe and our strength. Weak."
"However, when I came to the human city, to Gulasai, and to the arena, I realized that we are not weak. There are many doomed ones in the arena, and many of them are very strong. , is a very good warrior, this power is enough to destroy many Zhuohe leaders and liberate those polluted areas."
"But... you have also seen that we did not choose to do this. Instead of gathering these forces to fight against the evils and natural disasters and save the world, we were content with the status quo and even fought with each other to make the evildoers Death at the hands of our own people, constantly draining our strength, just for... fun."
"I understand that being content with the status quo is what we have in common. When we have already acquiesced that the world is hopeless, what everyone pursues is just to enjoy themselves in time and to protect themselves..."
"But if, if there can come a day, we can unite and have someone believe that this world can still be saved, and pass this belief on to let more people join in, we will no longer be at odds with each other, and we will no longer fight against each other. Instead of killing, we should integrate all our forces to save those who are suffering from the turmoil, so that all the creatures on this land can unite..."
"Trouble and natural disasters...are they really invincible?"
Speaking of this, Tang tightened her hands, and there was sadness in her purple dragon eyes. If such a day comes, maybe her tribe will not perish and be saved by the coalition forces. But unfortunately, facts have proved that selflessness The savior only exists in fairy tales.
In reality, both gathering places and bases are selfish and ruthless. They build high walls not only to resist evil monsters, but also to hide and escape. As long as there is a world inside the wall, the world outside is fine. What is the world like and what does it have to do with them?
"I don't have much ability and can't change the world. What I can do is start from the arena. I want to awaken the gladiators here. I don't want to be content with the status quo, let alone see us fighting each other again. It’s wasted on our compatriots.”
"Liao Ji, I hope to change the arena into a training camp, where we can cultivate outstanding warriors who will become a force to save the world in the future. I know this sounds naive and ridiculous, but I want to Take this step... No, in this world, someone has to take this step. We can't stay inside the wall for the rest of our lives, can we?"
"I'm afraid I won't see this day, but I believe that maybe Jiuyou can. I can feel that she is very talented, far better than my talent. If she can be smarter and more sensible, maybe I can still I can imagine that she can be the savior, but now..."
Tang shook his head at Liao Ji.
"She is still too weak. I don't know how long I can protect Jiuyou. Liao Ji, after telling you so much today, I actually have a lot of selfish motives. After all, you are the only person Jiuyou likes here, so , can I ask you something?”
"I'm really worried about this silly kid An Jiuyou. She's too easily taken advantage of. It's also my fault for protecting her too well and letting her only focus on practicing martial arts."
"I'm thinking about what Jiuyou will do if one day I'm no longer here. After much thought, I can only think of you in the end, Liao Ji."
Speaking of the last Tang, in this middle-aged dragon-like demihuman, one can see his mother's helplessness and sustenance. Tang looked at Liao Ji and said every word in a very serious tone:
"If I'm really gone, can you please... help me take care of her?"
