Chapter 106: Parting Ways (Below)

  When I heard the name, my heart suddenly tightened, feeling blood rushing up, and my vision went black, almost falling to the ground. I barely held onto the table, took a few deep breaths to calm myself down, and told myself that this Fu Rui must not be my Fu Rui, she's already dead, I've seen her grave with my own eyes, it's absolutely impossible, absolutely impossible!

  After a long while, I asked Losa: "Do you have any more detailed information about this Freya, such as where she was born, who her teacher is, and so on?"

  Luo Sa looked at me with a puzzled expression, shook her head and said: "I don't know about the other things, you can ask her yourself when you see her. What's wrong with you? Is there something uncomfortable?"

  I shook my head and said, "Nothing, you go on."

  Losha said, "The Beastman Empire has sent one of their young Shamans named Kariela, the most powerful Shaman among the younger generation. He is a student of Salen and you will meet him later. The Dwarf Clan has sent the third son of their king, Fregley Ironfist, a brave warrior."

  "As for this time's task, everything is in here. After you gather your companions and learn the Thunder Magic, open it again and you will know where to go and what sacred artifact to obtain. Remember, don't open it before that, it won't do you any good." Losa handed me another envelope, I nodded and carefully put it away.

  I rubbed the storage ring on my hand, looked up at Losa and said, "One last question, why me? Why did you choose me to do this task? And not someone else? Don't tell me it's fate or whatever, I don't believe that."

  Losa smiled and said, "This plan has already begun long ago. The selection of people from various forces also started searching very early on. It was your teacher Ankhara who recommended you to me. Although you were not strong at that time, I believed in Ankhara's recommendation. He is my best student, and he told me that you are his most promising and talented student. Cultivating a person like you is also the fundamental reason why Ankhara left Larsen. In order to find people with talent and promise, your teacher Ankhara took on this task resolutely. Then, your teacher made a not-so-small mistake in Larsen, ruining his great future of entering the Magician's Council, and was reassigned as a long-term magician in the empire where you are located. Although it seemed like he left because of his mistake, in fact, that was our deliberate arrangement."

  Luo Sa paused, then picked up his cup again and took a sip of the now-cold coffee. "Ankara traversed almost the entire continent of Asia before finally recruiting Tiesen and you two students. Both of you have great potential and are suitable candidates, but Ankara chose you because your talent surpasses Tiesen's, and your personality is more open-minded. You're skilled at using magic without being constrained by rules, so Ankara was certain that your future prospects would be better than Tiesen's. Go now, I'll explain everything to you after you return with the artifact. For now, focus on gathering your companions and completing the task."

  I nodded, and only today did I understand how much effort Teacher Anka had put into this matter, sacrificing so many things. It seems that no matter what, I have no reason to shirk now, even if it's for the sake of Teacher Anka, I must complete this task.

  I kept thinking about these things all the way, and the figures of Anka-ra sensei and Frey kept appearing in front of my eyes. When I thought of Anka-ra sensei, my heart was filled with guilt and nostalgia. But when I thought of Frey, I suddenly had a ridiculous fantasy for no reason. What if, what if Frey were still alive? That would be great, even if she didn't care about me or recognize me, as long as I could see that she was still alive, I would be content with whatever happened to me. Of course, it's laughable to have such thoughts, Frey is already dead, his brother wouldn't lie about that.

  As I thought about it, I had already arrived at Tissen's house. The door was opened by Xilu, who smiled and asked: "How is it? Are you leaving now?"

  I woke up from my contemplation, nodded vaguely and said mechanically: "Yeah, we'll set off soon. We need to meet up with your brother and the others first. Let's talk about it when we get inside."

  Xī lù bǎ wǒ ràng le jìn qù, gēn zài wǒ hòu mian wèn dào: "Nǐ zěn me hǎo xìng yǒu xiē xīn bù zài yān de, shì yǒu shén me wèi nán de shì qíng ma? Shuō lái tīng tīng ma, yě xǔ wǒ néng bāng shàng máng yě shuō bù dìng."

  English Translation:

  Xi Lu let me in and followed behind me asking: "You seem a bit distracted, is there something bothering you? Tell me about it, maybe I can help."

  When I heard Xilu's words, I suddenly turned around, grabbed her shoulders and stared at her, saying: "Xilu, I have a question for you." Xilu was like a startled little deer, she was frightened by my sudden movement, and replied in a flustered tone: "Alek, what's wrong with you, what's going on?"

  Realizing my past recklessness, I slightly relaxed my tone and said with some apology: "Sorry, I was too reckless. What I wanted to ask you is about the thing that happened when Furei died - were you there?"

  Xī lù bù jiě de diǎn diǎn tóu shuō dào: "Shì ā, wǒ jì dé de, nǐ dàng shí hǎo shāng xīn de, zài fú ruì de mù qián kū le hǎo jǐ tiān, zuì hòu hūn dǎo le, zhè xiē wǒ dōu kàn dào le."

  English Translation:

  Xi Lu nodded silently and said: "Yes, I remember. You were so heartbroken at that time, crying for several days in front of Furei's grave, and finally fainted. I saw all these things."

  Xī lù bowed her head and said: "That time you left a deep impression on me, I've never seen anyone become like that for their loved one. My brother said, you're actually a very devoted person..."

  "Then I asked: 'Are you sure Freya is really dead? Can you be certain?'"

  Xī Lù nodded and said: "You've seen her grave too, isn't that proof enough? Did you hear some other news?"

  I let go of Xilu with a sigh, shaking my head and saying: "Nothing, I just heard that someone else's name is also Furei, it shouldn't be her, I must have been thinking nonsense."

  Xi Lu nodded and followed me in again.

  Tissen was sitting at the table in the dining room, seemingly lost in thought. When I came in, he didn't even notice me until I greeted him, and then he snapped out of it and nodded at me.

  "What's wrong, Taison? What are you thinking about?" I asked.

  "I'm going to carry out a task, this is a good opportunity for me to be promoted to Grand Mage, but as you've seen, Lila is pregnant and I'm in a dilemma." Tyson forced a smile, but his eyebrows were still furrowed.

  I looked at Xilu, and Xilu hastily shook her head and said: "I don't know how to take care of people, and without me, you won't be able to find my brother."

  I smiled and turned my head to say, "Tison brother, you can take Lila back to her father's side now. That thing has passed for a long time, no one will come after it again. Besides, you can also go back and inherit the teacher's magic tower. In the empire, who dares to be rude to the wife of a high-ranking magician or even a great magician?"

  Tissen smiled wryly: "Thanks for reminding me, I didn't think of that either. It's good that Lilia is thinking of her father too, it's just right to go back and stay for a while." Then he looked up at us two and asked: "How about you, are you leaving here?"

  I nodded and said: "I also received the task, it's time to leave."

  Tieson stood up and patted me on the shoulder, saying: "Alright then, let's work hard together. Come on, have a drink with your big brother today to celebrate our success!"