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As if noticing that there had been no sound in the room for a long time, Lanna leaned over, his eyes showing undisguised worry: "Sir, what's wrong with you?"

"It's okay." Lian Yun turned around and kept smiling. "Are you hungry?"

Lanna always spoke respectfully to her, and this time was no exception.

He walked in from outside, bowed slightly to her, and expressed his gratitude for Lian Yun's concern for him: "My lord, I am not hungry."

Lian Yun noticed the physical strength bar above his head, which was less than 1/3 of his daily consumption.

"Then I won't eat it for now." Spare the potato chips.

The tent was right next to the store door. Lana moved the animal skin to the wall so that Lian Yun could call him at any time and he could take care of him.

In the end, Lanna chose to stay in the shop because Lianyun never took his eyes off the tent.

When the two of them finished packing, the night sky was already filled with stars.

It looks very much like the starry sky of Lian Yun’s hometown that he saw when he was a child.

Lian Yun also spread a piece of animal skin in the tent. It was soft to lie on and had a faint fragrance.

She tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, so she got up and sat at the entrance of the tent, wrapped in her cloak, hugged her knees, and looked up at the stars.

There seems to be something missing among the stars.

"There is no moon." Lian Yun murmured in a low voice.

There is always a moon in her hometown.

"I forgot. If there are stars, there will be no moon, and if there is a moon, there will be no stars. It's the same here too."

Lian Yun suddenly felt an inexplicable emotion in his heart. He no longer had the heart to appreciate the night sky. He lay back in the tent, covered himself with the cloak as a blanket, and immediately felt much warmer.

She bent her index finger and knocked on the wall through the tent.

Lanna, who had just laid down, immediately turned over and responded in a voice that she could just hear: "I'm here."

Lian Yun was bored: "Do you like the moon or the stars?"

There was silence for a few seconds, and then the same answer came from the other end: "The moon."

Lian Yun felt better, but before she could ask, a thoughtful explanation came from the other side: "Because there is only one moon."

Lian Yun nodded secretly, he felt the same way.

There is only one.

Lian Yun closed his eyes contentedly, rubbed his cloak, and fell into a deep sleep in silence.

On the other side of the wall, the blond man half-closed his blue eyes, quietly waiting for something.

After a while, he turned over with his back to the wooden wall, his calm gaze falling on the holy sword lying silently beside his pillow.

The holy sword was half-sunken in the soft animal hide, emitting a faint light.

It was not until he heard the sound of slow and regular breathing behind him and a faint smile crossed the corner of the man's mouth that he slowly closed his eyes and fell asleep.

…

"What do you want this for..."

“…”

"good……"

The girl who was sleeping soundly in the tent slowly woke up, stretched herself, and sat up with a dazed look in her eyes, as if she had no idea where she was.

The sunlight filtered through the gaps in the tent curtain, allowing her to see the cloak she was wearing, and she paused.

The girl reached out and opened the curtain, looking for the source of the sound. The glaring sunlight hit her face, forcing her to squint.

Soon a shadow moved in front of her, blocking the light for her, and the girl was able to open her eyes.

"Sir, I'm sorry for waking you up." Lanna's words were full of apology.

"It's okay, I'm full of sleep." Lian Yun stretched his joints and stood up. "What time is it?"

"It's noon, sir." A smiling voice came from behind. Lian Yun turned around and found Garin and the brown-haired man standing not far away.

Oops, I overslept.

Lian Yun quickly smoothed over his messy hair.

"Hello, my lady," the brown-haired man smiled and waved at her, "I didn't have time to introduce myself yesterday. My name is Barry, and they all call me Li."

"I remember you. You are very good." Lian Yun nodded.

Garlin nodded slightly at Lian Yun and said, "Sir, we plan to set off in the afternoon when the sunlight is a little weaker."

"I'll go busy myself first." After saying that, Barry bowed to Lian Yun, then turned and ran away.

"Barry was the caravan's pathfinder and a great chatterbox," Garen added, looking at Barry's retreating figure with the eyes of an elder, his tone a bit regretful. "He's very talented. He once went to the city to learn combat..."

Galen paused at this point and said, "He's pretty good now. He's very adaptable and can handle a lot of things for me."

"He's indeed a fine young man," Lian Yun agreed. "If I had a companion like him, I would be proud too."

Garin's gaze paused for a few seconds on Lian Yun's face, and he said half curiously and half seriously, "Sir, you are different from many lords I have met."

"Hmm?" Lian Yun touched his face, the mist in his eyes from waking up had not yet dissipated.

She blinked, thinking Galen was referring to her distinctive oriental face.

"The lords I've met never call their subordinates companions," said Garin.

"What is that called?" Lian Yun asked subconsciously.

Garin twirled his beard and pondered for a moment.

"Slave, servant, or just by name."

"Never have you ever treated them like... friends."

Lian Yun: “…”

“Even in the caravan, I call them by their names.” Garin pursed his lips.

Lian Yun nodded. "But in your heart, they are already like family, right?"

Garen was stunned.

"You also said that I am different from other lords. The people around me are my companions. Those who have a good relationship with me are my friends. And what is the difference between you and others?" Lian Yun shrugged nonchalantly.

"Just because the other person isn't as rich as me means we can't be friends?"

Lian Yun raised an eyebrow: "Then I will never have any friends."

Because no one is richer than her.

Galen acknowledges this fact.

Judging from the extent she displayed yesterday, he had never seen anyone display their wealth so openly and generously. Even the nobles and great magicians in the main city were more stingy than the other.

He even felt that there was no lord in the entire continent who was more generous than Lian Yun.

And now it seems that this black-haired and black-eyed female lord may be more than just materially wealthy.

"Perhaps you're right." Garin's smile lightened.

"Let me see you off."

Lian Yun and Lana followed him back to the caravan. At this time, the team had basically rested and was ready to set off at any time.

But yesterday the little girl separated from them riding on a camel.

"Lina. What's going on?" Garin frowned slightly.

The gray-haired girl named Lina lay down and hugged Luo Beast's neck tightly, her face full of resistance, and she was about to cry: "I don't want to be separated from Kuikui!"

Garin stepped forward and held out his hand helplessly. "Stop it! Have you forgotten? Its knee is injured. We're not abandoning it. We're just letting it recover here. It'll be better when we get back."

Lina slapped his hand away angrily: "No, you just want to throw it away! I heard your conversation last night!"

Garen's expression darkened and was no longer as gentle as before: "Barry, pick up Lina, it's time for us to go."

The little girl really started crying this time, tears dripping down her face. She tugged at the reins of the camel and spoke again.

But this time it turned into a soft plea: "I beg you, Uncle Galin. We agreed that we would never abandon our companions!"

"No. Only humans can be my companions, not them." Garen sighed. "It's still a monster. Even if it's tamed, it can still step on you when it panics."

The camel under Lina seemed to understand Garen's rebuke and stamped its hooves in grievance.

"No." Lina's eyes remained simple and firm.

"If my uncle insists... then I'm injured too, and I'm going to stay here with it."

"But your injury is already..." Barry was stunned.

The little girl reached out and rolled up her trouser legs, and the wound on her ankle was still bleeding.

"You!" Barry gasped, pointing at Lena angrily, "You didn't take your medicine properly, did you?"

Lina turned away from him.

Garen just felt a headache.

"Actually... it's not impossible?" Lian Yun said in time to ease the situation.

Lina's eyes lit up and she looked at Lian Yun: "Lord sister!"

Lian Yun gave her a soothing smile and then said to Garin, "I understand you're worried about her. But everyone has their childhood, and we all have our own childhoods. We all held on to certain things and refused to give in."

"If she really doesn't want to leave, she's welcome in my town."

"Besides, it's a long journey, and Lina is still young. Do you have the heart to let her sleep in the open with you adults?"

She had a good impression of this little girl, and it seemed that she knew a lot about Luo beasts.

The town is now extremely short of manpower.

She also knew how rare it was to have someone talented in a certain area appear at this time.

"uncle--"

Garin looked at Lian Yun who was smiling faintly, then looked at Lina who was looking eagerly, and finally nodded helplessly.

"Yeah!" Lina cheered excitedly.

When the caravan left, Garin left a map for Lianyun, which was the route map from their village across the desert.

"Lina knows a lot about these monsters. If you need her, she might be able to help," Garin said carefully. "Please take good care of this child. If you think she's too noisy, you can send her back to the village."

"I'm not making a fuss." Lina put her hands on her hips and looked angrily.

Lian Yun understood what Garlin really wanted to say, and smiled as he ruffled Lina's gray hair: "I will take good care of her, don't worry."

Lina said goodbye to them, and the caravan also left some food for them that Lian Yun had never seen before.

The caravan gradually went away. Garin was walking in the front and his figure could no longer be seen clearly. One could only vaguely see the brown-haired Barry turning his head and looking back from time to time.

"Barry is an idiot." The little girl with gray pigtails muttered softly as she followed Lian Yun and Lan Na towards the central altar.

Lian Yun saw something, but didn't expose it. He just smiled unconsciously at the corner of his lips and slowed down his pace to wait for her to catch up.

Lina rode on a camel named "Kui Kui" and quickly put aside the sadness of separation and looked around.

Suddenly, a white shadow rushed past, and Lian Yun heard Lina's surprised scream behind him:

"Oh my god! What is that!"