"Okay... Loran." Jelann said the name with some hesitation.
Although his heart was filled with regret for his embarrassing behavior just now, when he said the name, he felt incredible, as if everything in front of him was just an illusion.
That year, he used his high status in the empire to send many people to search for the whereabouts of this girl, but to no avail. And now...
It was really a case of finding something without any effort after searching for it for a long time. This surprise was so unbelievable that even Jelan became alert, worried that this was some kind of powerful illusion or confusing ability.
As one of the top nobles in the empire, he was specially educated on how to guard against this secret technique, and he even wore special accessories to fight and defend against it.
However, can the effect of the illusion really be so real? The hair that is clearly visible under the faint fluorescent light, and the skirt that occasionally rolls in the breeze, some of which brush against the surface of the tree trunk, bringing up a few leaves, and even the silk threads slightly pulling the rough bark, all these things cannot be achieved even by illusions.
Standing in the lake water that submerged his calves, Jelann stared blankly at the person sitting on the tree for a long time, motionless, as if stunned. Until Loran Hill felt a little embarrassed by being stared at, he lifted his messy hair in the wind and took the initiative to speak, breaking the silence.
"Is Senior Jerlane also out for a walk at night?"
"Take a walk, yes, take a walk. I was just too engrossed in the scenery by the lake... uh."
Jelann wanted to find an excuse to explain his behavior, but he couldn't continue halfway because such a poor excuse seemed to insult the smart girl opposite him.
Seeing him like this, Loran Hill finally couldn't help but let out a light laugh, which finally freed Jelan from the embarrassing situation.
He lifted his feet and walked step by step to the shore in the mud, then took a few steps forward and came to a tree not far in front of Loran Hill.
"Where has Luo Lan been all these years? I haven't heard from you." Looking at the girl whose appearance had hardly changed, Jie Lann asked. The excitement in his heart slowly subsided, and a faint joy slowly filled his body and mind.
It’s great that she is still alive and still so beautiful, never fading.
After experiencing many changes and the impermanence of life, when Jelann saw Loran Hill, he only felt an imperceptible sense of relief in his life, as if the young self he was had not completely died, and a part of him still continued.
"I returned to my hometown, which is a remote place, and then went to the far east. I traveled to many places before finally returning to the Western Continent." Loran Hill talked about his experiences over the years.
"Eastern? Oh yes, you should have Eastern blood." Looking at the girl's soft black hair, Jie Lanen touched her hair and recalled the rumors from school.
Could Luo Lan be the fallen young lady from the East? Many students speculated so at the time. Now that I think about it, it may be true.
"I'm not sure about bloodline or anything like that, but I do have a lot of connections with the East." Loran Hill shook his head, but didn't completely deny it.
"How has Senior Jie Lann been spending these years?"
"Me? Me..." Jelann sighed, then cheered up again, as if he didn't want to appear too depressed in front of the girl.
"I was trained as the heir of the family, and many people looked up to me. Everyone trusted and followed me. Everything seemed to be going smoothly, but now I'm realizing that I may never be the person everyone expected me to be."
"The world has changed, and many things have changed. They are no longer taken for granted, nor are they logical. Perhaps when I look back in old age, the most glorious moment of my life will be my time on the Emenas campus." His voice gradually became melancholy and lost, and he even felt a bit of self-repentance in front of the girl of his dreams that he had never felt before.
Looking at this man who was once so proud and confident, and now looks lost and confused, Loran Hill feels the ruthlessness of time and the unpredictable facts.
"Is that so? But it doesn't matter." Loran Hill comforted softly.
"It's good to continue following past expectations, but changing direction now doesn't mean it's bad."
"Senior Jie Lann actually longs for that kind of free and easy life, not being bound by status, a willful and carefree life."
"Yes, but I know I can't do that." Jelan shook his head, leaning against the tree trunk and looking at the lake in front of him.
"They entrusted their trust and lives to me, and I cannot run away selfishly like a coward. That way I will have neither freedom nor happiness." He is no longer a lonely person. As the eldest son of the Griffin family, certain connections and vows have been firmly established, whether voluntary or forced.
"Hmm..." Loran Hill nodded slightly, then raised his head. The two of them looked at the rippling lake water and fell silent.
In fact, Jelann had many questions he wanted to ask Loran Hill, such as where she lived now, whether she was married, what her hobbies were, and what she liked. However, thinking of his no longer glorious status and limited freedom, he could not make any promises even if he asked. How could he have the qualifications to disturb and pursue her as he did in the past?
So the words went around in his mouth for several times, but he still couldn't speak.
A slight sound came from the woods behind him. When Jelann turned around, he found that the girl had jumped down from the tree lightly.
The fallen leaves under the tree deformed slightly, and the white dress slowly fell in the air flow. The slight sound made people wonder how light the girl was.
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