Chapter 551: Lan Explains (1/2)

”My name is Lan She. We knew each other before, but many millennia have passed since then. You were a very important person to me, and I have been searching for a way to meet you once more.

”I understand that the person I knew back then is not the same as the one who stands in front of me now, but still, I have been looking for you, and wish to offer you the opportunity to leave the Ghost Realm alongside me.”

Lan paused for some time while looking at the self-confident woman in front of him, and he felt relieved.

”Do not worry, I am not looking to have anything in return, nor do I wish to tie you by my side when we leave; my only hope is that you can be happy.”

Mo Lian felt conflicted when she noticed the sad but sincere light within Lan's eyes. He did not seem to be trying to trick her, but genuinely just wished for her to live a good life.

”Why?”

Although she knew that she had been living in another world before, Mo Lian's memories were limited to her time within the Ghost Realm. Here, no one would be gentle towards others without wanting to gain something in return, and the acts of Lan made her puzzled.

When she had arrived, she had already been ready to try and find the lower limits of the snake-like creature. She had no interest in following him for life, but she also did not wish to stay in the Ghost Realm.

Now that she knew that she could get away without paying any cost, she suddenly felt uncomfortable. She could not help but to slander herself for being too emotionally complicated.

Lan understood her confusion and sighed deeply. Since she did not know of her previous life's experiences, it was indeed hard to believe a person like him was so good towards others.

”I am not a native to the world where you were born. When I arrived there, you were already an adult, but life was hard. The world had many different races living among one another, and these races often mixed their bloodlines.

”These children of mixed blood were either highly gifted and talented, or they were completely unable to gain strength and cultivate.

”Li Zhiqing, your previous reincarnation, was one of these mixed-blood descendants without the ability to cultivate. You had been chased away by your family, and when I found you, you were living by a lake in a small wooden hut.

”The experiences you had gone through would have been enough to make any person bitter and full of hatred, but whenever I looked at you, all I saw was satisfaction.

”One day, I asked you how you were able to overcome the sadness of being chased away, and you told me that while no one can change the past, there is always the option of living for the future.