Xu Xincheng woke up from a good night's dream, slowly opened his eyes, looked at the ceiling for a while, rubbed his face with his hands, and confirmed that he had returned to reality, and then he slowly sat up, leaned on the back of the bed, and looked around the luxurious room of more than 100 square meters, he was suddenly a little unsure whether he had returned to the real world.

Three mornings in a row, he woke up in a different place every morning, the first morning at the Armani Hotel in the Burj Khalifa, the second morning at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Munich, Germany, and the third morning at the Citadel Castle.

Xu Xincheng got up from the bed and came to the window.

In the east, the sun had just risen, illuminating this dream-like world, and he leaned against the window to look at the picturesque lake bathed in the morning light, and his mood was a little happier again, and his body was more comfortable, feeling refreshed and energetic, and his body and mind were in a state of full power.

At 6:05 a.m., he decided to go for a run by the lake, and what a wonderful pleasure it would be to run by such a beautiful lake! He briefly freshened up, then changed into his suit and sneakers, and went downstairs and out of the castle gates.

In the huge castle square, next to the twelve bronze carved horses, he saw a slender figure, and when he looked closely, it was Prince Anderson, who was wearing a white sports suit and was doing warm-up exercises.

Prince Anderson also saw him at a glance and took the initiative to greet him enthusiastically: "Hi, Steve. Good Morning!” ("Hi, Steve. Good morning!")

“Good morning! Your Highness.” ("Good morning!!) ”）

“It seems that you are also a runner， doesn’t it?” ("Looks like you're a runner too, right?")

“Yes， running is one of my biggest hobbies.” ("Yes, running is one of my greatest passions.") ”）

“Well， running is my big hobby too. Do you mind running with me this morning?” ("Well, running is also a big hobby of mine.") Would you mind going for a morning run with me?"" Prince Anderson said politely.

“Of course not， Your Highness， it would be my pleasure.” ("Of course not, Your Highness, it would be my pleasure.") ”）

“Well， the pleasure is mine. I am going to take you to the lake. Now is the best season of this place， I think you are going to like it there.” ("Well, it's my pleasure.") I'll take you to the lake. It's the best season in this place, and I think you're going to love it. ”）

“Thank you very much， Your Highness!” ("Thank you very much, Your Highness!")

“Steve， please just call me Anderson.” ("Steve, please call me Anderson.") ”）

This deeply touched Xu Xincheng, Prince Anderson did not have a little arrogance and conceit in private, and he did not feel even a little arrogant and conceited that he was superior, he hurriedly said: "Thank you! Anderson.” ("Thanks!Anderson.") ”）

The two did about two minutes of warm-up exercise together.

“Ok， are you ready?” ("OK, are you ready?") Prince Anderson said as he made a starting pose.

“Yes， please!” ("Yes, please!") Xu Xincheng was also ready to start running.

“Let’s go.” ("Let's go.") ”）

The two soon ran out of the outer gate of the castle and down the mountain road down the mountain, and after about five minutes of running, they came to the entrance of a tree-lined path, and Prince Anderson ran in with Xu Xincheng. The trail is only about 1.5 meters wide and is flanked by lush oak forests about 12 meters high.

Xu Xincheng knew that if it wasn't for Prince Anderson leading the way, he would definitely continue to run along that road, and he would not have known that there was such a winding path leading to the lake.

On the right side of the trail is a small stream, about two meters wide and about 30 centimeters high at its deepest point, where schools of small fish of various colors the size of a finger swim and feed in the trickling water.

In the process of trotting all the way, Xu Xincheng saw all kinds of small animals that came to the stream to drink water, including hares, all kinds of birds, all kinds of small insects, and a few beautiful wild deer. The stream is full of beautiful flowers and plants, and now is the time of day, and beautiful flowers of various colors and shapes are spread on both sides of the stream.

The fragrance of flowers and trees mixed with the unique smell of the morning earth filled the air, and he gulped down the refreshing air and felt all the beauty of this place.

After running for about six minutes, Prince Anderson said to Xu Xincheng as he ran: "Steve, I couldn't help but notice one thing, it's about the way you run, and I don't know if you would mind me pointing it out for you." ("Steve, I can't help but notice something about the way you run, and I don't know if you'd mind if I pointed it out for you.) ”）

“Of course not.” ("Of course I don't mind.") ”）

“While you are running， you keep looking down at the road in front of you， you should know that it’s not a good habit for a runner， shouldn’t you?” ("When you run, you often look down at the road in front of you, you know that this is not a good habit for a runner, you know that?")

“Thanks for pointing it out， I know it’s not a good habit， but I do that for a reason.” ("Thanks for pointing it out, I know it's a bad habit, but there's a reason I'm doing it.") ”）

“Well， what would it be?” ("Oh, what's the reason?")

“You should know， very often， there are some ants or other insects on the road， especially in a place like this， I keep looking down on the road so that I wouldn’t step on them by accident.” ("You know, there are often some ants or other insects on the pavement, especially in places like this, so, I often look down at the pavement so that I don't accidentally step on them.") ”）

“Wow! That’s nice， that’s very kind of you!” Prince Anderson exclaimed, praising Heo Hsin-sung loudly.

“My point is， I think we don’t have the right to hurt or even kill other beings， not even by accident.” ("I would say that we don't have the power to harm or even kill other lives, even unintentionally.) ”）

“Wow! I am touched. Yes， you are right. You know what， from now on， I will learn that from you， I will keep looking down on the road while I run.” ("Wow! I'm impressed.") Yes, you're right. You know what? From now on, I'm going to learn from you, and I'm going to look down at the road when I'm running. As he spoke, Prince Anderson changed his running posture and lowered his head, which had been staring down into the distance, and stared at the road about three meters below his feet.

Less than a minute into the run, Prince Anderson suddenly shouted, "Ants." ("There are ants.") It turned out that about three meters away, a row of ants was slowly crossing the path in front of them. Xu Xincheng and Prince Anderson jumped up lightly when they were still about 30 centimeters away from the ants, jumped over the ants together, and landed about 40 centimeters away from the ants.

The two looked at each other and laughed, and Prince Anderson laughed even more, and after laughing for a while, he turned his head and said to Xu Xincheng, "Steve, I like that. Thank you so much! I think I have learned a very valuable lesson from you today.” ("Steve, I like to do that.") Thank you very much, and I think I learned a very valuable lesson from you today. ”）

Prince Anderson's humility and good learning made Xu Xincheng have a good impression of him.

The two ran along the path for about ten minutes, and Prince Anderson led Xu Xincheng to turn left into another path, only to run less than 100 meters, and suddenly opened up in front of him, it was the lake, it was the lake that was so beautiful that it was suffocating, Xu Xincheng suddenly felt relaxed and refreshed.

Xu Xincheng came to the lake and saw the lake water up close, the lake water was originally clear and transparent, the water surface was smooth as a mirror, and the scenery was reflected in the water without distortion.

He realized that the lake he had seen on the castle yesterday evening was dark blue because it reflected the dark blue sky, and at this moment, the morning sky was light blue, so the lake was light blue again.

He looked around, and saw the lush oak trees standing on the shore of the lake like guardians, carefully guarding the holy lake as beautiful as a fairyland, shielding the lake from the wind, the sand from the lake, and the troubles of the world.

Looking at the intoxicating beauty in front of him, Xu Xincheng felt as if he had integrated into this fairyland, and in this fairyland, he also turned into a guardian guarding the holy lake.

After running around the lake for a while, Xu Xincheng asked Prince Anderson, "Anderson, what is the name of this beautiful lake?" ("Anderson, what's the name of this beautiful lake?")

“Well， this lake has been here since forever， so there have been many names. But I call it LL， it means Lake Lucy.” ("Well, this lake has been here for a long, long time, so, it has a lot of names.") However, I call it LL, and it means Lake of Lucy. ”）