"Prince Yangyan?!"

The little boy's exclamation made Fang Yan stunned, and there was a strangeness in his heart, he didn't expect to meet someone who had seen his performance here, and he still liked his performance very much when he saw it like this? Naturally happy to be recognized by others, facing the little boy's earnest eyes, Fang Yan smiled and nodded: "Have you watched "The Prince and the Shadow Swordsman"? ”

"Hmm!" The little boy nodded vigorously, and ran to Fang Yan no longer looked scared of life at the beginning, his little face flushed with excitement, "This year's Fire Festival Mother brought the Silent Garden, it's so lively there!" I watched a lot of shows there, and my favorite is "The Prince and the Shadow Swordsman", and I like you and Sister Kikyo the most! ”

"Uh......" Fang Yan was a little stunned in the face of this sudden enthusiasm, and then reacted and smiled: "I'm very happy that someone has appreciated my performance, thank you for supporting your little brother." ”

As if he was afraid that Fang Yan would not believe it, the little boy suddenly lowered his head in contemplation, lowered his voice and pretended to have a tone that he thought was vicissitudes but actually sounded unbearable, and said in a low voice: "A battle against the water? Stealing a living? Where do I go from here? ”

This is a line that Yang Yan said after knowing the truth about his father's killing in "The Prince and the Shadow Swordsman", which was widely spread in the Presidium area after the Fire Festival, and Fang Yan naturally remembered it clearly. But now, seeing that this little boy who was only seven or eight years old said this line seriously, and his little face was still full of seriousness, it was so cute, Fang Yan couldn't help laughing, clapping his palms to send encouragement and praise. Looking at Fang Yan's eyes, the little boy's face couldn't help but turn red, and he smirked a few times and touched his head.

The little boy's mother watched all this from behind, looking at the happy smile on the little boy's face that had not appeared for a long time, smiling lovingly, but her hand quietly wiped the corners of his eyes. Already, how long has it been since you have spoken to someone so boldly? His eyes were slightly red, and the little boy's mother gave Fang Yan a grateful look.

Fang Yan smiled back, looking down at the little boy's flushed face because he saw the idol, but his eyes couldn't help but sweep over the empty sleeve of his left arm and the blindfold on his left eye, and sighed slightly in his heart, but he didn't show anything unusual on the surface. Fang Yan knew that what the little boy needed was not pity and sympathy, but the least respect.

Affectionately patted the little boy's shoulder, Fang Yan made a serious look with a smile on his face and said, "Introduce yourself." Hello boy, in Xia Yang Yan, real name Fang Yan, you can call me Brother Fang Yan. With that, he stretched out his hand to the little boy.

This kind of self-introduction etiquette made the little boy feel like an adult, and Fang Yan's already high favor was raised again, and he also bowed to Fang Yan very seriously, saying, "My name is Ace, I am eight years old this year, and Brother Fang Yan just calls me Ace." ”

Two palms, one large and one small, are clasped together at this moment.

This is the first official meeting between Fang Yan and Xiao Ace. Maybe it was just a trivial matter for Fang Yan, but for the young Ace, he had never been respected by Fang Yan before. This day is a day that he will never forget.

After chatting with Little Ace for a while, Fang Yan also knew some about their mother and son. Little Ace's mother's name is Luciu, and their hometown is Bilgewater, but they have moved to Ionia a few years ago. The same place they were heading for on this trip was Piltover, where Peel City had announced a major breakthrough in medicine some time ago, and Luciu wanted to go there to see if he could cure Ace's arms and eyes - they were ready to go home disappointed.

There was no mention of Ace's father in the chat, and Fang Yan was also very sensitive and didn't ask much.

At this moment, a loud whistle sounded, indicating that the Golden Merry was about to leave. A little curious about the scene when the ship was launched, seeing that Ace had the same idea, Fang Yan took little Ace to the outside deck together. Although he looked a little worried about Ace, Lu Xiu still didn't go out after thinking about it, but just told him to pay attention to safety.

The whistle kept sounding, Fang Yan and Ace climbed on the railing and looked down, the ship was moving slowly, but it looked more like Freeport was moving away. At this time, there were many more people gathered on the deck than when Fang Yan got on the boat, and most of them were waving goodbye to their family or friends on the shore by the railing. When the voices of hundreds of people came out at the same time, all Fang Yan could hear was the incomparably noisy and noisy, but I had to say that this was indeed very feeling.

After thinking for a few seconds, Fang Yan suddenly raised his hand high and shouted at the shore, "Goodbye!" Don't think about me! Take care of yourself! Good bye! ”

The little Ace next to him looked over curiously: "Brother Fang Yan, who is the person who sent you off on the shore?" ”

Fang Yan smiled indifferently: "No one sent me, I shouted casually." ”

"Huh?" Little Ace was stunned.

Fang Yan said confidently: "The people around us are waving goodbye, if we don't do this, it will be too conspicuous, this is equivalent to clearly telling others that we are poor guys who no one has sent." Anyway, there are so many people, they don't know who we're saying goodbye to, and pretending to be a novel experience is also a novelty, isn't it? ”

Little Allen stared at Fang Yan for a moment, nodded as if he didn't understand after thinking for a few seconds, and then raised his hand high and shouted at the shore: "Goodbye!" I'll take care of myself! Bye! ”

"Hahahaha...... the two looked at each other and laughed loudly, shouting at the freeport that was gradually moving away, "goodbye!" ”

The whistle was still blowing, and in the midst of the noise of the ship, the Golden Merry said goodbye to Freeport and sailed out into the vast sea. Fang Yan and Ace lay on the railing and looked at the sparkling sea, the sun shining on their faces, reflecting a bright smile. The journey has just begun.

Night.

Leaning against the wall of the bed, a faintly lit oil lamp was placed on the small table in front of him, Fang Yan held a book about Piltover's customs and browsed quietly, the thickness of the book on the side of the book slowly decreased with the movement of his fingertips to pick up the pages.

There are no fewer mosquitoes on board than on the 6 floors, so each bed is equipped with an opaque mosquito net. Not wanting to disturb Ace's mother and son on the other side by reading by himself, Fang Yan pulled up the mosquito net early, and the faint light shone in this small space. Fang Yan's upper bunk is still empty, and it seems that the tickets are not sold out, which is also a common occurrence.

Just after reading Piltover's scenic spots, a rustling sound interrupted Fang Yan's thoughts, and a moment later, a small head wearing an eye patch lifted the mosquito net and squeezed into the space.

Fang Yan smiled and asked, "Ace, what's wrong?" ”

"Brother Fang Yan, I can't sleep, can you tell me a story?" Ace's only eye widened and looked at Fang Yan pitifully, "I've listened to the story my mother told many times, and I can memorize it." ”

"Oh?" Fang Yan raised his eyebrows and said with a slight smile, "Ace, you're so old, you still have to listen to stories to fall asleep?" ”

Ace's face instantly turned red with shame, and he looked helpless with his head down. Not daring to joke about Ace, Fang Yan just smiled wickedly, and beckoned to him: "Come in, don't disturb your mother's sleep." ”

His face was still red, and Ace quietly climbed into the bed of Shangyan, although the space was very small, but after all, Ace was only eight years old, and his body was still small, so it was not crowded. Sitting cross-legged across the small table, Ace looked at Fang Yan expectantly.

"Can't sleep at night and want to listen to stories?" Fang Yan asked with a smile.

Ace nodded.

"But I'm not very good at telling stories." Fang Yan spread his hands, looked at Ace's disappointed face, thought for a while and said, "Then let me tell you about Valoran's anecdotes, I know more about this." Which place or aspect would you like to hear about? ”

"Billgewater and the Sea of Watch!" Ace replied without hesitation.

Originally, he just asked casually, but he didn't expect Ace to give an answer so resolutely, Fang Yan couldn't help but feel a little curious. Although Bilgewater is little Ace's hometown, didn't he move away a few years ago, and he wouldn't leave much impression at that age, so how could little Ace be so interested?

After thinking about it, he felt that this was not a taboo topic, so Fang Yan held his head and asked, "Bilgewater?" How did you become interested here? ”

"Although I left early, my hometown will always be Bilgewater and I love being there. The Sea of Watch is my second hometown, and it is also the resting place of my father's soul. When he said this, there was no sadness on Ace's face, but a solemnity that did not match his age at all. This solemnity made Fang Yan feel strange for a while.

"And what does your dad do?" Since Ace talked about this topic, Fang Yan touched Ace's head and asked with some curiosity.

"My dad is a ...... He was a sailor, but he died in a naval battle when I was very young. Then, my mom and I moved to Ionia. When he said this, there was a hint of hesitation in Ace's tone, and tears seemed to flash in his eyes. After all, that's his father.

"I'm sorry." Looking at Ace's depressed expression, Fang Yan sighed in his heart and comforted in a low voice.

"Brother Fang Yan, don't say I'm sorry." Little Ace smiled brightly, clenched his fists and said, "Although Dad is long gone, she will always be the greatest hero in my heart!" ”

Fang Yan was stunned, looked at Ace's serious face, and nodded vigorously: "Hmm!" With encouragement for Ace in his eyes, a trace of confusion flashed in Fang Yan's heart: "Father?" What a strange and distant word. ”

Shaking his head to shake these chaotic thoughts out of his head, Fang Yan smiled and nodded Xiao Ace's forehead: "Okay, let's not talk about this." Don't you want to hear the gossip of Bilgewater and the Sea of Watch, let me think about it. ”

Touching his chin and thinking for a moment, Fang Yan's eyes lit up, and then he pretended to be unfathomable and pointed at Ace and said, "Do you know the three legendary treasures of the Sea of Watch?" ”