Xiao Yun followed the man all the way to the southwest, and after walking for a long, long time, the forest changed from sparse to dense, and from dense to sparse, and finally they reached the seashore, got on the boat, and continued to move towards the west.

Finally, they arrived at their destination, it was a tower, standing on a small island in the middle of the sea, the tower was dark, the surrounding weather was always thundering and lightning, obviously more than ten kilometers away was the bright sun and the warm sea breeze, but the beautiful things seemed to have forgotten this island intentionally or unintentionally.

The man said that the name of the tower was the Tower of Trials, and he said that the tower would be their home from now on.

There is a thick fog around the periphery of the tower, there is only one road leading to the center of the tower, Xiao Yun faintly heard the roar of some or some animals coming from the mist, the man said, it is an enchantment laid for defense, don't worry about the demonic beasts inside, they will only attack outsiders.

When the man led the children into the tower, Xiao Yun inadvertently looked behind him and found that the entrance where they came in had disappeared.

On the first floor of the tower, Xiao Yun saw many children who had similar experiences to him, from different realms and belonging to different races. After that, Xiao Yun lived in the tower, the living conditions were very simple, but at least he didn't worry about food and clothing, life in the tower was very boring, there was endless training every day, and corporal punishment was a common thing, listening to the owner of the tower, in fact, the children who wanted to leave could leave at any time, and no one would stop him, and he didn't explain what he was training for, just threw out a sentence: "For you to take revenge." ”

Xiao Yun had no intention of leaving, not because of the so-called revenge, but because there was still her here.

The first time he met her was after a hellish corporal punishment, everyone left, the training ground was the familiar dark red, Xiao Yun wanted to leave, but he didn't have the strength at all, so he could only sit helplessly on the ground and cry.

"Hey, what are you doing here? a boy, it's not a shame to cry like this. Xiao Yun raised her head, a cute girl bent down and looked down at Xiao Yun, her short crimson hair was beating mischievously in her ears, she stretched out a hand to Xiao Yun, "My name is Luo Xingyu, what about you?"

Xiao Yun slowly held her hand, tears still on his face, looking at the girl's star-like eyes, Xiao Yun forgot that the earth seemed to be stained red with blood.

"I, my name is Xiao..... "Xiao, what is Xiao? Every child in the tower has a number, but since when did he forget his name?

Seeing the boy's hesitant appearance, Luo Xingyu had already guessed a few points, thought about it very seriously, and said: "Look at you are so white, why don't you call Xiao Xue, eh, it's not good, like a girl, then ..... How about calling Xiao Yun?"

The boy didn't expect Luo Xingyu to name people so casually, but what he didn't expect was that he seemed to be very familiar with her, and he was not disgusted at all.

"Xiao Yun, ......"

"Why? Doesn't it sound good? I think it suits you very well. ”

"No, I love it. Hello, my name is Xiao Yun. ”

This is the first time Xiao Yun and Luo Xingchen have met, so natural and ordinary.

Life in the tower is very boring, only constant repetition of training and corporal punishment, the atmosphere is naturally depressing, at least Xiao Yun used to think so, but since Luo Xingyu appeared in his life, everything seems to have changed, the two will sneak to the edge of the tower during the night rest, in a daze at the fog, describe their past and future, laugh together, and think together. In fact, it was mainly Luo Xingyu who was talking, Xiao Yun always listened quietly, and gradually, Xiao Yun knew Luo Xingyu's experience.

Luo Xingyu is the child of the birds and beasts of the Sky and Earth Realm, it stands to reason that the Sky and Earth Realm is in the air and will not conflict with any other realm, but Luo Xingyu's village is far away from the main city of the Sky and Earth Realm, and it is not located on a floating island, but on a high mountain, but this mountain is on the dividing line between the swamp realm and the forest realm, and it is inevitable that it will be affected, Luo Xingyu entered the tower when he was very young, and it can be said that he has never seen the outside world at all.

"You haven't thought about going out?" Xiao Yun tilted his head in confusion, "Didn't you say you could go out at any time?"

Luo Xingyu uncharacteristically hugged his knees, leaned his head on his knees, and his voice was a little low: "What can you do if you go out?" You don't know, the tower won't care about the people who go out, and they won't even be allowed to come back, how long can we live......

Xiao Yun was a little panicked when he heard Luo Xingyu say this kind of thing for the first time, and he didn't know what to say.

"Don't show this kind of expression, we will have an exam when we are twelve years old, I heard that if we pass, we will be free, and the tower will also give various resources, so we can go out and have a look at it when the time comes!" The melancholy on Luo Xingyu's face suddenly swept away, and he said to Xiao Yun with a smile.

"Now, Xiao Yun, if you go out, what do you want to do the most?"

"I didn't think about it, what about you?"

"I want to see a real snow the most, I heard that the snow is white and soft, it must be very beautiful!" Luo Xingyu didn't seem to be facing a fog full of unknown dangers, but the snow scene of his dreams, it turned out that people's faces would really glow when they looked forward to the future. "Xiao Yun, do you know, the snow in my imagination is the same as you, white and flawless, and can bring people warmth and security......

Xiao Yun didn't hear what Luo Xingyu said clearly, he quietly watched Luo Xingyu excitedly describe his future, but there was a trace of worry in his eyes, the children in the tower knew that they could live freely after passing the exam, but no one had ever told them the content of the exam and the outcome of not passing.

I remember that he once asked Luo Xingyu why he had to call his name, and the children in the tower were all called by numbers, and the name was just a symbol, which was not as convenient as the number.

Luo Xingyu supported the ground with both hands, looked up at the starry sky, and said: "The name has a special meaning, and it is entrusted with the hope and blessing of the person who took the name, and my memory of my parents is limited to the name, I think they want me to be like the stars in the universe, even in the boundless darkness, I want to shine light, no matter what, I will never forget my name!"

After speaking, Luo Xingyu stood up, crossed his waist, and said condescendingly to Xiao Yun: "I took your name, so you can't forget it!"

Xiao Yun looked at the active girl, as if she had returned to the starlight emitted in the darkness when she first saw her, tiny, but tenacious.

"Well, definitely. ”

Xiao Yun is one month younger than Luo Xingyu, so Luo Xingyu will take the exam first. And tomorrow is the day of Luo Xingyu's exam, both of them know it, but no one says it.

"So, I'm leaving, tomorrow's exam is over, bless me. In the end, it was Luo Xingyu who broke the curtain on this topic.

Seeing that Xiao Yun didn't react, Luo Xingyu only thought he was sluggish, turned around and pretended to be relaxed and walked towards the sleeping place.

"No matter what happens, we are all friends, and when the exam is over, I will go to you, so you must not forget me!" Xiao Yun's voice came from behind Luo Xingyu, he stood up at some point, and said to Luo Xingyu's back with great determination, the crisp voice was quickly blown away by the sea breeze, but it clearly echoed in Luo Xingyu's ears.

How could Luo Xingyu not understand the fate of failing the exam, she bit her lip, and then replied to Xiao Yun in her most optimistic voice.

"Well, definitely. ”