As far as the eye can see, there is a slightly dim cave, and the cave appears very vast, and there is no feeling of narrowness at all. If you look closely, you will find that the top and the surrounding area are surprisingly flat, without any bumps that a cave should have, as if it has been deliberately polished. Moreover, the most worth mentioning is that there is a pool in the cave that does not seem so clear, the area of the pool is not very large, only about five or six people can stand at the same time, the stones next to the pool are covered with frost, showing the extreme cold temperature here, but the stagnant water in the pool does not freeze at all, it seems a little weird. Except for the slight grayness, the whole cave has no appearance at all that a cave should have, and is more like a stone castle built by someone.

At this time, in the slightly middle of the cave, a man sits. This person's hair was slightly gray, and it looked very messy and scattered over his shoulders, even covering his face, and he was wearing a very shabby robe, which was torn in many places, adding a touch of desolation, giving people a very old feeling. The man sat quietly like this, without the slightest movement, as if he were a living dead, and seemed very mysterious.

The whole cave was in such silence, and there was not a single sound.

At one point, a "crunch" sounded, breaking the silence of the cave. A stone door slowly pushed open, and out came a young man dressed in a black robe, about twelve or thirteen years old. The young man's face is slightly immature, but he has a ruthlessness and perseverance that does not match his age, and the whole upright facial features are matched, which looks very attractive, with a cold temperament that permeates his body, to be seen by some girls, it is estimated that it will cause a scream again.

The boy is Lingkun, and there is no dead Lingkun.

Lingkun slowly moved his steps, walked to the sitting person, looked at the sitting person, and said, "Please tell me, how to become stronger." The tone was very cold, not changing a little bit of ups and downs, but it was unusually firm.

The person sitting didn't seem to hear it, and didn't respond to the half-ring. However, Lingkun was not anxious, he still stared at the person sitting in front of him tightly, his eyes were full of determination, he knew that the person in front of him must have understood his words.

As if in response to the thoughts in his heart, the man sitting in front of him slowly raised his lowered head, but his face was still covered by loose hair, making it impossible to see his true face. Through the gap in his hair, the sitting man looked at Lingkun's cold but firm face in front of him, sighed slowly, and said, "It's been seven days, and you finally came out, but you figured it out?"

When Lingkun heard this, his cold face showed a burst of self-deprecation: "Since you haven't died like this, I think it's too cheap to think about it, and I don't dare to accept it." So since you can't die, you naturally have to find some meaning for your own existence. ”

The person sitting listened to Lingkun's self-deprecating words, but did not answer, shook his head, returned to Lingkun's words at the beginning, and said, "Why do you want to become stronger?"

When Lingkun heard this, he didn't hesitate, and still replied very calmly: "For revenge." ”

"But that would be tiring, or at least, it would be painful for you. ”

"I'm tired, I'm not afraid, as for the pain, heh, I think I'm used to that feeling. Besides, the only reason I have found to live for these seven days is revenge, and this is the purpose of my existence!"

Listening to the coldness and firmness in Lingkun's words, the person sitting there sighed, as if he was sympathizing with Lingkun's suffering, but he didn't dwell on this issue anymore, he knew that he couldn't convince Lingkun in front of him, as Lingkun himself said, the only meaning of his current existence was ...... Avenge!

"I don't care about your purpose, but if you want my help, you have to bow in front of me, this is my only request!" said this, the old man's tone was also full of seriousness. It could be seen that the old man sitting in front of him cared very much about these pedantic etiquette.

Hearing this, Lingkun raised his eyebrows, as if he was very surprised why this person in front of him cared about this, but he slowly bowed down according to his words, and bowed in front of this person before shouting: "Teacher." However, Lingkun's face was still cold, and there was no trace of respect that should be when he shouted to the teacher.

Seeing Lingkun pass the apprenticeship ceremony, the old man nodded with satisfaction, listening to Lingkun without any affectionate title, he didn't care, waved his hand, and said very casually: "I know that you don't trust anyone now, so I won't force you to do anything, but I hope that one day, you can sincerely call me 'teacher' from the bottom of your heart." ”

Lingkun's body shook when he heard this, but he quickly calmed down again and didn't explain anything.

The atmosphere seemed a little weird because of what had just happened.

The old man seemed to be recalling something, and only after half a sound did he sigh and say with vicissitudes of life: "As you can see, for some reason, I can only be in this stone cave, and I can't get out of this stone cave." And if you want to become stronger, you need to go outside by yourself step by step, experience again and again, as your teacher, I can only point you in one direction, but I can't give you a shortcut. Because the strong need to go through the baptism of blood again and again to grow up, the future road always needs to be walked by yourself. Do you understand?"

Although he was a little surprised by the vicissitudes of the old man's words and why he couldn't get out of the stone cave, but listening to the words later, Lingkun nodded firmly, since he decided to embark on this path of revenge and wanted to become stronger, he knew that it would not be so easy.

However, since he has embarked on this path, he will not retreat, no matter how hard he tries, he will not take half a step back!

Very satisfied with Lingkun's firmness, a burst of gratifying laughter came out of the old man's mouth covered by his hair, and said: "Of course, although I can not give you much, but I can guarantee to give you a high enough starting point, after all, you can be my only apprentice!"

Patting the ground in front of him, the old man motioned for Lingkun to sit down. Then, looking at the coldness emanating from such a cold and immature face in front of him, the old man shook his head and said solemnly: "You need to remember that a person who can't completely hide, disguise and control his emotions will definitely not become a big climate. Therefore, more than anything else, the first thing for you now is to hide your coldness and hatred in the depths of your heart, and learn to control these emotions, instead of hanging on the faces of others who know it at a glance. Look at that waterhole, now you're going to face the waterhole, restrain all the emotions on your face, and when you can show a heartfelt smile, you will come to me again. ”

Although he was very surprised by what the old man in front of him said, Lingkun did not open his mouth to object to this seemingly idiotic behavior, because this is his surname, since he has worshiped the old man in front of him as a teacher, he will naturally do his duty as a student. Therefore, Lingkun nodded and said, "Yes, teacher." ”

So, this seemingly idiotic practice began.