"Sir, the Liberty Motel has arrived."

"Thank you."

After paying the fare, Xu Yue walked out of the car door and looked at the hotel in front of him.

The inn is somewhat dilapidated, with no decoration other than the old walls, green painted doors and windows.

The two-storey building is surrounded by a courtyard house, and a few sparse cars are parked in the middle courtyard, which seems to be not doing well.

Looking at the hotel that was the same as in his memory, Xu Yue nodded with satisfaction, yes here, it was here that Logan took Laura, it was just a key point.

Walking into the courtyard and looking around, I didn't see Laura and the nurse, but they would always be waiting for them.

It was still early in the morning, and Xu Yue had no intention of waiting here, so he left after finding the boss to open a room on the first floor.

He now needs to treat his stomach that has been neglected for a long time, and he also needs to buy some supplies to cope with the road trip that follows.

When the sun sank, Xu Yue, who was full of wine and food, returned to the hotel, and as soon as he walked into the courtyard, he saw a little girl playing with rubber balls in the open space on the right.

As luck would have it, that was exactly what he was waiting for, the newborn mutant, Logan's biological daughter, Laura.

She was born and raised in a laboratory, and had never seen the world before escaping the laboratory, so she was interested in anything in the outside world.

Even if it's a very ordinary rubber ball, you can enjoy playing with it for a long time.

"Hey! Little girl, we meet again. ”

Xu Yue did not approach rashly, but greeted him from a distance.

Laura, who was playing with the ball, made a move, turned to look at Xu Yue, her pupils shrank, and she took two steps back cautiously, it seemed that Xu Yue had left a good impression on her before.

But at least this time, Laura didn't show her claws, making a gesture that she could attack at any time, unlike last time, now she didn't feel the boiling killing intent on Xu Yue's body.

Seeing that Laura didn't reply, just stared at him cautiously, Xu Yue was not embarrassed.

"Don't be so nervous, little girl, I have no ill will towards you, you should feel it."

"And, we're one kind."

As he spoke, Xu Yue stretched out a finger, and a faint purple flame appeared on it, jumping smartly at his fingertips.

Looking at the purple fire beating at Xu Yue's fingertips, Laura's eyes fluctuated slightly, although her face was still expressionless, her tense muscles were obviously relaxed a lot.

Seeing this, the corners of Xu Yue's mouth hooked a trace of arc, and his left hand took out a glass ball from his pocket, and when his fingertips stroked it, a wisp of lilac fire entered the inside of the glass ball.

Due to the nature of the fire, it is more like a streamer than a flame to objects other than metal, so it will not cause damage to the orb itself.

And this wisp of fire, without smelting the metal, can last for half a month before it dissipates.

Holding the gadget in his hand, Xu Yue stepped forward slowly, leaned over and squatted down after approaching Laura, looked into the little girl's eyes, smiled gently, and handed it to Laura.

"This is a meeting gift, I haven't met the same kind for a long time, the situation was not suitable last time, now I can get acquainted again."

The crystal clear glass beads emitted a faint brilliance, and one of the eerie wisps of purple flames burned quietly, looking delicate and gorgeous.

Laura couldn't help but reach out and take it, put it in front of her eyes and looked at it carefully, and only after a long time was willing to put it down, she looked at Xu Yue opposite and said:

"Laura."

"Torch."

Xu Yue stretched out his hand, Laura hesitated for a moment, and also stretched out her little hand to shake Xu Yue.

At first, Laura's experience made her wary of the outside world, and being willing to have physical contact means that there is a foundation of trust, which is enough, too much.

After letting go of his hand, Xu Yue stood up, pointed to a room on the first floor, and gestured to Laura.

"I'll be here for the next two days, and you can come to me if you need to."

Seeing that she nodded, Xu Yue didn't say much, turned around and walked towards the room.

After returning to the room, the smile on Xu Yue's face began to dissipate.

From the moment he came into contact with Laura, the fire in his body kept flickering, as if it was disturbed by something.

Turning on the lamp next to the bed, he sat on the wooden chair that had been pulled out, and the atmosphere was a little gloomy.

In the dim light, Xu Yue pulled open the sleeve of his right hand, and a string of numbers was tattooed on his strong forearm.

"Laura......

"Is it another test specimen like me?"

Staring at the number on his arm, Xu Yue's tone was low, and then the room fell silent.

I don't know how long it took, Xu Yue, who was staring at the numbered distraction, suddenly felt the fire in his body that was constantly disturbing shrink violently, and then a somewhat old voice sounded in Xu Yue's head:

"Hello, Flame."

Xu Yue's body stiffened, but he was not panicked, looked around left and right, and after making sure that there was no one, he spoke:

"Telepathy? Who are you? ”

"I'm Charles Xavier."

"You're Professor X? I thought you were dead. ”

"It's just...... It's just gone for a long time. ”

Although he could only hear the voice, Xu Yue could also feel the sadness in that tone.

"Then what did the professor do with me?"

"Because of the child outside, she is being hunted and killed, if you can, I hope you can protect her for a while, and someone will come to pick her up later."

"Laura?"

"It seems that she is in a lot of trouble, but people like us will always be hunted down, not surprising, if she is in trouble, let her come to me, I will help her."

"Thank you, kid, if ......"

Professor X seemed to hesitate, paused, and continued.

"Kid, you're young, if you want, maybe you can join Laura in finding a new home for mutants."

"Professor, I heard that you can know anyone's memories, so can you also see my past?"

As he spoke, Xu Yue stared at the number on his arm, as if he was recalling something.

"No, it's rude, and I'm sick......"

"Doing so is likely to mess your brain."

Hearing the answer, Xu Yue let out a long breath and raised his tone slightly.

"Professor, I don't want to hit you, however, you're also well aware that it's been a long time since there have been mutants born naturally."

"Both me and Laura are the product of genetic modification, born for research, experimentation, and weapons."

"Is there really a future for a race that cannot be born naturally?"

After speaking, the voice in his head was silent for a long time before he reluctantly said:

"There will be, there will be hope if there are children......"

The professor's voice was tired, and then there was no more sound, and the fire in Xu Yue's body calmed down again.

The room returned to a silent state, and after waiting for a long time, after making sure that the professor's mind had completely left, Xu Yue took a long breath and completely relaxed.

Getting up from the chair and lying on the bed, Xu Yue began to close his eyes and recall every detail from stepping into the Freedom Motel to the present, to make sure there were no mistakes.

Laura has always been under the watchful eye of the Professor, and after he gets close to Laura and explains that he is a mutant, he naturally enters the Professor's field of vision.

So from the moment he stepped into the inn, he began to disguise himself as an artificial mutant with good intentions and sympathy for Laura, so that he could be reasonably noticed by Professor X and thus gain his trust.

Even if the professor suffers from Alzheimer's, he will not underestimate the wisdom of this old man, so he is extremely cautious.

Fortunately, judging from the contact just now, the result was very good, and he was initially recognized by the professor.

The identity of mutants is a great convenience, they are the same kind, which is the most important foundation of trust, coupled with showing friendliness to Laura, it is not too complicated to approach the professor after some planning, he has enough intelligence advantages.

After all, the current Professor X is basically unable to perform such delicate operations as mind reading under the torture of illness and aging, otherwise Logan and his party in the movie would not be so difficult.

The most important thing is that Paradise will not allow the professor to read his mind, and the information about Paradise in his mind cannot be revealed.

This is the greatest confidence for Xu Yue to dare to face Professor X and plan his trust.