I am the Executioner Dragon, but a cute mod.

Looking at the blue sky and white clouds, Lu Ziyun's thoughts drifted back to more than ten years ago, to the days before she had awakened her magic.

That period was uneventful, without a constant stream of challengers or countless life-or-death duels. He only needed to enjoy the breeze on the ridges of the fields and watch the clouds change shape under the trees.

It seems that only during this period of time did he truly feel alive.

"What brings you here?"

When Lu Ziyun shifted her gaze to Lu Suo, Lu Suo felt as if she were facing a soulless person with eyes that could even be described as empty.

Lu Suo immediately realized that Lu Ziyun had a past with a story to tell. In order to understand what he had been through, Lu Suo temporarily put aside the idea of ​​forming a contract with him and asked:

"I want to know what kind of past you have that you're known as Thor."

"My past?"

Upon hearing Lu Suo's words, Lu Ziyun's gaze changed upon seeing him, as if she were looking at a strange person.

"In all these years, you're the first guy to be interested in my past. After all, other challengers came to me only to kill me and make a name for themselves. Even if some of them had the same idea as you, they're all dead now."

Lu Ziyun only sighed, but the old fox Lu Suo sensed something else. He gave a wry smile and said without any hesitation:

Can I take this as a threat?

Lu Ziyun remained silent for two seconds. He couldn't understand Lu Suo's thought process, assuming that Lu Suo simply didn't want to hear anything more, and felt deeply apologetic.

"I'm sorry, you probably aren't interested in my memories before I awakened my magic. So let me start from when I was six years old, when a monster from the mountain came to the village and ate my parents..."

Lu Ziyun calmly recounted Lu Suo's tragic past. He lost his parents at the age of six and barely survived by scavenging garbage. After accidentally awakening a magical technique, he vowed to prevent monsters from coming down the mountain to eat people from happening again.

To hone his martial arts skills, Lu Ziyun often fought against sorcerers from several surrounding villages. Although he was often defeated, he had a strong fighting talent. After only two years of awakening his magic, he earned the title of "strongest" in the village.

After her name spread, many people wanted to challenge Lu Ziyun to a duel, all hoping to use her as a stepping stone to a bigger stage. However, their presence actually increased Lu Ziyun's fame.

It was around this time that the title "Thor" gradually spread...

Hearing this, Lu Suo fell silent for a long time. He had seen countless people like Lu Ziyun with unhappy childhoods, but he had never encountered a tone like Lu Ziyun's, which sounded like she was just telling a story.

"...You're such a strange person, with such a past. Shouldn't you pour out your troubles to me and vehemently denounce the injustice of the world?"

To this, Lu Ziyun remained indifferent, as if she didn't care about anything:

"You're the second person to say this to me. My answer is: shedding tears over this kind of thing is just a waste of time. The tragedy can't be undone, and the dead can't be brought back to life."

These words deeply shocked Lu Suo, not because they contained any profound truth, but because he felt that such words should not have come from a child's mouth.

Just as Lu Suo was about to say something, he suddenly heard a "whooshing" sound in his ear. Realizing something was wrong, he quickly turned his head to the side, and an arrow "whooshed" past his head and shot into the ground a foot in front of him. The force was so great that only the tail feathers were exposed.

Seeing this, Lu Suo frowned and asked:

"This is?"

Upon seeing the arrow, Lu Ziyun looked apologetic:

"Sorry, it must be my challenger who has arrived. I'll be right back."

As she spoke, Lu Ziyun jumped off the large rock and headed in the direction from which the arrows had come, as if she were not going to fight but simply taking a stroll.

Lu Ziyun was expected to be gone for a while, but his speed was beyond imagination. If Lu Suo hadn't noticed the blood on his arms and elbows, he would have thought he had just taken a stroll around the village entrance. Lu Suo couldn't help but sigh:

[Truly living up to the name of Thor, such speed is truly terrifying...]

Lu Suo didn't inquire about the details of the battle. Compared to the challenger's life or death, Lu Suo was more interested in the answer to the question he hadn't asked earlier:

"You said not long ago that I was the second person to care about you, so can you tell me who the first one was?"

"Oh, the first person to care about me is definitely my childhood sweetheart."

Lu Ziyun sat back down on the rock quite naturally. As he spoke, a gentle look appeared on his face. Before Lu Suo could ask any further questions, he continued, "..."

"Speaking of her, we were very good friends. We grew up together. After my parents died, her parents didn't want her to play with me anymore because I was an orphan."

But she still secretly brought me food every day. I didn't want to cry for my parents' deaths, so she cried for me, saying I was suffering too much. But I didn't tell her that with her there, life was alright.

Upon hearing this, Lu Suo finally understood why Lu Ziyun could speak so casually about her background; it turned out she had a childhood sweetheart who had always been by her side.

The fire of gossip in Lu Suo's heart slowly rose:

"And what about your childhood sweetheart? Did you two get together?"

"It's done...?"

Faced with Lu Suo's expectation, Lu Ziyun cruelly shook her head, an answer that surprised Lu Suo:

"You two have feelings for each other, and now you're the renowned Thor, so why aren't you together? Is it because her parents disapprove?"

However, to Lu Suo's surprise, Lu Ziyun shook his head again and said calmly:

"Back then, after I made a name for myself as the 'strongest' in the surrounding villages, many people challenged me. One of them was a wicked villain who committed rape and kidnapping. I disdained to fight such a person, so I refused."

But he actually killed my childhood sweetheart to duel me, skinned her to make a challenge letter, and sent it to me… In the end, I still killed him, but it was too late.”

At this point, Lu Ziyun paused for a moment, took a deep breath, and continued:

"If I had accepted his challenge back then, she wouldn't have died."

Lu Suo stared at Lu Ziyun, keenly observing the faint glimmer of tears in the corner of his eye:

Are you crying?

Lu Ziyun raised her head and said calmly:

"No, I didn't."

Lu Suo asked again:

"Really not?"

Lu Ziyun paused for two seconds, then finally said:

"Just a little bit..."

Then a gentle breeze came, and the sound of branches and leaves rustling through the woods filled the air. Lu Suo didn't say anything to comfort him, but just sat down next to Lu Ziyun and watched the clouds in the sky change shape over time.

Just as the sun was about to sink into the forest, the two snapped out of their unusual tranquility. Lu Suo jumped off the rock, dusted himself off, and without looking at Lu Ziyun, said:

"It's getting late, I have to go now, I'll come find you again next time."

Lu Ziyun remained silent, and Lu Suo, of course, had no expectations. Before sunset, he returned to the mountaintop villa, but at that moment, he suddenly remembered something and was greatly alarmed:

"Damn it, I forgot to sign a contract with him!"