Alan did feel lost, and Lucy was arguably the first true friend in his life. After a short but thrilling journey together, the girl has left an indelible silhouette in Alan's heart. And now, she is far away, and it would be a lie to say that she is not sad. He is still just a teenager, even if his heart has become stronger than steel because of the hardships of life, there are still some soft and warm places.

Three fingers suddenly shook in front of Allen's eyes, and Lucy said loudly, "Three years! Alan, I'll be back to you in three years. ”

She scratched her hair a little embarrassed and stuck out her tongue: "The disturbance this time is indeed a bit big, and the old man will definitely ground me." But don't worry, I'll definitely come to you in three years. You don't want people to kill them early. ”

"Talent...... No, it won't! Allen's eyes gradually lit up and he said, "You too, don't let people kill you." ”

Lucy laughed "hehe" for a long time: "In Idahuaxing, the person who can kill me hasn't been born yet!" ”

Although she smiled loudly, the faint sadness in the corners of the girl's eyes was difficult to hide. After she stopped, she gently took off the pendant around her neck: "This is the tears of Elusa, and Elusha is the moon god we worship." I'll leave it to you for safekeeping, and on moonlit nights, put it in the moonlight, and you can see me in the moonstone. ”

Lucy took Alan's hand and placed the pendant on the boy's hand. Alan could feel that there was still a girl's body temperature between the pendants.

The door of the theater opened at this time, and Metalon stood at the door and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, the time has come. ”

"Got it." Lucy lowered her head, not wanting Eren to see her reddened eyes. She gave the boy a hard hug, then grabbed the crown that had fallen beside her and left. When she was far enough away, she turned around and winked and smiled, "I'm gone, I'll see you in three years!" ”

"Definitely!" Alan said hard.

Lucy nodded, and then she and Metalon walked out of the theater. Alan could still hear their conversation, and as soon as Metalon came out of the theater, he took a cold breath and said, "Your Highness, what about the tears of Elusa?" ”

"I've given it to Alan for safekeeping."

"That's the tears of love for Lusa!"

"Oh, isn't it just a pendant, teacher, you're making too much of a fuss."

"That's not an ordinary pendant, it's ......"

The voice faded away, and Alan was stunned. He spread out his hands, looked at the pendant in his palm, and sat down on the chair in the theater. The pendant is finely made, from the carving of the crescent-shaped gemstone to the delicate silver thread pattern, all of which imply the extraordinaryness of this pendant. Alan gripped it gently, vowing to put it back on Lucy's neck with his own hands in three years.

"What an independent young lady, isn't she?" Suddenly, a voice sounded next to him.

Allen jumped up as if there was a burst of electricity running through his body. Although he was distracted by Lucy's distraction, he still didn't know when he was so alert that he was touched by someone. You must know that if the other party has bad intentions, now I am afraid that I have become a corpse.

Jumping onto a row of chairs in front of him, Alan bowed his body and put the pendant in his pocket, making a gesture that could be pounced on at any time. Then I saw that there was an old man with silver hair next to his position just now. He was dressed in a well-made suit, his hands rested quietly on his knees, and his rigorous and perfect sitting posture made Alan see a gentleman.

"I'm sorry to scare you." The old man looked at Alan and said sincerely, "Please allow me to introduce myself first, I am Horn, Horn. Bethcord. ”

"Alan."

The old man nodded and smiled, "Then Mr. Allen, are you going to squat and talk to me?" That's not polite. ”

Alan jumped out of the chair in embarrassment, Lao Tzu reached out and patted his position just now and said, "Don't be nervous, you sit down, let's talk casually." ”

At this time, the teenager did not know the meaning of Beskode, and naturally he did not know Horn's identity. He walked over as he was told and sat down beside Horn. Alan didn't know that it was not easy to sit next to this old man. Even those direct children in his own family, if they want to see Horn, they need a lot of movement and arrangements to get such a rare opportunity.

If they knew that Alan would sit next to this old man casually, I am afraid that those people would have to die of life.

"I have to thank you, Mr. Allen." The old man said indifferently: "You won the competition, and at the same time won me a rich reward. ”

Alan nodded: "You're welcome." ”

He had also heard that the participants in the Death Ring would be the object of betting, and in Allen's understanding, the old man in front of him must have invested in himself and was rewarded. But what Alan didn't know was that even with Bethcord's deep pockets, winning 50 million Federation coins on him overnight would be a lot of money.

This is also because Allen is ranked first, and the odds are 1-to-1. Otherwise, Horn's rewards would have been even greater.

Horn smiled slightly, without explanation, he spread his hands and said, "Look at Mr. Allen, although we Bethcord are not the largest family in Babylon, we are also a little famous. Your appearance in the death ring is remarkable, and my family welcomes talents like you. I don't know, would you like to accept an invitation from an old man to join our Beth Kod family? ”

Allen, although Tonisfu also said that the winner of every death ring has a chance to be favored by certain families, but he didn't expect this invitation to come so quickly. But Alan had no immediate plans to join a family, and before that, there were two things he had to do himself.

The boy shook his head, "Thank you for the invitation, Mr. Horn, I ......"

"Oh, don't be too busy saying no yet. Maybe after reading this, you will change your mind. The old man suddenly took out a pocket watch from his pocket and opened it, revealing a yellowed photograph inside. He handed the pocket watch to Alan.

Alan took it suspiciously, and his gaze fell on the photo. In the photo, she is a stubborn and delicate girl, and her silhouette is somewhat similar to Allen. When he saw this photo, Alan was slightly shocked. At this time, the old man next to him said: "I have four sons and two daughters, and the girl in the photo is my youngest daughter and my favorite ......."

"If I could, I would like to give her all the qiē. I want her to know how much I love her as a father. But I'm also the father of other children, so I can't be too partial, so I'm always strict. Perhaps because of this, she gradually alienated me, so that a man could take advantage of it. The child who regarded me as a treasure was taken away from me like this. Horn closed his eyes slightly, and his face was full of pain: "If time can be repeated, maybe I should have a good talk with her, instead of removing her from the family in a fit of anger, so that she will never be able to return to me." ”

"You may not understand how painful this is for a father." Horn looked at Allen, and his eyes softened: "I thought I would never hear from her in this life, until this Death Ring began and I saw your appearance on the live show." Alan, you know what? I believe it was God's guidance that brought you to Babylon. So will you tell me that your mother's name is not called...... Lanie? ”

Alan's whole body shook again, and the pocket watch in his hand fell to the ground. He looked at Horn, breathing heavily, and lost his voice, "Are you ...... My grandfather? ”

Horn stretched out a trembling hand and landed on Allen's face, "Yes, kid. Your mom Lanny, her full name should be Lanny. Bethcord. Oh my God, my child, how is she doing, is she doing? ”

"She......" Allen's vision suddenly blurred, and the black snow and silver ring flashed in front of him again. He couldn't say anything in the end, and Alan lowered his head, not wanting to see the weakness of the moment.

Even if it's his grandfather in front of him.

Horn closed his eyes, his chest heaved sharply, and it took a long time before he let out a long sigh, "She really left, didn't she?" I think so, otherwise, she wouldn't have let her children participate in the death ring. ”

"Five years ago, a predator tribe attacked the town where we lived. Mother she ......" Alan picked up the pocket watch on the ground and looked at the mother in the photo, who was about her own age: "On that day, she left me forever." ”

"Predators!" Horn's eyes widened, and he was full of light: "Okay, I'll make them regret being born in this world!" ”

"No!" Allen jumped up and said loudly: "This revenge, I want to avenge it with my own hands, with my own strength!" ”

Horn looked at the child in front of him carefully, and the old man sighed lightly: "You are really Lannie's child, the same stubbornness, the same persistence. It's okay if you want to take revenge yourself, but do you have the strength, child? ”

"It's not easy to find the predators, the surface is so big, and the manpower and material resources you need to use are definitely not what you can have now. If you want to take revenge with your own hands, then I will build yì you back to the family, back to me. Horn's voice grew louder: "I can't give you great power or great wealth right away, but I can pave the way for you to pave the way to the pinnacle of power." When you become the head of the Beskord clan, you can call upon the power of the clan to do whatever you want. You just have to remember that if you take something from your family, you must contribute, and this is the duty of every patriarch. ”

"Of course, it's not going to be easy. I can even sue you that once you accept the invitation, you will not be able to gain power immediately, but you will immediately gain many enemies. I can't even put you in the sequence of heirs right away, I can only help you, but more on your own. ”

Speaking of this, Horn took a deep breath, "Then sue me, Lannie's child." Even so, are you still willing to accept my advice? ”

Alan didn't think about it for too long, he looked at the old man and said solemnly, "I do!" ”

Perhaps he didn't know what that meant to him until many years later, when he looked back. Alan knew that these three simple words had completely changed his life!

[Volume 1: If I Was Young at That Time (End)]