Robben and Nalan both looked at the commander of the guard in front of them in surprise. Unexpectedly, after only a few minutes of meeting, she asserted that Nalan would not pass this test.

"Captain Guard...you just said...I will not pass this test?" Nalan asked carefully.

The head guard replied without hesitation: "Yes, Nalan...you can't pass this test."

"Yes...but the test has not started yet, and I don't even know what the specific criteria for this test are. You are so sure, can't I pass it?"

The head guard looked at Nalan, and the scarred face still had that warm smile: "Nalan, you are very good... Seeing you, I seemed to see the beautiful future of our witches. I have been working hard for all the witches to live a life like you, but... you can't pass this test, is this fact?"

Robben was very surprised. The chief guard seemed not to be joking with him. He was indeed telling him about this matter very seriously. As for what she was based on, Robben didn't know."

"Captain Guard, why? I... am I doing something wrong?" Nalan seemed a little unacceptable.

The head guard shook his head gently: "No, Nalan, you did nothing wrong. This is not your fault. I just said you would not pass the test, not that you did something wrong. If... you want to know the reason, I can only say that you are not ready yet, or... Nalan... you shouldn't compete for the position of head guard, do you understand?"

Nalan's eyes were filled with a deep doubt, and he obviously didn't understand what the Chief Guard meant: " Chief Guard, I don't understand what you mean, but I want to pass this test. I hope to prove myself. If possible, I hope you can tell me what to do to pass this test?"

"Prove yourself? Nalan, what do you want to prove? Do you prove how powerful you are?" The chief guard seemed to be interested.

Nalan shook his head and said slowly: "No... I don't want to prove how powerful I am. To me, that doesn't make much sense. To be honest, in fact... I don't pursue power too much, but my master has been urging me all the time. I don't want my master to be disappointed, so I have been practicing hard."

The head guard's eyes couldn't help but look at Robben: "Haha, I didn't expect that a powerful witch like you would say such words. It really surprised me."

"Indeed, when I was young, I had a great determination. I felt very unfair. I felt like I was teased by fate. I wanted powerful strength. I wanted to change everything. I wanted to meet my mother. I wanted to think more than anything, but..."

The head guard looked at the slight light in Nalan's eyes slowly fading away, and sighed: "But one day you found that you have already obtained everything you want, right? You have a good life and your mother is by your side. Nalan...you are satisfied, are you?"

Nalan couldn't help but lower his head: "Yes... I felt very satisfied for a long time. I felt that this kind of life would last, but now... I hope to change something more."

"Oh? What do you want to change?"

Nalan raised his head and said firmly: "I want to repay these and all of this happening in the land of nothingness. Now I regret it and am very scared when I think about it. I have caused trouble for my master and did not consider my mother's situation. I did nothing except to make them worry about me. I think... what should I do, I think... I should no longer just hide in the protection of my master and mother like before. I want to prove myself, I..."

"Naran..." The chief guard interrupted Nalan gently.

"Hey?" Nalan was so excited that she was talking that she was stunned.

The head guard stretched out his hand, stroked Nalan's cheek with great affection, and said in a harmonious voice: "I heard that because I was worried about you, your mother was seriously ill, and she didn't eat or drink, and even the head of the clan was unable to do anything. She was almost dead. But since you were back, the situation must have turned around. You... must be very concerned about this matter, and you feel very guilty, right?"

"I..." Suddenly, Nalan couldn't speak for a moment.

"What a good child... your mother will definitely be happy about this." After the chief guard said, he withdrew his hand and shook his head slowly. "Naran, I know your mood very well, but I still say the same thing... You can't pass the test, even if you fight with this mood."

Nalan was a little at a loss when the guard said it, and opened her mouth slightly, not knowing how she should deal with it now.

Robben had no choice but to pat the back of Nalan's hand: "Naran, you go back first to see if Niya is awake. I'll talk to the guard here."

Nalan looked at Robben helplessly, with a little despair in her eyes. The guard's affirmative conclusions caused a considerable blow to Nalan.

"It's okay, go back first, the master will go back soon." Robben comforted softly.

Shaking his lips, Nalan stood up, saluted the chief guard, turned around and ran out of the yard.

Seeing Nalan leave, the head guard's eyes moved to the lush tree in the yard again, and sighed: "Oh... What a rare child."

Robben picked up the cup of water in front of him and took a sip. He unexpectedly found that it was just ordinary water, not tea.

"Mr. Robben, what do you want to say to me if you stay? I think... it's not a disgusting thing about Nalan, right?" The guard's long tone was a little bored.

Robben didn't care about the attitude of not opening his eyes to see him for the first time, but just smiled bitterly: "If there is a way to persuade the Chief Guard, I really want to give it a try."

The head guard smiled and finally withdrew his eyes and fell on Robben's face: "It's not good, otherwise I have to see you off. I don't want to be so rude to Mr. Robben."

“Thank you”

"So, what does Mr. Robben want to say? Even if you say it straight, there is no need to waste time."

Roben thought about it and said in a bit embarrassing manner: "Grand Guard, I have no other intentions, nor do I want to change your intentions. But... Nalan is very determined this time. You said this, which will be a big blow to her. I hope... you can tell me the reason. Nalan is still young now and has many opportunities in the future. I don't want to have any knots because of this."

After hearing Robben's words, the head guard shook his head slowly with disappointment: "It turned out to be these words, I thought it was something else."

The Chief Guard's attitude made Robben a little embarrassed: "Sorry, Chief Guard, I may feel unhappy if I say this."

With his eyebrows moving, the head guard suddenly sighed and said, "Actually, I pay more attention to you than Nalan, Mr. Robben, but I don't want to admit this because... that makes me very sad."

Robben was surprised and asked in confusion: "What does the Chief Guard mean?"

"Mr. Robben, you seem to care about Nalan very much. This concern is completely beyond the scope of concern that the master should have for his witch. You seem to value the witch very much. This emphasis is also completely beyond the attitude of other demons towards witches. Since you began to show your strength in the demon world, the attitudes of other races towards witches have been slowly changing, and you have made a lot of contributions in this."

Robben wondered, why did this commander suddenly say this?

"What you said is serious. I just did something within my ability."

"Haha, Mr. Robben, you don't have to be too modest. What you can do is much more effective than the efforts of several generations of our witches. I have to admire this because these... are indeed what I want to see, but I always have a question in my heart."

"Please speak with Chief Guard"

The chief guard also picked up the water cup in his hand, but did not drink it. He looked at the reflection in the water cup in his hand and asked slowly: "Mr. Robben, why are you doing all this? I have assumed many situations, but I still can't find the answer."

"Why?" Robben frowned a little.

"Yes, Mr. Robben, everything has a reason. Even those things that seem to be clueless actually have internal reasons behind his usual gaze. Things that have no reason do not exist in this world. If anyone does something, then there must be a reason that drives him to do this. It is like I picked up this glass of water. Although it is just a subconscious act, it is a habit of thinking for many years. This is the so-called reason, but... I can't find the reason for these things you do."

"Sir Guard... you seem to have doubts about me." Robben heard some of the meaning of the guard's long words.

"Yes... this should be a kind of suspicion in my heart, haha... Actually, I didn't plan to have these suspicions at first, but... I couldn't help but doubt because it was an outsider who did these things, which made me feel a little hard to accept."

"Sir, what you are saying is difficult to accept means..."

The head guard looked at Robben, saw Robben's confusion and confusion, and smiled and said, "It seems that I have said some strange things. I shouldn't use this attitude to our heroes. Mr. Robben, you must be a little confused now, right?"

"This... please let the Chief Guard make it clear." Robben really didn't understand.

"Indeed, I have many questions about you. Since the history of the Witch Clan, no big shot has valued us so much and helped us with unlimited efforts. We have always existed as a inferior race serving other races. If we do so, we will only be regarded as a laughing stock by others.

Robben smiled and said, "Sir, I'm not a big shot."

"Yes, but you were also a big lord, which also made me more suspicious. It seemed... you deliberately made yourself an existence that was paid attention to but not cared about, and successfully left the sight of others."

Robben's heart couldn't help but tremble. The guard's sense of smell was so keen.

The chief guard continued, "Of course, these are all my guesses, and some are somewhat biased guesses. I have been paying attention to your movements for a long time. Although we have never met, there are already a few drawers for the information about you there."

After hearing this, Robben could only laugh meaninglessly.

"After a long investigation, I can see that you really have no intention of us witches, ha... or, it should be said that our witches don't have anything to be planned by others. Therefore, I have even more difficulty accepting why you have achieved this point, opened a witch business area in the city, established a witch street, changed the training method of witch training camps, improved the living conditions of witches in your own territory, and created a football match where most players are still witches. All these things benefited the witches, but Mr. Robben, you have not got anything."

"Well...Master Guard, maybe you think it's a bit false to say that, but...I like the witch, I think... the witch and I have a kind feeling, just like... I had an unresolved fate with the witch in my previous life."

The guard chief was silent when he heard this, looking at Robben quietly, as if he wanted to see from Robben's face whether Robben said true or false. Robben was quite calm. This sentence was true. If it weren't for the deep impression on him in the demon world at that time, if Nalan in this world had not been such a special existence, perhaps he would not have any special feelings for the witch.

"Mr. Robben, you gave up your lord position in order to marry Meria. Everyone in the demon world knows this, but can you tell me now why, judging from all the situations I have collected, you seem to like Naran more than Meria? And until now... Meria has not given birth to descendants, why is that?"

Robben had prepared the answer to this question a long time ago and smiled: "Sir, you asked this... but you are asking me about my own private life. I think it's hard for me to answer your question, and it seems that whether Meria gave birth to my child cannot be a reason for doubt. Meria is very busy. I think you should know that it is almost impossible to ask her to lie in bed honestly."

"Haha...this is the truth. She has always been like that since she was a child..."

As he spoke, a hint of sadness and helplessness appeared on the face of the chief guard, who was covered with scars: "Hey... I have said so much, but I am just complaining myself. Mr. Robben, don't be surprised."

There were a row of question marks on Roben's head. Why did he feel that the guard's chief always doesn't understand what he said?

He put the water cup to his mouth and took a small sip. The guard let out a long sigh and finally showed a kind smile to Robben: "Mr. Robben, I'm so sorry. I have never wanted to believe in some things. Moreover, I have been hurt recently and am in a very bad mood. I just said some inexplicable words. I hope you don't take it a fuss."

"Uh...ah, hehe, nothing...it's not very strange..." Robben touched his head.

"Haha, Mr. Robben, I understand what you meant to stay. I can tell you bluntly that the reason why I said that Nalan would not pass this test is not another reason, but me... I will not recognize her, so even if she defeated all her opponents with an overwhelming advantage, she still has no hope of passing this test."

Robben was stunned.

"Captain Guard... Why is this?"

The head guard smiled softly: "Naran is indeed very outstanding and young, and her future achievements are limitless, but... I cannot let her become the head guard because she does not have some conditions, some... crucial conditions."

"Just just the conditions? Is it experience?" Robben immediately thought of this.

But the head guard shook his head: "No... Mr. Robben, experience is not the most important thing. The new and old are alternating, and the newcomers' experience is zero. There is no difference between Nalan and other witches. What I am talking about is something else. I can almost guarantee that other witches have such things, but... Nalan does not have this condition. Maybe she had it before, but now..."

Nalan doesn't have it, but almost all other witches have something... Robben looked at the guard in front of him for a long time, but he couldn't figure out what it was. Speaking of which, it seemed that Nalan had much more things now than other witches.

"Sir, I wonder if you can tell me what this condition is? Of course, if you don't want to say, I won't ask again."

The head guard chuckled and said, "Mr. Robben, it is not a bad thing that Nalan does not meet this condition. On the contrary, this makes me feel very relieved. At least... In my lifetime, I saw some hope, although this hope is still very slim."

Robben couldn't understand it anymore.

The head guard said slowly, word by word: "Now, what Nalan lacks...is determination."

"Determination?" Robben was surprised by the answer.

"Yes... Nalan is very young and extremely excellent, but she lacks the determination to take over my position. I cannot hand over my position to a successor without this determination. I would rather choose among the other candidates, but Nalan will definitely not be my object of recognition."

"Sir, I think you may have misunderstood something. Nalan is determined to win this position. This time she took the initiative to come to take the test. Nalan is usually lazy, but this time, she is very determined..."

The head guard shook his head gently and interrupted Robben's words: "Why?"

Robben was stunned: "What...why?"

"Mr. Robben, if Nalan is usually lazy, why do you take the initiative to participate in this test this time? I heard what you mean, it seems that a witch came to participate in such a glorious test, and taking the initiative has become your reason to praise Nalan."

"Uh...this...I mean, Nalan took the initiative this time, unlike in the past, Niya almost died, Nalan was very touched, so..."

"This is the problem..." The chief guard interrupted Robben again, "I think... maybe before I learned that Nya was seriously ill, Nalan might have shown that she didn't want to participate in this test, so Mr. Robben had the idea of ​​'activity', right?"

"Ah..." Robben was speechless for a moment.
To be continued...