Three days later, Velin and Na left the small town and began traveling through the Ita Kingdom.
During their journey, in order to cultivate Na's independence, Velin directly became a lazybones, refusing to concern himself with anything and leaving Na to handle it all.
If Na caused trouble, he handled it himself.
If he could not handle it either, then they could only hide.
Over six years, Velin and Na became notoriously vicious wanted criminals in the Ita Kingdom. Their crimes included, but were not limited to, slaughtering nobles, robbing officials, beating clergy members on the road, and stealing the wealth of good families.
Their crimes were too numerous to record. The Ita Kingdom had dispatched Gold Knights to capture them more than once, yet still could not find any trace of the two.
Deep within an unnamed forest, Velin leaned comfortably against a large tree, waiting for Na to finish roasting the three rabbits.
Na turned the rabbit in his hand and said, "Teacher, I have a question for you."
Velin opened his eyes, looked at his disciple, and said, "Ask."
"Teacher, yesterday we were underground while that Ita Kingdom's Guardian Knight searched everywhere aboveground, yet he could not find us. Why was that?"
Velin smiled and teased, "Because he was blind, so he could not find us."
Na shook his head and retorted, "Teacher, you're making up stories again."
"Deceiving that Gold Knight's senses is very easy for me, but very difficult for you. You have never reached that level, so naturally you cannot understand how I deceived his senses."
After hearing his teacher's answer, Na only half understood.
He committed those words to heart. Perhaps once he reached that rank, he would naturally understand why his teacher had said that.
Seeing Na fall silent, Velin said nothing