Xu Le did not accept her apology. He simply asked:
"Tell me, what grudge has made your heart energy so unstable?"
"It hasn't."
"I'm a Red Moon Warlock. You don't hide those fluctuations in your heart energy at all. To me, lying like this is a joke."
"I want to become stronger."
"I know you want to become stronger. The question is, what do you want that strength for?"
"My parents died during the last Black Tide. I want to avenge them."
Her answer made Xu Le pause slightly. Had her hatred only begun after the last Black Tide?
The last Red Moon Calamity had been extremely dangerous, and many of Lighthouse's citizens had died. Her reason was certainly reasonable.
Still, how should he put it? This sort of revenge was far too blind.
"Then have you settled on a revenge plan, a target, your prospects for the future, and what you should do after taking revenge?"
Wu Shana froze for a moment. Xu Le's barrage of questions seemed to have stumped her.
She had never considered any of that.
She wanted to join the Night Watchers simply because they could encounter Oddities on the front lines and kill them.
Things like the future were far too distant for her.
"I haven't thought about that... I just want to kill Oddities and avenge my parents."
Watching Wu Shana gradually fall into his rhythm, Xu Le nodded slightly.
"Very good. You want to kill Oddities, but you're very weak right now. Wanting and doing are two different things. Do you have a way to become stronger?"
Wu Shana narrowed her eyes slightly and stared at Xu Le.
"I do."
"You do? What do you have? A renowned teacher guiding you, or powerful weapons and equipment? Surely you don't think making a