I, the mortal, come from the great world of Xuanhuang

"You know what? More and more people are causing me trouble because of you. I just don't understand. They clearly have other options, so why do they choose you? They clearly have other better and more outstanding options, so why do they choose you? Is it just because you're the one that old bald monk chose? I really don't understand. I can only say that old bald monk is a real menace, and he's not just causing a little trouble, he's causing a lot of trouble. That old bald monk has really gone too far. He's giving me a real headache."

Fang Yu found Zhang Ruochen again and complained to him. Zhang Ruochen, however, shook his head expressionlessly and said calmly:

“Then you can leave me. Once you leave, all these troubles will disappear. You can cultivate in peace and quiet without worrying about anything. There’s no need for you to stay by my side. Staying by my side won’t do you any good. I think you understand this better than I do. I don’t need to say anything more. Saying more would be pointless. I need to focus on my cultivation now, and I hope you won’t bother me. This is good for both of us. I hope you won’t disturb us anymore.”

"What, you want to kick me out too? Do you know how much I've done? Do you know how much I've sacrificed? And you're so ungrateful, you actually want to kick me out. It's really upsetting, so incredibly upsetting, you have absolutely no sense of gratitude. But it's alright, it's perfectly normal. After all, I'm your brother, so it's a very normal thing, absolutely normal. Nothing could be more normal. I also hope you can continue to work hard and cultivate as soon as possible. Only by becoming strong enough can you change your own destiny, only by becoming strong enough can you fight against those you can't fight against—oh, I should say those you can't fight against right now."

"Your fate was already predetermined. Although many things shouldn't have happened, destined to be tragedies, those old fogies deliberately made them happen. For them, changing your fate is impossible; they've arranged it. Your destiny must be filled with tragedy to make you stronger, to strengthen your heart, so that you can face the strong without fear, dread, or worry. Only then can you become a true powerhouse. But I don't want you to become that kind of powerhouse, because most of them are cold-blooded and ruthless, devoid of any emotion. They have absolutely no feelings, not even a shred of them. I don't want you to become like that, do you understand? That's why I tried to change everything. But now it seems you've been thoroughly fooled by those old fogies, and don't want me to change anything. It's truly heartbreaking, so heartbreaking. We were clearly..." "We're supposed to be on the same side, but you insist on preventing me from doing this. You think everything I'm doing is right, that I should leave, that I have to leave you. Do you know how heartbroken, how sad, how painful this makes me? Of course, you can think I'm just pretending. That's fine, those aren't difficult things, they're not problems, they're all perfectly fine, and I won't say anything more. But I hope you can understand that everything I've done is to change your current fate. If I can't change it, then I can't do anything else. Really, I really want to change all of this. Unfortunately, you've been thoroughly fooled by those old guys. What kind of magic potion did they give you to make you like this? It really surprises me. Those old guys are quite capable, far beyond my expectations. I also hope to change things, but I think it's still quite difficult. I hope you can understand that."

"The unfortunate thing is that you seem completely unaware of all the painstaking efforts I've made. You only think I have ulterior motives, and that's true. I do have ulterior motives, that much is certain. I do have ulterior motives towards you. Because if I control you, I can fight against many things, I can change and resolve many things. That way, I can resolve things clearly, and many tragedies won't happen again. I won't witness many more tragedies. Really, I don't want to see those tragedies. Changing those tragedies is my goal. To be honest, changing those tragedies is my goal, and I want to change those tragedies, which is why I came here. This is the main reason why I say I have ulterior motives. Because I truly do have ulterior motives, that's undeniable. Don't think that all of this is for the good of the world, for your life. Of course, it's not for your benefit. I'm not doing this for your benefit, and I know you won't believe me because you've been misled by those old guys and think I have ulterior motives. Although I do have ulterior motives, I still hope..." You can believe me. Although I have ill intentions, I absolutely do not mean to harm you. Even if I wanted to hurt you, I would do it my own way, not like those old geezers who use underhanded tricks to fill your life with tragedy, all under the guise of doing it for your own good, to make you stronger and more resilient. Those old geezers are good for nothing but deceiving people. Besides being born early and reaping early benefits, what else have they got? No brains, their brains are all squeezed by a door. A bunch of idiots, a bunch of utterly stupid idiots, truly a bunch of idiots, utterly stupid idiots. I hope they can stop being so stupid, but there's nothing I can do. Who made them so stupid? I can't change those idiots' minds. The only thing I can change is yours, but it seems that's impossible. Really, I can't change your mind either. Your thoughts are your own business, and I can't change them. Anyway, you've been completely fooled by those old geezers, and there's nothing I can do about it. Whether you believe what I'm saying is your business.”

“I believe everything you say, I completely believe everything you say. But even if I believe it, what can I do? What can the two of us change? Nothing. Nothing and no one can change anything. You say you want to change those tragedies, but are those tragedies really so easy to change? Will those elders really allow you to change the tragedies they have set? They won't. They will only make my tragedies more intense, make my tragedies more numerous, only increase my suffering little by little, and make my life trajectory more tortuous and unbearable. So I hope you can leave. You just need to leave, and then my tragedies will be much less.”

"So many of my tragedies were caused by you, not by anyone else. If you want to change those tragedies, the only way is for you to leave. There is no other way. I hope you can understand that."

"Alright, alright, you want me to leave too, but if I leave, wouldn't that really be what they want? So there's absolutely no way I'll leave according to their plan. I'd never leave according to their plan unless I'm out of my mind. Although changing your life is a very difficult thing, it's not too difficult for me. Although changing your life is a headache, I can't not change it. If I don't change it, my life will be a nightmare. So I have to change these things. If I don't change these things, wouldn't my life be meaningless? And if your life goes on as planned, what's the point of me being here? It'll be meaningless. So even if it's to make my life more meaningful, I can't ignore this matter. I absolutely won't ignore these things. These things can't be ignored, and I absolutely can't ignore them. I hope you can understand, so don't think I'll leave. I absolutely won't." "If I leave, then my being here has had absolutely no value or meaning whatsoever. It's truly meaningless, utterly meaningless, without the slightest bit of significance. Therefore, I absolutely and resolutely cannot leave. You don't need to say anything more about me leaving quickly or not changing your life; such words will absolutely not change my mind. So, although your life path has already been arranged, I hope you won't follow those old guys' instructions. Those old guys are truly ill-intentioned; they're even more ill-intentioned than I am. Since that's the case, then you don't need to follow their instructions or their arrangements. These things are all meaningless and worthless, truly meaningless and worthless, and serve no purpose whatsoever. I hope you can understand this, and I hope you can comprehend this. If you don't understand, then I truly have no way to help you. If you think I really have ill intentions, then I also have absolutely no way to help you. Okay, that's all we can say to each other; I won't say anything more."

"What you're saying is simply to make me listen to you and do what you say, isn't it?"

Zhang Ruochen responded expressionlessly, and his words made Fang Yu stop, then a smile appeared on his face.

"You're right, that's exactly what I think. As long as you do as I say, as long as you act according to my instructions, your future will be absolutely smooth sailing, really, your future will be absolutely smooth sailing, I guarantee there won't be any problems, your future will be absolutely smooth sailing, there won't be any problems at all. I also hope you can understand that, if you don't understand, then I have no way to help you, after all, if you don't understand some things, then there really is no way to help you."

"Alright, you don't need to say anymore. In short, I hope you understand that what you need to do now is leave as soon as possible and never appear in my world again. Otherwise, it won't be a good thing for either of us. You should know that very well, so there's no need to say anything more. Just go and do what you need to do. As for those tragedies you mentioned, I can only tell you that if they're meant to happen, they will happen; if they're not meant to happen, they won't happen. I don't need you to say anything more or remind me. If you really think it's for my own good, then just stay out of my world. That will only benefit both of us."

"No, no, no, please don't misunderstand. I'm not doing this for your own good; it's for myself. It's just that this process is beneficial for both of us, absolutely not for your benefit. I have no such intention, no such purpose. I would never do this for your own good. For your own good, I've done so much, sacrificed so much, and ultimately gained nothing. Do you think that's possible? Absolutely impossible. So, I'm doing this all for my own good; it's perfectly normal. I've done all this for my own benefit, and it has nothing to do with you. The reason I want to change the tragedy in your life is also for my own sake. I'm doing all this for myself, and it has absolutely nothing to do with you. I hope you understand that. I've said all this for my own good, and it has nothing to do with you whatsoever. It's just that in this process, you might gain something..." That's why I'm going to such lengths to persuade you to do what I say, because you'll benefit from it—it's something that will definitely bring you benefits. If you don't do what I say, your life will be filled with tragedy. To be honest, these tragedies are truly painful, otherwise I wouldn't be trying to change things. It's precisely because I want to change these tragedies that I'm rambling on and on, because I want to change these tragedies that shouldn't have happened in the first place, to make those old fogies' faces swell up a little, to make those old fogies' faces hurt a little, to make those old fogies know what they should and shouldn't do. Those old fogies are only alive now because they appeared relatively early; otherwise, they would have died long ago. Sigh, it's truly a headache, truly a headache. (End of Chapter)