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

"One day I will defeat you!" After saying this, Zhang Ruochen left without uttering another word under Fang Yu's gaze. Fang Yu sighed and looked up at the blinding sun in the sky, a sun so bright that it would make most people unable to open their eyes. However, the sun had no effect on Fang Yu. He couldn't help but sigh again and again. After sighing more than ten times, an old man reappeared in front of Fang Yu. However, what the old man brought was a good thing: tea leaves. And this tea leaves were not ordinary tea leaves; they were sacred tea!

However, because the area was enveloped and protected by the old man's spiritual power, the aroma of tea did not have any impact on the surrounding environment.
"You old codger, what brings you here again? No, you old codger, this time it's actually quite good, because at least you brought something nice. Unlike last time, when you brought nothing and just tried to drive me away, at least this time you brought something nice. Sigh, at least someone brought something good, unlike the others who don't even know to bring anything nice. After all, I've been a guest here for so long, and they didn't even bring a small gift for me to try. Sigh, it's really a pity. No wonder your world has become like this, there are just too many people who don't know manners. If they knew a little bit of manners, it wouldn't have turned out like this. Don't you think so, old codger? It's really heartbreaking." The old man didn't refute Fang Yu's complaint at all. Instead, he poured Fang Yu a cup of tea, which Fang Yu drank directly, not worried at all that the old man might have poisoned it.

Because for an old man of his status, poisoning someone is simply impossible. Even if you burned him alive, he couldn't do it. It's utterly impossible. After all, the old man still has a sense of shame; how could he possibly do something so shameless? Even if you ate him, you still wouldn't do such a thing. Therefore, Fang Yu could drink his tea with peace of mind, and he enjoyed it very much. At least, Fang Yu was very satisfied, and his gaze towards the old man became much more agreeable, practically pleasing to the eye.

"When you leave, the tea grows cold. You've drunk this tea, shouldn't you be leaving now?"

The old man's words caused Fang Yu to crush the cup with a snap. He hadn't expected that the old man's purpose in coming was to get him to leave quickly.

"It's unbelievable how morally corrupt the world has become. I never imagined that a respected old man like you would actually try to drive someone away. It's truly disappointing. But thinking about it carefully, it seems quite normal, very normal. There's nothing I can do about it; it's just how normal it is. Sigh, it's really upsetting. I don't even know what to say anymore. You know, old man, you've really disappointed me. But it's normal for you to ask me to leave, after all, so many people have asked me to leave. If you didn't let me leave, something would be wrong, so asking me to leave is perfectly normal. But I didn't expect you to be so direct. However, you're at least kind enough to let me have a cup of tea before letting me leave. But why should I listen to you? Why should I listen to you? I don't want to leave, so I don't need to leave. As for what you think, that's your business. What does it have to do with me?"

"Old man, don't you think that makes sense? Don't you think I'm right? If you think I'm right, then pour me another cup of tea, so I can have a proper cup. That way I'll feel a bit more comfortable, at least I can have two or three cups of tea, or I'd even like to drink this whole pot. But I know you definitely won't let me drink this whole pot, because you need this pot of tea to slowly entertain your distinguished guests. Sigh, you're really stingy. So many distinguished guests, and you only use this one pot of tea to entertain them, isn't that too stingy? It's stingy to the extreme, stingy to the extreme."

"Old man, tell me, isn't what I said the truth? Isn't it the truth? Am I right? You see, you can't do anything about it. Under these circumstances, it proves one thing: what I said is absolutely right, so you can't refute it or oppose it. Old man, I actually know you're a good person, and you mean well by wanting me to leave, for my safety, to prevent those old geezers from killing me, right?"

"But I feel you're overthinking it. How could I be so easily killed by those old guys? I'm not stupid. How could I let myself be killed so easily? I would never do something so stupid. It's impossible for those old guys to take my life. It's simply impossible. I will never allow them to do it. As for whether they can do it or not, that depends on their abilities. Anyway, I don't think they have the ability to kill me."

“If you don’t leave, you’ll really be in danger. Your life will be out of your control and will be in the hands of those old fogies. No one will be able to save you then. You should understand that. Why do you insist on courting death?”

"Old man, you need to understand something, okay? I've never been looking for death, never, absolutely not, you know? I'm not looking for death at all, you know? I just want to do what I want to do, not seek death. As for whether they want to die or not, that's their business, it has nothing to do with me, really nothing to do with me. Not even the slightest bit, you know? They want my life, no problem at all, really no problem at all, really. I don't want to settle accounts with them, really, I really don't want to settle accounts with them. They want my life, and I can understand why they want my life, so I won't settle accounts with them, I'll just take revenge on them little by little, you know why? Because they're really useless, all they know how to do is seek death, they have no other way?"

"I hope you understand this, I really hope you understand this. Sigh, it's so painful and disappointing, so incredibly painful and disappointing. I hope you can understand this. If you really don't understand, then there's nothing I can do, really, there's nothing I can do. There's so little I can do, after all, life these days is just so tragic, so miserable. What they want to do? That's their business. I don't want to interfere, I don't want to stop them, but I always feel like they're determined to die. What can I do? I have absolutely no way to help them, don't you think? Old man. It's really a headache, it's really a headache, but there's nothing I can do, absolutely no way at all?"

"Alright, old man, I've said what I needed to say, and I've even said what I shouldn't have. It's just a matter of whether you'll listen or not. Obviously, you don't want to listen to my rambling, but what can I do? You're bothering me, so I can only bother you in return, right? Who told you to bother me like this? If I didn't bother you, I wouldn't be able to get over it. Besides, you didn't have good intentions, and I know you didn't. I brought you tea, and you just kicked me out. Sigh, it's really a painful thing. Old man, you say life is so bitter and tiring, why bother living? Don't you think that makes sense? But what's the point of not living? If you're not alive, everything of value becomes..." It's all an illusion, but why is it so bitter and tiring? Some say it's because I haven't worked hard enough, some say it's because I'm not strong enough, but what is it really? I don't know, I don't know either. I don't know why I came to so many worlds. Some say I came to solve those tragedies, and I myself think I did, because those tragedies, once they happen, make people very unhappy and miserable. For my own happiness, joy, well-being, and peace, I definitely have to change those tragedies. But if I change those tragedies, I'll provoke the ones who created them, I'll infringe on their interests, and they'll definitely try every means to drive me away, or simply kill me.

"They want to kill me, and I can understand why they want to kill me. I understand all of that. But I don't want to die, yet they insist on courting death. If I don't kill them, they'll kill me. Don't you think that makes sense? It's truly a tragic situation, utterly tragic. This conflict of interest is enough to give anyone a headache, but there's nothing I can do about it. I hope someone else can offer a solution, and I hope someone else can be understanding and not put me in such a difficult position. But unfortunately, I feel like there won't be such a understanding person. If there were, I wouldn't be in this predicament. But unfortunately, there isn't such a understanding person. If there were, things would be much easier. But such an understanding person isn't easy to find, nor is it easy to discover."

"For example, my younger brother is a complete airhead. I've made myself perfectly clear, but he still won't get it. He still thinks he can defeat me, but what's the point? Will defeating me change his fate? Will defeating me change those tragedies, or make them repeat themselves? Sigh, he's truly an airhead. I really doubt why I chose him in the first place. What good would it do me to choose him? I just can't figure it out. Don't you think so? Sometimes, so many painful things happen. These painful things are so painful, you know? So painful, so incredibly painful. If there were even the slightest benefit, I wouldn't have done so much. I just wanted to make myself feel a little better, but actually, it's so hard to feel better. Sigh, it's really so hard to feel better, so incredibly hard to feel better."

"Old man, you should leave now. This is not a place for you, it really is not a place for you. If you stay here any longer, it will only do you harm, not benefit you. I'm not trying to scare you, I'm just telling you the truth. For the sake of that cup of tea you gave me, I'll tell you the truth. To be honest, I'm also very tired, and I want to leave too, but for the sake of my reputation, for the sake of my face, I absolutely cannot leave. If I leave, it will be an extremely painful thing. At least for a long time, I cannot accept leaving in such a disgraceful manner."

"I am, after all, a strong person, a top-tier strong person. Why should I leave in such a disgraceful manner? Don't you think that makes sense? So I absolutely cannot leave in such a disgraceful manner. If I leave in such a disgraceful manner, wouldn't I be too shameful? I don't want to be so shameful. So no matter what, no matter what the cost, for the sake of my reputation, for the sake of my reputation, I absolutely cannot do this. The consequences of doing so are too serious. I can't do it."

"Then you can stay here forever. You should know what the consequences will be if you don't leave. I don't want to say anything more. If you want to leave, then leave now and don't stay any longer. If you don't want to leave and want to die, then you can continue to die. No one will stop you, and no one will stop you. You should know this better than I do. As long as you leave, no one will stop you."

"But I just don't want to leave. If I leave, it will be a truly terrible tragedy, a truly terrible tragedy. Because if I leave, no one can stop those tragedies, no one can prevent them. Don't you understand, old man? Do you really want those tragedies to happen? Those tragedies shouldn't have happened, absolutely shouldn't have happened, but because of our selfishness, they have happened. Is that really what you want to see? I certainly don't want to see it. And I will never let them happen." (End of Chapter)