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

"Old man, you should comfort your disciple. From now on, it's up to you, his master, to guide him. He's just a passerby, someone who doesn't hold much significance in his life. Life has many things to offer, and if he can't understand them, then there's nothing that can be done. But I believe he's a smart child. Since he's smart, he'll surely be able to understand these things. If he can understand them, then his life will naturally be a smooth road. If he can't understand them, then it will be a path full of thorns. That will be much harder to walk. Originally, it was a very easy path, but now it's extremely difficult. Since it's difficult, there's nothing that can be done. It's all up to his own fate. If his fate is good, it will be smooth sailing; if his fate is bad, it will be a dead end. There's nothing I can do, nothing anyone can do."

Fang Yu's words left Xiao Yan's teacher feeling extremely helpless.

“I am well aware of what you are saying, and you don’t need to ask me any more questions about what I need to do. In short, I will definitely make sure this child is well taken care of and won’t do anything bad. You can rest assured about that. If you are really worried, you can continue to stay by his side. He will definitely not let you down. I am confident about that. You can rest assured.”

"What do I have to be at ease about? How could I possibly be at ease about something like this? Besides, you should know exactly what your purpose is. I can guarantee that you're definitely up to no good. If you had any good intentions, you wouldn't have asked me to stay. You're just afraid something might happen that you can't handle, so you're throwing me in here so you can solve the problem. To be precise, you're making me solve a really big problem. It's incredibly big. Honestly, it's a huge problem, an extremely huge problem. So, if you're up to no good, don't say things like that. If you had any good intentions, you wouldn't be in this situation. Don't you agree? I think that's the truth. You should understand what I mean. I hope you understand this and stop thinking I'm up to no good. I can absolutely guarantee that you're up to no good either. There's not a single problem. If there were even the slightest problem, I wouldn't be telling you all this."

"There's one more thing I need you to resolve. If you can't, it'll be quite troublesome. This kid has a lot of enemies. Although he hasn't made any enemies himself, his family has, you should know that. Sigh, it's a really troublesome thing, absolutely a headache. It's incredibly troublesome, completely useless, not a single bit of use. If it's useless, then it's troublesome. Anyway, I don't know how to solve it. But if things go smoothly, even if it's useless, it might still be solvable. I certainly can't solve it, but maybe this kid has a better way. He really does have a way, a special way, no problem at all."

"Does the gentleman mean that you are leaving?"
"Didn't I just say? I can't stay by this kid's side. I'm not his father, nor am I his protector. How could I possibly stay by his side forever? I can't do that, and I'm not capable of it. You should all understand that. I have to leave. If I don't leave, things will become very complicated. You should have anticipated that. Don't try to trick me into saying anything. If I don't leave, it will only make things more troublesome. You should all understand that, so there's no need to say more."

Fang Yu sighed, took another sip of wine, and then continued.

“I actually have a lot of problems, most of which I can’t solve, so I can only keep running away. But running away doesn’t lead to a conclusion. I know I can’t keep running away anymore. If I continue to run away, the consequences will be unimaginable and unpredictable.”

"If there weren't problems, I wouldn't be saying so much; it's precisely because the problems are so huge that I'm saying so much. The problems are truly enormous, which is why I'm bringing this up. The main reason is that I owe a huge favor, and whether you believe me or not, I have to tell you the truth. Otherwise, I can't face their ancestors. After all, this is something I promised them, and without giving them an explanation, my conscience won't be at peace. It truly will be unbearable. Whether you believe me or not, that's all I can say. If I don't give you an explanation, a proper answer, my conscience will absolutely be uneasy. That's for sure, without a doubt. Ah, that's life. No matter what happens to others, that's how it is for me. What others want to do is none of my business, not even the slightest bit. If there were even the slightest connection, things wouldn't be like this. Don't you think that makes sense?"

"Who exactly are you, sir? I really can't figure out your background or identity. I really can't figure it out at all. Could you please tell me frankly?"

Yao Chen asked directly, voicing his doubts, as it was something that truly puzzled him.

"You can consider me a good person, you can think of me as a good person, I am a good person. Whatever you think, I am a good person. I really am a good person, an absolutely good person, a good person without any problems. Please believe me, I am absolutely a good person. If I weren't a good person, I wouldn't be telling you all this. It's precisely because I am a good person that I have to tell you the truth, because I have no other choice. I must do these things. Only in this way can my conscience be at peace, only in this way can my conscience feel a little better. I also hope you can understand a little and not do anything wrong. Don't do these things, because they have no meaning or value, really no meaning or value whatsoever."

"Sir, I feel you are deceiving us. I have a feeling you have ulterior motives."

Yao Chen got straight to the point.

"Perhaps I do have ill intentions, you're absolutely right about that, I really do have ill intentions, there's no doubt about that, you're not wrong about that, I have ill intentions, so you can rest assured now. Sigh, I knew that no one would believe me no matter what I said, but I also knew that you would believe me. I knew you would definitely believe me, if you didn't believe me, you wouldn't have said so much to me, you just want the truth, now I'm giving you the truth, and I hope you can understand."

"I really have no other choice, absolutely no other way. I owe someone a favor, and I have to repay that favor, right? That's why I had to come here, but it seems you don't really believe me."

"Since you're unwilling to believe me, then I have nothing more to say. I've already made everything clear. What's the point of saying more? Absolutely none. If it were even slightly useful, you wouldn't distrust me. Really, you don't have to believe me, and I won't have any objections. But I hope you understand." "You will face many troubles, a great many troubles, problems that even I cannot solve for you. These are your own trials, your own problems, and have nothing to do with me. What I can help you with is actually very little, extremely little, even negligible. Since it's negligible, I think you understand what I mean. Everything depends on the joint efforts of you, master and disciple. I can't help you much, and I hope you understand this. Don't think of yourselves as saviors. Of course, I know you certainly haven't thought that way; you just want to be stronger."

"It really is true, absolutely true. I can say that with certainty, I am absolutely certain there is no problem whatsoever. If even this is a problem, then I really don't know what to say, I really don't know what to say. I just hope you can understand, that you can come to my senses."

“I understand everything you’ve said, sir, but I still have one question for you. Under what circumstances can you help this young man? I’d like to know what you need to help him.”

"I am going to teach this child a martial art. This martial art is very special, so there will be great danger in the process. Therefore, I need your help, sir."

Upon hearing this, Fang Yu was immediately shocked. He naturally knew what kind of technique this old man was going to pass on to Xiao Yan.

"I won't concern myself with that. If he's unlucky enough to die, it has nothing to do with me. Anyway, I've already said and done everything I should have said clearly. I hope you can understand that. Don't think of me as some kind of savior. I can't save you all like this, and I'm not capable of doing it. I'm not some kind of savior, and I hope you can understand that."

"I'm really tired right now, and I want to leave as soon as possible. Once I'm gone, please don't bother me anymore, because even if you bother me, it won't do me any good. You could say it's completely useless. If it were even the slightest bit useful, things wouldn't be like this."

"Alright, I've made myself perfectly clear. If I'm going to do something, you should understand that it's extremely dangerous and difficult—the kind of extremely difficult that's beyond words. If you can't help me, and as for his affairs, I won't interfere. Although I said I might intervene in a critical moment, it's only a possibility, not a certainty. Therefore, don't place all your hopes on me, because it's pointless, utterly pointless. And I know you old codger are eager for me to leave. That way, a huge hidden danger can be eliminated. I am just a huge hidden danger to you, a hidden danger that must be eliminated, and can only be eliminated, no matter the cost. You definitely want this hidden danger to be gone. You should understand this, and I understand it very well. There's nothing I don't understand. I hope you understand, and I hope you can comprehend it."

"Don't worry, I'll be leaving soon and won't bother you for long, so you don't need to worry too much."

"Sir, you are joking. I absolutely did not mean that. I can assure you that I did not mean that. You can rest assured."

"Whether I feel at ease or not is not up to you, but up to me. What are you thinking? Others may not be able to see it, but I can see it clearly. I can guarantee that. If you think I don't have the ability or the capacity, then you can choose someone else. Anyway, I've already done a lot, and I've already said everything clearly. Everything has been laid out in the open, and you should all know that."

"So, stop thinking about those bad things. Those bad things don't belong to us, or to anyone else, absolutely not to anyone. No one can change them. You just need to work hard yourselves. I don't care about anything else. Anyway, it has nothing to do with me, not even a little bit. Sigh, I'm really tired, extremely tired, but there's no way around it. I have to solve it, otherwise it's impossible. If that's really the case, I hope you can understand, and I hope you can realize that you shouldn't think about those impossible things. Those impossible things won't do you any good. If this cultivation method is dangerous, don't go looking for trouble with others. Absolutely don't go looking for trouble, or you'll be in real trouble."

"Sigh, it's really tiring, extremely tiring, so tiring it's unimaginable."

"And it's the kind of discomfort that's really unbearable, absolutely unbearable. Ugh, it's so uncomfortable, so incredibly uncomfortable. I hoped everything could take its natural course, but things didn't turn out that way, it's completely unsatisfactory. What can I do in this situation? There's nothing I can do, absolutely no way at all, not a single thing. It's really giving me a headache."

"You old codger had better think positively and stop thinking about those bad things." (End of Chapter)