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

"You need to know one thing: I have never been afraid of your so-called younger brother or other brothers and sisters. Your brothers and sisters pose no threat to me whatsoever, not even the slightest threat. Under these circumstances, the only way to threaten me is through your own strength and ability. Relying on your brothers and sisters is nothing and simply impossible. So you'd better not think you can get anything from me."

"This is an impossible thing, and it is something without any hope. I hope you can understand this. If you don't understand, then it proves that your head has been squeezed by a door. If you do understand, then that's for the best. It's a good thing for everyone, a very good thing. I hope you can understand this principle."

"If you want to retaliate, I welcome it anytime, but you need to think carefully about the consequences. I can tell you clearly that if you want to retaliate, you must have enough strength. If you don't have enough strength, wanting to retaliate is simply courting death. And obviously you don't have enough strength to retaliate, so don't even think about courting death. It's not a good thing for you."

"It's a terrible, awful thing. One wrong move and you could lose your life. This kind of thing really can't happen. It makes me feel like a bad person. Sigh, it's best if this doesn't happen. I don't want to be a bad person. I would never do such a bad thing, because murder and arson are different from my principles. If I did such a thing, it would violate my principles. Sigh, I basically won't do things that violate my principles, so you can rest assured. If you're not reassured, then there's nothing I can do. But if you are, that's good, really good, absolutely good, irreplaceable."

"You should know your situation better than I do, so don't even think about doing anything good. You're no good either. So what am I doing? This is robbing the rich to help the poor. Although I'm not exactly poor myself, don't worry, if you help me, I'll definitely give you some benefits. I won't let you die a horrible death. But if you dare to lay a hand on me, I can tell you for sure, you'll die a horrible death, a very horrible death, absolutely horrible, unimaginably horrible. I'm certain of that, I'm absolutely certain, I can guarantee it, I can completely guarantee it. Don't think you can get anything from me. You can't get anything from me, you have absolutely no ability to do so."

"If you had the ability, you would have already taken action. But you don't. So, please, don't have that kind of thought, please don't have that kind of thought. If you do, then don't ask. Sigh, it's really so regrettable, so painful, so incredibly painful. I hope you can understand this, and I hope you can understand all of this. Don't think about those trivial things, those bad things; it's really impossible. I hope you can understand this, and I hope you can comprehend this. The reason I'm telling you so much is mainly because I feel very comfortable now, I've gained so much, and I'm in a very good mood." "It's comfortable, really very comfortable. I'm so comfortable right now, so very comfortable, truly very comfortable. Nothing could be more comfortable than this, because I've received so many good things. If I weren't comfortable, I'd really be a masochist, wouldn't you say? So, what you need to do now is quickly, immediately, do as I say, and get me even more good things. I know you have the connections and the ability, but that's also the main reason I've kept you alive until now. If you can't do this, then you don't deserve to live. This isn't a joke, nor am I saying this to you lightly; I'm giving you a way to survive."

"I'm just giving you a way out. I hope you understand my good intentions. Stop thinking about those bad things; they won't do you any good. I hope you can understand, truly understand. I hope you can comprehend all of this. Don't think that everything I've done is a joke, or that I'm afraid of your brother. That's impossible. From day one... no, from the moment I made my move, I've never been afraid of you, brother. Your brother is no threat to me, and he will never be a threat. I hope you understand that."

“Sometimes I really don’t know what to say, I really have no idea how to say these things. But I have to say it, otherwise there’s no way, absolutely no way. If there were even a little bit of a way, things wouldn’t be like this, right? I think that’s exactly how it is, absolutely exactly how it is. You need to help me get these things. As long as you get these things, you can continue to live. If you can’t get these things, then you’re doomed. No, I’m not joking, I’m reminding you what you should do. I hope you understand this, I hope you can comprehend this. If you don’t understand this, if you don’t comprehend this, then pretend I never said it, but I believe you will understand, you will comprehend this. I’m not joking with you, I’m telling you what to do, what you should do instead of talking to me about these pointless things.”

"You've said so much, so why should I help you? Why should I help you?"

"Because you have no choice, no right to choose. You only have the right to obediently listen. You don't have that right for anything else. If you did, you wouldn't want to stay here. Sigh, this is truly a very regrettable thing, a really, really regrettable thing. I don't even know how to explain it. I just hope you can understand all of this. Understand that sometimes it's not about what you say or what you do, but what you absolutely must do. If you don't do it, you might not even be able to save your own life. This isn't a joke; it's a fact, a pure fact. You don't want to lose your life, do you? I think you should believe you can save your life. So you must obediently listen. Only in this way can you save your life, and you must save your life. This is something you must do. If you don't, you might lose your life, which is not a good thing at all." "Is it a bad thing, a completely bad thing? Your brother is indeed capable, but he poses no threat to me, and will never pose any threat. You need to understand that. If you think he poses any threat to me, then I can only say you're overthinking it. He poses absolutely no threat to me, not even the slightest threat. I don't care about him. To me, he's just an ant. Is he useful? Yes, he is. His only use is to help me with some things. If he weren't useful, I would never have let him live, and I wouldn't have let him live. You should understand that, you should know that. I don't want to say more; I just want you to understand this principle. If you don't understand this principle, then you can just die. I absolutely won't stop you, I won't prevent you, because your only use is this. If you lose this use, then you are truly useless. There is no third way—it's either live or die. You have no other choice."

"I'm not joking with you. You should know whether what I'm saying is true or false. If you want to live, then behave yourself and do as I say. If you don't want to live, then hurry up and die."

"This will only benefit you, not harm you. You should understand that. Don't think about bad things. Those bad things are torture for you. You shouldn't think about them. You should think about how you should live. If you want to live, then listen to me and do as I say."

"Do you think I would want to live? Do you think your words can threaten me? You're joking, it's impossible, all of this is completely impossible."

The old man was full of integrity and pride.

"You're right. What I'm saying is indeed a threat, and a blatant one at that. There's not a single falsehood in it. I'm threatening you, there's no mistake about that. You're absolutely right, there's no problem with that. I'm threatening you, completely and utterly threatening you, without any pretense. I hope you understand this. I'm threatening you, and I hope you understand all of this. Don't think you can escape my threats. You don't have the right, you don't have the ability. If you had that ability, you wouldn't be standing with me. So, work hard, that's what you should be doing. Don't think everything I'm saying is fake. Everything I'm saying is true, without a single falsehood. I hope you understand this, and I hope you can comprehend it. Don't think I'm talking nonsense; I'm telling the truth, and I hope you understand all of this. Don't think I'm joking. I really have no reason to joke, because I have no need to joke with you anymore. You're nothing but an ant to me. Why would I joke with you? Absolutely not."

"But why should I listen to you? Why should I serve you? That's absolutely impossible. You should know very well that there's absolutely no possibility of it. There's absolutely no chance of it happening."

The old man can now be described as extremely principled, completely unyielding to Fang Yu's coercion.

"Because you have no choice, because you're afraid of death. Don't say you're not afraid of death, that's impossible. You're absolutely afraid of death, and I'll make sure you die a horrible death. Really. I won't describe how horribly you'll die, but it will be indescribably horrific. I really want to tell you this. I hope you can understand this, and not think too much or do too much. You should understand this, you should really understand it. You really want to understand these things, right? I also hope you can understand why these things are happening. These things are all good for us, truly all good, there's nothing fake about it."

"I can tell you definitively, there's absolutely nothing false, not even a tiny bit. You can choose to die or live; I have no demands of you, nor any great demands. I only hope you understand that you will be of use to me. This is only good for you, not bad; it truly brings only benefits, no harm. This is a fact, a pure fact, without any falsehood. I hope you understand this and don't do anything foolish. Doing so will only bring you harm, not benefit. You must understand how true and pure everything I'm saying is. I am truly admonishing you, reminding you of what you should do. Whether you listen or not is up to you." This is your problem, it has nothing to do with me. Anyway, as your… how should I put it, I don't know what status I have with you, but I can only say we're both human. I've given you enough warning, and I even gave you a way out, which you yourself refused. Under these circumstances, what can I do? I have no choice but to let you die. But before you die, I hope you understand one thing: never provoke me. Provoking me will bring you no benefit, nothing at all. I can tell you this clearly, absolutely no benefit. For me, killing you is definitely a good thing. It won't be a bad thing, I can guarantee that, it definitely won't be a bad thing. (End of Chapter)