Striving for Science C93 pt1

The gray-clothed man, who had already prepared his opening lines, was completely silenced by Shen Chang'an's words. Especially when he saw Shen Chang'an's hand, secretly hidden behind his back, pressing against the emergency call button, he felt speechless.

"Have you ever wondered why your father's soul was incomplete after his death?"

Just when Shen Chang'an was convinced this was a scammer, the other party suddenly said this. His hand, about to press the dial button, paused. He looked at the person with suspicion, "How do you know about this?"

"What do you think?" The man in gray smiled enigmatically.

Shen Chang'an fell silent. He suddenly realized that while he was handing out flyers at the entrance of the community, there was a lot of hustle and bustle, but at this moment, it felt like there was an invisible barrier around him, separating him from the world.

So, the person standing in front of him might not be human.

Shen Chang'an glanced at his feet, there was a shadow, not a ghost.

Not a ghost, could it be a yao?

A yao, coming to stir up trouble between humans, what was the point?

The more he thought about it, the more the logic seemed off. So Shen Chang'an simply stopped talking. Sometimes silence can give someone the upper hand in a conversation, it depends on who can hold their ground.

"In this world, very little can escape my eyes."

Hearing this, Shen Chang'an sighed deeply. It turned out that Uncle Zhang's usual talk wasn't bragging, just a slight exaggeration. This guy in front of him was the true spokesperson of the bragging world.

"Oh, my apologies, it seems I've been disrespectful. You must be the Heaven."

"What did you say?!" The man in gray's face instantly turned dark.

"Don't they say, 'Man does, Heaven watches'?" Shen Chang'an crossed his arms and leaned his bicycle against the side, "Besides the Heaven, who else can do that?"

"Heaven? What is Heaven?!" The man in gray sneered, "Haven't you heard of 'There's a heaven above, there's a heaven above heaven'?"

"Oh." Shen Chang'an looked indifferent. So it wasn't the Heaven? Then what was he bragging about?

The conversation was not going smoothly, it was very unfriendly.

Shen Chang'an glanced at his phone, realizing he could forget about calling the police, because he had no signal. He looked around and said to the man in gray, "You're so powerful, can you conjure up two chairs? I've been handing out flyers all day, I'm pretty tired."

The enigmatic aura the man in gray had cultivated completely crumbled at this moment.

He looked at Shen Chang'an expressionlessly, not moving a muscle.

Shen Chang'an thought, they both had expressionless faces, but Dao Nian's posture and appearance were leagues ahead of this nutcase.

After ten minutes of silence between them, perhaps the man in gray wanted to show his sincerity in the conversation. He suddenly waved his hand, and they were transported to a void, but there was a table and two chairs.

Shen Chang'an didn't complain, he stretched out his long legs and sat down on the chair.

"We have a table and chairs, how about some tea…"

The man in gray sneered, "You think I'm here to invite you for tea?"

He's not as good-looking as Dao Nian, and he's not as gentle as Dao Nian when it comes to doing things. Plus, Dao Nian never brags, he's all about low-key luxury and attentiveness.

Men, they're just better when they're like Dao Nian.

Shen Chang'an, mimicking Dao Nian's posture, leaned back lazily against the chair, waiting for the man in gray to continue.

"I see you talk about how deep your feelings for your parents are, but it's all just talk," the man in gray said with a mocking glint in his eyes. "Otherwise, why would you have no reaction at all when you heard news about him?"

"Maybe I have a brain," Shen Chang'an tilted his head. "Who are you, mister? You expect me to believe everything you say? Are you too confident in your eloquence, or do you think my brain is filled with an entire ocean?"

The man in gray: "..."

He felt an urge to strangle this person, but as soon as the thought arose, his body became uncontrollable. It was the instinct of the Great Dao.

Deep down, he desperately wanted Shen Chang'an to vanish from the world right now, but his body couldn't do it.

On the man's expressionless face, Shen Chang'an saw the words "I want to take your head" flashing, but to his surprise, this seemingly powerful man in gray couldn't lay a finger on him, as if he had some reservations.

A suspicion began to form in his mind, so he made his words even harsher: "Mister, just say it straight. Did you find out my friend is rich and want to scam some money?"

There's a right way to scam. If you want it, just say so. It's not easy doing this line of work in the middle of winter. Making such a big fuss, who are you trying to scare?

Seeing Shen Chang'an's disdainful expression, the man in gray's face grew even colder: "Rich friend?"

Shen Chang'an smiled lightly, raising his lips: "Yeah, a friend who's richer than you, better-looking than you, and has more class than you."

"You call him a friend, but does he consider you a friend?" The man in gray laughed, not in anger but in amusement. "Sometimes I feel sorry for you. You've been reborn into the world, struggling for survival, enduring all eight sufferings of life, isn't it pitiful?"

"Every life, you're born into the world with no family ties, dying in solitude. This life, you only had a brief eight years of family connection, a rare occurrence." The man in gray asked, "Life after life, you carry the hopes of living beings, aren't you tired, don't you resent it?"

Shen Chang'an: "..."

What did he have to resent? He was originally an orphan, but luckily he was adopted by his parents and received their love. Later, he met his grandparents in the courtyard, and he got into a good university. After coming to Wuming City, he not only met interesting colleagues but also met the most important person in his life, living a carefree life of eating and drinking for free.

How could he resent such a life? What more could he ask for?

Shen Chang'an: "..."

"I think, stirring up emotions and spreading rumors might not be your forte. I can't relate to what you're saying at all."

He had a big gold ingot from Dao Nian, and jewelry from Long Guang. If you counted it all up, he was a small tycoon. Thinking about it, he wasn't sad at all, he was actually quite pleased with himself.

The man in gray wanted to say that Shen Chang'an was just pretending to be strong, but looking at Shen Chang'an's smug face, he felt... Shen Chang'an seemed to be very satisfied with his current life.

Was he not filled with hatred when he was abused by his own family?

In college, he was mocked as an orphan by his classmates, and his roommate stole his important paper, didn't he feel resentment?

With his outstanding abilities, he should have had a glorious life, but he had to end up in a remote city, doing odd jobs. Didn't he feel like his life was wasted?

The man in gray didn't understand. In his previous life, this person had doubts about life before his death. Why did he become so carefree in this life?

"What do you think your best friend is?" The man in gray's emotionless eyes stared at Shen Chang'an. "Do you think his appearance and closeness to you are all coincidences?"

"How could there be someone in the world who would be so selfless and kind to you?"

"Who do you think you are?"

"Who I am is irrelevant." Shen Chang'an's expression didn't change. "What Dao Nian is, what his intentions are towards me, it's not up to you to decide."

"Even if he truly has ulterior motives, he's still more trustworthy than someone you've never met before." Shen Chang'an stood up, his face cold. "You don't need to say these things to me, I don't want to hear them. Let me go."

"If you don't want to hear it, then I'll let you see for yourself what he truly is." The man in gray robes waved his sleeve, and he actually caught Shen Chang'an in his palm, flying through the void.

***

The pig elder of the Beast Yao clan mysteriously died in the temple, and it was also connected to the Water and Bird clans, causing a stir throughout the entire Yao clan.

Upon hearing this news, Long Guang and the peacock elder of the Bird clan immediately rode clouds and mist to the Beast Yao clan's temple.

In the temple, Lord Heavenly Dao stood expressionless at the head, while the other Yao cultivators of the Beast Yao clan knelt before him. Seeing Long Guang appear, many of the Beast Yao clan's young Yao showed expressions of resentment.

Long Guang glanced at the pig in the jade coffin, his dragon horns couldn't help but split a little more. He was a good dragon in every way, except for his hot temper. Yesterday, he couldn't help but argue with that pig yao, and today, the pig died. It was his bad luck to be caught up in this.

Ignoring the resentful gazes of these little yaos, Long Guang entered and bowed deeply to Dao Nian, "Old Long greets the Lord."

"Is the pig yao's death related to you?"

"Please, Lord, be clear. This matter was not done by Old Long."

"Hmm." Dao Nian nodded and said nothing more.

The beast yao cultivators were stunned. What did this mean? Did Heavenly Dao believe Long Guang's words? This perfunctory attitude, not even willing to put on a show, was Heavenly Dao so partial to the water tribe?

The beast yaos dared not speak out, but they saw the Peacock Elder of the bird tribe arrive.

Staring at the peacock flying in the air with its wings, the beast yaos thought resentfully, so what if you have wings? What are you showing off for? They couldn't stand those peacock yaos the most. They strut around with their two feathers, thinking they are the most beautiful in the world.

The peacock landed and transformed into a human form. After bowing to Dao Nian, he said directly, "Yesterday, I did have a dispute with Elder Pig, but his death has nothing to do with us."

"Elder Pig's primal soul is gone, naturally, you can say whatever you want." A small pig yao cried, "Who doesn't know that you bird tribe, in order to curry favor with that human, not only made Fei Ying his pet, but also let the Phoenix be raised under his name. Now, of course, you have the confidence to talk nonsense."

Peacock: "..."

Tsk, are they the kind of yao who grovel at humans?

At most... at most, we respect that human. Besides, what's wrong with respecting someone close to the Heavenly Dao? How is that groveling?

Looking at the little yao's original form, it was a pig. No wonder it spoke so carelessly.

"Little Daoist, there's no need to involve unrelated people. Just speak your mind." Long Guang felt that this was not right and couldn't help but speak up, "Take your time…"

"You think you're clean just because you spend all day in the water?" The little pig yao was furious and emboldened, "Everyone knows that you water tribe gave away all your best jewels to please that human."

Long Guang: "..."

Whose brat is this? Maybe we should just roast him and eat him.