The only path left for Ye Tiancheng was to avoid being too ostentatious, hide his strength, and act as usual. This was the only way he could achieve greatness. He had already planned this in his heart, but he had been too high-profile before, which made those people hate him intensely. It was only natural for them to hate him so much, given how peculiar he was.
Therefore, once a person becomes peculiar, it marks the beginning of their troubles.
This was all his own doing.
The great green snake and the divine stone were protecting Su Muxian.
This woman certainly needed protection. If there were any way, she would rather escape than face the situation.
This woman was his savior. No matter what, he had to protect her, even if it meant going through fire and water. Since he had already decided to do so,
He naturally had to see his choice through to the end. Even if this change couldn't be altered, even if there was no other choice, this was the only outcome for him. It was truly a tear-jerking situation.
Perhaps when he truly had no other option, he could only choose to compromise.
"It seems you already had a plan in your heart, you just wouldn't say it out loud," said Chen Xue, laughing as she spoke.
"You're really not being a good friend. If something were to happen to me, your Chen family would be finished. Is there any need for you to say such nonsensical things to me?"
"Of course, there is," Chen Xue replied to Ye Tiancheng very seriously.
"After experiencing many things, you will understand that most things are fleeting. Only what you earnestly obtain truly belongs to you. Whether you like it or not, these things will happen to you because you are a very annoying fellow. The people you offend are, to put it bluntly, provoked by yourself, and have nothing to do with anyone else."
This person completely absolved himself, as if none of this had anything to do with him. How could Ye Tiancheng accept this?
He said to him angrily, "You are truly beyond redemption."
"Your assumption is correct. Otherwise, if I sold you in the future, you'd still have to count the money for me. Wouldn't that be even more tragic and terrible? A powerful person has only one course of action: those who follow me prosper, those who oppose me perish."
Chen Xue had long known that she was merely asking for his help, and there was no deeper connection. Arguing with him over such trivial matters made her seem utterly lacking in composure. For her own interests, for her own goals, she naturally had to sacrifice the interests of others. This is human nature.
The reason people are called humans is that under certain circumstances, their choices are extremely self-centered and selfish.
"I don't want to waste any more words with you. Talking back and forth is useless and will only put us in a very passive position. So, let's get straight to the point, or we will fall into greater trouble in the future."
As he said this, he couldn't help but smile faintly, his expression appearing quite repulsive. He never expected things to turn out this way, as if it were a case of "the cunning rabbit is cooked, the hunting dog is boiled," truly fulfilling the ancient saying, "When the rabbit dies, the hounds are boiled; when the birds are gone, the good bow is stored away."
The world is always like this; everyone is constantly pursuing interests.
Only interests are truly intimate. Without them, nothing will exist. Therefore, interests are what everyone desires. Ye Tiancheng understood this clearly. He didn't understand why this person had become so mercenary, nor why he himself was wasting so many words with this person, making himself look like a complete fool.
Many things cannot be explained too clearly in words, and many things will not proceed according to your rhythm at all.
If you truly believe you understand the world, then the world will defeat you. Ye Tiancheng, precisely because he understood the world too well, had become very indifferent to everything. He would no longer easily reveal his repulsive side; he would hide that repulsive aspect and display the side that made others see him as kind. Why would he do this? Naturally, it was to live better. If not for this,
He wouldn't do it. He needed to disguise himself thoroughly.
Only those who learn to disguise themselves can live longer and become stronger.
Facing such a changing world, Ye Tiancheng had long since abandoned himself. He was constantly repeating a very thorny question: why was he doing this, and what was the purpose and reason behind it? He harbored no muddled love, nor muddled hatred for the world.
The reason for so much love and hate was entirely due to himself, the sins he had committed, everything he had caused was closely related to him. Whether you wanted it or not, this would be placed before you.
The burden in his heart had become very clear; it was entirely his own fault. He had helped the Chen family so much, yet they wouldn't be grateful; instead, they would treat him like a villain. This was truly infuriating.
Helping people sometimes was infuriating because you weren't helping in the right way, and it felt meaningless. This was called being an ungrateful wretch.
At this moment, Chen Yang appeared before Ye Tiancheng. Hearing his sister's words, he couldn't help but roll his eyes at her.
"You little woman truly have no insight. The ancients said that short hair means short insight. It's truly like that."
Actually, his sister's hair wasn't that short; it was shoulder-length, just reaching her neck. For women, this was considered short hair, but for men, his hair was long enough.
In reality, what he thought was very simple: be grateful and don't be an ungrateful wretch, or they would be pointed at behind their backs, and the Chen family couldn't bear such slander.
Being pointed at was not a good thing. If one couldn't bear the sins one committed, then in the end, one would have to bear these detestable things, like maggots clinging to bones.
"Really, why can't you just let me have some peace?" Chen Xue was very angry with her older brother.
Seeing his little sister so angry, Chen Yang could only smile faintly and let it go.
However, Chen Yang felt that he should repay the kindness. As a person, one naturally couldn't be too selfish, otherwise, it would seem meaningless.
"So... you should understand, right?"
"Yes, I understand very well. I'm helping you by helping myself, so you don't need to be so bothered by it." Ye Tiancheng's divine sense was calm. He was not surprised by Chen Xue's words at all.
Surprised by what? What others thought had nothing to do with him.
"Is there nothing that can shock others?" Naturally, they were thinking many strange things, making Ye Tiancheng seem like a completely unreasonable person, dismissing others with a single blow.
Such a person was unbearable.
"Enough. I am truly doing this for my own benefit," Ye Tiancheng admitted without concealment.
Hearing Ye Tiancheng's words, the two of them fell silent.
"Then, in that case, we should be very grateful to you," Chen Yang said frankly. "There's nothing we can do about it."
"Is that so?" He smiled bitterly.
"Really, I'm a big scoundrel because I feel very selfish," Chen Xue suddenly changed her tune. This sudden change left Ye Tiancheng completely bewildered. What was this woman up to?
"What exactly are you up to?" Ye Tiancheng found her utterly incomprehensible.
"My sister has that kind of temper; she often does this," Chen Yang said with a helpless expression.
Seeing his sister acting like this, he had no choice. After all, this woman didn't seem like much, but she was truly full of strangeness.
This woman's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea. If you really want to understand it, it's harder than climbing to heaven.
If that's the case, it's better not to try to understand it. If you truly understand it, you will be in endless trouble. This woman is a very terrifying creature. Their inner thoughts truly cannot be understood by common sense.
Regardless, they now had to face a formidable enemy: the people of the Black Clothes Society. What exactly these Black Clothes Society people were planning, Ye Tiancheng had no idea.
Therefore, it was best to take things one step at a time and see what happened, rather than complicating matters. The reason a person is very powerful is because they have grasped an advantage that others have not from the very beginning. The so-called advantage that others have not grasped is naturally a very thought-provoking issue.
Do not rush to define the problem, or you might suffer eight lifetimes of bad luck. For a woman, some things are best left unsaid.
The people of the Black Clothes Society were very powerful; they occupied most of the market share in traditional Chinese medicine. Those who wanted to enter this market had to cooperate unconditionally with the Black Clothes Society people because they controlled most of the profits.
If the entire profit was divided into 10 parts, you could at most get two parts. Therefore, these people in the medicinal materials business were very dissatisfied and full of resentment towards them.
"Next, we need to cooperate, right? If the Black Clothes Society people can't defeat you, then forget it. But I've decided to do this, no matter what difficulties I face." Ye Tiancheng appeared very calm and indifferent because he felt that what he had to do, he had to do well, no matter what dangers he faced. Therefore, the burden for him was imaginable.