His words meant that one should value others' opinions and not be self-important, as this leads to things backfiring. Unfortunately, the person involved was unwilling to hear such advice, always believing their own views were correct and never accepting others' opinions or suggestions. This led to a disagreement, with neither side yielding. Ye Tiancheng smiled faintly, his expression full of amusement.
Sister Lin saw him like this and shook her head helplessly. Sister Dou then laughed.
"What are you laughing at? Why are you laughing?" Ye Tiancheng asked, not understanding.
"Because I find it funny, that's why I'm laughing, hahahaha..." Sister Dou burst into hearty laughter.
Ye Tiancheng was speechless at her laughter.
He had thought that as people who had transmigrated at the same time, they should support and understand each other. However, this did not earn them general approval. Instead, their different ways of understanding led to divisions.
Different thoughts represented different viewpoints, thus causing disharmony between them.
"Why does it always make me feel so uncomfortable?" Ye Tiancheng asked, dejected. Sister Lin shook her head and said nothing more. At this critical juncture,
no one would concede anything, which would only deepen the rift between them. Silence was golden, but unfortunately, Ye Tiancheng did not understand this. He mistook their silence for mockery of his incompetence, feeling like a monkey being played by these people.
"It seems I really came back at the wrong time," Ye Tiancheng said, disappointed.
"That's because you're too self-righteous. If you looked at it from a different perspective, everything would disappear."
"Is that so?"
Ye Tiancheng did not think so, but he could not say more at the moment. Saying more would only make them angrier, so he could only proceed with the previous agreement.
"In that case, I'll leave this place to you five sisters to manage."
"You want to be a hands-off manager?"
Faced with Ye Tiancheng's attitude, everyone became very unhappy. They all felt he looked down on them and was up to something.
"Fortunately, I'm smart enough not to fall for your trick,"
Sister Dou said.
"Alright, let's not let this matter hurt our feelings." Sister Si was a very rational woman. She understood that Ye Tiancheng had his own difficulties and his own views to uphold. As a ruler, he couldn't be perfect in every aspect; his shortcomings would need time to be addressed.
"Alright, I guess you're right."
At this, a sly smile appeared on her face.
"It seems I'm still too self-righteous. If one day everything becomes the way you like it, where will I be?"
"Go back to where you came from."
This sounded like something he had read in Journey to the West, what Patriarch Bodhi told Sun Wukong when he expelled him from the sect: "Go back to where you came from."
"This is not the answer I hoped for, but I have to insist on this."
Ye Tiancheng looked up at the sky, appearing very lonely.
"With so many beautiful women accompanying you, you still feel lonely? I really don't understand."
The system smiled at Ye Tiancheng, thinking he truly didn't know how fortunate he was. So many people wished for such a situation. Yet, even living together day and night, they were like lonely people, unable to understand or communicate with each other. Many things happened inexplicably like this.
Ye Tiancheng planned to hand over Caishi City and Duogunna to them for management.
"Then it's settled. We'll meet again in three years."
After saying this, he quietly departed.
He was very confident in leaving the management to these five sisters, especially with Honghu helping them. Without any lingering concerns, perhaps the world would be better without him handling these affairs.
Frankly, Ye Tiancheng had been too excessive in his killing.
Those under his management lived in constant fear, afraid that he might take his displeasure out on them at any moment. This was the most terrifying aspect.
"Is this also good?" Ye Tiancheng asked the system.
"If you think it's good, then everything is good."
His answer was as good as no answer, and it was not what Ye Tiancheng wanted to hear.
"One day, you'll realize we are strangers."
The system felt that Ye Tiancheng was no longer the Ye Tiancheng he once knew. He had completely changed, to the point that even the system could not recognize him.
"If that's the case, then what's there to say? Don't say anything. Did you try? Did you persevere? When facing danger, you only knew how to act impulsively. You were comfortable, but you never considered whether others were comfortable. What others least want to see is the world you desire."
Ye Tiancheng did not want to listen to the system's words. In his opinion, his goals were merely his own desires, and others could not comprehend the suffering he endured in his heart. No matter what choice you made, there would always be regrets. No matter what you did, you would always do something wrong.
He didn't want to feel others' pain, and naturally, he didn't want others to think he was in pain. As long as he lived happily, everything was fine, and there were no major problems. As a cultivator, this was acceptable, but managing the people of a city would lead to big problems.
The world belongs to everyone, not to one person.
"You always fall back into these old habits. You forget the pain once the wound heals."
"You're right. That's why not being a city lord might be my wisest choice."
"I thought you didn't know."
"Don't joke. How could I not know? I just didn't want to admit it. I can only tell you this, and I can't tell anyone else."
"That's why you seem so lonely."
The system laughed. It thought Ye Tiancheng didn't know his own shortcomings, but it didn't expect him to know them, just unwilling to admit them. Such a person was truly stubborn and suffered for the sake of pride.
Only when he understood these things one day would he truly reform.
No matter who told him to correct his flaws, he would not listen. He was completely like a stone by the latrine – smelly, hard, and aloof.
"Can the five of us women really manage after that boy left?" Sister Lin asked Sister Si.
Sister Si smiled, "Yes, it's indeed a bit difficult, but no matter how difficult, we shouldn't fail his entrustment. He will surely correct himself through his experiences; we must believe him."
"As the saying goes, it's easier to change mountains and rivers than to change one's nature. Isn't that true?"
Sister Dou said with a bitter smile. For them, Ye Tiancheng handing over such a mess to them was simply outrageous and irresponsible.
Unfortunately, that fellow would never understand or comprehend. Eventually, they would all realize what happened to them. After that, everyone would cherish what others cherished dearly. When these things became a constraint, they would truly understand the pain that others couldn't comprehend, and the rifts between them would be mended. Then they would love each other like a family.
"On the contrary, I think we should trust that boy. Let him go wherever he wants to go. If he has decided to leave, no one can stop him. No one understands Xiao Zhi's temper. Only through experience can he better understand everything."
Instantly, everyone fell silent, showing their agreement with this statement.
The pain hidden in their hearts could never be expressed in words, and the principles that could not be explained could never be conveyed in language, only felt with the heart.
Ultimately, he had to leave here alone, going to the cultivation continent, abandoning everything. He had originally wanted to take someone with him, but in the end, he cruelly left them behind.
Su Muxian, upon learning that Ye Tiancheng had left, cried heartbrokenly.
"Why couldn't you tell me you were leaving, you scoundrel? I will definitely find you on the cultivation continent. No matter where you flee, I will find you."
In the vast mortal world, only one person is the most important person by your side. They will never leave, no matter what you become, or even if you become an enemy of the entire world.