Beyond the Old Heavenly Master? Forget It!

"This old man doesn't need a brat like you worrying about him. Don't worry, living another few hundred years won't be a problem," Rota said blandly.

If ordinary people heard such words, they would most likely think Rota was mad. What kind of person could live for several hundred years?

Hakuji, however, did not doubt Rota's words in the slightest. If it was Rota, it really might be possible. To say nothing else, the medicine Rota had given him long ago had granted him extraordinary power.

Moreover, after Koiyuki took the Old Heavenly Master's medicine, not only had her illness improved, but her lifespan had also increased dramatically. Sixty years had passed, yet Koiyuki's appearance had remained frozen in her early twenties.

After exchanging a few pleasantries with Rota, Hakuji got straight to the point. He had come here to ask Rota about the confusion he and Wind Sickle shared.

"Grandpa Zhang, that lightning which fell from the sky just now was released by you, wasn't it? But with your strength, shouldn't you have been able to take care of those two on the spot?"

Rota calmly adjusted his breathing, slowly sat down in his chair, and took a sip of warm tea. "Hakuji, sometimes, there is a certain fate to things in this world. Even if this old man has the strength to kill them, it is not my place to punish them."

"I still don't understand. As long as Muzan is dealt with, the world will be at peace..." Hakuji's way of thinking still could not comprehend Rota's words.

Rota did not mind at all. It did not matter whether Hakuji understood; he only needed him to understand his intentions.

"No matter how much I explain, you still won't understand. You only need to know that Muzan cannot