Lu Yuan and Luo Li did not know how Mu Chen felt.
Nor did they need to know.
For Lu Yuan, first, Mu Chen was not Qing Yan Jing's son. The plot of the original work had already been changed by him, so there was naturally no need for him to pay too much attention to Mu Chen. Second, Mu Chen was not a transmigrator, much less someone guaranteed to yield returns after an investment. After all, the plot had already changed. Whether Mu Chen could become a Ruler in the future was still questionable. Besides, even if Mu Chen did become a Ruler, Yan Di Xiao Yan had done the same. More importantly, Lu Yuan's own goal was the realm of a Ruler.
Therefore, there was no need to invest in him at all.
The resources that would have been invested in him—
Were better spent on himself.
Under normal circumstances, there were two possibilities for investing in someone.
The first was when one believed their own strength had reached its current limit, so they picked a promising young person and supported them.
Hai Bodong was a prime example.
As a Supreme, Hai Bodong was someone even ordinary Heavenly Sovereigns would not dare offend without cause.
Even Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereigns—
Would have to think twice before making a move.
After all, Martial Ancestor Lin Dong was renowned throughout the Myriad Heavens, and Yan Di Xiao Yan was no exception. If Martial Ancestor Lin Dong had made his name through ruthless decisiveness, then Yan Di Xiao Yan was universally recognized throughout the Myriad Heavens as the benchmark for protecting his own.
It had been one thing before he rose to prominence.
After all, protecting one's own required strength.
But after he became a Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereign, all the