"I didn't have as many schemes as you at your age."
"Of course, don't be nervous."
"That was praise, not criticism."
"Having many schemes has its benefits—it helps you avoid being plotted against. Having few schemes has its benefits too—it earns you the appreciation of others."
"Who wouldn't like an innocent heart?"
The young man spread his hands and smiled freely.
Seeing that Lu Yuan's expression remained unchanged and that he was unmoved by those words, the young man abruptly changed the subject, making his train of thought impossible to follow and his intentions impossible to fathom. "What a coincidence. I don't like innocent hearts. Just as I would definitely choose a clever and ruthless girl for a partner, whether they are friends or disciples—in short, anyone I count among my own—I hope they do not possess too much innocence. In this treacherous world, an innocent heart can only gamble on the kindness of others. As everyone knows, malice triumphs over goodwill in most cases. That is precisely why kindness is praised and regarded as a noble, beautiful virtue..."
"To be honest, I don't think there was the slightest flaw in my expression."
"And I believe I had suppressed my spiritual fluctuations until they were nearly dead still."
"So, although I know this may be a secret I should not pry into, and that prying into it may bring about my death, I truly want to know—how did you see through me?"
Lu Yuan gave the young man a deep look.
At the same time, he silently began guessing the other party's identity.
Unfortunately, he found nothing.
The reason was simple.
The current Myriad Heavens was not the Myriad Heavens of several hundred thousand years later.
The Myriad Heavens several hundred thousand years later—
Heavenly Sovereigns were scarce.
Even when