To the southwest, the sun had shifted a little farther. Its light grew deeper and heavier, spilling freely across the wilderness with apparent generosity. Even the shuttle weaving through the hills was occasionally coated in golden gleams, as though receiving a blessing.
With a sun like this, how could anyone speak of it "shining on one alone"?
Of course, metaphors and exaggerated rhetoric had to be allowed. Besides, Luo BOSS's absurdly unreasonable cultivation speed was itself exaggerated to the point of absurdity. Who knew how many people had questioned their lives because of it.
Mountain Lord was hardly the only one.
Long Qi withdrew his gaze from outside the cabin and continued casually, "As for an actual method, did you set your sights on that Heavenly Human Demon Subduing Diagram or whatever? It sounds... pretty damn high-class."
The insincere praise and somewhat rash judgment did not earn Mountain Lord's agreement. For some reason, he seemed to lose interest in talking and fell silent.
But Long Qi did not stop, because he suddenly thought of what should have been the most convincing point, yet one Mountain Lord had never mentioned:
"What about Li Wei?
"Does Li Wei have a 'method' like that?"
"You've been 'working with' him for years, haven't you? So there hasn't been any—"
A chill inexplicably ran down his back. Had he struck a sore spot?
Long Qi shuddered and bared his teeth, slightly revising his wording, yet he still forced the question out. "...I mean, has the Deep Blue World, represented by Li Wei... over all these years, not come up with any plans specifically for your situation?
"Or have they just not been very successful?"
Long Qi had already realized that, by speaking like this, he had unconsciously turned himself into something like a Spokesperson, representing