"You know who I am, so you should know what I'm capable of," Shen Xixi said. "What, is the bar for joining the Deep Sea Hunters even higher than I imagined?"
"Well... the Deep Sea Hunters' standards for recruiting new members aren't high. At a time like this, we can't afford to be picky anymore." As he spoke, the Man in the floral shirt handed his surfboard to the receptionist. "Your reputation is known to every player, and your strength is beyond doubt. Forget becoming a member of the Deep Sea Hunters—even becoming the commander of this operation wouldn't be a problem."
"So you're afraid I'll take your position?"
"No, I'm not rejecting you because of your abilities." The Man in the floral shirt smiled. "To put it bluntly, you're too close to Zhang Heng. Rumor has it that on that night in the valley, you led people to block your own teacher, the goddess of justice Justitia, stopping her from joining the siege against Zhang Heng. In a sense, you bear some responsibility for the world becoming what it is now."
"However," the Man in the floral shirt abruptly changed tack, "I'm not bringing this up to hold you accountable. Otherwise, the Deep Sea Hunters would have come looking for you long ago. We know you've been taking your two subordinates around lately, dealing with all those messy groups. I think that's good. Why not keep doing it?"
"Because there's no point in doing that at all," Shen Xixi said flatly.
"Oh, did you only realize that yesterday? I thought you'd known all along, but were just trying to keep yourself busy to ease your guilt a little. Or perhaps you were using this method to follow in the footsteps of the man you secretly loved. Some people say