If becoming an immortal was really like this, and the things before her were immortals, then what were all those myths she had heard since childhood?
A lie that had lasted for thousands of years?
Chen Nan continued, "Sister, sometimes, the more you know, the harder it becomes to firmly believe what you once understood.
Ever since becoming an immortal, I've often thought about something. The things we knew before—were they the truth, or carefully woven lies?
The immortal ascension ritual clearly succeeded, so why are we forced to hide beneath the darkness?"
Chen Meiyu mulled it over for a long time but could not come up with a single word of rebuttal. She vaguely felt that perhaps Chen Nan was not talking nonsense.
Yet at the same time, the thought seemed far too absurd.
After all, no one could completely destroy the understanding they had built over decades of life in an instant.
"A Nan..."
Chen Meiyu hesitated for a moment before comforting him. "Sometimes, people who live too clearly suffer more."
Just like her, after witnessing the suffering that came with becoming an immortal.
The eternal life everyone dreamed of had therefore lost all appeal to her.
***
"Where did you go..."
"Ke ke ke, I'll eat you, ke ke!"
"Are you hidden? I'm going to start looking now..."
A group of monsters pressed themselves against every brick wall and peered inside, their throats constantly emitting low, rough croaks.
They sounded like fingernails scraping against a wall, making one's ears ache.
Jiang You hid behind a broken wall, gasping heavily.
Damn it, these monsters were too fast, and Chen Family Village was too small. There was nowhere to escape.
What difference was there between this and a group of people catching a sheep in a room?
And now,