Gui Zihan took the sword manual from the Butler and said solemnly, "Thank you, Mr. Mo. My master said that if you are willing, we would welcome you back to live in Great Shun. Whatever benefits you receive in V Asia, we can provide the equivalent."
Mr. Mo smiled and shook his head. "When my master taught me his skills, he made me swear that I would never harm a single person from the Eastern Continent in this life.
"But I figured that would be hard to achieve on the Eastern Continent, so I simply moved here. I've lived here for all these years, and I think this place suits me well. If I went somewhere else, I might not be able to maintain this state of mind."
He gestured toward the distance beyond the window. "See that residence over there?"
Chen Chuan and Gui Zihan looked over and saw an estate through the window. Its layout was unusual, and its exterior resembled a Zen Sect temple.
"The man next door was once a general of the Chu Dynasty. After the Chu Dynasty collapsed, he entered the mountains and became a Chan Practitioner. More than two hundred years later, he returned to the secular world, but once again, the world was in chaos.
"He felt there was nowhere peaceful to be found on the Eastern Continent, so he hid here with me in the end. After finding a place of comfort and settling his mind, he managed to stabilize his bodily mutation. If he went back, he might well turn into a demon or ghost."
Gui Zihan asked in confusion, "Is the Federation not in chaos, then?"
Mr. Mo said, "That depends on how you look at it. As long as he doesn't see it, what does it matter? If