Hearing Chen Changan's words, Jiang Yunchen froze.
Chen Changan said he had gained a self of his own. Jiang Yunchen didn't deny it; he had always been that way.
But what did that line mean—your past has nothing to do with me?
"Chen Changan, do you mean you don't care about a person's past?" Jiang Yunchen asked with a frown.
"Yeah. We're both men, so there's no need to make this sound too intimate."
"My wife's right here."
"But I don't know if you've heard this saying: a gentleman judges the heart, not the deed."
"The same goes for friendship."
"I, Chen Changan, am hardly a good person. I've killed far more people than you have."
"What matters more to me is whether friends are sincere with each other."
"Do you think every one of my friends is truly a good person?"
"Everyone... has a dark side. Some people can keep it in check, while others can't."
"Nearly everyone does something dark at some point in their life."
"So all your worries from the start were needless."
"Since ancient times, the victor has been called the hero, and the loser the villain."
Hearing Chen Changan's words, Jiang Yunchen froze. He had never once considered things from this angle.
Even less had he expected Chen Changan to be this kind of person.
"So you're saying that if I'd sincerely befriended you from the start, you would have helped me and given me the chance to become a Ruler?" Jiang Yunchen asked in confusion.
"Why wouldn't I?"
"Having one more powerful friend wouldn't be a bad thing for me."
"Among those who entered the Eternal Ranking this time, I'm not the only one who obtained Chaos Power."
"They all have a chance to reach the Ruler Realm."
"Tell me, didn't you throw