Helplessness

Chapter 67: Helplessness (Seeking Recommendation Tickets~)

Shi Lan lowered her head, not replying.

"Youth is good."

Jiang Li sighed, plopped down beside Shi Lan, picked up the small paper packet from the ground, took a few bites, and after a large gulp of meat soup, he chuckled again, "You're so good-looking, you must have messed around with a lot of girls before."

Shi Lan glanced at Jiang Li twice and couldn't help but ask, "Don't you feel uncomfortable at all? Aren't you worried about the city falling?"

"Does worrying help?" Jiang Li's expression was indifferent. Ever since he woke up from his drunken stupor that day, he had figured it out. Thinking about all sorts of things was just asking for trouble.

Glancing at the complex expression on Shi Lan's face, Jiang Li shook his head. "I can probably guess a little of what you're thinking. It's nothing more than feeling like you can't do anything, and being afraid of death."

Shi Lan lowered her head slightly. Although Jiang Li wasn't entirely accurate, she did have some of those thoughts.

"I was also young and impetuous. When I was new and less skilled, and got taught a lesson, I would be so angry I couldn't eat for three days. I'd wonder why I wasn't as good as others, why my strength was so weak. Later, when I got a bit older and settled down, I understood a principle: sometimes, people shouldn't take themselves too seriously."

Shi Lan looked up in surprise at his words.

Jiang Li took another swig of meat soup. "Once a person takes themselves too seriously, they put immense pressure on themselves. When facing certain things, it's easy to get stuck in a rut and torment yourself."

"Whether this city falls or not, and whether the final