Drunken Moon Fairy's Fortuitous Opportunity
The hermit and the handsome, bearded man stared into each other's eyes.
After a long while.
"Don't you have any reaction?" the handsome, bearded man asked gloomily.
"What reaction do you want me to have?" Drunken Moon Hermit replied calmly.
The handsome, bearded man's beard practically bristled with anger. "You unfilial son!"
Drunken Moon Hermit: "Heh heh."
Rumors stopped with the wise, and conversations stopped with "heh heh."
There was simply no way to continue this conversation.
Thus, the two stared into each other's eyes again and continued their silence for a good while.
Continuing to stare at each other wasn't a solution either. Besides, when two grown men stared at each other for too long, it became creepy.
Drunken Moon Hermit had no choice but to break the deathly silence. "Why did you bring me from my cave abode to the moon?"
The handsome, bearded man sighed. "You should have already reached the Sixth-Grade True Lord Realm, right?"
"Seventh-Grade." Drunken Moon Hermit replied with a placid expression.
The handsome, bearded man froze. He asked in disbelief, "How is that possible? How did you advance to the Seventh-Grade Realm so quickly?"
"Because of pressure." Drunken Moon Hermit slowly continued, "If I don't cultivate and advance diligently, I'll be surpassed by my juniors."
"I see." The handsome, bearded man stroked his beard and smiled faintly. "Actually, you don't need to worry. Even if you're surpassed by your juniors, your juniors might not even remember someone like you."
Drunken Moon Hermit: "..."
He suddenly didn't want to continue talking again. Perhaps it would be better to remain silent.
"This is giving me a headache. I originally thought you were still only at the Sixth-Grade Realm, so I always believed we had plenty of time. I never expected