After leaving Might Duy's house, Hanfu didn't let his guard down or show any suspicious signs of joy or relief.
In his Previous Life, Hanfu had seen far too many people standing at the gates of success, only to get themselves killed because they let their success go to their heads.
Take villains, for example. After scheming, stirring up trouble, and enduring all kinds of hardships, they finally managed to beat the protagonist to the ground! They could have ended the story with one slash, ruled the world, or won the girl of their dreams. But once they got cocky, they either started lecturing everyone about how winding their path had been, went on about their lofty ideals, or acted like fools showing off. They just had to keep blathering on and on. In short, they were already standing at the gates of success, but instead of going through, they paced back and forth in front of them. And, inevitably, the protagonist turned the tables on them.
There were too many examples like that. Hanfu had seen them countless times in TV shows and movies!
So no matter what, he wouldn't make the same mistake as those villains!
I'm already standing at the gates of success. At a time like this, I absolutely can't show even the slightest weakness!
For the next few days, Hanfu summoned all his willpower to resist retrieving the scroll hidden beneath the walkway. He didn't even glance at the spot, pretending the thing didn't exist.
Three peaceful days passed just like that, and nothing happened.
Well, if he had to name something that happened, Hanfu had trouble sleeping every night. He kept worrying that some little beast would carry off the scroll beneath the walkway.
On the fourth day, Hanfu spent the entire school day