Facing Chen Changsheng's words, the bookstore owner said calmly, "We haven't met for hundreds of thousands of years. You seem even more arrogant than before."
"This isn't arrogance. This is the capital that lets me speak this way."
"In the Cultivation World, the accomplished come first. Over these hundreds of thousands of years, you hid here and there and achieved nothing."
"Yet I accomplished one earth-shaking feat after another. Given all that, what right do you have to stand on equal footing with me?"
Hearing this, the bookstore owner nodded. "That's true. Considering what you've done over the years, I indeed have no right to stand on equal footing with you."
"That inconspicuous Chen Changsheng from back then has now become someone I need to look up to."
Receiving that answer, the corners of Chen Changsheng's mouth rose wildly.
"It's good that you understand!"
"Sending Jiang Shan to deal with you was already out of consideration for our past acquaintance."
"If I'm unhappy, I guarantee I can make you die in utter humiliation."
Seeing Chen Changsheng grow ever more overbearing, the bookstore owner stopped responding to him and leisurely flicked the abacus beads.
"No, don't just keep quiet!"
"If you don't say anything at all, I'll have no sense of accomplishment."
Faced with Chen Changsheng's pestering, the bookstore owner said blandly, "What do you want me to say now?"
"Losing to you is an indisputable fact."
"Dying by your hand is only a matter of time."
"Do you expect me to wag my tail and beg for mercy like everyone else? Or do you think I'll submit to you and serve you like an ox or horse?"
Chen Changsheng smacked his lips. "That seems right too. Given the relationship between us, no matter what you say or do, you're definitely