Chapter 2: Family Banquet
If one considered dialogue a life-and-death battle, Yu Ci felt he had just struggled back from the very edge of death.
This feeling was thoroughly familiar: he should not deny his own weaknesses and flaws, but neither was there any need to drain his own courage and belittle himself. Just as he had always insisted—though he was plunged into a desperate situation, he must never cultivate a "fatal" mindset!
Whenever this moment arrived, Yu Ci would enter his optimal state.
As the old saying went, there was nothing new under the sun. Yu Ci had once heard this saying: to the experienced and worldly-wise, the countless changes in circumstance were essentially just a few limited templates repeating endlessly over and over. Thus, everything they experienced turned into a wearisome repetition.
Yu Ci was still far from reaching this realm, yet the methods Immortal He used were far too classic and lacked any real sense of concealment. As long as his mind calmed down, he could perceive them:
A slap followed by a sweet date... This was probably the best way to knead and mold people since ancient times, something that had been thoroughly abused, yet its effects were truly remarkable. Earlier, Yu Ci's emotions had been completely controlled by Immortal He, like a marionette, entirely lacking any autonomous ability.
Now, however, he began to grasp Immortal He's intentions. Thus, right in the gap of her speech, he interjected, "Immortal He..."
Immortal He glanced at him, signaling him to speak.
Yu Ci seized this opportunity, his voice deep and steady, "This disciple is certainly innocent. On this point, Immortal He should have reached a conclusion long ago, otherwise why bother saying so much to me?"
Immortal He's expression remained unchanged, "That's not necessarily true..."
Yu Ci cupped