Chapter 735

"No matter what, I will never be a pawn on anyone's chessboard. No one can turn me into a pawn on their chessboard."

Zhang Ruochen's attitude was resolute—extremely resolute. Yet his words made Fang Yu burst out laughing.

Because they were simply too ridiculous.

"Do you know that all of us are already on a chessboard? We do not even qualify to become pawns yet. Everyone is on that board. No one is an exception. No one can avoid it—not even Her Majesty the Empress. No one can escape this game. Even gods are no exception. Powerful gods may rise from being pawns to becoming players, but one day, they may fall back into being pawns again. It all depends on one's own strength. So, if you do not want to become a pawn, that is simply impossible. No one can do it. I cannot do it, much less a brat like you. If I cannot do it, then thinking you can is completely unrealistic. There is not the slightest possibility. Do not think that having some skill or ability means you can break free of control or escape the fate of being manipulated. It is impossible—utterly, absolutely impossible. No one can do it. And by no one, I do not merely mean humans. I mean beasts, gods, and those lofty, noble figures as well. They are all the same. Escaping is exceedingly difficult—or rather, completely impossible. All I can tell you now is that we are both merely pawns. Still, we pawns are somewhat useful, unlike the others. When you become powerful enough someday, then you can say you do not want to be such a pawn. If you do not want to be one, then stop talking nonsense, because it is meaningless. No matter how much you say,