So Awkward
Xiao Weixian sat to one side, quietly watching Chen Yu's expression.
Chen Yu's expression shifted between seriousness and contemplation. That look of deep reading gave Xiao Weixian a long-lost sense of satisfaction, and even Void Star Lord's murmurs seemed to grow much quieter.
This is what I want.
After fleeing Blessing, he no longer dared use Joy Star Lord's potions. Instead, he relied on more primitive means to indulge himself.
He had money now.
A great deal of money.
After splitting the earnings with his streamer employees, he fled Blessing with the Ghost Bride and that godlike security guard, then began doing evil and spending money like a madman.
The Deep-Sea Emperor Crab was eaten for one day and discarded the next. He bought one of every top-tier cultivation manual and pill, booked the host master's massage service ten times a day—whatever felt good, he did it.
At first, it was quite enjoyable, but in less than three days, he was completely sick of it.
Void Star Lord's influence on him seemed especially apparent. The pleasures he had once dreamed of were rapidly fading away, even becoming more boring than before.
After that, Void's influence intensified. Fine food became like quicksand in his mouth, fine wine tasted like horse piss, and all kinds of indulgences lost the feelings they once brought him, leaving him unable to feel any meaning in being alive.
He did not dare die, yet life held no enjoyment either. Xiao Weixian wandered in a daze, feeling that life had become utterly meaningless, until he happened to save a child with Dream Aversion Syndrome.
Faced with the child's gratitude, Xiao Weixian felt a long-lost joy and immediately realized what he truly wanted.
He wanted gratitude.
He wanted other people's appreciation.
He hoped to do something