Bian Chunchou waved a hand. "No, I wanted to contact him too, but the Communication Talisman couldn't send messages inside. When we went to check the Ransom Board, we saw his ransom rising nonstop while yours remained as immovable as a mountain. We figured you definitely weren't the sort to stand by with folded arms. Since you were already seriously injured before coming in, we guessed your injuries might have worsened. But there were two other people with the exact same name as you on the board a couple of days ago, so honestly, we were gambling a little too."
Wang Li: "...So I really did suffer because my name is too ordinary."
"Have you ever enjoyed any sweetness from having an ordinary name?"
Wang Li nodded decisively. "Of course. I'm a Rogue Cultivator without any backing, so I naturally have enemies and rivals when I travel outside. But because my name is so ordinary, if someone casually shouted it on the street, there would be at least three people called Wang Li. Anyone trying to find me had to put in extra effort."
The three whose names were anything but ordinary—Wen, Bian, and Shu: ...
"And when I made it onto the Prodigies Ranking, because my name was too ordinary and I came from a Rogue Cultivator background, I doubted it for ages before finally becoming certain that the person on the ranking was really me."
Daoist Bian finally spoke with genuine sincerity. "Then... have you never considered changing your name?"
"Why would I change it? Wang Li is a loud, straightforward name that suits my personality perfectly. I like my name very much." Wang Li was merely obsessed with the Five-Element Spiritual Root; in all other matters, he accepted things with remarkable calmness.
"Speaking of which, I heard