Li Ziran looked at Lina. He really had no idea how to persuade this girl he had only met once before. Her confidence was truly hard to stomach.
But faced with her enthusiastic invitation, Li Ziran shook his head. "Sorry!"
He could not agree. This had nothing to do with showing Goni respect. He simply was not suited to it.
Li Ziran had his own way of surviving. He had forged his own unconventional path. Perhaps he could guide others, but his focus was on his own survival.
He could not take Lina's words entirely on faith. There were many things he needed to try himself. Perhaps Lina was right, but he could only judge for certain after trying.
"I have to go. There's something very important waiting at the auction house."
"You're still going to get mixed up in their schemes?" Lina was baffled. She had said so much, yet Li Ziran had not listened to a single word. "Grandfather said you were outstanding. You could come to Six Flavors House right now and devote yourself entirely to studying your Void Chains. Even though you aren't quite that outstanding, I'll provide the research resources you need! At the very least, Six Flavors House offers you the most stable research environment."
Stability?
Li Ziran did not know how to explain it to this girl. Perhaps in such absolute stability, he would never achieve anything.
Besides, he was not some noble soul.
As for cooperation?
He shook his head. He had never tried it, nor did he want to.
Some paths suited others, but only the one he worked out himself would suit him. "Thank you, but I should go."
Without waiting for her to speak again, he walked into the barrier, and it instantly collapsed. The laughter of Anfuni, Snow,