Li Bai called them a pack of pigs and dogs.
And who was Li Bai?
Without a second thought, Xu Yuan picked up his phone and sent a text:
"Don't touch me or anything to do with me."
Ding!
A reply came at once:
"This is for your own good, so you can focus on pursuing Truth and fighting for humanity's great cause."
Xu Yuan gave a cold laugh.
Whether I fight for humanity's great cause or do something else, that's my business. What does it have to do with you?
He typed rapidly:
"Stay out of my affairs, or I'll bury every last one of you in the Ice Wall. Don't say I didn't warn you."
Sent.
No reply came.
Xu Yuan put down his phone and went back to eating.
"If I hadn't said anything, would you have agreed?" Li Bai asked.
"I've signed a lot of endorsement deals and have contracts with a lot of people. If I fake my death, I'd be skipping out on them," Xu Yuan said.
Li Bai nodded and began shoveling rice into his mouth.
Only after finishing three dishes, five bowls of rice, and half a bowl of rice wine did he speak:
"You made the right choice."
"You were born a mortal, so you need to keep your ties to Earth's mortal world. That involves deep cause and effect. Earth is the ground from which your cause grows, and it will greatly affect the fruition of your future godhood."
"Remember that well."
"Understood. Thanks for the reminder," Xu Yuan said.
What Li Taibai had said proved something else.
Someone in the Alliance harbored ill intentions and wanted to sever Xu Yuan's ties to Earth.
As if I'd let you have your way.
Xu Yuan looked over the dishes on the