But wasn't this exactly the situation I had anticipated the moment I decided to draw closer to the Yan Household?
Liu Yu reached a decision without deliberating for long. He smiled faintly, his calm eyes clear and bright.
He had already made this decision and put it into action during his second mission in Moonwatch Immortal Fate City.
Naturally, he would not regret it now and contradict his earlier actions, letting all his previous efforts go to waste.
In this world, mighty power belonged to the individual. It was cruel, yet beautiful.
Even though Liu Yu was already a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator, and even though he possessed the Immortal Mansion, he still had to exercise caution. Many restraints remained, and he had to abide by certain universally acknowledged "rules of the game."
Thus, he would never brazenly reveal how different he was. Instead, he worked to maintain his "ordinary and unremarkable" persona, acting as befitted his status. He had maintained this approach from the Qi Refining Period until now.
Had things followed their normal course, Liu Yu would have gradually revealed his strengths and value, slowly gaining acceptance within the Outer Courtyard Line and becoming part of it, perhaps eventually entering its inner circle.
But worldly affairs were always full of surprises. A chance encounter had led him to save Yan Qun'er, bringing him into increasingly frequent contact with the Yan Household and allowing him to enjoy many benefits.
At the time, he had still been on the fringes of the Outer Courtyard Line's Foundation Establishment cultivators, receiving neither attention nor care.
That was why he had made his subsequent choice.
When a cultivator had demonstrated only limited value, few choices were available. Most would choose to seize whatever was within reach and most beneficial to them. Liu Yu