Chapter 1103: Seeking Answers, River of Destiny
"Why did you burn that book?" Xu Zimo asked.
"No one can be allowed to see it. And even more so, you cannot be allowed to see it," the old man said calmly.
"You know what was written in the book?" Xu Zimo asked.
"I don't know. I remember that I was merely the one guarding that book, but there are many things I can no longer recall," the old man replied, shaking his head.
"What exactly did the book contain?" Xu Zimo asked.
"I don't know," the old man said, shaking his head.
Xu Zimo's eyes narrowed slightly. He grabbed the old man by the collar and said flatly, "Tell me."
"I don't know," the old man still said, shaking his head.
With a bang, the old man was hurled away, crashing heavily into the wall beside him.
"Why mourn life, and why suffer death?" The old man chuckled, raising his head to look at Xu Zimo.
"You aren't afraid of death?" Xu Zimo walked toward him step by step.
"I am," the old man replied.
"But if you insist on asking what was in that book, I would rather die."
"Tell me your name," Xu Zimo said.
"Three," the old man replied calmly.
"That is your name?" Xu Zimo frowned.
"A name is merely a designation. So long as it is used to call me, what difference does the kind of name make?" the old man replied.
"I recently discovered something," Xu Zimo said.
"What?" The old man looked up and asked.
"There are always some inexplicable people who say inexplicable things in front of me," Xu Zimo said with a light laugh.
"I vaguely feel as though I am close to the answer, yet everything remains shrouded in clouds and