The night was filled with a restless clamor, the distant howls of various beasts echoing far and wide. Animals adapted to nocturnal life began their constant activity, commencing their hunts as their lives were officially set in motion. For Ye Tiancheng, a stranger to this place, territorial beasts started to approach, emitting an aura of impending attack.
Ye Tiancheng felt as if danger was right before his eyes, and he took a deep breath.
"Damn it, I don't have any meat on me, why do these guys keep circling me? It's really annoying."
Ye Tiancheng cursed vulgarly as he spoke. A black shadow swooped down from the sky, flashing past him. Without even catching a glimpse of its form, Ye Tiancheng, who had prided himself on his speed since his cultivation began, found that no beast could threaten him. His boasted speed was mere child's play compared to this creature, completely exceeding his expectations, leaving him stunned.
"Stop being surprised here, fight quickly. If you're too slow to react, you'll become its meal."
The system repeatedly reminded Ye Tiancheng to deal with it properly, not to be intimidated or hesitate. Once one had such thoughts, they would become cowardly, hence the need to remind him to concentrate intensely.
Time flew by. Just like that, five or six minutes passed. Ye Tiancheng couldn't capture the opponent's movements at all. He was completely toyed with by the beast, leaving him unsure whether to laugh or cry.
"What is this thing? Its speed is so fast. I only see a black shadow flying back and forth. It neither attacks nor harms me, just flies around. What's the point?"
He really wanted to know the answer from the system, because he knew the system was omniscient and omnipotent, but it just didn't want to help him. It was truly detestable.
"Tigers have no obligation to provide you with answers. Always relying on me, you've developed a habitual way of thinking. Whenever you encounter a problem, you think of me. I'm really ashamed for you. With no ability, relying on others, your life will be too tragic. You said you would abandon the mindset of a salted fish, so why have you returned to square one?"
The system laughed helplessly. It had thought that this guy had awakened and undergone a transformation, but unexpectedly, he hadn't transformed at all, but had become someone else who disappointed it. Many times, his naive and childish thoughts were ridiculed repeatedly, yet he never thought of changing these ridiculous ways of thinking. Instead, he kept numbing himself with the thoughts of a salted fish and Ah Q, thus sinking further.
"Whoosh..."
While Ye Tiancheng and the system were discussing, the black shadow flew back and forth before him twice. Ye Tiancheng finally couldn't stand it anymore. He drew his long sword and slashed wildly into the air. Sword energy flew out, and unfortunately, the surrounding trees suffered, being chopped into fragments, with shattered wood filling the air.
"You laughable human, trespassing here, disturbing my peaceful slumber, and encroaching upon my territory. What crime do you commit? Surrender now, when will you?"
Ye Tiancheng heard a strange, quirky voice speaking in stiff Chinese. Ye Tiancheng was suddenly shocked. When did monsters become proficient in Chinese?
What he didn't understand was that this creature's sole purpose was to scare others with its appearance and make them leave. This creature was also a kind being; it didn't like to shed blood. It usually ate wild fruits and plants. It rarely killed beasts. When Ye Tiancheng arrived, it was filled with unease and fear, worried that Ye Tiancheng, like other cultivators, would seize its nest. Having finally found such a dwelling place, it naturally couldn't hand it over to others.
"Are you human or demon? State your name quickly. My sword does not strike nameless ghosts."
After some thought, Ye Tiancheng felt that it was very likely a human. More likely, it was a transmigrator from another world, just like him.
Otherwise, how could it speak Chinese in this world? Only transmigrators could speak Chinese. Having been startled just now, his mind was blank, and he hadn't thought much. Now that he had ample time for brief reflection, Ye Tiancheng, during this respite, finally understood how these clever fellows deceived him and confused him.
"Of course, I am human. When you first entered, I used various methods to guess, and you should be it."
After hearing the creature's self-introduction, Ye Tiancheng couldn't help but laugh heartily. Since ancient times, many people had lost their lives this way. Speaking like this in front of Ye Tiancheng made even the system break out in a cold sweat. If someone like Ye Tiancheng, whom one couldn't afford to offend, was displeased, their head would surely be chopped off. Unfortunately, some things often happen beyond people's expectations.
He originally thought that many things could be resolved through conversation, but he didn't expect the soft and weak manner of speaking to not align with his ideals and framework at all.
"Without your teacher's permission, you came to my place uninvited. Don't you think you are a detestable person?" The creature became very irrational and roared. Seeing Ye Tiancheng's nonchalant and dismissive attitude, it became extremely enraged, its facial expression turning ferocious and terrifying, like a twisted piece of twine.
As usual, the kind creature became violent, which must have touched its bottom line and its untouchable wounds.
Everyone has this. Good, good, good. It will become very rational. It will become a beast and a machine that only knows how to kill. Ye Tiancheng didn't expect the other party to have a temper, and he laughed heartily.
"This is truly heaven-sent! I like people who are direct and fight if they disagree!"
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's get into fighting stances and settle it ourselves, but the loser must become the subordinate."
Finally, they had to fight.
When no one can convince anyone, only force can resolve all disputes. The room is very large, and only when he is beaten to the ground will he be submissive at the opponent's feet.
The two squared off and began to fight. The creature, relying on its extremely fast footwork, was incredibly glorious in the early stages. The entire world seemed tailor-made for it. It wasn't until later that Ye Tiancheng subtly changed tactics.
When Chen Liang's long sword was placed on the creature's neck, it hadn't even recovered. It had lived in this place for over ten years. During these ten years, it hadn't seen many humans, so it quickly fell into Ye Tiancheng's trap and became a devout captive.
"I still don't have the ability, let's fight again. I had no room or strength to fight back in the last round because you mastered the camera, making everything impossible for me to resist."
Hearing the creature's unreasonable words, Ye Tiancheng couldn't help but admire its skill in being a sore loser, truly first-class. He himself used to act like that.
Unexpectedly, the opponent was proficient in his own skills and could retaliate. Ye Tiancheng couldn't help but admire the opponent and gave him a thumbs-up.
Even the system was mocking Ye Tiancheng at this moment. Its tantrums were truly insignificant compared to the opponent's.
"From now on, I will warn you not to have any improper thoughts. Losing is losing. There are so many ridiculous reasons and excuses. As a dignified man, aren't you ashamed?"
Ye Tiancheng really didn't want to give the opponent another chance to turn the tables. Besides the limitations of energy and time, in fact, the current tribal alliance was only considering the issue of benefits. Everything appeared simple, but in reality, they all contained two words: Master, you've worked hard, benefits.
Everything happy is for these two natural existences. Only with these two things will you not be truly deceived. Once you obtain all of this, you will also do as you please, just like them. Time is your own; you will not be held hostage by others, nor will you become very rational because someone has held your loved ones hostage. A group of mice, after various entanglements, finally became people who were unkempt and dared to face death.