How can one become an immortal with such laziness?

Why do you become famous by stepping on the blood of my dead child?

If she and Heiyang had simply disappeared or died, they might have been celebrated as heroes.

But the fact that they are alive means they can never become so-called heroes...

Shaking her head, Hongli decided not to think about so many messy things. All she wanted was a happy and stable life, to be a lazy girl, blushing and feeling excited, dependent and coquettish, and to be happy.

Taking things too seriously will only hurt your feelings...

As a child, Hei Yang longed to integrate into this world, while Hong Li was the opposite; she tried to draw a line between the world and herself.

It would be better if all the troubles and joys stayed there; let them both stay away from her. Interacting with others only leads to either personal heartbreak or causing others pain…

She tore the world apart, because the world could not contain her.

The boy beside her could accept everything about her, so he became her world.

Upon closer examination, Hei Yang's plan to integrate into the world failed, as did Hong Li's plan to escape reality... Both losers eventually found their own place in the world.

"Hey! Hey! Snap out of it!"

Hei Yang poked Hong Li's face with his index finger: "What are you doing? What are you thinking about again?"

"Ah? Ah!"

Hongli's eyes regained focus. She slapped Heiyang's claws aside and pouted, "Can't I just zone out?"

Hei Yang looked into Hong Li's eyes, and the latter blinked: "Huh?"

"Um……"

Hei Yang chuckled and said, "Don't always reminisce about the past like an old man, Hong Li?"

"Tsk, pshaw."

Hongli turned her head away unhappily, muttering under her breath, "Who's reminiscing about the past? It's like you know me so well..."

She added to what she had just said: "Sometimes it can be really annoying to have someone who knows you inside and out and can see right through you!"

"Do you remember why we came out here?"

Hei Yang asked a question.

"correct."

Hongli pouted: "It's not that we came out, it's that we were kicked out..."

"How dare you, Hong Li, undermine me!"

Hei Yang snorted: "Anyway, since we can't stay at home, let's find somewhere else to sleep."

"So we've gone back to the filming location of the first chapter?"

Hongli turned her head to look at the restaurant in front of her, raising an eyebrow: "To be honest, isn't this restaurant much newer?"

"Who knows?"

Hei Yang waved his hand: "Shall we go in and take a look?"

"uh-huh."

The restaurant's layout hadn't changed much from before. The two habitually went upstairs to the second floor, walked to a window seat, and then…

"???"

Hei Yang and Hong Li looked at their usual seats with puzzled expressions. The table was still the same table, and the chairs were still the same chairs, but why was there a railing around them?

"What...what is this thing?"

Hei Yang scratched his head: "Is it because someone fell out of a second-floor window while we were away, so we took safety precautions?"

"Hey, Heiyang, look!"

Hongli tugged at Heiyang's sleeve, pulling him back two steps to see the wooden plaque hanging on the wall next to the window.

[The Demon-Slaying Tower, a famous attraction in Five-Colored City!]

[Young boys and girls serve chicken soup, the demon is defeated and his true form revealed!]

[Opening Hours: During restaurant business hours.]

Only five people are allowed to visit at a time. Admission is free.

[Regular service: Touching the table costs ten taels of silver, touching the stool costs five taels of silver. Please keep your hands clean.]

[Special service: Pay 50 taels of gold to allow one person to sit in the seat for five minutes. Additional fees apply for subsequent visits and additional people.]

[Those weighing over 150 pounds are excluded; no crossing legs, no leaning on the table, no...]

Hongli: "..."

Hei Yang: "..."

"Hey, hey? Gentlemen, please don't get too close to the Demon-Slaying Tower!"

A figure rushed over: "This is a top-tier scenic area, we need to apply for... ah?"

Before the newcomer could finish speaking, upon seeing Hei Yang Hong Li's appearance, he froze on the spot: "Ah, this? Ah, this?"

Hei Yang: "Hehe."

Hongli: "Hehe."

"This young man looks familiar!"

The black sun revealed dead fish eyes.

"That's right, the very first line of the book is spoken by him!"

Hong Li's eyes were lifeless.

"hiss!"

The young man gasped. He hadn't been quite sure before, but seeing those two dead fish eyes...

"Why are you two back...?"

The young man looked guilty and chuckled awkwardly, "Haha, haha, why didn't I inform everyone? Otherwise, I would definitely have thrown a big banquet to welcome the young master and young lady!"

"That's not important..."

Hei Yang squinted and saw the sign sewn onto the young man's clothes: Shopkeeper.

"Good heavens, you've successfully usurped the throne, haven't you!"

Hongli raised an eyebrow: "The shopkeeper couldn't fire you, so you turned the tables and killed him?"

"Haha, this, how can this be..."

The second-in-command, who had been promoted to boss, chuckled repeatedly.

"Well, the old manager was getting old and had suffered some kind of shock, so he sold the restaurant to me and went home to enjoy his retirement..."

"Oh ho?"

Hei Yang exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, you can't judge a book by its cover! So this young man is here to experience life. He just bought a restaurant like that, impressive!"

"It's really awesome!"

Hongli earnestly chimed in, "Back then, even our combined allowance for a year might not have been enough to buy this restaurant!"

"Oh dear, you two are too kind to me..."

The young man gave a wry smile: "I wasn't trying to experience life at all. The money to buy this restaurant was a gift from someone!"

After a pause, the young man smiled sheepishly.

"Back when we were killing that monster, thanks to you two, because I cooperated with you, I was treated as your accomplice... uh, your lackey..."

Oh, that's not important. Anyway, I did perform some meritorious service back then, and the city lord's mansion rewarded me with a lot of money, so..."

Hongli and Heiyang: "!!!"

"There's still money to be paid?!"

Hei Yang's eyes widened.

"Oh no, oh no, we've lost money, we've lost money..."

Hongli shook her head and sighed.

"Ah this..."

The young man often felt inferior because he couldn't keep up with the two men's way of thinking. After pausing for a moment, he pointed to the seats and asked, "Um, would you two like to dine here?"

"Ah, of course!"

The young man quickly added, "You two definitely don't need to pay anything. Eat as much food as you want! It's all free!"

Hongli: "..."

Hei Yang: "..."

"Well, at least it can be considered a form of poverty alleviation..."

Hei Yang sighed and turned to walk towards the stairwell.

"Don't be rich and heartless, remember to do more good deeds..."