Demon Lord 3

Thinking of this, I could only sigh. I'd previously believed I was incredibly talented, but even now, my strength was still pathetically poor, with no improvement whatsoever. I was losing my composure, wondering why the world was treating me this way. Couldn't the world treat me well? Couldn't it just treat me well and let me live out my life in peace and tranquility? But then I slapped myself again. Why would I even think this way? Staying here in peace and tranquility wasn't the same as not striving for progress? How could I possibly achieve my ultimate dream? A multitude of thoughts swirled in my mind. While these were certainly what a normal person would think, were they truly something we could achieve here? What if I were just an ordinary person, someone I'd found, a replacement for my past life, not my true self? All that was maliciously instilled into me. I was an ordinary person, without any real strength to back me up, only a few good things that had gotten me to this point. Everything others believed, and everything I believed, was just an illusion. What would the outcome be? Could I possibly reach that level through cultivation? Was this the constant deception I'd been receiving? Without true physical and mental strength, relying solely on deception and blind self-confidence, how could I possibly reach the final position? If I saw myself as a complete rookie, would I ever have a chance of returning to the top? Or perhaps that peak wasn't even my previous peak, but a height I could never reach. Wu Luansen and I began to diverge again. He said he wanted to run a real business and learn something from it. Curious about why so many people these days were making money in business, he wanted to try it himself. He hadn't had a real body when he arrived here, existing only as a spirit, and he considered it a great regret. If he could succeed in business, he wouldn't necessarily be much worse than Lin Zhenfei, perhaps even better. I smiled and supported him, saying I wanted to become a psychologist. A true psychologist shouldn't be questioned. After all, if I were to judge by my true self, I was certified. We didn't share the same ideals, but we were working towards the same goal. Wouldn't that mean I could have a real job? I was making money, but he told me I was too naive. The reason I was able to make money before was because of my position and my status. Unless I opened a stall selling paintings like I did now, no one would believe me. Even if I were a psychologist appraising treasures or something, why would anyone believe me? What's the point of just casually painting now, even if I said it was the work of a great painter or writer? Would anyone read it? Every word he said was heartbreaking, but it was also true. I had no way to refute it, and there was no need to. I could only smile faintly, thinking about how to find more words to refute him. I thought his claim that he could surpass Lin Zhenfei in business was false, because everyone has their strengths and weaknesses. Even if someone isn't as smart as him, they're not necessarily worse at business. Maybe that's their strength. Just like I might have been respected by others before because of my status, but I could also succeed on my own. I don't necessarily need those things to achieve anything. He didn't deny me, and I didn't deny him. Everyone was silently supporting me. It just seemed like eating was a problem now. I said that I couldn't make anything now, so I could only go and work to earn some money. In the end, we worked as hourly workers and earned our first pot of gold by doing housework for others. I really couldn't do these jobs, but he was quite accomplished in this area. He did a lot of work and taught me a lot. I was not careful to learn at first, because I thought that doing those things would be useless in the future. I asked him to do it, and then I would pay him. He was very angry. It was not right for me to think so. I should work hard and earn money. Later, he taught me to do housework very carefully, taught me a lot of things, and also taught me how to cook. After that, he took care of all these things and gave me some money, half each. I could use the money for my work and he could use it as his investment.