"I don't want to be a god," Lu Jinan said casually, turning his head away. The stick in his hand stirred the blazing flames. "Being a god must be tiring. So many wishes fill my ears every day, chirping and whirring, saying I want this, I want that."

Chi Yu watched his little gesture and couldn't help but curl his lips. Lu Jinan caught a glimpse of his raised lips, not realizing he was pouting. "Don't disbelieve me, there are many temples in the world where those who worship incense have already bowed three times before their eyes are even opened."

Lu Jinan suddenly remembered something and leaned to the side. Chiyu leaned back and saw those sparkling eyes looking up at him with scorching flames. His Adam's apple rolled as he looked at him.

Lu Jinan was so absorbed in his own questions that he didn't notice the man's small movements. "So, can you really hear our prayers?"

His eyes kept moving down to his moving lips, then quickly raised to meet his eyes, "I can hear you."

Those blue eyes first widened slightly in surprise, then curved into a crescent shape. "So... you're not going to argue? So, will you pick and choose which wishes will be fulfilled?"

"Actually, these are not ours to handle. They will be counted and reported to the Star Lord Kantian, who will rank them according to their faith values."

"I can't say that all of it has been realized. After all, human hearts are bottomless pits of greed." Akabane raised his head and glanced at the impenetrable cloud curtain.

The moonlight above his head was blocked, and Lu Jinan tilted his neck, which was what he imagined the gods would always say.

"God is the devil in the human heart and the Archaeopteryx of desire."

Akabane lowered his head and his eyes fell on his face again, "That's what you see."

Lu Jinan smiled, nodded, and then shook his head, then threw a branch into the fire, and the flames outlined his palm.

"There are too many two sides to things. I'm neither human nor god now, so I can't make an objective assessment."

"I heard that you entered the divine world from the perspective of a human being. What do you think?"

Akabane raised his hand to block the dancing and swirling flames in front of him. "There's nothing to say. God is nothing more than a shackle placed on the strong by their protectors."

"The strong will hold their own."

Lu Jinan held his head and leaned back, lying directly on the carpet to sleep, saying in a leisurely tone, "But from ancient times to the present, it seems that the superiors dominate the world, but in fact, they are supported by thousands and thousands of inferiors."

"Humans are weak."

Lu Jinan looked at him from his side, smiling and narrowing his eyes, "Although they are weak, they are also powerful."

"I remember that Lord Chiyu, the God of War, was the one who saw through the laws of heaven from the human world, and there is also His Excellency Yuanshi Tianzun."

"Humans are weak." Akabane looked at him, a flash of pity in his eyes swallowed by the flames. "But they are cunning."

He grabbed his arm and pulled him up into the air.

"If you want to rest, let's find a place to stay. Don't force yourself."

Lu Jinan was pulled up, and before he could figure out whether he was being scolded in a roundabout way, he was being led forward by the palm of his hand.

I don’t know if it’s because the wind is too comfortable tonight, or because the crackling fire next to me is too warm.

Lu Jinan looked at the person in front of him who was several heads taller than him, and felt a cool touch on his hands.

"Have you ever been backstabbed by a human?"

Akabane didn't hesitate. "It's not a backstab. It's just that I've been in this world for too long. Human hearts are one of the hardest things to understand."

"To become a god, it may take tens of millions of years of exploration, and one must reincarnate to experience the five poisons, six desires, seven emotions, eight sufferings, and nine difficulties." He paused and stroked Lu Jinan's head. "Because on the road to becoming a god, one's five senses and emotions are slowly stripped away by time. Only by constantly reincarnating and entering the world can one maintain their humanity."

This was the first time Lu Jinan heard him say this. It turned out that everyone sounded like a master when talking about their own professional stuff.

Chiyu didn't know that at this moment, in his eyes, Lu Jinan felt that he was surrounded by a faint Buddha's light.

"It's difficult to become a god, but it's easy to destroy a god."

"The world always divides everything into two halves. Good and evil are both defined too purely. It is difficult to be free of all distractions and thoughts. Gods will fall into evil, and people will naturally harbor malice.

This world is populated by both capable and incompetent people. It seems natural for the strong to protect the weak, but when those wounds, stained with mud and thorns, are no longer satisfied with the jewels and silk covering their bodies, the usual offerings will be overturned and burned, and the worship and devotion will turn into sharp eyes and harsh words.

"So-called gods cannot satisfy all their needs. Their evil thoughts will turn into bloody hands in the mud. Their hatred and jealousy will pull you down from the clouds. They want to see you tainted with their image."

Zhu Nu poked out his furry head between the two of them and shook it. Lu Jinan looked at the person under the firelight and for a moment forgot that he was holding his breath.

Only when Zhu Nu's nose touched his nostril and exhaled did he couldn't help but sneeze.

"I really want to hit you, ah... A-choo!" The sneeze made Zhu Nu slip out of his hands. When he opened his eyes, he saw Chiyu holding the swaddling clothes in one hand and holding Zhu Nu's tail in the other.

"Ouch, woo, woo."

The young man walked forward, squatted down, and pulled its two big ears with both hands. "Run, where are you going to run? Tomorrow I will send you back to your hometown, you are such a worry."

He raised his head and looked at Akabane, smiling heartlessly, "Don't worry, I'm not on the path to godhood. I'm not interested in becoming a savior."

"I'm in terrible pain. Why not save myself instead of others? I'd better just protect my own life."

"You forgot again." Akabane raised his eyes again, "Forget it, it's better to forget it. Just be yourself."

He spoke softly as he looked at the young man walking forward, with the dimming shadow of fire behind him.

Remembering too much is not good for you.

Let this worldly mortal world burn, and let the obsession with worldly ties fade away.

Burning inch by inch, burning the wounds,

Roll away all the dust.

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