Socially anxious people transmigrate to another world; living in seclusion is too difficult.

"Have we arrived at the Heavenly Fortune Empire?" Su Yang asked.

Huang Lewei nodded: "That old man took in my mother and me. At the time, I didn't understand. Although there were demons in the village, they and the other humans said that we came from the Demon Kingdom and that they wanted to send us to the government. They couldn't take us in. But that old man still kept us for a few days until we recovered a little before he accompanied us into the city."

"At that time, the Demon-Suppressing City already existed. Later, I learned that the person who agreed to let us stay after I asked about the reasons was Lord Zhang Huangning, who was serving as the Prefectural Commandant at the time. It was through his introduction that I later became a disciple of Master Lin Yan, the Fireless Master, and truly began my elemental cultivation."

“I consider myself a citizen of the Heavenly Fortune Empire from the bottom of my heart. The life in that village near the Demon City was the happiest time of my life. I spent six carefree years there. No one around me discriminated against me because of my low elemental rank. On the contrary, I made many friends.”

At this point, Huang Lewei couldn't help but smile, as if to prove that those days were indeed the happiest time of his life so far. But soon, as he continued to talk, the corners of his mouth were pulled back into a smile.

"When I was sixteen, a squad of demons sneaked into the village. They burned, killed, and looted. Although the villagers resisted, they were no match for the demon soldiers and were quickly defeated. The soldiers searched every house and left no one alive. In the end, they found our family."

"Although my mother was a fourth-tier dual-elemental cultivator, she couldn't withstand the overwhelming numbers and was quickly severely injured. I was so frightened that I could only crouch in a corner, trembling. Just as one soldier was about to kill my mother, another person called out to him. I saw him pull out a piece of paper from his pocket, then grab my mother's hair and compare it to his own, before saying that my mother was a defector and that he wanted her head as a reward. Then..."

Huang Lewei's voice choked up, and then he fell silent. Su Yang could understand his feelings at this moment. After all, no one could accept it. After a while, he seemed to have calmed down and continued, "I thought I was going to die soon too. But just when they were about to make their move, reinforcements arrived. I was lucky enough to survive. After that, I was taken to the Demon City and became a disciple of Master Lin Yan."

Having said that, Su Yang understood everything. He couldn't help but sigh, thinking, "Another pitiful person burdened with the hatred of his mother's murder." But Huang Lewei didn't seem to be stopping; it was as if once he started talking, he couldn't stop.

"Two years ago, I hated the Demon Kingdom because they killed my parents. Now, I hate the Demon Kingdom not only because of the hatred for my parents, but also because of the countless children who have lost their freedom and lives because of their actions. Such a Demon Kingdom should not exist, not to mention their barbaric and ugly deeds. So I must go back, join the army, and then fight my way into the Demon Kingdom to completely destroy it!"

Huang Lewei's expression was crazed, and his voice grew louder and louder, until the last few sentences sounded like shouts. The commotion had already woken up Lin Anlan and Tang Wan, who were still sleeping. Su Yang was about to persuade him to calm down when a voice came: "But what can you do if you go back now? You can't fight a hundred people on the battlefield, and you might even be a burden. Even if you really manage to enter the Demon Kingdom, can you destroy it? You can't do any of these things."

The two looked in the direction of the voice and saw Lin Anlan. Upon hearing her words, Huang Lewei gritted his teeth and said, "What do you mean by this?!"

Su Yang reached out to signal Lin Anlan to say less, but Lin Anlan acted as if she didn't see him and continued, "It means exactly what it says. Even if you go back and join the army now, you will just lose your life on the battlefield. You will not only betray your mother's efforts to risk her life to escape with you, but also betray those of us who saved your second life."

After the words were spoken, the scene fell silent for a moment. Huang Lewei was angry, but he couldn't refute them. Lin Anlan didn't take Huang Lewei seriously at all and stared straight at him. Su Yang was in a dilemma and couldn't advise either of them. Just when the scene was awkward, Tang Wan timidly said, "Are you all hungry? There's some dry food here. How about we have breakfast?"

"Yes, yes, let's eat breakfast." At this moment, Su Yang felt that Tang Wan was a savior. He quickly took over Tang Wan's words and tried to end this awkward situation.

Lin Anlan acted as if nothing had happened. One second she was arguing with Huang Lewei, and the next she walked over to Tang Wan, picked up some dry food and started eating. While eating, she praised Tang Wan for her good taste and said that the dry food she bought was delicious. Huang Lewei, on the other hand, seemed even more sullen.

Just as he was silently bowing his head, a hand holding dry rations was extended in front of him: "Here, eat. How can your injuries heal quickly if you don't eat?"

Huang Lewei looked up and saw Lin Anlan, who had just been at odds with him. He hesitated for a moment, but finally took the dry food and ate it heartily.

Seeing that he had taken it, Lin Anlan squatted down next to him and said while eating, "I wasn't trying to discourage you with what I said just now. It's because I have similar experiences to you, so I know that before you have the power, doing that would just be suicide. If you were a sixth-level dual-element demon, I would never stop you from returning to the military camp."

"You too..." Huang Lewei was somewhat surprised after hearing this.

Seeing that Lin Anlan seemed to want to comfort Huang Lewei, Su Yang felt it would be better to give the two of them some space. So he said to Tang Wan, "Wan'er, let's go catch some fish. We'll probably have to stay here for a few more days. Look at this beautiful Weizhou Lake, we haven't really had a chance to appreciate it yet."

"Great! You didn't take me fishing yesterday, but today is my chance!" With that, Tang Wan eagerly pulled Su Yang up and walked away.

After getting away from Lin Anlan and Huang Lewei, Tang Wan's previous cheerful expression changed, and she asked Su Yang with some worry, "Brother Su Yang, do you think Sister Anlan can persuade him?"

"I don't know, but I hope so." Su Yang wasn't sure either. To be honest, whether Huang Lewei lived or died seemed to have nothing to do with him, but at this moment, Su Yang really wanted to know about Huang Lewei's skill of simultaneously controlling two elements. For a moment, he really didn't want Huang Lewei to go back and die.

However, upon realizing his true thoughts, Su Yang was startled: "When did I become so cold-blooded and selfish?"

Shaking his head to clear his mind of those distracting thoughts, he composed himself and went with Tang Wan to the place where they caught fish. After about twenty minutes and catching more than a dozen fish, the two of them figured it was about time and started carrying the fish back.

Upon arriving at the campsite, the two were seen chatting and laughing, as if the somber atmosphere had vanished. Seeing Su Yang and Lin Anlan return, Lin Anlan stood up and waved before stepping forward to greet them. Once she was close, Su Yang asked in a low voice, "How did the chat go?"

Lin Anlan didn't speak, but smiled and gave him a look. Su Yang understood immediately. It seemed that Lin Anlan had convinced Huang Lewei not to act impulsively. In that case, his learning of dual-element manipulation techniques was one step closer.