only……

Why her?

This question really stumped him.

The world is ever-changing, but the greed of human heart remains unchanged.

Recalling those two hundred years, those who tried every possible means to find his earthly residence.

There are kings who seek the elixir of immortality and a lifespan equal to the heavens; there are also beggars who desire gold, silver, jewels, and wealth...

The king, who had obtained immortality in exchange for his offspring, ended up having his throne usurped by a branch of his family and was eventually regarded as an immortal monster. No one in the country believed that the king was blessed by the gods.

The king, whose hair had turned white and whose face was full of wrinkles, was burned in the fire for a day and a night.

No matter how much the king begged for mercy, it was of no avail.

The general trend of the world is that things that are together for a long time will eventually divide, and things that are divided for a long time will eventually come together. How could it allow him to be the emperor for tens of thousands of years?

But the king who got the elixir of immortality still retained his perception of the outside world even though his body was destroyed. Then his bones were buried in a mud pit, unable to speak, hear, or see.

In the end, Shen Jingze couldn't stand it anymore and ended the deal between the two, allowing the king to be freed.

The beggar, who traded his health for money, met a noble man specially arranged by Shen Jingze on his way back to beg. In an instant, he received countless money.

The beggar did not cherish the money after he got it. Instead, he indulged in eating, drinking, whoring and gambling.

Knowing that he was lucky, the beggar became more and more fearless, as if he wanted to spend all the money he had in his next life.

But such days did not last long. Without the blessing of health, the beggar soon fell seriously ill.

After being ill, Shen Jingze heard the beggar's complaints.

Shouldn’t God care about people?

Shen Jingze sneered. He gave the beggar the wealth he wanted. He was just taking what he should take from the beggar according to the original transaction content. Why couldn't he do that?

The beggar's illness became more and more serious, but it did not take his life.

He wanted all the gold, silver, jewelry, wealth and splendor he wanted, but the beggar, who had been ill for a long time, no longer had the joy he had at the beginning.

The beggar was used to wandering, so naturally he had no wife or children, and he didn't want to share his things with others.

Beside the bed was a hired servant. Seeing that the beggar had no one to rely on and could not get out of bed, he had no other thoughts in his mind. He just took the wages he was owed and took care of the person on the bed day after day.

A few more months passed, and the beggar died of illness. The things he wanted finally fell into the hands of the honest servant...

There were so many things like this that he thought he no longer cared.

But when he saw those eyes, a voice in his head told him that he had to keep her, otherwise he would regret it.

Shen Jingze, who had lived for over a hundred years, had never experienced what regret was. He just looked at the little Ning Wan, who could not speak yet and was dying, and he could not help but take action, allowing her to meet Chu You.

Later, he couldn't help but see her again, and saw her using his excuse to steal the fruit offered to him, and he just indulged and cooperated.

Even though I knew she was just an ordinary human being and her life span was only a few decades, I still couldn't help but want to be closer to her.

That night, when she promised to fulfill her long-cherished wish at the cost of her lifelong service to him, he knew the time was ripe.

It was never a belated feeling, but he had planned it long ago.

“Is this question so difficult to answer?”

Shen Jingze was silent for a long time. Ning Wan felt that her legs were tired from standing. She looked at Shen Jingze who had not been able to say a word for a long time and could not help but speak.

Shen Jingze raised his eyes and looked at Ning Wan, who looked a little impatient. He was not angry at all, but chuckled softly.

"It wasn't difficult originally, but it's very difficult now." Shen Jingze said, and suddenly stopped, staring at Ning Wan's face, his eyes motionless.

Ning Wan really couldn't stand Shen Jingze's way of only speaking half of his words.

Ning Wan felt a little panicked by Chen Jingze's stare, and without even thinking about it, she asked, "Why?"

It wasn't difficult originally, but now it's very difficult.

Could it be that she interrupted his thoughts?

"The way I explained it, you didn't accept it, so it was difficult."

Shen Jingze seemed not to hear the annoyance in Ning Wan's tone. Instead, he responded calmly, seriously and earnestly.

Ning Wan was a little confused and didn't hear the hidden meaning in Shen Jingze's words.

But Xiao Qi, who was giving advice to the host in the back, heard it.

Looking at the host's confused eyes, Xiao Qi whispered a reminder: "Host, if Xiao Qi understood correctly, the male protagonist's explanation should be enough to send Xiao Qi to the dark room."

Xiaoqi's reminder could no longer be described as tactful.

"Then you can change to a method that I can accept." After listening to Xiao Qi's analysis, Ning Wan took a step back cautiously, looked at Shen Jingze in front of him, and retorted without any hesitation.

See, he also knew she wouldn't accept it.

You already know everything, and you're still telling her. Isn't this obviously making things difficult for her?

"As you wish." Shen Jingze looked at Ning Wan who took another step back, and suddenly chuckled again. With a slight movement of his fingertips, he pulled Ning Wan into his arms.

It wasn't until Shen Jingze's fingertips landed on her waist and his warm breath sprinkled on her neck that Ning Wan came back to her senses.

Her pupils dilated slightly, and at that moment when she pushed Shen Jingze with her hands, Ning Wan couldn't understand why Shen Jingze thought she could accept this way of proof.

"open."

Ning Wan's tone grew colder, and a bit more annoyed.

Shen Jingze was not the type to obey orders. After hearing Ning Wan's words, he chuckled and replied, "No."

Ning Wan: ...Can we still have a proper chat? Does he speak like a human being?

"Are you saying that we can't even be friends?" Ning Wan only felt a slight itch in her waist and spoke with a glimmer of hope.

When Shen Jingze heard Ning Wan's words, his hand on Ning Wan's waist froze.

Just when Ning Wan thought Shen Jingze would stop because of this, Shen Jingze spoke again.

However, unlike the previous restraint, this time he bit the tip of Ning Wan's ear. His tone was not very good, and he said through gritted teeth: "Miss Ning, do you really like this kind of trickery?"

"You clearly already know how I feel about you, yet you still ask me to treat you as a friend. Do you really think I'm a gentleman who won't do anything to you?"

He had said it so clearly, how could she continue to pretend?

But if she really had no intention, why would she save him twice, twice after knowing his identity!