At first, he formed a mercenary team with Hu Jiu and his master, and they lived a relatively comfortable life. Later, when Uncle Tao Le opened his business, they all gave up mercenary missions except for Hu Jiu.
Their business was booming, but during one of their house calls, several deities caused trouble, accusing them of leaking information and claiming their treatments were ineffective or even worsened their conditions. At the time, Hu Jiu was on a mission, and they were outnumbered and outmatched, struggling for several months. In short, their business collapsed.
In a fit of anger, the three of them left a message for Hu Jiu and then left the center of the Divine Realm, returning to the small town where their master and Tao Le had settled.
Compared to the central area, the town didn't have many mercenary missions, and their value wasn't high. Unless they needed God Coins, the group had nowhere to spend money, so they lived a peaceful life.
But this peace was only for Tao Le and Yi Wenbai. As a newly ascended immortal, Jiang Shang was clearly not used to this life of lying down and having no desires.
More precisely, this kind of life is not without desires. Every deity has desires. The difference is that some people pursue what they want, while others convince themselves to be content with what they have and not strive for it, which is more like an escape.
Jiang Shang thought for a moment and then suggested, "Master and Uncle, why don't we go to a big town and try our luck? I heard that the mercenary guild at the port has a lot of missions."
“My disciple, you are still too young. When I first came to the Divine Realm, I had the same thoughts as you. But reality has shown me that we are just ordinary immortals, no longer the powerful ancestors who could command the wind and rain in the mortal realm. There is no need to experience those days of living on the edge.”
Tao Le chuckled and said, "That's right, that's right. Aren't we doing pretty well now? We're immortals, we can't always indulge in pleasure."
Jiang Shang remained silent for a long time before finally sighing. He felt that things shouldn't be this way, but his master and uncle were right. They had already become immortals, so there was no need to fight anymore.
Just as he was about to nod, Jiang Shang suddenly remembered his apprentice's spirited demeanor, and quickly suppressed his thoughts of giving up. Even a life of leisure shouldn't be lived like this.
Jiang Shang took a deep breath and finally spoke the thoughts he had kept hidden in his heart, "Master and Uncle, I don't want to continue like this. My disciple will reach the Divine Realm in a hundred years at most. At least when she arrives, I can be her support."
Jiang Shang's words forced Yi Wenbai to confront the fact that he had been trying to avoid but had to face: they had lost their fighting spirit and were afraid! Especially after being taught a lesson by several gods and having no way to complain, they didn't want to cause trouble and just wanted to live a peaceful and quiet life in the divine realm.
In fact, almost all the immortals who came to Qinghe Post Station to lie down had this mentality.
Everyone was poor, and no one dared to cause trouble. Even if there were conflicts, they would at most bicker and fight like Tao Le and Chu Ran. Over time, even the most motivated immortals would be gradually assimilated.
When Yi Wenbo was young, he had met ordinary people and used to laugh at them for not daring to resist. He felt sorry for their misfortune and angry at their lack of resistance. Now he has become just like them.
Her apprentice must be very disappointed in him.
Even the usually optimistic Tao Le fell silent. Finally, he broke the somber atmosphere, saying, "Actually, which deity who has gone through countless hardships to ascend to the divine realm would want this? But sometimes there's really no other way."
Immortals have virtually endless lifespans, but they also cherish their lives more than mortals. In other words, most immortals dare not risk their lives.
Jiang Shang shook his head. "I'm not criticizing my master and senior uncle's lifestyle. I just want to take advantage of my youthful courage and try my luck. If I succeed, that would be wonderful. If I fail, I'll come here with my master and senior uncle to retire."
After Jiang Shang left with the wild game, the two still did not speak.
After a long pause, Tao Le spoke up, "Wen Bai, are you still not satisfied?"
Yi Wenbo looked up at the sky and sighed, "Yes, how could I be willing to accept this?" He was once a prodigy, how could he be willing to fall into depravity?
Tao Le pursed her lips. "I've dragged you down." Compared to his indifference and laziness, Yi Wenbai was clearly much more ambitious. Over the years, being with him had worn down her ambition considerably.
Yi Wenbai shook his head disapprovingly, "I never thought you were a burden. Just like Shang'er said, it's just a different lifestyle. You worked too hard in the lower realm, so living a leisurely life in the divine realm is a novel way to live. When I get tired of it, I'll go and explore. Anyway, there's no such thing as being young in the divine realm, it's never too late to explore."
Tao Le smiled. Even so, he knew that without him, Yi Wenbai would definitely not have chosen this lifestyle. However, after lying down for so many years, he was indeed a little tired.
“There are different kinds of lying down. An Ge once said that lying down at the top is called enjoying life, while lying down at the bottom is called giving up. I think that makes a lot of sense. We’ve been lying down for thousands of years, it’s time to lie down somewhere else.”
"Are you serious?"
Tao Le nodded. "Actually, I also want to eat the delicious food at Yuxianlou, listen to the melodies at Changtingyuan, and live in a grand mansion filled with celestial energy. Immortals shouldn't just live; they should have more pursuits. Let's go out and explore together after Shang'er comes back. Our last business venture was actually quite successful at first, but we lacked experience, so we just had to be careful."
Yi Wenbai looked at Tao Le for a while, and seeing that there was no reluctance in his eyes, he nodded solemnly, "Whatever you want to do, I'll accompany you. But as for what you just said about wanting to eat at Yuxianlou, just think about it, it's too expensive."
Tao Le said unhappily, "Why are you so stingy? When we make a lot of money, we'll definitely be able to enjoy it." Yi Wenbai rolled his eyes at him in response.
Just as Tao Le and Yi Wenbo's peaceful life was about to be disrupted, the headquarters of the Divine Realm Alliance also encountered a significant storm.
When Yin Cang returned to headquarters, he didn't hide it from the other gods. He directly told several important gods about An Ge's arrival. After hearing this, the gods were first surprised that An Ge could become a god so quickly, and then they were worried.
To this end, the senior management held a special meeting to discuss the resettlement of An Ge.
“I think this deity is too young. She should be sent to the grassroots level of the office to gain some experience.”
"Young gods are always impulsive; the divine realm is not going to be peaceful in the future."
"I think she's quite good. How about we assign her to headquarters?"
Yin Cang looked at the gods and let out a cold laugh. "I say, where do you get the confidence that An Ge will definitely join the Alliance? She's just an innkeeper, living a good life. Why would she be so foolish as to come to the Alliance to suffer?"
Yin Cang's words immediately drew the disapproval of the gods. In their view, being able to enter the Alliance headquarters was an endless honor for the gods.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
