“I misunderstood Xi Fu. He was good to me, so I have to find a way to repay him.”
“If you’re thinking of repaying a debt, there’s no need to go to all this trouble.” Li Shishi stood up with a faint smile. “Xi Fu’s trip to the foreign lands, handing the Matchmaker over to you, and giving you merits were not meant for you to be grateful. You don’t need to take it to heart at all.”
“I know…” Wang Yao nodded and said.
"What do you know? Do you know how happy Xi Fu was when he found you? Do you know what he said about you in the group chat? Do you know what losing his matchmaking position meant to Xi Fu? Do you know what he entrusted to you...?"
Li Shishi suddenly erupted, interrupting Wang Yao and pressing him with questions.
"Do you know how much hope Xi Fu had in you when he gave you ten thousand merits? You know nothing, yet you keep saying you want to save Xi Fu? Do you think Xi Fu cares if you save him?"
Wang Yao was completely bewildered by Li Shishi's outburst. Wasn't he rushing to act as a matchmaker because Xi Fu was busy completing the Xiankou Group's mission? Wasn't this a huge trap? How did it all become a gift from Xi Fu in Li Shishi's words?
Moreover, Xi Fu has placed his hopes on me? Xi Fu has never mentioned this to me before.
"Slow down, slow down... my brain isn't quite processing this..." Wang Yao hurriedly raised his hand to ask Li Shishi to calm down. "I heard from Wei Zheng that Xi Fu couldn't find a successor for the Matchmaker God in order to go to the Western Regions, so Lü Xian kept withholding his resignation letter..."
"Do you think Xi Fu is the only one in our Xiankou group willing to resign and go to the foreign border to gather information? Just because he can't resign doesn't mean others can't. The reason everyone agreed to let him go is actually because his lifespan is coming to an end, and there's no need for him to sacrifice another position within the system..."
"He also wanted to take advantage of his life to personally find a qualified successor to take over the job of the Matchmaker, because the position of the Matchmaker is too important to our Xiankou group. He did not want to hand over the right to choose a new Matchmaker to the Heavenly Court."
"Do you understand? Choosing you is the most important thing to him, and completing the tasks in the group is just something he does incidentally. That's why we didn't send anyone else to the foreign territory, but waited for Xi Fu to choose a successor he was satisfied with."
"Of all the immortals in the celestial realm, how many are willing to become the matchmaker? You probably don't have a concept of that. Let me give you an example: in the entire celestial realm, apart from the Mahayana immortals who are free from desires, there is no one who doesn't covet this position..."
"Do you know why the Heavenly Court sent the Old Man of the Moon to the mortal realm? Because if the Old Man of the Moon were left in the celestial realm, he would even pose a threat to the Heavenly Emperor! He can only be suppressed in the mortal realm. Do you understand what Xi Fu entrusted to you?" Li Shishi said with a face full of sorrow.
"Wait a minute... wait a minute... you mean, many people can be matchmakers? There are no restrictions on this position?" Wang Yao frowned and looked at Li Shishi. In his impression, the position of matchmaker seemed to have very high requirements, and it seemed that no one but him was suitable, which was why Xi Fu forced it on him.
"It's a bit more difficult for a mortal like you, but who can't become an immortal? The only restriction is that Xi Fu is imposing restrictions. Who else is imposing restrictions? The Heavenly Court would love to take control of the selection of the new Matchmaker, but Xi Fu has to be willing to hand over the reins. If Xi Fu doesn't hand over the reins, no one else will get it!"
"You know that Xi Fu not only chose you, but also spent a huge price to create an immortal body for you, allowing you to ascend to heaven in one step and become an immortal! Otherwise, with Xi Fu's abilities, which foreign god in the ocean world could discover his traces, and which immortal general in the immortal world could be his match?"
Li Shishi glared at Wang Yao with hatred.
"No, I came from another time..." Wang Yao felt his entire belief collapse in an instant. He remembered the night he became the Matchmaker, the "invisible bond" that Xi Fu had placed on him, and the large hand that was pinching his head, causing him unbearable pain...
Could it be that Xi Fu was modifying his body all along? Shouldn't someone who transmigrated be born with a special aura? How could this be?
“You keep saying you’re from another time, and Xi Fu even said in the group that you’ve lost your mind. But he said you’re one of the few people he’s met who truly has a sense of right and wrong. That’s why he gave you the Matchmaker System,” Li Shishi said.
Wang Yao was completely stunned when he heard all this.
"Right and wrong"? Such a simple word, even kindergarten children should know it: lying is bad, fighting is bad, swearing is bad... Who doesn't have a sense of right and wrong? How come I'm one of the few people who do?
After listening to Li Shishi's explanation, Wang Yao finally understood that it wasn't because he was a time traveler that Xi Fu had given him the position of Matchmaker. He realized he wasn't the only one; rather, Xi Fu had made him the only one.
It turns out that Xi Fu was nearing the end of his lifespan, which is why he relinquished his position as the Old Man of the Moon and went to the Ocean Realm. It turns out the Old Man of the Moon was incredibly powerful, even the Heavenly Emperor had to be somewhat wary of him. And Xi Fu entrusted him with such an important position simply because he was a person with a sense of right and wrong?
The first part wasn't funny at all, but the last reason left Wang Yao speechless. In comparison, he would rather believe the reason of time travel.
"A sense of right and wrong?" Wang Yao frowned and muttered slowly.
"Yes, it's about the concept of right and wrong. Everyone seems to understand what's right and what's wrong, but looking across the six realms, does everyone really understand? Why would someone do something they know is wrong? Why is it that doing something that's clearly right comes at a heavy price..."
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