At first, Yu Lao’er thought this warrior named Du Chengfeng was a person of extraordinary courage and strength. Just watching him cleave a mountain with such ease and expression, it was clearly a technique only found in stories about Immortals.

But soon, Yu Lao’er discovered that the mind of this Immortal-like character seemed somewhat abnormal.

From his perspective, it’s a bit rude to say this, especially since this Immortal is currently realizing his wish, yet he still felt the other’s ideas were a bit too outrageous. After all, clearly he could have left after cleaving the mountain, but this Immortal insisted on contending with that wasteland. Several times he tried to help, only to be driven away.

"This is my battle, don’t interfere."

This was the reason the Immortal gave for driving him away. Heaven knows how clearing wasteland became a battle.

Perhaps this is the difference between Immortals and ordinary people like him; even their thoughts are different.

Just like another Immortal-like person.

The village’s Li Family’s eldest boy also seemed like an Immortal to him. In recent days, this Li family eldest boy surprisingly returned, wearing a majestic armor, carrying a large iron halberd that looked terrifying at first glance. It was said he became a high-ranking official outside, something like, a halberd bearer?

Yu Lao’er didn’t quite understand the official system; the government constable collecting taxes was the highest official he’d seen. As for higher ones, he only knew of the magistrate in the county office. If any further, he had merely heard of them with difficulty, unable to remember at all.

For instance, when the Li family eldest boy returned and talked about how the emperor had recently changed, with a new emperor ascending the throne. But never mind the new emperor, Yu Lao’er didn’t even know who the previous emperor was.

Heaven is high and the emperor far away; such matters truly have nothing to do with him, it’s not as if changing the emperor would reduce the annual imperial taxes.

But he still listened earnestly to these things, in case it might be useful someday. Even if it was merely for daily small talk with other villagers, it would be good.

However, the Li family eldest boy wouldn’t continue talking, reverting to his unsmiling demeanor, one look at that cold expression, that majestic posture, and it truly embodied the ways of a remarkable person.

In contrast, Du Chengfeng, who lived in his home, initially seemed like an expert, appearing majestic when cleaving the mountain, but in these past two days of interactions, no matter how you looked, he didn’t seem like an expert. An expert wouldn’t talk so much rubbish, nor stay in his home freeloading instead of leaving, nor squat in the fields picking up stones like an ordinary person.

"I’m not picking up stones; I’m trying to understand my opponent’s tactics. Only by understanding the opponent can one defeat them..."

Every time Yu Lao’er asked, Du Chengfeng would say this, followed by difficult words about Evil Qi, techniques, power exertion skills, steadfast will, and so on, rambling on more irritatingly than the old lady at the village entrance.

In comparison, the Li family eldest boy was much stronger. Even if this taciturn man simply stood at the village entrance without speaking, that heroic posture leaning on the big iron halberd would still bring a sense of security to the villagers.

"Li family eldest has returned, everything will be good now!"

The villagers of Li Family Village firmly believed this.

Of course, the villagers were somewhat curious about this Li family eldest boy back from outside. After all, whether it was the set of armor or the imposing halberd, it was all things they hadn’t seen before. They wanted to try touching that solid armor, tapping that imposing halberd, and experiencing these good things they’d never seen before.

But the Li family eldest boy refused them.

"You can touch the armor, but the halberd cannot be touched."

The Li family eldest gave his reasons.

"This halberd has killed many people, it’s very fierce. If your life isn’t tough enough, touching it will drive you mad."

Listen, listen, this is what an expert would say: the halberd that has killed many, only those with tough enough lives can lift it; those whose lives aren’t tough enough can’t even touch it. This made Yu Lao’er and the villagers admire the Li family eldest even more.

He was someone completely different from them, even his life was different. A life, this was life, entirely different.

People with tough lives are powerful, even their weapons are powerful.

This couldn’t help but remind Yu Lao’er of Du Chengfeng who lived in his home.

The man named Du Chengfeng also brought a weapon; the large two-handed knife was extremely intimidating at first glance, but compared to the imposing iron halberd in the Li family eldest’s hands, it seemed a bit crude. It was at this point he remembered that for such a knife, he could find a blacksmith in town to make one, whereas that imposing big iron halberd looked very expensive and couldn’t be made by the town’s blacksmith.

Moreover, more importantly, there was nothing about the toughness of life with this knife.

"You want to touch the knife? It’s not impossible. Let me say a word, be careful not to hurt yourself."

Yu Lao’er still remembers when he proposed wanting to touch the big knife to satisfy his curiosity, the man named Du Chengfeng said this.

"Okay, you can pick it up now, try it."

Then Yu Lao’er easily picked up the knife, as easily as picking up a hoe.

Yu Lao’er didn’t quite understand why the man named Du Chengfeng was squatting down talking to the knife, this seemed a bit too ridiculous. Moreover, there was nothing sinister about the knife at all — instead, as soon as the big knife was in hand, the heavy feeling made Yu Lao’er frown deeply.