On this day, Chen Ping'an was still doing his usual night fishing, which was interspersed with periods of standing meditation. As daybreak arrived, he opened his eyes as he cast his gaze toward the sky in the east, but this time, the golden flood dragons didn't come. Even so, he remained completely unbothered as he smiled and waved at the distant horizon, as if he were waving at a familiar acquaintance.2

After that, he packed up his fish basket and fishing rod before returning to the Sun Clan's ancestral residence, where he discovered Sun Jiashu waiting for him.0

In reality, Chen Ping'an had been waiting for Sun Jiashu as well.0

Back in that alley in the inner city, Zheng Dafeng had tried to goad him into removing his facade, but the Yin god had intervened and revealed Zheng Dafeng's intentions to him.0

It seemed that the Sun Clan had nothing to do with this, but Chen Ping'an was quickly able to deduce Sun Jiashu's hidden intentions.4

Was he disappointed? Of course.0

Was he furious? Not really.0

Liu Baqiao had clearly harbored good intentions when he introduced him to Sun Jiashu, and ultimately, it was his decision whether he wanted to come to the Sun Clan's ancestral residence. Looking back now, Chen Ping'an could see that he hadn't made the worst decision, but it wasn't the best one, either.0

The Fu Clan and the Sun Clan believed in the teachings of Commercialism, and Sun Jiashu had revealed some of the core beliefs of Commercialism to Chen Ping'an during their past conversations.0

Once again, Chen Ping'an's impression of Sun Jiashu had become rather murky, and his heart was filled with apprehension and wariness.0

Just because someone was kind and pure didn't necessarily mean that they were stupid and ignorant. In order to truly be a good person, one had to know what a bad person was. For a good person, just living was the best deed that they could do for this world.0

Chen Ping'an didn't need books to teach him these basic principles. Instead, he had learned these precious life lessons through his past experiences.1

Sun Jiashu watched as Chen Ping'an approached him, then took a deep breath and didn't say anything as he extended an apologetic bow.0

Chen Ping'an stepped aside to avoid this seemingly inexplicable gesture of apology from Sun Jiashu.0

After standing up straight again, a wry smile appeared on Sun Jiashu's face as he said, "Chen Ping'an, I've already arranged for you to travel on the Fan Clan's Osmanthus Island...3