章 44: Heaven Destroys Those Who Don't Look Out For Themselves

"Zhuangzi: Tian Zi-fang": "Ah", said Confucius, "there is no grief greater than the death of the mind—beside it, the death of the body is a minor matter." [1] The saddest thing that could happen to a person was a withered heart. Without hope, one could sink so deep into depression that their will would be completely shattered; thus the opinion that the death of the body was indeed much better than the death of the spirit.

Yan Tian’s will was broken. Unless he could somehow hold onto the hope that he might one day break free of the contract and regain control over himself, he would become a cripple in his mind.

Although his mind was already broken, Yan Nan was unwilling to give up on acquiring this new slave. So what if he had turned into a retard? He would still have to listen to him! He brought the silver needle closer to the contract book to complete the soul binding.

In that moment, a silk-thin fishing line descended from the sky at an absolutely shocking speed!