Chapter 749: Do You Find Immortality Boring?

"Fine, I'm too lazy to bully you."

Lian Ye looks at Jiaodu, who is about to wet himself, and doesn't feel like robbing him.

Over these years, the familiar people around him gradually left.

He began to feel lonely, thinking everything was meaningless.

Every day he idly basks in the sun; outwardly life seems unchanged, but in reality it has undergone earth‑shattering changes.

Especially after Tuan Cang left, no one at home talked to him.

Even if Uchiha Obito occasionally comes to visit him.

But ultimately it's juniors visiting seniors, not friends visiting each other.

Jiaodu can barely be counted as his friend.

When all familiar people have left, seeing someone he once bullied is beyond nostalgic.

"Don't look at me like that!"

Jiaodu sees Lian Ye's gaze become even more terrified.

Previously, the beast's stare at him was greedy, wanting to snatch his money.

But now it's different; the emotion in that gaze is not greed but an unfathomable feeling.

This Lian Ye is the most terrifying; he seems able to kill him at any moment!

"Why such a big reaction?"

Lian Ye pats the chair beside him, his face returning to nonchalance.

"Sit with me and chat."

Jiaodu doesn't dare refuse, can only tremble forward and sit cautiously on the chair.

That demeanor is as obedient as a primary‑school student seeing a teacher.

"Have you been working hard to earn money all these years?"

Jiaodu's tense heart finally relaxes upon hearing that.

This guy is talking about money; he probably won't try to kill him.

"Yes."

"You say you earn so much money but don't spend it—what's the point?"

Lian Ye truly cannot understand his obsession with earning money; with his strength, even without money he could live comfortably.

Jiaodu: "..."

He had earned money before but didn't get a chance to spend it, and a certain beast took it all.

No chance to spend it!

Later, after decades without meeting Lian Ye, he indeed accumulated a hefty fortune.

But he still never dared to spend…

Because he knows that unless he deals with that beast, the money he'll earn will never belong to him!

"I'm not planning to rob your money; I'm just simply chatting."

Lian Ye looks at his silent expression, assuming it was his own act that had driven away his psychological shadow.

Jiaodu looks up in surprise at Lian Ye.

This guy has changed his nature?!

He actually doesn't intend to rob his money!

When he first saw Lian Ye's still youthful face, he knew his money couldn't be protected.

Even his life could be settled here, but the current situation exceeds expectations…

"Money is essentially just a kind of spiritual solace," Jiaodu says in a low voice, "When I was young, the Ninja World was full of war and betrayal; even comrades fighting side by side, the Village's higher‑ups could betray you."

"In such circumstances, I dare not trust anyone."

"The only thing I can trust is money…"

He used to be a prodigy ninja of Longyin Village, but the Village's higher‑ups, fearing his power, gave him a certain‑death mission.

Assassinate the God of Shinobi Senju Hashirama!

Jiaodu knew this would be a nine‑to‑death journey, but for the Village he went anyway.

The outcome was unsurprising.

He didn't even get a chance to face Hashirama, and was defeated by a little brat with poison, almost dying on the spot.

Fortunately, Hashirama's kind heart gave the little brat an Antidote.

Dragging his severely injured body, Jiaodu struggled back to the Village, only to discover this was merely the higher‑ups' method to eliminate him.

In his anger, he killed all the higher‑ups and seized Chidō.

Since then Jiaodu doesn't trust anyone; the only thing he can trust is money!

His purpose of living shifted from sacrificing his life for the Village to earning money that never ends.

"A spiritual solace?"

Lian Ye looks up at the azure sky and murmurs softly.

What is his spiritual solace then?

When he first entered the Ninja World, he only wanted to survive in the harsh world.

If possible, it'd be best to live comfortably.

Later, he achieved it.

After the first Ninja World War ended, he possessed impressive power and had the capital to slack off.

At that time, Lian Ye truly thought those days were perfect.

When did you start feeling bored?

Probably from the time Senju Hashirama refused to be revived; then Madara Uchiha went to another timeline, followed by Qianshou Feijian leaving, and Yuzhibo Quannai going to another timeline.

Until finally, Zhi Cun Tuan Zang left!

In the huge courtyard there was only him, surrounded by five empty chairs.

No one clamored for him to cook, nor anyone spoke to him.

The former bustle no longer existed.

Lian Ye suddenly felt the courtyard was too large and too quiet.

So he moved to a smaller courtyard.

Although his daily life didn't change—just cooking and basking in the sun—his heart remained hollow.

The ever‑cheerful him sometimes fell into nihilism, beginning to ponder the meaning of living.

Such days went on for a long time.

Until today, Jiaodu kicked open the courtyard gate, and at the instant he saw Jiaodu.

Lian Ye suddenly recalled a question he had once asked in passing.

"Jiaodu, do you think immortality is boring?"

At that time, Jiaodu simply replied calmly.

"Not boring."

Indeed, someone with a spiritual anchor could not find life uninteresting.

As long as a person has a fixation, they won't desire death.

But once that fixation disappears, they lose interest in everything.

Even… death!

Lian Ye finally understood why he had felt bored all these years.

It was because he had no other fixation.

Simply enjoying life no longer satisfied him.

He must find something to do!

Although he cannot live forever, his life is still less than halfway through, leaving plenty of time to pursue what he wishes.

"Jiaodu, thank you for reminding me."

Lian Ye stood up, and his entire demeanor changed.

That lazy feeling vanished completely, replaced by an intense desire.

Jiaodu was completely stunned.

He somehow felt a strong desire from a salted fish.

Having known Lian Ye for seventy years, this was the first time seeing him display such a state.

It was just like a dream!

"What are you thanking me for?!"

Jiaodu only spoke of his view on money, not understanding why the other had changed so drastically.

"You don't need to know the reason."

Lian Ye turned and entered the room, soon emerging clutching a pile of Scrolls.

"All this is money; consider it a thank‑you expense."

Since Zhi Cun Tuan Zang left, the Scrolls have been gathering dust in the room.

With the money‑handler gone, there's no need to keep the money.

Better to give it all to those who need it.

Jiaodu stared at the Scrolls piled like a small mountain before him, eyes wide with a ghost‑like expression.

The robber beast actually gave him that much money!

What a joke!

"Goodbye, Jiaodu."

Lian Ye waved at him, smiling as he spoke.

"I hope we'll have a chance to meet again…"

As the words fell, his figure vanished in an instant.

Only Jiaodu remained, standing foolishly in place.

He didn't understand what had actually happened.