With the decline of immortality and the loss of his old acquaintances, he devalued himself in the mortal world and lived the long-awaited life of a farmer carrying water, chopping firewood, farming, fishing, and enjoying plain pleasures. However, this joyful taste is not like the free and easy life when the spirit was high. It is just a retreat to the next best thing.
The elder brother Dong Zhuo has been away from the world for hundreds of years, but he couldn't bear it. He eventually became an official and did not die well. Jiang Shangshu and Dong Zhuo had different circumstances, but they took very similar paths in the second half of their lives. One of the few remaining old friends, Yu Wang, was willing to pursue an official career. , I have worked hard for half my life, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to achieve what I want in my lifetime; and he, Su Zhi, you were born to be destined to escape the world, and you have a temper that can't bear to see worldly things. You are in a dilemma and you can't be happy.
The only thing that comforted him was memories.
The admirable elder brother who had influenced him since he was a child, the humble Jiang Yatou who refused to be unequal, and the old demon emperor who was dull in his old age, all could not come back. Also, his Xixi. . . Xixi. . .