“Why are you not afraid of the dark?” asked the woman.

“Why would I have to be afraid of it?” asked Long Chen.

The woman paused, seemingly not expecting this. She continued, “Why do you like the dark?”

Long Chen didn’t hesitate and directly said, “Because I’m used to the dark. When I was bullied and humiliated without the power to fight back, this world of despair had no pity for me. No one had mercy, no one helped me, and no one was willing to accompany me. Only the darkness never rejected me. No matter what grievances I had, the darkness was willing to silently listen to my complaints. Even if the entire world abandons me, it will always silently accompany me. It will never reject me. Its arms will always be open to me. When I hadn’t set foot onto the path of cultivation,...