I'm Really Going to Become an Immortal
Chapter 99 - 93 The Meaning of Human Nature and Go to the Beach!

Chapter 99: Chapter 93 The Meaning of Human Nature and Go to the Beach!

The spacious hall had little in the way of decoration.

Wang Qingli smiled as she took out leftover nuts and candies from the cupboard from the New Year’s celebration and cheerfully arranged several plates on the only table in the living room.

Sun Huwen and Bai Shi quickly came over to help, repeatedly insisting it was no trouble at all.

Jiang Anping, who was usually cold and calm, also stood up without sitting down, seeming somewhat awkward and not knowing what to do.

Luckily, Wang Qingli soon had everything simply prepared.

The group sat around the table and started chatting.

"I’m sorry it’s so simple. We work away all year and rarely return to this home, so it hasn’t been decorated much. Apart from basic tiles, cabinets, beds, tables, chairs, stools, and a gas stove, there really isn’t much else," Wang Qingli politely apologized to Chen Yun’s three friends with a smile.

Hearing this,

Bai Shi, who had said before coming that he would freeload off Chen Yun for food and accommodation, now smiled coyly and said, "It’s okay, Auntie, who decorates a house that’s rarely lived in?"

He politely brushed it off while affirming Wang Qingli’s point of view.

He didn’t at all resemble the Bai Shi who usually enjoyed confronting others and who was crazy about pursuing a quality life.

"You all are Chen Yun’s friends, right? I should thank you for looking after him in Shucheng. That kid insisted on going so far away,"

Wang Qingli said, glancing sideways at the grinning Chen Yun.

"We take care of each other. Chen Yun has also helped me a lot,"

Bai Shi replied with a smile, doing his best to appear as polite as possible.

Everyone enjoyed a lively conversation.

Bai Shi had always been good at playing both sides; while abroad, he often said what people wanted to hear, effectively pleasing everyone.

So, in the conversations dominated by him and Chen Yun’s mother, he was especially adept and at ease.

Chen Yun quietly sat and watched.

Before long, the conversation shifted to him, the observer.

"So tell me, what brought you suddenly back?"

Wang Qingli looked at Chen Yun with a puzzled expression.

"Nothing much, I just missed you,"

Chen Yun said straightforwardly.

His tone was serious, unlike his usual indirect way of expressing emotions.

After experiencing so much,

Chen Yun felt he had indeed changed a lot.

The longer he roamed outside, the more profoundly he understood the warmth and stability of home. It was a sanctuary for his soul, a place where endless nostalgia was invested. Every plant and every smiling face from his hometown, became inextricable emotions in his heart.

These days, everything Chen Yun had encountered made him feel as if he had drifted outside for a very, very long time—so long that he seemed to have been detached from this world for centuries.

It was an experience one in ten thousand could not encounter in a lifetime.

Sifting through his Memory Palace, probing his current emotions, he discovered that everything from his physical to his spiritual state was changing.

Only his pure heart, simplicity, and passion for home remained, always as fervent and sincere as a young man.

When that phone call from his mom, missing him, came

He understood the importance of maintaining his humanity and integrity.

Perhaps, there always needed to be such an anchor to prove he was still himself.

Perhaps, there always needed to be a place to mark his beginning.

Upon realizing his mental balance mechanism, he considered the potential future state of being Completely detached from emotions.

Chen Yun did not know

How open-minded one must be to reach a state of indifference to joy and sorrow.

How intelligent one must be to achieve Completely detached from emotions.

He did not know these things, but he did know one thing: that there were still things he was not ready to stop caring about.

Perhaps in the future, he might evolve towards that emotionless direction, but just as when he first recognized his extraordinary sense of smell, he was resolute.

He would adhere to his integrity as much as possible.

It was not about completely suppressing the natural changes of his character under objective laws, but about holding on to certain unforgettable anchors of his character.

Those would be the lighthouses when his soul was lost.

In silence,

His words made Wang Qingli gently purse her lips, showing a smile that was not quite a smile.

Afterwards, the conversation lasted for a long time.

Wang Qingli graciously invited everyone to have lunch at home, but Chen Yun immediately waved his hand indicating they would go to a restaurant.

He received a helpless eye roll from his mom, but she still tacitly agreed to go to the restaurant.

After chatting at the dinner table for a while, Chen Yun took Bai Shi and two other girls for a fun afternoon in the county town.

The little rivers and pavilions in the scenic area were everywhere, making the two inland girls very happy as they went around taking photos.

This also made Bai Shi quite regret bringing his camera as he felt completely exhausted after an afternoon of play.

Originally, Chen Yun had planned to bring his mother along, but she said she was busy overseeing the workers’ renovations, trying to finish the other two resettlement houses quickly so they could show them to tenants who were seeking rentals due to a new elementary school opening nearby.

She didn’t feel at ease if she didn’t keep an eye on the workers herself every day.

So, it ended up just being the four of them going out.

At past ten in the evening, after having taken Bai Shi and the others to a nearby hotel they had booked, Chen Yun returned to the home that still had its lights on for him.

"Back already? I’ve cleared out the master bedroom for you, go wash your feet quickly."

Wang Qingli was lying on the bed in the secondary bedroom and spoke to Chen Yun as he entered.

Hearing this, Chen Yun gave a sound of acknowledgment.

He quietly walked toward the bathroom, only to see his footbath and a kettle of hot water already prepared on the floor, with a new towel placed on the stool beside it.

As always.

His mother had prepared everything.

Pouring the hot water, Chen Yun soaked his feet while taking out his phone.

He turned on his phone to see Bai Shi and the others in the "Senior Activity Center" group chat, discussing their afternoon’s fun.

It was mainly Bai Shi and Sun Huwen speaking.

Jiang Anping quietly sent a "bubble" and then said nothing else.

Chen Yun thought about his plan to go to the seaside, which he had arranged before returning, and silently typed in the group chat:

"Does everyone want to go to the seaside tomorrow? We’re in the eastern coastal provinces after all."

At this.

The group suddenly became lively.

Sun Huwen and Jiang Anping, both inland girls, had truly never seen the sea.

Reacting to Chen Yun’s words, Sun Huwen excitedly sent, "I’ve been watching seaside live streams for a long time, us inland kids really want to see the sea."

Jiang Anping also sent a "Want to go!" Although brief, the rare addition of an exclamation mark was enough to express her excitement.

Although Bai Shi had seen the sea, he had been sealed away in Shucheng, an inland city, for several years and now joined in by sending a "+1."

Following that.

The group discussed going to the seaside for quite a while, and Chen Yun also briefly discussed the specific details of the trip. Even for a Special Soldier-style rushed tour, accommodations and transportation needed to be considered properly.

Before long.

As the water for his footbath cooled, Chen Yun stopped continuing to text in the group.

He returned to the master bedroom, closed the door, and lay on the bed.

According to his short-term plan, he should now either be exercising or conducting experiments on plants with Killing Intent.

Otherwise, he could be writing.

But right now, Chen Yun didn’t feel like doing anything.

Lying on this big bed he hadn’t been on for a long time, he really wanted to hold Bai jin in his arms and pet him.

But since it was best not to go out just after getting vaccinated, he had sent Bai jin to be looked after at the hospital and didn’t bring him back.

After a long contemplation,

Chen Yun finally completed the muscle tremor exercise he hadn’t done yet that night, then briefly went through his notes in the Memory Palace.

"Record Twenty-six: 2024.3.24 (Lunar: February 15)"

"1. Changed to a new exercise method, high-frequency self-triggered muscle tremors, dual exercise for the mind and body. Current endurance time: 16.6 seconds. Current personal strength: approximately 2.7 tons."

"2. Dream of flying—soaring, freedom, looking forward to the day when Telekinesis can support flight."

"3. Personality Anchor Points—How detached must one be to remain indifferent to joy and sorrow, and how intelligent to become Completely detached from emotions. There are some things that I shouldn’t and don’t want to become indifferent to."

Having completed these.

Listening to the sounds of his mother’s still-awake breathing next door and the faint rumbling of her stomach,

Chen Yun realized his mother, after a busy day, probably wasn’t planning to make food for herself. During the times he had lived with his mother, he had often seen her like this. Unless someone else in the family wanted to eat, she was too tired to bother cooking.

Thinking this over, he got up and walked towards the kitchen.

On the way, he chuckled and said, "Mom, come out to eat, I’ll cook."

He used to make simple meals.

Now, though he rarely cooked due to the changes in his body, his ability was only stronger than before.

More precise control of salt levels, control over the heat, and the assistance of an extraordinary sense of smell ensured that he was someone who could easily stand at the top of the culinary world.

Looking at his mother, who walked out of her room with a resigned expression,

Chen Yun opened the fridge smiling and started picking out ingredients for cooking.