However, Wilbur had listened to every word the old man said. Now, breathing heavily, he replied, "I''m sorry, I didn''t mean to."


    "What good is an apology? Sigh, forget it. Young man, what mistake did you make in the past to end up in Buck Town?"


    "What?"


    Hearing this, Wilbur''s eyes showed a look of shock as he asked, "This is Buck Town? But I was supposed to go to Walker Town. Why am I here?"


    As soon as he finished speaking, Wilbur recalled the struggle with the Dark Lord


    in the passage. It must have been him! Thinking of this, Wilbur clenched his fists and punched the hay-covered ground.


    "Heh."


    Wilbur''s words amused the old man, who chuckled and said, "What did you say? You were supposed to go to Walker Town? Hmph, haha, hahaha!"


    The old man suddenly threw his head back andughed, as if he had heard something extremely funny. His mockingughter made Wilbur feel very frustrated. Clenching his fists, Wilbur said, "What are youughing at? What''s so funny? Am I wrong?"


    Hearing this, the old man stoppedughing and said, "You''re right. It''s not funny at all. Everyone whoes to Buck Town is kind-hearted and willing to help others. Hahaha, that''s truly funny. Since when has the ughter Town, Buck Town, be a city of fairness and benevolence? That''s something that hasn''t happened in thousands of years."


    The old man shook his head, then continued, "Kid, stop pretending. Seeing how pitiful you look, it must be your first time in Buck Town. Let me tell you, Buck Town is a city of ughter. The nine main towns of the middle dimension attract different practitioners based on the aura they emit. Those with evil hearts are drawn to Buck Town, while those who are fair and just are drawn to the good towns, just like the Walker Town that you mentioned. Unfortunately, it''s impossible to lie here. You ended up in Buck Town. Judging by your sorry state, you weren''t here to practice but were summoned by the will of this ce. I bet you''ve done countless bad things in the past, thinking you were invincible. Now that you''re here, you''re as weak as a worm. It''s truly pathetic."


    After finishing his speech, the old man took a gourd filled with wine from his chest and gulped down a few sips. At this moment, Wilbur saw two guards dragging a pale-faced man past them and throwing him into the cell ahead.


    A few minutester, shouts came from that cell.


    "This man has no breath! He''s dead! There''s a dead person here!"


    Hearing this, the guards ran over, dragged the corpse out of the cell, and threw it away.


    Wilbur frowned and asked, "What''s wrong with these people? Why did they die so suddenly?"


    The old man took a sip of wine and said, "These people are all overestimating themselves. They weren''t qualified toe to the nine major towns, but they thought they were strong enough. As a result, they came to Buck Town, their energy gotpressed, and they couldn''t handle it, so they died."


    Wilbur looked down at his own body, then at the old man''s rxed demeanor, and asked, "Sir, why are the people whoe here all pale and lying on the ground, while you seem so healthy and at ease?"