Sweeping across the heavens, starting with the first emperor of the ancient times.

"Simp?" Su Mo was taken aback, vaguely sensing that it wasn't a good word, but he had never heard of it before.

"Senior, what race is this? Is it a type of dog? I have read extensively, but I have never seen any record of it."

"This dog is not that dog," Jiang Hao explained slowly, stroking his beard.

"It refers to some people who, knowing that the other party has no feelings for them and is only using them, still try to please and give without any bottom line, wagging their tails and begging for mercy, like a dog licking its master's feet, hence the name 'licking dog'."

After listening, Su Mo carefully recalled all the things he had done for Junior Sister Liu over the years, and how he had used all the contribution points he had saved up by living frugally to exchange for resources and give them to her.

She said the technique was difficult to understand, so I stayed up all night to help her organize her thoughts.

She encountered danger while on her training journey, and he risked injury to rescue her. In return, she only said "thank you, Senior Brother Su" before turning around and going to admire the peach blossoms with others...

This... isn't this just an enhanced version of a simp?

His round face instantly turned bright red, and the veins on his forehead bulged out. He felt so frustrated that he wanted to bang his head against the wall.

But he still stubbornly argued, "Can something between a man and a woman be considered 'licking'? Senior must have never truly loved anyone and doesn't know the feeling, otherwise he would understand me!"

"Oh?" Jiang Hao laughed. "I really don't know what it's like to be a simp, because when I was young, I was always the one being pursued, and they were all beautiful and talented women. I never had unrequited love, so naturally I can't understand what it's like to be a simp."

"They're all being pursued? Senior, you mean there's more than one?" Su Mo asked subconsciously. "Really? Senior, don't exaggerate."

He took a good look at Jiang Hao. Hmm, this old man is indeed good-looking, but he doesn't believe that he's being pursued by several women, all of whom are top female talents.

Jiang Hao didn't argue, he just looked at him with a smile.

Su Mo felt a little uncomfortable being stared at, and thinking of Junior Sister Liu, he retorted defiantly:

"Junior Sister Liu isn't that kind of person. She often smiles at me... and sometimes speaks to me very gently!"

"Really?" Jiang Hao asked slowly, "Back then, had you just given her some cultivation resources, or did she happen to need your help with something?"

Su Mo opened her mouth, wanting to refute, but her mind involuntarily began to recall.

It seems... that's really true.

Whenever Junior Sister Liu smiled at him with special tenderness, it was either because he had just delivered some pills to him.

Either she's encountered a bottleneck in her cultivation technique and comes to him for discussion, or she wants to take on a certain mission but isn't strong enough and comes to him to team up...

Su Mo's face turned even redder, and she stammered, unable to utter a complete sentence.

Jiang Hao continued his interrogation: "When you were working hard to find resources for her, doing tasks, and even getting injured, did she ever ask if you were tired or badly hurt? Or did she only ask if the things had been found and when she could give them to me?"

Su Mo's head drooped completely.

The answer was obvious. He recalled a time when he almost fell off a cliff while trying to pick a medicinal herb, and he got a long cut on his arm.

When he gave the spiritual herb to Junior Sister Liu, she accepted it with delight, saying only, "Thank you, Senior Brother Su, you're so kind," and then... nothing more.

He even deliberately didn't treat the wound, and she didn't even notice.

Seeing the young man's dejected appearance, Jiang Hao sighed inwardly.

He thought of a good friend from his past life, who was just as honest and was completely fooled by a cunning woman. She spent his money and gave him her heart.

In the end, the other person ran away, leaving my friend unable to recover for several years.

Green tea exists in every world, so it's not surprising.

Jiang Hao had encountered similar situations on his path to adulthood, and he simply ignored them.

Su Mo, this junior, is polite and honest, and is no match for a green tea bitch.

Jiang Hao only spoke up because he wasn't too deeply involved yet; otherwise, he would have paid a higher price and been hurt more severely, and it would have been too late to regret it later.

Since he's a descendant of an old friend, he should offer some advice.

"Give up, you can't handle this Junior Sister Liu."

Jiang Hao's gaze was somewhat distant. "When fate brings us together, cherish it; when fate ends, offer your blessings. On the path of cultivation, it is already a blessing to be able to walk side by side for a while. Why put yourself in the dust?"

Su Mo raised her head, her eyes a little red.

Jiang Hao then asked, "Since you like that Junior Sister Liu, do you know what she truly wants?"

Su Mo thought for a moment: "She...she wants to become stronger, she wants to become a true disciple."

"And what about you? Do you want to become stronger?"

"Of course I want to!" Su Mo puffed out his chest. "I'm a genius! I'm only eighteen, and I'm already about to break through to the fourth level. My master says I have great talent and have the potential to become a Great Sage!"

To reach the level of Great Sage is indeed to be considered a genius.

"Then why do you give all your cultivation resources to others?" Jiang Hao asked. "What about your own path?"

Su Mo was speechless.

Jiang Hao patted him on the shoulder and said earnestly:

"Kid, there's nothing wrong with liking someone, but the prerequisite is that you have to be yourself first. How can someone who can't even walk their own path and pins their hopes on pleasing others expect others to like them?"

"That makes sense!" Su Mo was silent for a moment, then nodded vigorously. "If I could be like the Heavenly Emperor, Junior Sister Liu would definitely like me. I heard that the Heavenly Emperor had a group of people who liked him back then."

Jiang Hao smiled. "Oh, do you know the Heavenly Emperor?"

"I don't know him. I've never seen the Heavenly Emperor." Su Mo shook his head. "But he's my idol, the greatest legend of our sect. Once I become a Great Sage, I'll be able to go to the Heavenly Court to see the Heavenly Emperor!"

"Do you really want to see the Heavenly Emperor?"

"Of course, who in the sect doesn't want to see the Heavenly Emperor? Unfortunately, we're not qualified yet, and the Heavenly Emperor is in seclusion. We can only wait until I become stronger."

"I've heard that when the Heavenly Emperor was young, he was quite the dashing and romantic figure, captivating countless goddesses and saintesses. Our sect even has records saying that a Phoenix Clan princess was heartbroken for him, and an ancient clan goddess waited for him for a thousand years... Ah, he is truly a role model for us all!"

Su Mo's eyes lit up with envy as she spoke.

Jiang Hao was both amused and exasperated.

"Do you also want to be as popular with women as he is?" Jiang Hao asked.

"Of course!" Su Mo said without any attempt to hide his feelings.

"Which man wouldn't want that? But I also know that's wishful thinking. What kind of person is the Heavenly Emperor? A supreme being destined to shine through the ages. As for me... I'd be content if I could cultivate to become a Great Sage, enter the Heavenly Court, and become a Heavenly Soldier."

"There's no need to belittle yourself," Jiang Hao said with a smile.

"Let me show you the way: put away your desire to please your junior sister, focus on yourself, use your resources on yourself, and spend your time on cultivation. When you are outstanding enough and stand at a high enough level, people who appreciate you will naturally appear."

"real?"

"Of course. I've lived for so many years, I understand this principle." Jiang Hao stood up.

"Remember, love is not something you beg for, it's something you attract. When you become the light, people will naturally come to you."

Su Mo seemed to be deep in thought.

Jiang Hao said no more and turned to walk out of the cave.

"Senior," Su Mo suddenly called out to him, scratching his head, "Um... when you were young, did you really have a relationship with a remarkable girl?"

Jiang Hao turned around, winked at him, and smiled with a kind of worldly wisdom.

"If you believe, it exists; if you don't believe, it doesn't. Cultivate diligently, little one. When your cultivation level is high in the future, you will naturally understand."

Jiang Hao waved his hand, got up and walked out.

P.S.: Just to clarify, I'm not a simp, please don't misunderstand, but I have a friend who is, so I felt compelled to write this.