To be frank, Fang Zheng really didn't want to go outside.
Not at all.
He really didn't want to go outside.
You can tell by how he dragged out the story for several chapters that he's a homebody. If he could stay home and hang out with girls, why would he go out and court death?
But he had no choice but to go; after all, he had received a personal invitation from the Pope. Unless Fang Zheng planned to break away from the Sanctuary completely, his presence was mandatory this time. Fang Zheng couldn't just ditch them because "I have a feeling something might go wrong"...
However, Fang Zheng was psychologically prepared for it, as he was now a leader of a power. To put it grandly, he was akin to a President or Prime Minister, where going anywhere involves flying in private jets and riding in motorcades, always surrounded by bodyguards fearing someone might take a shot at them.
