How long exactly constitutes ’a long ti without returning’?
The Roc Bird squatted at the gates of Xuandu City, with the grand formation enveloping the city behind it and the boundless chaotic aura in front.
The old Taoist inside the city seed to ignore the Roc Bird, continuing to create Yellow Turban Warriors.
The Roc Bird hesitated to speak, repeatedly dismissing the idea of eting the Three Pure Ones of Taiqing.
It knew well that His Majesty had fallen out with Taiqing.
Taiqing’s ideals conflicted greatly with His Majesty’s, but the Roc Bird always felt that His Majesty, standing on the side of living beings, considering issues from that perspective, even if sowhat idealistic, was worthy of respect.
In Saint Taiqing’s eyes, there was only the Dao and Heaven and Earth.
"Alas."
The Roc plucked a golden feather, scratching its neck with the tip, recalling a prior conversation with its elder sister, the Peacock Fairy.
’That Transcender is unassailable by us.’
’The Phoenix Clan will not perish but will beco a part of the new world, sent into an ever-lasting heaven and earth.’
’And the only precondition for this is that we do not participate in the upcoming battle.’
These were words the Peacock Fairy never told His Majesty.
The Roc Bird hesitated, wondering whether to report this to His Majesty.
Reporting would an betraying the Phoenix Clan;
Not reporting would an being disloyal to His Majesty.
"Alas, perhaps this is the dilemma between loyalty and righteousness portrayed in Human Race drama," murmured the Roc Bird.
Just as it spoke, a familiar voice ca from beside it:
"Why is it a dilemma between loyalty and righteousness?"
"Your Majesty!"
The Roc Bird hurriedly stood up, seeing Li Ping’an appear in front of it, his face forlorn as the mysterious and yellow aura slowly dissipated around him.
"Let’s return and talk on the way," sighed Li Ping’an, "I am experiencing a similar dilemma between filial piety and righteousness."
"Ah?" The Roc Bird was taken aback, "How did your eting go?"
"A complete ss, I thought I was going to face the truth and resolve the issue, but in the end, it turned into a... large-scale ethical drama..."
The Roc Bird was utterly confused.
Li Ping’an took a deep breath, waved his sleeve, and led the Roc Bird into Xuandu City.
He still observed proper etiquette, bringing the Roc forward to greet.
But the Three Corpses of Taiqing left in this place seed sowhat odd, showing no response to Li Ping’an’s greetings, though a Yellow Turban Warrior nearby kneeled on one knee, ceremoniously guiding them to another exit of Xuandu City.
The scene was sowhat awkward.
...
Chaoge City.
Li Ping’an’s avatar Ji Dan opened his eyes abruptly and sat up straight from the soft couch.
Several waiting guards imdiately knelt on one knee.
"Fourth Young Master! The king requests your presence once you wake up!"
"Mm, okay."
Li Ping’an stretched lazily as he stood up, his sowhat frail teenage figure quickly slumping, dejectedly heading towards the adjacent hall.
East Emperor Taiyi was wielding a long spear, majestic and fierce, with the sound of the wind roaring in his ears.
"The King, the Fourth Young Master is here."
Buzz, buzz!
East Emperor Taiyi withdrew the spear and stood, taking the divine cloth handed to him by a Palace Attendant, wiping the hot sweat from his forehead.
He laughed, "What was the outco?"
"Everyone leave," declared Li Ping’an directly, "I want to have a chat with the King."
The guards, Palace Attendants, and maids all looked at each other.
East Emperor Taiyi laughed, "Everyone leave, from now on, Ji Dan’s words are only just below mine."
All the mortals bowed their heads and retreated.
Li Ping’an sighed, directly sitting on the steps before the high seat, rubbing his temples, slowly saying, "I understand everything now."
"Oh?" East Emperor Taiyi imdiately brightened up, "Tell about it!"
"I cannot say," Li Ping’an smiled bitterly, "Saying it would cause the Causal Dao to collapse, I don’t have the ability to shield from the effects of causality."
East Emperor Taiyi’s mouth twitched slightly, "Then how do you know? And what do you generally know?"
"Everything," Li Ping’an sighed, "I saw his mories, almost all of them, their authenticity beyond doubt, which makes it harder for , opposing soone who has almost given everything for ."
East Emperor Taiyi grinned, "You actually wavered? Then there’s no hope for this world, I might as well resign myself to being that tyrannical King Zhou, toast each Minister, then arrange a grand banquet, indulge in opulence, have ten to eight concubines... never mind, I’ll just favor my Daji."
"You’ve beco fond?"
Li Ping’an chuckled, then resud his worried deanor:
"I don’t know how to persuade him.
"His viewpoint, in my opinion, is not wrong... think about it, he created the world which gave living beings a chance at birth, why should he seek their consent when he decides to destroy this world? Whose hands hold the ownership of the world?"
East Emperor Taiyi mused, "This cannot be adjudicated, from the perspective of living beings, the world is of course collectively owned by all."
"But if not for him initiating all this, everyone wouldn’t even have the chance to contemplate!"
Li Ping’an made several vigorous but pointless gestures:
"I understand all the logic, and my belief hasn’t collapsed.
"I just feel... feel...
"If the Creator of the world only coldly observes this world, waits until it evolves to a certain stage, then silently takes it back, what can we bla this Creator for?
"We shout angrily—Why do you take away our world!
"Yet the Creator thinks, what does it matter to you ants who depend on the world if I destroy my world?
"Can you understand this feeling? To him, the Vast Wilderness Heaven and Earth is almost like that."
East Emperor Taiyi folded his arms and pondered, "Are you saying, he is actually just?"
"It cannot be evaluated with justice or injustice."
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