I was still somewhat surprised.
Of course I understood everything Guiguzi had said, especially the claim that time did not exist. I had heard someone mention it before, also using a scroll painting as an example.
Of course, that person had only taken a small section of the scroll as an example. It was nothing like Guiguzi's explanation, which treated the entire river of history as a long scroll spanning ancient and modern times, China and the rest of the world.
"So what exactly was your purpose in using Hongbin and the other two to lure me here? If you wanted to see me, or if you had something to tell me, why didn't you just come find me? Why go through all this trouble?" I was genuinely angry. He had actually dragged us all the way to Southern Tibet.
"You're wrong again. I really wasn't the one who dragged you here. I merely knew this would happen, so I came here ahead of time to wait for you. I thought it had been a long time since we last met, and it would be nice to have a chance to see each other. As for your three brothers, that has nothing whatsoever to do with me. I merely borrowed this place to create a spiritual domain so you could properly comprehend it. After this, you should go do whatever you need to do. As for me, I have other matters to attend to, so I won't stay and play with you."
My eyes widened. He was telling me that what had happened to Duan Hongbin and the others had not been his doing.
He had merely known I would come and had waited here to meet me and tell me some things about spiritual domains.
Then whose hands were