Luo Wuxin gently let out a breath. "When weighing two evils, choose the lesser."
Jun Yue said, "Weighing two evils?"
"Today, Above the Third Heaven, the game has reached its endgame and the hidden cards have been revealed. The blades and weapons of Sacred War have already been drawn. None of the saints wished to see this Sacred War, which is why there was compromise."
Jun Yue gazed into the distant heavens. "None of the saints wished to see it, so why did it come to this?"
Light flickered faintly in Luo Wuxin's eyes. "The saints did not wish to see it, nor did they wish matters to reach this point. But Lin Su wished to see it. Step by step, he pushed events to this point."
"Dragging all the saints along with him?" Jun Yue was greatly shocked.
Lin Su was best at borrowing strength and riding the tide. Were today's two Sacred Decrees truly the outcome he had sought by dragging all the saints along with him?
To drag all the saints along—what kind of audacity was that? What kind of method? How had he done it?
Luo Wuxin slowly sat beside the chessboard, lifted the tea Jun Yue had poured for him, and smiled faintly. "This is probably the greatest convenience of being the master of the White Pavilion: knowing the affairs of the world. Only by going deep inside can one truly understand how this Quasi-Saint Lin laid his camp step by step, each step landing beyond their foresight. Others believed they had seen through his goal, yet at every step, his goal lay beyond everyone's predictions..."
"Tell me, Young Master." Jun Yue was deeply interested.
Luo Wuxin said, "Very well. From atop this White Pavilion, I shall give you a complete analysis of this unprecedented