"The first question: After doing so many things, were you happier doing things for yourself, or doing things for your master?" I asked. These three questions weren't asked casually—they were meant to draw out all her thoughts.
Shandao hesitated briefly before saying, "The second."
"Heh heh. Did those two questions go against your wishes? Or did you feel that no matter which one you chose, neither was truly your own answer?" I asked.
Tianhe and Li Poxiao had not come to cause trouble, and Xia Ruize currently had no time to pay much attention to our side. The old monsters were all locked in their first clash, blazing with fury. We were far away from them, and hiding here was relatively safe.
"Can't answer? Then I'll send your master into the Dao-Proving Heaven." I shook the glass bottle, making as if I were about to throw it into the surrounding chaos. Frightened, Shandao hurriedly said, "Wait! I'll answer!"
"Even if you answer, you must follow your true heart. But if I see you hesitate, I'll take it as you lying to deceive me, and I'll still throw your master into the Dao-Proving Heaven." I chuckled, cutting off any chance she had of giving a careless answer.
"How do you know I'm lying to deceive you?" Shandao was afraid I would act recklessly.
I had prepared for this long ago. Taking a plant from the box, I tossed it toward her and said, "Hold it. It will change color according to the fluctuations of your spirit. If you lie, it will immediately turn black. If you don't, it will remain its original color."
Of course, I wasn't deceiving her. Once energy passed through this herb, its veins would be affected. The greater the fluctuation, the more its color would change, which