They say an honest person's anger is the most frightening thing, but a powerful person turning dark was no less terrifying.
As the dream senior who had been showing goodwill and offering guidance from the start, Gentleman on the Beam continued to treat them with courtesy and patiently instruct them, despite their rude affronts.
Unfortunately, the two young people were stubborn beyond reason. They not only ignored his advice, but even questioned his resolve to seek the Way.
For a moment, Gentleman on the Beam seemed to have suffered an unbearable insult. His tone turned utterly serious.
Ah, so old habits really were hard to change?
Though what struck Fu Qian most was the question he had asked in return.
After all that effort guiding him and teaching him what efficient communication meant, the moment his emotions flared up, he still asked such a time-wasting question.
"Actually, that really was a neutral question. I did just get here, after all. I don't know you, and I don't know this place."
Of course, taking the man himself as an example, Fu Qian immediately explained.
"But there's one thing I'm absolutely certain of: your attitude has to be one or the other. Maybe you want to find the 'sea,' maybe you don't. Maybe you want us to move the stone tablets, maybe you don't.
"And since I don't know the situation, your words aren't enough for me to go on. I'd need more information to judge them—and unfortunately, I'm not going to waste time doing that."
Staring straight into the King's Face worn by Gentleman on the Beam, Fu Qian pointed to his own temple.
"Right now, we're in a bind. We have to get out to confirm whether there's a sea, but any way of getting out—including moving those stone tablets—could