Tao Jingyan naturally could not get used to it.
"Senior Brother."
He kept his eyes on the sea of clouds before him as he spoke to Lin Jian beside him.
"If Master gave you the position of acting ruler... what would you do?"
"What would I do?"
At Tao Jingyan's question, Lin Jian drew his neck in and let the corners of his mouth dip.
"Run, of course. What else could I do?"
"Run?"
At last, Tao Jingyan turned his puzzled gaze from the sea of clouds to his senior brother.
"I can run, but you absolutely can't."
Seeing Tao Jingyan look a little tempted, Lin Jian hurried to add that warning.
"I never said I was going to run!"
Tao Jingyan shook his head.
"But Master knows that if he really put a burden like that on my shoulders, I'd definitely run..."
Lin Jian went on, his voice growing softer.
"If Master gave you this position, it must mean you're the one best suited to it."
"I don't feel suited to it at all..."
Tao Jingyan continued.
"Did you see the way Marshal Zhao looked at me? He must think I'm not up to the job either."
"You mean Zhao Xingjian?"
Lin Jian shrugged.
"No. All I saw in his eyes was respect."
"...I really don't want to ruin all this."
Tao Jingyan's spirits remained low.
"I told you, Master gave you this position because you're the best person for it!"
A trace of impatience entered Lin Jian's voice, and he thumped his chest as he gave his assurance.
"Do you really know yourself better than Master knows you? Master has calculated everything that will happen over the next hundred thousand years!"
"..."
Tao Jingyan fell silent.
He suddenly felt that Senior Brother had a point.
Could he really