Lu Yin looked straight at Toad Sixth Brother.
Toad Sixth Brother said, "Le Lou Ku Jin had to draw out its potential, so it completely let go of itself and reached the limits of its potential. Its combat strength increased, but it was also bound by that. Its thoughts are very simple now: destroy the civilizations it sees, flee from enemies it can't defeat, and create the most beautiful music. That's all."
"It no longer cares about any schemes or tricks in the world. You could have that conversation right in front of it, and it wouldn't even think to stop you. If it had that kind of awareness, its music couldn't be pure, and its strength couldn't have reached its current height."
Everything gained in this world had long since been given a price. Some people thought they had gotten a bargain, when in fact they had lost something elsewhere. They just didn't know it.
Le Lou Ku Jin had traded its sense of self for what it had now, only to lose itself in the process.
It was like a person walking through the world. You had to wear clothes.
It wore nothing at all. It had shed the weight of clothing, but had also lost the ability to keep out the cold.
"Life comes from nothing and returns to nothing. We bring nothing with us when we're born, and take nothing with us when we die. Living is a circle." Lu Yin sighed.
The bear clapped its paws.
Toad Sixth Brother said, "That's it."
The bear clapped again, and Toad Sixth Brother told Lu Yin to tell a story.
"Tell a story, then tap out a rhythm based on your own story."
Lu Yin didn't quite understand. "These stories are all made up."
"Made up or true,