True Heart Dao's daily routine was digging pits and amusing themselves at their own people's expense.
Ask why? Because it was True Heart Dao—tricking outsiders just wasn't as fun.
Take Xiang Yuan's northward journey to Tai'an Prefecture, where he beat Liu Che to his knees.
Was the satisfying part that the Emperor of Northern Qi had knelt?
For Xiang Yuan, that might have been satisfying, but for Old Daoist Quexin, the true delight was in the two sides fighting viciously over a misunderstanding, then introducing themselves once it was cleared up—only for Liu Che to dryly say, "Senior Brother."
They met face-to-face and didn't recognize each other, both of them cursing up a storm inside.
Just like that, the thrill shot through the roof!
Or take Xiang Yuan's first meeting with Ji Boli. Outsiders queued for an entire hour, yet Ji Boli could not even be bothered to glance at them. But when his own junior brother lined up, he was treated like a brain-dead fool and thrown out. Now that was hilarious.
Tell me, wouldn't that piss you off?
Heh, you can't beat me!
In short, True Heart Dao might be a pitfall of a sect, fond of building its happiness upon its own people's misery, but looking only at the results, things still turned out pretty well!
Lingguang: ヘ(-ヘ)
Lingguang's outcome was good too. Old Daoist Quexin had cleaned house, Xiang Yuan had gained a fortuitous opportunity, Lingguang had changed careers into a hard drive and would live forever in Xiang Yuan's heart, while his reputation had been scrubbed clean until he became a good senior uncle who cared for his juniors. Everyone had a bright future.
To sum up, and sum it up again, Old Daoist Quexin's move this time had hurt Xiang Yuan and Ji Boli