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Jiang Quan left the marketplace with his two good friends. Standing far away, that messenger held an umbrella under the eaves as he watched the impoverished scholar slowly disappear into the distance.
The old Daoist priest appeared beside Chen Ping'an and asked with a smile, "Why didn't you directly tell him the truth?"
"To tell him nothing, to tell him everything, or to have Imperial Preceptor Zhong tell him everything in three years regardless of whether Jiang Quan passes the imperial examination or not... I feel like the third option is better for both him and Gu Ling," Chen Ping'an replied in a soft voice.
The old Daoist priest then posed a question aimed right at the very depths of Chen Ping'an's heart. "Then which option would have made your heart feel the most at ease?"
"I would have gone with the first option before entering the Lotus Flower Blessed Land," Chen Ping'an replied. "Everyone should take responsibility for their own life and death when traveling through the cultivation world. Now, however, I would most likely pick the second option. This is the simplest way for me to keep a clear conscience. It won't leave any impurities in my mind's realm. As for why I picked the third option... I don't know either. In reality, I'm not sure whether my choice was correct or incorrect."
"Not sure whether it was correct or incorrect, you say?" the old Daoist priest asked with a chuckle.
"What's wrong?" asked Chen Ping'an.
The old Daoist placed a hand on Chen Ping'an's shoulder and announced, "Then you'll be even more confused in a moment."
In the next instant, dawn arrived and the sun appeared above the horizon in the east. Standing before the palatial gate in the capital of Southern Garden Nation, the imperial gatekeeper unleashed a bellowing roar.
The old Daoist priest smiled...
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