Chapter 1535: Three Idiots
The Great Daoist Brush Master didn't respond.
Ye Guan smiled faintly. "There's an old saying, 'the Dao is unkind, treating all things as straw dogs.' It's a bit one-sided, sure, but there's some truth to it."
"Hahaha." The Great Daoist Brush Master chuckled. "Ye Guan, all living things rise and fall with fate. Just like the Empire you mentioned, if Ji Zhan hadn't been greedy and scheming, he wouldn't have listened to me and tried to kill you.
"If his greed ended up leading to his downfall, then he only has himself to blame. Why should anyone else take responsibility for that?"
"Shameless!" Off to the side, Gu Pan let out a cold snort. "Great Daoist Brush Master, you shame—"
"Shut up!" the Great Daoist Brush Master turned and snapped, "Who do you think you are to butt in?"
Gu Pan clenched his fists, fury surging through him like a tidal wave, but he held it back.
Endure! A small setback now for the sake of the greater goal.
Once he had his true body, he'd beat that bastard into the ground.
Ye Guan said, "You're not entirely wrong. But you're ignoring one thing: if you hadn't meddled, Ji Zhan wouldn't have died. You talk about the Dao and how everything is predestined, but clearly, you interfered.
"And you're calling your interference the will of the Dao? That's like some crooked official breaking the law and then blaming everything on the common folk. Just proves the saying, 'officials always have the final say. Whatever they claim becomes the truth.'"
The Great Daoist Brush Master's face was expressionless. "Ye Guan, there's no point arguing. In the end, it all comes down to strength."