Hongjun said: "If Haotian is beheaded, then this world will have no retreat and can only proceed down the path planned by Li Ping'an."
Houtu countered, "Teacher? Isn't this still an obsession of yours?"
Hongjun showed a look of sudden realization.
Houtu softly said:
"Teacher, this time when you meet your disciple, it is quite different from the last time.
"It seems that you have many disappointments between your brows, but sitting in the Zixiao Palace, there shouldn't be many things that could cause you disappointment.
"Although your disciple dares not claim to understand you, I know you habitually hide behind the scenes to scheme and plot, so I probed through words and indeed found the cause of your disappointment—the trajectory of this world has not developed as you expected.
"You are accustomed to control."
Hongjun laughed at himself: "When you put it like that, it is indeed the case. Such is my nature, hard to change."
